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Darren Criss

2026-05-12T12:26:22Z

Flicky1991:

[[File:DarrenCriss.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No, not ''that'' [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]].]]

'''Darren Everett Criss''' (born [[February 5]], [[1987]]) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and composer best known for playing openly gay student Blaine Anderson on Fox's musical dramedy ''Glee'' and the Music Meister on ''Supergirl'' and ''The Flash''. As a voice actor, Criss has voiced [[Superman]] in several DC films, [[Raphael]] in several ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' projects, Micro in ''Stan Lee's Mighty 7'', Hunter on ''The Cleveland Show'', [[Nobutoshi Canna|Jann Lee]] in ''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'', Sutemaru in ''The Tale of The Princess Kaguya'', Haruto in ''Yasuke'' and St. Peter on ''Hazbin Hotel''.

==Voice Roles==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]

====Incidentals====
*Son ("[[Overloaded, Part 2]]")

===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*Sideswipe

==External links==
*[http://www.darrencriss.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2023050/ Darren Criss at the IMDB]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Criss, Darren}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Hasbro Studios]]

War Dawn (episode)

2026-01-22T13:03:00Z

Flicky1991: The comment under the quote seems to have misinterpreted the line - it's the humans in this episode who are world leaders

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the mobile game event|War Dawn (Legends)}}
{{episode
|image=WarDawn title.jpg
|caption=''Masterpiece'' Megatron and ''Smallest'' Optimus Prime face off.
|series=G1toon
|ep=59
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=60
|prev2=B.O.T. (episode)
|next2=Masquerade
|title="War Dawn"
|season=2
|season ep=43
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|production code=700-58
|airdate=[[December 25]], 1985
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y91ub4HPH7M
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Trapped in Cybertron's past, the Aerialbots learn the truth about Megatron and the rise of Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:WarDawn Silverboltairways.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Do yourself a favor; don't fly coach on Autobot Airways.]]
[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] are racing through the skies with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in hot pursuit. They have kidnapped human dignitaries for unknown, but certainly nefarious, purposes. The Aerialbots are debating amongst themselves in pretty stark terms if humans are worth saving. After they outmaneuver the Decepticons, Starscream dumps the hostages in mid-air. He and the others escape as the Aerialbots break off to save the humans.

Back at Autobot headquarters, the Aerialbots talk amongst themselves about their admiration of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], to the ire of the other Autobots. [[Teletraan I]] breaks in before the argument gets out of hand and alerts [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to strange energy readings emanating from Cybertron. They board [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and head into the stratosphere to investigate.

Under the ocean, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] gripes about the Aerialbots and losing air supremacy. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] reports in that the Autobots have left [[Earth]], and Megatron goes after them across the [[space bridge]]. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron explains that he has a time machine called a [[Kronosphere]] that he planned on using to steal energy from the past. Now, he wants to set a trap for the Aerialbots and send them back into the past.

[[File:Slingshot war dawn 1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|As tradition dictates, Slingshot and Starscream greet one another by pulling each other's finger.]]
The Autobots arrive on a dark and dingy Cybertron, and are attacked by Starscream and the others. [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] tries to get the Decepticons to stop attacking and talk to them. Starscream and the others drop down for a chat while [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] frets. After gaining their trust, Starscream leads them right onto Megatron's Kronosphere. Silverbolt tries to warn them that it's a trap but it's too late. Megatron activates the device, intending to send them back to the beginning of time. The Aerialbots are encased in a purple bubble and disappear.

Seconds later, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots ram through the wall of the building and attack. Prime shoots the machine in order to stop it from trapping the Aerialbots in the past. The Decepticons retreat and Optimus orders the machine repaired. He estimates it has sent the Aerialbots 9 million years into the past to Cybertron's [[Golden Age]].

[[File:OrionPax Ariel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hi, I'm Machobot... who are you?"]]
The bubble bursts and the five planes reappear on Cybertron, but it's a different world than the one they left. This Cybertron is bright and alive. The Aerialbots admire the scenery and argue about whose fault it was that the planet was trashed. Slingshot isn't ready to blame the Decepticons and says they are misunderstood. They are interrupted by a small 'bot who introduces himself as Orion Pax. He works at [[storage yard 67|the docks]] unloading energy shipments. Orion's friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] and girlfriend [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]] introduce themselves too. Dion alerts them to come outside and see the new type of flying robot that everyone is talking about. The Aerialbots go out and see Megatron, Soundwave and Shockwave flying overhead. Orion and Dion admire the flying robots, and Silverbolt warns them away from their hero worship. But does anybody listen to him? Nooooo.

After Orion goes back to work unloading ships, he is approached by a visitor who introduces himself as Megatron. Orion shows him around but when they reach the energy storehouse Megatron orders [[Dropkick (G1)|the Decepticons concealed outside]] to attack. When Orion tries to stop him, Megatron mercilessly shoots him and his two friends. The Aerialbots arrive after the battle to find the three Autobots inoperative.

Back in the present, Megatron is planning a counterattack to regain the Kronosphere. In nearby wreckage, [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] spots the body of a [[Guardian robot]], sans head, and Megatron plans to reactivate it. Meanwhile, Optimus, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] are still trying to repair the device.

[[File:WarDawn Prime killingmachine.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hot lead is the right of all sentient beings!]]
In the past, the Aerialbots are carrying Orion's lifeless body to someone who can help. Slingshot is singing a very different tune now; he swears revenge on Megatron. A [[Alpha Trion|mustached figure]] from a doorway calls to them and suggests they go someplace else for help. Decepticon attacks have caused severe casualties among the Autobots. After the Aerialbots ask again, he agrees to fix Orion. After an unknown amount of time, the stranger emerges with a rebuilt Orion Pax, now going by the name Optimus Prime. Prime and the Aerialbots rush off to join the battle, while the stranger muses about rebuilding Ariel into a female warrior named Elita One.

Just as the tide of battle is turning in the Decepticons' favor, Megatron is confronted by Optimus Prime, who takes out the entire Decepticon front line by himself. Meanwhile, the Aerialbots have returned to the docks to find the Decepticons raiding the energy stores.

Flashing to the present, the time machine has been fixed, but Megatron and the Decepticons attack. To further complicate things, they let loose the Guardian Robot against the Autobots.

Back in the past, the Aerialbots set [[energy pack]] charges to blow up the storehouse in order to keep the energy out of Megatron's hands. Unfortunately, they are trapped inside because Decepticon warriors are blocking the exits. Silverbolt orders Slingshot to blow up the storehouse anyway. Just as the charges go off, the Kronosphere scoops them up and brings them back to the present. They merge into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and take out the Guardian Robot. Megatron retreats and an enraged Slingshot yells after him.

As they head back to Omega Supreme, Silverbolt describes their adventures in the past, and Optimus finally recognizes the Aerialbots as the ones who saved him. Ratchet demands to know what's going on and Optimus starts to tell the tale.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (4)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (5)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (7)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (14)
*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]] (17)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]] (18)
*[[Alpha Trion]] (23)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (24)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones]] (19)
*[[Warrior]]s (20)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (22)
|c4=
*[[Human]] leaders (9)
*[[Guardian robot]]s (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"All this fuss over some stupid humans." 
"'Stupid humans'? They only happen to be half of this planet's leaders."
:—'''Slingshot''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"There's only one way to get those Aerialbots off our tails and that's to... dump the chumps!"
:—'''Starscream''' right before he dumps the chumps, er, humans.

"Are those guys crazy?" 
"Crazy, or even dumber than I suspected."
:—'''Skywarp''' and '''Starscream''' talking about the Aerialbots who stopped fighting and want to "talk" to the Seekers.

'''Starscream''': Okay ''buddies'', we'll talk. What do you want to know? 
'''Slingshot''': I want to know why Optimus Prime thinks you're evil. 
'''Starscream''': That old rust bucket doesn't know a thing about Decepticons. Stick with me. I'll teach you some things about the Decepticons, all right. 
'''Silverbolt''': I don't believe this!
:—Starscream prepares to school the Aerialbots.

"Those little twerps. They're tryin' to switch sides!"
:—'''Ironhide''' comments on the dubious loyalty of the Aerialbots.

"The Decepticons. Boy, this'd be a great time to get to know 'em!" 
"You've just ''got'' to learn things the hard way, don'tcha?"
:—'''Slingshot''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good, strong body."
:—'''Megatron''' reveals one of his guiding philosophies, re: the downed Guardian Robot

"You may not recognize him. He is no longer Orion Pax. He is the first of our new defenders... Optimus Prime." 
"I was wrong, my friends. I admired Megatron merely because he was powerful. I failed to see how he used that power."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' introducing '''Optimus Prime'''.

'''Optimus Prime''': You've caused enough destruction for one day, Megatron! 
'''Megatron''': I haven't even ''started!'' 
''[Megatron fires several shots at Optimus Prime, all of which bounce off harmlessly]'' 
'''Megatron''': ''[shocked]'' You, who are you?! 
'''Optimus Prime''': Your worst nightmare!
:—Megatron and Optimus Prime confront each other for the first time.

"You’ll never get away from us, Megatron! We won’t stop fighting until you’re finished! YOU HEAR!?" 
:—'''Slingshot''' finally learning to aggressively hate his Decepticon enemies and not want to make peace by befriending them.

"It all began about nine million years ago..." 
"Oh, great! It's gonna be one of those ''long'' stories!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ratchet''', after the latter demands to know what's going on.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This takes place "a few weeks" after "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]", according to Optimus Prime.
*Starscream is seen effecting repairs on Skywarp.
*This episode introduces a lot of major mythological elements from the Generation 1 cartoon, including the origin of Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and showing the start of the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]].
*While the Decepticons often threaten or injure humans, this is the first time they are shown explicitly trying to kill them via a direct act (Starscream dropping them from the sky).
*Coincidental or not, this episode marks the return of Starscream after a three episode hiatus, after Megatron seriously injured him in "Hoist Goes Hollywood".
*Cybertron has a river!
*The Aerialbots essentially succumb to that old time travel cliché of becoming their own grandfather, as they're instrumental in the (re-)creation of their own creator, Optimus Prime.
[[File:DieDionDie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Dion, dyin'.]]
*Dion's fate is never revealed in the episode. Fans speculated that he was also rebuilt and reformatted by Alpha Trion into a familiar character, with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] being the two most popular suspects. ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' presented yet another outcome: he was rebuilt into... Dion. Ultimately, Hasbro confirmed years later that the character died from his wounds and was never rebuilt into anyone else.
*This episode is one of the two episodes before the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] featuring a genuine [[female Transformer]].
*The headless guardian robot reactivated by Megatron and co. is totally the same one Megatron decapitated in the past, and the ruined building housing the Kronosphere is the very same warehouse the Aerialbots destroyed.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Starscream's interior apparently has enough room for <s>7</s> <s>14</s> 10 humans.
**Shockwave repairs the Guardian Robot with beams from his eye.
*The events of the minicomic "[[64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP]]" take place around this time period, showing Megatron raiding more energon storage facilities.
*Dion's profile in ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' #4, "[[Wings of Honor]]", gave a name to the specific area of the docks which Orion and the others worked. [[Storage yard 67]] was named for [[e-HOBBY]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector.27s Edition|Orion Pax]] and [[Dion (G1)#Collector.27s Edition|Dion]]'s [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese identification number]].

===Real-world references===
*The sound effect in the opening shot, as the three Decepticon jets swoop past the camera, is a common one used in many Looney Tunes cartoons, particularly for the Roadrunner.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effect:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Silverbolt explains the importance of the "stupid humans."
**''Falcon'' engine burst again as the Aerialbots take off on Cybertron.
**''Falcon'' engine burst again as Orion (one of those old bots who can't fly) flies up to attack Megatron.
**Some kind of blaster sound when Silverbolt fires at the fuel, and an [[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] laser sound as his laser lands.
**Clashing [[lightsaber]]s as the fuel warehouse explodes.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Orionpax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|More like Orion ''Lips'', huh huh?]]
[[File:WarDawn-SilverboltAndOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Orion Succulent Luscious Lips. And his buddy, Silipsverbolt.]]
[[File:WarDawn superion combination.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Aerialbots! Unite, and transform into... each other!"]]
*Throughout the episode, the characters' colors are somewhat grayed out and desaturated.
*The quality of the character artwork is noticeably low. Throughout the episode, characters frequently have odd proportions, imprecise delineation, fat necks, curves where they should have straight lines... and the animators display a real fondness for putting big round juicy lips on just about everybody, from the Aerialbots to Orion and company to Megatron. Despite all this, a few random closeups are drawn at a much higher level of quality, in the distinctive [[Toei Animation|Toei]] style.
*Rather than count all the times it happens, we'll simply note that Starscream is missing his wing Decepticon insignias in many, many shots.
*In the close-up shot of jet mode Silverbolt, he's flying with his landing gear down (odd in itself, plus it wasn't there in the shot immediately before), and his Autobot symbol is just a featureless red rectangle.
*The air battle is filled with errors:
**Slingshot is coloured like Air Raid when Skywarp is bearing down upon him
**Skydive fires purple lasers, instead of the usual Autobot orange, at Skywarp. When the lasers hit Skywarp in the next shot, they're orange.
**The black panels on Thundercracker's hull are mis-aligned as he flees from Slingshot and Fireflight.
**When Slingshot and Fireflight fly past the camera, Fireflight has three thrusters.
**Slingshot's cockpit is unpainted as they climb after Thundercracker.
**Starscream's air intakes are gray instead of red as he prepares to dump the humans.
**The same set of cries is recycled three times in a row as the hostages fall, and later on ''again'' for the Aerialbots as they're launched back in time.
**Starscream initially dumps 7 hostages. In the next shot, 14 hostages fall past the Aerialbots. In the shot after that, the Aerialbots rescue 10 hostages.
**And those "dignitaries" sure dress quite casual, especially the two that seem to sport mohawks! They must not have been at work when captured!
*Coloring errors:
**The top of Slingshot's head is consistently colored white in this episode, where it was orange in "The Key to Vector Sigma."
**While Megatron berates the Seekers for allowing the Aerialbots to defeat them, Starscream's lower right arm is coloured red instead of blue.
**Shockwave's chest window is colored the same purple as the rest of him as he flies over the loading docks.[[File:Wardawn wheeljack fixes kronosphere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
**As Wheeljack works on the Kronosphere, the inside rims of Optimus's chest-windows are glass blue instead of red, and Wheeljack's "ears" are curved when they should be straight.
**As Alpha Trion decides to rename Ariel into Elita One, his chin is white rather than gray.

*Omega's tank component just flies off-screen when he transforms to base mode, and doesn't reappear (and it likewise flies in from off-screen when the same sequence is used in reverse on Cybertron.)
*The Autobots enter Omega's rocket component ''through the thruster'', which ignites like 1 second after they all walk in. Autobot flambé, anyone?
*Megatron's gun barrel is drawn bulbous and rounded as he communicates with Soundwave.
*The Decepticons exit the space bridge elevator not into Shockwave's spic and span [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] complex, but into a beat-up abandoned green building. Possibly the animators conflated 'con HQ with the warehouse where the Kronosphere is set up.
*Omega Supreme disappears in a couple of frames during his transformation sequence. A second later, the animation skips backwards so that Omega is shown lowering his arms to his side twice in a row.
*"Those Autobots are weird" - Skydive, Air Raid and Fireflight are all flying with their nose landing gear down.
*When Silverbolt notifies Prime about the other Aerialbots leaving with Starscream, Prime's smokestacks are drawn totally wrong (they're white instead of gray and are sort of melting into his trailer).
*"I don't buy that story about everything being the Decepticons' fault" - Slingshot's chest is too wide, and his arms and head are too small.
*When Fireflight asks Orion what he does, Orion is drawn mouthing the words.
*The bottom of the screen has thin black lines on it for several shots just after the Aerialbots meet Orion.
*When Orion and the Aerialbots enter the loading bay for the first time, we see a vehicle that shares Dion's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and colors unloading cargo. Right after that, Dion drives into the hangar from outside.
*Skydive explains to Fireflight why Megatron wouldn't recognize them 9 million years in the past. Skydive is then shown mouthing Fireflight's "Huh?" reaction to his own statement. Huh?
*It's Dion who mouths Orion's line of "What I'd give to meet them."
*The next few shots suffer from some choppy editing. The scene abruptly cuts away from Slingshot asking "So what's the big deal?" to Megatron and Orion at the warehouse. Dion's line "Oh wow, it's one of those flying robots" gets cut off by a shot change, as does the background music.
*The cube-bots take off into the air, but their flight sound effect gets cut off half-way through the shot.
*Ariel is shown with the Aerialbots running back to the warehouse, but she's already in it (and gets shot down by Megatron) before they arrive. That was reused from the scene when Silverbolt said "That was Megatron".
*When Ariel is shot by Megatron, her cel is not properly aligned with the background, so one of her legs floats over the energon cubes.
*After all the fuss over those "new robots who can fly", Orion gets a jet sound effect as he jumps up to attack Megatron.
*As Megatron flies out of the warehouse, his cannon is on his left arm.
[[File:WarDawn-ThundercrackerPounding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Thundercracker (in addition to having the wrong voice) is missing the metallic flange in his voice as he notes how the guardian robots used to give the Decepticons "a pounding back in the old days." In the same shot, Skywarp's helmet seems to have been swapped with Megatron's.
*In the aerial shot of Megatron's transport drones entering the warehouse, they disappear before reaching the doorway.
*As the Aerialbots observe the drones entering the warehouse, the drones are colored like Dion rather than their correct olive green and purple. The error repeats a moment later as the last drones enter the warehouse.
*"...Then, blow it up." - the drones are shown driving in to the warehouse, in front of the cubes, but they're mislayered, miscolored and misplaced.

*When the Aerialbots return, they appear a few seconds apart for some reason. Silverbolt transforms immediately and is missing his side windows. The rest of the Aerialbots simply run out of the energy field, but they're also given transformation sounds (which doesn't make sense as they were already in their [[robot mode]]s in the past).
*As the Aerialbots start to form Superion, Slingshot and Fireflight form Superion's legs while Skydive and Air Raid form his arms. While this is different to their traditional placement, as Scramble City-type limbs, not altogether "wrong". However, once Superion is complete, Slingshot and Skydive have morphed into each other, likewise for Fireflight and Air Raid, resulting in the "normal" Superion.
*Megatron and the Decepticons fly out of the building, but the next shot shows them flying ''over'' the hole on the roof rather than ''through'' it.
*As the Autobots walk off into the sunset, Slingshot's canopy disappears.
*When originally broadcast, the audio for the entire second act of "War Dawn" played at a slightly pitched-down rate, deepening all the characters' voices not ''massively'', but certainly ''noticeably.'' [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] corrected this when they released the episode on DVD, but unfortunately, when [[Shout! Factory]] went back to the broadcast masters for their original audio tracks, this error was re-introduced to their DVD of the episode. The uncorrected version was also uploaded to YouTube by Hasbro in 2021; unusually, since all the other episodes uploaded were the Rhino versions.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:WarDawn Silverboltairways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Splat'']]
[[File:Chronosphere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It's a chaise longue, but from... THE FUTURE!]]
*The humans the Seekers dump at the beginning of the episode somehow don't die after plummeting several hundred feet and landing on the metal bodies of the Aerialbots. Your wiki editors are [[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|somehow]] [[A Prime Problem|unsurprised]] [[A Plague of Insecticons|by this.]]
*It is unclear why the Aerialbots (bar Silverbolt) are so impressed by the Seekers considering the ease with which the Decepticons were defeated.
*Optimus Prime somehow knows exactly what the Kronosphere is doing despite the fact he was out of earshot when Megatron said it.
*Silverbolt's line "That was Megatron... I'm sure of it" makes no sense - Fireflight and Skydive already identified him several scenes earlier.
*Speaking of these scenes, it's not clear at all why the Aerialbots are rushing back to the docks because of Megatron - they were ''at the docks'' when Megatron flew past, and were never shown leaving; and why is Ariel with them? Did the animators think she was supposed to be included with the... Aerialbots?
*In "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]", Optimus Prime had no idea that Alpha Trion was his creator, despite the fact he has a direct interaction with him here.
*Skydive's assertion that "there's no way we can get out of here" seems dubious - they're a combiner team!
*Flashbacks in this episode depict the Autobots on Cybertron nine million years ago using [[energon cube]]s, despite the pre-movie cartoon's otherwise-consistent presentation of the cubes as the province of Decepticons alone, about which the Autobots knew nothing before 1984. The actual term "energon" is never used to refer to the cubes in this episode, however, so it may be an error on the animation level, rather than the scripting level.

===Trivia===
[[File:UltraMagnus-FloroDery3rdConcept-OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright|upright=1.1]]
*Orion Pax's design appears to be based on an early Ultra Magnus concept–distinct from the Powered Convoy recolour that ultimately formed the basis for that character–by [[Floro Dery]].
*In an interview on the [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] DVD set, writer David Wise says that the meeting between Orion Pax and Megatron happened differently in the original version of the script. Megatron was to blast Orion's arm off and then use it to decapitate him. Sunbow, fearing the scene was too violent, had it changed.
*Also according to David Wise, the addition of Orion Pax to the script was a fairly late one; originally, the victim of Megatron's first attack would have been a generic robot, but the idea that this generic was a young Optimus Prime was the idea that brought the rest of the episode together.<ref>David Wise at TFcon 2018</ref>
*In a separate interview, Wise stated that Ariel and Dion were both originally meant to die in the episode. He had been unaware of Elita One, and had not intended for her and Ariel to be the same character when he wrote the episode; the connection was added after the fact by the show's story editors.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040806162116/iesb.net/collecting/collecting63004.htm Interview with David Wise]</ref>
*For whatever reason, voice actor [[John Stephenson]] wasn't in this episode and thus Thundercracker and Alpha Trion had different voices; Alpha Trion's voice was [[Corey Burton]]'s, and Thundercracker's was that of voice director [[Wally Burr]] (this could be explained by the Alpha Trion that appears in the episode being a younger version of the character, but there is no such excuse for Thundercracker). Burr also filled in as [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] in "[[Kremzeek!]]" and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] in "[[Masquerade]]".
*When Skywarp gets shot down, he transforms to [[robot mode]]. The same animation is used again, recolored, when Thundercracker gets shot down... and two more times on Cybertron when the jets approach the Aerialbots to talk. Hey, who would ever notice?
*Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''. Most notably, a shot of Dion shielding his eyes with his hand was used out of context to represent an Autobot saluting.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''L'aube des temps'''" ("Dawn of Time")
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast & European French DVD release):'' "'''La guerre du passé'''" ("The War of the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*[[Olivier Destrez]] makes a big return. He was the voice of Spike during the first season, and has not been heard since ''[[Heavy Metal War]]''. In this episode, he only dubs Slingshot.
::*[[Albert Augier]] finally takes back Soundwave. [[Georges Atlas]] dubbed him during Augier's absence but kept him for several episodes after his return.
::*During the opening scene, the entirety of the dialogues of the Aerialbots and the Seekers is not dubbed. The only phrases are the Aerialbots saying "We have to understand why earthlings have problems with each other." (the opposite of the original idea), and another one answering "We'll see that later, we have fighters behind us!".
::*The conversation between the Aerialbots in plane mode when they arrive on Cybertron is entirely missing.
::*Optimus Prime's lines "Ten-to-one they're walking into a Decepticon trap." and "That's what you think, Megatron!" are missing.
::*Ironhide's phrase "That was before the war, they must be somewhere in the golden age of Cybertron" is dubbed by "That was around the Middle Age of Cybertron, just before the ''One Hundred Thousand Years' War''".
::*As usual, in order to avoid pronouncing their names, the Aerialbots say "Nice to meet you! We are Autobots. Aerialbots! We are, like, a little team".
::*When delivering the phrase "It's really a thrill to meet you sir!" to Megatron, [[Francis Lax]] only says "It's really a thrill to..." and heaves a big sigh of boredom instead of finishing the phrase. Hold on Francis, it's almost the end of season break!
::*Of course, "How much longer, Wheeljack?" becomes simply "How much longer?".
::*Superion's phrase "Now, Guardian." is missing.
::*For some reason, it's Francis Lax who deliver's Wheeljack's final phrase "What happened to you guys in the past anyway?", despite Albert Augier voicing him during all the episode.

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Viaggio nel passato'''" ("Journey into the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*At the beginning, when talking via screen to Soundwave, Megatron misnames the Aerialbot as the Autobots. The fact that he was asking if they were with the Autobots makes this pretty odd.
::*Ironhide's line: «They must be somewhere in the golden age of Cybertron» is badly cut.
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''L'alba della guerra'''" ("The Dawn of the War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hikiokosareta Sensō'''" (ひきおこされた戦争, "The Caused War")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 12]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Huí dào Guòqù '''" (回到过去, "Return to the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Na zarye voiny'''" (На заре войны, "At the Dawn of the War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:G1-toy GADEP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|GuArDian robot… ExPensive toy.]]
*'''''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' 67 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]]''' ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]], 2005)
:[[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] redecos of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]] and [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]] toys, representing Orion Pax and Dion as they appeared in this episode... sort of. Not really. But still.

*'''''Collector's Edition'' 64 [[Guardian robot#Toys|GADEP]]''' (TakaraTomy, 2008)
:An e-HOBBY exclusive redeco of the original ''Generation 1'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]] toy (specifically with the retooled head from TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' "reissue") in a color scheme inspired by the Guardian Robots seen in this episode.

*'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Dion]]''' ([[Fun Publications]], 2010)
:A redeco of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Toys|Hot Rod]] (itself a retool of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]]) representing Dion in the color scheme he sported in this episode, available as an exclusive free figure for members of the official [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. Also included is a redeco of Hot Rod/Hot Shot's [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]] representing a "[[Micromaster]]" named [[Cop-Tur (G1)#Toys|Cop-Tur]] who is unrelated to this episode.

*'''''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#OrionPax|Orion Pax]]''' (Hasbro, 2014)
:The ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]'' came with an exclusive [[Kreon]] of Orion Pax, based on the cartoon model.

*'''''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimus Prime]]''' ([[Hasbro]], 2017) / '''PP-09 Optimus Prime''' (TakaraTomy, 2018)
:A Deluxe-sized toy representing Orion Pax based on his appearance in this episode that transforms into a truck cab based on ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime's alternate mode, with a trailer that can combine with the cab into Orion's "evolved" form Optimus Prime.

*'''''[[Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' A Hero is Born 2-pack (Hasbro, 2022)
:A 2-pack of Orion Pax, retooled and redecoed from ''[[Studio Series]] 86'' [[Kup]] and Alpha Trion, retooled and redecoed from ''[[Studio Series]] 86'' [[Scourge]]. It also includes [[Vector Sigma]] and its [[Key to Vector Sigma|Key]]. Vector Sigma is perched atop a removable translucent stand.

:The set was listed for sale as a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] exclusive, and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

*'''''[[Legacy (toyline)|Legacy: Evolution]]'' War Dawn 2-pack (Hasbro, 2023)
:A 2-pack of Dion, retooled and redecoed from ''[[Studio Series]] 86'' [[Kup]], and Ariel retooled and redecoed from ''[[Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)|"Prime Universe" Arcee]]. Ariel has been renamed to "Erial", likely for trademark purposes, and comes with a new accessory of a blaster modeled after the one Elita wields in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]".

*'''''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''''' [[Alpha_Trion/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|Alpha Trion]]
:A new Voyager-sized Alpha Trion for the ''Age of the Primes'' toyline is modeled after his appearance in the episode, down to the short 'stache.

{{-}}

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 12: "The Secret of Omega Supreme", "War Dawn", "A Plague of Insecticons" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 5: Return to Cybertron ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1995 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 7 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Le Fantôme dans la Machine ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=11TJU6X34JVEtZd1D6nquPVkAQNzlJYE8 Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHW0qYdbqgrMoz-uZCqbyGJX8B9AdE2D/view?usp=drive_link Episode model sheets]

==References==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Survivor (disambiguation)

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The name '''Survivor''' has been applied to several ''Transformers'' concepts:

{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|"[[Survivors!]]", the issue of the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|The Transformers]]'' comic series.}}
{{disamb|y=1989|The [[Survivors]], the eponymous character group from the above story.}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|"[[Survivor]]", the episode of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2025]]|[[Survivor (AOTP)|Survivor]], the Titan Master partner to [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.}}

{{disambig}}

Firster Aid

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{{noname-designation}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''Firster Aid is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BattleLines6-FirsterAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's hope we won't need a Firstest Aid.]]
'''Firster Aid''' is such a great doctor, he shows up before you even expect him!

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Nine million years ago, following a siege on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Firster Aid was there to help [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] process and repair the astounding number of wounded. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

==Notes==
*Because the "Wings Universe" is a similar-but-different iteration of the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] can't possibly be on Cybertron nine million years ago. He's (probably) not built until 1986! This is why he is not First Aid, and why (after some pre-publication color fixing) he is blue.
*[[Pete Sinclair]] said it was okay to call him Firster Aid, which is sort of like [[canon]], we guess.
*"[[Bluster]]" is taken.
*His colors are distinct from those of [[Safety]].

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Transformers timeline

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Flicky1991: Wikipedia link

{{disambig2|real world events|the 'Timelines' franchise|Transformers Timelines (franchise)}}
{{disambig2|real world events|the internal timeline of various stories|Continuity}}
[[File:RiseUpPretenders hourglass.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Like sands through the breem glass...]]
''This is a timeline of Transformers-related events that occurred in the "real" world, including release dates and other major occurrences.''

==The dawn of time==
===13,500,000,000 BCE===
* The Big Bang creates the universe as we know it. The protons, neutrons, and electrons that will eventually compose Transformers are formed, [[Ruined FOREVER|ruining it forever.]] A {{w|Last Thursdayism|Thursday}}.

===4,540,000,000 BCE===
*[[Earth]] forms, completing a one-time [[transformation]] from protoplanetary debris to planet ([[Action Master|but not back]]). A highly-sought one-time collector's item, it has no known [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].

===4004 BCE===
* [[October 23]]: [[God]] begins creating the universe, creating day and night.
* [[October 24]]: God continues this process, creating the sky.
* [[October 25]]: God keeps on going, creating land and [[sea]], along with plants.
* [[October 26]]: God makes the [[sun]] and the [[Moon_(moon)|moon]].
* [[October 27]]: God makes birds and fish.
* [[October 28]]: God makes the other animals.<ref>''Genesis'' 1:1; the time is determined by adding up the ages of Adam and his descendants. {{w|Ussher chronology|This}} is the most generally used date.</ref>
* [[October 29]]: On the seventh day, He takes a break and does whatever omnipotent beings do for leisure.

===3760 BCE===
* [[September 25]]: The universe comes into existence. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}

{{note|The exact date of this [[universal stream]]'s creation is somewhat muddled, as seen in the three different dates seen above. The account dating it to 4004 BCE is the one used in early recorded [[human]] history, but was later [[retcon]]ned within scientific literature, which established the much earlier date above. More recently, [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]] has implicitly dated the universe's creation to 3760 BCE in another retcon. As Hasbro-sanctioned material, this account is assumed to take precedence in [[canon]], at least with regard to the [[Transformers brand]]; however, it is unclear whether the event represents God's six-day creation, the Big Bang, or another, as-yet-unrevealed origin.}}

==1920s==
===1923===
* Henry, Hillel, and Herman Hassenfeld form the Hassenfeld Brothers company, selling textile remnants.

===1924===
* The Japanese toy company [[TakaraTomy|Tomiyama Toy Factory]] is founded.

==1940s==
* The Hassenfeld brothers produce their first toys: pretend doctor and nurse sets.

==1950s==
===1952===
* The Hassenfeld brothers enjoy their first ''bona fide'' success with the release of the original [[Mr. Potato Head]], cementing their company's reputation as toymakers.

===1955===
* [[September 17]] — The Japanese company Satō Vinyl Industries, Ltd., which would later become [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], is founded.

==1960s==
===1963===
* Tomiyama Toy Company changes its name to Tomy.

===1964===
* Hassenfeld Brothers introduces [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], the first "action figure."

===1967===
* [[July 4]] — Takara introduces the [[Licca Kayama|Licca-chan]] fashion doll.

===1968===
* The big wheels at Hassenfeld Brothers decide to make it easier for fans of their future toylines to curse their name by rebranding the company [[Hasbro|Hasbro Industries]].

==1970s==
===1970===
* Takara acquires the license to introduce ''G.I. Joe'' to Japan. Eventually, Takara takes advantage of the 12" Joe figures' interchangeable parts to create a spinoff toyline called ''Henshin Cyborg'' (Transforming Cyborg).

===1974===
* Takara launches the ''[[Microman]]'' toyline, which represents a scaled-down version of the ''Henshin Cyborg'' [[gimmick]], and which will later be exported to the West as ''Micronauts''.

===1975===
* [[Robotman]], the first ever transforming robot/vehicle toy, is added to the ''Microman'' line. This toy will later become known in the West as the Micronaut Biotron.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200123174656/http://www.microforever.com/Robotman-Biotron.htm Robotman Series / Victory Series]</ref>

==1980s==
===1980===
* Takara launches the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline.

===1982===
* March — The first two toys from Takara's ''Diaclone Car Robo'' line, No.1 Countach LP-500S Super Tuning (red version) and No.2 Onebox Cherry Vanette (black version), are released to stores in Japan. These toys' molds would later be used in ''Transformers'' as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]], respectively.

* April — The first four toys from the [[Popy]] company's ''[[Machine Robo]]'' line are released to stores in Japan. They will go on to be better known in the West as [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]], Tank, Fitor, and Cop-Tur of the evil Renegades in [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]'' line, the closest competitor to ''Transformers''.

* October 3 — ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' debuts on Japanese television, featuring the transforming Valkyrie fighter jet. This vehicle will go on to be '''less''' known in the West as the Transformer [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].

===1983===
* January — The first three toys from Takara's ''New Microman: Micro Change'' line, MC-01 Micross (available as blue and red variations), MC-02 Jaguar (available as blue and black variations) and MC-03 Condor (available as blue and black variations), are released to stores. These would later make up the first wave of [[Mini-Cassette]]s.
* June — A Hasbro delegation discovers Takara's Diaclone and Microman toys at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]].
* Late 1983 — Takara releases three of their ''Diaclone'' toys (red Sunstreaker, black Ironhide and blue [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]) in the USA under the name "''[[Diakron]]''". Due to the new licensing agreement with Hasbro, the Diakron line is discontinued following these three toys.
* November 1 — The Hasbro-Takara licensing agreement is signed.

===[[1984]]===
''The Transformers'' launches in the US, in toy, comic and cartoon formats, [[Ruined FOREVER|forever ruining]] ''Transformers''.

* February — Hasbro Bradley unveils their new ''Transformers'' toyline at Toy Fair.
* March — [https://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/118250474923/monzo12782-the-very-first-marvel-age/amp ''Marvel Age'' #17] announces the April debut of the ''Transformers'' comic book.
* Spring — The first animated [[commercial]] advertising the Marvel comics airs on US TV.
* [[May 8]] — [[The Transformers (issue)|Issue one of the Marvel comic]] is released.
* [[May 22]] — The [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about Transformers] is posted by Ted Nolan to net.comics. In a prediction of things to come, it is mostly complaints.
* Spring — ''Transformers'' toys start filtering into stores across the United States.
* [[September 17]] — "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" premieres on U.S. television Saturday morning.
* [[September 20]] — The Marvel UK comic begins publication.
* Unknown date — the UK is the only European country to get ''Transformers'' toys this year. Toys are distributed by Hasbro. Megatron is not available until 1985.
* December — ''Transformers'' mania is in full swing, as the figures fly off store shelves, becoming the year's best seller for Hasbro.
* December — The ''Transformers'' cartoon begins airing in Mexico.
* Unknown date — Takara conducts test market sales of the Hasbro toys in Japan, under the working name ''Henshin Sentai Transformers'' ("Transformation Taskforce Transformers").

===1985===
* From its Limited Series origins, the Marvel comic becomes an ongoing monthly.
* [[July 6]] — Seasons 1 and 2 of the US cartoon begin airing in Japan as ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer''.
* [[October 6]] — The [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/fce7a2ddb7e35a81?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about the ''Transformers'' cartoon] is posted to net.comics by Bill Flanagan.
* The ''Transformers'' toyline starts getting released to most European markets, with Hasbro using Milton Bradley's facilities for the continental European market, due to an initial lack of resources on their own. The MB toys would be available in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Spain and include lots of oddities unique to Europe, such as a red version of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Concurrently, [[GiG]] launches ''[[Trasformer]]'' in Italy (''Diaclone'' toys with no ''Transformers'' license), while [[El Greco]] launches their short-lived version of the line in Greece.
* [[IGA]] begins producing ''Transformers'' toys for the Mexican and Central American market.
* [[Estrela]] begins producing ''Transformers'' toys in Brazil, creating a distinctive local version of the toyline that was eventually brought to Argentina by the second-hand licensee [[Antex]].
* The ''Transformers'' cartoon begins airing in Peru... despite the fact that the toyline it was [[To sell toys|created to promote]] is unavailable in the Peruvian market.

===1986===
* The Transformers cartoon begins airing in the Netherlands.
* April — "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]", the first Japanese originated Transformers animation, is released on video tape in Japan.
* [[August 8]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is released in theatres in the United States. International releases follow, except for Japan and Germany. Fans declare the franchise to be ruined forever after seeing the movie.
* The Transformers toyline is introduced to Peru in response to the cartoon's popularity in that country (rather than the other way around) with a combination of [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] toys imported by [[HUDE]] and [[BASA]], and cheaper [[redeco]]ed [[Mini Vehicle]]s made by [[Lynsa]].
* [[December 12]] — ''The Transformers: The Movie'' is released in the UK.
* [[December 26]] — ''The Transformers: The Movie'' is released in Australia.

===1987===
* February — ''The Transformers: The Movie'' is released in Brazil.
* [[July 3]] — The American version of the G1 cartoon ends its run, to be replaced in Japan by the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters cartoon]].

===1988===
* The [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Masterforce]] [[franchise]] is launched, ushering in a period of significant deviation between the Western and Japanese Transformers franchises.
* [[April 12]] — The [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Masterforce cartoon]] begins airing in Japan.
* July — The translated version of the Marvel comic book hits Danish stores, lasting only 18 monthly issues (2 US comics per issue + random assortment of Universe profiles) with an editorial approach that wreaked havoc on any sort of continuity (skipping many key stories, resulting in sudden jumps in storylines, a condescending and ignorant letters page etc.)
* A [[The Transformers (cartoon)|fifth season]] of the US Transformers cartoon begins airing, composed of re-edited episodes introduced by a stop-motion Powermaster Optimus Prime.

===1989===
* Unofficially imported Mexican IGA Transformers become a common sight on European store shelves.
* The Transformers cartoon begins airing in Germany.
* [[March 14]] — The [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory cartoon]] begins airing in Japan.
* August — Hasbro begins manufacturing and selling Transformers toys in mainland China.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/1743/37/ The Little Sticker in the Corner: The Truth about Early-1990's Chinese G1 Transformers Toys]</ref>
* [[August 9]] — ''The Transformers: The Movie'' finally is released in Japan, where it [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|is not actually called "Matrix Forever"]].

==1990s==
===1990===
*The last year of Generation 1 toys are released in North America, while the franchise continues in Japan and Europe.
*July — [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Transformers Zone]] is released in Japan.

===1991===
* (Cover date of July) — The Marvel Comic ends in the United States with [[End of the Road! (US)|issue 80]].

===1992===
*[[January 4]] (cover date [[January 18]]) — The Marvel Comic ends in the United Kingdom with [[End of the Road! (US)|issue #332]].
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] comes to an end, signalling the end of the original ''Transformers'' series in Japan.

===1993===
*''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' attempts to revive the ''Transformers'' franchise in North America.
* The last year of Generation 1 toys are released in Europe.
* On [[September 11]], the Usenet newsgroup [[alt.toys.transformers]] is established. Fans now have a dedicated online public forum on which to discuss whatever is ruining Transformers.

===1994===
* [[July 16]] — The first [[BotCon]] is held, in [[Fort Wayne]], Indiana.
* ''Generation 2'' is released in Europe.
* Antex briefly introduces ''Generation 2'' to Argentina with [[Robot-Man X]] and [[Robot-Man Z]].

===1995===
* ''Generation 2'' begins in Japan, the first ''Transformers'' series there in years.
* ''Generation 2'' craps out in every market, including Japan.
* The [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese G1 toyline]] comes to a close with the reissuing of several [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|Victory]] toys for the Chinese market.
* The South Korean toy company [[Sonokong]] enters into a licensing agreement with [[Hasbro International]], paving the way for the introduction of officially licensed Transformers toys in a country where Transformers [[knockoff]]s were once popular enough to inspire their own animated movies.
* [[August 5]]-[[August 6|6]] — [[BotCon 1995]] is held in Dayton, Ohio.

===1996===
* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' is launched. The fandom declares it will forever destroy ''Transformers'' and nobody will ever like it ever, certainly not ten, twenty years into the future.
* ''Beast Wars'' revives the franchise.
* ''Beast Wars'' is one of the best ''Transformers'' anythings ever.
* [[July 12]]-[[July 14|14]] — [[BotCon 1996]] is held in Rosemont, Illinois.

===1997===
* Hasbro releases the twelve [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] toys, to little acclaim.
* [[July 18]]-[[July 20|20]] — [[BotCon 1997]] is held in Rochester, New York, by the newly formed [[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]].

===1998===
* [[April 10]] — The ''Beast Wars'' TV show premieres in the UK.
* [[June 19]]-[[June 20|20]] — [[BotCon 1998]] is held in Anaheim, California.
* Summer — Hasbro's Nordic subsidiary (located in Denmark) releases UK Beast Wars stock to Scandinavian stores. The CGI show is not picked up in any of the Scandinavian countries, as it is deemed "too graphic" for children.

===1999===
* [[July 16]]-[[July 18|18]] — At [[BotCon 1999]] in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the first episode of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', "[[The Reformatting]]" is previewed, to overwhelming fan enjoyment.

==2000s==
===[[2000]]===
* ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' launches and [[Ruined FOREVER|forever ruins ''Transformers'']].
* [[July 28]]-[[July 3030]] — [[BotCon 2000]] is held in [[Fort Wayne]], Indiana.

===[[2001]]===
* Everyone loves "[[Car Robots|Transformers 2000]]," but they hate the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]], declaring it to have ruined Transformers forever.
* [[February 19]] — ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' begins airing in the UK on Fox Kids.
* [[July 13]]-[[July 15|15]] — [[BotCon 2001]] is held in Durham, North Carolina.
* Hasbro introduces Transformers to Turkey through its recently acquired subsidiary [[Intertoy]].

===[[2002]]===
* Hasbro ''Transformers'' lead designer [[Aaron Archer]] begins to post on the Transfandom.com boards as ORSON, at first primarily to refute various false claims about [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|''Transformers: Armada'']]. Skeptical fans remark that if he is a Hasbro designer, then they are various members of the British Monarchy.
* [[April 3]] — [[Dreamwave Productions]] begins publishing Transformers comics with [[Prime Directive issue 1|Transformers Generation 1 #1]]. There is much rejoicing, even though everyone started noticing how bad [[Pat Lee|Pat "Dull-Surprise" Lee's]] art really was.
* [[Aaron Archer]] does his best to kill ''Transformers'' through incredible sales; ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' kicks off the [[Unicron Trilogy]], the toys appear on store shelves in mid-July, the cartoon premieres in August.
* [[June 1]] — The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]] cartoon premieres in the UK in a run which includes several episodes originally withheld from US broadcast.
* [[July 6]] — ''Armada'' toys begin arriving in small toy stores and Kay-Bee.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b22311a4862b3c07?dmode=source Armada has been spotted!] on alt.toys.transformers</ref>
* [[July 26]]-[[July 28|28]] — [[BotCon 2002]] is held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

===[[2003]]===
* [[June 11]] — [[Don Murphy]] and [[Tom DeSanto]] team up to produce a feature-length, [[Transformers (film)|live-action ''Transformers'']] movie. They claim it will be exactly the same as Generation 1. ''Really''.
* [[July 25]]-[[July 27|27]] — [[OTFCC 2003]] is held in Chicago, Illinois.
* Everybody loves ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]/20th Anniversary'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]].
* Everyone loves [[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]/[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]].

===[[2004]]===
* [[June 19]]-[[June 20|20]] — Although no longer the official convention, [[BotCon 2004]] is held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
* [[July 22]] — [[DreamWorks]], [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Hasbro]] sign an agreement to produce a [[Transformers (film)|live-action ''Transformers'']] movie. Everyone is excited to see ''Transformers'' on the big screen again.<ref>https://www.superherohype.com/news/86311-dreamworks-paramount-team-on-transformers</ref>
* [[July 30]]-[[August 1]] — [[OTFCC 2004]] is held in Chicago, Illinois.
* Everyone ''hates'' ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' and declares Transformers to be Ruined FOREVER. Again.

===[[2005]]===
* [[January 4]] — [[Dreamwave Productions]] goes bankrupt. Many artists complain about being unpaid for their work and/or being stuck with FedEx fees. [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]] gives them the finger and drives off in his Porsche, to the surprise of nobody.
* [[April 18]] — Don Murphy reports that he wants to please the fans, DreamWorks want to change everything, and Hasbro don't care either way as long as the movie gets done in time.
* [[Michael Bay]] is announced as the director for ''Transformers''. It will still ''totally'' be Generation 1, ''honest''!
* May — Takara and Tomy merge, becoming [[TakaraTomy]].
* [[May 19]] — [[IDW Publishing]] acquires the ''Transformers'' comic book license.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130820/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=34130</ref> There is much rejoicing, and, as usual, much complaining.
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' debuts in Japan in January, and in the US in September, concluding the Unicron Trilogy. Fan reception is much better than ''Energon''.
* [[September 22]]-[[September 25|25]] — [[BotCon 2005]] is held in Frisco, Texas, for the first time by [[Fun Publications]]. It's the official convention again.
* [[October 19]] — [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] #0, [[IDW Publishing]]'s first ''Transformers'' comic, is released in comic book stores. Predictably, there is much complaining.

===[[2006]]===
* [[January 18]] — ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #1 is released in comic book stores.
* [[February 13]] — [[Activision]] announces their acquisition of the ''Transformers'' video game license.
* [[April 19]] — Filming begins on the live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] motion picture.
* [[July 24]] — [[Peter Cullen]] is announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] as the voice of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in the ''Transformers'' film. There is much rejoicing (yay).
* [[September 15]] — The first ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toys arrive at a small store in Canada.
* [[September 28]]-[[October 1]] — [[BotCon 2006]] is held at the Lexington Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
* [[November 28]] — ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Transformers: Escalation]]'' #1 is released in comic book stores.
* ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' debuts. Transformers is left with a vague sense of uncleanness forever.

===[[2007]]===
* June — The first promotional images for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are released. Take a ''wild'' guess as to the fan reaction.
* [[June 27]]-[[July 1]] — [[BotCon 2007]] is held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island, Hasbro's hometown. It was expected to be the best Transformers convention ''ever''. It was also expected to be the worst Transformers convention ''ever''.
* [[July 2]] — US theatres start showing the live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] motion picture at 8:00 PM. By midnight, it's made US$8.8 million.
* [[July 3]] — The ''Transformers'' release date. It makes $27.85 million, more money on a Tuesday than any film in history. Fans declare the franchise as [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined forever]] once more.
* [[July 4]] — Americans celebrate their Independence Day by giving $29 million to that [[Hollywood]] movie about an [[Bumblebee (Movie)|alien robot]] summoning his friends to [[Earth]] where they disguise themselves as [[General Motors]] vehicles and team up with the [[United States military]] to smash the evil robots. Unsurprisingly, this is more money than a movie's ever earned on the Fourth of July. Apparently, what's good for General Motors really ''is'' good for the country.
* [[July 25]] — As of this writing, the ''Transformers'' movie has grossed $270 million in the United States, with worldwide gross earnings of nearly '''one half billion dollars US'''.
* [[July 28]] — A ''Transformers Animated'' preview is shown to the public. The fandom rejoiced (and complained, of course!).
* [[October 16]] — ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' is released on DVD.
* November 3 — a specially edited 11-minute preview of ''Transformers Animated'' episode 1 is shown at the NTFA Mini-Con in Arlöv, Sweden, to the disdain of many a US fan.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/156331-new-transformers-animated-series-details-revealed-ntfa-mini-con.html</ref>
* [[December 26]] — ''Transformers Animated'' ruins Transformers forever slightly ahead of schedule when the premiere episodes are shown as a "movie" on [[Cartoon Network]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/2125/20/ Date And Time For Transformers: Animated Debut!]</ref>

===[[2008]]===
* [[January 5]] — ''Transformers Animated'' begins airing regularly Saturdays at 10:30 a.m, ruining ''Transformers'' forever. Again.
* [[April 24]]-[[April 27|27]] — [[BotCon 2008]] is held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* June — ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' toys are scheduled to be released.

===[[2009]]===
* [[May 8]] — Transformers turns 25 (25th Anniversary of the release of [[The Transformers (issue)|''The Transformers'' #1]], the first publicly released TF merchandise.)
* [[May 28]]-[[May 31|31]] — [[BotCon 2009]] is held — again — at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
* [[June 24]] — ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' is released.
* [[October 1]] — Michael Bay officially announces that preproduction has begun on ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers 3]]''.<ref name="open">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5976 "Official 2011," Shootfortheedit.com]</ref> Inevitably, people cry about Bay still ruining Transformers forever.

==2010s==
===[[2010]]===
* [[March 26]] — The establishment of a [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] is announced. Everyone thinks [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] will win the fan vote.
* [[June 22]] — ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' is released on the [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Xbox]] 360, PC, Nintendo [[Wii]], and [[Nintendo DS]]. ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' is released.
* [[June 24]]-[[June 27|27]] — [[BotCon 2010]] is held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
* [[June 26]] — The Hall of Fame ceremony takes place and the inaugural members are inducted. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] is revealed to have won the fan vote over fan-favorites like [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Predictably, [[Trukk not munky|some]] [[GEEWUN|people]] cry about this revalation with claims that ''Beast Wars'' fans played underhanded tricks.
* [[November 26]] — The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' miniseries premieres on [[Hub Network|The Hub]], ruining Transformers forever.

===[[2011]]===
* [[May 18]] — Hasbro announce [[Michael Bay]] and [[Steven Spielberg]] will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Fans are outraged as the pair have only created a highly-successful film series and given the brand a massive boost in popularity.
* [[June 2]]-[[June 5|5]] — [[BotCon 2011]] is held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
* [[June 4]] — The second Hall of Fame ceremony inducts [[Ironhide (disambiguation)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (disambiguation)|Ratchet]], [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]] and aforementioned humans. [[Waspinator (disambiguation)|Waspinator]] is revealed to have won the fan vote, and once more fans are outraged over a Beast Wars character winning the fan vote, to nobody's shock.
* [[June 28]] — ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' debuts three hours ahead of its "official" opening, with 9:00 PM showings throughout the United States and Canada.
* [[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], [[July 4|4]] — ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' ruins America forever with the highest Independence Day weekend gross of any movie ever.<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/july-4th.htm?page=JULY4ALL&p=.htm</ref>
* November — A preview wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' "First Edition" toys hits stores. Stores outside the US, at least.
* [[December 17]] — The Hub screens the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', and the brand is ruined forever by kiddification.

===[[2012]]===
* [[February 18]] — The Hub starts playing the second season of ''Prime'' and the first season of ''Rescue Bots'', marking the first time that ''Transformers'' has had two major cartoons running at the same time.
* [[April 26]]-[[April 29]] — [[BotCon 2012]] is held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas.
* [[April 28]] — The third Hall of Fame ceremony inducts humans [[Chris Latta]] and [[Simon Furman]], plus [[Grimlock (disambiguation)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]], [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwave]] and fan choice [[Wheeljack (disambiguation)|Wheeljack]].
* [[August 21]] — ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' is released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Fans deem it a glorious piece of technological entertainment.
* [[December 13]] — The ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game is released on Android. An iOS version is released in April of the following year.

===[[2013]]===
* [[February 9]] — Hasbro reveals a wealth of new product at [[Toy Fair 2013]], including new [[Triple Changer]]s and the largest ''Transformers'' toy ever in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The fact that there is no way Hasbro will be able to top this in future ruins Transformers forever.
* [[June 27]]-[[June 30|30]] — [[BotCon 2013]] is held at the Town and Country Resort in [[San Diego]], [[California]].
* [[June 29]] — [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]] are inducted as the Fan's Choice nominees for the fourth year of the Hall of Fame, Megatron having won first place with a comfortable lead over the other choices, yeeess. More crying as a BW character is inducted into the Hall of Fame.

===[[2014]]===
* [[June 19]]-[[June 22|22]] — [[BotCon 2014]] is held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, [[California]].
* [[June 19]] — [[Arcee (disambiguation)|Arcee]] and [[Rodimus (disambiguation)|Rodimus]] are inducted as the Fan's Choice nominees for the fifth year of the Hall of Fame, with Arcee receiving more votes than Rodimus. In addition, [[Stan Bush]] is the first human inductee since 2012.
* [[June 24]] — ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' is released.
* [[June 27]] — ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' is released, ruining paleontology forever.
* [[July 24]]-[[July 27|27]] — Hasbro somehow manages to top [[Toy Fair 2013]] by unveiling new toys of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. Both teams are able to combine. In addition, they unveil details on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''.
* [[October 15]] — ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' launches for iOS, with the Android version being released at the end of the month.
* [[December 31]] — The first thirteen episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' premiere in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1950.

===[[2015]]===
* [[January 30]] — ''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics]]'' is launched on mobile platforms.
* [[February 9]] — ''Robots in Disguise'' premieres in France.
* [[February 21]] — ''Robots in Disguise'' premieres in Australia and New Zealand.
* [[March 2]] — ''Robots in Disguise'' premieres in Portugal.
* [[March 7]] — ''Robots in Disguise'' premieres in Italy.
* [[March 14]] — ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' finally premieres on Cartoon Network in the United States.
* [[June 18]]-[[June 21|21]] — [[BotCon 2015]] is held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
* [[October 6]] — ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' is released in North America.
* Also October 6 — The ''Transformers: Legends'' mobile game shut down.

===[[2016]]===
* [[April 7]]-[[April 10|10]] — [[BotCon 2016]] is held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Hasbro announces at the event that it will be the ''last'' BotCon.
* [[May 12]] — ''Transformers: Battle Tactics'' is shut down.
* [[June 2]] — ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' launches on Android and iPhone.
* [[June 28]] — The first of four prelude videos is released for the ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]]'' cartoon.
* [[August 2]] — The ''Combiner Wars'' cartoon launches on the go90 platform.
* [[October 22]] — The ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon comes to an end as "[[Transformations]]" airs.

===[[2017]]===
* [[April 5]] — ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'' is launched on iOS and Android.
* [[June 21]] — ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' is released to cinemas.
* [[September 8]]-[[September 10|10]] — [[HasCon 2017]], thus far the only [[HasCon]], is held in Providence, Rhode Island.
* [[November 11]] — The ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ends.
* [[November 14]] — The ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Transformers: Titans Return]]'' cartoon launches on the go90 platform.
* [[December 21]] — Activision's licensing agreement with Hasbro ends, and their games are delisted.

===[[2018]]===
* [[May 1]] — The ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Transformers: Power of the Primes]]'' cartoon launches on the go90 platform.
* [[August 27]] — ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' launches on the Cartoon Network app and website, premiering on television a few days later on [[September 1]]st.
* [[November 21]] — The ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' issue "[[Post]]" is published, marking the end of IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity|long running comic continuity]].
* [[December 8]] — ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'' premieres.
* [[December 21]] — ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is released to US cinemas, and nothing is ruined forever.

===[[2019]]===
* [[March 13]] — IDW publishes the [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|first issue]] in its new [[2019 IDW continuity|rebooted continuity]].

==2020s==
===[[2020]]===
* The worldwide {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} results in a spate of cancelled conventions and the temporary suspension of new comics from [[IDW Publishing]]. Everything is ruined for the next two years or so.
* [[June 15]] — The ''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon ends, and with it, the Aligned continuity.
* [[July 30]] — ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' premieres on [[Netflix]].
* [[October 23]] — ''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds]]'', the first console game not published by Activision in almost 20 years, is released.

===[[2021]]===
* [[July 29]] — The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon's final season is released on Netflix.
* [[November 7]] — The ''Cyberverse'' cartoon concludes with an extended-length series finale.

===[[2022]]===
* [[January 20]] — IDW Publishing announces that they will be losing the ''Transformers'' license at the end of the year.
* [[March 25]] — ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'' is released on Netflix.
* [[June 29]] — IDW's rebooted continuity concludes with the release of ''[[Transformers: Fate of Cybertron]]''.
* [[November 11]] — ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' premieres on Paramount+.

===[[2023]]===
* [[June 9]] — ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' is released to US cinemas.
* [[June 14]] — Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment releases [[Void Rivals issue 1|''Void Rivals'' #1]] which kicks off the [[Energon Universe]].
* [[October 4]] — The first ''Transformers''-focused issue of the Energon Universe, [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|''Transformers'' #1]], is released.

===[[2024]]===
* [[September 20]] — ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' is released in US cinemas.
* [[October 11]] — ''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]'' launches on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

{{stub|Remaining stuff from 2015 or so onwards}}

==References==
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[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Franchises]]

Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #19
|prev=The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here
|next=Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre
|image=LL19_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying"
|caption=Shut up and dance with me.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 4]], 2018
|coverdate=Early June, 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''Team Rodimus and the Scavengers reunite with former friends just in time to deal with a sparkeater attack orchestrated by Getaway.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]] watch as the mutinous crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''—now somehow converted into [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]—land on the surface of [[Mederi]] and start lumbering towards them. The group is unsure of the extent of the threat they pose, but quickly find out when [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] approaches the sparkeater-[[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] and attempts to talk to him, only to be scorched by a stream of acid vomit from his former lab partner. [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] tackles the wounded Brainstorm to safety, and the whole group transforms and beats retreat. As the sparkeaters give chase, [[Wipe-Out's ship|a small ship]] appears in the distance, heading right for the group; something drops from its underside, which [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] initially thinks is a bomb... only for it to turn out to be [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who lands in the midst of the sparkeaters, stomping several of them flat. The former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader hacks the sparkeater-[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to bits with his sword, prompting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to grab [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and zap Grimlock with the Decepticon's guns, just enough to get his attention and stop him from killing any more of their afflicted fellow Autobots. A blast from the ship overhead scatters the remaining sparkeaters, and the craft sets down, revealing who else is on board: [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], and [[Wipe-Out]]. Explanations come thick and fast: after being separated from the Scavengers, Grimlock fought his way out of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] and ended up adrift in space, where his distress signal was picked up by First Aid, Riptide, and the injured Thunderclash after they escaped the ''Lost Light''. The group proceeded to travel to [[Troja Major]], where they repaired Thunderclash, left the [[Firstborn]] in the care of [[Agonizer|the Curator]], chartered a small [[Quantum generator|quantum-jump]]-capable ship from Wipe-Out, and set out in search of the ''Lost Light'' by following a homing beacon they hid on it. As [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] bond over a love of puns, First Aid relates the atrocities [[Getaway]] has wrought in [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s absence. Suddenly, just as Rodimus is making plans to search for the ''Lost Light'', a [[proton missile]] impacts nearby. Looking up to the source of the missile, the group sees that the ''Lost Light'' has arrived, now decorated with a huge symbol on its underside: the gear-like coat of arms of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]!

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', Getaway orders [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to fire on the 'bots below again, but it turns out they've run out of missiles, having used up the rest recently battling the [[Phantom Fleet]]. As indicated by the symbol that has been added to the ship, Getaway has joined forces with the mysterious [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], and worse yet, he is not the only familiar face on the Architect's side: so is Getaway's former captor, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]! Communicating via hologram, Tyrest accuses Getaway of playing with the Autobots and urges him to finish things quickly so the final stage of the Architect's plan can begin. Getaway denies it, but as he surveys the oil reservoir full of [[scraplet]]s, it's obvious that he has plans of his own...

Down below, the group watches as the ''Lost Light'' pulls back, disappearing into clouds that are rapidly darkening the sky. But there is no respite for our heroes, as a second wave of sparkeaters suddenly appears; [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] saves the surprised Rodimus by blasting the sparkeater-[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] to pieces, which angers [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], but Krok won't apologize for saving Rodimus. Magnus instructs everyone to shoot to wound rather than kill, but sparkeater physiology makes it a tricky prospect—[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] does some heavy damage to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]; Thunderclash has to shoot [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] after he takes off one of Rung's arms with his acid vomit; but Grimlock has no angst to spare for mutineers and traitors. Realizing that Getaway ''wants'' him to get angry and lash out, Rodimus—inspired by [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s recent attempt to goad him into action, and much to his own chagrin—decides to calm down and think like [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], assembling a rational plan of action. He instructs most of the group to barricade themselves inside Ward Zero, luring the sparkeaters after them, while he, Magnus, Thunderclash, Roller, Grimlock, Whirl, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Anode]], and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] wedge into Wipe-Out's ship, with Crankcase at the helm, and take off after the ''Lost Light''. Cyclonus, in particular, relishes a reunion with Getaway, intending to kill him ''slowly''.

Weaving through bolts of lightning, Crankcase pilots Wipe-Out's ship after the ''Lost Light'', and the group is able to enter the larger vessel via shuttle bay four, finding that there are no guards or shields up. It is, of course, all part of Getaway's plan; no sooner have they landed and disembarked than all the shields and blast doors in the bay start descending. Rodimus and Cyclonus are able to dart under one before it shuts, but the rest of the group is sealed in. Strategically placed charges in the ceiling detonate, bringing the contents of the room above—the oil reservoir—flooding down into the bay. Anode, in particular, is gripped with terror as the team find themselves facing the menace of the metal-munching scraplets, who have combined into a massive, tentacled monstrosity!

Rodimus and Cyclonus, meanwhile, make for the bridge of the ship, certain that Getaway is waiting for them. And he is... but what Rodimus has ''not'' expected is for Getaway to be flanked by Star Saber... and Scorponok!

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* [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (4)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (6)
* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] (7)
* [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (9)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (10)
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (11)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (12)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (16)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (17)
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* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (21)
* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (24)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (25)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (26)
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (27)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (28)
* [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (29)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (30)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (31)
* [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (32)
* [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (33)
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* [[Getaway]] (35)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (36)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (37)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (38)
* [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (39)
* [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] (40)
* [[Xaaron]] (41)
* [[Powerflash]] (43)
{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (2)
* [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (3)
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (8)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (14)
* [[Fulcrum]] (15)
* [[Nickel]] (19)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (46)

|c4=
* [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
* [[Anode]] (18)
* ''[[Epistemus|Magnificence]]'' (20)
* [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (22)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (23)
* [[Wipe-Out]] (34)
* [[Solomus|Tyrest]] (42)
* Alien telepaths (44)
* [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
"Perceptor? Percy? It's Brainstorm—remember me? Your lab partner? Your one-time lab partner? 'Watch out you fool, the ceiling can't support your weight!' That guy."
:—'''Brainstorm''' tries to reach the sparkeater'd Perceptor

"'''Run,''' people! Threat level five! Emergency protocol five! Escape procedure fi—" 
"Five?" 
"'''Six''', actually!" 
"Pretty sure you were gonna say—" 
"'''Don't pretend you know the system!'''"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Misfire'''

'''Misfire''': Grimsy! You're '''alive'''! 
'''Ultra Magnus''': Best to keep your distance, Decepticon. Grimlock has a tendency to— 
''(Misfire embraces Grimlock)'' 
'''Ultra Magnus''': —hug people? 
'''Rodimus''': Now that we've found Cyberutopia, we should go on a quest to explain '''this'''. 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' ...Grimlock's been missing for years. They probably found him, saved him—by accident, no doubt—and he feels protective towards them. You see? There's an explanation for everything. 
'''Misfire''': What did you do with the baby? 
'''Ultra Magnus''': ...Nothing makes sense anymore.
:—The Scavengers' weirdness officially tops Team Rodimus's weirdness.

"That's how I like my explanations. Hard, fast, and confusing." 
"Yeah, I used to be in [the] recap business, and that précis did '''not''' take any prisoners." 
"It was like being beaten to death with a '''Story So Far.'''" 
"A 'summary execution.'" 
"How come we've never met?" 
"The universe hates winners."
:—'''Misfire''' and '''Swerve''' bond

"What was it you said yesterday?" 
"You expect me to remember back that far? I can't even remember how this sentence started."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

"I don't care about Getaway. I care about '''you.'''"
:—'''Tailgate''', to Cyclonus

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The "story so far" segment on the inside front cover is presented as a conversation between Swerve and Misfire, hearkening back to the old "Swerve recap" pages used in ''More than Meets the Eye'' between [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]] and [[The One Where They Go to Earth|#43]].
* Brainstorm's line (quoted above) about the ceiling not being able to hold his weight alludes to an unseen follow-up to a scene from way back in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]], in which Brainstorm did science while suspending himself from the ceiling in an attempt to impress Perceptor.
* Brainstorm attempts to tell Perceptor that they are "simpatico", which he did before in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
* Grimlock and Scorponok were both last seen in [[Kill All 'Cons|issue #15]].
* Grimlock is less than happy to see Ultra Magnus; unsurprising, since Magnus was the one who arrested him way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]].
* First Aid, Riptide, and Thunderclash were last seen escaping the ''Lost Light'' in [[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|issue #12]].
* Wipe-Out previously appeared in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issues #8]]-[[Chasing the Infinite|9]].
* Star Saber references an off-panel encounter the ''Lost Light'' has had between issue #12 and this one with the "[[Phantom Fleet]]". This fleet was first mentioned in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issue #2]], explained to be a group of [[Worldsweeper]]-class ships that were lost in the [[Dark Nebula]] millions of years ago. The Grand Architect's use of Worldsweepers has been flagged up as anachronistic several times, always suggesting there was a connection...
* When the crew observes the change in weather, as the sky darkens and clouds roll in, First Aid notes that conditions were the same on Troja Major. We saw this weather in action there in issue #14, where it was said to be due to the "warping" of the "spiritual ley line" the planet sits on; it was noted last issue that Mederi sits on the same ley line.
* Whirl needled Rodimus into action by asking him "What Would Megatron Do?" back in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]].
* Tyrest was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], when his attempt to reach Cyberutopia by killing every [[reproduction|cold-constructed]] Transformer in the universe was stopped by the crew. The [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|prose story]] published as a back-up in that issue revealed he went on to escape captivity via a teleporter.
* Tyrest notes that "Benzene has been cleared" as part of the Grand Architect's plans. The [[Benzene Cluster]] has been mentioned several times between [[The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|issues #10]]-[[Sardines|13]]; in particular, issue #12 mentioned a mysterious party operating out of the cluster.
* Tyrest also says "the pathway has been sterilized", something [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] noted preparations were being made for back in issue #9.
* As we observed back in our notes for [[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|issue #11]], the red scraplets have been on the ''Lost Light'' from the start, as alluded to by [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]]. This issue finally reveals why; Drift explains that Brainstorm brought them on board, hoping he could train them to "eat temporal energy" to prevent his time-travel experiments being discovered. Though based on the Scraplets from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], the Red Scraplets are here shown to possess the ability to combine into larger forms, like the Scraplets from the Marvel comic, and the different species previously seen in IDW continuity in the [[The Transformers Holiday Special|2015 ''Holiday Special'']], an ability the ''Prime'' Scraplets never displayed.

===Errors===
[[File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
* Well, doesn't look like anyone provided E. J. Su with reference material for the crew's vehicle mode looks from past issues of the comic,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I apologize for inconsistencies with alternate modes. Truth be told I havent kept up with TF over the years, there are 20 some characters in the book I had to research on, only one that I have drawn in past. Not a good excuse, but I did the best I can.|link=https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1008256077215903744|name=E. J. Su|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=06|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref> because Chromedome turns into his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|toy]] (itself based on his [[:File:MTMTE9 early Chromedome.jpg|"Shadowplay"-era body]], in contrast with his modern body), Ratchet turns into his ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Prime|toy]], and... ''sigh''... Rodimus and Drift turn into the vehicle modes of [[IP infringement|unofficial "third party" toys]] based on their comic book designs.
* In his part of the "story so far", Misfire mentions "an'''d''' army" rather than "an army".
* Not necessarily an error, but on page 6 when First Aid says "Funeral towns are great '''for''' spare parts", it seems odd to emphasise the word "for".
* On the same page, the medic symbol on First Aid's shoulder is drawn the wrong way, the right horizontal piece of the cross should be flipped upside-down.
* On page 7, Swerve says "I used to be in recap business", which should probably be "I used to be in ''the'' recap business". This was corrected for the trade paperback.
* There are two typos on page 9: "mobilze" instead of "mobilize" in the first panel and "make is" instead of "make it" in the third panel. Both were corrected for the trade paperback.
* It might not strictly be an error, but the timings really don't match up between the Scavengers and Grimlock and their different journeys after splitting on the Worldsweeper. Grimlock has managed to fight his way out of the Worldsweeper; get picked up; fly to Troja Major; meet and hire Wipe-Out; tool up with a massive arsenal and fly to Mederi. In the same amount of time, the Scavengers only managed to arrive (instantaneously) at Mederi, spend a few minutes bickering in a cell, and run into Nautica. Huh.

===Other trivia===
* Originally solicited for release in early June 2018, as the first of ''two'' issues of ''Lost Light'' that were supposed to be released that month, this issue arrived late, in the first week of July.

===Soundtrack===
TBC

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Whirl, Magnus, Rodimus, Brainstorm, Anode, and Lug aim their weapons, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Cover B:''' Inferno, Blaster, Bluestreak, Hound, Brawn, and Huffer aim their weapons, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]; a companion piece to Cover A
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Roche's black and white lineart from Cover A

<gallery>
File:LL19 cvrA.jpg|Team Rodimus
File:LL19 cvrB.jpg|vs. the Mutineers
File:LL19 cvrRI.jpg|and the loser is the colors
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers: Lost Light Volume 4''''' ([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107
** Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #19–25.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 87: Crucible''''' ([[July 29]], [[2020]])
** Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #19–24.
** Bonus material includes the second half of ''[[Transformers: Historia]]'', including the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] profile, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg|'''''Lost Light Volume 4''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v87.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 87: Crucible''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[Casey Coller]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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[[File:mtmte 50 chromedome's last wishes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|What it's like being IDW Chromedome.]]
An ex-copper and quiet academic with burning passions, '''Chromedome''' falls easily in love and even more easily into really bad ideas and self-destructive habits. But he can totally quit [[mnemosurgery]] any time, guys! He just has a ''reason'' why this one time, it's okay.

He's [[Conjunx Endura]] with [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]. Although they're practically inseparable most of the time, deep down, Chromedome fears Rewind would leave him for [[Dominus Ambus|his previous partner]].

{{first|[[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|''The Transformers'' #24]]}}

{{bigquote|Cynical? [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], I was '''''suicidal'''''...but then I met someone who saw the '''''best''''' in everyone—even me. Maybe there's someone out there who can save your life, too.|Chromedome|"[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations]]"}}

==Fiction==
===A scientist before the war===
[[File:MTMTE9 early Chromedome.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|In addition to neuroscience, his other interests include funny cat GIFs and ''[[Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock]]'' slashfic.]]
'''Tumbler of Iacon''' was [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] long before he adopted the name "Chromedome". {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], during the days of the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], Tumbler was a mechaforensic scientist in the police force. The poor bugger was nicknamed "Unlucky" because he had to work with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], the most anal, full-autopsy loving officer of all time. Despite Prowl's Prowlness, the two had an ambiguous, more-than-partners relationship. Tumbler had a strong interest in [[mnemosurgery]], the science of hacking into Transformer minds and "reading" their memories, and was fascinated by the conspiracy theories of the [[Institute]], a supposed secret group used by the authorities to brainwash dissidents.

Tumbler and Prowl investigated the assassination of [[Sherma|Senator Sherma]], whose corpse had been marked with a Decepticon insignia, and backtracked his whereabouts to the posh [[Translucentica Heights]]. Unfortunately, the killer had struck again before they arrived, murdering a second senator! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Tumbler attempted to chase down a suspect, who perished in a fiery crash. Investigating the second victim's home, the two police 'bots learned from the warden [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] that the senator, [[Momus]] was secretly a Decepticon. The group were suddenly set upon a second attacker, but were saved by the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], a fellow law enforcement officer. Pax had learned from his senator friend, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], that Sherma was also a secret Decepticon sympathizer, making it clear that the murders being committed ''against'' Decepticons, rather than ''by'' them.

[[File:Chromedome notices hands Patternism.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Pax was able to identify that the killers had been using borrowed bodies, so Prowl and Tumbler set out to investigate the nearest [[Relinquishment Clinic]], passing a Decepticon protest along the way. Although innocuous at first glance, the pair eventually found a secret facility beneath the clinic Tumbler believed to be the Institute. Along with proof that the killers had indeed been using borrowed bodies, Tumbler also discovered a list of citizens organized by threat level. Meeting back up in [[Rodion]], Orion Pax was able to use the list and other evidence he'd gathered to realize the true plot in motion: the Senate had arranged for the pro-Decepticon senators' murders so that the swift solving of the crimes would boost Decepticon faith in the Senate, increasing the turn-out for the recently created [[Decepticon Registration Act]]. The Senate then planned to detonate a bomb at the late [[Nominus Prime]]'s memorial service, hidden inside a fake [[Matrix of Leadership]], and blame it on the Decepticons, giving them an excuse to use the Registration Act list, found by Tumbler, to round up and brainwash the dissidents. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

With a plan to stop the bomb plot in place, Tumbler borrowed a replica Matrix from police armorer [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], to be switched by Pax for the Matrix-bomb. At a concerned Prowl's insistence, Tumbler was left behind during the 'heist' to switch the Matrix, and was instead assigned to guard Shockwave with Pax's colleague [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] at a safehouse. Unfortunately, the safehouse was attacked by Senate thugs, and whilst Pax arrived back there in time, he was forced to allow the enforcers to take Shockwave in return for Roller's life. Tumbler quickly led Pax to the Institute facility he had found with Prowl, only to find it deserted. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Tumbler was present when he and his fellow officers busted [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] for peddling [[simultronic]]s. {{storylink|Post}}

[[File:BeforeandAfter-TheWorseTheDeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|"Everyone calls me Chromedome, but my real name is MySpace -- wait, wait, no."]]
In the aftermath of the full-scale Decepticon rebellion, the new Prime, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]], moved the Institute to a new, remote location, "rebranding" it as the 'New Institute'. Knowing of Tumbler's interest in neuroscience through Prowl, Zeta recruited the forensics officer as an apprentice cerebroscientist under [[Trepan]]. Working at the New Institute, he acquired the nickname "Chromedome" in reference to his prodigious skills as a mnemosurgeon and lobotomist, which he would eventually adopt as his regular name. When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] located and attacked the facility, Chromedome was in the middle of a procedure on the Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], but was interrupted by a blast through his midsection. Luckily, the medic [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] was on hand to save the mnemosurgeon's life. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Over time, after the war had begun proper, Chromedome came to resent his mnenosurgical abilities and became cynical over their use. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Many things he had to do during wartime were things that, in hindsight, he would regret. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} However, Chromedome would also find love, in the form of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] and [[Pivot]], becoming [[Conjunx Endura]] with each, only to also lose them one by one. Each time, Chromedome would be so overwhelmed by the grief he would use his mnemosurgery skills to erase all knowledge of his lovers. Each time [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] would plead with his friend not to do so, and Chromedome would assure him he wouldn't, only to turn around and do just that the minute Brainstorm was out the door. This led an unknowing Chromedome to assume he had a naturally low supply of innermost energon, rather than actually being drained from having made so many deathbed offerings in his life. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Eventually, Chromedome was on the verge of suicide due to the immense burden of his abilities and the terrible side-effects they had on his own mental health. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} It was then, at his lowest point, that he went to a repurposed Relinquishment Clinic to end it, but found [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] searching fruitlessly for [[Dominus Ambus]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He formed a deep friendship with the diminutive archivist. Chromedome credited Rewind's optimism and caring nature as having saved his life, and the two were nearly inseparable since. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Indeed, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] has been known to claim them as being "closer than [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]]" {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} and Rewind had named Chromedome as his [[Conjunx Endura]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:Brainstorm Chromedome infodump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|A little known earlier detonation of the [[Metafictional bomb|meta bomb]].]]
Chromedome was stationed at [[Kimia Facility]] when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived and managed to escape before the facility's destruction, leaving in an escape pod together with Brainstorm and a number of other Autobots. They were soon rescued by, as he put it, [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a psychopath in pink armor]], and made a joke at Swerve's expense. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

As Arcee told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[D-Void]]'s master plan to bring the [[Dead Universe]] into the actual universe, Chromedome and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] felt a bit overwhelmed by the massive "info dump" and wondered if other species ever had to worry about saving the universe. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Chromedome Prowl RemembranceDay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|One prick deserves another... or five.]]
Weeks later, after D-Void's threat had ended and Cybertron had been reborn, Prowl summoned Chromedome and revealed to him that Overlord, recently defeated and captured by the [[Wreckers]], had not in fact had his spark removed and imprisoned, as the official story had claimed. Instead, he had been rebuilt, as part of an initiative by Prowl to uncover the secret to the immense power and endurance of Overlord and the other [[Phase Sixer]]s. With interrogation and the gift of a new body ineffective in making the Decepticon prisoner talk, Chromedome's former partner now sought for him to interface with Overlord and find the secret in his memories, a complex procedure that would be highly dangerous to the mnemosurgeon. When Chromedome refused, not wanting to break his promise to Rewind to stop interfacing, Prowl attempted to blackmail him with an unsavoury secret from the mnemosurgeon's past. Desperate to avoid Rewind learning this story, Chromedome attacked Prowl and forcibly interfaced with him, erasing from his old friend's memory both the blackmail threat and the knowledge that let him make it. He subsequently left the office, telling Prowl, oblivious to his attack, that he'd consider the proposal to work on Overlord. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Somewhere around that time, Chromedome and Rewind attended the Festival of Lost Light. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

===The ''Lost Light''===
[[File:Chromedome Prowl Liars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"And another thing! You ''deserved'' that memory wi- aaah... I mean, what memory wipe?"]]

After Optimus Prime's subsequent appearance and departure from Cybertron, Chromedome chose to join the [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', alongside Rewind. Prowl, angry with this decision, tried to persuade him to stay, noting that Chromedome was "gifted" and his talents were still required on Cybertron, with the plan regarding Overlord left unspoken due to Rewind's presence. Eventually, realizing he wouldn't get anywhere with the argument, Chromedome gave up and left with Rewind, leaving Prowl to fume alone in his office.

Not long afterwards, Chromedome, Rewind, and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] were headed to the ''Lost Light'', with Chromedome verbally jabbing at Rewind's impractical [[Alternate mode|alt mode]] along the way. Suddenly, a fight between [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] crossed their paths, as well as [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who had just escaped being trapped underground for six million years. Chromedome helped Tailgate out of the ground, but the small Cybertronian fainted when he saw that his escape had accidentally injured Whirl. Chromedome and the rest decided to take both Whirl and Tailgate aboard ''Lost Light'' for repairs. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

After the ''Lost Light'' suffered a premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] and ended up halfway across the galaxy, forty Autobots were sucked out of a hull breach and sent plummeting to the surface of a nearby planetoid. Once the ship had landed there, Chromedome, Rewind, and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] aided in the recovery of missing crew members, pulling the stowaway Cyclonus from a lake. Later, Chromedome and others came across [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had also crash-landed on the planet and was being pursued by some unknown [[Legislator|sword-carrying robots]]. After Chromedome removed the "fiddly" [[inhibitor claw]] attached to Skids, the long thought-dead Autobot sprung into action and defeated his one remaining pursuer, much to the amazement of the others. Later, Chromedome was present when Rodimus addressed the crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Chromedome mnemosurgery ChaosOfWarmThings.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|You know, sometime I'd just like games night NOT to end in me sticking my fingers in a corpse.]]
When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was thought to have been let loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', Rodimus asked Chromedome to use his abilities to help identify it. Despite Rewind's reservations, Chromedome complied, hacking into [[Shock (G1)|Shock]]'s mind to see the deceased Autobot's last memories. They did indeed tell of a violent attack by a Sparkeater, and Chromedome recoiled in pain and collapsed. After Chromedome recovered, he described the Sparkeater's appearance to the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} After the Sparkeater business had been resolved, Chromedome and Rewind were present for the grand opening of [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} A few days after, he enjoyed a drink with Rewind and a tipsy Skids in [[Swerve's|Swerve's new bar]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} When the Lost Light was hit by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s thumb (disconnected from its owner) Chromedome helped Brainstorm, Highbrow seal the hole while Trailbreaker used his forcefield to prevent them from being sucked out into the vacuum of space. He was presented with a [[Rodimus Star]] for his part in repairing the ship. Chromedome and Highbrow then discussed Rodimus Stars with Tailgate, who noted their shared "head-themed" nicknames. Later, he was paralyzed along with (nearly) everyone else on board of the ship when Brainstorm accidentally activated one of his experimental weapons. He eventually recovered, and was awarded another Rodimus Star "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Curious about Skids's ever-present handgun (and the mental block which seemingly kept Skids from remembering it), Chromedome swiped the gun at the bar and turned it over to Brainstorm for analysis. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Days later, over another round of drinks, Chromedome demonstrated his talent of being able to identify someone by the sound of their transformation alone. He offered some sympathy to Tailgate over the latter's studying under Ultra Magnus and displayed disgust when Tailgate mentioned trying to invite Cyclonus over to the table. However, the casual atmosphere came to a violent end when a mentally-disturbed Fortress Maximus entered the bar and abruptly shot [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] at pointblank range. {{storylink|Interiors}}

Chromedome later checked in with Brainstorm to find out what was up with Skids' gun. Brainstorm managed to blow the thing up while examining it, but also named it a "binary gun" after recognizing it could only hold two cartridges. He also noted that its engineering seemed to indicate that the gun came from the Institute. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Chromedome mnemosurgery MTMTEAnnual2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Existential angst!]]
Chromedome suffered a brief bout of false recall, where he re-experienced the memory of [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]'s death- one of the unpleasant side-effects of his mnemosurgeries. He attended Tailgate's Autobot initiation ceremony, and he, Rewind, and Brainstorm placed bets with [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] as to how long it would take for Rodimus to say "[['Til all are one]]" in his speech. After representatives of the [[Galactic Council]] showed up, Chromedome was among the Autobots teleported to the surface of [[Theophany]] to explore the ruins of [[Crystal City]], which had been subject to some unknown siege and left desolate. They discovered an inert [[Titan (group)|Titan]] under the city, and Rodimus ordered Chromedome to hack into the giant's [[brain module]] and read its memories, hoping to discover what happened to Crystal City. While preparing to do so, Chromedome and Skids had a brief chat about their similar outlooks on life and its larger meaning. With a disapproving Rewind looking on, Chromedome hacked into the Titan's memory, and discovered it was still alive. Chromedome collapsed in pain, images torn from the Titan's brain reverberating through his mind, as the giant woke with a start and fired an eye-blast that struck the Galactic Council's ship in orbit. Once recovered, Chromedome explained that the Titan was attempting to will its [[spark]] to leave its body, having barely any power left and being totally paralyzed. Chromedome wanted to attempt to re-enter the Titan's mind, as the glimpses he caught indicated that its memories contained much of the information that they were seeking. With the Galactic Council's troops bearing down on them and the ''Lost Light'' under attack, Rodimus chose to set the Titan free instead of pillaging its mind. After some of its mass was shrunk by Brainstorm, the Titan had enough power to teleport the Autobots back to their ship, and the ''Lost Light'' quantum-jumped to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Days later Skids, inspired by his discussion with Chromedome in Crystal City, wanted to let the mnemosurgeon unlock his missing memories. Chromedome admitted that he himself was curious about the mystery of Skids' past and agreed to do it. After hacking into Skids' mind, Chromedome discovered the memories of the year prior to Skids' joining the crew of the ''Lost Light'' had been replaced by an imperative to escape. Chromedome dug deeper and found the erased memories still locked inside Skids' head, but once he caught a glimpse of them, he quickly withdrew. Chromedome told Skids that the buried memories were so horrifying and traumatic that it was better for everyone, Skids himself included, that they never resurface. Skids reluctantly agreed, but asked Chromedome about a piece of music he kept hearing in his head. Chromedome admitted that he heard it in there too, identified it as "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", and prayed that Skids would never come to understand its significance. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

In order to restore the recovering [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s mind, Chromedome and others were assembled by Rewind to tell a story from the Clampdown era. Chromedome explained to the others that the story would help reestablish critical neural connections in Rung's brain. He started off the story, but he and Rewind got briefly distracted trying to figure out how many times Prowl had flipped a table over in their presence. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} By the end of the story, the ship's alarms were sounding, and Chromedome scrambled for battle stations with the others. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:BeforeandAfter-SilentTreatment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Not "''like'' an old married couple", they literally ''are'' an old married couple.]]

As they headed to [[Temptoria]] in the ''[[Leading Light]]'', Chromedome and Rewind argued over the latter's insistence of joining them in battle, despite being technically exempt from combat. Though Chromedome enthusiastically took part in the battle on Temptoria against a small force of Decepticons, when he returned to the shuttle, he found that Rewind had been gravely injured in an explosion. Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] talked Chromedome into performing a jumpstart on Rewind to save the smaller 'Bot's spark. While waiting to hear if the procedure had worked or not, Chromedome got to chatting with Tailgate about how he and Rewind had met, of Rewind's lost “master”, (a progressive ‘Bot by the name of [[Dominus Ambus]]). Rewind had never stopped looking for the missing Ambus and even made Chromedome promise to continue the search if anything ever happened to him.

The jumpstart procedure failed, as Chromedome's own spark was "low yield". Sent to his quarters to recharge, an emotionally vulnerable Chromedome spoke to Drift through his door. Drift offered to show him something in the basement that would give the Autobots an advantage and prevent any more tragedies like Rewind's from ever happening again. Before Chromedome could answer, however, First Aid contacted him with the news that Whirl had a compatible spark to be used to save Rewind. A happy reunion ensued. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Despite this, Chromedome met with Brainstorm and Drift and learned the secret of Overlord's presence on the ''Lost Light''. Despite his previous refusal to Prowl, the fresh memory of Rewind's near-death was enough for Chromedome to agree to use his talents on the Decepticon, in the hope that "Autobot Phase Sixers" could prevent any such tragedies from happening again. Over the next several days, Chromedome visited Overlord in the [[slow cell]] multiple times, acclimating himself to the Decepticon's mental architecture. As a safeguard in the event of Overlord's escape, he subtly altered the Decepticon's memories so as to make him associate the phrase "'til all are one!" with defeat in combat, knowing that Rodimus would undoubtedly say this in a battle. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} In-between visits to Overlord, Chromedome took time to be interviewed for Rewind's documentary about life on the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:RemembranceDay-Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|This is something Rung would also call "a super bad idea".]]
Feeling bold, Chromedome began visiting Overlord's cell without informing his co-conspirators in advance, and confronted Overlord directly in his memories. He compelled Overlord to lead him through his memories to the [[Foundry]], when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Rossum]] used [[ununtrium]] to reinforce his endoskeleton and transform him into one of the [[Warriors Elite]]. Although Chromedome found his answers, he was taken unawares by Overlord also having mnemosurgical training, allowing the Decepticon to loop them through a shared memory and take control of the mental environment. With Chromedome helpless, Overlord browsed through the Autobot's memories at will until he found the security codes to unlock the slow cell. With this, Overlord escaped, taunting a weakened Chromedome with the knowledge that the five seconds it would take him to cross the cell in pursuit would equal thirty minutes of killin' time for Overlord aboard the ship. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Sure enough, Chromedome exited the slow cell into chaos, as the crew of the ''Lost Light'' battled vainly against the superwarrior. Luckily, a true-to-form Rodimus uttered his catch phrase, causing a sudden nervous attack in Overlord which gave Fortress Maximus an opening to overpower the Decepticon. Per Drift's back-up plan, Overlord was forced back into the slow cell, which was readied to eject into space. Tragically, one of Drift's [[sword]]s, stolen during the battle, blocked the cell door open, and heroically Rewind climbed inside the cell to remove the blade. Once he did, the door closed automatically, severing Chromedome's left arm and trapping Rewind inside with Overlord. Desperately speaking some final words to his partner (which Rewind could not hear through the door), Chromedome watched helplessly as the cell was jettisoned. Unwilling to leave Rewind to Overlord's tender mercies, Chromedome personally manned the weapons array of the ''Lost Light'' and blew the slow cell to pieces, apparently killing Rewind in the process. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|I love you too, guys!]]
As Rewind and the other victims were laid to rest, Chromedome seemed to hold together remarkably. Only Brainstorm knew what was really going on in his friend's head, and confronted Chromedome in his suite after the funeral. Brainstorm tried to remind Domey of his other Conjunx Endura over the years -- [[Mach (G1)|Mach]], [[Pivot]], [[Scattergun]]—each of whom Chromedome forcibly removed from his own memories using mnemosurgery once they died, as he couldn't cope with the loss. Brainstorm pleaded with Chromedome not to do it again, and honor Rewind by remembering him. He passed on a final message from Rewind, a memory stick the little bot threw through the cell door as it was closing. These final words and expression of love from Rewind were enough to stop Chromedome from injecting and convince him to hold onto the memory of his lost love. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:RemainInLight2-ChromedomeAltMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"The ladies say that Scooter's the fastest ride in town. Catch-A-Ri.. oh, I just realized that's an insult."]]
Shortly afterwards, Chromedome visited Ratchet in the medibay for reconstruction of his left arm. As he entered, a [[cybercrosis|panicked]] Tailgate barged past him. Before work on the arm was complete, the ''Lost Light'', pursuing the missing Ultra Magnus, arrived at a vast portal in space, and Chromedome watched from the observation deck. Beyond the portal was the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and the mnemosurgeon was recruited by Rodimus for the landing party. The group descended, though not before Chromedome promised Skids to search for answers regarding his amnesia, and on the moon's surface they found an active hot spot of gestating [[spark]]s. Before long, however, the party was set upon by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and his cadre of [[Titan Hunter]]s, {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} forcing them to flee into a nearby [[Titan (group)|Titan]] "graveyard". Their flight was futile, and the entire group was soon captured, whereupon their gracious host was revealed as [[Solomus|Tyrest]], who accused them of crimes against creation. On the way to their cell, Chromedome noticed an apparently immobile Ultra Magnus. The landing party quickly got to chatting with their new cellmate, who revealed himself to be [[Minimus Ambus]], spark brother of Rewind's lost friend [[Dominus Ambus]]. Even though they were all locked up at the behest of Tyrest, Chromedome didn't share Tailgate's impatience to escape their shared prison cell. He quickly chastised the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] for calling him "Domey", the personal nickname that Rewind once used. The group stewed in their prison for some time until an observant Rung deduced something from Minimus's mannerisms—that their cellmate was none other than Ultra Magnus! {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Chromedome listened intently to Minimus's explanation with the others, learning the secret of the [[Magnus Armor]]. When Skids and Swerve were teleported into their holding cell and Skids was revealed by Minimus to be considered a criminal, Chromedome assumed it had something to do with the "binary gun" the theoretician had been carrying. When Tyrest's enforcer [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] introduced them to another new cellmate, Chromedome revealed to Skids that he had read his memories wrong. What he had thought was a buried imperative in Skids's mind to "escape", was actually a name- the name of their new cellmate, [[Getaway]]! {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:ArmTheLonely-Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Sometimes we like to throw a bone to the artists out there looking for a rear-view reference shot.]]
Getaway explained things to Chromedome and the others, formally identifying the binary gun as a [[nudge gun]]. With Getaway's help, Chromedome was able to connect the dots and understand the gaps in Skids's memory. Once everyone found out that Tyrest had gone mad and needed to be stopped, Getaway asked for donated parts from his cellmates to escape their prison. For his part, Chromedome gave Getaway the syringes from his fingers, allowing the escapist to take down the Legislator guarding them. The group armed-up and headed to Tyrest's control room for a confrontation. Unfortunately, the Chief Justice was prepared for them, activating a weapon that paralyzed the Autobots. Tyrest then turned on his [[universal killswitch]], a device intended to kill any Transformers that were [[Reproduction|constructed cold]]. Having been so, Chromedome began dying slowly and painfully. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Ultimately, the killswitch was deactivated and Tyrest's plans foiled. In the aftermath, Chromedome visited a dying Tailgate, whose [[cybercrosis]] was in its final stages. Noting Cyclonus's bedside vigil, Chromedome respectfully departed to let the two say their goodbyes. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

After Orion Pax arrived aboard the ''Lost Light'', Chromedome attended the welcome party at Swerve's. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} He took part in the underwater battle on [[Hydrophena]], defending [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] against the [[Ammonite]] forces, {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} and was teleported along with the rest ''Lost Light'' to Cybertron after they managed to get the Titan's space bridge in working order. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Crash-landing on the planet's surface, Chromedome disembarked with the rest of the crew and fought in the massive battle against their Ammonite attackers and the undead [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:TheBecoming-throw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Prowl just can't BELIEVE someone would throw him off a cliff just for laughing at a widower.]]
In the aftermath of the Necrotitan's defeat, Ultra Magnus tried to convince Chromedome to read Metroplex's mind, a request the mnemosurgeon rebuffed. Feeling depressed, he went to ruminate atop a cliff on the outskirts of New Iacon, where Prowl found him. A bitter argument erupted between the two, with Prowl blaming Chromedome's earlier mnemosurgery on him for leaving his mind vulnerable to [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s control, and Chromedome faulting Prowl for smuggling Overlord aboard the ''Lost Light''. Rage overcame Chromedome when Prowl expressed pleasure that this had indirectly led to Rewind's death, and he attacked the police-bot, hurling him off a cliff and pummeling him until Ultra Magnus intervened. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} However, the altercation was cut short by 70 billion more of Shockwave's Ammonites, who Chromedome engaged on the ground alongside Whirl and Arcee. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

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===Second Launch===
[[File:TowardsPeace ChromedomeGrieving.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|right|He then tried to cheer up by selecting a random episode of ''Futurama'' to watch, but tragically wound up with "Jurassic Bark".]]
When the crisis had passed and Megatron had seemingly surrendered and defected to the Autobots, Optimus Prime attempted to have Chromedome extract Megatron's memories for use in court. The former Decepticon leader vehemently refused to allow this, citing his fear that the extraction might be used as a cover for [[Shadowplay]]. Megatron was able to finagle his way out of a verdict and subsequently joined the ''Lost Light'' as its new captain. Chromedome opted to rejoin the expedition but soon fell into a deep depression, shutting himself away in his habitation suite and listening to Rewind's final message over and over in the dark, much to the concern of his friends. Chromedome was startled into action, however, when the last words of his lover's message suddenly changed into an agonized scream. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Deeply perturbed, he sought out [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] for some answers, and while initially angered by the detective's skeptcism, the appearance of Rewind's apparent ghost galvanized Nightbeat into action. The two returned to Nightbeat's quarters to gather more detective equipment, where Chromedome voiced his belief that he was probably being punished for not continuing to search for Dominus Ambus. Their converstion was interrupted when the pair discovered that the outside wall of Nightbeat's hab suite had disappeared. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} A few minutes later, Rodimus summoned Chromedome and Nightbeat to examine what appeared to be his own corpse, ignoring Chromedome's concerns about injecting into a cadaver. All Chromedome was able to find were Rodimus's "red letter" days, which, combined with the matching energon, caused something of an existential crisis in Rodimus. Then the wall behind everyone vanished.

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-vostortureschromedome.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
When it became clear that the ship was slowly and inexplicably vanishing, Chromedome evacuated on the [[Rodpod]].{{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} When the crewmembers began disappearing as well, Chromedome was one of the afflicted. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Those Autobots who were unaffected by the disappearances discovered that the quantum engine failure of the ''Lost Light'' had created a second, on-course, ''Lost Light'', which had been attacked and destroyed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]] some eighteen months prior.

The "other" Chromedome had been tormented by the Decepticons during their attack, offered to be spared if he wiped his memories of Rewind. Chromedome refused, so DJD member [[Vos (G1)|Vos]] had snapped off his mnemosurgical needles and stabbed him to death. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} After coming across the wreckage of the ship, the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]], unaware of the quantum accident, added "Chromedome's" name to his list of deceased Transformers. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|upright=1.6|right|thumb|*fart*]]
Once Rewind — the sole surviving member of the duplicate ''Lost Light'' and the cause of Chromedome's strange visions — had reset the ailing quantum engines, the paradox was resolved and the main ''Lost Light'' and its crew members rematerialized, Chromedome among them. Skids gave him a pair of [[magna-clamp]]s and told him to go to the outside of the ship. The two lovers sat side by side for a while before embracing. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Upon their return to the ''Lost Light'', Rewind opted to live in his own, separate hab suite, which upset Chromedome. Rewind explained that the two weren't technically each other's actual spouse and that he felt more comfortable starting out again with Chromedome with some degree of separation. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

This peace was to be short-lived: during a celebration at Swerve's to commemorate their recent adventure, Brainstorm was seemingly revealed to be a Decepticon double-agent, poisoning the crew of the ship and escaping across time and space by using the time machine in his [[Time case|briefcase]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} The first hint that something had gone wrong came when Rewind awoke from a bad dream about the "[[Dark Dawn]]", a genocidal event that had never happened in their timeline. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

[[File:AllOurParlousYesterdays MnemoHandshake.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
Believing that he had traveled back in time to kill Orion Pax and preemptively end the war, a group of Autobots who shared the same spark-type with Brainstorm were assembled to pursue him, using a quantum duplicate of Brainstorm's briefcase. In the event that the team would inadvertently reveal the future to inhabitants of the past, Chromedome was temporarily augmented with the ability to erase anyone's memory with a simple handshake. The time traveling team first landed in [[1st Cycle 502]], four million years ago, where they helped Orion Pax and his team of renegade [[Outlier (group)|outliers]] protect a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Elite Guard]]. After needing to follow Brainstorm again through another time jump, Chromedome shook hands with everyone, accidentally causing Optimus Prime and the others to forget [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]'s fate and—to Rodimus's horror—fail to permanently warn Trailbreaker about his death in four million years. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

The team's next stop was in 51st Cycle 500, where Chromedome confronted the new problem of potentially bumping into himself. Brainstorm timejumped again (to [[4th Cycle 499]]) and the team followed, and this time Chromedome and Rewind staked out the [[Rodion]] police headquarters with Whirl. As they waited, Rewind troubled Chromedome with the suggestion of possibly using time travel to save Rewind's previous spouse, Dominus Ambus. Their discussion of timetravel ethics was interrupted when three Senate thugs arrived at Police HQ, setting off Whirl on a rampage due to his shared history with them. Chromedome and Rewind managed to stop Whirl, but not before they accidentally caused the chain of events that would later lead to Senator Shockwave's capture. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[File:PredestinationAnExpertsGuide ChromedomeHugsRewind.jpg|upright=1.6|right|thumb]]
It became increasingly clear that, rather than killing Megatron, Brainstorm had instead been trying to manipulate events in such a way as to prevent the rise of Megatron, and with his plans going increasingly awry, a desperate Brainstorm time-jumped to the moment of Megatron's creation, pointing a gun at the half-built 'bot who would one day become Megatron. Though the Autobots were able to talk him down, Rewind, who had had his databanks overwritten with information about [[Functionist Universe|the series of events that would come to pass if Megatron was never born]], decided to shoot Megatron himself, seemingly dooming Cybertron to a genocidal [[Functionism|functionist]] regime in exchange for sparing the rest of the galaxy from the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

However, the group did not end up changing history, as the nature of time travel meant that Rewind was always fated to kill Megatron; after replacing Megatron's original spark with a [[Point One Percenter]] spark from the future, the team tied up loose ends and returned to their own time. Chromedome reaching out to Rewind in his vulnerable moment had caused the two to bridge the rift that had been between them, and the pair began to share a hab suite once again. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} Sometime after returning, Chromedome spoke to the ship's higher ups, arguing that Rewind's actions were down to trauma; as a result of which no action was charged against him. During Brainstorm's trial, Chromedome served as Brainstorm's defense, when he was the first 'bot to be brought before the [[Lost Light Internal Affairs Committee]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

[[File:TheOneWhereTheyGoToEarth-table.jpg|left|thumb|Ultra Magnus was shunned after admitting his favourite season was the fourth.]]
In the aftermath of the ''Lost Light'' attending Thunderclash's pre-wake, the ship held a dance-off, where Chromedome and Rewind attended, dancing together. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} Shortly after, it turned out Swerve had been slowly dying for some time, and to aid their shipmate the ''Lost Light'' crew used their [[holomatter]] avatars to navigate "[[Swearth]]" in the hopes of finding him. A subsequent medical examination revealed that Swerve had nearly succumbed to an old bullet wound inflicted by the mysterious [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]] as part of his unorthodox method of relaying information. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

[[File:TheNotKnowing ChromedomeRewindDecide.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
Among the information encoded within the bullet was data regarding the legendary "[[Mortilus|Necrobot]]" and his supposed base of operations. Chromedome was present as Rewind informed Rodimus about the mysterious being, and spoke up in favor of investigating the [[Necroworld|planet]] where the Necrobot lived, hoping to help his conjunx find out more about the fate of Dominus Ambus. After arriving on the Necroworld, the group learned how the Necrobot kept track of Cybertronians through holographic statues; Chromedome deduced that there was a central database all the statues were connected to, meaning that it was possible to learn who was alive or dead through who had a statue switched on. Rewind was understandably terrified and asked Chromedome for guidance; Chromedome felt that it wasn't for him to choose, so when Rewind chose to search, it turned out that Dominus had been listed as "deactivated".

Later, Chromedome tried to comfort a devastated Rewind by offering to "smudge" his memories of what happened, only for Nightbeat to show up wanting to show them something. It was a list of the "[[Disappeared]]:" 'bots who had been unaccounted for, and Dominus's name was at the bottom of the list. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

A few days later, Chromedome and Rewind were at Swerve's together, their hand-holding witnessed by a passing Cyclonus. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Shortly thereafter, Cyclonus and Tailgate were involved in an altercation. Wondering what had just happened, Rodimus had Chromedome inject into Cyclonus. The injection took a heavy strain on Chromedome. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} A few hours later, the serial killer Sunder went on a rampage through the ''Lost Light'', his first victim being Skids. Chromedome soon turned up, and realized Skids was remembering the events at Grindcore that had caused the amnesia Chromedome had examined the year before. He injected to try and make sure Skids didn't remember what had happened while Rung and Tailgate went after Sunder. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

Chromedome attended the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s movie night where Rewind was showing a documentary about the beginning of the war. As the documentary reached the section on Megatron's killing of Sentinel Prime, Brainstorm commented that the former Autobot leader had a lot in common with his killer, prompting Chromedome to point out the irony of someone so obsessed with the purity of the Autobot "brand" being similar to the leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:NoGunsNoSwordsNoBriefcases RewindTimeFissure.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9]]
Around December of that year, Chromedome was one of many crewmembers who took advantage of "time fissures" present in Swerve's to look back on the past, including "his" Rewind, something Rung warned him against. Afterward he took part in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Some months later, Chromedome was one of several members of the crew who took part in a fight on [[Miliarium]] against marauding [[Rust Giant]]s. On returning to the ''Lost Light'', Rewind was subjected to a powerful psychic attack of unknown origin. When Rodimus assembled a team to investigate, Rewind and Chromedome were part of the away team — made up of others who had experienced the attack — dispatched to track the signal to its source. The search led them to a strange hollow planet, which turned out to be the Necroworld; they didn't get far before they were attacked by a massive Decepticon armada, forcing them to retreat to the Necrobot's fortress before they were shot down. Discovering that the Necrobot himself perished, the group learned that disgraced escapologist [[Getaway]] had led the rest of the ''Lost Light'' in a mutiny designed to lure Rodimus, Megatron, and his sympathisers off the ship... and leave them to the tender mercies of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:it's not your choice to make.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|*muffled sobbing*]]
The D.J.D. stuck to their script, and, after a brief attack on the fortress, retreated to give their victims eight hours to weigh up their limited options and stew in their fear. Nightbeat found a potential way offworld by using one of the late Necrobot's teleport chambers, but Velocity discovered a basement filled with pods that seemingly contained organic lifeforms. Unwilling to let the organics be massacred by the DJD, nobody opted to leave. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} As the team dug in for a fight, Chromedome and Rewind had an argument, each belieing that the other should have used the teleport chamber to escape. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} When Ratchet and Drift arrived on the planet, they managed to capture the mysterious "[[Dominus Ambus|Pet]]" that accompanied the DJD. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Despite still being weak from injecting Tailgate some months before, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Chromedome volunteered to operate on the creature in the hopes of learning where the DJD had hidden their starship. An hour later, after recording his last will and testament, he prepared to inject. Despite Rodimus's orders to just do a quick probe of recent memories, Chromedome began feeling off, and, ignoring Ratchet's demand to stop, he went deeper.

Much to his horror, Chromedome found that The Pet was not a simple animal, but a [[beast mode]] Cybertronian who had been "[[Domestication|domesticated]]" by the DJD; even as Ratchet shouted that the procedure was killing him, he felt confident that he could reverse the process. Ignoring the protests, Chromedome delved deeper and made a terrifying discovery: The Pet was Dominus Ambus, who had once been the infamous "Agent 113" Even as Ratchet and Rewind yelled at him to stop, he kept going, feeling (and saying) that Rewind couldn't have room for both the people he loved in his life. Unable to watch Chromedome kill himself, Rewind made the choice to abort the procedure by slicing off his arm, leaving Dominus to die.

[[File:mtmte54 KRACK.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Fun? FUN?! How DARE you! How many have to die for you to get your sick jollies?! HOW MANY?]]
Some hours later, with D.J.D.-related death imminent, a repaired Chromedome morosely agreed with Velocity's encasement of the day's proceedings as "torture". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Then Velocity hit on an idea to give them an edge in the upcoming execution: since extreme trauma to Tailgate had made his quantum-engine radiated spark surge and briefly power up others, doing that now could give them an edge against the enemy. Skids stepped forward and Chromedome, to his dismay, had to help his friend relieve the horrors of Grindcore and all the blotted-out guilt, his last injection being to drive him over the edge.

In the ensuing battle, a supercharged Chromedome was sought out by Overlord, who mocked the mnemosurgeon for letting the first Rewind die... prompting an enraged Chromedome to punch him across the battlefield. All too soon, however, the charge burned out and Chromedome and the others were surrounded on all sides. Only the arrival of Megatron, armed with a new fusion cannon, allowed them to fall back to the fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} During all of the carnage and high drama of Megatron's obliteraton of the D.J.D., Chromedome stayed at the back, silently looking at Skids' dead body. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
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===After Dominus===
[[File:Anomie ChromedomeLasso.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Wrangled me a bigot. Yee-hah.]]
Once the dust had settled from the battle against the D.J.D., Chromedome was part of the team Rodimus assembled to return to Cybertron for help using the reassembled teleporter. While the teleporter did bring them to ''a'' Cybertron, it had somehow deposited them on the Cybertron of the [[Functionist Universe]]. Almost immediately after arriving, he and the rest of the team were placed under arrest by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and his [[Functionary|Functionaries]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} As they were paraded through a crowd to shame them on their way to imprisonment, Rewind pointed out to Chromedome that Cybertron had no moon, proving that this was the Functionist Universe. After a grenade thrown by a member of the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] took out two of the group's Functionary escorts, Chromedome was freed from his restraints and joined in the battle. As Twelve-of-Twelve attacked Rodimus, Chromedome lassoed a chain around his neck and pulled him in, though the councilor managed to teleport away before he could do anything else. Soon after the fight was over, [[Six-of-Twelve]] began broadcasting across Cybertron, Chromedome seeming somewhat in disbelief that the councilor's head resembled [[Matrix of Leadership|The Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} When the League teleported Team Rodimus to [[Kalis|Adaptica]], Chromedome attended the meeting with estranged councilor member [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. When the alternate [[Anode]] arrived, Chromedome denied any involvement with the mysterious U.F.O. just outside Cybertronian orbit. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:ModesOfProduction HateOutwards.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9]]
When the U.F.O. was revealed to be [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Chromedome joined the others on the balcony in staring at it before it unleashed its tractor beams. While Megatron handled the defense of the city, Chromedome joined Rodimus in heading to rescue the alternate [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Vector Sigma]] from the Functionists. When the group arrived outside Vector Sigma's chamber however they found the Council had already gained access to the supercomputer but that they had ''not'' used Rung to access the chamber. When Rodimus bravely tackled [[Six-of-Twelve]], Chromedome <s>pointed out the colossal error in judgment </s> warned that his brave leader would now have to fight eleven councilors as they entered the chamber. Like all, Chromedome was horrified to see {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Six-of-Twelve using the false Matrix to suspend Rodimus in an agony beam. Ratchet came to their rescue by pretending to hold the alternate Rung hostage. After they teleported back to the surface and took over the [[Cog (facility)|Cog]], Rung displayed his ability to create [[photonic crystal]]s and explained why the Council hadn't slain him prompting Chromedome to ask why the Council hadn't gone public with the photonic crystals for a year and pointed out that Vector Sigma was sealed off by [[ununtrium]] but Rung explained how the Council had turned everything to their own advantage. After Rung revealed that the Functionists were building an army to exterminate all non-Cybertronian life in the galaxy, Rewind leaned on Chromedome as he despaired over the hatred the Cybertronians had for aliens. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} After the Cog had crashed in Adaptica and Brainstorm and Roller had worked out how to save everyone, Chromedome held hands with Rewind at the first (non-functional) matter transporter before they ran to a second (functional) one where the group teleported to Luna 2 and teleported the moon to Necroworld. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} When Rodimus announced his [[Skip|incredibly morbid plan]] to escape Necroworld, Chromedome and Rewind held hands. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Aboard the cramped spacecraft, Chromedome and Rewind climbed aboard the sleeping Roller's alternate mode to "canoodle" much to the ex-cop's shock when he awoke. The three went to Rodimus about this issue who simply could not bring himself to even pretend to care before he ushered everyone out when a call came in from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Concurrently, the increasingly petty and ridiculous prank war between [[Anode]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] reached its climax with Rewind accidentally being raked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]'s [[Great Sword]]. Chromedome immediately turned on Cyclonus before [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] broke up the fighting. To top it all off, an increasingly intangible Ratchet was sinking through the floor, Skip was shrinking and [[Ten]] declared that the fate of the universe hinged upon everyone following his commands. {{storylink|Sardines}}

[[File:YouAreHere ChromedomeRewindDominus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25]]
At Ten's instructions, Team Rodimus reconfigured Skip's engines to access the [[Warren]] to get to a [[Mederi]] facility only for the mass-displacement to give out, forcing them all to "abandon Skip". They awoke to find themselves in what appeared to be the Afterspark, having presumably died from exposure to super-compressed space. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} Along with Rewind, Chromedome reconciled with his quantum duplicate of Rewind and Dominus Ambus, the quartet ready to ascend together. At that moment, the Afterspark shorted out, revealing the realm to have been the original Mederi, an ancient euthanasia clinic that used telepathic constructs to put its inhabitants at ease before killing them, the first Rewind and Dominus were merely projections of what Chromedome and Rewind hoped to find in the Afterspark. As the group grappled with this revelation, as well as the inexplicability of Tailgate having joined them, they were suddenly beset by sparkeaters made from the former ''Lost Light'' crew! {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

After a failed attempt to reason with the sparkeaters, the group rolled out before reinforcements arrived. When the ''Lost Light'' appeared overhead, Chromedome was part of the group that remained behind to try and use Mederi to cure their crewmates. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} After curing the sparkeaters via concussive medicine, the organic telepaths began counting down, heralding the opening of a massive rift in space. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

Having retaken command of the ''Lost Light'', Rodimus loaded everyone aboard but the ship's engines were unable to match the rift's gravity, being dragged into the [[Benzene Cluster]], now populated by five duplicates of Cybertron. Touching down on one, the crew was quickly taken prisoner by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. When Froid and Sunder were shoved in, the latter revealed to Chromedome that he'd managed a quick scan of the Architect's head before the being had forced him out and stripped him of his mnemosurgery. After Froid explained that the multiple Cybertrons were an upscaled [[God Gun]] which opened a portal to the next universe over, out from which came Megatron flying point amongst a fleet of starships. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers Lucky.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0]]
After reassuring that he wasn't invading, Megatron directed everyone to the real threat, a massive planet-sized effigy of Primus, one that Chromedome recognized as the [[Functionist Universe]]'s Cybertron granted a [[robot mode]]. When Megatron came to rescue, Chromedome was part of the group that managed to be pulled aboard the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. After Megatron had caught everyone up on the Functionist Council's schemes, he revealed that "Primus" was still populated by the citizenry of Cybertron. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the group had managed to free themselves, and discover that Rung was the true Primus, everyone touched down on the last Cybertron for a group brainstorm, hitting on the idea of using twelve copies of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to overload Cybertron's twelve [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] to wipe out the Functionist Council in Vector Sigma. When the [[Omega Guardian]]s speaking through the Magnificence expressed their displeasure at this via deadly energy bolts, Chromedome and Rewind took Rung away so he could make the Matrices. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Retiring to his quarters, Rung told Chromedome and Rewind to appreciate the other and left them to hug. Their session was interrupted when Rodimus came to see what was taking so long, the three discovering that creating the duplicates had killed Rung. Chromedome was sent to [[Port Residua]] with Rewind to guard Roller, managing to hold off the Functionaries until Rodimus delivered a rousing speech that allowed everyone to open their Matrix, overloading Vector Sigma and killing the Functionists. Returning to the ''Lost Light'' everyone saw that Luna 1's hot spot had been reactivated by Cybertron shunting the energy wave, bearing a final "Don't Forget Me" from Rung. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|"Just keep your head down...there's two of us in here now, remember?"]]
As the crew took stock, Prowl arrived to inspect "New Cybertron" before declaring that, since the Knights of Cybertron didn't exist, Megatron would once again have to stand trial, this time with the Galactic Council presiding. Over Rodimus's protests, Megatron agreed to go quietly but was nonetheless allowed to join the ''Lost Light'' for one last "victory lap" cruise. When Chromedome and Rewind took a last walk, they discovered Rung's quarters and the model starships, unaware that the lasting effects of Adaptus' information creep had caused them to forget their friend. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the ''Lost Light'''s adventures would never truly end. When the time came however, the ship simply wound up back on Cybertron where the ''Lost Light'' was disassembled following a last drink. Afterwards, Chromedome and Rewind left for a trip to [[Milnex]], where Rewind was eager to check out the census center there.

With no more adventures to be had, Chromedome became a grief counselor for a time before Rewind, obsessed with gathering as much information as he could about the Functionist Universe, succumbed to [[Delta's Malady]], trapping him in data stick form. Chromedome retired to look after his partner, inserting him in the back of his head as a means to communicate. Centuries later, Chromedome and Rewind attended Ratchet's funeral, Chromedome having a conversation with Drift after the proceedings.

And far away, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate Lost Light materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

==INSIRT continuity==
[[File:Timeless-EjectChromedomeStylor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Long ago on Cybertron, Chromedome served in the [[Autobot Police]] and harbored an interest in the field of mnemosurgery. Over time, he was able to use his highly decorated partner Prowl's status to pursue this interest, developing the ability to extract information directly from a suspect's mind. However, as time passed, Chromedome found himself called upon not only to read minds, but rewrite them, altering a subject's memories and personality. Seeking to escape the burden of these duties, he buried his past and his talents. Eventually, though, he would come to meet Rewind, another Autobot with an interest in memories. Though it took some time, Chromedome eventually let the smaller Autobot into his life. {{storylink|Chromedome (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Chromedome bio card}}

Some time later, Chromedome and Rewind would become crewmembers of the ''Lost Light'', and, along with [[Stylor]] and ex-Decepticon mercenary [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], formed the [[INSIRT|Intelligence and Notable Surreptitious Information Recovery Team]], a group tasked with uncovering any mysteries that might threaten the ship's quest to find the Knights of Cybertron. {{storylink|INSIRT|INSIRT Tech Spec}} INSIRT's duties took them to the [[Vestigial Cortical Complex]], a Decepticon memory storage facility that Rewind became very excited about. After they located the facility, an impatient Treadshot made a door by way of explosion, allowing Chromedome, Rewind and Stylor to file inside. {{storylink|Timeless}}

===''Recordicons''===
At some point Rewind died, and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Recordicons|Brainstorm]] set Chromedome up on a date with [[Eject (G1)#Recordicons|Eject]]. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 27|Recordicons #27}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*The fact that Chromedome originally used to go by a different name was first brought up in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'': In that issue, his name was written in quotation marks in Rewind's diagram, and when Chromedome himself was about to mention his original name, Rewind cut him off, arguing that it would make the story they were telling too "confusing". The out-of-universe reason for this was that writer [[James Roberts]] wanted to trick readers into believing that his unmentioned original name held some significance, causing rampant speculation. In [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]] of the same series, it was finally revealed that his original name was the completely insignificant "Tumbler"; the real revelation was that his ''current'' name, "Chromedome", was the one that had a deeper meaning, as it was originally a nickname given to him at the "[[Institute|New Institute]]" where he used to work under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], a rather surprising twist in the light of the events of the "Shadowplay" three-parter. The name "Tumbler" itself was derived from Chromedome's vehicle mode bearing a passing resemblance to the vehicle of the same name from Christopher Nolan's [[Batman]] movies.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And as for why (in terms of vanilla original names) it's Tumbler: https://t.co/dbQlnK2OKl|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1574277050562510848|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=26|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* "Timeless" co-writer [[Jesse Wittenrich]] would later reveal his intention that the Rewind depicted in "Timeless" was being projected into Chromedome's mind by Stylor, and that the actual Rewind was deceased. Vestigial remnants of this plot point remain in the published comic, in the form of Stylor's constant physical contact with Chromedome, and Treadshot never acknowledging Rewind.<ref>"Hmm. Obvious IDW nod is obvious but... TCC Stylor's "power" was going to be that he could access and edit Chromedome's mind, allowing Stylor the ability to generate and project Rewind into Chromedome's active consciousness. Letting Chromedome continue to see and hear his husband even with Rewind, at that point, being dead and all. In the somewhat planned extended TFSS comic, Ultra Magnus would try to convince Chromedome that Stylor was a dangerous "parasite", but in the end Chromedome wouldn't have been able to let Rewind "die" again and would stay buddies with Stylor. (If you read the page that did get published, you'll see that Stylor never loses physical contact with Chromedome when Rewind is around. And Treadshot never interacts with Rewind.) So I guess what I'm saying is... "Cool! Both Stylors have memory powers!!""—[https://web.archive.org/web/20170915234139/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99399-post-pictures-of-your-special-arm/page-1044#entry3318823 Jesse Wittenrich on the Allspark Forums, 2016/08/23]</ref> Whether this holds true in the completed comic or is merely [[authorial intent]] is an exercise left to the reader.
*[[James Roberts]] has said that IDW Prowl and Chromedome had a "stronger bond" than just being partners.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 17:17 - 14:58</ref>
*[[:File:TheGloaming Toxin.jpg|An erroneously coordinated appearance]] by Chromedome in [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]] was caught in time by [[Josh Burcham]], who recoloured the 'bot into [[Toxin]], an unofficial character created for [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2011]].
* Chromedome's present day alt mode looks suspiciously like a light runner from the ''{{w|Borderlands (series)|Borderlands}}'' franchise.
* Chromedome's [[:File:MTMTE9 early Chromedome.jpg|"Shadowplay"-era body]] (distinct from his present day one) inspired his [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class figure]]. Amusingly, this toy briefly appeared as his present day body in [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|''Lost Light'' #19]] because no one supplied [[E. J. Su]] with reference models.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Mnemosurgeons]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]

Prime Target (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the live-action film series book|Prime Target (book)}}
{{episode
|image=Lord chumley plaque.jpg
|caption=...This pretty much speaks for itself.
|series=G1toon
|ep=51
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=51
|prev2=Blaster Blues
|next2=Auto-Bop
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=13
|prev3=The Golden Lagoon (episode)
|next3=War of the Dinobots
|title="Prime Target"
|season=2
|season ep=35
|written by=[[Flint Dille]] [[Buzz Dixon]]
|production code=700-50
|airdate=[[November 14]], 1985
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBcYNLUkYro
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''The big-game hunter Lord Chumley begins hunting Autobots, and he's gunning for Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
Over the [[Arctic]], [[Daina|Oktober Guard One]] is flying an experimental jet, when it is suddenly speared by a submarine under the ice. She ejects, but the plane is captured. It turns out that the plane was stolen by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], a game hunter, who tells his manservant [[Dinsmore]] that he needs one more thing to complete his collection... the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Primetargetchumleydinsmore.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Dinsmore, I believe the Autobots are about to suffer a series of unfortunate events!"]]
Heading into town, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] spot [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and head after them. However, the [[Decepticon]]s are revealed to be [[hologram]]s as part of a trap set by Chumley. Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots are watching a soap opera which is interrupted by a news broadcast about the theft of the plane. Apparently, the [[Soviet Union]] is accusing the [[United States of America]] of the theft, which the United States denies, and the two countries are ready to go to [[World War III|war]]. Having not heard back from Bumblebee and Tracks, Prime orders the Autobots to search for their friends. However, Chumley has devised several traps for the Autobots and manages to capture [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], the latter of whom sends a message to Prime about the capture. Not wanting to risk the others, Prime orders the Autobots to return to base.

[[File:Primetargetbotsintraps.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And you thought Hasbro safety tests were tough.]]
While they regroup, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] sends a message to Prime, saying that he's found the missing bots, who are being held in (poorly designed) traps intended to prevent them from escaping. Chumley himself contacts Prime and requests his presence. Pissed at seeing his friends tortured, Prime overloads Chumley's screen and orders the Autobots to remain at the base.

However, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] has been keeping an eye on the events and feels that Chumley, though a flesh creature, may be useful...especially since he's done more in two days than Megatron has done in two years, which [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] takes the time to point out. Unaware that Chumley is only after Prime, Megatron sends Blitzwing and Astrotrain (surprise, surprise) to make a deal between Chumley and the [[Decepticon]]s.

Arriving at Chumley's castle, Prime finds himself in a "well researched" mock-up of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He unleashes a [[Beast of Borneo|monster]] on Prime, but Prime is able to defeat it. Heading down a corridor, Prime finds a young woman imprisoned, but leaves. Blitzwing investigates, and gets trapped in a goo-net intended for Prime, much to Astrotrain's irritation. Finally, Chumley sends out a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|mechanical scorpion]], but Prime is shot in the back by Astrotrain and apparently killed. Furious that his prize has been ruined, Chumley takes the Decepticons prisoner and defuses their energy weapons.

[[File:PrimetargetOPvsspider.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|Blackarachnia]]'s debut was not the most glamorous.]]
Knowing that Prime is alive, Bumblebee sends their coordinates to the Autobot leader, who enters the castle. A [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|mechanical spider]] is dispatched, but Prime destroys it and heads into Chumley's control room. Dinsmore hides in a tank while Chumley frees the Decepticons on the promise that they'll fight the Autobot. Instead Astrotrain and Blitzwing go after Chumley to "See how he likes being hunted." The Autobots are freed by Prime, and Blitzwing and Astrotrain retreat after realizing that they are unarmed. Chumley is left at the mercy of Prime.

The Autobots return the plane to the Soviet Union, with Chumley strapped to its nose. The world thanks Optimus Prime for his efforts in solving the mystery.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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{{collist|2|
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (9)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (10)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (11)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (14)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (15)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (17)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (18)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (19)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (20)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (21)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (24)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (27)
}}
|c2=
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (7)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Daina|Oktober Guard One]] (1)
*[[Dinsmore]] (2)
*[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] (3)
*[[Hector Ramirez]] (6)
*Soviet sentry (28)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Lord chumley trophyroom.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|''Look at this stuff. Isn't it neat? Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?'']]
"She's a lovely specimen, Lord Chumley, but, there's a frightful international row brewing over it." 
"Ahhh. These things blow over... Remember the [[Boer War]]?" 
"Painfully, sir." 
"Oh, yes, well. Everybody else has forgotten it."
:—'''Dinsmore''' and '''Chumley''' are older'n hell, apparently.

[[File:Kitchensinks-audience.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't ''you'' stand at attention when you're watching your stories?]]
'''News Announcer''': "We interrupt 'As the Kitchen Sinks' for this special news bulletin." 
'''Jazz, Blaster, Beachcomber''' and '''Grapple''' in unison: "Awwwwwwwww..."
:—The Autobots do not like to miss their soaps.

"Ah hah. Here comes the robot now. Dressed as a semi-truck. How very punctual!"
:—'''Chumley'''

"Where did he come from!? That blasted fool!" 
"You blasted fool!"
:—'''Chumley''' and '''Astrotrain''' on the same wavelength as '''Blitzwing''' falls for the booby trap.

"Amazing. A booby trap that actually catches boobies!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' says "boobies".

"Bah! Impenetrable! Blitzwing, how do you get into these messes?!"
:—'''Astrotrain''' vainly tries to free Blitzwing

"Help! Get me out of this damn thing!!"
:—'''Blitzwing's''' "MUFFLED call for help", according to the script, makes its way past Standards and Practices

"Decepticons! Trust them to spoil the hunt." 
"Yes, sir. Just like the Humane Society, in a way."
:—'''Chumley''' and '''Dinsmore'''

"Smashing! Simply smashing!"
:—'''Chumley''' does his best Nigel Thornberry impression.

"Drat! Outsmarted by a lorry!"
:—'''Chumley''' loses on ''Are You Smarter Than a Tractor-Trailer?''

'''Chumley''': I say, old chaps. If I free you, will you fight Optimus Prime? 
'''Astrotrain''': Trust us! 
'''Chumley''': There he is, lads! Ha ha! Give him a good thrashing! 
[''Astrotrain immediately tries to stomp Chumley''] 
'''Astrotrain''': See how ''you'' like being hunted! 
'''Chumley''': But—you said— 
'''Blitzwing''': Never trust Decepticons, flesh creature!
:—Chumley gets a lesson in Decepticon ethics.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 10th May 1985

===Continuity notes===
[[File:HectorRamirezPrimeTarget1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not afraid to interrupt the Autobots' soaps, even if means a [[variable voltage harness]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1KT1QoSCT8#t=01m07s to the face.] ]]
*The Oktober Guard are a Soviet special operations force from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoons and comics.
*The newscaster the Autobots observe on television is [[Hector Ramirez]], a crossover character who originated in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' and went on to appear in numerous other [[Hasbro]]/[[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cartoons.
*Several of the Autobots are revealed to be fans of an Earth soap opera entitled ''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]''. Clearly, they've been away from Cybertron too long. Even better, they all ''groan'' when it's interrupted.
*Beachcomber carries enough change with him to pay a tollbooth.
*Tracks and Bumblebee are on a "supply run". Sounds like they've ventured into [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]!
*Starscream's sick burn that Lord Chumley's done more in two days than Megatron's done in two years sadly doesn't quite line up with reality, as ''The Transformers'' show had only been running about a year when this episode aired. But hey, maybe it's in-universe time?
*Optimus Prime calls Chumley "one royal pain in the diode".
*Points to this episode for keeping track of Optimus Prime's shoulder wounds–they appear very consistently after his battle with the dragon. They even become a plot point, as the robot scorpion uses them to grip Prime with its claws.
*Optimus Prime is quick to discount the possibility of the Decepticons being behind the theft of the experimental jet, despite them [[Blaster Blues|previously]] [[Traitor (episode)|stealing]] [[Enter the Nightbird|human]] [[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|tech]]. (And they [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|would do]] [[Masquerade|so again]].)

===Real-world references===
[[File:Kitchensinks-show.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Using a hyper-advanced alien supercomputer to watch a soap opera may seem funny to you, but you're using more computing power than got us to the moon to look at ''this'', of all things.]]
*The plot of the episode appears to be loosely based on ''{{w|The Most Dangerous Game}}''.
*The episode has a couple of low-key nods to Disney's 1951 animated movie ''{{w|Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland}}'':
** Dinsmore laments Huffer's escape as "No cooperation, no cooperation at all", a direct quote from the Dodo as he tries to burn down the white rabbit's house.
** Optimus appraises one of Chumley's traps as "Neither impossible, nor impassable!", hearkening to a conversation early in the film between Alice and the magical doorknob.
*There was a 1914 silent film called ''{{w|Lord Chumley}}''. It probably didn't have Autobots in it.
*The episode script states Dinsmore's age at 101 (born in 1884) and so was indeed alive for the {{w|Second Boer War}}. Additionally, Chumley is stated to have been a 24 year-old English military officer during [[World War II]], when he downed the Stuka dive bomber whose propeller is seen in his trophy room, placing his age roughly in the mid-sixties.
*Chumley boasts of having hunted {{w|Javan Tiger|Javanese tigers}}... which were actually hunted to extinction by the late 1970s. ''Bastard.''
*The show ''As The Kitchen Sinks'' the Autobots were watching is a reference to the show ''As The World Turns''.
*Chumley bears some resemblance to Major Minor from Snagglepuss cartoons (even down to having a head plaque ready for his next target), just ''hugely'' more resourceful and effective.
*The news report refers to the capturing of the Soviet jet as the highest point in US-Soviet tensions since the {{w|Cuban Missile Crisis}}.
[[File:Primetarget beast of borneo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Stop dragon my heart around.]]
*There is a real-world legend of a dragon that lives in Borneo.<ref>[http://www.amazingborneo.com/travel/myths-legends-of-mount-kinabalu "Myths & Legends" section of a Borneo tourism site]</ref> Specifically, it dwells on {{w|Mount Kinabalu}}... which seems to be referenced indirectly when Lord Chumley talks about having studied "the Kibolaroo tribe in lower Songtanka... or was it the Songtanka tribe in lower Kibolaroo?" ("Songtanka" is also suspiciously close to "{{w|Sintang Regency|Sintang}}", another part of Borneo.)
**Moreover, [[Flint Dille]], who co-wrote "Prime Target", had a large hand in the development of [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]]'s ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' series, which featured another reptilian monster from Borneo in the form of [[Ssslither]].
**There ''is'' an actual Bornean lizard species called the Kinabalu crested dragon,<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/mn72yqe Entry for Kinabalu crested dragon in ''A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia'']</ref> but it has never been known to reach [[Autobot]]-threatening sizes.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/65695019@N07/6737074543 Video of Kinabalu crested dragon]</ref>

===Animation and technical errors===
*A large number of sound effects are missing or oddly truncated throughout the episode. Inferno smashes his way into the burning building without any smashy-smashy-type noises, and a second later his wrist communicator is snipped off in total silence. Prime shoots a bear trap with only about a fourth of his usual blaster sound effect; a second later he throws open a castle gate, which only makes half of a clang.
*Likewise, there are a few lines of dialogue present in the episode's shooting script that are dropped from the final version. This in and of itself is hardly unusual, except in one instance, an odd technical glitch results. In the script, after Prime flattens Chumley's robotic scorpion, Chumley entreats Astrotrain to "help [his] machine to its feet," and Astrotrain replies "Certainly!" In the finished episode, however, Chumley's request is removed but Astrotrain's response is ''not'', leaving the Decepticon randomly saying "Certainly!" for no apparent reason.
*And finally, quite a bit of the scene editing is disjointed, cutting from place to place almost at random.
*Coloring errors:
**One of Tracks' missile launchers is blue instead of white as he and Bumblebee walk up to the crowd in the city.
**When Optimus Prime and the Autobots at HQ first transform, Optimus' headlights aren't colored white (they're the same red as his body).
**One of Jazz's fenders is blue instead of white after he's captured.
**Mirage's missile is colored black instead of white as he listens to Cosmos' broadcast.
**After he first lands at Chumley's castle, one side of Blitzwing's helmet is yellow and the other side is purple.
*The collective groans of the Autobots at their interrupted soap don't match any of their actual voices.
*A billboard urging viewers to "Don't drink and drive" has a second message to "Don't fly drive".
*When the fire hose/tentacle trap ensnares Inferno it's shown breaking off his wrist communicator twice.
*When Optimus signals the Autobots of the change in plans, his cab is shown to have rear windows (it's probably a layering error where the front windows got copied).
*During the scene when [[Chumley]] contacts Optimus at the Autobots headquarters, both [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] can be seen standing next to Optimus even though earlier, they got captured by Chumley.
*When Chumley watches Optimus through his telescope as he approaches the castle, it appears as if Optimus is "driving" through the in the sky. While it might seen that the error here is that no ground has been drawn in, if you look closely, Prime is actually "wearing" an Autobot jetpack, affixed to the top of his trailer, with jet-exhaust effects and all—he really is ''supposed'' to be flying in truck mode! The real error in this scene is the display of Prime on Chumley's monitor which has no sky or ground, and just show Optimus floating in a purple background—plus the absence of any scene that shows him landing, as the very next shot shows he has already done. In addition, the non-descript purple background on Chumley's large screen is shared by the sky outside the window, making it seem like the castle itself is moving.
*After Prime frees himself from the net, the net and chain both vanish between shots.
*Blitzwing and Astrotrain's mouths don't move as they speak their lines while approaching the beartrap.
*"Don't you know it's dangerous to play with poison, Mrs. Blackwidow?" Optimus Prime means [http://snakebuddies.net/2014/08/18/did-you-get-stung-by-a-poisonous-snake/ ''venom'', not poison].
*When Blitzwing says "Never trust Decepticons, flesh creature", Chumley mouths along. A few seconds later Blitzwing says "Look out, the Autobots are free!" in Astrotrain's voice.
*The Russian guard drops his rifle in surprised reaction to something in front of him... then turns around to find the missing jet ''behind'' him.

====Rhino DVD release====
*In the [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] release of this episode, when Chumley chides Optimus for changing the rules of his twisted game, Chumley stands in place without stepping forward, with his mouth correctly animated to the entirety of his dialogue. In the broadcast master, Chumley's mouth is not animated to move to the last part of his line, and he subsequently steps forward out of shot. This short sequence was not replaced with the as-broadcast footage for the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD release.

===Continuity errors===
*Oktober Guard One received a sonar reading from beneath the ice while flying over in her jet. Sonar doesn't work that way.
*Any other cartoon (or real-life) jet would have completely exploded either upon being struck, or upon smashing nose-first into the ice.
*Why is footage of the "top secret Russian jet fighter" being shown on the American nightly news?
*The truck that Bumblebee pretty much just drives into has no roof. Couldn't he just transform and climb out? Unlike Tracks, he also doesn't seem to get zapped, so couldn't he also contact headquarters and activate the same homing signal he uses at the end of the episode?
*It looks like Blaster is simply "transformed" by the billboard hands (how they knew to do this to him specifically is a mystery; and how did they make him change ''size''?). Why doesn't he transform back when Chumley grabs him?
*Chumley's devices seem to change from "capture" to "kill" about the time Prime recalls the Autobots to base. Both Windcharger and Huffer narrowly escape traps that seem likely to inflict major damage, at the very least (an onrushing train and a drill descending from a streetlight, respectively).
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Jazz and Inferno are briefly seen at the Ark when they were actually captured by Lord Chumley. Jazz is Warpath's height.
**Some of the Autobots freed by Optimus Prime aren't the same ones that were captured: Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Prowl, and Bluestreak bust into Chumley's control center along with Prime. Jazz and Bumblebee are there too (correctly), but what happened to the others who were captured (Tracks, Beachcomber, Grapple, Blaster and Inferno)?
*Both Tracks and Beachcomber seem to be in traps that they could easily escape from.
*Optimus Prime has spectacularly poor peripheral vision, failing to notice the giant monster right near him as he threatens that "you better hope I find ''them'' before I find ''you''."
*When Bumblebee radios Prime, the blades swinging at him conveniently disappear.
*Speaking of Bumblebee, the dialog implies that he and the others are running out of energy... yet they seem pretty lively when charging the Decepticons at the end!
*Optimus walks into a spiderweb ''that's right in front of him''.
*Because it's a crazy-huge castle, we can forgive some of the usual scale issues that let Transformers walk around inside human buildings–but Blitzwing and Astrotrain fly out of what must be one ''massive'' window opening.
*Though obviously scripted for comedic effect, it beggars belief that the Autobots were actually able to drop the jet off without the Russian soldier noticing.

===Trivia===
[[File:PrimeTarget scorpion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"You can pretend I'm [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]! I've even got a little screen."]]
*Grapple's voice is much higher and more nasal than usual in this episode, presumably an attempt by Peter Renaday to distinguish him from Lord Chumley, whom he also voices.
*Chumley is one of the most outlandish characters in the entire series. He seems to be ''insanely'' rich, while having access to scads of ludicrous technology:
**He deploys some ''unfathomably'' improbable traps and devices. The most hilarious are a pair of giant hands that come to life from a billboard to fold up Blaster into his tape deck mode (somehow forcing him to shrink at the same time). The list also includes a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|giant fully-animated mechanical scorpion]] that is impervious to Optimus Prime's laser fire, some sort of instant-hardening liquid which is ''also'' impervious to Astrotrain's blaster, a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|giant mechanical black widow]], a self-animating energy net, a "[[holographic projection rifle]]" that projects fully-animated 3D images of Astrotrain and Blitzwing running through alleys and streets, complete with sound effects; giant mechanical tentacle arms (which can somehow be transported by a comparatively tiny forklift), a tube/hose/thing that is smart enough to wrap itself around Inferno ''and'' snip off his communicator, and a set of heavy steel girders which can assemble themselves into a cage while in freefall.
**Furthermore, he's somehow worked quite a few of his traps and gadgets right into publicly-owned infrastructure. A suction clamp comes snaking out of a toll booth; a giant drill comes out of a street lamp while clamps emerge from a manhole; and railroad crossing gates descend at his command.
**In addition to all the crazy technology he uses for recreational purposes, he's seen to own a submarine, a sprawling clifftop castle (with what looks like an abandoned [[oil]] refinery right next to it), a fully operational steam locomotive, a custom-modified car wash, an apartment building (which he casually burns), a veritable fleet of flatbed and other trucks, a heavy construction crane (and presumably the entire construction site where it's located), a taxi cab, a fire truck, and a barge.
**He also has the money to build a replica of part of Cybertron just to hunt Optimus in.
**Chumley's hunting and history includes:
***Hunting Javanese tigers
***Hunting a rhino in the veld
***Stalking a dragon-thing through the interior of Borneo
***Study of the "Kibularu tribe in lower Sontanga... or was it the Sontanga tribe in lower Kibularu?"
**Seriously. What does this guy ''do'' for a living??

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast):'' "'''Optimus chassé'''" ("Optimus Hunted")
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''La cible mouvante'''" ("The Moving Target")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode is present in the [[Déclic Images]] DVD collection, but due to the titles' general disorder, its title is also "Un jeu d'enfants", a copy of [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]'s French title.
::*Oktober Guard One is dubbed by a man, despite the presence of an unidentified voice actress in the episode to voice the crying girl and the character in ''As The Kitchen Sinks''.
::*The unpleasant voice effect from ''Kremzeek!'' is back for the Transformers.
::*Jazz, who usually is one of the only characters to roughly keep the same voice actor, is dubbed by [[Albert Augier]] in this episode.
::*Dodged names:
:::*Optimus Prime's line "Tracks and Bumblebee haven't reported in." becomes "and the ''other two'' still haven't called?".
:::*Jazz's conclusion "...but no sign of Tracks and Bumblebee" is dubbed by "I didn't see any trace of these imbeciles". Rude.
:::*Optimus Prime's line "... but Grapple is already beginning to fade" becomes "...but ''him'', on the other hand, is starting to weaken".
::*Missing lines:
:::*Beachcomber's line "Hey, don't be greedy! I'm not giving you one penny more! Huh, let go of me!" is missing.
:::*Grapple's line "Hey, you up there! I'm looking for some friends of mine." is missing.
:::*Blaster does not say a single word before being captured.
:::*Most of Inferno's lines are absent during his intervention. He only reports to Prime after discovering the child was a decoy.

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Jagd auf Prime'''" ("Hunt for Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 23]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Il cacciatore'''" ("The Hunter")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*When Tracks tells Bumblebee to "get help", the line is changed to: «Help! Let me go away! Help!». Thus, it looks like Bumbleebee is simply running away without caring about what happens to Tracks. Bumbleebee... you little...
::*The title of ''As the Kitchen Sinks'' is never pronounced. Hector simply says: «We interrupt the show [...]».
::*Starscream's line: «Especially since he has done more in two days than you have in two years!» is changed to: «And especially because he managed to do more than you [plural] in just two days than you [singular] in all these years!». If the sentence sounds weird to you it's not because it as been translated from Italian to English... but because it really is.
::*When Chumley says that Prime is "dressed as a semitruck", in Italian he says that he's "dressed as a truck". Prime is actually... well... a semitruck, not a truck.
::*Optimus's famous line: «Amazing. A booby trap that actually catches boobies!» is changed to: «Great. A trap for idiots that really catches idiots!» which is... waaaaay less funny.
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Bersaglio Optimus'''" ("Target Optimus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Target wa Convoy'''" (ターゲットはコンボイ, "The Target Is Convoy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 4]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhànlìpǐn Qíngtiānzhù '''" (战利品擎天柱, "Booty Optimus Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Grande Alvo'''" ("The Great Target")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tsel nomer odin'''" (Цель номер один, "The Target Number One")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-33 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2016)'''
:Inferno comes with a firehose and a pair of wrist-mounted comunicators based on the scene from this episode where he is caught by Lord Chumley.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1995]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1999]] — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2003]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 6 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 18 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180228132242/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-50.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NND8R7-mC1PYX9HxjlTOM7rk851fgxTP/view?usp=sharing Full episode script]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1j-TTS4nQr_V9R1Qg3PlWdPCf5aENGFH2 Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bhOHVcCIEs2kR9Dx1i5w1WKQInIKqaV9/view?usp=drive_link Episode model sheets]

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Transformers (2023) issue 19

2025-04-09T19:59:00Z

Flicky1991: /* Quotes */

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|date=[[April 9]], [[2025]]
|coverdate=April 2025
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|art by=[[Ludo Lullabi]]
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'''A glimpse into the past shows how Megatron became the great conqueror that bent Cybertron to his will.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] awakens in a cell on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Confused, he demands to know where he is, last remembering being on [[Moonbase One|Moonbase 1]] with the rest of his [[clan]]. He is then greeted by the [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] [[Dezimir]], who tells him that he has been brought to undergo a great trial. Megatron tries to defiantly fight back, but Dezimir uses a device to control and subdue him. He is then brought to an arena, where Dezimir unleashes a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s on the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]. However, Megatron is unfazed, and quickly tears through the Sharkticons, even firing a stray shot from his [[fusion cannon]] at his captors, only to earn another shock from Dezimir. The [[Quintesson]] then activates the next part of the trial: the floor opens underneath Megatron to reveal an inferno. Unfazed, Megatron transforms into his tank mode and blasts at Dezimir's platform. Dezimir taunts Megatron, telling him that while he is powerful, he could be much more. He then summons the mechanical shell of the mighty [[Mechanokoar]] and crushes Megatron.

Once more, Megatron awakens in the same cell, confused. Dezimir tells him that failure is not an option, proceeding to drag him out of the cell and back to the Sharkticon pit. Megatron demands to be returned home, but Dezimir tells him to continue fighting. Once again, Megatron defeats the Sharkticons, but is destroyed by the Mechanokoar.

On and on the cycle repeats, hundreds and hundreds of times. Eventually, the strain becomes too much for Megatron, and he breaks down, begging for mercy. Dezimir reveals that this is not only a trial, but a lesson: for as mighty a warrior Megatron may be, compared to the vast universe, he is ''small'' - insignificant. Nothing. Just as he is about to finish Megatron with the Mechanokoar once more, a voice from above orders him to stop; his master has declared the trial over. Dezimir reveals that what allowed them to control Megatron was the dark opposite of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the legendary artifact wielded by the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Through it, Dezimir and his master plan to make Megatron such an opposing force to the Prime. Energy from this dark Matrix surrounds Megatron, granting him a third mode that will allow him to channel its energy to assert his control over others: a gun. The master then orders Dezimir to pick up Megatron, much to the Quintesson's horror. Megatron revels in the power he now has over his captor, forcing him to aim his gun form at the Mechanokoar and destroy the beast.

In the future, Megatron has returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and uses his new power to lead the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (8)

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* [[Dezimir]] (2)
* [[Quintesson Bailiff]]s (3)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s (4)
* [[Mechanokoar]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"If you won't come down to me-- I shall force you down to my level!"
:—'''Megatron''' to Dezimir

"This is not only a trial. It is a lesson. My master has asked me to show you how small you truly are." 
"'''''I AM NOT SMALL!!!!'''''"
:—'''Dezimir''' and '''Megatron'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This issue flashes back to give us our earliest look at Megatron's history in the Energon Universe, while also serving to expand on ideas and plot points that have been drip-fed to readers over the course of the series.
** For the majority of this issue, Megatron is seen without the Decepticon insignia on his chest, indicating this is set before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out.
** This issue reveals the origin of Megatron's gun form and his ability to seemingly overpower the will of those who wield it, an ability first seen in flashbacks to Starscream’s origin in [[Transformers (2023) issue 14|issue #14]].
* While the Quintessons have been a recurring presence in ''[[Void Rivals]]'', this issue marks their first appearance in the ''Transformers'' series. ''Void Rivals'' revealed that the Quintessons used to control Cybertron during the [[Age of Wrath]] until they were overthrown by the resistance led by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha]] and [[Beta (G1)|Zerta Trion]]. However, what connection (if any) Dezimir and his mysterious master have to the rest of the Quints and their plans with [[Goliant]] and Zerta remains to be seen.
* The Matrix of Leadership was first glimpsed in [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|the very first issue of the series]], and became a major plot point towards the end of the first arc.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Megatron's enslavement by the Quintessons echoes [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|other]] [[Megatron (WFC)|versions]] [[Megatron (One)|of Megatron]] who were similarly enslaved and forced to fight for a living.
* The idea of the Matrix of Leadership having a darker counterpart has recurred throughout ''Transformers'' media, including the [[Matrix of Conquest]], the [[Dark Matrix of Leadership]], and most notably the fictitious [[Decepticon Matrix]], the idea of which the Quintessons used to manipulate [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode “[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]”. It seems that in the Energon Universe, such a Matrix might exist after all.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron tears a Sharkticon in half, by Daniel Warren Johnson and [[Mike Spicer]].
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron overwhelmed by Sharkticons, by [[Jorge Corona]] and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C:''' Connecting cover by [[David Nakayama]].
* '''Cover D:''' Megatron walks through a scorched land, by [[Steve Beach]].
* '''Cover E:''' Megatron stands over the bodies of his victims, by [[Frédéric Pham Chuong]].
* '''Cover F:''' Megatron grimaces, by Ludo Lullabi.
* '''Cover G:''' Blank sketch cover.

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===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers Volume 4: Conquer and Control''''' ([[November 25]], [[2025]]) ISBN 1534332588 / ISBN 978-1534332584 
** Collects ''Transformers'' issues #19–24 and the [[Transformers Energon Universe Special story (2025)|''Transformers'' story]] from ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]''.
** Trade paperback format.

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File:Transformers 2023 V4.jpg|'''''Volume 4: Conquer and Control''''' – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
</gallery>

==External links==

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers (2023) issues]]

G.I. Joe (2024) issue 4

2025-02-22T20:35:45Z

Flicky1991:

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|date=[[February 18]], [[2025]]
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|colors by=[[Jordie Bellaire]]
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'''As Cobra gathers everything they need to complete their bid for world domination, the Joes respond with a new plan… surrender?'''

==Synopsis==
The [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team races through the streets of [[Washington, D.C.]] with [[Doctor Venom|Doctor Archibald Monev]], unable to escape the pursuit of the Crimson Twins, [[Tomax and Xamot]]. However, their [[RAM]] cycles are no match for the firepower of the Twins’ [[Stinger (G.I. Joe)|Stinger]], and a well-placed shot from the Stinger’s missile knocks them off their bikes. The Joes are then cornered by the [[Crimson Guard]]. While [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] and [[Baroness]] square up for a fight, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] sees civilians fleeing from an explosion. Refusing to allow any loss of innocent life, Duke drops his pistol and surrenders to Cobra. The Siegies promptly knock the Joes out as Tomax and Xamot apprehend Doctor Monev and ask if he’d like to join the winning team.

Meanwhile, at a secret bunker in [[Shenandoah National Park]] where the [[Brainwave Scanner]] is about to be shipped out, [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Cover Girl]] are sent to ensure it is returned to storage. However, the soldiers responsible for transporting the device do not believe them, and when they receive an alert about the attack on Monev, they assume the Joes to be part of it. Before they can explain, the soldiers are attacked by sniper fire from [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Chameleon]]. Stalker and Cover Girl try to get the truck back into the bunker, but are stopped by [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)|Ripper]], who uses his power jaws to crush the front of the truck. He prepares to execute the Joes with his fancy new laser gun, but Chameleon suggests that [[Destro]] would prefer they be captured for interrogation.

In [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]], the head of [[M.A.R.S.]] meets with [[Mercer]], who has secretly retrieved the body of the [[Cobra-La]] agent that attempted to assassinate [[Cobra Commander]], his skin suit falling off to reveal his blue skin. Mercer suspects that the Commander isn’t telling them everything, but so long as he supplies their [[energon]], Destro is content to let their leader have his secrets… at least until they can generate their own. This conversation is being eavesdropped on by [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], who concludes that this “energon” must be what’s powering [[Cobra]]’s laser guns. Suddenly, the lights of the facility go red, and the Cobra forces begin mobilizing, much to Destro’s confusion. Still disguised as a [[Cobra Viper]], Clutch uses the confusion to escape onto on of the transport helicopters. [[Scrap-Iron]] tells Destro that the Commander has ordered everyone to relocate to M.A.R.S. headquarters.

Chameleon and Ripper arrive at M.A.R.S. HQ with the Brainwave Scanner in tow, followed by Destro and Mercer, then Tomax and Xamot with Doctor Monev. Monev is surprised to see his invention, and explains to Ripper that its purpose was to help people by being able to alter, remove, or even implant memories, and that’s why the government deemed it dangerous. Cobra Commander appears and concurs that it is, but that it is the key to Cobra’s victory. Destro questions why they’ve relocated to M.A.R.S., but the Commander explains he didn’t want to compromise Springfield with how these “G.I. Joe” operatives have continually engaged them. Destro is incensed that the Commander was willing to compromise his operations instead, but he brushes the Laird’s concerns aside and reveals his plan: using the Brainwave Scanner and energon to create a Brainwave Bomb that will send out a two word mental command to all those within the blast radius: “Obey Cobra!” Monev is fascinated by the idea, but says that they will need to test it first. Luckily, the Commander has just the subjects in mind…

Elsewhere, Stalker and Cover Girl are escorted by Cobra Troopers into a cell where Risk, Baroness, and Duke are being held. While Baroness is pessimistic about their situation, Duke assures his team that they have Cobra right where they want them.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
* [[Baroness]] (3)
* [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] (4)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (8)
* [[Cover Girl]] (9)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (15)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Tomax and Xamot]] (5 & 6)
* [[Crimson Guard]] (7)
* [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Chameleon]] (11)
* [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)|Ripper]] (12)
* [[Cobra-La]] assassin (13)
* [[Mercer]] (14)
* [[Destro]] (15)
* [[Scrap-Iron]] (16)
* Cobra Troopers (17)
* [[Cobra Commander]] (18)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Doctor Venom|Archibald Monev]] (1)
* Soldier (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"ARE YOU MAD?!” 
"I’m beginning to believe he is!"
:—'''Dr. Monev''' and '''Baroness''' commenting on Duke’s mental state.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Ripper joined up with Cobra after being abducted by Cobra Commander in ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 5|#5]]. This issue sees him debut a snazzy new Cobra uniform, as well as his signature weapons (he was notably the only one of the [[Dreadnok]]s NOT seen wielding his signature tools in the pages of ''Cobra Commander'').
* Chameleon calls Destro "lover". The pair got together at the end of the ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]'' miniseries.
* M.A.R.S. Industries was first seen back in ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 1|#1]].

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* Tomax and Xamot finish each other's sentences, a trait pulled from their ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon counterparts.
* Ripper’s signature weapons - the power jaws and his bladed rifle - make their debut in this issue. Though slightly redesigned, they appear to be primarily based on the versions included in Ripper’s ''G.I. Joe Classified Series'' figure.

===Real-life references===
* Mercer calls Tomax and Xamot "{{w|Eurotrash (term)|eurotrash}}".

===Errors===
* Continuing the error from last issue, it would appear artist Tom Reilly drew the Crimson Twins in the wrong positions on the Stinger; the one driving, drawn to be Tomax, tells his brother “Excellent shot, Tomax,” indicating that he’s supposed to be Xamot.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Cobra Commander stands atop a Stinger driven by Ripper while B.A.T.s salute, by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire.
* '''Cover B:''' Duke, Baroness, and Risk fire guns from their RAMs, by [[David Finch]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover C:''' Chameleon, by [[Derrick Chew]].
* '''Cover D (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' [[Cobra Valkyries]], one of a series of connecting variants featuring the female characters of G.I. Joe, by [[David Nakayama]].
* '''Cover E (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Risk on an explosion background, by [[Travis Moore]] and Adriano Lucas.
* '''Cover F (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Design specs for the Cobra [[F.A.N.G.]], by [[E. J. Su]].

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===Reprints===
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Void Rivals issue 15

2024-12-27T09:43:32Z

Flicky1991:

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'''As the Agorrians reluctantly make allies with a pair of strange robotic visitors, Solila discovers a relic from their shared origin.'''

==Synopsis==
Having found the [[Sacred Ring]] of [[Zerta Trion]], the [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] orders his helmsman to return to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] immediately to alert the Council and plan their vengeance.

Aboard the [[Leviatahn (Cobra-La)|Leviathan]], [[Pythona]] checks on [[Grakula]] after her incident with the green stone outside the ship. Grakula says she feels fine, but does share her fear that the stone affected her armor in some way, and Pythona notices a series of bumps growing from her shoulderpad. She orders [[Akronus]] to keep an eye on Grakula and report any adverse effects she may be experiencing. Suddenly, the Leviathan stalls, gripped in the claws of [[Skuxxoid]]’s [[Rockeroid]]!

[[Darak]]’s [[Jump Jet]] escorts [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]’s shuttle to the surface of [[Agorria]], where they are greeted by Minister [[Dulin]], [[Elander]], and an armed escort for “security purposes.” Darak is immediately wary of their presence, fearing that his new ally’s size will startle the troops. Sure enough, as Hot Rod steps out, the guards train their guns on him and Darak must talk them down. Hot Rod introduces himself and explains that he is looking for another of [[Transformer|his kind]]; Dulin claims that if there were another creature like him on Agorria, he would know about it… only for [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to arrive in his helicopter mode. He transforms and greets his old friend, while Dulin gives Darak a stern look for not telling him about the other robot.

Deep within the Sacred Ring, [[Solila]] and [[Handroid]] continue to fall, not sure when they will hit the bottom, until Solila is saved by a green glow that surrounds her and gently touches her to the ground, an intervention she attributes to Zerta. She pulls out the [[Key to Vector Theta|key]], which continues to glow and lead her through the darkness.

Springer catches up Hot Rod on what little he’s learned about Zerta Trion and the Sacred Ring’s function as an [[energon]] well. Springer says that while the Ring is too remote from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for them to extract the energon directly, they could set up a trade route once the Agorrians and Zertonians have built up the infrastructure to extract it themselves. In the meantime, they must ensure the [[Decepticon]]s never discover the Scared Ring. Dulin is hesitant to trust the Cybertronians, but Darak assures him that whatever his misgivings, they would make for valuable allies against [[Zertonia]]. He later asks Elander what happened to his things when he arrived. When Elander hesitates, Darak realizes that he has been [[Kanela]]’s counterpart in Agorria. He asks if they’ve made contact with the [[Unifier]]s, but Elander urges him to be quiet, as Dulin as eyes and ears everywhere.

Back in Zertonia, [[Ultum]] and [[Proximus]] have snuck back into the facility Proximus was being held in, using the technology there to rebuild his mechanical body.

Following the trail of her key, Solila continues her journey until she spots a small green light in the distance. The key glows brighter as she approaches, finding it to be a small opening, perfectly sized for the key. She places it in the slot, and her view is consumed with the glowing green image of the supercomputer [[Vector Theta]]! The computer has just one question: who reactivated it?

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (13)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (14)

|h2=[[Cobra-La]]|c2=
* [[Pythona]] (3)
* [[Grakula]] (4)
* [[Royal Guard]] (5)
* [[Akronus]] (6)

|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Darak]] (8)
* [[Dulin]] (10)
* [[Elander]] (11)
* Agorrian soldiers (12)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Solila]] (16)
* [[Ultum]] (17)
* [[Proximus]] (18)

|h6=Others|c6=
* [[Quintesson]] (1)
* [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] (2)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (7)
* Blue Handroid (9)
* [[Handroid]] (15)
* [[Vector Theta]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"So your wild goose chase for Zerta Trion actually did lead you to something worthwhile... but you never found '''her'''?" 
"There are signs of her '''everywhere''' here. From the ground beneath our feet to the energon ports in their heads." 
"Shame. If the legends are true... she definitely came all the way out here and built all this for a reason. It'd be nice if we could just '''ask'''."
:—'''Hot Rod''' and '''Springer''' discuss Zerta Trion.

"If you do not cease asking me for updates, as soon as I'm done rebuilding my arm and ly leg... I may just have to kill you. I am finding you '''extremely annoying.''''" 
"Okay, sir. Sorry, sir."
:—'''Proximus''' and '''Ultum'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Zerta's unspeakable name and the fury the Quintessons have for her were first revealed in [[Void Rivals issue 9|issue #9]].
* We first learned about Springer’s quest to find Zerta Trion in [[Void Rivals issue 10|issue #10]].
* Springer says that the Cybertronians’ typical methods for harvesting energon would be too disruptive to the Sacred Ring’s civilizations, calling to mind the horrific process [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was seen using on Earth in the second arc of ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]''.
* Ultum joined up with Proximus after finding him in the streets of Zertonia in [[Void Rivals issue 12|issue #12]].

===''Transformers'' references===
* Much like how Zerta Trion references [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Vector Theta calls to mind [[Vector Sigma]], the Cybertronian supercomputer that was responsible for granting life and personalities to new Transformers, which first appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]".
** This would make Solila’s key the Key to Vector Theta, just as there has typically been a [[Key to Vector Sigma]].
** Vector Theta's first lines also paraphrase the first lines spoken by Vector Sigma when reactivated in the Generation 1 cartoon.

===Errors===
* On page 7, Hot Rod says "I believe it lead him here", which should be "I believe it led him here".
* On page 17, "Proximus" is misspelled as "Promixus".

===Other notes===
* The final page reveal of Vector Theta is a massive reveal… though one that was kind of spoiled by early listings of the title for the collected edition of this arc: "The Key to Vector Theta".

===Covers (5)===
* '''Cover A:''' Hot Rod, by Lorenzo De Felici.
* '''Cover B:''' Dulin holds Darak in his hands, by [[Chuma Hill]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Leonardo Romero]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Springer and Hot Rod, by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Pythona, by [[Andrea Milana]].

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==External links==

==References==
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[[Category:Void Rivals issues]]

Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

2024-12-22T21:23:12Z

Flicky1991: /* The Transformers cartoon */ No longer feels comfortable to associate "boy" with particular genitals, I think this keeps the spirit of the original caption

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Of all the characters in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|your favorite cartoon growing up]], Sideswipe was certainly one of them!

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese)|[[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3", "War of the Dinobots", "Make Tracks", "The Ultimate Doom, Part 1"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "Divide and Conquer", "The Immobilizer", "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Tōru Furusawa]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots", "Day of the Machines"), [[Yin Chaobin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Carralero]] (Latin American), [[Peter Musäus]] (German), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2"), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Dinobot Island, Part 1"), [[Dick Eriksson]] (Swedish, ''Generation 2''), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Autobot Spike" and "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2" and "The Immobilizer), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "City of Steel" and "Day of the Machines"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "Masquerade"), Unknown actors (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 1", "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, most episodes), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons", "Heavy Metal War", "Autobot Spike" & "Masquerade"), [[Henrique Ogalla]] (Portuguese, "City of Steel"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "The Immobilizer"), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus")}}

[[File:Sideswipejetpack.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh, you want my [[Jet pack|rocket pack]]? The one that I've never had until just now?"]]
Sideswipe was part of the initial crew of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] when it crash-landed on [[Earth]] four million years ago. He awoke along with his fellow Transformers in [[1984]], with both he and his brother being reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars. He volunteered for an unsuccessful mission to foil a Decepticon attack on an oil rig. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] were discovered snooping around headquarters, he was one of the Autobots who attempted to shoot Ravage before he could escape. He also took part in the rescue mission to [[Sherman Dam]] when the Decepticons attacked it.

He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] came to [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s aid when the Autobot was attacked by [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and he had to console Sunstreaker after his brother's paint job was damaged. Sideswipe was part of the Autobot team which went to the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]] to foil yet another Decepticon attack, and he watched in horror as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was caught in an explosion. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} He took part in the last-ditch effort to stop the Decepticons blasting off in [[Victory (G1)|their space cruiser]]. The Decepticons managed to blast off anyway, and Sideswipe loaned Optimus Prime the use of his [[Jet pack|rocket pack]] so that the Autobot leader could go after them. Though Prime failed, [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] disabled the cruiser, causing it to plunge into the sea, and the Autobots celebrated. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:DivideandConquer Sideswipe's jetjudo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Wheeeeee!]]
Sideswipe was among the Autobots who were trapped in a cave after [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to lead them there. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When [[antimatter]]-fueled [[Decepticon]]s attacked the Autobots' headquarters on one occasion, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming Seeker jets in a rambunctious, if ultimately ineffective, display of "[[jet judo]]". {{storylink|Roll for It}} He also defended Autobot Headquarters against the Decepticons while Optimus Prime was out of action. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

When investigating tremors that were shaking the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'s scanner found some interesting objects inside a rock wall. Sideswipe, using his piston-like arms, helped [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] remove the rock wall and found a cave full of dinosaur bones, the discovery of which would lead to the development of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Unfortunately, at their unveiling, the Dinobots ran wild, and the Autobots had to subdue them. During a subsequent battle at the [[Great Falls]], Sideswipe and the other Autobots were taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and they were only saved from destruction by the reactivated Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:G1 FireontheMountain Sideswipe piledriving.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I can dig it!]]
Sideswipe helped [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] by recovering their frozen comrade [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] and came with the rest of the group to [[Peru]], where he assisted in shooting a rockslide into rubble. After Wheeljack capped the energy stream from a local temple with one of his new inventions, Sideswipe flashed his lights on with the other Autobots to celebrate. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Sideswipe was chosen by Wheeljack to test two new Dinobots. Though he smashed [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] out of the air, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was able to get in a counterattack and shoot Sideswipe down. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When Soundwave's cassettes infiltrated Autobot Headquarters, Sideswipe went to take a shot at [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], only to be attacked by Ravage. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} The presence of Cybertron in Earth's orbit caused the [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] in which Headquarters was located to become active, forcing Sideswipe and the rest of the Autobots to evacuate. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After Cybertron was blasted out of orbit, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory, where they fought to prevent the [[Exponential Generator]] from destroying Earth. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:Plagueofinsecticons Sideswipe drilling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Hallelujah! I've struck chocolate!]]
Heading to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of giant robotic insects, the Autobots found their way blocked by some sort of parade. Sideswipe led the other Autobots down a "short cut" which turned out to be a dead end. He totally meant to do that. He put his pistons and drills to work, and in no time at all, he and Sunstreaker were charging recklessly into battle against the Decepticons. Megatron picked him up and ''threw'' him at the rest of the Autobots. As they pursued the Decepticons across the island, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] used his override waves on Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, forcing them to try and ram their fellows. Trailbreaker disrupted the control signal, and the brothers were able to take part in the battle against the Decepticons and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s at the oil refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

Sideswipe turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and they were legally allowed to blast the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:CityOfSteel Sideswipe being shot at.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I may not be as vain as Sunstreaker, but if you mess up my finish, I'll beat the @$#% out of you!]]
When the Autobots' human friend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] was badly injured in a Decepticon attack and his mind was transferred into [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]], the stress affected his psyche and he ran rampant. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker attempted unsuccessfully to subdue him and were knocked aside. Though Spike was restrained by Optimus, he later fell in with the Decepticons, and a group of Autobots including Sideswipe went to try and talk some sense into him. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Sideswipe, Sunstreaker and Bumblebee faced [[battle taxi]]s and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[New York City]] during a Decepticon plan to recreate Cybertron on Earth. As the Seekers attacked Optimus, who was scaling the Decepticon tower, Sideswipe launched himself into the air, grabbed [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], and managed to wrestle the Decepticon air commander into crashing into the Hudson. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} Sideswipe was later one of the Autobots affected by Megatron's [[personality destabilizer device]], turning him evil. He got better. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

When Optimus Prime took the Autobots to test Wheeljack's latest invention, the Immobilizer, Sideswipe came with them. Decepticons attacked soon after, with Sideswipe leaping at Starscream in midflight and forcing the Decepticon to fire on his own comrades. When the Decepticons retreated, Sideswipe returned to Autobot headquarters with his comrades while Wheeljack recovered from his immobilization. Once Wheeljack was back to normal, Sideswipe was part of Optimus Prime's team to recover the Immobilizer. Rumble began immobilizing various Autobots, and Sideswipe decided that he was going to defeat Rumble shortly before being immobilized himself. When Spike's friend [[Carly]] was able to reroute the Immobilizer, Sideswipe and the other Autobots were freed. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:DOTM Sideswipe disarmed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh man! It's time to hold my fire!]]
Sideswipe took part in a charity Autobot race which was hijacked by the Decepticons when they used a Transfixatron on the racers. The Autobots were taken to a ghost town to be destroyed, but were rescued by a small group who had escaped the ray's effects. Sideswipe joined the others in lining up to be fixed by [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} He rolled out to [[Quantum Laboratories]] to investigate a Decepticon incursion and found himself battling [[TORQ III]]-controlled machinery, at one point getting his gun shot out of his hand and being caught in a machine's robot arms. Having overcome that, Sideswipe took part in the attack on the oil refinery which the Decepticons had set up to steal the world's oil supplies. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

Sideswipe helped install detection panels for Wheeljack, but he did not come with the other Autobots to help [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], nor did he chase after [[Nightbird (G1)|Fujiyama's robot]] when it was reprogrammed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Sideswipe was present when the Autobots were confronted by the fact that they had two Optimus Primes, but didn't offer any suggestions or solutions. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} He took part in a mission to place [[dominator disk]]s on the Constructicons. Though he didn't place any disks himself, he ended up battling Devastator until [[Chip Chase]] could activate the disks and bring the giant under control. He also took part in an attempt to destroy the drill which the Decepticons were using to reach [[Earth's core]], and he was one of the first Autobots to be zapped by Devastator after Megatron counteracted the dominator disks. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:DinobotIsland Sideswipe digging friends out.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|Have we run out of digging jokes already?]]
During yet another Dinobot rampage at Headquarters, Sideswipe was ready to fight them to the end, but Optimus persuaded Grimlock to get things under control, and the Dinobots were sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] for more training. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Sideswipe took part in repair efforts, but was part of the team of Autobots who responded to strange time warp readings near the city library. After using his pistons to dig out Bumblebee and Spike, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves tangling with barbarians on woolly [[mammoth]]s. They took some rounding up, but soon the anachronisms were sent back through the time warp to their own time. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

As a result of another of Megatron's plots, the Autobots were framed and forced to leave Earth in a rocket provided by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Trickery on Megatron's part further put the ship on a collision course with the [[Sun]]. Utilising the abilities of Trailbreaker and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and with the unwitting help of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], the Autobots were able to make it back to Earth, where the Decepticons had already shown their true colors, and free the humans. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Disabled by [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Sideswipe was as helpless as the other Autobots until Spike, Carly and the Dinobots managed to procure some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Sideswipe was part of the team that transformed to respond to a distress call when the Decepticons stole the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], but didn't actually roll out, so it's a mystery where he actually went. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He also coated himself with [[Electrum]], along with most of the other Autobots, in order to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[File:MakeTracks Sideswipe grabs Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, I see Ravage hasn't been neutered.]]
When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Raoul]] were discovered spying on a Decepticon operation, Sideswipe came to their aid, grabbing Ravage mid-leap and slamming the cassette to the ground. He also took part in the battle against Decepticon [[drone]]s in downtown New York and attacked the Decepticon base in the [[Pine Barrens]]. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After the disappearance of a group of Autobots through the [[space bridge]], Sideswipe watched Chip Chase unsuccessfully attempt to track them down using [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

Sideswipe was one of [[Kremzeek]]'s casualties when the energy critter invaded Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} He and Sunstreaker took part in the [[Europa 2000]] in order to protect [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car from possible Decepticon abduction. Sideswipe forced Sunstreaker to take a detour in [[Italy]], and a short time later, they were ambushed by [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, who boxed them in so [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] could shoot them. Both brothers were knocked out of the race. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

Like [[:File:CosmicRust-BigGroup.jpg|every other Autobot]], Sideswipe turned out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] from the Decepticons and was subsequently infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} After being cured, he and the others attempted to stop Megatron and the Insecticon army. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s attempted to send Earth into the Sun, Sideswipe joined in the search for the Insecticons, who had stolen the space bridge control panel. They were eventually located, allowing a combined Autobot/Decepticon force, including Sideswipe, to travel to Cybertron and defeat the Combaticons. Sideswipe was able to reverse the damage done by the Combaticons and return Earth to its proper orbit. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:Sideswipe FakeBreakdown.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|So [[Transformers Collectors' Club|they]] made a Sideswipe toy retooled into [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] after seeing this.]]
{{quote|We're wastin' good ammo on these creeps! I'd like to just squash a few of 'em!|Sideswipe|"[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]"}}

When the Stunticons stole a collection of components and were captured by the Autobots, Optimus Prime hatched a scheme to disguise some of the Autobots as the Stunticons in order to learn Megatron's latest plan. Sideswipe was sprayed with [[camouflage paint]] to make him look like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], though he sincerely hoped the paint would come off. He and the other four Autobots drove to the Stunticons' destination to discover that Megatron was building yet another cannon. Menasor arrived at the construction site, having escaped Autobot containment, and Optimus and the others were forced to improvise their own version of the combiner. Luckily, the rest of their comrades arrived before things could get too out of hand. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Microbots}}}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
===''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)===
Four million years ago, Sideswipe was one of the Autobots on the bridge of the ''Ark'' before it was attacked by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
Sideswipe was a participant in a battle in New York City, early in the Autobot/Decepticon war taking place on Earth. The Autobots were victorious that day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

Later, Sideswipe raced his fellow Autobots in a friendly competition, only for their race to be interrupted by Soundwave! Unable to fight back within the narrow confines of the rocky ravine they were in, Sideswipe was rescued by Hound and Jazz, who defeated both Soundwave and his minion Laserbeak. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

Later, Sideswipe and Red Alert battled Thundercracker and Skywarp over a human space shuttle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 3}}

===''Story of Binaltech''===
[[File:Binaltech sideswipe cardart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In the year [[2004]], Sideswipe was one of several Autobots stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth who were infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] when the deadly plague was unleashed upon them by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. With a large portion of their army, including Optimus Prime himself, currently across the galaxy battling for control of Cybertron, the Autobots seemed doomed until their human allies, the [[Earth Defense Command]], introduced the [[Binaltech Project]], uniting many Earth automotive companies to build new super-powered bodies for the wounded warriors. Sideswipe's new body, a Dodge Viper, was the second Binaltech frame constructed, equipped with a [[TORQ III|TORQ 3000]] processor and powered by [[electro-cell]]s. He retains his piledrivers and his flight capabilities, the latter now enabled by way of anti-gravity panels in his legs and a booster on his back. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|Binaltech Is...}} Assembled under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] alongside [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Sideswipe joined the fight to force the Decepticons off Earth. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 2)|Binaltech Is...}}

===Controverse===
The Autobots oversaw the trial of [[Primacron]] by the Galactic Courts, paying close attention after a [[Quintesson]] was chosen as a judge. When it appeared the Quintesson was pulling a fast one, Optimus ordered Sideswipe to move in on the proceedings. Unfortunately, the Decepticons had the same idea. Sideswipe pitted piledriver against piledriver while fighting [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and succeeded in beating the smaller brawler. {{storylink|Controverse}}
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===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[File:JHeadmasters01VariousGuys.jpg|thumb]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Sideswipe engaged the Decepticons with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Sideswipe was present for a suspiciously similar battle with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. In 2011, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] recalled the Cybertronian skirmish that Sideswipe took part in—or another one very much like it. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

[[File:Hmep1 sideswipe snipe.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.2|Hands up, baby, hands up!]]
In [[2011]], when the Decepticons found a way to reactivate their old [[space bridge]] on Cybertron, the Autobots found themselves under siege from within. Sideswipe was at the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]] at the time, and he was present when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]]'s message about the Decepticon assault reached the Autobots stationed there.

A short time later, Sideswipe was on Earth with Ultra Magnus, and he was one of the soldiers gathered to use the Autobot space bridge to reinforce their allies on Cybertron. On their way to the space bridge, however, Sideswipe and the others were attacked by a squadron of Decepticons under the command of the villains' new Earth commander, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. The [[Trainbot]]s soon arrived to join the battle, freeing up Sideswipe's team to carry on their way to Autobot City, but the Decepticons flew ahead and were able to ambush the convoy, sending Sideswipe and [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] careening. The two sides then began fighting again until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] appeared out of the sky, driving the Decepticons off. Sideswipe then flew to the entrance of Autobot City with Ultra Magnus and Prowl and presumably traveled to Cybertron via the space bridge, though he was not actually seen fighting there. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Maturity tempered Sideswipe's rule-bending, thrill-seeking ways, and his heroic deeds steadily earned him a reputation as a respected warrior. His changed attitude was perhaps most reflected in the aid he gave Optimus Prime and the [[Battlestars]] in a battle on the planet [[Karn]]: although his help was of great significance in the fight, he acted entirely covertly, his involvement unknown until afterwards. Following the end of the Battlestars' conflict with [[Dark Nova]], Sideswipe experimented with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|reinforcing his weapons systems]], and then adopted a new [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|body]] with increased speed, but eventually returned to his original form so he could continue to live down the legacy of his hot-headed younger years. {{storylink|Sideswipe (G1)/toys#NewYearSpecial|e-HOBBY New Year Special Sideswipe bio}}

Some years after Optimus Prime forced Megatron and the Decepticons into exile, Sideswipe was dispatched to the bottom of the sea with [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], [[Splashdown]], [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], and an [[Eldedroid]] to investigate possible Decepticon involvement in a rash of attacks by "sea monsters". Finding a Decepticon base beneath the waves, the Eldedroid tore through the Constructicons standing watch and ventured deeper into the structure while Sideswipe and the others interrogated the incapacitated guards to learn more about the genetically engineered monsters the Decepticons had created. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

Sideswipe accompanied Cliffjumper and Warpath on a rescue mission to retrieve an Elderdroid unit. There, they came face to face with the sea monster holding the Elderdroid captive. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)===
In [[2050]], Sideswipe and the Autobots supported the Selectors' revolution from the humans. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s remained loyal to their friend Carly and the Witwickys, and so Sideswipe was forced to fight them, using his partner [[Trenchfoot]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

==''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic==
[[File:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Before the Transformers' war reached the planet Earth, Sideswipe participated in a battle in outer space, presumably one of many, where the Autobots and the Decepticons clashed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}

When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to raid [[Tokyo]] for energy, Sideswipe accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles to defend the city. Sideswipe didn't perform very well, immediately getting slugged in the face by Menasor's humongous fist. Luckily, his pummelling made the perfect distraction for Optimus Prime, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], who drove up a ramp and slammed Menasor and the Seekers directly in their faces, sending them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Later, during an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] in [[Arizona]], Sideswipe yet again failed to perform very well in battle. Attempting to confront the Decepticons in the sky on his [[Jet pack|rocket pack]], he wound up instead getting bombed by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and damaged badly in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Maintaining his image as a punching bag, Sideswipe was once again trounced in battle, this time at Yokohama against Starscream, Blitzwing and the Super Megatron Gun (Megatron in gun mode but not shrunken down). Unable to stand up to the might of the Decepticon attack, Sideswipe was blasted many, ''many'' times before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to save the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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==Full Throttle Scramble Power!==
[[File:Scramblepower autobots say no.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
When the Decepticons threatened the world with their new [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Sideswipe was among the Autobots seen reacting with some degree of panic to the news that [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] and their human allies, [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]] and [[Tōru]], had been captured while investigating the crisis. Soon after, he was also among those who objected to sending the wet-behind-the-ears [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] out to deal with the marauding Stunticons, though his protests went unheeded. While the Aerialbots and Stunticons went at it, Sideswipe was part of the team assembled by Prime that headed to the Decepticons' headquarters to rescue their captive allies. A huge brawl erupted, concluding with an Autobot victory when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and a full Autobot battalion arrived to back up Sideswipe and company. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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==''Wings Universe''==
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:G2Redux-Sideswipecheckshimselfout.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in [[2005]], Sideswipe was part of a team which took down [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] after the Decepticon breached [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They had to retreat when the Constructicons fought back. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

In [[2010]], he was called to fight against the Decepticon Syndicate at the site of the [[Large Hadron Collider]]. Sideswipe and many other Autobots were exposed to forestonite, mutating them. In Sideswipe's case, this resulted in a new color {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} and the ability to change his appearance. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} At first, Sideswipe only used this ability to thicken his armor and grow spikes to make himself more effective on the battlefield. He soon learned that his morphing abilities allowed him to do much more, and came to master them to the extent that he could disguise himself as other robots. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|Sideswipe's profile in Club magazine #48}}

[[2012|Two years later]], Sideswipe was part of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team investigating a theft from [[Quantum Laboratories]]. Their mission took them to [[Nebulos]] where they discovered that the scientist [[Hi-Q]] had been abducted. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} The search for Hi-Q took them to [[Qre]] where they were attacked on arrival by training guns. Sideswipe thought them easy to deal with, at least until he was shot in the back by one. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}}

[[File:FlashForward5-IronhideSideswipeSoundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
After the rest of the team were captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Sideswipe disguised himself as a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] and snooped around. He found tubes containing clones, including [[Sideswipe (G2)|a clone of himself]]. When [[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]] and [[Ironhide (G2)|Ironhide]] came to investigate the movement, Sideswipe posed as his own clone and sufficiently fooled Jhiaxus long enough to free Pyro and the rest of the team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} They went on to rescue Hi-Q, destroy the base and return to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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==''Cloud''==
The Sideswipe of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

==Notes==
*Sideswipe appears in "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", but only in an animation error, standing next to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] while the Decepticon leader communicates with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]].
*In storyboards for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', during the Battle for Autobot City after Devastator had breached the Defenses for Autobot City, Sideswipe, along with Ultra Magnus, Tracks, and Red Alert, would have attacked Devastator using their Missile mounts, forcing the gestalt to transform back into the Constructicons. However, this didn't make it into the final film.
*In the ''Wings Universe'' story "[[A Flash Forward]]", Sideswipe's role is directly taken from unused storyboards for the 1986 movie.

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Transport to Oblivion (episode)

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{{disambigr|Transport to Oblivion|the Rising event|Transport to Oblivion (Rising)}}
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|title="Transport to Oblivion"
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'''After months in hiding, the Decepticons return and have a new method for moving energon cubes to Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TransporttoOblivion Decepticon-shaped rock.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The Shadow knows....]]
The [[Decepticon]]s have not been seen in months and are presumed dead by the [[Autobot]]s. That doesn't stop a twitchy [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] from blasting [[Decepticon-shaped rock|a rock that vaguely resembles a Decepticon]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] is also not completely convinced of the Decepticons' demise. Unknown to the Autobots, the Decepticons are in fact still alive and have constructed a [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|undersea fortress]] out of their [[Victory (G1)|crashed ship]] under the ocean.

Meanwhile, on Cybertron, an energy-depleted [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] attempts to make contact with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Shockwave succeeds in his attempt and informs Megatron that the [[energon]] reserves on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] are almost depleted. He also tells him of the newly constructed [[space bridge|Space Bridge]].

The Decepticons head out again to collect more energy. Their first target is a solar power plant. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] scare off the workers and secure the generators for energon creation.

[[File:TransporttoOblivion Cliffjumper attacks Megatron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|If Megatron were human, that'd be really painful.]]
While cruising the city, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] encounter a traffic jam—the cause of which is a city-wide blackout. Both decide they need to head back to base to check in. [[Teletraan I]] shows that the blackout has spread across the city. Optimus has Teletraan survey the surrounding power stations. At the solar plant, Optimus sees Megatron.

Optimus puts together a small strike team consisting of [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], Cliffjumper, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to take care of the Decepticon raid (the rest of the force are out on patrol). The Autobots arrive and drive off the Decepticons, but not before they manage to steal a large amount of energy. During the battle, Ironhide is injured while saving Optimus from an attack.

Back at base, Ironhide is worked on by Ratchet and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], but his pride is more wounded then his chassis. Wanting to know how they plan to get the energon to Cybertron, Optimus sends Bumblebee out on recon to search for signs of the Decepticons in the surrounding area; Spike offers to go with him.

The two stumble upon the location of the Space Bridge and witness the Decepticons' first failed attempt to transport a small vehicle across space. Bumblebee and Spike attempt to leave, but are captured before they can report back. Megatron decides to use his two captives as pilots for the shuttle to help keep it on its course to Cybertron.

[[File:TransporttoOblivion Bumblebee escapes.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|That's what happens when you drive your car too close to Area 51.]]
Bumblebee and Spike are placed in the second test vehicle and sent toward the Space Bridge portal, but the Decepticons run out of time and the alignment between Cybertron and [[Earth]] passes. The Bridge can't be reactivated for 3,000 astro-seconds. While the Decepticons grouse about the delay, Bumblebee transforms into his car mode and smashes free of the transport vehicle. Spike is recaptured immediately. Bumblebee manages to evade them for a short time but is also recaptured. Megatron alters Bumblebee's memory chips so he can lead the Autobots into a trap.

Bumblebee returns to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and tells the gathered Autobots that Spike has been captured. They head for the Space Bridge, but Bumblebee has given them an incorrect location. The false location leads them to a cave where the Decepticons, tipped off by Laserbeak, have been waiting in ambush.

[[File:TransporttoOblivion Bumblebee rescues Spike.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Spike performed his own stunts.]]
The battle is cut short as the dimensional alignment between Cybertron and Earth recurs, allowing for Space Bridge transport. The Decepticons leave, but not before Megatron blasts the cave, sealing the Autobots within. During the battle, Bumblebee is injured and Ratchet discovers that a bank of Bumblebee's memory chips have been altered. The Autobots soon learn the true location of the Space Bridge and once free of the cave, roll out.

The Autobots engage the Decepticons once more at the true location of the Space Bridge, managing to rescue Spike and destroy the shipment of energon. As the battle nears its conclusion, Megatron is knocked into the active Space Bridge and is presumed destroyed. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] assumes command and orders a retreat. But within [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|the Decepticon base]] on Cybertron, Megatron emerges intact from the Space Bridge, and swears vengeance on his enemies.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (2)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (3)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (13)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (14)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (16)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (20)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (22)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (23)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (24)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (6)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (8)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (17)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (19)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (21)
|c3=
*[[Ed (worker)|Ed]] (7)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Cliffjumper:''' "Don't worry, Megatron. I'll get them after I've taken care of YOU!" 
(Cliffjumper punches Megatron downstairs. This has no effect, and he is brushed aside like a rag doll.) 
'''Megatron:''' "WHO will take care of me?" 
'''Optimus Prime:''' "I will, Megatron."
:—Megatron gets put in his place for picking on the short one.

'''Skywarp:''' "Starscream! Behind you!" 
(Starscream turns to see Cliffjumper and Gears running towards him) 
'''Cliffjumper:''' "Too late, Starscream!" 
'''Starscream:''' "It's never too late, Autobot." 
[''calmly raises his left arm and fires'']

[[File:G1 Transport RatchetSparkplug fixingIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Ok Ironhide, turn your head and cough."]]
"No more backtalk, or I'll short your mouth circuit."
:—'''Ratchet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bedside manner toward Ironhide.

"How're we gonna get out of this?" 
"By the skin of our teeth!" 
"I didn't know human teeth had skin!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Spike'''

"Well, uh... I guess I served my time and I'm free to go, huh?" 
"Free to go... to Cybertron."
:—"Inmate" '''Spike''' finds out the "warden", '''Soundwave''', also took smart-ass lessons.

"The Autobots robbed me of my victory, but they have not seen the last of Megatron. I shall be avenged!"
:—'''Megatron''', for the first time, but not the last.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 4 June 1984
* Revised script: 8 June 1984
* Finalised script: 22 June 1984
* Main dialogue recording: 27 June 1984
* [[Frank Welker]] and [[Michael Bell]] pickup sessions: 2 July 1984
* Returned to the US for telecine: 24 September 1984
* Official Sunbow Productions synopsis:
:''The Decepticons, working with Shockwave on Cybertron, create the "space bridge" -- a device to transport energon cubes between the two planets. When Spike and Bumblebee stumble across the river bed where the space bridge is being tested, they are captured by the Decepticons, who intend to use the boy to guide the energon shipment through the dangerous device. Bumblebee escapes, and ultimately leads the Autobots back to rescue Spike and destroy the shipment.''

===Continuity notes===
*Ironhide says the Decepticons were sent to the bottom of the sea "months ago". In real-world terms, this episode only aired about two weeks after "More than Meets the Eye, Part 3". However, there were three months between the pilot being written and this episode being written, so... that works?
*This episode does a fair bit to establish the status quo for the rest of Season 1 and all of Season 2:
**The Decepticons are shown to have converted their crashed space cruiser into the vast [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] complex.
**The Decepticons re-establish contact with Cybertron.
**The 'Cons make their first use of the [[space bridge]], a device that will feature in many future episodes. The space bridge's erratic performance and seemingly random opening times and locations would feature in a few more episodes, but would largely be downplayed.
*The stock party music originally from Johnny Douglas' "Spider-Man" score makes its Transformers debut in this episode; the guitar section is featured as source music played by both Jazz and Soundwave.
*Prime's casual reference to "the entire city losing power" might be construed by continuity hounds as meaning that the traffic jam that Spike and Bumblebee run into is in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], a city later demonstrated to be close to, and have some legal jurisdiction over, the land where Autobot Headquarters is located. That might be giving the continuity editors too much credit, however.
*This episode continues the trend of Cybertron being located outside the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, as Shockwave refers to the space bridge as an "intergalactic transport system".
*Gadgets and powers:
**When Cliffjumper opens fire on the rock formation, he is carrying Jazz's gun.
**Ratchet describes Starscream's fire as "a concussion blast" (it's supposed to be a null ray.)
**Ratchet has a [[laser scalpel]] (or something similar) that emerges from his forearm. Later, he uses a less focused device that slides out of his wrist.
**Megatron has a chest-mounted hose-like memory scrambler... and a gauntlet-launched saw blade... and a wrist laser.
**Starscream apparently wears a wristwatch. Who knew?
**Watching Bumblebee make his scrambled report, Laserbeak uses a head-mounted retractable microphone. Later episodes (and the Movie) would have a video camera in the same spot instead.
**Ratchet has a wrist-based net launcher, that fires a Pac-Man shaped net (which for some reason brings down Laserbeak.)
**Ironhide totes a [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|HUGE bazooka cannon laser gun thing]] when the Autobots attack the space bridge. While he's never had this weapon before, it is in fact a reuse of [[:file:Cliffgun.JPG|Cliffjumper's bazooka]] from the pilot miniseries in green. He would VERY briefly wield it again (this time in grey) in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]".
**Optimus Prime's laser rifle has a variable focus barrel that allows him to shoot a needle-beam blast.
**The blue button on Megatron's tummy blinks to show him communicating with Shockwave. [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Later]], it would be the two trapezoids on his pecs that blinked.
*What makes Starscream the leader? Megatron fell into the space bridge! '''[[S.O.S. Dinobots|'''> >]]'''

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Laserbeak is a one-bot ''Star Wars'' effects gallery. He launches from his spy mission with the sound of the [[Death Star]]'s superlaser obliterating the planet Alderaan.
**He then arrives at the Decepticon Headquarters docking tower with the sound of the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' arriving at the Rebel Base on Yavin IV, followed by a repeat of the Death Star/Alderaan effects.
**He then flies into Soundwave's chest with another burst of ''Millennium Falcon'' engines.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*Maybe not an error, but definitely odd: The establishing shots of [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] are two completely different matte paintings that show exactly the same thing.
*A strange establishing shot meant to convey the transition of an Earth-bound scene to one set on Cybertron shows a whole bunch of gray planets near each other, then suddenly cuts to the stock shot of Cybertron. It's possible this was meant to be a pan across our solar system, showing the Moon and then Saturn, but what it actually portrays is more like three moons orbiting a distant ringed planet unlike any in our [[Solar System]].

[[File:TransporttoOblivion colourchanging Ed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Black-White-Black]]
*The animated glow behind Shockwave when he is communicating to Megatron is mis-aligned with his body.
*Coloring errors:
**Ed, a solar power plant worker, has his skin change color from one shot to the next. He's first seen as an African-American when his coworker tells him to turn the radio down. When he turns to face the radio in the next shot, he's white. As he backs away from Soundwave's transformation, he's black again, possibly suffering from a rapid (but intermittent) form of {{w|Vitiligo}}.
**When the Autobots crash through the skylight, Cliffjumper is colored like Bumblebee.
**After Ironhide is shot protecting Optimus Prime, Prowl's gun is black.
**The sides of Starscream's air intakes are gray instead of red when Megatron restrains him from attacking Bumblebee.
**Starscream's thighs are dark gray instead of light gray as he and Megatron fire on the fleeing Bumblebee.
**As the Autobots are waiting for Bumblebee and Spike's return home, Cliffjumper is colored as Bumblebee. Hey, it's the yellow Cliffjumper toy [[variant]]!
**Megatron's fusion cannon is white instead of black as he threatens to finish Ironhide and Prime.
**After Megatron blasts the cave shut (again) and returns to [[robot mode]], blue sky can be seen between Starscream's arms and torso, in the space where his wings should be. Possibly the artists thought his wings were attached to his arms instead of his back.
**Ironhide's cheek guards are gray instead of red as he patches himself up after the cave battle.
**Megatron's face is black as he listens to Shockwave's instructions about the space bridge.
**Megatron's eyes are blue instead of red as he punches buttons on the space bridge console during the final battle.
**After Megatron falls into the [[space bridge]], two successive shots feature Skywarp in Starscream's color scheme, resulting in two Starscreams appearing on screen at once.
[[File:Soundwave jesus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So Soundwave and Laserbeak [[Warrior School!|use their alternate forms to sneak into an industrial facility and take it over]]...]]
*A glow effect surrounds Soundwave as he enlarges out of his tape player form. While it is clearly a deliberate artistic choice, this effect is never again seen for Soundwave's transformations.
*Cliffjumper and Gears' voices can clearly be heard among the panicked power plant workers.
[[File:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|...and the Decepticons [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|re-establish contact with Cybertron]], and [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|build a space bridge]], and [[Rock and Roll-Out!|start making energon cubes]]...]]
[[File:Trans to ob megs spacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|...and the whole thing ends with [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|Megatron getting tossed into his own space bridge and unceremoniously launched to Cybertron]]. Did [[Bob Budiansky]] watch this episode or what?]]
*As the Decepticons start filling energon cubes, the background cubes filled by Skywarp are layered in front of the foreground cubes filled by Starscream.
*Just before Jazz gets into the traffic jam, he keeps passing by the same buildings with the same signage (see below) multiple times as part of a single straight city block.
*When Jazz slams on his brakes during the traffic jam, the car in front of him is green. When he backs up to leave, the car is blue and a different model.
*On-screen [[Japanese language|translation flubs]]:
**The signage in the city includes some rather odd phrases: Par (maybe this was meant to say "Parking"?), Led Bulue (or Bulve?), Spu Rashu, Mascot, IOU, April, AGF (which might be an incomplete "{{W|Agfa-Gevaert|Agfa}}"), Bell. The only one that does make sense is a vertical "fee", since it could very well be that the top half that's cut off by the edge of the screen says "Cof".
**When Optimus Prime is using Teletraan I to survey nearby power stations, the map on the screen is labeled "EVE ISLAND".
**Teletraan's readout screen has a number of lost-in-translation typographical errors. It reads: SOLOR POWE STATION #001; CAPACITY: 80%; PURRENT PRODUCTION: 0%.
*During Optimus' close-up when he says "Megatron lives.", the background is of a cloudy sky instead of [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters']] interior.
*Skywarp has the wrong voice as he says his "Hurry it up!" and "Starscream! Behind you!" lines.
*As Megatron gloats over Optimus Prime's defeat and prepares to transform into gun mode, he says "Soundwave—Prime is target, Soundwave! FIRE!", an awkward-sounding line that... was actually written that way in the [[dialogue script]]. In the '''original''' script, the line was "Prime is target, Soundwave -- fire!", suggesting an extra instance of Soundwave's name somehow got written in by mistake. (Additionally, Megatron orders Soundwave to fire him before he even finishes transforming.)
*When the Decepticons are leaving the power station, Skywarp is seen flying away twice.
*Laserbeak's caws and cries are not electronically modulated and are much more bird-like than the synthetic trill that would become his standard vocalization later in the series.
*The Autobots storming into the power plant at the battle's end do not have the standard Autobot laser fire sound effects.
*As the space bridge powers up for its first test, the light effects at the back of the ring pass in front of the test vehicle, which is inside the ring.
*Amid the rocks and debris sucked up into the space bridge, the test vehicle can be seen rising... then falling back down again!
*Bumblebee and Spike clearly withdraw from the edge of the river canyon, yet Bumblebee is standing right at the edge again when he transforms (a convenient conceit, so he can fall down and be captured).
*As Megatron says that Bumblebee and Spike have "volunteered", a glint of light plays across his optics. The sound guys mistook this for a powered light-up effect and inserted a sound effect accordingly.
*The animation of test run #2 is recycled from the first test run... which means that the test vehicle is shown inside the ring, even though it shouldn't be there.
*When Shockwave says, "Test run number two aborted," the animation is of Megatron speaking.
*Skywarp and Starscream get the same not-standard-issue laser sound effect that the Autobots at the power plant had.
*Upon arriving, Bumblebee says that "''Pike'' was taken by the Decepticons!" Maybe it's [[The Insecticon Syndrome|a nickname]]?
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Four red(dish) cars are among the group leaving Autobot Headquarters. Ironhide and Cliffjumper should be red; the third could be Gears. The fourth is either a miscolored Prowl or Jazz, leaving the group one man short.
**Best guess is that it's Jazz who is missing from that last shot, because he's also missing from the lineup of Autobot cars outside the cave. His voice shows up once the group enters the cave... but he's not actually ''seen'' until after the first commercial break.
**Brawn, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and Trailbreaker all appear at various points during the battle in the cave and its aftermath, despite not being part of the group that arrives and leaves the cave.
*As often happens, Soundwave's chest is suddenly see-through transparent when he's playing back a tape report.
*Prowl's car form is horrifically off-model when Ironhide asserts that Bumblebee is never wrong. Gears isn't much better and is missing some of his red coloration as well. When off-model Prowl transforms, his missing headlights and bumper appear out of nowhere.
*Megatron's wrist blaster disappears instantly after he fires it.
*Starscream is holding one of his arm-mounted weapons in his hand as Megatron orders him to blast the cave entrance open.
*Ratchet announces that Bumblebee's memory banks have been altered, despite not doing any work near or inspection of his head. All he does is weld 'Bee's chest for a brief second.
*As Ravage guards Spike, the energy cage is layered over Ravage's neck, even though he is closer to the camera's point of view.
*Spike makes a very strange gesture as the energy cage disappears, seemingly rubbing a rock in the background as if he were wiping it off. Not only is it strange, it's also spatially impossible, as the "rock" is actually the ground below him, meaning he's just making a random wiping motion in the air.
*Soundwave's shadow over Spike disappears a second before the shot ends.
*As Megatron coaches Spike, Soundwave is missing his Decepticon insignia. Megatron's own insignia is missing its central crest.
*When the space bridge opens for the third time (with Spike as the driver), the inside of the ring is bizarrely misdrawn; the outlines and edges of the bridge ring do not line up correctly, resulting in [http://www.blifaloo.com/illusions/impossible.php impossible shapes].
*Ironhide goes from carrying a copy of Jazz's pistol to toting his green bazooka in the space of a shot.
*Starscream is missing his back wing insignia as he takes off.
*As the space bridge beam arrives on Cybertron, the beam is layered in front of the bridge receiver tower that it's supposed to be entering.
*The remastered DVD releases of this episode incorrectly use the closing credits from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|pilot mini-series]] instead of the expanded Season 1 credits.

===Continuity errors===
*At the end of the previous episode, the Autobot ship was being refueled and repaired in preparation for the imminent return of the Autobots to Cybertron. At the beginning of this episode, their journey home seems to have been all but forgotten.
**In the original script, just before Cliffjumper blasts the rock formation, Optimus and Ironhide are talking about their ship being ready to launch the next day.
*This is the only time Autobot Headquarters is ever depicted as being near a cliffside overlooking the ocean.
*In the opening scenes, Optimus seems pretty certain that the Decepticons have survived... yet he still seems shocked when Megatron reappears.
*Speaking of which, could the Decepticons really have built this whole huge underwater fortress without anybody noticing their activities?
*If Shockwave is "losing power", then he really shouldn't be up on the roof of [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] shooting at nothing. The animation fails to convey that he had any sort of target or that a battle was occurring.
*Shockwave is clearly the most loyal soldier in all of creation. He's still trying to communicate with Megatron ''four million years after he disappeared'' and clearly expects an answer. What would it take to convince Shockwave that Megatron is actually dead??
*There doesn't appear to be any purpose to Soundwave sneaking into the power station in tape player mode. Megatron just marches right in about five seconds after Soundwave launches his attack.
*A ''solar'' power station would not need generators.
*Again, if Prime is shocked to find that Megatron is alive, it doesn't make a lot of sense for over half the Autobots to be on patrol.
*Ratchet and Sparkplug are working on Ironhide outside, in the desert sand, even though Ratchet has a (presumably) sanitary medical center for such things.
*Given that Starscream is a highly sophisticated living machine, it seems unlikely that he would have to look at his (notably unadorned) wrist to count down five seconds accurately. That said, he also does count an unusually long second.
*Would it really have killed Bumblebee to stop for half a second to let Spike get inside, instead of making him run alongside?
*Jazz is somehow able to use a stalagmite as a bat to knock back a null ray blast at Starscream.
*Optimus Prime's foot gets caught in a boulder for no apparent reason. In one shot, he's just standing around after helping Ironhide; in the next, he's suddenly stuck.
*It's a totally [[The Agenda (Part III)|stock cartoon trope]], but really, how many times can one cave be blasted open and shut? (Two times each in this episode.)
*Megatron can't possibly be dumb enough to think that Prime and company couldn't just blast their own way out of the cave, yet he declares that sealing the cave means "the end of Prime and the Autobots".

===Trivia===
*In an unusual directorial choice, the second and third acts of this episode lack most of the usual flip-symbol [[scene transition]]s, instead using a series of ''Star Wars''-like transition effects (iris out, triangular wipes, radar screen wipe, etc.)
*The third act also features a one-time-only bit of background music as the Decepticons retreat from the cave.
*Seriously, Cliffjumper charges Megatron and punches him in the junk! That takes bearings of chrome steel.
*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany|German]] company [[Karussell|Karussell Musik und Video]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French):'' "'''Transport pour l'oubli'''" ("Transport to oblivion")
:*''Title (Canadian French & European French DVD release):'' "'''Le Pont Spatial'''" ("The Spacebridge")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*About the European French dub:
:::*Megatron briefly calls Soundwave "Shockwave".
:::*This is one if not the only episode in which Bumblebee's name is pronounced correctly. However, it happens only once in that episode (by Optimus Prime). Throughout the rest of the episode, everyone calls him "Bubblebee". Still a little victory for European French dub enjoyers.
:::*Some names are still avoided. At the end of the episode, Optimus even calls Bumblebee "mon gros" ("big boy"). Soundwave calls Laserbeak "Laserobreak" but does not say anything at all for Ravage.
:::*Megatron's line "This time I'll blow more than your shoulder" is dubbed by [[Francis Lax]], Optimus Prime's voice actor. He barely changes his voice, which makes the scene kinda confusing.
:::*When looking for Optimus, Megatron calls him "Primus" instead of "Prime". Interestingly, "Optimus Primus" is the Autobot leader's Canadian French name.

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke'''" ("The Spacebridge"), "Reise nach Cybertron" (''Generation 2'', "Journey to Cybertron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], [[1989]]

'''Hebrew'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shigoor El Avadon'''" (שיגור אל אבדון, "Transport to Oblivion")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Il ponte spaziale'''" ("The Space Bridge")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The opening narration is completely changed: instead of talking about Autobots, the narrator talks about Shockwave and the lack of energon on Cybertron.
::*A couple of sentences are changed, making little sense in the context:
:::*Ironhide's: «Cliffjumper!» at the beginning of the episode became: «Look at this, Cliffjumper.».
:::*Optimus's: «What could be causing it?» (while using Teletraan I) became: «An energy signal.».
::*Optimus Prime briefly calls Teletraan I "Supervista", which is [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]'s name.
::*When talking to Spike during the last transport test, Megatron briefly uses a plural verb, like if he was talking to more than one person.

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Passaggio verso l'oblio'''" ("Passage to the Oblivion")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Space Bridge Sakusen'''" (スペースブリッジ作戦, "Operation: Space Bridge")
:*Original airdate: [[July 27]], [[1985]]
:**'''Cut:''' After Prime discovers that Megatron still lives and orders the Autobots to assemble, following the symbol transition, the role call of Ironhide through Gears is cut. The sequence resumes at his lines about half the force being out on patrol.
:**'''Cut:''' After Megatron gets his "power boost" and punches Prime in the face, the following scene of Starscream lifting Energon cubes, getting shot at, shooting Ratchet and Prowl, Cliffjumper and Gears attacking him, and his line "It's never too late, Autobot" before firing on them have all been cut. The sequence resumes at his transforming to [[alternate mode|jet mode]] and flying off with Skywarp.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tàikōngqiáo de Xiànluò '''" (太空桥的陷落, "Fall of the Space Bridge")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Transporte Pra Destruição'''" ("Transport to Destruction")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?, [[1986]]
::*This was the first episode of the series to air in Brazil.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Doroga v nikooda'''" (Дорога в никуда, "Road to Nowhere")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Putovanje u zaborav'''" (Путовање у заборав, "Voyage into Oblivion")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Resa in i det okända'''" (Generation 2, "Journey into the Unknown")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
[[File:FHE-TransportToOblivion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Cliffjumper IS Admiral Ackbar.]]
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 7: "Transport to Oblivion" ([[Family Home Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Le Cosmitron ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (2DVDs) (Flex Media) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m7-rWq0-_NlWnKopinM__0uP7Xsdj2lH Full episode script, as revised on 8th June 1984]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T52jANElww5VQEIvtZQV_Q9zldWHdHIY Full episode script, as finalised on 22nd June 1984]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b1edAX7sZ2hEip31lp0-fOixep7yB0ZL/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

G.I. Joe (2024) issue 2

2024-12-19T22:02:54Z

Flicky1991: /* G.I. Joe references */

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'''As the Joes recover from their disaster of a first mission, they are left with two questions: what is Cobra, and how do they stop them?'''

==Synopsis==
A horrified [[Cover Girl]] races over to help [[Rock 'n Roll]], whose body is still smoking from laser fire, but is stopped by [[Mercer]], who pulls a gun on her and orders her to help his [[Cobra Viper|Viper]]s load up the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] shard. However, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] fires at them from his commandeered [[F.A.N.G.]], ordering the Joes to get back up and fight. Mercer orders the Vipers to return fire and their laser weapons easily take out the F.A.N.G., forcing Duke to bail out by leaping back into the building and tackling Mercer. Meanwhile, [[Cobra Commander]] watches the action from back in [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]] and, impressed by Duke's capabilities, idly muses about recruiting him to their side, much to the incredulity of [[Destro]], who worries about the completion of their mission. Cobra Commander reminds him that the mission was also about sending a message to their enemies, something his "personal guard" will ensure.

Duke tackles Mercer and begins to beat him, cracking the visor of his helmet and allowing him to recognize the Viper leader as Destro's head of security. However, their fight is interrupted by the arrival of the [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s, who begin picking off the wounded soldiers and scientists in the facility (or, as Mercer says, "sending them to Valhalla"). One of them prepares to execute [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] but he is saved by the [[Baroness]], who urges Duke to finish the mission. In the middle of their fight, [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] picks up one of the Valkyries' rifles and blasts a Viper as they secure the shard. Seeing this, Destro and Cobra Commander agree that they can't let their weapons fall into other hands, prompting Cobra Commander to activate a modification he made to Destro's design: a self-destruct sequence. As the [[energon]]-powered rifles begin the beep, the remaining [[Cobra]] forces swiftly retreat, airlifting the shard away right before the facility explodes.

In the aftermath, [[G.I. Joe (team)|the Joes]] are in recovery, save for the deceased Rock 'n Roll and Clutch, who is missing and presumed dead in the rubble. Duke informs [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Colonel Hawk]] that the enemy called themselves "Cobra" and that they are connected to [[M.A.R.S.]], angrily suggesting they use everything they have to wipe them out, but Hawk assures him they need to assess the situation before they rush into anything. Hawk then introduces the newest recruit to G.I. Joe: [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Guerrero "Risk" La Caza]], a former [[United States Air Force|Airman]]-turned-[[CIA]] operative who specializes in risk assessment and cage fighting. Duke is irritated that Hawk brought in someone without consulting him, but Risk (condescendingly) assures him that he's here to help. However, when he gets Rock 'n Roll's name wrong, Duke snaps and decks him, leading to a brawl between the two.

Back in Springfield, the Vipers return with the Cybertron shard. Destro is frustrated by Cobra Commander's tampering with his weapons and insists that their partnership requires transparency. They then discuss the next stage of their plan, one that requires the assistance of one Dr. [[Doctor Venom|Archibald Monev]] and his [[Brainwave Scanner]]. Congress is currently questioning the good doctor while the scanner is secured in evidence. Destro suggests that they send two teams to retrieve Monev and his device. As the Cobra leaders finalize their plans, a lone Viper slinks off and removes his helmet... revealing that Clutch has infiltrated Cobra headquarters!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
* [[Cover Girl]] (1)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (2)
* [[Rock 'n Roll]] (4)
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (6)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (11)
* [[Baroness]] (12)
* [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (13)
* [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] (14)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Mercer]] (3)
* [[Cobra Viper]]s (5)
* [[Cobra Commander]] (7)
* [[Destro]] (8)
* [[Battle Android Trooper]]s (9)
* [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s (10)

|h3=Others|c3=
* ''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (15)
* ''[[Doctor Venom|Archibald Monev]]'' (16)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sounds like somebody doesn’t know how to take a hit. It’s one of the first things they teach you in the cage. That if you want to win, you have to not be afraid of getting punched in the face a few times."
:—'''Risk'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Duke recognizes Mercer from their last confrontation in ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 1|#1]].
* Hawk claims that the military has no intel on the name "Cobra." Assuming this is true, it would suggest that the information given to [[Snow Job]] by [[Scarlett]] and [[Jinx]] in ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]'' [[Scarlett issue 5|#5]] has either not yet reached Hawk, or did not contain what Jinx had learned about Cobra during her time with the [[Arashikage]].
* Hawk refers to Destro as a foreign diplomat, referencing his connection to [[Darklonia]] as established in the ''[[Destro (comic)]]'' miniseries.
* Cobra Commander recalls his encounter with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in [[Cobra-La]] from ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 1|#1]].

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* This issue marks the fiction debut of the Cobra Valkyries, an elite unit of all-female Cobra Troopers introduced in the ''G.I. Joe: Classified Series'' line.
* Dr. Archibald Monev is better known as Doctor Venom, the original Cobra mad scientist from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' comics. He and his invention, the Brainwave Scanner, first appeared in ''ARAH'' #10.
* Risk mistakenly calls Rock 'n Roll "Heavy Metal", the name of [[Heavy Metal (G.I. Joe)|a different Joe]], the [[Mauler]] driver, from the original ''A Real American Hero'' toyline.

===Errors===
* On page four, panel four, Cobra Commander says "the calvary is on its way." Unless Cobra Commander has secretly recruited [[Jesus]], it should say "cavalry".

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Duke and Baroness return fire, by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire.
* '''Cover B:''' Rock 'n Roll and Mercer face off, by [[David Finch]], [[Danny Miki]], and [[Dave McCaig]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Cover Girl, one of a series of connecting variants featuring the female characters of G.I. Joe, by [[David Nakayama]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Clutch on an explosion background, by [[Travis Moore]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Chameleon]] fights Stalker, by [[Otto Schmidt]].
* '''Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive):''' Cobra Valkyries, by [[Derrick Chew]].
* '''Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Risk taking out a [[Crimson Guard]], by [[Jorge Corona]] and [[Mike Spicer]].

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===Advertisements===
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* #TeamJoe and #TeamCobra Skybound Insiders campaign
* The road to ''G.I. Joe'' starts in trade paperbacks for ''Duke'', ''Cobra Commander'', ''Scarlett'', and ''Destro''.
* A new era from Larry Hama in ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''

===Reprints===
* '''''G.I. Joe Volume 1: The Cobra Strikes!''''' ([[June 18]], [[2025]]) ISBN 1534328076 / ISBN 978-1534328075 
** Collects issues #1–6.
** Trade paperback format.

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Ravage (G1)/toys

2024-12-16T07:56:14Z

Flicky1991:

{{picsneeded|Generations, Platinum edition, Merchandise}}
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[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Package art|Boxart]] that shows a pose you can actually recreate? Impossible!]]

You've got a lot of toys, don't you? You cute widdle kitty!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1toy ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Behold... the world's skinniest jaguar.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ravage / Rumble''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1984-1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "heat-seeking missiles"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (sticker illustration)}}

: Originally a ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Micro Cassette Robo Jaguar", ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Ravage transforms into a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] toys. In his feline [[robot mode]], he is armed with two "heat-seeking missiles", which plug into the cassette spool holes above his hips. He was released in the first year of the line a two-pack with [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]] in Hasbro markets from 1984 to 1986, outliving their fellow cassette two-pack, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Laserbeak]] and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]], on toy store shelves by a year.

: In 1985, a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] was added to Ravage's shoulder, replacing the Decepticon insignia sticker that had been there previously.

: This mold was later used to make [[Glit (KP)#Toys|Glit]], [[Howlback (G1)#Toys|Howlback]], and [[Stripes#Toys|Stripes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ravage''' (Decepticon Cassette, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "heat-seeking missiles"

: Ravage was released by [[Milton Bradley]] in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain as in individually-packaged cassette, rather than in a two-pack. The only notable difference with the MB Ravage toy itself is that the [[rubsign]] has been applied in a few different places on the "cassette" side of his cassette mode, including in the center window (where the tape reel sticker goes), or on his cat-mode flank.

::*''[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2018/07/milton-bradley-g1-ravage.html More information on Milton Bradley Ravage at tfsquareone]''

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[[File:G1toy japanese ravages.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Jaguar''' (Cassette, 1985-1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''19''' (1985), '''D-59''' (1986), '''D-104''' (1987)
:*''Accessories'': Left & right missiles, tape case ('85 & '87 releases only)

: In Japan, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] also released Ravage (aka "Jaguar") all on his lonesome, like all his cassette contemporaries, packaged in a small box, and with a clear tape case he could be "stored" in. He was only sold with the rubsign in Japan.

: He was re-released in 1986, this time on a blister card, with a new ID number and without his case. And then ''again'' in 1987, with his original packaging and case reinstated, and with yet another ID number.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy mcdonalds jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Panther''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)}}</ul>
{{note|[[Panther]] was officially [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Ravage in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga.}}

:Part of the first [[McDonald's]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' promotion, Panther transforms into a heavily-armed Humvee with electronic lights and sounds, plus a spring-loaded missile.

: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in [[beast mode]], making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly more immediately visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his robot mode head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests.

: His head bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy ShadowPanther.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Fuzzy kitty!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Shadow Panther''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-7'''
:*''Release date'': October ??, 1997
:*''Accessories'': "Panther Shot" rifle/tail, "Shadow Mist" water-squirting gun

: Released in the second wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beast Wars'' line, [[Shadow Panther]] is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]] toy in black, silver, and yellow, transforming into a generic big feline. His tail/flanks separate to form a non-firing blaster, while his underbelly forms a water-shooting "gut gun" that can be used in either mode.

: Much later, in early [[2000]], this toy was offered through Hasbro's online collector service, [https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173639/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/brand.cfm?brand=8 HasbroCollectors.com]. Initially, it was sold under toy's original name and identity,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000302144832/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=7 Original toy listing for Shadow Panther on HasbroCollectors.com, retrieved March 2, 2000] (archived)</ref> but [https://web.archive.org/web/20000606112621/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/brand.cfm?brand=8 months later], the site relisted it under the name of "'''Tripredacus Agent'''", [[repurposing]] the toy as the same character as Ravage (then called "Tripredacus Agent" due to [[trademark]] issues). Though the toy's online bio (a translation of the Japanese "Shadow Panther" bio) remained unchanged for the "Tripredacus Agent" listing, it was worded vaguely enough to enable it to also be used for the toy's repurposed identity.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000615174513/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=7 HasbroCollectors.com toy listing for Shadow Panther renamed "Tripredacus Agent", retrieved June 15, 2000] (archived)</ref>

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]], and was planned to be used for the canceled ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy [[Nightprowler#Toys|Nightprowler]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on "Tripredacus Agent" (aka Shadow Panther) at TFU.info]''
{{BWCheetorMold}}

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[[File:VS7-RhinoxShadowPanther.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Wilderness Showdown: Rhinox VS Shadow Panther''' (Vs pack, 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-7'''
:*''Release date'': October ??, 1997
:*''Accessories'': "Panther Shot" rifle/tail, "Shadow Mist" water-squirting gun

: Shadow Panther was also available in a "versus" set with [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Toys|Rhinox]], also released in the second wave of Takara's ''Beast Wars'' line. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: Hasbro later sold this set in its original Takara box via their now-defunct HasbroCollectors.com site to American fans. A few stickers were added to the box for hazard/safety notices.

{{-}}{{anchor|Metals}}
[[File:BWtoy-JaguarTM.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Nobody actually transforms this thing. Ever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1p1|'''Metals Jaguar''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''X-9'''
:*''Release date'': October ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip, left & right pistol barrels
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]], just as Ravage's robot mode CG model in the show is an altered [[Transmetal]] Cheetor. He transforms into a robotic big cat, with flip-out thrusters for a third "flight" mode (not, as in the episode, into a cassette tape that plays wicked 1980s style electric guitar, for obvious reasons). His forearms each have a spring-loaded flip out pistol stub, which can be extended with add-on barrels that clip to his rear legs in beast mode. His tail also can detach to form a whip-weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well.

: Jaguar's chest opens double-door-style to reveal a flat panel where one of three stickers can be placed. One, a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark]] chamber, is factory applied. The other two, an image of the original Megatron from the Golden Disk recording or a Decepticon symbol, can be applied over the existing sticker.

: This toy was also used to represent [[Jaguar]] the Younger in the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|''Beast Wars Metals'' manga]] and the mold was used to make [[BotCon 2001]]'s version of [[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]]. The original version was used to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]], and as the basis for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar at TFU.info]''
{{BWTMCheetorMold}}

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[[File:BW-toy TripredacusAgent.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Mutant kitty!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 2001)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, tail-flail

: This [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] is a redeco of—wait, can you guess?—[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM2|Transmetal 2 Cheetor]], in black, silver, and gold, transforming into a monstrous techno-organic (but not [[technorganic]]) big cat. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher on his cat mode back that can be removed and used as a hand-held weapon, plus his tail detaches to form a hand-held flail. His left forearm has a flip-up blaster-shield (of dubious usefulness), while flipping up a panel on his right-rear leg reveals his [[spark crystal]].

: The toy's bio mentions how the "former saboteur" had taken on "several aliases while involved with the Beast Wars," in an apparent attempt to further harmonize the above-repurposed Shadow Panther toy with the character of Ravage/Tripredacus Agent.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on (Transmetal 2) Tripredacus Agent at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFRavage.jpg|299px|thumb|So tiny... So CUTE!]]
* '''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''

: The ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' version of Soundwave comes with a ''teeeeeny'' version of Ravage, which does actually transform into a microcassette that fits in the tape-case door. ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Ravage may very well be the actual smallest functioning ''Transformers'' toy made.

:He's about the size of your pinky fingernail. And you could accidentally inhale him if you're not careful.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Jaguar at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Alternators''===
{{anchor|Alternators/Binaltech}}
[[File:AlternatorsRavage(Corvette).jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He brakes for Meow Mix and nothing else...well, sometimes nip.]]
* '''Battle Ravage''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''11'''
**''Binaltech name:'' '''Ravage'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' "Battle" Ravage (presumably named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Autobot Tracks]] from the same line. Like Tracks, his [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Chevrolet Corvette Z06, in his case a black convertible version of the model compared to Tracks's hardtop version. Like Tracks, Ravage features opening doors, hood and trunk, plus a detailed driver/passenger compartment including a dashboard. In robot mode, he retains Tracks' upright biped robot form, just replacing the Autobot's head sculpt with a new sculpt inspired by Ravage's ''Beast Wars'' form, complete with opening jaw. Like Tracks, each robot mode forearm is equipped with slide-out (non-firing) double blasters, a part of his engine forms a double-barreled hand-held blaster, and two (non-firing) missile launchers attached to the sides of his back are "hidden" next to the seats in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

: The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version differs from Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version by having parts of the vehicle mode shell made of [[die-cast]] metal and has the entire car shell painted, whereas the ''Alternators'' version's vehicle shell is made entirely out of plastic. The ''Binaltech'' version is also notable for sporting the American name "Ravage" rather than the established Japanese name, "Jaguar", also for trademark reasons. Both versions sport a [[license plate]] that simply says "RVG", even though [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still featured a "BTL RVG" license plate.

: The Tracks hardtop version of this sculpt was also used to make ''Alternators'' [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], whereas the convertible version originally used for Ravage was used as the basis for the one-of-a-kind [[Michael Bay|BayBot]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#11|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Ravage's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltBattleRavage/battleravage.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Battle Ravage at TFU.info]''
{{AlternatorsTracksMold}}

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[[File:Alt-toy Ravage-JaguarXK.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Soundwave had MTV pimp his kitty.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Alternator, 2007)
**''ID number'': '''26'''
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The second version of ''Alternators'' Ravage (now without the "Battle") is an entirely new sculpt, with the alternate mode being a licensed 1:24 scale Jaguar XK (appropriately enough), with all the normal bells and whistles inherent in the line (opening doors, seats, etc). This is a toy of many "firsts". Not only is it the first ''Alternators'' character with two distinctly different toys, it's one of the first two Decepticon Alternators with an original sculpt (alongside [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]]), it's the first ''Alternators'' toy with a European manufacturer's car model as its alternate mode, ''and'' it's the first ''Alternators'' character to have a non-humanoid "robot" mode, as its non-car form is now a quadrupedal big cat.

: After Ravage had been released in various European markets, his and Rumble's releases in the United States were questionable for a while, as the relaunched ''Alternators'' line was in its final decline by that point. Ultimately, they were shuffled to be [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]]s, set in an endcap display alongside the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Devastator (G1)#Classics 2|Constructicon Devastator]] exclusive [[giftset|gift set]] in March/April 2007...in some stores. In others, they were crammed in the normal aisle with everything else. Assuming they even showed up at all.

: This Ravage and the aforementioned Rumble were only released as part of the ''Alternators'' line, with no counterpart in the ''Binaltech'' line, or any Japanese release of the sculpt whatsoever at all.

: On this note, Ravage has a [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] license plate (which spells out his name as "RAVAGE" this time), regardless of which country the toy was purchased in. The steering wheel, however, is on the left, as in the United States. I say, ''meow.''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AltRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy TFC ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A light breeze is enough to defeat him.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: The original Ravage figure was first [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, packaged along with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundblaster]] (the rebuilt form of Soundwave from the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|''Headmasters'' series]]) and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]]. As was the case when he was originally released with Soundblaster in 1987, Buzzsaw sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; this version of Ravage now features this new decal as well, an image of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work). Ravage's sticker highlight's Maximus's right leg; Buzzsaw's pinpoints his left shoulder.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Transformers Collection Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:G1toy commemorative ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sit, boy.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: Hasbro's first reissue of the original Ravage toy (identified as "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but by his original name in the instructions) came packaged with Soundwave and Laserbeak. The set was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. Just as Soundwave is effectively a redeco of the ''Transformers Collection'' Soundblaster figure, featuring a double-wide chest-door that allows Ravage and Laserbeak to fit inside him at the same time for the first time on a Hasbro release, Ravage also appears as he does in the ''Transformers Collection'' line, sporting the Fortress Maximus sticker in place of his cassette spools, but now with no way for it to be "decoded", since Soundwave's door is colorless. Ravage also comes with a tape case for the first time in Hasbro markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Classics Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Tsravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25| Hey im right over u do u see me? Im the canceled plastic cat sulking near u on the big shelf!]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Cybertron Heroes)

:A ''[[Titanium Series]]'' version of Soundblaster, a redeco of the "Cybertron Heroes" [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] figure, was supposed to come with a tiny version of Ravage, as opposed to the original toy's [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]]. Although displayed at [[BotCon 2007]], the set was ultimately canceled along with several other solicited 6" Cybertron Heroes, but this did not stop Soundblaster from appearing as a cross-sell on the packaging for ''Titanium'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] in late 2008 (which claimed he would have been "also available" as of November 2008), as Hasbro was unwilling to spend the resources on altering the packaging for these already-complete products.
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===''Universe (2008)''===
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[[File:TFU08-toy Ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm finally 3D now, but in exchange for some poseability.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Generation 1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Available only with the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Deluxe-Class "Autobot Hound" toy]], Ravage transforms into a "tape mode" that can attach to a pair of flip-up tabs on the back bed of Hound's vehicle form. In this mode, Ravage is compatible with either the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Soundwave]] or [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blaster]] molds. In jaguar mode, the [[5 mm post|5mm holes]] in his flanks can accommodate the weapons of the [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Ravage]] (even though there are tiny unpainted versions of the weapons above his hips).

:At [[BotCon 2008]], Hasbro claimed that Ravage's alternate mode would be marketed as a "capture mode" so that young children, unsavvy about technology from fifteen years before they were born, wouldn't be confused. Despite the toy arguably still treating Ravage as "captured" by Hound, the packaging only refers to Ravage's alternate mode as a "tape mode".

:This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2010]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ravage (SG)#Timelines|Ravage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFURavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Ravage at TFU.info]''

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*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Series'': G1 Series
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: In 2009, the original Ravage toy was once again included with another reissue of Soundwave as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, this time as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was prominently offered at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009. He comes with his weapons and his own cassette case, and continues to sport the Fortress Maximus sticker from his ''Transformers Collection'' release in place of his cassette spools, the only tape in the set to do so.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Universe Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''C-13'''
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A [[redeco]] of ''Universe'' Ravage, Jaguar features the same plastic colors as his Universe counterpart, only his legs are a significantly darker metallic gray than the Hasbro version (so much so they almost look black in certain lights).
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From a data storage device often used to store music, to a data storage device often used to store music. Some things never change.]]
*'''Device Jaguar''' (Device Label, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' series of functional electronic gizmos, "Device Jaguar" transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a black mechanoid panther.

[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Ravagedesktop.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|$50 for a 2 gig thumb drive was a lot to ask for until we learned about this.]]

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender." When the Ravage device is plugged in, a Ravage avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to jaguar mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your jaguar to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[Tech Spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Ravage or Tigatron can be selected as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Device Label'' [[Tigatron#Device Label|Tigatron]], and he came preloaded with the same program. It was later used to make [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Device Label|Cheetor]] as well.
:This particular figure is the subject of many, ''many'' [[knockoff]]s. Caution should be made to distinguish the actual product when buying, as the knockoff versions often have computer-damaging malware(!) installed into them.
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore cassettes1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation''' (2009)
**''ID number'': '''15'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right missiles, tape case

: The original Ravage toy was reissued once again as part of Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' line, in the first of a series of cassette multi-packs alongside [[Rewind (G1)#Encore|Rewind]], [[Eject (G1)#Encore|Eject]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Encore|Buzzsaw]]. This reissue of Ravage is the first to reinstate his original tape spool sticker, doing away with the Fortress Maximus sticker that had decorated the figure since ''The Transformers Collection''. Additionally, it relocates his rubsign to his flank, restoring the Decepticon insignia sticker to his shoulder that had only previously been included on his 1984 release. Of course, the figure came with its weapons and the now-standard cassette case.

:In 2014, Ravage and the rest of the Cassettes were re-released as a lucky draw prize (along with the other 2 box sets) for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, though this was very likely to be remaining stock.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MPtoy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The money shot.]]
*'''Rumble & Jaguar''' ([[2013]]-[[February 23|02-23]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-15'''
**''Accessories:'' Pink tape case
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Jaguar transforms from a fully show-accurate three-dimensional [[Articulation|articulated]] robotic jaguar, into a mini-cassette the same size as his ''Generation 1'' toy, although he cannot fit in the original Soundwave toy's chest cavity. Rather notably, his rockets are no longer separate accessories, and are fully integrated into the transformation. He comes with a pink case which can be used to store him in tape mode, and comes packaged in a two-pack with [[Rumble (G1)#Masterpiece|Rumble]].

:Jaguar was retooled and redecoed into ''Masterpiece'' [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]].
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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Clear tape case

:Included with the [[Hasbro]] [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]], Ravage features a ''slightly'' different shade of gray paint, and comes with a clear version of his micro-cassette case.
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/MPRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Linkin Park × Transformers''===
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[[File:LPRavage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''[[What I've Done|What I've done I'll face myself To cross out what I've become]]'']]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right missiles, tape case

:[[Linkin Park]] Ravage is a gold and ... also gold [[redeco]] of Ravage. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Linkin|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Linkin|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Linkin|Buzzsaw]], and [[Ratbat (G1)#Linkin|Ratbat]] on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to [http://www.suru-la.com SURU] and limited to 2000 pieces.

:This version of Ravage was repurposed as the ''Classics'' incarnation of [[Nightprowler]].
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' ([[March 23]], [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' Clear tape case

:[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition]] includes most of his classic cassettes including Ravage, all sporting somewhat odd new decoes. In Ravage's case, this amounts to replacing all his black with grey and colouring his limbs in transparent plastic. His tape mode retains its paint operations.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Year of the Goat Edition'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
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*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (multi-pack, [[March 25]], 2014)
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy C84accessories.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''

: A ''[[Kre-O]]'' version of Ravage's cassette mode was available as an accessory in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". While this [[tampograph]]ed 1x2 tile has Ravage's colors, the linework is the same as the [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Buzzsaw]] accessories. So if you like to think there's a Ravage-colored condor-tape out there, hey, go for it.

: Remaining stock of this was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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[[File:KreO-toy Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|behind the robot mode, under the jet mode... Well, Ravage was always known as stealthy.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1507'''
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: A buildable Ravage is included as one of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Battle Changer Soundwave]]'s many partners/accessories. He just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.

: He was only available in the ''[[Kre-O]]'' Battle Changers two-pack of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ratchet]] vs Soundwave, which also came with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Laserbeak]], and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]].

: This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the U.S. in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You are the Pumaman."]]
*'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' G-Metal blade/gun, Gun/fist/foot

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Ravage is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], which transforms from a supercar resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he is able to combine with any such styled Voyager Class toy or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but is, of course, intended to be combined with Sea Clamp, Cicadacon, Ramhorn, and Tarantulas to create [[Predacus#Toys|Predacus]].

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5 mm peghole arrangement most of the other [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticon]] molds use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle. The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back (this can either be achieved by using the 5 mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Ravage's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

:The original version of this mold was differently retooled as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]], and [[Jumpstream#Toys|Jumpstream]].

:He is available exclusively in a five-figure box set, including [[Cicadacon#Generations|General Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]], [[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]], and [[Tarantulas (BW)#Generations|Predacon Tarantulas]].

:The back of his new head tooling received criticism for being amazingly flat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Dawn of the Predacus'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Finally, a phone with an Airplane mode that does what you thought it did.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:A redeco and new-head retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Stripes#Generations|Autobot Stripes]], Ravage transforms from panther to 'spy tablet' to <s>flying spy tablet</s> jet. His spy tablet mode can fit inside ''Titans Return'' Leader Class figures such as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]], and also features a dummy 3.5 mm audio jack to which you can attach a set of headphones. Ravage also sports a pair of posts in beast and vehicle mode that allow a [[Titan Master]] to ride atop him.

:Ravage also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art. Initial stock renders, also used for the packaging, inaccurately suggested that Ravage was a straight redeco of Stripes. Like all Legends Class spy tablets, his stickers are prone to coming off at the edges, particularly in the areas that require transformation such as the wings. The stickers mention he has RECURSIVE IMPLODER, RAIL BLASTER, VORPAL CLAWS, ENERGON FLECHETTE, HEAVY ION DESTABILIZER, and a THUMP CANNON.

:The instructions he comes with actually show an inaccuracy for transforming from tablet to jaguar mode: instead of flipping out the airplane mode's landing strut to serve as his tail (as the stock photo shows), it instead shows flipping out his airplane mode's nose, which would make for a rather strange looking tail indeed.

:This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Howlback (BB)#Toys|Howlback]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Legends Class Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends LG37 Jaguar Bullhorn.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Jaguar & Bullhorn (Ravage & Bullhorn)'''<ref>The packaging says "ジャガー&ブルホーン" (Jaguar & Bullhorn) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Ravage & Bullhorn".</ref> (Two-pack, [[December 28]], 2016)
**''ID Number'': '''LG37'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Jaguar is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Legends Class Ravage mold]], replacing his unpaintable light gray plastic with dark gray plastic, and other deco differences (mostly his red eyes) to match his appearances in the cartoon. For some reason, despite the fact that he transforms into a PDA (labelled as a Memory Device Mode in the packaging), his phone screen is tampographed with cassette deck details, giving an impression of the cassette player.

:Ravage is packed with [[Bullhorn (G1)#Legends|Bullhorn]], a Headmaster redecoed from the Titan Master [[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] figure.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Micromaster-Soundwave-Spy-Patrol-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Actually [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]], I had a dream just like that, too..."]]
*'''Ravage & Laserbeak''' (Micromaster, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S18'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Ravage transforms from a robotic jaguar to the "V2 Sonicsurge Drone Armor." This flattened box mode is theoretically compatible with ''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]], though since his alternate mode is a few millimeters larger than the [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] figure he comes packaged with, it's a snug fit depending on individual figure quality. He can also attach to Soundwave and other figures as some sort of shield.

:The retooled Soundblaster accommodates Ravage much better.

:Ravage comes packaged together with the aforementioned Laserbeak as the "Soundwave Spy Patrol." This toy was included in Hasbro's Transformers 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref>

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|''Shattered Glass Collection'']] [[Ravage (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ravage]], and [[Bullseye (Target)|Autobot Bullseye]].

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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Vintage-G1-Ravage-Rumble-carded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Decepticon Ravage / Decepticon Rumble''' (2019)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles

:As part of the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line of reissues, Ravage comes with fellow mini-cassette [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Rumble]], recreating their pairing in the [[#The Transformers|original toyline]]. He comes with his two missile guns, and is packaged onto a classic G1-styled card with tech spec on the back.

: Ravage appears virtually unchanged from his previous/original releases, aside from his use of the new ''Vintage G1'' style [[rubsign]], with a mirror-reflective silver border and red-only symbol.

:Ravage and Rumble were released alongside the similarly paired ''Vintage G1'' [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Laserbeak]], and of course, are intended for collectors picking up the concurrently-released ''Vintage G1'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]]. Like all figures from this line, Ravage and Rumble were [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Exclusive Chonker]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle 3-Pack, [[2020]])

:This Ravage is a retool of the Micromaster figure above, featuring details based on the original Generation 1 toy, silver painted eyes instead of red, and a new growling face. He is packed with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] and his cohort [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]], promoting the ''Earthrise'' season of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].

:[[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]]'s cage accessory included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] is compatible with this figure (and the ''Siege'' one above).

:Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, the Soundwave pack was a Walmart exclusive in the United States and Canada.

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[[File:WFCT-Covert-Agent-Decepticons-Forever-Ravage.jpg|thumb|400px|And that means [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|has]] [[Shadow Panther#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|more]] ''War for Cybertron'' toys than [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]] or [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]]!]]
*'''Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage''' (2-pack, [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Agent Ravage & Ravage'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': 2 pistol weapons<ref name="WFC">''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage product description: "Pose out with 2 pistol weapon accessories and 2 blast effects and decorate DECEPTICONS FOREVER RAVAGE in cassette mode with the included G1-inspired stickers."</ref> (Covert Agent Ravage), left & right missiles (Decepticons Forever Ravage)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', this ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' 2-pack contains "Covert Agent Ravage" and "Decepticons Forever Ravage". Covert Agent Ravage is a Deluxe Class-mold using the lower robot legs and cheetah legs from ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]], transforming into a "jaguar" in 20 steps. His beast mode paws are new parts which are slightly wider than those of the base mold, allowing better stability in jaguar mode. His robot mode is [[show accuracy|based on]] his appearance in the three-part "[[The Agenda (Part 1)|The Agenda]]", from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, coming with 2 pistols that can holster on his thighs or store on the same place in beast mode (loosely evoking his "Generation 1" toy's original weapons and the fold-out jets on his ''[[#Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]'' toy). His new head, shared between his robot and jaguar form, has an opening mouth with painted detail. His beast forelegs are [[misassembly|each attached on the wrong sides]], causing them to bend the wrong way (as seen in [[stock photography]]); fortunately, they are mounted on [[ball joint]]s and can be easily swapped to their correct placement.

:Decepticons Forever Ravage, meanwhile, is a redeco of the [[#Toys|"Generation 1" Ravage]] figure, differing in that his legs are bare metal (like that used on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' and ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' toys), and that he has cassette [[tampograph]]s on both sides for the very first time in the near 40-year history of this mold.

:The set's Chinese instructions read "SDCC 1",<ref>''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage images at [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/more-images-of-transformers-agent-ravage-and-comparison-to-kingdom-cheetor/46102/ Seibertron]</ref> implying this toy was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive that was scrapped due to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}'s effect on the convention, much like the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]]. Like that set, this one features an elaborate backdrop, package art on the back of the box, full-color instructions, and a logo for the set's inspiration—in this case, ''Beast Wars: Transformers''. The backdrop is based on the bridge of Ravage's [[Transwarp cruiser#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Transwarp Cruiser]], with a pocket for Decepticons Forever Ravage to replicate the "Decepticons forever!" scene from "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]".

:Perhaps speaking to changes during development, the set's product copy contains several errors: Decepticons Forever Ravage is labelled as a Micromaster; it claims that you can "decorate" him with [[sticker]]s; it neglects to mention his weapons; and it claims the set comes with two [[Fire Blast effect]]s.<ref name="WFC" /> Ravage's tape form is a little too big for the cardboard pocket on the backdrop, while Ravage's [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|previous ''Siege'' Micromaster toy]] fits perfectly,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I kind of suspect this whole set was supposed to come with the ''Siege'' or ''Netflix'' tooling, based on some product copy on his order page at one point. But I also suspect based on the fact that G1 Ravage doesn’t really fit into that cardboard slot unless you put him in sideways, but ''Siege'' Ravage fits like a glove.|link=https://childrenofprimus.com/news-reviews/bot-reviews-transformers-kingdom-deluxe-covert-agent-ravage-with-decepticons-forever-ravage/|name=Fear or Courage|site=the Children of Primus blog|title=Bot Reviews: Transformers Kingdom Deluxe Covert Agent Ravage with Decepticons Forever Ravage|year=2021|month=12|day=6}}</ref> indicating that perhaps the set was originally conceived as including the Micromaster instead.

:The 2-pack was exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, in promotion of [[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]]. The set was supposed to be available on [[November 1]], 2021 at the price of $44.99 USD,<ref>''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage official reveal at [https://comicbook.com/gear/news/transformers-pulse-con-wfc-agent-ravage-reveal-haslab-tease/ comicbook.com]</ref> but was moved up to the first day of PulseCon, [[October 22]], at ''$52.99'' USD, despite the set being composed of only a Deluxe Class toy and a "Generation 1" cassette. The 2-pack was found in Asian shops in July 2021, prior to the official reveal, and later appeared at EB Games in Canada as early as September 2021. The set was also released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. In early 2022, the set was released in Italy as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive.
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:TF-Collab-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, where's my usual [[Baroness|walker]]?]]
*'''Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine with Zartan and Zarana''' ([[2024]])
:*''Accessories'': Leash
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>}}

: Packed in with "[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine]]," ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ravage is a recolor of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ravage]] in blue and red, a reference to pre-production concept art of Ravage for the original cartoon (and additionally reminiscent of [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]) Included is a leash that Ravage can wear which the also included [[Zartan]] or [[Zarana]] figures can hold.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroSoundwaveLaserbeakRavage.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave Laserbeak & Ravage''' (2024)
**''Accessories'': Left and right missiles

:To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Transformers franchise, [[Walmart]] released yet another [[exclusive]] version of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Soundwave]] in its ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, this one accompanied by [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Laserbeak]]. This version of Ravage features altered painted details and - for the first time in the 40-year history of the mold - its weapons are no longer chromed.

:This set was announced as part of Walmart Collector Con, with orders going active [[October 13]], 2023.

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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-G1UniverseRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Something for the people who bought the ''Dramatic Capture Series'' Soundwave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Soundwave, G1 Universe Decepticon Rumble, G1 Universe Buzzsaw, G1 Universe Ravage''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Soundwave Set''' (サウンドウェーブセット)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-84'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[January 25]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C8KUDDTuLtU/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Ravage from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

:"G1 Universe" Ravage is a redeco of the above [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' Ravage]], reusing the same paint applications but with yellow-painted eyes and his gray parts cast in black due to them being [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the included Buzzsaw. These minor changes incidentally make him resemble his Marvel Comics counterpart, although Mark Maher describes him as "Shadow Ravage (ultimate sneaky mode)" on Instagram. He was released alongside his master, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyLeader|G1 Universe Soundwave]], and fellow cassettes [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#LeaderClass|G1 Universe Buzzsaw]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Rumble]]. He is able to fit into the chest cavity of the included Soundwave, [[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Blaster]], and any of their mold-mates.

:This set makes the unusual move of being a multi-pack of figures from smaller [[size class]]es being sold as a regular Leader Class release.

:He was revealed on Mark Maher's instagram on [[June 13]], [[2024]], as part of a week of ''Legacy United'' reveals, being put up for pre-order the same day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C8KUDDTuLtU/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Ravage from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Merchandise==
===Wallet===
*'''Ravage Wallet'''

: Released in 1984 as one of the earliest Transformers merchandise items, this vinyl wallet featured a holographic image that changed from Ravage's [[package art]] to the Decepticon version of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|original ''The Transformers'']] [[logo]].
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===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Caramel ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jaguar''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—of Ravage was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange.

===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Jaguar''' (1985)
:A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Ravage was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, came with candy-coated chocolates, and could fit inside the chest of the larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kit of Soundwave.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:TFgum ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Frenzy and Jaguar''' (1986)
:A larger model kit of Ravage was sold by Kabaya as part of their ''Transformers Gum'' line, in a two-pack with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]]. Sculpted from black and grey plastic and featuring stickers for detail, Ravage is basically identical to his original toy, except he's actually a little bit ''larger'' than it! He's also too large to fit in the chest of the ''Transformers Gum'' Soundwave figure, but you can console yourself with the gum he comes packaged with.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
:Ravage was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Ravage was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a "52" carved into the top of his left-side missile's wing, which is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines.

: Ravage was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Ravage''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': '''49'''

: The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that he had his "checklist" number added to his right shoulder... but unlike basically every other Decoy, he retained his Tech Spec total as well, since that was on a completely separate part of his body.

: Like all Decepticon Decoys, Ravage was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot#Toys|Throttlebots]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)#Toys|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)#Toys|Technobots]]. Very early on in the promotion, he was also available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on (Decoy) Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Ravage statue.JPG|thumb|Classy cat!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2003)

:[[Hard Hero]]'s Ravage is a 5-inch tall, 8.5-inch wide cold-cast porcelain statue. It was limited to 2000 pieces and advertised as "first in the Decepticon Cassette Series", but ultimately no other Mini-Cassette statues were ever produced.

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[[File:HardHero metallic Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ravage''' (2003)

:The Ravage statue was also available in a shiny "metallic" version, of which only 500 were produced.

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===First 4 Figures===
*'''Hot Rod vs Ravage & Rumble''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor)}}

:Intended for release in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this was to be 13-inch-ish tall diorama depicting [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Hot Rod]] fighting against Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#First 4 Figures|Rumble]]. As a ''Battlefield'' release, this model would have featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output meant only the first model, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Megatron]]", was released.

:All models in the ''Battlefield'' line were advertised as being sculpted by [["Mad" Alterton]], with a corresponding set of art posters by [[Little IroN]], implying he had produced the concept art for each release. The digital sculpt for Hot Rod was reportedly shown to the toy news press at New York [[Toy Fair]] in 2006.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> The set was likely intended to be limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, given that the certificate of authenticity for the previous set allowed buyers to reserve the same numbered release on their next purchase in the series.

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[[File:Gijoebaronessravagestatue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Baroness and Ravage''' (<s>2006</s> <s>2007</s> <s>2008</s> unreleased)
:Initially announced at UK Toy Fair in 2006<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/25/first4figures-beast-wars-and-transformers-vs-g-i-joe-statuesbusts-4267 "First4Figures Beast Wars and Transformers VS. G.I. Joe Statues/Busts"] at TFW2005.com</ref> with a second showing at New York [[Toy Fair]] the following month,<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-/5568/news.html "Toy Fair 2006 - First4Figures TF & GI Joe Statues& Busts"] at tformers.com</ref> the "Baroness and Ravage" statue was intended to be one of the first releases in First 4 Figures' ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' comic tie-in subline. The statue, depicting the [[Baroness#First 4 Figures|Baroness]] with Ravage on a chain leash, was inspired by the [[:File:GI Joe vs Transformers 3c.jpg|Convention Edition cover]] of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|issue 3]] of the comic, as originally drawn by [[Mike Norton]]. At one stage, the set was to be limited to 1,500 pieces.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060627114922/http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/PROD/3-/922981/GI_Joe_vs_Transformers_Baroness_And_Ravage/Product.html Baroness and Ravage listing on Play.com] (archived)</ref>

:The "Baroness and Ravage" set faced a three-year period of progressive delays; even as the other First 4 Figure ''Transformers'' statues were quietly cancelled due to a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest, the "Baroness and Ravage" set was still a possible release as late as mid 2008.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2008/08/28/first4figures-ravage-baroness-statue-still-possible-other-f4f-transformers-items-cancelled-165672 "First4Figures Ravage & Baroness Statue Still Possible, Other F4F Transformers Items Cancelled"] at TFW2005.com</ref> It was eventually confirmed cancelled in early 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228050028/http://www.theterrordrome.com/2009/03/first-4-figures-baroness-ravage-statue-canceled/ "First-4-Figures Baroness & Ravage Statue Canceled"] at theterrordrome.com (archived)</ref>—which is sad, since ''it's awesome''.

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*'''Ravage''' (<s>2006/2007</s> unreleased)

:This was to be a 7-or-8-inch tall resin bust of Ravage released as part of First 4 Figures' ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series. Ravage would likely have been depicted from the waist and upwards on a base or pedestal. When his digital sculpt was shown to the ASM news gang at New York [[Toy Fair]], he was specifically noted as being based on his design as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon,<ref name=ASM/> to which his previous toys had been less than accurate. First 4 Figures had also allowed [[BigBadToyStore]] to solicit him for sale.<ref name=bbtsseibs>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/update-from-bigbadtoystorecom-transformers-and-gij/6539/ "Update from BigBadToyStore.com: Transformers and G.I.Joe Statues and Busts!!!"] on Seibertron.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070407160752/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=526&category=2037 BigBadToyStore's listings for First 4 Figures' busts] (archived)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM/> Unfortunately, as you may have guessed by now, Ravage and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled.
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===Transformers - Wall Plaque===
[[File:Soundwave plaque.jpg|thumb|WALLcat.]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2006)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow. Despite being solicited as a Wall Plaque, this piece can not be placed on a wall in any way.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Ravage robotheroes.jpg|thumb|Wavage!]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Ravage''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in 2007 as a ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' vs. pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]], Ravage is ''adowable''! Hilariously, the way Optimus Prime and Ravage are packaged (with Prime pointing his finger at Ravage) gives an impression of [http://orig12.deviantart.net/b22b/f/2008/216/7/1/optimus_prime_vs_ravage_by_cobaltkitty.jpg Prime freaking out at Ravage's size].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Ravage at TFU.info]''

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

: In some countries outside of North America, Ravage was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:Ravage Battle Card.jpg|thumb|upright=0.44|Flat Cat.]]
*'''Ravage''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card ID number'':

: A 23-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Ravage "transforms" into a black cat. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]].
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Ravage, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Sota Toys|Laserbeak]], was sculpted into two identical [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Sota Toys|Soundwave]] pieces that were to be the Decepticon-side Bishops on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DiamondSelect FrenzyRavage bust.JPG|thumb|"Rumble? Is zat you?" '''"No."''']]
* '''Frenzy & Ravage''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Ravage is sculpted pouncing alongside a cartoon-colored [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]] in this bust. Sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]], it was an [[exclusive]] to the online retailer BigBadToyStore and limited to 600 pieces worldwide. Frenzy's tape mode is sculpted at the front of the bust's base.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:Sdcc2012 shockwaveaccessories-detail.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' (2012)

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this box set contains a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Shockwave]], along with the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s.

:Destro's accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck and three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – micro-cassettes capable of being placed within the Soundwave toy. The toy's press release identifies the tapes as [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Laserbeak]], Ravage, and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]], but since all three sport the sculpted details of the original Laserbeak toy and are colored solid red, gold, and orange, just who is meant to be who is unclear.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml More information on Destro (v28) (with Soundwave) at YoJoe.com]''
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*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[File:SDCC2013RavageBaroness.jpg|right|thumb|Black Russians.]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is an entirely new mold of a 3.75"-scale Ravage being leashed on a chain by the [[Baroness#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Baroness]] – evocative of the cancelled [[First 4 Figures]] statue ''([[#First 4 Figures|see above]])''. His only point of articulation is a ball joint in the neck. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]], and a [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

:This mold was also used to make [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Black Cat]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/baroness17.shtml More information on Baroness (v17) (with Ravage) at YoJoe.com]''
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wish to avoid any regrettable accidents to this giant fragile thing.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2018)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s Soundwave statue stands 32 inches tall and features light-up eyes. Though it is a statue, the set includes alternate heads and arms to change Soundwave's posture and whether he is holding his concussion blaster. The set also features attachment points for the included Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Ratbat. Only 200 were produced.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T48'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Ravage's size, Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Ravage toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original Alt Mode artwork with lines by [[Dan Khanna]].

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[[File:Ravage35A.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ravage, Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave: 35th Anniversary Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Ravage, Saboteur was released in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Blaster vs. Soundwave box set. The box also includes the character cards [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], Communications, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Communications, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], Electronic Surveillance, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], Warrior, [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Tracker, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Spy, and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], Warrior, along with two ready to play 40 card battle decks themed around both Blaster and Soundwave.

:In order to represent Ravage's size as a [[Mini-Cassette]], the card is the same size as a battle card, about half the size of a standard character card.

:The first release of this set was a 35th Anniversary Edition was initially released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019 alongside the TCG's [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] Convention Pack, and later available online on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The 35th Anniversary Edition features throwback artwork, with the original G1 Ravage packaging art on the Bot Mode side, and original artwork matching the G1 packaging art aesthetic for Alt Mode. This original Alt Mode artwork was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colored by [[Brian Valeza]].

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[[File:BvSRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ravage, Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5
:This version of Ravage, Saboteur was released as part of the general retail version of the Transformers Trading Card Game Blaster vs. Soundwave box set.

:Gameplay-wise the card is identical to the 35th Anniversary Edition of the set, and features different artwork reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jumbo 10-inch Soundwave With Tapes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave with Tapes''' (Jumbo size, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''93'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to GameStop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s Jumbo sized ''Pop!'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Soundwave]] comes with four non-transforming tapes decorated as Ravage, [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Pop!|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Pop!|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Pop!|Laserbeak]], which can be stored (one at a time) inside of his chest window.

:Both Soundwave and the tapes are directly based on their original Generation 1 toys.

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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Ravage was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Ravage X Rumble Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Ravage's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Rumble]] pin.

{{comingsoontoy}}

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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Ravage-Token.jpg|thumb|upright=0.83|Ravaging the court!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''002'''
**''Set code:'' '''TBOT''' (depicted as ''BOT'')
**''Color identity:'' '''Black'''
**''Artist:'' [[Ken Christiansen]]
:Ravage is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set's tokens, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. As a token, it cannot be included in a player's deck, but can be generated into play by [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Superior Captain]]. However, it is not necessarily to use this token to "create" Ravage in play, as one can use any sort of easily used item to represent them, as long as it's clearly defined.

{{--}}

===XM Studios===
[[File:XMStudiosSoundwaveStatue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2022)

:[[XM Studios]]' statue of Soundwave is 29" tall, made of hand-painted porcelain. Soundwave comes with closed and open chest doors, and alternate arms depending on whether owners want him to be posing, pointing, opening his chest door, holding his own guns, or holding a gun-mode Megatron. He is accompanied by Ravage, Rumble, Ratbat, and Laserbeak. The set also includes a sculpted representation of Soundwave's cassette player mode that can be displayed next to the robot.

:599 pieces were produced, with a suggested price of about $1,700 US.
{{-}}
===Rubber strap series===
[[File:E Hobby rubber keychain Laserbeak and Ravage.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Sound System Set''' ([[June]] [[2023]])

:Released as part of the second wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this trio of rubber keychains depict super-deformed art of "[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]]," "[[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]]", "Jaguar," and Soundwave's original form in boombox mode.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*The name "Ravage" became unavailable as a [[trademark]] during ''Beast Wars'', so Hasbro used the somewhat clunky name "Tripredacus Agent". The name "Ravage" eventually became available again in time for ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', but apparently Hasbro decided to play safe and added a prefix, thus releasing the ''Energon'' toy under the compound name "[[Battle Ravage]]" (and later, its redeco as "[[Command Ravage]]"). Hasbro also used "Battle Ravage" for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy and also intended to use it for the [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of the original Generation 1 toy available with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-affiliated "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]... but then decided that the single name "Ravage" would work just as fine. Thus, the reissue is still named "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but simply "Ravage" in the [[instructions]]. Following that, multiple subsequent toys have simply used the name "Ravage" again.
*Reportedly, Hasbro wanted to include the ''Beast Wars Metals'' X-9 Jaguar figure in the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line, but they couldn't find the mold.

==References==
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Void Rivals issue 14

2024-11-28T23:39:20Z

Flicky1991: /* Continuity notes */

{{Comicstory
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|caption=Looks like the Void Rivals are in for a dogfight!
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|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[November 27]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=November 2024
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Lorenzo De Felici]]
|colors by=[[Patricio Delpeche]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
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'''Darak tries to reason with his father about making peace with the Zertonians. Unfortunately, his efforts may be in peril as new forces descend on the Sacred Ring.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Zalilak]] kneels before Mistress [[Vill]], who berates him as a pretender to the throne of [[Zertonia]], not chosen by [[Zerta Trion|Zerta]]. Zalilak admits that his decisions have brought Zertonia close to ruin and agrees to walk the [[Path of Light]].

Meanwhile, in [[Agorria]], Minister [[Dulin]] tells [[Darak]] that unity with Zertonia will lead to the awakening of [[Goliant]], much to Darak’s confusion. His father apologizes for not telling Darak about the burden that is their legacy, as he worried he wasn't ready to learn the truth. However, his story is interrupted by the news of an alien vessel approaching Aggoria. Dulin tells Darak they will finish their conversation another time, but Darak insists on going with him, a request to which Dulin acquiesces.

In deep space, aboard his [[Rockeroid]], [[Skuxxoid]] sits alone in his depression. However, he then snaps out of it, remembering he has a wife and kids to support. Elsewhere, [[Pythona]] and the [[Royal Guard]]s of [[Cobra-La]] have encountered interference tracking the non-[[energon]] signature thanks to a piece of debris caught in the eye of their [[Leviathan (Cobra-La)|Leviathan]] bioship. Two of the Royal Guard, [[Bola]] and [[Grakula]], venture out to remove it. Bola is nervous about whether their "second skin" armor will protect them from deep space, but Grakula assures them it will be fine. Garkula locates the piece of debris: a small green crystal. As they pull it free, it radiates some kid of energy, knocking Grakula back and off the Leviathan. Thankfully, they are saved by Bola. Neither notice a number of small growths appearing where the crystal was.

[[Solila]] and [[Handroid]] continue their journey into the depths of the [[Sacred Ring]]. Handroid informs Solila that he doesn't read anything ahead, but Solila feels the light of Zerta guiding her. When they come across three corridors, Solila uses the key Vill gave her to lead her to the right path.

Back in Agorria, Dulin speculates that the object moving towards them could be some new Zertonian weapon, but Darak insists that such an attack is impossible given their current lack of resources. Dulin allows Darak to go out and investigate, with [[Elander]] giving Darak a new blue Handroid to replace his lost one. As he prepares to take off in his [[Jump Jet]], he orders his Handroid to revive him as soon as they cross the event horizon of the Sacred Ring’s black hole. As they do so, the Handroid confirms it is administering a reviver. But Darak remains unconscious...

Darak finds himself in a void and believes himself to be once again experiencing a vision until he sees the astral figure of Solila floating above him. Though neither knows how or why they've become linked, they use the opportunity to catch up, with Solila asking if Darak was able to make contact with [[Kanela]]'s allies. Darak says no, but realizes no one asked him for it, meaning it was likely already found by the Agorrian [[Unifier]]s. Darak then informs Solila about Dulin and Zalilak knowing the true nature of their conflict, much to Solila’s shock, but both wake up before they can talk more. And just in time for Darak, as he is almost hit by [[Autobot frigate|a Cybertronian shuttle]] piloted by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]! Believing Darak was trying to hit him, Hot Rod fires a series of warning shots at the Jump Jet, but Darak quickly sends out a message to make his peaceful intentions known. Hot Rod responds in kind, apologizing and introducing himself as being "Hot Rod from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]," the mention of which immediately gets Darak’s attention.

Solila tells Handroid about her mental meeting with Darak, and while she doesn't understand how, she accepts it as something Zerta wanted. When the pair reach a dead end on their path, Handroid suggests using the key again, but the floor opens up beneath them before she can, dropping them into a pitch-dark space.

Outside the Sacred Ring, the [[Quintesson]]s arrive. The [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] is shocked to see that the Ring of Zerta is, in fact, real. The Quintessons will finally have their revenge!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (15)

|h2=[[Cobra-La]]|c2=
* [[Pythona]] (7)
* [[Vipria]] (8)
* [[Bola]] (9)
* [[Grakula]] (10)

|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Darak]] (3)
* [[Dulin]] (4)
* Agorrian soldier (5)
* [[Elander]] (13)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Zalilak]] (1)
* [[Vill]] (2)
* [[Solila]] (11)

|h6=Others|c6=
* [[Skuxxoid]] (6)
* [[Handroid]] (12)
* Blue Handorid (14)
* [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] (16)
* [[Quintesson]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"This lunatic trying to ram me?! Not the kind of welcome I'd prefer, but okay. I can repay the favor. ''Jerk.''"
:—'''Hot Rod'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Darak and Solila now know Dulin and Zalilak have been working together to prevent unity, something readers have known since [[Void Rivals issue 4|issue #4]].
* Goliant was first mentioned in Darak's vision in [[Void Rivals issue 2|issue #2]], and briefly glimpsed at the end of [[Void Rivals issue 12|issue #12]].
* Skuxxoid first mentioned his wife and kids way back in [[Void Rivals issue 3|issue #3]], but we learned in [[Void Rivals issue 9|issue #9]] that they aren't exactly around anymore, something Skuxxoid "forgot." Is there something wrong with his memory, or is he just delusional?
* Solila received the mysterious key from Mistress Vill in [[Void Rivals issue 5|issue #5]].
* Darak blacks out after taking his Jump Jet past the event horizon of the Sacred Ring's black hole and experiences a vision from Zerta, just as happened in the flashback in issue #2.The liminal space he shares with Solila was previously seen when Solila received her own vision from Zerta after getting her first energon in [[Void Rivals issue 10|issue #10]].
* Hot Rod has been following the trail of his lost friend Springer since the [[Void Rivals Energon Universe Special story|''Energon Universe Special'']]. And the Quintessons have been following him to the Sacred Ring since [[Void Rivals issue 11|issue #11]].
* Zerta's name being forbidden from being spoken by the Quintessons was first established in issue #9.
* [[Kanela]] gave Solila a data packet to be delivered to the [[Unifier]]s' counterparts on Agorria in [[Void Rivals issue 6|issue #6]], a mission which Darak agreed to complete in her stead as she began her search for Zerta Trion in issue #12. Unfortunately, it was taken from him off-panel between last issue and this one.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Hot Rod’s shuttle, originally colored plain grey, has now taken on the proper colors that it had in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

===Covers (5)===
* '''Cover A:''' Darak’s jump jet takes fire from Hot Rod’s shuttle, by Lorenzo De Felici.
* '''Cover B:''' Solila, by [[Chuma Hill]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Leonardo Romero]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Darak preparing to board his Jump Jet, by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Hot Rod, by [[Sylain Repos]].

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===Reprints===
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<gallery>
File:Void Rivals V3.jpg|'''''Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta''''' – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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==External links==

==References==
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Skybound Entertainment

2024-11-14T23:18:11Z

Flicky1991: /* Energon Universe */

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

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

==Series published==
===Energon Universe===
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' (2023–present)
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' (2023–present)
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' (2023–2024)
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]'' (2024)
* ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' (2024–present)

===Other continuities===
* ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]: [[Meet Ballpoint!]]'' (2025)

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

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.skybound.com Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SkyboundEntertainment Skybound Entertainment at Facebook]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@skyboundent Skybound Entertainment at TikTok]
* [https://twitter.com/Skybound Skybound Entertainment at Twitter]
* {{w|Skybound Entertainment}} at Wikipedia
* [https://www.youtube.com/@Skybound Skybound Entertainment at YouTube]

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G.I. Joe (2024) issue 1

2024-11-14T06:19:35Z

Flicky1991: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Destro issue 5
|prev2=G.I. Joe Energon Universe Special story
|next=G.I. Joe (2024) issue 2
|image=G.I. Joe 2024 1 Cover A (Wrap-Around).jpg
|caption=
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[November 13]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=November 2024
|written by=[[Joshua Williamson]]
|art by=[[Tom Reilly]]
|colors by=[[Jordie Bellaire]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editors=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|production design=[[Andres Juarez]]
|production=[[Ashby Florence]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''A daring, highly trained special mission force dedicated to defending human freedom. A ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. This is how their war begins.'''

==Synopsis==
Following his grueling ordeals with [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] and [[Starscream (G1)|that giant robot that turned into a plane]], First Sergeant [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Conrad "Duke" Hauser]] has been placed in command of the newly formed special mission force codenamed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. During a training exercise with his new team, the JUMP jet pack used by [[Anastasia "Baroness" Cisarovna]] - Duke’s most controversial recruit with both his fellow Joes and Colonel [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] - ends up malfunctioning. Duke dives down to rescue her, much to the Baroness’ annoyance. In a meeting with Hawk afterwards, Duke reflects that for as skilled as his team is, they’re yet not ready to face the enemy.

Meanwhile, in [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield, USA]] - headquarters of the clandestine [[Cobra]] organization - [[Destro]] meets with [[Cobra Commander]] to discuss the next phase of their plans for world domination using the mysterious substance [[energon]]. Destro presents the Commander with his next innovation: a rifle using energon not just as a power source, but as ammunition. Cobra Commander hisses with satisfaction at this new laser weapon.

At a nightclub in [[Abu Dhabi]], an operative codenamed [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] confronts a local boss, who has previously refused to talk to him. After taking out his bodyguards singlehandedly, Risk delivers one, simple message to the boss: don’t sell to M.A.R.S. Industries. At that moment, he gets a message on a wrist communicator, ordering him to “return home.”

Duke watches the sun rise above the [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|Pit]]. Hawk joins him, and Duke confides that he isn’t sure how to turn the Joes into a proper team, feeling they should all be doing what he would do, but Hawk counters that what will make G.I. Joe work is each member’s distinct differences. He then tells Duke to get some rest: G.I. Joe has their first mission tomorrow.

The next morning, Duke briefs the Joes on their mission: a piece of recovered technology from the wreckage of the [[Cybertron (planet)|alien world]] that recently fell into the [[Pacific Ocean]] is currently being studied at a facility in [[Colorado]]. However, a series of break-ins at various advanced technology facilities across the world makes this a potential target. The Joes’ mission is to protect the facility and make sure the alien technology doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. At that same time, Destro briefs the Cobra Troopers on the target of their next mission to acquire more energon... a lab in Colorado! Destro orders the Troopers to support [[Mercer]] and his [[Cobra Viper]]s so they can get in, acquire the technology, and get out as quickly as possible. However, Cobra Commander has other ideas, believing this to be the moment that Cobra should step out of the shadows.

At the Colorado facility, Baroness is indignant that their first mission has them acting as glorified babysitter, leading to an exchange of snipes between her and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]. However, their bickering is interrupted by the facility’s power going out. The screens on the lab computers goes static, then turns red with the Cobra insignia. Outside, a [[F.A.N.G.]] fires on the top floor of the facility, forcing the Joes to take cover as a squad of Cobra Troopers siege the building. Duke orders [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], and [[Cover Girl]] to get the asset away from the facility while Stalker and Baroness cover them, opting to take out the F.A.N.G. himself by diving out the window. Though he is able to take out the helicopter’s pilot, the Cobra forces quickly overwhelm the Joes, bolstered by the arrival of Mercer and his Vipers wielding Destro’s new energon blasters. The Vipers corner Clutch and Cover Girl, but Rock 'n Roll does his best to take them on and allow the others to escape. However, as he charges confidently at the Vipers, he is blasted through multiple times by their energon-powered fire!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (1)
* [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (4)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (5)
* [[Cover Girl]] (6)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (7)
* [[Rock 'n Roll]] (8)
* [[Baroness]] (9)
* [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] (20)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Battle Android Trooper]] (3)
* [[Destro]] (10)
* Cobra Troopers (11)
* [[Laszlo Vandermeer]] (12)
* [[Scrap-Iron]] (13)
* [[Cobra Commander]] (14)
* [[Mercer]] (15)
* Cobra Officer (22)
* [[Cobra Viper]]s (23)

|h3=Others|c3=
* ''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (2)
* Bouncer (16)
* “Boss” (17)
* Bodyguard (18)
* Boss’s entourage (19)
* ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"We already got '''you'''. We don't need more. We need '''them''' to be the best version of '''themselves'''. And that is what is going to make '''G.I. Joe''' different than any other command you've ever had and any team in the world."
:—'''Hawk''' giving Duke reassurance.

"Kill everyone there but one. Leave a witness to spread the word of our glory. Let them fear the name... '''''Cobra'''''."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

'''Clutch:''' "If we break this, does that mean we have to buy it?" 
'''Cover Girl:''' "Hardly the time for '''jokes''', Clutch." 
'''Mercer:''' "If you want to '''gift wrap''' that for us, that would be just fine." 

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The opening page recaps the events that led to Duke leading the G.I. Joe team in four panels:
** Panel one: Duke’s encounter with Starscream in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]]
** Panel two: Duke and Clutch fleeing from Rock 'n Roll’s drones in ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 2|#2]].
** Panel three: Duke destroying the B.A.T. from [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]].
** Panel four: Duke agreeing to join Hawk’s new team at the end of ''Duke'' #5.
* The drones the Joes fight in their training exercise are the same ones Rock 'n Roll controlled in ''Duke'' #2.
* Springfield previously appeared as Cobra’s base of operations in ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 5|#5]], though it went unnamed in that issue.
* Dr. Laszlo Vandermeer is seen working on Cobra’s energon projects, as he was established to be doing in ''Cobra Commander'' #5.
* Until now, Cobra has mostly kept to the shadows, though it is mentioned that the world has "seen what [Cobra] can do," referencing the use of the B.A.T.s in the revolution of [[Darklonia]] seen in ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]'' [[Destro issue 1|#1]].
* When we first see Cobra Commander, he is tinkering with the mechanical claw weapon that he used to dispatch [[Nemesis Enforcer]] during their battle in [[Cobra Commander issue 4|''Cobra Commander'' #4]].
* Though his face is kept in shadow, this issue marks the first time we see the Commander without his helmet or the bandages that covered the wounds he got from the spores in [[Cobra-La]] back in [[Cobra Commander issue 1|''Cobra Commander'' #1]].
* Clutch previously built a prototype of the VAMP in ''Duke'' #2.
* Clutch references Cover Girl’s hair changing from the auburn we saw her with in the pages of ''Duke''.
* In his mission brief, Duke references the existence of the [[Transformer]]s, showing the Joes the same photo of Optimus Prime that was seen at the end of [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]]. He also mentions the events of the second arc of ''Transformers'', with the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s spotted in the Pacific Ocean and a piece of Cybertron falling into the ocean.
** He also references a series of break-ins at weapon and tech facilities, including M.A.R.S., referring to Cobra’s attack on M.A.R.S. facilities in ''Cobra Commander'' #5. This pattern also fits with Cobra’s attack on the [[Sato]] building looking for the [[Sword of Life]] in ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]''.
* Destro says he was told Duke died in an explosion, referring to how the government publicized his "death" in ''Duke'' #5.
* While we’ve seen Cobra Troopers and Officers appear in the pages of ''Scarlett'' and ''Destro'', this issue gives us our first appearance of the Cobra Vipers, led by Mercer.

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* The Joes are wearing [https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/82/jump/ JUMP jet packs] during their training exercise.
* In keeping with tradition, Springfield is only identified as "Springfield, USA," with no specific state given.
* Destro using Energon to give Cobra laser-based weapons as opposed to traditional firearms provides an in-universe reason to mirror the use of laser weapons for both Cobra and the Joes in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon.
* Though her toy was designed with auburn hair, Cover Girl appeared with blonde hair in the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated miniseries "The M.A.S.S. Device," likely in a bid to visually distinguish her from [[Scarlett]]. She was later redesigned to better resemble her toy, and subsequent iterations of the character would oscillate between the auburn and blonde look. This series splits the difference by having it be an in-universe dye job.
* Mercer has traditionally been depicted as an ex-Cobra Viper, and here is portrayed as the de-facto leader of the Vipers. His new design is therefore a hybridization of the standard Viper uniform and his usual sleeveless outfit.

===Other notes===
* The Baroness and Stalker’s conversation in Russian roughly translates as follows:
:'''Baroness:''' "Shut up, you stupid old pig. Or I'll slit your throat in your sleep." 
:'''Stalker:''' "Try that and I'll not only kick your ass, I'll drag you right back to your mommy and daddy and tell them how their little princess got into this messed up life. They brought you into this world, so maybe they'll do me a favor and take you out."

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' A wraparound cover featuring G.I. Joe on the front side and Cobra on the back, by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire.
* '''Cover B:''' The Joe team, by [[Jerome Opeña]] and [[Dave Stewart]].
* '''Cover C:''' Cover Girl facing off against [[Tomax and Xamot]], by [[Brett Booth]],
* '''Cover D:''' Cobra, by [[David Finch]]
* '''Cover E:''' Duke attacking Cobra Commander, reflected in the Commander’s mask, by [[Lee Bermejo]].
* '''Cover F:''' Baroness, by [[Sozomaika]].
* '''Cover G:''' [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Chameleon]], by [[Jenny Frison]].
* '''Cover H (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Baroness, one of a series of connecting variants featuring the female characters of G.I. Joe, by [[David Nakayama]].
* '''Cover I (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Cover Girl on an explosion background, by [[Jeff Spokes]].
* '''Cover J (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' H.I.S.S. tank schematics, by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover K (1:100 Copy Incentive):''' Risk and Baroness, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover L (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Risk design and info, by Tom Reilly.
* '''Cover M (1:500 Copy Incentive):''' Sketch version of Cover D, by David Finch.
* '''Cover N:''' Blank sketch cover with the Joe star insignia.
* '''Cover O:''' Blank sketch cover with the Cobra insignia.
* '''Cover P:''' Foil version of Cover A, by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire.
* '''Cover Q:''' Foil version of Cover G, by Jenny Frison.
* '''Cover R:''' Die cut foil cover of Cobra Commander’s mask, by [[Andrea Milana]].

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Geno

2024-11-10T22:00:39Z

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[[Image:Samus Aran.jpg|thumb|300px|Not even giant robots know the way through the Forest Maze.]]
'''Geno''' (♥♪!?) is a strange and seemingly wooden lifeform. With [[Axiom Nexus]] being frequently visited by [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s, it is likely that he is not originally of the [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] universe.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
When [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] was showing [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] around [[Axiom Nexus]], Geno was nearby with a [[Samus Aran|orange mechanoid-looking being]]. {{Storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===Ask Sideways===
When asked where Geno and Samus hailed from, [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] only questioned why someone would have an absurd name like "♥♪!?". {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways#July 5, 2015|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/05}}

==Notes==
*Geno is a ''{{w|Mario (franchise)|Mario}}'' character who made his debut and only major appearance (due to [[Square Enix]] owning the character rather than [[Nintendo]]) in ''{{w|Super Mario RPG}}''. In the Japanese version, rather than "♥♪!?", his real name is spelled with [https://web.archive.org/web/20240614052010/https://legendsoflocalization.com/how-does-geno-introduce-himself-in-super-mario-rpg/ a series of made-up symbols].

==External links==
*[http://www.mariowiki.com/Geno Geno] at the Super Mario Wiki

[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]

Destro issue 4

2024-09-21T10:38:56Z

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|written by=[[Dan Watters]]
|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Adriano Lucas]]
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'''Destro discovers the truth behind the recent attacks against him, while Tomax and Xamot make moves with a powerful new ally.'''

==Synopsis==
Having not been seen for eight days following Chameleon's attack, [[Destro]] has been presumed dead and [[Tomax and Xamot]] are ready to seize [[M.A.R.S.]] for themselves, meeting with [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Darklon]] - now the acting CEO of his cousin's company - in [[Darklonia]]. While Darklon initially balks at the idea of selling his family's company, the Crimson Twins present him with a ''very'' generous check. Darklon reluctantly accepts and orders [[Mercer]] to prepare a demonstration of the [[Battle Android Trooper]]s. The Twins are impressed with the B.A.T.'s offensive capabilities, wondering why Destro hadn’t unveiled them before, though they soon get their answer as the B.A.T.s turn on each other after eliminating their targets. Upon seeing their flaw, the Twins call them utterly unmarketable.

Meanwhile, Destro has been pouring through the files he received from [[General Flagg]], learning all sorts of secrets about military operations, including one involving [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Conrad "Duke" Hauser]] encountering an [[Starscream (G1)|an intelligent plane]]. As he learns, this report led to further investigation of who could be behind such technology, leading the [[CIA]] to infiltrate various American companies. On a list of infiltrated companies, one stands out to Destro: [[Hybrid Technologies]].

Destro ends up crashing the party of [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], who is shocked to see him alive. She invites him to a meeting room upstairs, but flees out the back door. Destro alerts [[Scrap-Iron]] to her position, and as Astoria exits the building, the M.A.R.S. weaponsmith fires a rocket at her. However, Astoria turns around and neutralizes the missile with an EMP blast... one that appears to come from her own body! Destro reveals that he had deduced the truth: her father had always dreamed of what robotic enhancements could do for humanity, experimenting with them on Astoria. ''She'' was Chameleon the entire time, using a blonde wig and goggles to disguise herself. Destro also believes her to be behind the attack on the Darklonia arms fair, but she reveals that she was only responsible for attacking him in the [[Scottish Highlands]], only doing so out of the (incorrect) belief that he was aware of Project: [[Overkill (G.I. Joe)|Overkill]].

Project: Overkill was her and her father’s pet project: a "peacekeeping" artificial intelligence that could learn about and neutralize potential threats before they happen on a global scale. Astoria believed it to be a path to world peace, but Destro sees it for what it is: the ultimate weapon. She then reveals that the Overkill AI woke up before it was ready and, while still working with Astoria, has begun making its own decisions; Overkill attacked the arms fair against her orders because it perceived it to be a threat. And Astoria is afraid of what it might do next. When Destro asks where the AI is, she reveals it to be watching them from a satellite in orbit.

Now acting as the heads of M.A.R.S. Industries, Tomax and Xamot dig through Destro’s files, discovering one of his recent contacts. Believing their goals more mutually aligned than that of Destro, the Crimson Twins arrange a meeting… with [[Cobra Commander]]!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in photos. 
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|h1=[[M.A.R.S.]]|c1=
* [[Mercer]] (3)
* [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Darklon]] (4)
* [[Battle Android Trooper]]s (5)
* [[Destro]] (6)
* [[Scrap-Iron]] (10)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]]/[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (9)
* [[Cobra Commander]] (11)

|h3=[[Extensive Enterprises]]|c3=
* [[Tomax and Xamot]] (1 & 2)

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[General Flagg]] (7)
* Private [[Dana Ferrez]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Desto. I-It’s wonderful to see you. I heard you were dead." 
“I was. But Hell couldn’t afford my consultation fee, so I came back.”
:—'''Astoria''' and '''Destro'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Darklon has been ruling Darklonia since he and Destro aided the revolution back in [[Destro issue 1|issue #1]].
* Through the files he gained from General Flagg, Destro learns of the circumstances that brought Duke to his door in the ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' miniseries. While Duke had briefly alluded to it in [[Duke issue 5|Duke #5]], Destro appears to now have the full story concerning Hauser’s encounter with Starscream back in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]].
* While the fact that the apparently dud missile was working perfectly well was discovered by Scrap-Iron last issue, this issue reveals why it didn’t work: Astoria’s cyborg implants.
* Scrap-Iron’s comment last issue of weapons thinking for themselves proves to be foreshadowing for the revelations about the Overkill AI this issue.

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* As stated previously, Overkill is traditionally the name of the either robotic or cyborg agent of Cobra that serves as commander of the Battle Android Trooper. Here, Overkill has been reimagined as an artificial intelligence.
* It’s also worth noting that Astoria is here depicted as having cybernetic implants, in a distinct echoing of the second incarnation of Overkill.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Astoria demanding her employees party echoes a similar scene from her debut episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], “[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]”, with the quote “It’s my party and I’ll get us all blacked out if I want to” even paraphrasing her G1 counterpart’s line of “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to.”
** Astoria also had an inexplicable ability to jinx any machine she touches in her debut episode. Here, it's explained to be a personal EMP burst provided by her robotic implants.

===Real-life references===
* The above referenced line also serves as a paraphrasing of the chorus to {{w|Leslie Gore}}’s classic 1963 pop song “{{w|It's My Party}}”.

===Errors===
* Private Ferrez’s uniform should be displaying her Armed Forces branch on her left breast, not her first name.

===Other notes===
*

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Destro and Chameleon attacked by drone, by Andrei Bressan & Adrian Lucas.
* '''Cover B:''' Destro rocking that drip, by [[Siya Oum]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Nikola Čižmešija]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Scrap-Iron on explosion background, by [[Travis Moore]] & [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Chameleon takes aim, by [[Homare]].

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===Reprints===
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** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

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==References==
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Life Finds a Way

2024-08-03T10:16:55Z

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|next=The Toxic Transformer
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|caption= "I don't control the raptors. It's a relationship. It's based on mutual respect."
|seriesissue2=''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]''
|title="Life Finds a Way"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[May 13]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Matt Frank]]
|illustrations by=[[Matt Frank]]
|colors by=[[Gonçalo Lopes]]
|color assist by=[[Paul Hanley]]
|pagecount=27pp
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}}

'''Marooned on a planet with hostile inhabitants, Fractyl falls in with a strange group of Transformers, who might be the only other Cybertronians left...'''

==Synopsis==
On a [[Chicxulania|distant planet]], [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] geochemist [[Fractyl]] wakes up inside a [[stasis pod]] to the damaged capsule's computer screaming in his auditory circuits, warning him about the build-up of [[energon]] radiation. As he comes to, Fractyl remembers what happened: when something or some''one'' named [[Thunder Mayhem]] attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], annihilating it. Fractyl had managed to get into a stasis pod onboard one of the evacuating ships during the cataclysm, but was jettisoned into space after the destruction of the ship, causing him to crash into this unfamiliar place. The Predacon reads out the information on the planet's surroundings given to him by the pod; with the presence of energon, he figures it must have had some contact with Cybertronians. Unfortunately, their readout doesn't give him much aside from warning him about the dangerous amounts of energon, and all his own scanners can tell him is that there's a massive presence of organic life. As energon radiation begins to seep through the damaged pod, Fractyl has the pod activate stasis lock so he can compensate his circuits for energon radiation. And as he goes under, he watches as dark, unfamiliar shapes gather around the pod...

When Fractyl wakes back up, he finds himself restrained, the prisoner of a group of large insectoids. The leader of the group, the "shaman," begins a speech towards his fellow insectoids; Fractyl's onboard translation software struggles with the language, but he can tell that they are preparing to kill him, and that they seem to have encountered Cybertronians before. The shaman is handed a green crystal by one of his attendants, and he holds it up towards Fractyl, ready for the kill. Fortunately for Fractyl, the ceremony is soon interrupted when a loud shriek distracts the insectoids, followed by several of them being rushed and dismembered. Fractyl can only watch as the insectoids arm themselves, as three strange reptilian-avian creatures take down the tribe non-lethally. Eventually, only the shaman and his attendants are left; the shaman moves behind Fractyl, holding the green crystal up to where his [[spark]] chamber would be, causing the three to pause. Luckily for Fractyl, there's evidently more than just these three to save him, as a shot rings out from the forest, disarming the shaman. The three allow the insectoids to escape, and the seeming leader of the pack frees Fractyl from his restraints. Initially confused, Fractyl is amazed when these three seeming-organics speak Cybertronian—because they are fellow Transformers! The Predacon tries to ask them questions, but the largest of the group silences him with a loud roar, as the sniper rejoins the rest of them. With all of them there, the leader of the group, [[Thrashclaw]], introduces herself and the others: the smallest of the group, the excitable [[Shred]]; the stern, untrusting sniper [[Slice (G1)|Slice]], who quickly deduces that Fractyl is a Decepticon of some kind; and the muscle of the group, the taciturn and loyal [[Gnash]]. Fractyl takes an interest in Gnash, noticing the damage to her exterior, with Thrashclaw noting that her missing skin is the least of what's happened to her. Fractyl peacefully surrenders, noting to himself that without a Cybertron left, there's little need for factions, but the amused Thrashclaw tells him that they can talk about it on the way back to their ship, before the insectoids—or [[Vespoid]]s, as they call them—come back in force. Besides, they're not Autobots or Decepticons; they're ''[[Raptoricon]]s!''

On the way back, Shred happily fills Fractyl in on their personal history. Back in the war, Shred was a former Autobot who monitored Decepticon frequencies while stationed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and heard about the exploits of Thrashclaw and Slice, twin Decepticon mercenaries. Enamored, she tracked them down and begged to join the two. She and the others are much less willing to talk about Gnash's origin, however. Shred also explains that they came out to this planet during the exploratory push—something that Fractyl doesn't quite believe, soured on the concept of trust by his time with the cons—and found the strange bio-technology that allowed for them to adopt these bestial forms, using DNA scanners to replicate some of the predators on this word, which shields them from the energon radiation. Nowadays, they spend more time in beast mode than not. The avian-reptiles, however, don't appear to be native; the planet seems to have served as some kind of alien research facility, seeded with energon and having 400-plus species imported here, all for some unknown purpose—and whoever these aliens were, they're long gone now. The Vespoids, meanwhile, are natives-empathic insects who had encountered Cybertronians even before the Raptoricons, one that clearly didn't go well. Shred pesters Fractyl about his origins too, and while he shares much of his past, he consistently avoids talking about Cybertron, unwilling to tell possibly the only remaining members of his people that their homeworld is gone. Eventually arriving back at the Raptoricons' ship ''[[Velocity (ship)|Velocity]]''. On board, Fractyl takes a moment to rest, but as it turns out, he isn't the only one with suspicions—Thrashclaw quickly begins questioning what happened to Fractyl's ship, knowing that he's hiding something. Fractyl doesn't get a chance to answer, however, as the ships computer alerts that the Vespoids have burrowed their way under the ship, ready to attack! Slice is quick to blame Fractyl for the ambush, but Thrashclaw orders her to stand down...even though she finds it suspicious as well. Ready for action, Thrashclaw orders the others out, and tells Fractyl that if he knows whats best for him, he'll help too.

Rushing outside, the Raptoricons convert to robot mode with a shout of "fossilize," and Fractyl watches as the powerful four take on the Vespoids. In particular, he takes an interest in Gnash, his sensors finding that she's both brimming with excess energon and...something else. As the Vespoids begin hurling red ember-like bombs, Thrashclaw orders Fractyl to the take off the Vespoids on the ships. The Predacon takes to the skies, and although the Vespoids can't feel pain (much to his relief), he quickly manages to take out most of them. Fractyl is quickly distracted once more, however, when his scanners notice that Gnash's previously high energy readings are rapidly fading, collapsing from a lack of energy. Both Shred and Fractyl go to assist the fallen Raptoricon, but both are quickly taken out by three larger, winged Vespoid warriors. Grabbing Gnash, the three insects fly off with her, and the rest begin to retreat, having apparently succeeded. Having stayed long enough in robot mode for the energon radiation to overtake them, the 4 convert back to their alternative forms. Thrashclaw orders Shred to go to the restoration chamber, and tells Fractyl that he'll be accompanying her and Slice on the rescue mission for Gnash. However, the geochemist finally begins to piece together what's bothered him about Gnash; taking out the green crystal weapon the shaman tried to use on him earlier, the now-confident Predacon demands for more information on Gnash's background, and for access to any lab equipment—while they go to rescue Gnash, he wants to confirm a theory he believes could help them all. Thrashclaw demands to know why they should trust him, and Fractyl, no longer able to hide it, reveals that Cybertron has been destroyed. The three are distraught, but Shred, quickly realizing that they may very well be the only Cybertronians left, stands up for Fractyl, offering her help. With little over choice, the two Raptoricons reluctantly leave him behind, off to save their sister.

Inside the ''Velocity'', Fractyl studies over the shards of green crystal, along with a Vespoid limb and the [[CR chamber|restoration chamber]]'s log. Fractyl deduces that Gnash was damaged in the [[protoform]] stage, hence her odd energy readings, and points out that she uses the restoration chamber more than the other Raptoricons. Realizing that the energon they gave her wasn't doing enough, Shred sheepishly tells Fractyl the truth: they weren't here as part of an exploratory mission, but rather to track down a powerful energy signature for their contractors in the [[Kolkular|Kolkular Powerbase]]. However, when they found Gnash's protoform inside the laboratory, she came online, and Shred, wanting to protect her, convinced the others (already growing weary of their mercenary jobs) to stay and protect her on this planet, believing they could eventually return to Cybertron one day. Fractyl tries to console Shred, but is interrupted when he energizes some natural energon, causing a reaction within the green crystal-for it is also energon! Shred notes that it grows around the natural energon crystals, and that for whatever reasons, the Vespoids use it for materials and for food. Scanning the Vespoid limb, Fractyl finds another revelation: the "[[greenergon]]" is a part of the insectoids DNA! Shred wonders what this has to do with Gnash, but as it dawns on her, Fractyl tells her to scan the area for the greenergon frequency, believing he has a solution...

Outside the Vespoid hive, a city made of gigantic trees surrounding a sinkhole, Thrashclaw and Slice observe the insects, figuring that Gnash must be in the pit. Both of them know that no matter what they do, the Vespoids will likely overrun them—but if they don't try, they'll never see their sister again. The two old soldiers take a moment to nuzzle up against one another...and explode out of the jungle, letting the Vespoids know they're ready. Quickly converting to robot form as the Vespoids attack, the two manage to make their way through much of the group, though Thrashclaw notes that the bombardiers are holding back. When she reaches the sinkhole, she quickly realizes why—as thousands upon thousands of Vespoids stare at her, ready to come to the surface. Surrounded, Thrashclaw and Slice are prepared to make one final stand...when suddenly, both they and the Vespoids are distracted by a loud shriek. Up in the sky, a group of the flying reptiles carry a net full of the greenergon crystals, upon which Shred rides. Landing, Shred offers the crystals to the Vespoids as a peace offering, which the insectoids gladly accept. Shred quickly explains to her shocked comrades that the crystals are a form of energon that the Vespoids live off of, and that the ''Velocity'' had landed on a the largest natural vein of the crystals, hence the Vespoids' hostility. Pulling a salvage net out of storage, she and Fractyl went to the flying reptiles—one of which actually is Fractyl, much to their shock! He explains that he used the DNA scanner to give himself a beast form and communicate with the animals, promising them food in exchange for their help. Thrashclaw is amazed, but quickly remembers about Gnash, and prepares to fight once more...only for the missing Raptoricon to greet her sisters, none the worse for wear. Fractyl explains to Thrashclaw and Slice that her systems couldn't properly synthesize natural energon, and that she required greenergon—the Predacon theorizes that she wasn't damaged as a protoform, but rather, experimented upon. The Vespoids, as it turns out, were attracted to her because she gave off the same frequency as the greenergon, seemingly considering her one of their own. Gnash happily explains the bugs helped her feel better by giving her the greenergon she needed. The relieved Thrashclaw thanks Fractyl for what he's done, and makes peace with the Vespoids, offering them one of the crystals. Fractyl is proud that he managed to put an end to the conflict, having done something good for the first time in a forever. Finally beginning to feel at home, Fractyl's thoughts are interrupted as a giant ship lights up the sky, landing in the valley. Both the Raptoricons and the Vespoids gather as the ship's hull opens...from which the leader of the [[Wreckers]], [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], emerges!

Having followed Fractyl here from the distress signal let out by his stasis pod, Impactor is able to provide better communication between the Raptoricons and the Vespoids, with the more advanced translation software obtained on [[Paradron]] . Gathered before the queen, the two groups make a truce, promising to provide the Vespoids access to the greenergon mines in exchange for some of it to be given to Gnash for fuel, along with a small amount for Fracytl's research. Fractyl elects to join Impactor and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] on their search for other survivors, and asks the Raptoricons if they want to come along. Appreciative of their new friend, the Raptoricons politely decline, knowing that they're now truly at home here, and bids the Predacon farewell. On board the ship, Impactor has Fractyl report to the ships onboard reformatting chamber, returning him to a fully mechanical form. As Counterpunch inputs the ships navigation with another set of coordinates leading to a Cybertronian signal, Impactor explains to the nervous geochemist that they need him and any others they can find, to take down their greatest enemy...Thunder Mayhem.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (7)
|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Fractyl]] (1)
*[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] (8)
|h3=[[Raptoricon]]s|c3=
*[[Thrashclaw]] (3)
*[[Gnash]] (4)
*[[Shred]] (5)
*[[Slice (G1)|Slice]] (6)
|c4=
*[[Vespoid]]s (2)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
*Characters who are mentioned but not seen include: [[Thunder Mayhem]], [[Primus]], [[Vice Grip]], the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], Thrashclaw's [[Dinobot (BW)|mentor]], a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]", and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].

===Continuity notes===
* Fractyl is specifically said to be a Predacon of the ''Beast Wars'' type, something that makes him distinct from the normal variety of Decepticon. Both this story and a few of the following ones seem to imply that Predacons (and [[Maximal]]s) were created as subgroups of the Decepticons and Autobots in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' timeline, rather than the post-war descendants of the two factions.
* Impactor picked up a more advanced universal translator on [[Paradron]]; he took Counterpunch there to be repaired, as seen in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' comic storyline chapter "[[Insight]]", and the previous prose story "[[The Truth We Make]]".

===Transformers references===
* Author Matt Frank is a huge fan of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', and as such, there's plenty of references to be found in this story beyond just the protagonist, Fractyl, including
** Stasis pods, stasis lock, and excess [[energon radiation]] are all concepts from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. The Raptoricons have employed the same measures as [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Predacons to shield themselves from the energon radiation; by using DNA scanners to replicate the local lifeforms, with the organic skin protecting them from the radiation. Notably, unlike the Maximals and Predacons, they didn't already have this technology, but picked it up on this world, with it being seemingly alien in origin. With the mention of the Vespoids having seemingly encountered Cybertronians, it might hint at just where this technology came from. Both the tech and the forms it creates are referred to as "beast warrior" technology, which is a very obvious reference.
** Fractyl hopes that Vice Grip (one of the [[BotCon 1998]] exclusive toys, a Predacon earwig redecoed from the retail figure [[Powerpinch]]) was one of the ones who were able to escape Thunder Mayhem's onslaught; the two were shown to be friends in the BotCon 1998 script reading, "[[Visitations]]".
** The presence of natural energon and strange biotechnology seems to hint that the [[Vok]], highly evolved aliens from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, are the ones responsible for the strange technology and energon anomalies on the planet, as well as the biological preserves. In the cartoon, they seeded Earth with natural energon and sent several strange artifacts to Earth, all part of some mysterious plan.
** The [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], the Cybertronian equivalent of hell first mentioned in ''Beast Wars'', is sworn by several times throughout the story.
** The beast modes allows for both the Raptoricons and Fractyl to access the instincts of their chosen forms, and in the latter's case, even communicate with animals of the same species. This merging of animal instincts with a Transformers' mind was seen throughout ''Beast Wars'' and its sequel series, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
** Thrashclaw claims that the ''Velocity'' was part of the "big expedition push" a few megacycles back; the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', the ship crewed by Optimus Primal and his Maximals, was initially on an exploration mission before being assigned to go after Megatron's Predacons.
** Like the Maximals and Predacons, the Raptoricons have an [[activation code]] for transforming into robot form: "fossilize". Furthering the homage, Shred is said to have "maximized" into robot mode, after the Maximals' activation code. See "real-world references" below for more information.
** The layout of Thrashclaw's robot mode (beast mode head as right arm, beast mode tail as left arm) seems to be inspired by ''Beast Wars'' Megatron's first, fully-organic ''Tyrannosaurus'' robot form.
** Fractyl wonders if Gnash was damaged as a protoform, noting that he's seen the destructive effects those who were damaged at that stage can cause. Thus, it seems obvious that Gnash's distended limbs and her ability to generate blasts from her mouth are inspired by the character of [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]], a Maximal protoform who was damaged before being brought online, without a beast mode but with powerful psychic powers.
** The Raptoricons have a "restoration chamber" on board the ''Velocity'', another term for a CR chamber, the restoration device used by the Transformers in ''Beast Wars'' to repair damage.
** Fractyl has [[furmanite]]-infused armor; he created the substance as a way to repel energon radiation in the [[BotCon 1997]]-exclusive comic, "[[Ground Zero]]".
** Slice swears by the Covenant, a group of robots created by Primus as precursors to the Transformer race, seen in the BotCon "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" storyline.
** Thrashclaw thinks of her mentor while battling the Vespoids; a brown and blue, honorable bot (if somewhat thickheaded), who fell in with a "purple lunatic." This is obviously ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot, who served under Megatron before defecting to Primal's Maximals on prehistoric Earth.
** Fractyl briefly reformat into his original BotCon 1997 toy form, before switching back to an upgraded version of his original form at the end of the story-that being his new [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] toy, allowing him to combine.
* Fractyl swears by "Primus below" several times throughout the story, and equivalent phrase to "Heavens above"; Primus was shown to be resting at the core of Cybertron in the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comics.
* While restrained, Fractyl is said to be "strung up like an insecticon about to be pinned into a giant glass display case," referencing both a form of studying insects in real life and the [[Insecticon (disambiguation)|Insecticons]].
* Fractyl's has trouble getting rid of his nervous ticks, noting that they stay around "like [[scraplet]]s on an old [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] ship," referencing the metal-eating parasites from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic and the refuse-based robots introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* While on the way back to the ''Velocity'', Gnash picks up a stick and begins "gnawing on it like a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]", in reference to the bestial robotic servants of the [[Quintesson]]s.
* The Raptoricons were sent to the Vespoid planet as part of an assignment from the Kolkular Powerbase; [[Kolkular]] was the capitol of the Cybertronian city-state [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], introduced alongside the city-state in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' mini-series.
* The Raptoricons refer to the flock of ''Pteranodon'' as "swoopers," in reference to the most famous Transformer with a ''Pteranodon'' alternate mode, ''Generation 1'' [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. See "real-world references" below for more information.
* Gnash speaks in the same way the ''Generation 1'' Dinobots did in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, referring to herself in the third person.
* After exiting his ship, Impactor greets the Vespoids and the Raptoricons by using the [[universal greeting]], from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

===Real world references===
* The story's title is directly taken of one of Dr. Ian Malcolm's lines in the 1993 science fiction/adventure movie, ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and the 1990 novel it's based on; the quote is later paraphrased in the story by Counterpunch. There's plenty of references to both the original film and its sequels throughout the story:
** The concept of a pack of four female ''Velociraptors'' led by a (mostly) blue leader is likely in homage to the Raptor Squad from the 2015 film, ''{{w|Jurassic World}}''. The four represent the way that ''Velociraptors'' have been reconstructed over the years as paleontologists' understanding of the animals grew: Gnash represents the scaly, lizard-like ''Velociraptors'' as seen in ''Jurassic Park''; Thrashclaw represents the early attempts at reconstructing feathered ''Velociraptors'', mostly scaly with ridges of feathers on various pars of the body, similar to the animals as seen in ''{{w|Jurassic Park III}}''; Slice represents the "coolified" version of feathered dinosaurs, still quite large but now covered in feathers; and Shred represents the most up to date image of the ''Velociraptor'', small and feathery.
** The dinosaurs are noted to have been imported to this planet, sharing no commonality with the native fauna, apparently as some part of a nature preserve, presumably taken there by the aliens before the {{w|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event}}. Slice notes that there seems to have once been grid patterns to keep the animals apart, but when the planet was abandoned, the animals ran wild; obviously in reference to the parks from the ''Jurassic Park'' films. Thrashclaw has nicknamed it "Bird-Lizard Park"—a bit on the nose, as far as Slice is concerned.
** As the Vespoids surround them, Thrashclaw tells Slice to "hold on to [her] butt," the catchphrase of Ray Arnold from ''Jurassic Park''.
* The Vespoids take their name from the taxonomic family that wasps belong to, ''{{w|Vespidae}}''.
* Thrashclaw orders the others to transform by shouting "Time to FOSSILIZE these chumps!"; the activation code seems to be in reference to the 1997 cartoon based on a [[Mattel]] toyline, ''{{w|Extreme Dinosaurs}}'' (a spin-off of their equally ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''-inspired ''{{w|Street Sharks}}'' series), where the main characters had the catchphrase of "let's fossilize 'em!"
* Aside from the aforementioned "swoopers", other names given to the dinosaurs by the Raptoricons include "tri-horns" (for ''Triceratops'') and "long-tails" (presumably for some kind of sauropod). This, in turn, appears to be in reference to the names given to the dinosaurs in the 1988 animated film ''{{w|The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time}}''; ''Pteranodon'' were called "flyers," ''Triceratops'' were known as "threehorns," and ''Apatosaurus'' were known as "longnecks".
* Before heading into the Vespoid nest, Thrashclaw tells Slice "half as long," prompting Slice to respond with "twice as bright." This is a paraphrased quote from [[Sun Tzu]]'s ''{{w|The Art of War}}'' ("the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long"), but the specific phrasing used by the story appears to be in reference to the 2011 video game, ''{{w|Infamous 2}}''. A general audience might know the phrase better from its usage in the 1982 science fiction film, ''{{w|Blade Runner}}''.
* Fractyl tells Thrashclaw that he didn't think "the odds would ever be in your favor" when she and Slice went off to confront the Vespoids, paraphrasing a line from the series of young adult novels, ''{{w|The Hunger Games}}''.

===Errors===
* Gonçalo Lopes's surname is misspelled on the cover as Lope'''z''', probably because of its phonetic similarity with the Spanish equivalent.
* On page 1, Fractyl's name is mispelt as "Fractyll" ("Fractyll struggled to recall what had happened before he went into stasis").
* On Page 12, a line reads as "Next thing he knew, all 5 of them we bursting out of the main hangar." The "we" should be "were".
* On page 15, Shred is accidentally referred to as a "former [[Maximal]]" instead of a former Autobot, as she is consistently referred to throughout the rest of the story.
* On Page 17, a line reads as "...as he broken down the..." which ought to read as "...as he broke down the..."
* On Page 18, Shred's line of "I had to convince Thrash and Shred to bring her on," should instead read as "Thrash and Slice".
* Likewise, on Page 18, Fractyl's line of "“I take it Thrash and Shred..." should instead read as "Thrash and Slice" since he's talking to Shred.
* On page 21, the third-person narration of Thrashclaw's thoughts mentions that the dinosaurs on the mysterious planet came from Earth; Earth doesn't have a name in this continuity, since it was never inhabited by humans; it would appear that Matt Frank did not know that when writing this story. Otherwise, the dinosaurs are simply noted to be non-native to the planet, with no mention of where they've come from.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190312114647if_/http://transformersclub.com/prose/life_finds_a_way.pdf "Life Finds A Way"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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Life Finds a Way

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|caption= "I don't control the raptors. It's a relationship. It's based on mutual respect."
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|title="Life Finds a Way"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[May 13]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Matt Frank]]
|illustrations by=[[Matt Frank]]
|colors by=[[Gonçalo Lopes]]
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'''Marooned on a planet with hostile inhabitants, Fractyl falls in with a strange group of Transformers, who might be the only other Cybertronians left...'''

==Synopsis==
On a [[Chicxulania|distant planet]], [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] geochemist [[Fractyl]] wakes up inside a [[stasis pod]] to the damaged capsule's computer screaming in his auditory circuits, warning him about the build-up of [[energon]] radiation. As he comes to, Fractyl remembers what happened: when something or some''one'' named [[Thunder Mayhem]] attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], annihilating it. Fractyl had managed to get into a stasis pod onboard one of the evacuating ships during the cataclysm, but was jettisoned into space after the destruction of the ship, causing him to crash into this unfamiliar place. The Predacon reads out the information on the planet's surroundings given to him by the pod; with the presence of energon, he figures it must have had some contact with Cybertronians. Unfortunately, their readout doesn't give him much aside from warning him about the dangerous amounts of energon, and all his own scanners can tell him is that there's a massive presence of organic life. As energon radiation begins to seep through the damaged pod, Fractyl has the pod activate stasis lock so he can compensate his circuits for energon radiation. And as he goes under, he watches as dark, unfamiliar shapes gather around the pod...

When Fractyl wakes back up, he finds himself restrained, the prisoner of a group of large insectoids. The leader of the group, the "shaman," begins a speech towards his fellow insectoids; Fractyl's onboard translation software struggles with the language, but he can tell that they are preparing to kill him, and that they seem to have encountered Cybertronians before. The shaman is handed a green crystal by one of his attendants, and he holds it up towards Fractyl, ready for the kill. Fortunately for Fractyl, the ceremony is soon interrupted when a loud shriek distracts the insectoids, followed by several of them being rushed and dismembered. Fractyl can only watch as the insectoids arm themselves, as three strange reptilian-avian creatures take down the tribe non-lethally. Eventually, only the shaman and his attendants are left; the shaman moves behind Fractyl, holding the green crystal up to where his [[spark]] chamber would be, causing the three to pause. Luckily for Fractyl, there's evidently more than just these three to save him, as a shot rings out from the forest, disarming the shaman. The three allow the insectoids to escape, and the seeming leader of the pack frees Fractyl from his restraints. Initially confused, Fractyl is amazed when these three seeming-organics speak Cybertronian—because they are fellow Transformers! The Predacon tries to ask them questions, but the largest of the group silences him with a loud roar, as the sniper rejoins the rest of them. With all of them there, the leader of the group, [[Thrashclaw]], introduces herself and the others: the smallest of the group, the excitable [[Shred]]; the stern, untrusting sniper [[Slice (G1)|Slice]], who quickly deduces that Fractyl is a Decepticon of some kind; and the muscle of the group, the taciturn and loyal [[Gnash]]. Fractyl takes an interest in Gnash, noticing the damage to her exterior, with Thrashclaw noting that her missing skin is the least of what's happened to her. Fractyl peacefully surrenders, noting to himself that without a Cybertron left, there's little need for factions, but the amused Thrashclaw tells him that they can talk about it on the way back to their ship, before the insectoids—or [[Vespoid]]s, as they call them—come back in force. Besides, they're not Autobots or Decepticons; they're ''[[Raptoricon]]s!''

On the way back, Shred happily fills Fractyl in on their personal history. Back in the war, Shred was a former Autobot who monitored Decepticon frequencies while stationed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and heard about the exploits of Thrashclaw and Slice, twin Decepticon mercenaries. Enamored, she tracked them down and begged to join the two. She and the others are much less willing to talk about Gnash's origin, however. Shred also explains that they came out to this planet during the exploratory push—something that Fractyl doesn't quite believe, soured on the concept of trust by his time with the cons—and found the strange bio-technology that allowed for them to adopt these bestial forms, using DNA scanners to replicate some of the predators on this word, which shields them from the energon radiation. Nowadays, they spend more time in beast mode than not. The avian-reptiles, however, don't appear to be native; the planet seems to have served as some kind of alien research facility, seeded with energon and having 400-plus species imported here, all for some unknown purpose—and whoever these aliens were, they're long gone now. The Vespoids, meanwhile, are natives-empathic insects who had encountered Cybertronians even before the Raptoricons, one that clearly didn't go well. Shred pesters Fractyl about his origins too, and while he shares much of his past, he consistently avoids talking about Cybertron, unwilling to tell possibly the only remaining members of his people that their homeworld is gone. Eventually arriving back at the Raptoricons' ship ''[[Velocity (ship)|Velocity]]''. On board, Fractyl takes a moment to rest, but as it turns out, he isn't the only one with suspicions—Thrashclaw quickly begins questioning what happened to Fractyl's ship, knowing that he's hiding something. Fractyl doesn't get a chance to answer, however, as the ships computer alerts that the Vespoids have burrowed their way under the ship, ready to attack! Slice is quick to blame Fractyl for the ambush, but Thrashclaw orders her to stand down...even though she finds it suspicious as well. Ready for action, Thrashclaw orders the others out, and tells Fractyl that if he knows whats best for him, he'll help too.

Rushing outside, the Raptoricons convert to robot mode with a shout of "fossilize," and Fractyl watches as the powerful four take on the Vespoids. In particular, he takes an interest in Gnash, his sensors finding that she's both brimming with excess energon and...something else. As the Vespoids begin hurling red ember-like bombs, Thrashclaw orders Fractyl to the take off the Vespoids on the ships. The Predacon takes to the skies, and although the Vespoids can't feel pain (much to his relief), he quickly manages to take out most of them. Fractyl is quickly distracted once more, however, when his scanners notice that Gnash's previously high energy readings are rapidly fading, collapsing from a lack of energy. Both Shred and Fractyl go to assist the fallen Raptoricon, but both are quickly taken out by three larger, winged Vespoid warriors. Grabbing Gnash, the three insects fly off with her, and the rest begin to retreat, having apparently succeeded. Having stayed long enough in robot mode for the energon radiation to overtake them, the 4 convert back to their alternative forms. Thrashclaw orders Shred to go to the restoration chamber, and tells Fractyl that he'll be accompanying her and Slice on the rescue mission for Gnash. However, the geochemist finally begins to piece together what's bothered him about Gnash; taking out the green crystal weapon the shaman tried to use on him earlier, the now-confident Predacon demands for more information on Gnash's background, and for access to any lab equipment—while they go to rescue Gnash, he wants to confirm a theory he believes could help them all. Thrashclaw demands to know why they should trust him, and Fractyl, no longer able to hide it, reveals that Cybertron has been destroyed. The three are distraught, but Shred, quickly realizing that they may very well be the only Cybertronians left, stands up for Fractyl, offering her help. With little over choice, the two Raptoricons reluctantly leave him behind, off to save their sister.

Inside the ''Velocity'', Fractyl studies over the shards of green crystal, along with a Vespoid limb and the [[CR chamber|restoration chamber]]'s log. Fractyl deduces that Gnash was damaged in the [[protoform]] stage, hence her odd energy readings, and points out that she uses the restoration chamber more than the other Raptoricons. Realizing that the energon they gave her wasn't doing enough, Shred sheepishly tells Fractyl the truth: they weren't here as part of an exploratory mission, but rather to track down a powerful energy signature for their contractors in the [[Kolkular|Kolkular Powerbase]]. However, when they found Gnash's protoform inside the laboratory, she came online, and Shred, wanting to protect her, convinced the others (already growing weary of their mercenary jobs) to stay and protect her on this planet, believing they could eventually return to Cybertron one day. Fractyl tries to console Shred, but is interrupted when he energizes some natural energon, causing a reaction within the green crystal-for it is also energon! Shred notes that it grows around the natural energon crystals, and that for whatever reasons, the Vespoids use it for materials and for food. Scanning the Vespoid limb, Fractyl finds another revelation: the "[[greenergon]]" is a part of the insectoids DNA! Shred wonders what this has to do with Gnash, but as it dawns on her, Fractyl tells her to scan the area for the greenergon frequency, believing he has a solution...

Outside the Vespoid hive, a city made of gigantic trees surrounding a sinkhole, Thrashclaw and Slice observe the insects, figuring that Gnash must be in the pit. Both of them know that no matter what they do, the Vespoids will likely overrun them—but if they don't try, they'll never see their sister again. The two old soldiers take a moment to nuzzle up against one another...and explode out of the jungle, letting the Vespoids know they're ready. Quickly converting to robot form as the Vespoids attack, the two manage to make their way through much of the group, though Thrashclaw notes that the bombardiers are holding back. When she reaches the sinkhole, she quickly realizes why—as thousands upon thousands of Vespoids stare at her, ready to come to the surface. Surrounded, Thrashclaw and Slice are prepared to make one final stand...when suddenly, both they and the Vespoids are distracted by a loud shriek. Up in the sky, a group of the flying reptiles carry a net full of the greenergon crystals, upon which Shred rides. Landing, Shred offers the crystals to the Vespoids as a peace offering, which the insectoids gladly accept. Shred quickly explains to her shocked comrades that the crystals are a form of energon that the Vespoids live off of, and that the ''Velocity'' had landed on a the largest natural vein of the crystals, hence the Vespoids' hostility. Pulling a salvage net out of storage, she and Fractyl went to the flying reptiles—one of which actually is Fractyl, much to their shock! He explains that he used the DNA scanner to give himself a beast form and communicate with the animals, promising them food in exchange for their help. Thrashclaw is amazed, but quickly remembers about Gnash, and prepares to fight once more...only for the missing Raptoricon to greet her sisters, none the worse for wear. Fractyl explains to Thrashclaw and Slice that her systems couldn't properly synthesize natural energon, and that she required greenergon—the Predacon theorizes that she wasn't damaged as a protoform, but rather, experimented upon. The Vespoids, as it turns out, were attracted to her because she gave off the same frequency as the greenergon, seemingly considering her one of their own. Gnash happily explains the bugs helped her feel better by giving her the greenergon she needed. The relieved Thrashclaw thanks Fractyl for what he's done, and makes peace with the Vespoids, offering them one of the crystals. Fractyl is proud that he managed to put an end to the conflict, having done something good for the first time in a forever. Finally beginning to feel at home, Fractyl's thoughts are interrupted as a giant ship lights up the sky, landing in the valley. Both the Raptoricons and the Vespoids gather as the ship's hull opens...from which the leader of the [[Wreckers]], [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], emerges!

Having followed Fractyl here from the distress signal let out by his stasis pod, Impactor is able to provide better communication between the Raptoricons and the Vespoids, with the more advanced translation software obtained on [[Paradron]] . Gathered before the queen, the two groups make a truce, promising to provide the Vespoids access to the greenergon mines in exchange for some of it to be given to Gnash for fuel, along with a small amount for Fracytl's research. Fractyl elects to join Impactor and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] on their search for other survivors, and asks the Raptoricons if they want to come along. Appreciative of their new friend, the Raptoricons politely decline, knowing that they're now truly at home here, and bids the Predacon farewell. On board the ship, Impactor has Fractyl report to the ships onboard reformatting chamber, returning him to a fully mechanical form. As Counterpunch inputs the ships navigation with another set of coordinates leading to a Cybertronian signal, Impactor explains to the nervous geochemist that they need him and any others they can find, to take down their greatest enemy...Thunder Mayhem.

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==Quotes==

==Notes==
*Characters who are mentioned but not seen include: [[Thunder Mayhem]], [[Primus]], [[Vice Grip]], the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], Thrashclaw's [[Dinobot (BW)|mentor]], a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]", and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].

===Continuity notes===
* Fractyl is specifically said to be a Predacon of the ''Beast Wars'' type, something that makes him distinct from the normal variety of Decepticon. Both this story and a few of the following ones seem to imply that Predacons (and [[Maximal]]s) were created as subgroups of the Decepticons and Autobots in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' timeline, rather than the post-war descendants of the two factions.
* Impactor picked up a more advanced universal translator on [[Paradron]]; he took Counterpunch there to be repaired, as seen in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' comic storyline chapter "[[Insight]]", and the previous prose story "[[The Truth We Make]]".

===Transformers references===
* Author Matt Frank is a huge fan of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', and as such, there's plenty of references to be found in this story beyond just the protagonist, Fractyl, including
** Stasis pods, stasis lock, and excess [[energon radiation]] are all concepts from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. The Raptoricons have employed the same measures as [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Predacons to shield themselves from the energon radiation; by using DNA scanners to replicate the local lifeforms, with the organic skin protecting them from the radiation. Notably, unlike the Maximals and Predacons, they didn't already have this technology, but picked it up on this world, with it being seemingly alien in origin. With the mention of the Vespoids having seemingly encountered Cybertronians, it might hint at just where this technology came from. Both the tech and the forms it creates are referred to as "beast warrior" technology, which is a very obvious reference.
** Fractyl hopes that Vice Grip (one of the [[BotCon 1998]] exclusive toys, a Predacon earwig redecoed from the retail figure [[Powerpinch]]) was one of the ones who were able to escape Thunder Mayhem's onslaught; the two were shown to be friends in the BotCon 1998 script reading, "[[Visitations]]".
** The presence of natural energon and strange biotechnology seems to hint that the [[Vok]], highly evolved aliens from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, are the ones responsible for the strange technology and energon anomalies on the planet, as well as the biological preserves. In the cartoon, they seeded Earth with natural energon and sent several strange artifacts to Earth, all part of some mysterious plan.
** The [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], the Cybertronian equivalent of hell first mentioned in ''Beast Wars'', is sworn by several times throughout the story.
** The beast modes allows for both the Raptoricons and Fractyl to access the instincts of their chosen forms, and in the latter's case, even communicate with animals of the same species. This merging of animal instincts with a Transformers' mind was seen throughout ''Beast Wars'' and its sequel series, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
** Thrashclaw claims that the ''Velocity'' was part of the "big expedition push" a few megacycles back; the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', the ship crewed by Optimus Primal and his Maximals, was initially on an exploration mission before being assigned to go after Megatron's Predacons.
** Like the Maximals and Predacons, the Raptoricons have an [[activation code]] for transforming into robot form: "fossilize". Furthering the homage, Shred is said to have "maximized" into robot mode, after the Maximals' activation code. See "real-world references" below for more information.
** The layout of Thrashclaw's robot mode (beast mode head as right arm, beast mode tail as left arm) seems to be inspired by ''Beast Wars'' Megatron's first, fully-organic ''Tyrannosaurus'' robot form.
** Fractyl wonders if Gnash was damaged as a protoform, noting that he's seen the destructive effects those who were damaged at that stage can cause. Thus, it seems obvious that Gnash's distended limbs and her ability to generate blasts from her mouth are inspired by the character of [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]], a Maximal protoform who was damaged before being brought online, without a beast mode but with powerful psychic powers.
** The Raptoricons have a "restoration chamber" on board the ''Velocity'', another term for a CR chamber, the restoration device used by the Transformers in ''Beast Wars'' to repair damage.
** Fractyl has [[furmanite]]-infused armor; he created the substance as a way to repel energon radiation in the [[BotCon 1997]]-exclusive comic, "[[Ground Zero]]".
** Slice swears by the Covenant, a group of robots created by Primus as precursors to the Transformer race, seen in the BotCon "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" storyline.
** Thrashclaw thinks of her mentor while battling the Vespoids; a brown and blue, honorable bot (if somewhat thickheaded), who fell in with a "purple lunatic." This is obviously ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot, who served under Megatron before defecting to Primal's Maximals on prehistoric Earth.
** Fractyl briefly reformat into his original BotCon 1997 toy form, before switching back to an upgraded version of his original form at the end of the story-that being his new [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] toy, allowing him to combine.
* Fractyl swears by "Primus below" several times throughout the story, and equivalent phrase to "Heavens above"; Primus was shown to be resting at the core of Cybertron in the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comics.
* While restrained, Fractyl is said to be "strung up like an insecticon about to be pinned into a giant glass display case," referencing both a form of studying insects in real life and the [[Insecticon (disambiguation)|Insecticons]].
* Fractyl's has trouble getting rid of his nervous ticks, noting that they stay around "like [[scraplet]]s on an old [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] ship," referencing the metal-eating parasites from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic and the refuse-based robots introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* While on the way back to the ''Velocity'', Gnash picks up a stick and begins "gnawing on it like a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]", in reference to the bestial robotic servants of the [[Quintesson]]s.
* The Raptoricons were sent to the Vespoid planet as part of an assignment from the Kolkular Powerbase; [[Kolkular]] was the capitol of the Cybertronian city-state [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], introduced alongside the city-state in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' mini-series.
* The Raptoricons refer to the flock of ''Pteranodon'' as "swoopers," in reference to the most famous Transformer with a ''Pteranodon'' alternate mode, ''Generation 1'' [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. See "real-world references" below for more information.
* Gnash speaks in the same way the ''Generation 1'' Dinobots did in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, referring to herself in the third person.
* After exiting his ship, Impactor greets the Vespoids and the Raptoricons by using the [[universal greeting]], from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

===Real world references===
* The story's title is directly taken of one of Dr. Ian Malcom's lines in the 1993 science fiction/adventure movie, ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and the 1990 novel it's based on; the quote is later paraphrased in the story by Counterpunch. There's plenty of references to both the original film and its sequels throughout the story:
** The concept of a pack of four female ''Velociraptors'' led by a (mostly) blue leader is likely in homage to the Raptor Squad from the 2015 film, ''{{w|Jurassic World}}''. The four represent the way that ''Velociraptors'' have been reconstructed over the years as paleontologists' understanding of the animals grew: Gnash represents the scaly, lizard-like ''Velociraptors'' as seen in ''Jurassic Park''; Thrashclaw represents the early attempts at reconstructing feathered ''Velociraptors'', mostly scaly with ridges of feathers on various pars of the body, similar to the animals as seen in ''{{w|Jurassic Park III}}''; Slice represents the "coolified" version of feathered dinosaurs, still quite large but now covered in feathers; and Shred represents the most up to date image of the ''Velociraptor'', small and feathery.
** The dinosaurs are noted to have been imported to this planet, sharing no commonality with the native fauna, apparently as some part of a nature preserve, presumably taken there by the aliens before the {{w|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event}}. Slice notes that there seems to have once been grid patterns to keep the animals apart, but when the planet was abandoned, the animals ran wild; obviously in reference to the parks from the ''Jurassic Park'' films. Thrashclaw has nicknamed it "Bird-Lizard Park"—a bit on the nose, as far as Slice is concerned.
** As the Vespoids surround them, Thrashclaw tells Slice to "hold on to [her] butt," the catchphrase of Ray Arnold from ''Jurassic Park''.
* The Vespoids take their name from the taxonomic family that wasps belong to, ''{{w|Vespidae}}''.
* Thrashclaw orders the others to transform by shouting "Time to FOSSILIZE these chumps!"; the activation code seems to be in reference to the 1997 cartoon based on a [[Mattel]] toyline, ''{{w|Extreme Dinosaurs}}'' (a spin-off of their equally ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''-inspired ''{{w|Street Sharks}}'' series), where the main characters had the catchphrase of "let's fossilize 'em!"
* Aside from the aforementioned "swoopers", other names given to the dinosaurs by the Raptoricons include "tri-horns" (for ''Triceratops'') and "long-tails" (presumably for some kind of sauropod). This, in turn, appears to be in reference to the names given to the dinosaurs in the 1988 animated film ''{{w|The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time}}''; ''Pteranodon'' were called "flyers," ''Triceratops'' were known as "threehorns," and ''Apatosaurus'' were known as "longnecks".
* Before heading into the Vespoid nest, Thrashclaw tells Slice "half as long," prompting Slice to respond with "twice as bright." This is a paraphrased quote from [[Sun Tzu]]'s ''{{w|The Art of War}}'' ("the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long"), but the specific phrasing used by the story appears to be in reference to the 2011 video game, ''{{w|Infamous 2}}''. A general audience might know the phrase better from its usage in the 1982 science fiction film, ''{{w|Blade Runner}}''.
* Fractyl tells Thrashclaw that he didn't think "the odds would ever be in your favor" when she and Slice went off to confront the Vespoids, paraphrasing a line from the series of young adult novels, ''{{w|The Hunger Games}}''.

===Errors===
* Gonçalo Lopes's surname is misspelled on the cover as Lope'''z''', probably because of its phonetic similarity with the Spanish equivalent.
* On page 1, Fractyl's name is mispelt as "Fractyll" ("Fractyll struggled to recall what had happened before he went into stasis").
* On Page 12, a line reads as "Next thing he knew, all 5 of them we bursting out of the main hangar." The "we" should be "were".
* On page 15, Shred is accidentally referred to as a "former [[Maximal]]" instead of a former Autobot, as she is consistently referred to throughout the rest of the story.
* On Page 17, a line reads as "...as he broken down the..." which ought to read as "...as he broke down the..."
* On Page 18, Shred's line of "I had to convince Thrash and Shred to bring her on," should instead read as "Thrash and Slice".
* Likewise, on Page 18, Fractyl's line of "“I take it Thrash and Shred..." should instead read as "Thrash and Slice" since he's talking to Shred.
* On page 21, the third-person narration of Thrashclaw's thoughts mentions that the dinosaurs on the mysterious planet came from Earth; Earth doesn't have a name in this continuity, since it was never inhabited by humans; it would appear that Matt Frank did not know that when writing this story. Otherwise, the dinosaurs are simply noted to be non-native to the planet, with no mention of where they've come from.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190312114647if_/http://transformersclub.com/prose/life_finds_a_way.pdf "Life Finds A Way"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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Transformers (2023) issue 9

2024-06-12T21:45:01Z

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|art by=[[Jorge Corona]]
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'''The battles on Earth and Cybertron finally collide, with horrifying consequences for Optimus and his allies.'''

==Synopsis==
As the [[Autobot]]s near the [[Decepticon]]s' location in the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activates a device from the bridge of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. From an antenna atop the ship, a whirlpool begins to form and a beam of pink energy fires into the sky which grazes [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], sending the Autobot jet careening to the bottom of the ocean floor. As the Autobots are thrown from their companion, they are confronted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as they work on the device - a [[space bridge]], through which [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] steps through! The Autobots scramble to fight back as the Decepticons converge on them. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is cornered by Soundwave, wielding Shockwave in his gun mode, but is saved from execution by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] taking the blast for him and allowing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to intervene. Shockwave quickly engages the Autobot leader, eager to pay him back after their last encounter.

In [[Farmingham]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] make their way back to the dam, hoping to repair their [[energon]] turbine with supplies from the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Carly is eager to learn how to fight, but Arcee informs her that being linked is more about looking out for each other than it is fighting. However, a mile out from the dam, they are confronted by the [[Farmingham milita]]. Carly rushes out in front of the militia and urges them to stand down, telling them the Autobots are the good guys. Meanwhile, at [[Farmingham Hosptial]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] learns from the doctor that his spine was grazed by the bullet when the militia accidentally shot him. Spike asks if he'll ever walk again, but the doctor's words of reassurance are interrupted by the sound of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who has come looking for Spike. Though he doesn't wish to to harm any "lesser beings", he threatens to destroy the hospital if Spike doesn't come with him; Spike agrees without hesitation.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] are cornered by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. Unable to find an escape, Elita follows a pink glow at the end of a corridor, discovering the portal Shockwave used to come to Earth, arriving on the alien world in the midst of Optimus and Shockwave's battle. The Combaticons begin to follow them through, with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] giving the order to merge. Without missing a beat, Elita grabs Prime's [[ion cannon]] and fires at the space bridge. Onslaught leaps through, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] is caught in between the portal and is bisected as it closes. Soundwave orders the Decepticons to eliminate the rest of the Autobots and they open fire on Cliffjumper and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. Elita insists that she and Optimus retreat, dragging both him and Magnus away from the combat. Soundwave prepares to go after them, but Shockwave tells him to focus on repairing the space bridge. The cyclopean Decepticon then discovers the abandoned Cliffjumper and Jazz, eager to have new subjects to "experiment" with.

As Astrotrain approaches the Pacific, he tells Spike about how Cybertron has been plagued with disease, but that the resources of Earth will help the Decepticons save their world, even at the cost to the humans. Spike protests, but Astrotrain nonchalantly says that it is simply the way for "a weaker species." Astrotrain also reveals that he will be delivered to Shockwave as an offering from Soundwave to experiment with the native lifeform. As they approach the coastline, a blue-and-white machine attaches to the Decepticon, shutting off his engines and sending him crashing to the shore. The side of Astrotrain is torn open by [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], who's here to rescue Spike!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (14)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (15)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (24)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (25)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (29)

|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (8)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (9)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (10)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (11)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (12)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (13)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (21)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (22)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (23)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (26)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (27)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (28)

|c3=
* [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] (16)
* Militia (17)
* Doctor (18)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (19)
* Hospital security (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"Still sniveling. Still slimy. Still '''weak'''." 
"'''Weak?''' Did you forget our last meeting, Shockwave? Shall I make you cry for mercy a '''second''' time?"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Optimus'''

"You fought dirty last time, Optimus. But I have learned much since that day. '''''Your ending shall be slow and brutal.'''''"
:—'''Shockwave''' drives home how he's changed.

"It must be surprising to you, seeing us standing in front of you, in all our metallic glory. But where we hail from is a shell of its former self. Our home is in need of sustenance. And look at the land you live in. Your resources are immeasurable and ripe for the taking." 
"But... this is our ''home!''" 
"Such is the way for a weaker species. I feel sorry for you, human."
:—'''Astrotrain''' teaches '''Spike''' how colonization works.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Jetfire is now sporting an [[Insignia|Autobrand]], something which must have occurred in between panels [[Transformers (2023) issue 8|last issue]].
* Spike was shot by one of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparky]]'s militia in [[Transformers (2023) issue 3|issue #3]].
* So we weren't crazy, that ''was'' Beachcomber hiding in the shadows [[Transformers (2023) issue 8|last issue]]. He didn’t appear to be part of the resurrected Ark crew and he didn’t come through with Elita and Magnus, so how the heck did he get to Earth?

===''Transformers'' references===
* The Combaticons are colored in their [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] colors.

===Real-world references===
* Shockwave paraphrases the human idiom "tickled pink," replacing "pink" with his own "purple."

===Errors===

===Other trivia===

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus holds the world on his shoulders ala {{w|Atlas (mythology)|Atlas}}, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover B:''' Shockwave and his victims, by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Karen S. Darboe]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Shockwave, by [[Jonathan Wayshak]] and [[David Baron]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' The Combaticons, by [[David Baldeón]] and [[Rex Lokus]].
* '''Cover F:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover, by [[Jason Howard]] and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover G:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover (black and white), by Jason Howard.

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===Reprints===
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** Collects issues #7–12.
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==External links==
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==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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Transformers (2023) issue 8

2024-06-12T21:44:50Z

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|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[May 8]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=May 2024
|written by=[[Daniel Warren Johnson]]
|art by=[[Jorge Corona]]
|colors by=[[Mike Spicer]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
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'''As the Autobots ready themselves to go on the offensive, Soundwave begins a plan to bring Earth under Decepticon rule!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Carly (G1)|Carly]] brings [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to a lake outside [[Farmingham]], thinking it will help his recovery to get some fresh air. When she asks how he feels, Spike tells her he doesn't feel ''anything''. Carly says that with the world changing, they have to protect themselves. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] joins them, even offering them colas, but Carly is still angry at him for not killing [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], feeling like she can't trust him anymore. She storms off, leaving Spike to comfort a dejected Cliff.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] carries the mangled body of a delirious [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] through the fortress, looking for an exit. Having experienced over a hundred fifty years of torture, Magnus begs Elita to kill him. Elita apologizes for taking so long to find him and assures him that she won't let him go again, but ultimately promises to follow Magnus's order—for both of them—if they are captured.

In the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[USS Henry Harrison|U.S.S. ''Henry Harrison'']] makes its way towards [[Washington (state)|Washington]] when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] attack. Thundercracker pities the humans, and when the Captain begs for his life, he begins to let them go. Soundwave points out that while they pose no threat to them, they will likely inform their superiors about their attack, and thus they cannot be allowed to go free. He blasts the humans fleeing on lifeboats.

On the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] is still trying to use [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] despite the interference of [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], whose fusion with the computer gives him more control over it and whom Wheeljack can't remove without compromising what remains of Teletraan. Optimus pities the Seeker for what his fellow [[Decepticon]]s did to him, especially after seeing a video log of him getting ripped apart. However, Carly enters carrying a missile launcher, planning to kill what remains of Skywarp. Optimus tries to talk her down, but her finger slips on the trigger, sending the missile headed towards the computer. However, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] takes the shot, saving Teletraan and Skywarp, much to Carly's distress. Grateful to be saved, Skywarp uses Teletraan to fix Wheeljack's legs. Optimus tries to use this as a teaching moment for Carly, but she's not having any of it and storms off to her van. Arcee follows after her, and Carly apologizes. Carly admits that she’s confused why the [[Autobot]]s don't act like the giant badass robots she sees, but Arcee reveals that before Optimus brought them together, they were all scattered and lost. She tells Carly that while Optimus tries to hide it, his losses are greater than anyone's.

Later, Optimus awakens from a dream where he sees himself with a human child as the boy grows through the years. He questions what these visions mean, but is soon distracted by the newly-awoken [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was able to save from death, but unfortunately, he is now [[Transformation paralysis|mode locked]] and blind, much to Jetfire's horror. Optimus apologizes, trying to justify it as an allocation of resources, but when he turns to leave, Jetfire begs him to stay, not wanting to be left alone in the darkness. Optimus agrees to sit with him awhile.

[[File:TF2023 no. 8 - Nemesis Underwater.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]

Having sunk the ''Henry Harrison'', Soundwave and Thundercracker follow it down to the sea floor, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] have been unearthing the key to Soundwave's ultimate plan: the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the ship which brought the Decepticons to Earth all those years ago! As the Decepticons work to repair the ship, they hear a loud banging coming from inside the ship's brig. Soundwave orders the Decepticons open it, much to their trepidation, saying they need all the help they can get. As the doors open, an enraged [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tears through them, demanding to know where [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is. As he tears through the smaller Decepticon warriors, Soundwave tries to get him to calm down, saying that they don't know where Megatron is now, but promising to give him to Astrotrain when they find him.

Back at the ''Ark'', Wheeljack detects the activation of the ''Nemesis''. Optimus orders the Autobots to board Jetfire so that they might finally take the fight to their enemy. Carly insists on coming, but Optimus refuses, telling her she isn't a warrior. Arcee offers to take Carly on as her [[iron apprentice]]—a sacred bond between (typically) an older and younger Cybertronian that marks the beginning of a [[clan]], and the same relationship Ultra Magnus had with Arcee many years ago. Optimus reluctantly agrees, but orders them to instead stay at the Ark with Wheeljack to defend their home and watch over Spike as the rest of the Autobots depart in Jetfire.

On the ''Nemesis'', Thundercracker asks when the ship will take to the skies, but Soundwave reports that that will require too much [[energon]]. What they really need is the ship's antennae, which will allow them to finally call for reinforcements. Soundwave activates the monitor on the ship's bridge, and the image of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] appears.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]? (4, see "Continuity notes" below)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (6)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (13)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (18)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (10)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (15)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (16)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (20)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (22)

|c3=
* [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] (1)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (2)
* Captain of the ''Henry Harrison'' (8)
* "[[Skip (EU)|Skip]]" (9)

|c4=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"I don't get it. You're all huge and powerful! Total badasses. How come you don't '''act''' like it?" 
"We weren't always like this. We were scattered and lost before the war started on our planet. Optimus brought us together. He desires peace above all else." 
"Easy for '''him''' to say." 
"He doesn't speak of it often, but believe me-- His losses could fill a chasm."
:—'''Carly''' struggles to believe '''Arcee''' and the Autobots aren't warriors

"I... had to use what was left at my disposal. We needed a way to travel around this world in order to save it." 
"Is that what I am to you now? A '''husk?''' I cannot move. Everything is... black. I cannot see the '''stars''' anymore."
:—'''Optimus''' faces the repercussions of bringing '''Jetfire''' back to life

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Hidden in the shadows on the first page is a bot whose few identifying features look suspiciously similar to [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], who was previously seen getting shot in a flashback to Cybertron in [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|issue #2]]. What is he doing here?
* Carly mentions that Starscream killed Bumblebee back in [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|issue #1]].
* Cliffjumper’s refusal to kill Starscream occurred in [[Transformers (2023) issue 6|issue #6]].
* Wheeljack has been operating as only a torso since he was revived in [[Transformers (2023) issue 4|issues #4]].
* Skywarp getting torn apart to repair Teletraan One happened in issues #4 and [[Transformers (2023) issue 5|#5]].
* The Decepticons might not know where Megatron is, but readers who picked up the [[Energon Universe Special 2024]] certainly do.
* Arcee's relationship with Ultra Magnus was first glimpsed [[Transformers (2023) issue 7|last issue]].
* Clans were first mentioned back in [[Transformers (2023) issue 3|issue #3]].
* After previously appearing in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 4|#4]] and being alluded to last issue, Shockwave finally makes his first appearance in the ''Transformers'' title proper.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Introduced in this issue is the ''Nemesis'', the classic Decepticon flagship seen in both the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]]. Its name and fate - crashed and at the bottom of the ocean - first appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' finale two-parter, "[[Nemesis Part 1|Nemesis]]".
* The Decepticons operating out of a crashed spaceship at the bottom of the ocean is yet another element pulled from the Generation 1 cartoon. However, it should be noted that, while the ''Nemesis'' was depicted as crashing into the ocean in the aforementioned ''Beast Wars'' episode, the Decepticon headquarters of the Generation 1 cartoon was actually a different ship, the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]''.

===Real-world references===
* While the colas go unbranded, they are colored with red packaging of {{w|Coca-Cola}}.

===Errors===
* The establishing caption for the U.S.S. ''Henry Harrison'' again misspells the name as ''Henry Harrisson''.

===Other trivia===
* It is confirmed in the fan mail section that Frenzy (the [[FIRRIB|red one]] in this continuity) perished during the dam battle in Issue #5.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Elita One, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover B:''' Thundercracker attacks the ''Henry Harrison'', by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Karen S. Darboe]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Astrotrain, by [[Ethan Young]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' The ''Nemesis'' in the sky over Optimus Prime, by [[Paul Azaceta]].

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File:Transformers 2023 V2.jpg|'''''Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion''''' – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
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Scarlett issue 1

2024-06-05T21:42:08Z

Flicky1991: /* Continuity notes */

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'''Scarlett must undergo her most dangerous mission yet: braving a storm to infiltrate the shadowed world of Clan Arashikage to save her best friend!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Scarlett|Sergeant Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara]] infiltrates a party at a private compound in [[Monaco]] looking for information about a group of hostages. She suggests to her superiors that the hostages could be on site, but they remind her that even if their intel is incorrect, she is ordered ''not'' to engage. Scarlett identifies their target, a buyer named "[[Bartleby]]", but is soon distracted by the sight of a woman with a tattooed symbol that she vaguely recognizes, only to realize the woman is [[Jinx]], an old friend of hers who went missing two years ago. Noticing that Jinx and several men are wielding swords, she requests permission to engage but is repeatedly denied. She then notices a series of symbols scrawled on the wall: a code from Jinx telling her not to get involved. Jinx and the swordsmen free the women being held hostage, leading to a brawl with the compound's security. Scarlett — against the orders of her superiors — engages, grabbing a crossbow and taking out the rest of the security detail, saving Jinx and allowing her to escape with one of the hostages.

Later, in [[Washington, D.C.]], Scarlett is berated by her superior, Major [[Gorman]], for her insubordination and causing an international incident. Though she defends her actions, she is ultimately kicked out of Gorman's unit. Angrily returning to the home she used to share with Jinx, she finds that her home has been broken into by [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], who has come to her with a mission. He reveals that Jinx disappeared while on a mission to infiltrate Clan [[Arashikage]], a rising power in the global arms race. Because of how close Jinx and Scarlett were — having developed their own code of symbols to communicate secretly, as Jinx did back in Monaco — Stalker wants Scarlett to infiltrate the Arashikage, retrieve Jinx, and also find a secret weapon that the Arashikage possess. Stalker tells her that she'll have to go in alone, with her only backup being her pilot, [[Snow Job|Harlan "Snow Job" Moore]], whom Scarlett has worked with before. She accepts.

Snow Job takes her up in a helicopter to her target location: a hidden fortress at the top of a snow-covered mountain, guarded by a number of ninjas. She fights her way through the ninja to reach her intended target: the [[Hard Master]], the leader of the clan. She apologizes for the interruption, and reveals her intentions, offering her services to the Arashikage. The Hard Master questions if he needs her services, which Scarlett insists he does. However, she is swiftly knocked out from behind by the Hard Master's most loyal servent: [[Storm Shadow]]!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in photos. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[United States military]]|c1=
* [[Scarlett]] (1)
* [[Gorman]] (4)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (5)
* [[Snow Job]] (6)

|h2=[[Arashikage]]|c2=
* [[Jinx]] (3)
* Arashikage ninjas (7)
* [[Hard Master]] (8)
* [[Storm Shadow]] (9)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bartleby]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Back in ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 2|#2]], Stalker displayed his martial arts prowess, saying he learned a roundhouse kick from "a friend." This issue reveals that he received some of his training from the Arashikage.
* Storm Shadow makes his first full appearance this issue after being glimpsed on a computer screen in ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 5|#5]].
* It isn't entirely clear when exactly this series takes place relevant to the other Energon Universe ''Joe'' titles: Stalker makes no overt reference to [[G.I. Joe (team)|the new team]] formed at the end of [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]], so while it's possible Jinx's operation was merely a standard military op, it could have been under the purview of the Joes.

===G.I. Joe references===
* In a departure from previous Energon Universe Joe comics, most of the cast of Scarlett does not seem to be based on their Classified Series toys: Scarlett's main uniform (seen only on the covers) is an updated interpretation of her classic costume, while Storm Shadow wears an original design. The one exception to this is Jinx.
* During the skirmish in Monaco, Scarlett grabs a crossbow, her signature weapon.
* Stalker training with the Arashikage plays on his history with both Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes from back in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel series]].
* Scarlett's snow uniform is based on Snow Job's usual attire.
* Snow Job is shown in flashback using a sniper rifle. The original Snow Job’s file card made note of his expertise in such weapons.
* Jinx's real name is conspicuously never addressed in this first issue. Originally, her true identity was classified top-secret, with all that was known about her identity being that her family had ties to the Arashikage clan and later she's identified as Storm Shadow's cousin. The [[Devil's Due Press]] comics introduced her given name as "Kimi Arashikage", while noting that "Kimi" might be a nickname. This name was later used in ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'' cartoon, and it has also been given as just "Kim" starting in 2012. HOWEVER. This isn't true of every version of Jinx. IDW's [[Hasbro Universe]] incarnation was a Chinese-American with some martial arts background but not a ninja, though they later introduced the character of "Ronin/[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]" as a stand-in for the original after Jinx's death. The 2019 IDW G.I. Joe series introduced a half Japanese-American, half Korean version named Elaine Song. What route will this series take? Only time will tell!

===Errors===
* In her letter at the end of the book, Thompson writes the G.I. Joe slogan as "GO JOE" instead of "YO JOE".

===Other trivia===
* Scarlett notes that Snow Job is a "good guy" both on and off the battlefield, which is slightly out of step with his usual characterization as a perpetual con artist and prankster.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Scarlett with the Arashikage symbol in blood in the snow, by Marco Ferrari and Lee Loughridge.
* '''Cover B:''' Scarlett, Jinx, and the Arashikage, by [[Joëlle Jones]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Gleb Melkinov]]
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett on explosion background, by [[Steve Epting]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Stalker, by [[Leonardo Romero]].
* '''Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Storm Shadow, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Storm Shadow, by [[David Mack]].
* '''Cover H:''' Blank sketch cover.
* '''Cover I:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover, by [[Jason Howard]] and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover J:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover (black and white), by [[Jason Howard]].

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Transformers Energon Universe 2024 Special story

2024-06-04T05:44:40Z

Flicky1991: Megatron has already lost his cannon-arm before the scene with Starscream, so we don't know the last time he saw it

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'''Whatever happened to the Decepticon leader?'''

==Synopsis==
As the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' careens toward [[Earth|the blue and green planet]] below, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tears through the opposing forces of its [[Autobot]] crew. The [[Decepticon]] leader blasts a hole through [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]'s chest, causing an enraged [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to attack him. Megatron taunts Optimus as the two trade blows, blaming him for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s destruction. Using his [[energon-axe]], Optimus slices off Megatron's right arm, allowing him to kick Megatron towards an opening in the ship. Hanging onto the edge, Megatron orders [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to aid him, but the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] uses this opportunity to finally seize leadership of the Decepticons, blasting Megatron and sending him falling to the planet.

Awaking sometime later — and now missing both arms — in the science labs of [[Cobra-La]], Megatron's fury finally allows him to escape the shackles of his captors, crushing a Cobra-La scientist under his foot. He demands the return of his limbs, but the surviving scientist tells him they were only able to find one. Megatron allows the scientist to live as thanks and reattaches his left arm. However, he is interrupted by the arrival of Lord [[Golobulus]] and his [[Royal Guard]]. Golobulus orders his soldiers not to let "the beast" escape. Living up to this description, Megatron savagely tears his way through the Royal Guard and Golobulus's Cobra-La creatures before Golobulus manages to stab him his remaining eye. Blinded and furious, Megatron flees from the battle by flying upwards, bursting through to the surface of the planet. Amid the snowy mountains, Megatron swears that he will find Starscream and make him pay!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (2)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (4)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (7)

|h3=[[Cobra-La]]|c3=
* Scientists (8)
* [[Golobulus]] (9)
* [[Royal Guard]]s (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"You are a metal '''Abomination'''! Inorganic filth! You still belong to me!" 
"Belong? Pathetic insect...'''Do you know who I am???!!!''' '''I BELONG TO NO ONE!!!'''"
:–'''Golobulus''' provoking '''Megatron'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This story finally reveals what happened to Megatron prior to the start of the main ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' series. [[Transformers (2023) issue 4|Issue #4]] had previously shown Megatron frozen in ice, with the subsequently released ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 1|#1]] revealing he was found by the people of Cobra-La and taken in to be studied.
** Considering how this story ends, with Megatron emerging into the frozen wastes, the scene from ''Transformers'' #4 either takes place ''after'' his escape from Cobra-La, having been lost in the Arctic, or between his crash landing and his discovery by Cobra.
* Megatron's dialogue hints towards the ideological conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons, something that has frequently been alluded to but not yet fully established in the main ''Transformers'' comics.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Megatron's line of "I BELONG TO NO ONE!!!" echoes what he said to [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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Duke issue 3

2024-04-07T20:12:59Z

Flicky1991:

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|art by=[[Tom Reilly]]
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|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
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'''Duke finds himself in an unexpected alliance as M.A.R.S. assaults the Pit.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[M.A.R.S.]] headquarters, the company has begun relocating after being compromised by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]'s infiltration. [[Destro]] initially believed their interloper would be killed while being pursued by the authorities; since that didn't happen, he must now be dealt with permanently. Luckily for them, [[Adele Burkhart|Dr. Burkhart]]'s tracking device works both ways and they know exactly where Duke is being held. Destro assigns this task to [[Major Bludd]], who is happy to undertake any assignment as long as Destro keeps paying him.

In the [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|Pit]], [[Rock 'n Roll]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] confer with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Colonel Hawk]], who tells them that a prison transport will arrive in two hours to transport Duke to a new facility. Stalker and Rock 'n Roll both express their concerns to Hawk about locking up such a decorated soldier, especially given how fervently Duke fought them. In the cells below, the [[Baroness]] continues trying to persuade Duke and [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] to help her escape. Duke reveals he knows who she is — Anastasia Cisarovna, daughter of Eastern European aristocrats who got bored and joined up with an off-the-books intelligence agency before turning to terrorism for unknown reasons. Duke calls her misguided, which she throws back in his face; she quit "the system", the very system that betrayed Duke despite his loyalties. When she asks what would get an American hero like him locked up in the Pit, Duke simply echoes Hawk's statement that it's "classified."

Above ground, Stalker meets the transport car, only to find that both its occupants have been murdered. A fleet of helicopters fly overhead, piloted by Major Bludd and his [[Blood Hound]]s. Bludd orders his Hounds to kill everyone in the Pit. Rock 'n Roll lets Clutch and Duke out of their cells to evacuate. Baroness begs them not to leave her behind before an explosion knocks down Rock 'n Roll and Clutch. As Blood Hounds storm the cell block, Duke reluctantly frees the Baroness. She tells him to help his friends while she looks for an exit. As Duke helps Clutch clear rubble off Rock 'n Roll, he is attacked by Major Bludd. Bludd reveals that he was the one who killed Burkhart and demands the device from Duke. Duke feigns ignorance, but Bludd is insistent: Duke has a high bounty on his head and Bludd has no problem going the extra distance to finish a job. Duke defiantly tells him he'll die before telling him anything. Bludd aims his gun at Duke's head, but is shot in the back of the head himself by the Baroness. She then takes aim at Duke. There ''is'' a huge bounty on his head...

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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|h1=[[United States military]]|c1=
* [[Rock 'n Roll]] (4)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (5)
* [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (6)
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (7)
* ''[[Frosting]]'' (11)

|h2=[[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]]|c2=
* [[Mercer]] (1)
* [[Destro]] (2)
* [[Major Bludd]] (3)
* [[Blood Hound]]s (12)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Baroness]] (8)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (9)
* ''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"If you keep paying me the right money, I’m good for whatever, mate."
:—'''Major Bludd'''

'''Clutch:''' "My bro here was made in America by America." 
'''Baroness:''' "Exactly. A machine built on an assembly line like every other soldier so they can put you out in the field, chew you up, and spit you out! Why is an American hero such as yourself in the Pit? What did you see that made you turn on your people so much that they would lock you up with me?" 
'''Duke:''' "That's... classified."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Duke flashes back briefly to Frosting's death at the hands of Starscream in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]].
* Bludd confirms that he killed Dr. Burkhart back in [[Duke issue 1|issue #1]], hinted at by her mentioning that the man who attacked her was from Australia.

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* As with other characters, Major Bludd's design is based on that of his ''Classified Series'' figure. This includes his mechanical arm, a detail from his original toy's sculpting but has rarely been used in previous ''Joe'' fiction.
** The one element not seen in this iteration's appearance is his iconic eyepatch, but it's safe to assume he'll be getting that soon.
* In turn, the outfits worn by the Major's Blood Hounds are inspired by Bludd's classic design.
* The backstory of the Baroness detailed in this issue takes cues from her original backstory as the daughter of European aristocrats-turned-terrorist. Some of her dialogue also hints towards the "student radical" interpretation that [[Larry Hama]] originally envisioned for the character which has largely gone unused.
** While past iterations have given her the surname "DeCobray", the "Cisarovna" used here was first introduced in the pages of [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]]'s ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #22 as a retcon to be her ''real'' last name, and has subsequently been used in the ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'' cartoon and the ''G.I. Joe: Classified'' novels.

===Real-world references===
* Clutch misquotes the song "{{w|You Can't Always Get What You Want}}" by {{w|The Rolling Stones}}.

===Errors===
* How does the transport car still drive up to the Pit if both the officers in it are dead?
* The back cover remains the same as previous issues: "The contents of this booklet '''is''' confidential. '''This''' unauthorized disclosure of information within is prohibited."

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Duke and Baroness, by Tom Reilly.
* '''Cover B:''' Duke surveys a battlefield, by [[Declan Shalvey]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover by [[Tyler Boss]] and [[Jason Wordie]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Baroness on explosion, by [[Priscilla Petraites]] and [[Frank Martin]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Major Bludd, by [[Karl Kerschel]].

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Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game

2024-03-30T12:38:42Z

Flicky1991:

[[Image:Mutatingcardgamebox.jpg|thumb|Oh, now [[Optimus Primal|he's]] the one with the mace?|350px|right]]
The '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' was a two-player card game released in [[1997]] in conjunction with the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars toy line]] and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|television series]]. It featured 24 beast cards, 72 battle cards, and a three dimensional game board that is meant to resemble a mountain top.

{{quote|Heroic Maximals vs. Evil Predacons... Who will rule the universe?|Mutating Card Game tag line}}

==Game play==
[[Image:Battleboard.jpg|thumb|330px|right|Battle in all of Earth's deadliest terrains!!]]
Two types of cards are included in the game; Battle Cards and Character cards. Each player starts with three characters in their home row, in their BEAST modes. Battle cards are shuffled together, and are placed face-down in a pile separate from the board. Before the game starts, players decide on how many reserve characters will be included into the game, ranging from none to all of the remaining character cards.

Each turn, a player may either play a reserve card onto their first row, move one of his characters one space in any direction, or attack an enemy character in a space adjacent to one of the character of one's team. A character is "adjacent" to another character if those two cards are side-by-side or end-to-end.

If a player's first row is fully occupied by enemy characters, that player may play his new reinforcements anywhere on the board.

Each character has six of their tech specs listed on each of the card faces (six for their beast modes and six for their robot modes.) Each stat associated with a different color. Not all characters use the same six stats, and stats may be associated with different colors from character to character. These stats are also different between a character's two modes.

When a character attacks, both players draw a card from the Battle Card pile (the attacker drawing first, the attacked second.) Each battle card is illustrated with a "diamond" of a single color, which indicates which stat one's character will use in the current battle. Battle cards are removed from play after being used.

Basic Battle cards have no additional effects.

Energon cards add an additional point to a character's stat in the battle.

Secret Weapon cards add two additional points to a character's stat in the battle.

Mutate cards cause the characters to switch mode. A character remains in whichever mode it currently is until it switches mode through the use of a Mutate card.

Whichever character loses the battle is moved back one space, and the character who wins the confrontation moves up and occupies the space the character it defeated occupied before the battle. If a losing character cannot move back due to another card already occupying the space in which it is meant to move into, that character is captured and removed from play. If a character cannot move back due to being on the edge of the board, that character is knocked off the mountain top and removed from play. If a player controls no characters on the board at any point, that player loses the game.

In case of a draw between the two characters, both characters remain as they are. Either player may make both characters do battle again on the following turn if they are still adjacent to one another.

Strategy is involved in maneuvering one's characters into situations where they are capable of retreating backwards, and forcing opponents into situations where they cannot. A portion of game play is also influenced by luck, seeing as one cannot control when one's character might transform, and one may luck out by drawing either an Energon or Secret Weapon card against a tougher opponent.
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==Cards==
[[Image:B'boommutatingcard.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
[[Image:Dinobotmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
===Maximals===
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]
*[[Armordillo]]
*[[B'Boom]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Polar Claw]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]
*[[Razorbeast]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]
*[[Tigatron]]
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]]

[[Image:Insecticonmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
===Predacons===
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]
*[[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
*[[Snapper]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]
*[[Transquito]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]
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===Battle Cards===
[[image:Battlecards.jpg|thumb|right|420px]]
*(6) Basic Battle: red
*(6) Basic Battle: orange
*(6) Basic Battle: yellow
*(6) Basic Battle: green
*(6) Basic Battle: blue
*(6) Basic Battle: violet
*(2) Energon: red
*(2) Energon: orange
*(2) Energon: yellow
*(2) Energon: green
*(2) Energon: blue
*(2) Energon: violet
*(2) Secret Weapon: red
*(2) Secret Weapon: orange
*(2) Secret Weapon: yellow
*(2) Secret Weapon: green
*(2) Secret Weapon: blue
*(2) Secret Weapon: violet
*(2) Mutate: red
*(2) Mutate: orange
*(2) Mutate: yellow
*(2) Mutate: green
*(2) Mutate: blue
*(2) Mutate: violet
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==Notes==
*The artwork used for the Beast Warriors' robot modes was the same as their packaging artwork. Their beast modes' artwork was new, however.
*The instructions booklet of this game declares that one may use their own Beast Wars action figures (sold separately) to battle on the mountain top for even more fun! It is somewhat inconceivable how this would involve additional game play.
*Though it makes sense why most of the beast warriors' stats are different from one mode to the other, some instances seem nonsensical, such as when a character's intelligence or rank changes.

==External links==
*[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3589/beast-wars-transformers-mutating-card-game Game listing at BoardGameGeek]

[[Category:Beast Wars games]]

Transformers: Legacy

2024-03-03T12:13:57Z

Flicky1991: /* Leader Class */

{{disambig3|Legacy}}
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'''''Transformers: Legacy''''' (aka '''''Transformers Generations: Legacy''''')<ref>The official in-house title of the toyline is "'''''Transformers Generations: Legacy'''''", which is often used in online product descriptions given to retailers. The name used for the line's logo, however; is just "'''''Transformers: Legacy'''''".</ref> is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the successor to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed in late [[2021]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], ''Legacy'' commemorates the approaching 40th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] by featuring new toys of characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]]. The toys are largely in the [[scale]] and style of those from the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', including numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] from the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Characters from franchises known for more unique aesthetics, such as ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', are updated with the modern ''Generations'' aesthetic to fit with the rest of the toyline, which can range from a significant redesign to the same basic model just rendered more like a modern "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" toy. The toyline also sees the return of [[combiner]]s from Hasbro for the first time since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', starting with the [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]] in [[2022]].

The storytelling of ''Legacy'' follows characters brought together from across the [[multiverse]] as their universes collide.<ref name="Facebook"/> As such, non-"Generation 1" characters are (usually) given prefixes associated with their series of origin, such as "[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]". Certain characters have also been given these prefixes to denote specific iterations, such as [[Impactor (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|"Comic Universe" Impactor]]. Replacing the package [[bio]]s of old is a QR code on the back of each box, or for Core Class figures, on the instructions, which leads to the character's bio on the ''Transformers'' website.

Unlike its predecessors, ''Legacy'' was ''not'' replaced by a new line with its own distinct title for its second and third years. Instead, it was given a refresh in the form of [[subline imprint]]s titled '''''Legacy: Evolution''''' and '''''Legacy: United''''', with the existing assortments continued in terms of distribution. Similar to its predecessors, the ''Legacy'' toyline features [[package refresh]]es of several figures from previous lines, even all the way back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', though ''Legacy'' elects to remove the battle damage [[paint operation|paint applications]] from these toys where applicable.

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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|We did it. We put the "s" in Generations.]]
[[File:Legacy_Logo.png|center|300px]]

The first year of ''Legacy'' (theoretically) focuses on characters that can "harness the power of [[Energon]]", with many toys including an often-translucent accessory that the figure can wield in multiple ways and combine with others branded an "[[Energon weapon#Legacy|Energon-infused weapon]]"<ref name="Facebook">Pre-reveal of ''Legacy'' on the ''Transformers'' [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/6219021398168002 Facebook]: "Celebrating an almost 40-year legacy of Transformers, universes collide as fan-favorite characters are brought together from across the multiverse, updated with Generations styling. You can harness the power of Energon, with all-new Energon-infused weapon accessories that come with figures across the line."</ref>, not too dissimilar to the [[2003]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' series. In keeping with this theme, the first wave of Core Class includes weapons specifically designed to combine into a large sword, but the gimmick was quietly dropped immediately after. Moreover, toys that do not utilize clear plastic in any part of their construction do not have these "energon infused" weapons, but some product descriptions do claim that the weapons are such.<ref>Tarantulas's product description says that he comes with a crossbow and an ''sic'' accessory, but Armada Starscream's product description claims that he comes with an energon sword despite both swords being casted in solid plastic.</ref> Their random nature can be chalked up to them having been designed before the character roster was finalized.
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===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Hot Rod]] ([[package refresh]] from ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Bombburst.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]]]
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Skids]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Arcee.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]]]
|}
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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blaster]] & [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Siege'')}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Jhiaxus.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]]]
|}
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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Transmetal2-Megatron.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]]]
|}
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====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name="HasLab">Due to their sheer scale, all HasLab campaigns are kept in-house and are thus sorta kinda joint exclusives between [[Hasbro Pulse]], [[TakaraTomy Mall]], and a very select list of secondary retailers with Hasbro and TakaraTomy's blessing to cover additional regions around the globe.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Victory Saber ([[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)#Legacy|Victory Leo]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-HasLab-Star-Saber.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]]]]
|}
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===Exclusives===
Please note that the exclusivity listed for toys below applies to the United States. Also, most of ''Legacy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s exclusives were available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] as well, but in much smaller numbers than their "main" outlets.

====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]] had a ''large'' number of exclusives; first came a trio of normal ''Legacy''-packaged Deluxe beast-bots (which were sold as Farmers exclusives in [[New Zealand]]).

: Next came the '''''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection''''', which focused on characters on the namesake [[Velocitron|planet]] participating in the namesake [[Speedia 500|race]]. The first assortment was revealed on the [[June 23]] 2022 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fanstream]]. A second assortment of Deluxe Class toys was revealed in early October, without prior announcement.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/14/transformers-velocitron-speedia-500-deluxe-g2-shadowstrip-crasher-out-in-new-zealand-first-in-hand-images-465277 Transformers Velocitron Speedia 500 Deluxe G2 Shadowstrip & Crasher Out In New Zealand – First In-Hand Images] at TFW2005</ref> Distribution of this second wave of product has been... let's politely call it ''varied''. These toys were [[Kmart]] exclusives in New Zealand.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Beast Assortment'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Nightprowler#Legacy|Autobot Nightprowler]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]] (wave 2)}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Shadowstrip#Legacy|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Velocitron|Autobot Hot Rod]] (wave 2, cancelled)}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]]]
|}
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====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Wreck N' Rule Collection"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] / [[Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] / [[Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Cyclonus]] & [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[DK-2 Guard]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Breaker (G1)#Generations Selects|DK-3 Breaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift-Ticket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|A Hero Is Born ([[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]], [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Security Officer (G1)#Toys|Red Cog]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Evil Predacon Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Creatures Collide ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]], [[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Goldbug.JPG|thumb|200px|Target "Creatures Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]}}
|}
{{note|Almost all of [[Target]]'s exclusives were part of the long-running ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' series, a multi-franchise set of toys with increasingly-smaller amounts of Bumblebee in it. Red Cog, however, was sold in normal ''Legacy''-style packaging.}}
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==''Legacy: Evolution''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Evolution-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|That's a lotta nuts!]]
[[File:Legacy_Evolution_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: Evolution''''', the second year of ''Legacy'' product, was announced in fall 2022 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|that year's Pulse Con]]. This [[subline imprint]] not only broadened the range of past ''Transformers'' franchises characters could be pulled from, it retired the Energon-infused weapons in favor of a series of integrated weapons referred to collectively as "[[Evo-Fusion]]." Admittedly, many of these are just the same "combine and mount weapons somewhere on the figure" play gimmick that has been part of the ''Generations'' line for years, but hey.

Supporting this is a continuation of the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]]" concept with a new tribe of modular [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] that can mix and match body parts and accessories to create your own robot and vehicle modes, or armor and weaponry for other bots. Following [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]], this subline's combiner is [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], made up of six [[Dinobot (G1)#Legacy|Dinobots]] in the smaller Core Class. ''Evolution'' also puts some more focus on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' characters to commemorate the series' 20th anniversary, although these new releases do not include any of the series' original [[Mini-Cons]]. The line also notably features the first mainline ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys since the show's cancellation in 2009; 2023 ''also'' marks the 15th anniversary of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], but we doubt this was intentional.
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===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legacy|Starscream]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]]]
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Decepticon Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Toys|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Insecticon Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]]]
|}

{{note|Wave 1's Breakdown was, despite being ''Evolution'' product, released in standard year one ''Legacy'' packaging to match the rest of the Stunticons.<ref>"You will see a regular Legacy box sitting on the shelf with all of our new Legacy: Evolution stuff for Wave 1 so that if you are a MIB collector you can actually collect these all in the right same packaging." -[[Ben MacCrae]] on the [https://www.youtube.com/live/vuZHDR3ZBd8?feature=share&t=2098 Legacy: Evolution panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]]</ref> His [[instructions]] initially featured the "Evolution" branding and green color scheme, but a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] replaced those with the vanilla "Legacy" branding and purple color scheme.}}
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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] & [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Rewind]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]] (package refresh from ''Earthrise'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Trashmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]]]
|}
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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Megatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy 2|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Skyquake.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]]]
|}
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====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] (with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]], [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]], [[Boater#Legacy|Boater]], and [[Pīpō#Legacy|Pīpō]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Titan-Class-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]]]
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]]'s '''''Toxitron Collection''''' "capsule" featured gloriously garishly-decoed toys based on unreleased concept redecos from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' (and one from [[2003]]'s ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]''). The series was revealed on [[March 13]] in 2023 as part of Walmart's "Collector Con", showing off the first three toys as well as putting them up for preorder. The toys eventually started shipping in mid-July, with the remaining toys being officially revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] (though naturally they had both leaked ''and'' been found at Walmarts before the show). However, distribution has reportedly been spotty at best, with many stores missing out on some or even all of the capsule.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#Toxitron|G2 Universe Dead End]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#LegacyLC|G2 Universe Laser Cycle]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Cloudcover#Legacy|G2 Universe Cloudcover]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toxitron|G2 Universe Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-d2|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Toxitron-Collection-Toxitron.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Pre-Cybertronian War"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian Robot]] & [[Lunar-Tread#Generations Selects|Lunar-Tread]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Generations Selects|Magnificus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] / [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Stunticon Menasor]] giftset ([[Motormaster (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Wild Rider]], [[Dead End (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]])}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|War Dawn ([[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] and [[Elita One (G1)#WarDawn|Cybertronian Erial]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Troop Builder Multipack ([[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]], [[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]], [[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]], [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|200px|thumb|Amazon "Deadeye Duel" [[Javelin#Legacy|Javelin]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Medix]]}}
|}
{{--}}

==''Legacy: United''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|''Into the fire!'' ''Feel the burn!'' ''Give into the flame'' ''And never return!'']]
[[File:Legacy_United_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: United''''', the third year of ''Legacy'' product, was once more announced in fall 2023 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|that year's Pulse Con]]. A celebration of the franchise turning 40 years old, ''United'' continued the previous year's focus on expanding the pool of characters to bring back into the toyline, including further ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys as well as toys from franchises such as ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]''.

This year also introduced another iteration of the mix-and-match "Weaponizer" gimmick in the form of "Armorizer" toys, rock-like beings who can turn into vehicles, weapons and armor for other toys. These characters take inspirations from both the [[Rock Lord|Rock Lords]] of the sister ''[[GoBots]]'' franchise, as well as a race of rock aliens from planet [[Daira]] who appeared in [[My Friend Sixshot!|a single episode]] of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. The name of their home universe even shouts out the molten realm within the core of the Earth in the ''Inhumanoids'' cartoon. Talk about a literal deep cut.

Unfortunately, unlike its predecessors, ''United'' has omitted the QR codes on the packaging.
{{--}}

===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Bouldercrash|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Legacy|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Tasmania-Kid.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tasmania_Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Magneous|Infernac Universe Magneous]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Chase.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Chase_(RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Voyager-Thundertron.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Armada Universe Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Leader-Tigerhawk.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Armada Universe Galvatron}}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacy-United-Tidal-Wave.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
====TBC retailer====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origins Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Origins-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Wheeljack_(G1)/toys#Legacy|Origins Wheeljack]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}
====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots Stand United 5-Pack ([[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Jazz]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Sunstreaker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Trailbreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Wheeljack]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Hound]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon ''Doom 'n Destruction Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack ([[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], [[Malleus Minotaurus]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack ([[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]], [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], [[Ozone]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF_Gen_Selects_Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Hound_(G1)/toys#Generations_Selects|Autobot Hound]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==''Legacy'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Japan-Logo.png|center|300px]]
[[TakaraTomy]]'s normal-retail ''Transformers Legacy'' (トランスフォーマーレガシー ''Toransufōmā Regashī'') toyline is largely the same as Hasbro's, with no notable changes to the toys proper; the one "big" change is that the packaging adds [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]] for each item (sadly, Hasbro's ''Legacy'' toyline ditches the number system seen in the previous ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline). But the TakaraTomy line is markedly smaller than Hasbro's, having omitted all of the package-refresh figures and the first-year Core Class figures (the Cores were eventually picked up again with the ''Evolution'' Dinobots, ''et al.''). On top of that, the list of [[exclusive]]s for the line released by TakaraTomy is a more limited selection.

Beginning with Wave 9 (corresponding to Hasbro's ''Evolution'' imprint), TakaraTomy's bios began making reference to the characters' arrival in "[[Legacy World]]", presumably the same enigmatic location featured extensively throughout Hasbro promotional images and stock photography.
{{--}}

===Comic===
TakaraTomy's iteration of the ''Legacy'' franchise is accompanied by a series of (very) short comics on their website by brand veteran [[Hayato Sakamoto]], thus far uncharacteristically continuity-light for a TakaraTomy outing as befitting ''Legacy'''s grab-bag approach:
{{chapters
|title=''Transformers Legacy''
|prev=
|align=left
|content='''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic:''' [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|1]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2|2]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3|3]]
}}

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 30]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-01 [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-02 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-03 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Autobot Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 27]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-04 [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-05 [[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-06 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 29]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-07 [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-08 [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d2|TL-09 [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-10 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Knock-Out.jpg|250px|thumb|Knock Out]][[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Magneous.jpg|250px|thumb|Magneous]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November 26]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-11 [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-12 [[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-13 [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-14 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 28]], [[2023]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-15 [[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-16 [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[February 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-17 [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-18 [[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-19 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Starscream (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|TL-20 [[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[March 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-21 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-22 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-23 [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-24 [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-25 [[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-26 [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Tarn]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-27 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-28 [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-29 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-30 [[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[August 26]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-31 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-32 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Sharpnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-33 [[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-34 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-35 [[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[September 30]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-36 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-37 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-38 [[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Senator Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-39 [[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-40 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#LegacyTwincast|Twincast]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-41 [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-42 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-43 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Legacy|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-44 [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-45 [[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-46 [[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-47 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron (Armada Universe)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[November 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-48 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-49 [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[January 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-50 [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-51 [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-52 [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-53 [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[February 24]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TL-54 [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-55 [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-56 [[Trashmaster#Legacy|Junkion Trashmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-57 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[March 30]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|TL-58 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[April 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|TL-59 [[Bouldercrash#Legacy|Bouldercrash]]}}
{{bp-d1|TL-60 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Megatron (Energon Universe)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-61 [[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Tasmania Kid]]}}
{{bp-ss|TL-62 [[Thundertron#Legacy|Thundertron]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-63 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-64 [[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[May 25]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|TL-65 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-66 [[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Autobot Chase]]}}
{{bp-multi|TL-67 [[Magneous#Legacy|Infernac Magneous]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-68 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[June 29]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|TL-69 [[Magmatron#Legacy|Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 15 and beyond}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-01 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-02 [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Dia Burnout]]}}
{{Bp-a2|VS500 Collection TL EX-03 [[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|Road Rocket]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-04 [[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-05 [[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-06 [[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-07 [[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Override]]}}
{{Bp-cm|VS500 Collection TL EX-08 [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|VS500 Collection TL EX-09 [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]}}
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{{Bp-d2|VS500 Collection TL EX-10 [[Shadowstrip#Legacy|Shadowstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|VS500 Collection TL EX-11 [[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Galaxy Shuttle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-EX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Bumblebee]]}}
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{{bp-a1|TL-EX [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] & [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]]}}
<ul>
|}

==Notes==
==="Universe" designations===
The universes currently featured in the ''Legacy'' toyline include (as the line names them):
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*[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II Universe]]
*[[Comics|Comic Universe]]
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*[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse Universe]]
*[[Diaclone|Diaclone Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon Universe]]
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*[[The Transformers (franchise)|G1 Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2 Universe]]
*[[Infernac Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime Universe]]
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*[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe]]
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy ArmadaUniverse.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|]]
|}

Though "G1 Universe" and "Beast Wars Universe" did not appear on the toys' boxes prior to ''United'', they do appear on the QR-accessed bios on Hasbro's website. What toys get what "____ Universe" prefixes (if any) is sometimes arbitrary. The ''Diaclone''-adjacent items in the ''Generations Selects'' and ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' lineups are not given the "Diaclone Universe" label. ''Velocitron'' Blurr is based ''extensively'' on a comic-original redesign but doesn't get the "Comic Universe" tag. Galaxy Shuttle gets "Victory Universe" on his packaging, but Metalhawk and Minerva don't get "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Masterforce]] Universe" on theirs. ''United'' Tasmania Kid likewise gets a new "Beast Wars II Universe" tag, while the previously released ''Evolution'' Leo Prime and Nemesis Leo Prime were only given "Beast Wars Universe" tags in their online bios, despite them all originating from the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' sub-franchise, while fellow ''United'' release Magmatron gets just "Beast Wars Universe" on his box despite being from ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars '''Neo''']]''. Just roll with it.

Readers might notice that the original ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise was released in 2001, not 2000. However, ''Legacy'' basically treats both ''Robots in Disguise'' and the original Japanese version ''Car Robots'' as the same thing, and ''Car Robots'' was released in 2000. A bit more oddly, 2003 is considered the anniversary year for ''Armada'', despite the toyline and cartoon launching in Hasbro markets in Summer 2002.

In TakaraTomy's take on the line, everyone is established as visiting the "[[Legacy World]]" (レガシーワールド), alternatively "Legacy Spacetime" (レガシー時空) or "Transformers Legacy World" (トランスフォーマーレガシーワールド) in full. Their origin universe descriptions are largely similar, to the point of using Hasbro's names for the lines rather than their own (in line with their use of Hasbro's names for the characters), but there are still some notable differences and inconsistent terminology:
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*Ancient Time Universe (エンシェントタイムユニバース)
*Animated Universe (アニメイテッドユニバース)
*Armada Universe (アルマダユニバース)
*Beast Wars Universe (ビーストウォーズユニバース)
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*Beast Wars World (ビーストウォーズワールド)
*Beast Wars Metals Universe (ビーストウォーズメタルスユニバース)
*Comic Universe (コミックユニバース)
*Cybertron Universe (Cybertronユニバース)
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*Cyberverse Universe (サイバーバースユニバース)
*Energon Universe (エネルゴンユニバース)
*G1 Multiverse (G1マルチバース)
*G1 Universe (G1ユニバース)
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*G2 Universe (G2ユニバース)
*Prime Spacetime (プライム時空)
*Prime Universe (プライムユニバース)
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*Rescue Bots Universe (レスキューボッツユニバース)
*RID Universe (RIDユニバース)
*Victory Universe (ビクトリーユニバース)
|}
The change from "Diaclone" to "Ancient Time Universe" is because TakaraTomy has a concurrently-running ''Diaclone'' revival line entirely separate from ''Transformers'' (focusing on the original pre-''Car Robot'' aesthetic).

==Other notes==
* [[Emiliano Santalucia]] was responsible for the concept art of the various "energon weapons".<ref>Then you will actually see the concept art Emiliano Santalucia drew up even before we had the rollout of characters planned for the year. I think this will provide great insight for all yall as alot of the planning for weapon combinations was to obviously utilize our 5mm peg across all scales but this was all sold in before character selects were figured out. -[https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEo07gO0H7/ Mark Maher on Legacy Energon weapons, 2022/6/21]</ref>
* Prior to the toyline's reveal in October 2021, much of its roster was found through internal online listings from retailers such as [[Target]].
* Some toy listings featured "Evolution" as part of the toyline's name in its first year,<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/181712 BigBadToyStore] listing : "Transformers Generations Legacy Evolution Voyager Wave 1 Set of 2 Figures" (outdated, "Evolution" has since been removed)</ref> far before the ''Evolution'' branding was officially introduced.
* Much like 2022's ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Leader Class toys feature window-less packaging, which allows for expanded [[package art|artwork]]. The others largely utilize the same minimized window and plastic tray-less boxes from the previous line, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', though with many hard-to-stack (but cool!) angles for the sides and no plastic window.
** The lack of a plastic window in the packaging has led to several drawbacks, most prominently the lack of support offered by the plastic window makes the packaging more susceptible to stress-based wear-and-tear, as well as tampering with the figures inside such as pushing Voyager Bulkhead's head into his chest cavity, making it appear as though the figure is missing his head.
* Due to the polarizing reception to the Generation-1-fied redesigns of ''Prime'' characters, Hasbro announced they were trying to find a better balance between preserving the original designs for non-G1 characters whilst updating them for the current aesthetic for later toys, particularly the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' character updates,<ref>"Q: For Legacy Animated stuff, would they be in the original style or more G1-ified like the TFP toys? A: The latter, however they have heard the stylization feedback about the TFP figures, so they are working on trying to find a better balance regarding G1-ification."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about Animated updates in Legacy]</ref> and has not ruled out on ''[[Studio Series]]'' for more accurate redos of ''Prime'' characters.<ref>"Q: Could we also see more accurate versions of them and the TFP characters in Studio Series though? A: Entirely possible, they’re talking about expanding Studio Series beyond movies."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about more accurate redos of Prime characters]</ref> Come ''Legacy: Evolution'', the new ''Animated'' Prowl showed off this new approach, being basically the original design, just made more boxy. Meanwhile, ''Prime'' Skyquake ended up as a pretty even blend between the ''Prime'' and [[Skyquake (G1)|original Skyquake]] visually, while the ''Armada'' characters added to the line all had sculpts that were ''incredibly'' faithful to their original iterations (minus loads of gimmicks, of course, but the visuals were there).
* The original listings included a lot of entries titled "[[Energon]] Monster". These [[Fossilizer]]/[[Weaponizer]]-style Core and Deluxe toys were dropped and [[Pretender]] characters were approved at the last minute to fill in those slots.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXxl3gumjK/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|quote=Last minute these Pretenders were approved for slots slated for dropped characters.|year=2022|day=17|month=08}}</ref>
* A ''Legacy'' animated series, conceptualized as a sequel to the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, was in the discussion stage at one point, but [[Netflix]] passed on the pitch,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Per FJ DeSanto: they had a series for Transformers Legacy planned out, but Netflix passed on it. #TFconLA|link=https://twitter.com/MikeSibertRadio/status/1502847896458170375|name=Mike Seibert|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> as it didn't fit with Netflix's mandates at the time. Hasbro chose not to shop it to other platforms or services, as they wanted to maintain their good relationship with the streaming giant.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=To be clear Mike even though i may have said it, Netflix didn’t “hate” the pitch, in fact they liked it. But their mandates had changed and what we were proposing didn’t fit that. Hasbro didn’t want to shop it elsewhere cause they want to keep their relationship w Netflix.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087301445836800|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> The show was intended to be much lighter in tone than ''War For Cybertron'', and would have been set centuries after the events of ''Kingdom''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also the show was a dramatic change from WFC as it was lighter and more colorful as it was set centuries after WFC and would emphasize the fun of everything. See how colorful the legacy packaging is and you’ll get the idea.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087741914939392|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_tl ''Transformers: Legacy''] at the TakaraTomy website

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Sam Smith

2024-03-03T12:12:53Z

Flicky1991: /* Convention appearances */

{{disambig3|Sam}}
[[File:Sam Smith.jpg|thumb|right|He learned [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] can be green.]]

'''Sam Smith''' is the current [[Hasbro]] Design Manager on the ''[[Studio Series]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'', and mainline ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' (the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', etc.) toylines. Whether by choice or as a practical consequence of the sheer breadth of modern ''Generations'' product, he seemingly utilizes a more horizontal command structure than past department heads, taking point on the primary [[live-action film series]] component of the ''Studio Series'' line and largely leaving the more traditional [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] flavored fare to Associate Designer [[Evan Brooks]] and current overall ''Generations'' design lead [[Mark Maher]]. Smith's status as the resident gearhead of the design team may or may not constitute an ulterior motive for this particular division of labor. He used to work on ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''.

In March 2022, Smith began his "From Screen to Toy" posts on his [https://www.instagram.com/king_samlock Instagram page], showcasing digital renders and development notes on his recent and upcoming ''Studio Series'' figures, later showcasing his works from other lines as well.

==Known design projects==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
;The [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive Scan Series<ref>[[Mark Maher]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/CcUAy5jMpES/ Instagram post] discussing his and Smith's work on the Scan Series</ref>
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]
}}
===''Generations''===
====''Studio Series''====
;Core Class
*[[Mohawk#Studio Series|''The Last Knight'' Mohawk]]

;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Dino#Studio Series|''Dark of the Moon'' Autobot Dino]]
*[[Jolt (ROTF)#Studio Series|''Dark of the Moon'' Jolt]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#SS78|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideswipe]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)#Studio Series|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS87|''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee]]
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)#SS93|''The Last Knight'' Autobot Hot Rod]]<ref name ="August22">*[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|''The Last Knight'' Crosshairs]]<ref name = "August22"/>
}}

;Voyager Class
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|''Age of Extinction'' Galvatron]]

;Leader Class
*[[Grindor (ROTF)#Studio Series|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Grindor]] & [[Ravage (ROTF)#Studio Series|Ravage]]
=====''Bumblebee''=====
;Core Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Shockwave (Movie)#SSBB|Shockwave]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)#SSBB|Ravage]]
*[[Rumble (ROTF)#Studio Series|Concept Art Decepticon Rumble]]
}}

;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS70|B-127]]
*[[Brawn (ROTF)#Studio Series|Brawn]]
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|Autobot Ratchet]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS84|Ironhide]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|Arcee]]
}}

;Voyager Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]]
*[[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Thrust]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|Soundwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)#SS89|Thundercracker]]
}}

;Leader Class
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SSConcept|Concept Art Megatron]]

=====''Rise of the Beasts''=====
;Core Class
*[[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]
*[[Freezer#Generations|Freezer]]

;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]
*[[Mirage (Movie)#Studio Series|Mirage]]
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)#Studio Series|Nightbird]]
*[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]
}}

;Voyager Class
*[[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2O7UksJlG/ Design notes on ''Studio Series'' Battletrap] from Sam on Instagram</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]

;Leader Class
*[[Scourge (ROTB)#Generations|Scourge]]

=====''Gamer Edition''=====
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (WFC)#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Barricade]]
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Cliffjumper]]
}}
;Voyager Class
*[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Megatron]]

====''Legacy''====
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Titan Class Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Leader Class Transmetal II Megatron]]<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/21/san-diego-comic-con-2022-transformers-reveal-panel-461255 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report] at TFW2005</ref>

=====''Wreck 'N Rule Collection''=====
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Voyager Class Autobot Springer]]

=====''Speedia 500 Collection''=====
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Crasher (GoBots)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Velocitron|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]]
}}
;Voyager Class
*[[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]
;Leader Class
*[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]

====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Voyager Class N.E.S.T. Bonecrusher]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Deluxe Class N.E.S.T. Autobot Ratchet]]

====''Legacy: Evolution''====
{{collist|3|
*[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Megatron]]
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis]]
}}
====''Collaborative''====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]]
====''Legacy: United''====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]

===''Masterpiece Movie Series''===
*[[Blackout (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Decepticon Blackout]] & [[Scorponok (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Scorponok]]
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Bonecrusher]]
{{creatorstub|credits from [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, [[:Category:Hasbro designers|Hasbro designer]] instagrams, etc etc}}

==Convention appearances==
*Singapore Comic Con 2023

==Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances==
*[[November 13]], [[2020]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZKZAAh79Ok "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Fridays: Transformers & Ghostbusters | Event One"] on YouTube, with [[Rachel Fleming]].
*[[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Isabella Weiss]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].
*[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, [[Delaney Norris]], Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
*[[February 6]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9aZg2DIAw Hasbro's Transformers Team Roundtable Q&A February 2023 - Origin Jazz Revealed!] recorded on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel, with Delaney Norris, Evan Brooks, Ben MacCrae, and Mark Maher
*[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Mark Maher, and [[Shogo Hasui]].

==Trivia==
*As a "car guy", Smith is known to be very particular about the details on ''Studio Series''<nowiki>'</nowiki> licensed alternate modes.<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://youtu.be/Sfimkf3el8Q?t=1313 Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.instagram.com/king_samlock/ Sam Smith on Instagram]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bowditchsmith/ Sam Smith on LinkedIn]

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Megatron (Armada)/toys

2024-03-03T12:12:15Z

Flicky1991: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Armada-Megatron-card art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forshadowing [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]'s existence since 2002.]]

'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
[[File:Armada-Megatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron combined with Tidal Wave]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Giga-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: The first release in the ''Armada'' Giga-Con assortment, Megatron transforms into a green and purple [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#H-tank|H-shaped Cybertronic tank]]. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down, plus the cannon barrel can fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect. One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the [[Powerlinx]] hardpoint in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch hardpoint and then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

: His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx post. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx hardpoints that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

: Megatron came packed with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]], ready to use with any of those gimmicks.

: In [[robot mode]], Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. Sliding the Powerlinx post on his left forearm forward (with or without a Mini-Con plugged into it) reveals a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand—in homage to the sword present on Japanese releases of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]]!<ref>"I put that knife there on purpose because it echoes the G1 sword hand. How 'bout that?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=3051s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref> The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry "Decepticons, Attack!", and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession. Leader-1 can clip into the compartment in Megatron's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and Megatron's three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

: Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode'''; this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan.

: The American version has a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legend of the Microns'' release has a dark silver face and more defined Decepticon symbols. The turret on the Takara release uses a slightly different [[mold]] than the Hasbro version; the slot for the sliding switch that activates the dual missile launcher on the turret is different, allowing the launcher to be locked into place without pressing down on the electronics trigger and draining the batteries. The voice clip is also different.

: In Japan, Hello Mac stores offered one of the three [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Ultimate Edition Land Military Microns]] [[campaign item|free with the purchase]] of Megatron in May 2003.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)#Toys|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' (メガトロン{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}})
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of Giga-Con toys, Galvatron is a predominantly light purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black "battle damage" scorch marks with a paint wash on his torso and tank treads. He retains all of his gimmicks from the previous version, the only difference between the two being that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

[[File:Armada-Galvatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|Galvatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]

: This time, Galvatron comes with the Mini-Con [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]... well, in the Hasbro line, at least.

: The Takara release of "Megatron Super Mode", part of the eighth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product, has slight deco differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. It retains Takara Megatron's dark silver face instead of Hasbro's flat black, as well as slightly darker purples and golds. The Takara version retains the different switch slot from the first Japanese release, which all US releases of the mold curiously never utilized. Unlike Hasbro's Galvatron version, Megatron S reuses all the same sound clips from the first Megatron release. Additionally, his Mini-Con partner is labeled as "Spark Barrel" instead, being a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than being Clench.

: In 2004, after the ''Armada'' toyline ended and ''Energon'' was already on the way, [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|the only issue]] of 3H's ''The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine'' published instructions for a bizarre but official combined mode called "MegaWing Galvatron" using [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. While the instructions specify using ''Armada'' Galvatron for it, this combined mode can also be done with any redeco of the ''Armada'' Megatron or the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]] molds, however it requires ''Robots in Disguise'' Dreadwind thanks to an added screwhole which was new to the ''RID'' version of the ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] mold. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang with Tidal Wave. Due to the disintegration of 3H, this sadly never materialized.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kB1fQSw.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 1]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kW6sF7m.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 2]''

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[[File:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Megatron''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles

: This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+megatron/1082/black+megatron.html More information on Black Megatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy.

: He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Leader-1]], as well as a full [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Cyclonus]] and [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Crumplezone]] build.

: He has realllllly long legs, which, thanks to his vey top-heavy build, make it very difficult for him to remain standing upright.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' Leader-class toys, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet, with a [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] activated by pulling on the translucent segments of his wings, unfolding their various panels to reveal more (non-firing) weapons. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons. While he features decent articulation, especially compared to the ''Armada'' Ultra toy, he has limited posability due to a top-heavy design and spring-loaded auto-transforming hands and feet.

: Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Rather than release the Leader Class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produce a smaller version of "Galvatron" (ガルバトロン), broadly equivalent to the Hasbro Mega Class toys, in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]''. This figure is a down-sized version of the Leader mold, with the same transformation, all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and a lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme.

: While initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make [[Megatron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy black galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|thumb|You're even luckier if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Galvatron''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:* ''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:* ''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Mega Class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as a special prize.

: Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The third and final Leader Class toy in ''Energon'', released as part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Megatron-now-Galvatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange. He retains all of his prior gimmickry.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" in April of 2004, in Hasbro packaging with Japanese-language stickers for legal information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron General''' (Mega Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]

: Released in the nineteenth wave of ''Super Link'' toys, Takara's "Galvatron General" (ガルバトロン{{ruby|G|ジェネラル}}) is a redeco of their Mega Class Galvatron figure. Like the earlier toy, it features a more cartoon-accurate (if somewhat more garish) color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black.

: It also includes a clear-purple/pink version of [[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]'s "[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade]]" weapon, consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a Decepticon [[Energon star]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1697 More information on ''Superlink'' Galvatron General at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Mega Class Megatron was released in Hasbro markets as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive set. The only change made from the Takara original is that the rear landing gear sections are attached by short plastic rods instead of steel pins, likely necessitated by US [[for safety reasons|safety requirements]].

: He came in a two-pack with another previously-Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe-class version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|Optimus Prime]] ("SL Grand Convoy" in Japan). This two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, <s>2004</s>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

: A grey, black, and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Soundwave]] as a [[Target]] exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-MocomToy-MasterMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His power is fading! Quick, desaturate him some more! (Mocom Toy version pictured.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2004 / 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''lh7d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into either a Cybertronic dragster or jet. Megatron comes with a [[Cyber Key]] of unique design, which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched.

: His instructions for [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides.

: In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron's]] design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). He features two weapons in this mode, each released by inserting a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders. The right opens to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

: Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', giving him a massive clawed arm (nominal position is with Nemesis as his left arm), though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Master Megatron" version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts, and, strangely, an unpainted robot nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release of the ''Galaxy Force'' figure features a painted nose, but keeps the other Takara differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)

: "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

: 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 and a Japanese-language legal information sticker slapped on the back, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Takara [[exclusive]] multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#EZClear|Optimus Prime]], and [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', 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 galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Galvatron''' (マスターガルバトロン)
:* ''Takara ID number'': '''GD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 22]], 2005
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''l65x'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red, and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon (ironically) [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). Most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Master Galvatron''' (EZ Collection, 2005)}}</ul>

: [[EZ Collection]] Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys.

: He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'', and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

: At least some units (in unopened, new condition) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers in Asia and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE. But all shiny...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (Leader "lucky draw" prize, 2005)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "Death Machine Gun", "Death Claw", Force Chip

: Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422215138/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com:80/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|FOOL! GALVATRON CAN BE AS SHOW-ACCURATE AS HE WANTS!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: While [[TakaraTomy]] were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline, in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''ds9g'''

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the (unfortunately-placed) key jack.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, 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 the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#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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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Generations Legends''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: A [[Target]] exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Optimus Prime]], ''Cybertron'' Megatron, and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Megatron]].

: All of the toys in the set are identical to their prior individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Armada Megatron Generations Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Female moose flocked from miles around.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Size class|Leader Class]] toys, Armada Megatron is a [[retool]] of the ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]] he was released alongside, transforming into a tank of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. In tank mode, his turret can turn a full 180 degrees and and also fire spring-loaded [[missile]] from the barrel. He features rubber treads that function realistically, a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys. His two pistols attach to the back of the turret via [[5 mm post]], but in an unadvertised feature, they can also be stored on the underside of his tank mode. As a bonus, he has multiple [[Mini-Con]] "Powerlinx" ports, though none of them trigger any [[gimmick]]s.

: In robot mode, he has a new head featuring red [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes and "antlers" resembling those of Megatron's original ''Armada'' figure. His tank barrel becomes an arm-mounted weapon, though unfortunately, it tends to impede the use of his elbow [[articulation]]. His pistols can also combine into a single larger rifle.

: He comes packaged with a collector's card featuring his [[package art]].

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWArmMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Armada Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsArmadaMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Am I blue? Am I blue? What are these horns on my head tellin' you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 21]], 2015
:*''Acessories'': Missile, 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)

: Available [[exclusive|only]] at the 2015 [[Tokyo Toy Show]], ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Armada Megatron (アルマダメガトロン) is a significantly more show-accurate redeco of the ''Generations'' toy above, with new paint applications simulating the face mask slider switch that was in the middle of the chest of the original ''Armada'' mold. In addition, most of what had been red in the ''Generations'' version is now blue.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Armada-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The sequel you've all been waiting for, minus the [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|good]] [[Leader-1 (Armada)|parts]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Megatron''' (Leader, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Megatron (Armada Universe)''' (メガトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[October 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>

: Marking the 20th anniversary of the Armada franchise, the second Leader Class figure in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Armada Universe Megatron" is a slightly-stylized and simplified version of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a Cybertronic H-tank. His [[Evo-Fusion]] ability replicates the original's Full Blast Mode, dubbed as a "chest-mounted Fusion Cannon" in his product description; his turret hinges outwards, granting it clearance to swivel to his front while the the barrels can be pointed forward. The tank turret is locked from having full rotation, being only able to spin about 255 degrees, though it stops at the diagonal-orientation most-often seen in the show. The static double missile launcher that flips forward for this mode has a swivel joint allowing it to spin on its own. These missiles also only flip to a 90 degree position rather than angling forward, as they seem to have only been designed with Full Blast Mode in mind. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line, he has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: The front half of Megatron's tank barrel is detachable and can plug into his folded-in wrists via 5mm peg and port connection, the latter function designed to combine with accessories from the later released [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|''Legacy United'' Tidal Wave]] figure to form their combined mode without affecting the latter’s size. Sadly, unlike the original figure, he doesn't come with a wrist-knife, although the shape of his left hand resembles that of the original toy. He also doesn't come with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], nor any means of attaching the original toy's Leader-1, but considering how the other ''Armada'' figures in the ''Legacy'' toyline don't come with their respective [[Mini-Con]]s, that's to be expected. His antlers are fully removable, though they have a tendency to detach on their own. Although Megatron lacks all the extra features of his original toy, most of them are recreated via molded detail.

: This version of Megatron has raised pentagonal plates with [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias, apparently meant to be a callback to the original toy's sculpted insignias but modified for the sake of ease of manufacture. This is most likely to avoid needing an extra [[paint mask]] specifically for the shoulder insignias.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, did you mean the ''other'' [[Energon Universe]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Megatron (Energon Universe)''' (メガトロン (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-60'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[April 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/Cannon, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

: Released in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' cores, ''Legacy: United'' "Energon Universe" is an updated version of Megatron's ''Energon'' design, transforming into a cybertronian jet. He includes a small version of his original arm cannon/tank, obviously without any of the original's features. His shoulder cannons no longer pivot but are removable, allowing him to wield them like traditional blasters.

: Megatron was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''{{'}}s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards.

: Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2024, Megatron and his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Galvatron''' (Leader, 2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers

: ''Legacy: United'' "Armada Universe Galvatron" is a redeco of the above Armada Megatron figure, based on the ''Armada'' Galvatron design. He retains the same Full Blast Mode feature of the Megatron release. He is also capable of combining with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]] to form his Super Mode.

: This figure was inadvertently revealed alongside Tidal Wave, being noted in his listing and featured on the back of his box to showcase the combination feature.

{{toystub}}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.
* Also in the ''Legends of the Microns Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained. Despite lacking the accompanying mechanism, they are still hinged and spring loaded.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=yes the horns had a pincher feature that would extend and grab and retract into the tank. but that was a early model and due to safety concerns around pinch points the feature wasn't taken very far. look at the control art on my feed of megatron i think you can see this feature hinted at.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvOFW7gnlC/c/18007778707220811/r/18045021148131009/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=06|day=15}}</ref>
* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.
* ''Armada'' Megatron's signature horns, as well as his clawed feet, are a call-back by Aaron Archer to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transmetal 2]] dragon toy. Which was the first Transformers toy Archer helped design. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5c8GorTY4]</ref>
[[File:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.
* ''Armada'' Galvatron's deco is inspired by [[Galvatron (BW)|"Beast Wars" Galvatron]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA]</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Megatron has a {{w|Batmobile}}-inspired vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of {{w|Batman Begins}} meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Sideways]]'s bat-like jet mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a Batman/Transformers crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a Batman movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way... Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's... bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.
* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "I will crush you with my bare hands!", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film.]]
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Megatron based on his ''Energon'' design from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Black Shadow]] with an [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] [[Titan Master]] partner redecoed from [[Ominus]]. He would've also included a green version of the sword from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Megatron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Bolts

2024-03-03T12:05:36Z

Flicky1991: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Bolts is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Auto-Bop_Robot_Cassette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
'''Bolts''' is one of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Autobot]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s. He transforms into a humanoid robot, and is the wrangler of the other three Recordabots: [[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Cubbie]], and [[Stripes]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Realities in which Bolts was among Blaster's cassettes often included [[Anibot]]s as well. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] thought it cruel to keep them in a [[roboto-zoo]] but [[Vector Prime]] saw little alternative. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24}}

==Notes==
* In an early draft for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Bolts would have been released out of Blaster's chest to combat the [[Decepticon]] Mini-Cassettes during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the only humanoid robot to do so.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html The TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]?</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html An early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]?</ref> Between the original draft and actual product, Bolts's role was split in two. Bolts was supposed to fight [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], which [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] ended up doing in the movie ([[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] dealt the described kick though). Bolts' attitude and tussle with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] went to [[Eject (G1)|Eject]].
* "Bolts" was originally intended to make his television debut ahead of the Movie. A model sheet for an unnamed ''Robot Cassette'' was drawn up for the episode [[Auto-Bop]], though the robot does not actually appear in the episode script. At the start of Blaster's duel with [[Soundwave_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|Soundwave]], the latter ejects [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Ravage and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|Laserbeak]]. Prompting Blaster to remark "Two can play that jive game!" and eject a lion, tiger and scorpion. Writer [[David Wise]] stating "(Note: These characters, without names, are Transformers products)". The six cassettes begin fighting all over [[Dancitron]], leaving the two tape decks to begin their battle. <ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N59OBQBuhyB4sRMkxPF_mvrLb3xv5kAJ/view?usp=drive_link Auto-Bop episode script]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]

Bolts

2024-03-03T12:04:43Z

Flicky1991:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Bolts is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Auto-Bop_Robot_Cassette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
'''Bolts''' is one of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Autobot]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s. He transforms into a humanoid robot, and is the wrangler of the other three Recordabots: [[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Cubbie]], and [[Stripes]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Realities in which Bolts was among Blaster's cassettes often included [[Anibot]]s as well. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] thought it cruel to keep them in a [[roboto-zoo]] but [[Vector Prime]] saw little alternative. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24}}

==Notes==
* In an early draft for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Bolts would have been released out of Blaster's chest to combat the [[Decepticon]] Mini-Cassettes during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the only humanoid robot to do so.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html The TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]?</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html An early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]?</ref> Between the original draft and actual product, Bolts's role was split in two. Bolts was supposed to fight [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], which [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] ended up doing in the movie ([[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] dealt the described kick though). Bolts' attitude and tussle with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] went to [[Eject (G1)|Eject]].
* "Bolts" was originally intended to make his television debut ahead of the Movie. A model sheet for an unnamed ''Robot Cassette'' was drawn up for the episode [[Auto-Bop]], though the robot does not actually appear in the episode script. At the start of Blaster's duel with [[Soundwave_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|Soundwave]], the latter ejects [[Rumble (G1)]], Ravage and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|Laserbeak]]. Prompting Blaster to remark "Two can play that jive game!" and eject a lion, tiger and scorpion. Writer [[David Wise]] stating "(Note: These characters, without names, are Transformers products)". The six cassettes begin fighting all over [[Dancitron]], leaving the two tape decks to begin their battle. <ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N59OBQBuhyB4sRMkxPF_mvrLb3xv5kAJ/view?usp=drive_link Auto-Bop episode script]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]

Duke issue 3

2024-02-29T13:23:27Z

Flicky1991: /* Quotes */

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|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[February 28]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=February 2024
|written by=[[Joshua Williamson]]
|art by=[[Tom Reilly]]
|colors by=[[Jordie Bellaire]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editors=[[Sean Mackiewicz]] & [[Jonathan Manning]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
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'''Duke finds himself in an unexpected alliance as M.A.R.S. assaults the Pit.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[M.A.R.S.]] headquarters, the company has begun relocating after being compromised by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]'s infiltration. [[Destro]] initially believed their interloper would be killed while being pursued by the authorities; since that didn't happen, he must now be dealt with permanently. Luckily for them, [[Adele Burkhart|Dr. Burkhart]]'s tracking device works both ways and they know exactly where Duke is being held. Destro assigns this task to [[Major Bludd]], who is happy to undertake any assignment as long as Destro keeps paying him.

In the [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|Pit]], [[Rock 'n Roll]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] confer with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Colonel Hawk]], who tells them that a prison transport will arrive in two hours to transport Duke to a new facility. Stalker and Rock 'n Roll both express their concerns to Hawk about locking up such a decorated soldier, especially given how fervently Duke fought them. In the cells below, the [[Baroness]] continues trying to persuade Duke and [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] to help her escape. Duke reveals he knows who she is — Anastasia Cisarovna, daughter of Eastern European aristocrats who got bored and joined up with an off-the-books intelligence agency before turning to terrorism for unknown reasons. Duke calls her misguided, which she throws back in his face; she quit "the system", the very system that betrayed Duke despite his loyalties. When she asks what would get an American hero like him locked up in the Pit, Duke simply echoes Hawk's statement that it's "classified."

Above ground, Stalker meets the transport car, only to find that both its occupants have been murdered. A fleet of helicopters fly overhead, piloted by Major Bludd and his [[Blood Hound]]s. Bludd orders his Hounds to kill everyone in the Pit. Rock 'n Roll lets Clutch and Duke out of their cells to evacuate. Baroness begs them not to leave her behind before an explosion knocks down Rock 'n Roll and Clutch. As Blood Hounds storm the cell block, Duke reluctantly frees the Baroness. She tells him to help his friends while she looks for an exit. As Duke helps Clutch clear rubble off Rock 'n Roll, he is attacked by Major Bludd. Bludd reveals that he was the one who killed Burkhart and demands the device from Duke. Duke feigns ignorance, but Bludd is insistent: Duke has a high bounty on his head and Bludd has no problem going the extra distance to finish a job. Duke defiantly tells him he'll die before telling him anything. Bludd aims his gun at Duke's head, but is shot in the back of the head himself by the Baroness. She then takes aim at Duke. There ''is'' a huge bounty on his head...

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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[United States military]]|c1=
* [[Rock 'n Roll]] (4)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (5)
* [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (6)
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (7)
* ''[[Frosting]]'' (11)

|h2=[[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]]|c2=
* [[Mercer]] (1)
* [[Destro]] (2)
* [[Major Bludd]] (3)
* [[Blood Hound]]s (12)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Baroness]] (8)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (9)
* ''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"If you keep paying me the right money, I’m good for whatever, mate."
:—'''Major Bludd'''

'''Clutch:''' "My bro here was made in America by America." 
'''Baroness:''' "Exactly. A machine built on an assembly line like every other soldier so they can put you out in the field, chew you up, and spit you out! Why is an American hero such as yourself in the Pit? What did you see that made you turn on your people so much that they would lock you up with me?" 
'''Duke:''' "That's... classified."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Duke flashes back briefly to Frosting's death at the hands of Starscream in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]].
* Bludd confirms that he killed Dr. Burkhart back in [[Duke issue 1|issue #1]], hinted at by her mentioning that the man who attacked her was from Australia.

===''G.I. Joe'' references===
* As with other characters, Major Bludd's design is based on that of his ''Classified Series'' figure. This includes his mechanical arm, a detail from his original toy's sculpting but has rarely been used in previous ''Joe'' fiction.
** The one element not seen in this iteration's appearance is his iconic eyepatch, but it's safe to assume he'll be getting that soon.
* In turn, the outfits worn by the Major's Blood Hounds are inspired by Bludd's classic design.
* The backstory of the Baroness detailed in this issue takes cues from her original backstory as the daughter of European aristocrats-turned-terrorist. Some of her dialogue also hints towards the "student radical" interpretation that [[Larry Hama]] originally envisioned for the character which has largely gone unused.
** While past iterations have given her the surname "DeCobray", the "Cisarovna" used here was first introduced in the pages of [[Devil's Due]]'s ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #22 as a retcon to be her ''real'' last name, and has subsequently been used in the ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'' cartoon and the ''G.I. Joe: Classified'' novels.

===Real-world references===
* Clutch misquotes the song "{{w|You Can't Always Get What You Want}}" by {{w|The Rolling Stones}}.

===Errors===
* How does the transport car still drive up to the Pit if both the officers in it are dead?
* The back cover remains the same as previous issues: "The contents of this booklet '''is''' confidential. '''This''' unauthorized disclosure of information within is prohibited."

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Duke and Baroness, by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire.
* '''Cover B:''' Duke surveys a battlefield, by [[Declan Shalvey]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover by [[Tyler Boss]] and [[Jason Wordie]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Baroness on explosion, by [[Priscilla Petraites]] and [[Frank Martin]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Major Bludd, by [[Karl Kerschel]].

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* Skybound Insiders
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===Reprints===
* '''''Duke Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle''''' ([[June 5]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534398163 / ISBN 978-1534398160 
** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

<gallery>
File:Duke V1.jpg|'''''Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle''''' – cover art by [[Tom Reilly]]
</gallery>

==External links==
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==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Duke issues]]

Cobra Commander (comic)

2024-01-19T06:21:23Z

Flicky1991:

{{disambig2|the comic series|the title character|Cobra Commander}}
[[File: Cobra Commander 2024 1 cvr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Is that a [[Megatron (G1)|Decepticon Leader]] in your hand or are you just happy to see me?]]

'''''Cobra Commander''''' is a five-issue comic book miniseries from [[Skybound Entertainment]] that debuted in January 2024. The series is the second ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' entry in the [[Energon Universe]] and the second of four planned miniseries detailing how the [[Transformer]]s' arrival on [[Earth]] causes the creation of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]].

{{chapters|align=center|title=''Cobra Commander'' issues:|prev=Duke (comic)|content=
* [[Cobra Commander issue 1|#1]]
* [[Cobra Commander issue 2|#2]]
* [[Cobra Commander issue 3|#3]]
* [[Cobra Commander issue 4|#4]]
* [[Cobra Commander issue 5|#5]]
}}

==Overview==

After the Transformers arrive on Earth, a [[Cobra Commander|mysterious figure]] plans to use [[Energon]] to start a campaign of global conquest.

==Creative team==
''Cobra Commander'' is written by [[Joshua Williamson]], drawn by [[Andrea Milana]], and colored by [[Annalisa Leoni]].

==Collections==
* '''''Cobra Commander Volume 1''''' ([[June 12]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534398155 / ISBN 978-1534398153 
** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

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File:Cobra Commander V1.jpg|'''''Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Andrea Milana]]
</gallery>

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More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

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Flicky1991: /* Animation and technical errors */

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'''In search of energy, the Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MTMtE1 Wheeljack and Bumblebee collect energy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That's not that impressive. I can transform too, y'know."]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], many [[MYA|millions of years ago]], the [[Autobot]]s are on the verge of extinction. Eons of war with the [[Decepticon]]s, their bitter enemies, have drained the planet's once plentiful resources. Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] have managed to find a scant few [[Conductor|energy conductors]] and muse that what they've found won't last very long. Bumblebee loads the conductors into Wheeljack and they head back towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. However, as they reach the bridge to home base, they run into a Decepticon patrol. Wheeljack's attempt to drive through is cut short by enemy fire, and they're soon literally surrounded by a ring of fire, thanks to the Decepticons' flame throwers. The pair manage to escape the flames and ram their way through the Decepticons, two of whom give chase. The pursuing Decepticons manage to hit Bumblebee with their lasers, and the smaller Autobot is forced to drive aboard Wheeljack. Wheeljack manages to evade the two Decepticons by heading underground and arrives at Iacon. As they enter the fortress, a nearby sensor lamp reveals itself to be [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who dispatches [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] to do some spying. Also returning to Iacon is [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], who reports to [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he was unable to find any energy in Cybertron's lower regions. Optimus confers with Jazz, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] on the plan to leave Cybertron on a mission to search for energy elsewhere. Having heard all they need, Laserbeak and Soundwave depart.

[[File:MTMtE1 Ark and Nemesis over Earth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Starting a long, long tradition of Transformer ships crashing on Earth.]]
Inside [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|their base]], [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] plots to intercept the Autobots, and leaves his [[second-in-command|first lieutenant]] [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] in charge of Cybertron. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] asserts the war would have been won if the Decepticons were under his leadership.

The Autobots blast off aboard [[Ark (G1)|their spaceship]], and the Decepticons give chase in their [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]]. The Autobots immediately run into trouble when two large asteroids collide in front of them, resulting in a storm of rock that pelts both ships, until [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] uses the ship's weapons to clear a path. The Autobots next detect the pursuing ship, but are unable to outrun the Decepticon cruiser, which locks onto them with [[tractor beam]]s. The Autobot ship's lasers are out of power, so the Autobots are forced to instead engage the Decepticons in combat once they board. With no one at the respective helms, both ships drift into [[Earth]]'s gravity well, and despite Prime's best efforts to right the Autobot ship, both vessels spin out of control and crash. The Autobot ship embeds itself in the side of a volcano.

Four million years pass. It is the year 1984, and volcanic activity stirs the half-buried ship, awakening the computer systems aboard. [[Teletraan I]] sends out a [[Sky Spy]] satellite to reconnoiter this new world, and scans examples of terrestrial machinery in order to reformat the Transformers into new [[Alternate mode|alt modes]]. The Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] happens to be the one who is in the path of the repair beam, and thus is awakened first. He revives Megatron, and the other Decepticons follow. Leaving the Autobot ship, Megatron observes that much time has passed since the crash but declares their mission to find energy is unchanged. An impudent Starscream leaves a parting shot, blasting the rocks over the ship in an attempt to bury it further. However, he unwittingly knocks Optimus Prime into the repair beam and the Autobot leader is revived.

[[File:Cliffgun.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"You see the size of that gun he fired at us? It was bigger than him!"]]
The Decepticons locate a clearing and Megatron puts Starscream in charge of converting the area for the construction of a [[Victory (G1)|new star cruiser]]. Soundwave, Starscream and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] head for a nearby power station to find the needed raw materials. Meanwhile, the Autobots have all been repaired. Optimus Prime announces that they need to find out what the Decepticons are doing, and dispatches [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to scout the area. Starscream and his team arrive at the power station, where Starscream again grouses about wanting to lead the Decepticons, and has Rumble use his pile drivers to level the plant. Some time later, Hound and Cliffjumper find the Decepticons in the middle of work on their ship. Though Cliffjumper's keen to wade in, Hound listens in as the Decepticons plan to take [[energon cube]]s back to Cybertron. Cliffjumper rashly takes a shot at Megatron, but misses, and Soundwave unleashes Laserbeak in pursuit. Though the pair split up, Laserbeak detaches a laser cannon so he can pursue both Autobots. While Cliffjumper manages to deal with the cannon, Laserbeak blasts Hound, sending him off a cliff.

[[File:MTMtE Part1 OilRig battle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Do yourself a favor, don't smoke at a Cybertronian waterpark.]]
Autobot medic [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Hauler]] come to fetch Hound. Cliffjumper apologizes for giving away their position as Hound is winched to safety. Meanwhile, Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] spot an Earth vehicle approaching. The two human workers find the demolished power station, but while they're puzzling over what happened to it, [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] attacks and frightens them away.

Hound is repaired, and reports what he overheard: that the Decepticons are on the hunt for energy. Prime has Jazz assemble a battle group to go after them and the Autobots roll out. Elsewhere Laserbeak returns to the Decepticon construction site with the news that he's found a new source of energy. The Decepticons attack an off-shore [[oil rig]], where [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] work. The humans attempt to resist, but it's futile and they end up jumping or falling overboard. The Decepticons begin filling energon cubes from the [[oil]] pipeline, but as Megatron is telling Starscream that they will need a lot more energy, the Autobots arrive to spoil their party. A battle erupts on the drilling platform until the Decepticons simply grab what they can and take off. Megatron blasts the rig's supports, tipping it into the ocean and taking the Autobots with it. Another shot ignites the oil, turning the surface of the sea into an inferno. Realizing the humans are in danger, Optimus Prime tries to save Spike and Sparkplug while the Decepticons retreat with their energon plunder.

'''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|To be continued...]]'''
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (19)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (20)
*[[Teletraan I]] (21)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (24)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (25)
*[[Hauler]] (26)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (32)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (33)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (34)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (35)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (36)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (37)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (38)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (4)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Yellow Seeker]] (6)
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Purple Seeker]] (7)
*[[Bitstream (G1)|Light blue Seeker]] (8)
*[[Nacelle (G1)|Dark blue Seeker]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (17)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (22)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (23)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Joe (MTMTE)|Joe]] (28)
*[[Frank (G1)|Power plant worker]] (29)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (30)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (31)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:MTMTE1-JazzProwlPrimeTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
"Prime told me there'd be days like this." 
"And you didn't believe him?" 
"I do now!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Wheeljack''' under fire.

"When do we start the search mission?" 
"Soon as you're ready to launch."
:—'''Prowl''' is told to hurry up by '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Fear not, Megatron. Cybertron shall remain as you leave it."
:—'''Shockwave''', more accurate than he realizes.

"Leakin' lubricant!"
:—'''Ironhide'''

"What about materials?" 
"Use your imagination!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

"Here's something to keep you warm."
:—'''Megatron''' as he ignites the oil spill.

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[File:PrimeTakesTommyIntoSpace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"There's no ''air'' in space!" "But there's an Air in Space Museum!"]]

The young human [[Tommy Kennedy]], a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], needs help from [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He runs out into the middle of a barren wasteland, calling Prime's name. Prime arrives via rocket-boots and, after lifting Tommy up to his head, asks him what's the trouble. As it turns out, Tommy has a "special project" for school that's due soon and only Prime can help him. Optimus inquires what the project is about, but Tommy dodges the question, simply saying that he needs to know how the Autobots arrived on Earth. Prime concedes, "Okay Tommy, I've handled enough emergencies to know that ''some things'' just can't wait." Prime then launches into the tale of how the Autobots and the Decepticons left Cybertron, crash-landed on Earth and began their war for energy anew...

Prime continues into the next part of his story, about their first encounter with humans and whatnot, but Tommy stops him. Tommy says he's out of time and he ''really'' has to get back to Autobot City. Prime offers to give him the ride on the condition that next time they hang out, he tells him the juicy details of this "special project". Prime then blasts off into space with Tommy clinging to his shoulder (and somehow not dying horribly).

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Production information===
* Script revisions: 13th March 1984
* Returned to the US for telecine: 27th August 1984
* Official Sunbow Productions synopsis:
:''In search of the precious energy needed to rebuild their war torn planet Cybertron - the Autobots venture forth into outer space. But the evil Decepticons attack them and the two robot armies crash on Earth.''
:''Four million years later, the Autobots and Decepticons are reactivated and the battle between the forces of good and evil rages anew. Megatron, the brutal leader of the Decepticons, vows to conquer the Universe. And only the Autobots have a chance of stopping him. Megatron's first step: to plunder the Earth's sources of energy.''
:''The Decepticons capture an offshore oil rig, convert the oil into Energon cubes and destroy the rig, leaving the workers and their Autobot rescuers trapped in the burning wreckage.''
:''Then the evil robots create a tremendous tidal wave which threatens to destroy a power plant and flood an entire valley...''
:''And Megatron discovers the Ruby Crystals of Burma - the ultimate power source that will enable him to conquer the universe...''
:''In a race against time, the Autobots track the Decepticons to the Crystal Mines of Burma, but their dangerous mission backfires and Optimus Prime must risk his very existence in a desperate space battle as the Decepticons rocket back to Cybertron with enough energy to rule the universe forever.''<ref>This is the only time an official Sunbow Productions synopsis would cover an entire miniseries instead of the individual episodes.</ref>

===Deleted scenes===
Added Scenes
* Shockwave's appearance was added in script revisions during March 1984, under the early name of Flash Beam. Presumably as a reaction to the toy line's retail success at Toyfair 1984 the month before, as Hasbro would have given the green light to plans for the toyline's second year.

Changed Scenes
* After the montage at the start of Act II, after the volcanic eruption “Four Million Years Later”. We cut to “Several Days Later” when the lava from the eruption has dried and hardened. Inside the ship, Teletraan I comes back online. It uses an Electron Gun that emerges from the side of the ship to blast through the rock. Its beam punching through the volcano wall and bouncing off several rocks in the area to form a “satellite dish” of energy. Through this energy, Teletraan receives data on Earth, displayed on its monitor. It then uses this data to repair the wrecked occupants of the ship, with Soundwave the first to be revived. This sequence was changed during storyboard revisions to have Teletraan I send out manual Sky Spies to collect data for Earth modes, rebuilding those placed in its repair beam into those new modes.
* Throughout the miniseries, wherever possible to do so without affecting the plot, instances of the Autobots flying are replaced by them driving or are cut entirely.
* Some scale issues are present, likely due to using toys for reference. The script describes Soundwave as being the size of Andre The Giant, while Megatron does not mass-shift when transforming to gun mode, nor is he wielded by other Decepticons. Instead he transforms into a giant gun mode and remains in mid-air while firing (similar to the show's intro).

Deleted Scenes
* The Decepticon “welcoming committee” is a blockade at one end of a bridge. Wheeljack deploys his deflector shields and he and Bumblebee crash through the barriers, with several generic Decepticons in pursuit. The two get halfway across the bridge before they see another blockade waiting for them at the other end. Wheeljack swerves to a halt as the two Autobots are now caught in crossfire.
* As Wheeljack brings the damaged Bumblebee into Iacon, Soundwave is skulking in the shadows outside. We get many establishing shots of the Ark being constructed. Ratchet works on Bumblebee in the med bay, who is praised for his energy-finding efforts by Optimus Prime.
* After Soundwave recalls Laserbeak and takes off, we cut to a “futuristic” airfield with the Decepticon starship in the distance, resting at a launch tower. A plane-mode Soundwave lands and transforms. Like his earlier lamppost mode, this was an example of George Arthur Bloom's idea that the Transformers could assume any form for disguise. Which would be largely eliminated during script revisions.
* General scenes aboard the Ark include Trailbreaker and Prime consulting on energy sources. Ironhide complaining to Mirage about wanting to see action. Mirage in turn reminiscing about Cybertron before the war.
* Prowl reports to Prime that they're possibly being followed. Prime orders “release the Viewtrex!”. A metallic sensor rod emerges from the ship and scans space. Meanwhile, aboard the Decepticon ship, Megatron orders Soundwave to “execute cover phase”. Much to Starscream's irritation, who suggests blowing up the Autobots instead. Megatron shoots down that idea “If Optimus Prime knows of an energy source, let him lead us to it.”. “Cover phase” is a form of cloaking device, the Decepticon ship disappearing both onscreen and on the Autobots’ monitors.
* Rumble uses his piledriver arms at the base of a mountain that supports one end of a railroad tressle. A freight train above is crossing as the tressle begins to fall apart, its cars plunging into the water while the engine makes it to safety. The other Decepticons collect the steel girders of the wrecked tressle, Starscream noting “I’m glad you’re on our side, Rumble!”
* While Hound and Cliffjumper are spying on the Decepticon base, Skywarp and Thundercracker are grumbling about doing grunt work. Megatron appears before them and berates Skywarp. When Thundercracker attempts to apologise, Megatron hits him in the head with such force that he is sent flying across the construction site. Landing in a heap and having to twist his own head back into place.
* As Thundercracker reports back to base about the approaching humans, Skywarp randomly finds a frisbee (“some Earth gadget”). Throwing it to a disinterested Starscream, who throws it back, only for it to be blasted out of mid-air by Megatron. Demanding Starscream get to work, who then chafes at being given orders. This argument is interrupted by Thundercracker's transmission reaching Soundwave.
* Discussing Hound's report, Prowl suggests warning humanity about the Decepticons, to which Jazz replies “They’d never believe us, Prowl.”. Optimus Prime agrees, stating “...and it’s up to us. We brought them here.”
* The Autobot “battle unit” is brought to a halt by Prime, who sees on his “vista scope” the Decepticons flying to the oil rig. The Autobots transform and take to the skies in pursuit.
* The final major scene of the episode sees Brawn and Huffer atop the last intact derrick on the burning oil rig, carrying the rig's large hose. Ignoring Huffer's complaints that it won't work, Brawn calls down to Windcharger to turn the water on. Their firefighting efforts aren't enough, even with the water supply turned all the way up. The derrick collapses and tips into the sea. Brawn jumps free, but Huffer lands with the Derrick and is entangled in the metal girders. Brawn rushes over to free him, while a short distance away, Prime is still trying to free Spike and Sparkplug with the ring of fire coming ever closer.

===Continuity notes===
* Wheeljack says there isn't enough energy in the conductors they find to "last a [[Units of time|quartrex]]". Bumblebee and Wheeljack were "one [[Units of length|megamile]]" from the bridge to Iacon. Prowl provides a report from the Autobot ship's "[[Viewtrex]]".
* Along with the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|first issue of the Marvel comic]] (of which this series is ''technically'' an adaptation), this episode establishes several iconic aspects of the cartoon and the entire [[Transformers brand]]. The planet Cybertron and its city Iacon both appear in many other media and continuities. The crash of the Ark and the four-million-year slumber of its inhabitants likewise recur in several other versions of the Generation 1 story.
* The orange Seeker from the "welcoming committee", visible for all of about two seconds, was [[Retcon|retroactively established]] to be the neo-G1 character [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Other characters in the same shot were later named [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (the purple Seeker with the flamethrower), [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] (the blue Seeker behind him holding his weapon like a rifle), and [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]] (the dark blue Seeker barely visible between Sunstorm and Hotlink).
[[File:Cybertronlaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Tommy! How's the peeping?]]
* We get a look at Cybertronian alternate modes for Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Jazz, and Soundwave. Meanwhile, Laserbeak is given a Cybertronian ''robot'' mode. Soundwave's toy can totally be configured into that lamp-post mode.
*Trailbreaker's presence alongside Jazz and Prowl on Cybertron is just about the ''only'' indication of his "defense strategist" [[function]] in the cartoon.
*Three episodes from now, we will see that Shockwave was true to his word, and Cybertron has not changed one iota in four million years.
*The Decepticon vessel is last seen spiraling out of control, unpiloted, toward Earth. It will be rediscovered in the Season 2 episode "[[Microbots]]". The unnamed ship would finally be given a title almost 15 years later, when it was referred to as the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
*The events of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon take place during the 4 million years in which the Autobots and Decepticons lie dormant in the wreckage of the Ark... a time frame covered by about 5 seconds of footage in this episode.
[[File:Sky Spy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*As the satellite-like probe (later dubbed a [[Sky Spy]]) leaves the Ark, we see a city skyline in the distance. While the cartoon's animation could never make up its mind about what was around the crashed ship (oceanside cliffs? desert? forests and rivers?), one might take this city to be [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], later established to have jurisdiction over the land where the Autobot ship rests.
[[File:MTME1 Reflector camera.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Yep, pretty clearly an SLR.]]
[[File:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Repair bay optional.]]
*Gadgets and powers:
**Wheeljack raises deflector shields<ref>Specifically named in deleted dialogue.</ref> in vehicle mode to block the Decepticon laser-blasts.
**Wheeljack deploys a pair of tiny spinning blades from his front bumper, which lets him... drive through fire? Per the original script, it was supposed to be a metal battering ram with "spinning propeller-like blades" on the end of it.
**Laserbeak spies with a pair of cylindrical doodads that come out of the side of his head.
**Rumble demonstrates his earth-quake-making power, which consists of banging the ground with a couple of big pile drivers that replace his arms. This will become one of the cartoon's most frequently-seen special powers, to the point that it eventually would carry over to the Marvel comics as well. (This power also seems to exclude Rumble himself from its effects, as the ground under him never cracks open.)
**Hound pops out a little wrist radar dish that lets him hear what the Decepticons are saying from some distance away.
**Soundwave can display graphics—the space cruiser, in this case—on his chest door.
**Cliffjumper somehow stores on his person a [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|bazooka]] that's as big as he is. We don't want to know how he does this. Although it does look like it's collapsible.
**He also has a little cannon that pops out of his vehicle mode's backside. In the original script, this was his [[glass gas]] gun, but in the completed episode, it's merely a laser. His line "it's a gas!" hints at this earlier version, but is rendered out-of-place by the new visuals.
**Laserbeak's cannons are shown to be able to disconnect from him, fly on their own and target Autobots independently. Although an ability actively described in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' profile, this would be the only time Laserbeak would employ his weapons this way.
**Ratchet is shown splitting into his robot form and his repair bay; however, the repair bay is never seen again.
**Reflector, being a super-advanced space robot, can take a photograph and instantly spit out a paper print of the resulting image. Instant photographs?! It must be THE FUTURE!
**Starscream "activates the <s>noal</s> null ray", which freezes the device it's aimed at.
[[File:Hauler01-sm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Frank Lloyd ''Wrong''.]]
*A [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-like crane named [[Hauler]] is seen with Cliffjumper, recovering Hound; he's never seen again, however. Fans have speculated that this was to be an earlier release of Grapple's toy, aborted for reasons unknown.
*[[Energon cube]]s make their first appearance here. They have to be compressed before they convert the fuel they have been filled with into energon, at which point they glow a sort of yellowish-white iridescent-y rainbow-y sort of color. The "compressing a stack" aspect of the cubes was quickly done away with after the pilot mini-series, but the rainbow-glow would stick around for a little while before being phased out in favor of a pink-purple coloration that became the standard representation of energon cubes down through ''Transformers'' history.
*Despite being known for the command "Autobots, transform!", Optimus Prime doesn't actually issue it until two episodes later, in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|part 3]]. Megatron beats him to it with the less-common counterpart "Decepticons, transform!" command to his troops on the oil-rig. They, however, do not actually transform - just Megatron himself.

===Real-world references===
*As with the corresponding [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue of the Marvel comic]], the here-unnamed [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] is certainly inspired by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
*''The Transformers'' made heavy use of the sound effects library that sprung out of the movie ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''. Fans have a tendency to make tiresome shocked exclamations that Laserbeak sounds like a [[TIE Fighter]]; it is therefore instructive to catalog these sound effects, which are used ''far'' more extensively than just a couple of TIE engine roars. About half a dozen sound effects tend to appear in nearly every episode, and at least a dozen total are known to have been used on ''The Transformers''. In this episode:
**The sound of the [[Death Star]] firing to destroy Alderaan, and Alderaan's subsequent explosion, is used as Skywarp and Thundercracker strafe Bumblebee and Wheeljack, and again as they abandon their pursuit.
**The sound of the Seeker training sphere aboard the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'', along with [[Luke Skywalker|Luke]]'s [[lightsaber]] humming and igniting, is used as Soundwave begins making energon cubes.
*We also get the lesser-used ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound effect as Soundwave sends Laserbeak after Hound and Cliffjumper.
*There are also hints of the Sonic Screwdriver sound effect from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', most notably Wheeljack opening and closing his rear door.

===Animation and technical errors===
*In the very first shot, stars are shown passing in front of Cybertron.
*Soundwave's mouthplate doesn't move during his "Autobots are set to launch" line.
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Then again, Thundercracker has ''two'' wings.]]
*The Decepticon "welcoming committee" is a bit confusing:
**The initial shot shows [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]. None of these characters were in this scene in the original script, which just credited the characters as "Decepticons"; Starscream, in particular, is shown to be at Decepticon headquarters in a minute, and the voice that comes out of his mouth ("Autobots! Stop them!") is intended for a generic character and is provided by [[Dan Gilvezan]] instead of [[Chris Latta]].
**All three are absent from the second shot, which shows four new characters: a purple one with a flamethrower, a golden-yellow one, a rich blue one, and a dark navy one.
**The third shot, as Wheeljack bears down on the group, shows a total of five Seekers, all very small figures with block coloring, one purple, one black, and the other three grey. In the very next shot, Wheeljack is shown barrelling through Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker again.
**The final shot of the group sees Thundercracker and Skywarp transforming to pursue them. Though originally scripted only to be generic Decepticons, the pair subsequently have lines in what will become recognizable as their normal voices ("They've gone underground, we'll never catch 'em now!"/"We'd better report back to Megatron," provided by [[John Stephenson]] and [[Frank Welker]] respectively), indicating the script was reworked with the genuine intention of placing the two characters in the scene.
**Less explicable, though, is the voice heard declaring "After them!" just before Skywarp and Thundercracker take off. No speaker is obvious (nobody's mouth is seen moving on-screen) and the line was not in the original teleplay for the episode. Presumably, it was meant to be another generic Decepticon from the group ordering the two into action, but as the line is provided by Frank Welker, the possibility exists that it's supposed to be Skywarp speaking. If so, though, the voice is way off from his normal one, sounding almost exactly like Megatron.
*Bumblebee steps out of Wheeljack and immediately fires a shot in the completely opposite direction from their attackers. Was he testing his gun??
*Bumblebee is repeatedly shown to be a hovercar... yet somehow he's got wheels and an axle when the Seekers manage to hit him.
*Bumblebee is repeatedly shown to be ''wider'' than Wheeljack in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], yet he has no trouble driving right into Wheeljack's cargo compartment. He ''keeps'' driving in until he's completely out of sight, even though we can see at least half of the compartment.
*As Wheeljack opens his cargo compartment to let Bumblebee in, the energy conductors clip through his vehicle mode.
*Coloring errors:
**As Megatron gives Shockwave his orders, Starscream is missing his canopy lines, and Soundwave's eject button is blue, while his backpack is white.[[File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|TakaraTomy later used this shot as a justification for giving ''Masterpiece'' Prowl his shoulder cannons.]]
**Bluestreak is colored like Prowl as the Autobots stumble around in the wake of the asteroid collision; Trailbreaker, meanwhile, has one white and one gray hand.
**Starscream has a red "collar" around his neck as he prepares the tractor beam.
**When the Autobots and Decepticons fight aboard the ''Ark'', there are two Starscreams - one fighting Prowl, the other fighting Ironhide.
**As Starscream fires on the Autobot ship, the top segment of his canopy is red instead of gray in some frames.
**As the gathered Decepticons gaze at the desert from atop the volcano, Skywarp's arm cannon is colored teal.
**Part of Megatron's fusion cannon is white as he says "we'll set up here".
**Soundwave's eject button is blue instead of white as Megatron orders him to plan the new space cruiser.
**After landing at the power plant, Soundwave's eject button is blue, instead of... y'know what? Let's just say the colorists screwed up this little detail ''all the freaking time'', and leave it at that.
**As Starscream talks about his plans with Soundwave and Rumble standing behind him, the tip of Soundwave's shoulder cannon is colored entirely black.
**When Optimus Prime assigns Hound his mission, the establishing shot has Cliffjumper with Bumblebee's yellow colors.
**In the long shot of the Decepticons building their base, Soundwave appears in Sideswipe's colors. The Seekers also appear to have the wrong colors in this shot - the one standing behind Megatron is colored as Skywarp and the one opposite him is colored as Starscream, but in the next shot they become Starscream and Thundercracker respectively.
**Cliffjumper's mirror housings are white instead of red as he delivers his "moonbeam" line.
**Ratchet's Autobot symbol is gray before he jumps off the cliff.
**Prime's running light housings are white instead of red as he orders Jazz to organize a battle unit.
**In the pan across the battle unit, Sideswipe's helm is red instead of black, and the top of Trailbreaker's chest is white instead of black.
**The center segment of Megatron's fusion cannon is white as the wrenches & etc. bounce off of him.
**Soundwave's cheekguards are blue instead of white as he starts making energon cubes.
*The retracting segments of Iacon's dome appear to come out of solid, unbroken metal. The interior shot of the bridge also shows the segments retracting incorrectly. Since the ship is upright at a 90-degree angle, the retracting segments should go from camera-right to camera-left, down the length of the ship.
*Sideswipe's missing his shoulder launcher as he mans an Ark console.
[[File:ArkCartoon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|If it's supposed to be transparent, then it probably shouldn't be blocking out the scenery behind it.]]
*The Ark's exhaust comes from ''behind'' the thruster ports.
*The Decepticon insignia on the Nemesis is missing its "eyes" as the Ark blasts off.
*Presumably, an impact is supposed to be knocking Jazz out of the pilot's seat; what the animation actually shows, however, is Prime saying "Jazz!", to which Jazz responds by spontaneously flying out of his seat.
*Immediately after a shot of Optimus Prime rallying his troops to prepare to repulse Decepticon boarders ("Prepare for battle!"), the same animation is re-used, but this time with Megatron's voice urging his troops to "Attack! Attack!" When the episode was re-done for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' series, this scene was amended by placing a shot of Megatron sitting on this throne from earlier in the episode over the image, shouting the command. (In the same shot, Prowl's eye is missing and the cameraman's hand can be seen for a few frames during the second instance, which ''was'' fixed for the Rhino DVD release)
*A shot of Soundwave being kicked out of frame by Ironhide is immediately followed by Soundwave sparring with Ratchet.
*After Ratchet is thrown into the console, Optimus Prime and Megatron enter the frame, struggling with each other. Megatron is missing his fusion cannon in this shot, but it reappears when the angle changes to show them grappling as Prime asks for a status report.
*Ratchet is shown being thrown by Soundwave, but after Optimus Prime asks for a status report, Ratchet is seen fighting with Thundercracker on the other side of the room.
*When Soundwave tosses Ratchet into a console aboard the Ark, the Autobot Medic is sporting a Decepticon symbol in the center of his chest windshield, most likely the result of the animator carrying over Soundwave's design.
*As the above shot pans across the bridge to the right, we see Soundwave has teleported from one side of the bridge to the other, slumped against a console.
*In the pan shot on the Ark when the Transformers find out they're going to crash, there are TWO Soundwaves and TWO Starscreams.
*As the Ark rocks and sends the combatants tumbling, the left arm of the second Soundwave turns into an extended smear of gray paint for a couple of frames.
*The voice that reports about g-forces is Prowl's, but he's struggling with Starscream and doesn't seem to have time to read a console or make a report or anything. Although it's hard to tell due to the ship shaking, Jazz's mouth seems to be moving, and he ''does'' seem to be looking at machinery.
*Quite a few generic robots are mixed in among the identifiable inert Transformers in the crashed ship, including [[Hauler]] and a yellow version of Jazz.
*The land around the volcano changes frequently between shots. Sometimes it's rocky desert; other times it's got forests and a river, sometimes both at once. This trend would continue throughout the whole series.
*When Megatron orders Skywarp to revive the other Decepticons, his voice is missing the metallic echo usually applied to it.
*Megatron is missing his barrel as he speaks to his newly revived troops. In a close-up, he has a "five o'clock shadow", as the central segment of his face is a darker shade than the rest of it.
[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Starscream has no transformation sound as he lands at the power plant.
*Hound's voice carries a soundproof-room echo as he comments on how different Earth is.
*Megatron's mouth doesn't move when he asks who is firing after Cliffjumper attempts to assassinate him.
*Hound says that he got shot in the drive train, but Laserbeak shot him topside. Did the shot go straight through him??
*Reflector's three component robots are standing shoulder-to-shoulder as they turn to look at the truck, but are standing in a line in the next shot.
*After Thundercracker informs Soundwave about the approaching vehicle, there's a [[scene transition]]. The final frame of the scene transition is faded into an image of Sparkplug and Wheeljack working on Optimus Prime from "Divide and Conquer".
*In the Autobot roll call scene, when Jazz calls Prowl's name, Cliffjumper transforms as well. Ratchet is shown in vehicle mode, even though Jazz never called his name. Finally, near the end, Optimus Prime's headlights are red instead of white, but in the next scene this is corrected.
*Rumble isn't a big guy, but he should at ''least'' be a few feet taller than a human. He's shown the same height as Sparkplug.
*Starscream is missing his wing insignia as Megatron returns to his robot form.
*Ironhide and Starscream are shown sparring with poles, while Prowl and Thundercracker have a shootout from cover. In the very next shot, Ironhide is taking on Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Starscream is now busy with Huffer and Gears, and Prowl is grappling with a Reflector. In the shot after that, Prowl is suddenly free from Reflector and charging toward Skywarp.
*A red robot of indeterminate character model is shown retreating with the Decepticons. It looks a bit like an upside-down Sideswipe.
*When Rumble knocks Spike into the water, Sparkplug yells "Pike!", due to an editing error in the creation of the dialog track. (The original 'unslugged' cassette from the recording session has "Spike!")
*[[Norm McCabe]] is miscredited as Nor M McCabe. This error also occurs on the other two parts of the miniseries.
*Frank Welker is not listed among the voice actors in the credits sequence. This error would be repeated in the other two parts of the miniseries as well.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:MTMtE Part1 Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pale silver dot]]
*Later episodes will go to some length to establish that Cybertron is outside of our galaxy. There's even some implication that it's not inside ''any'' galaxy, but that unlikely notion is put to the lie by the very first shots of this episode, which show its surface illuminated by an unseen sun, and the space around it filled with stars.
*Whether for reasons of cost (unlikely considering how much effort was expended on this episode's artwork) or to avoid confusing the kiddies, hardly any of the Transformers were designed to have Cybertronian [[robot mode]]s (Laserbeak is the sole exception). Thus we get the strange phenomena of, for example, Jazz having a Porsche 911 bumper on his chest, four million years before Porsches were invented. This also leads to some strange transformations, with guys like Bumblebee and Wheeljack not having a single part from their vehicle forms visible in their robot modes.
*Soundwave is in robot mode outside of Iacon, not transforming back to lamppost mode until Jazz is practically on top of him. How could Jazz have failed to notice the big blue Decepticon right in front of him?
[[File:Shockwave Hands.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''My honey my baby Don't put Shockwave upon no shelf She said don't gimme no lines And keep your hands... hand... whatever... to yourself!'']]
*During the scene in [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], Shockwave is consistently drawn with two hands. This may not be an error ''per se'', as he shows up a couple of other times with two hands, and plenty of characters can retract their hands and replace them with various gadgets and weapons. Not to mention that the 4 million year gap between this episode and his next appearance (when his left hand is replaced with a laser cannon) leaves plenty of time for him to have lost and subsequently replaced the hand offscreen. However, this still goes against his toy design and his established character model.
*Two asteroids in deep space just show up out of nowhere and collide? Right by the passing ship? The cosmic improbability beggars the imagination.
*Oddly enough, nobody opens fire during the scuffle when the Decepticons board the Ark... not even Megatron.
*The Transformers' interplanetary cruise is ''incredibly'' short. At no point do they engage any kind of faster-than-light drive, yet somehow they go from Cybertron to Earth in what seems to be a matter of minutes. The only possible gap that might account for this is the scene cut between the Decepticon launch and the asteroid collision.
*The animation would have us believe that the Autobot spacecraft has just been sticking out of the side of this active volcano for ages, without anybody noticing. The intended gist might have been that the eruption uncovered it, but the animation doesn't show it.
*Cliffjumper somehow stores on his person a [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|cannon]] that's as big as he is.
*Okay, maybe it's not an actual error. But considering how many ordinary Transformers are shown to have enhanced visual abilities (Hot Rod, Rumble, Arcee, etc.) it seems a tad ridiculous that Thundercracker needs to use Reflector's camera mode to zoom in a little bit on the approaching truck. It's ''insanely'' ridiculous that Reflector produces Polaroid prints. He's not even that kind of camera! (More to the point, he should just be able to see what's visible through his own viewfinder.)
*While he is getting repaired by Ratchet, Hound refers to an Energon cube as "some kind of cube", implying that the Autobots don't know what Energon cubes are. The inference that energon cubes are a Decepticon invention holds true for almost the entirety of the pre-movie cartoon, during which time they are never used by the Autobots (something that is even made a plot point in "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]"). We say "almost" because of a contradictory flashback in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" that shows what appear to be energon cubes being used by Autobots nine million years in the past. By the time of the movie, the Autobots are shown to have begun using the cubes, and continue to do so throughout the third season. It's possible that Hound is a younger Autobot and was not created until after Autobots stopped using Energon cubes. Optimus would know what they are, since he was there back then in "War Dawn".
*During Jazz's roll-call of the Autobots, he neglects to call out Cliffjumper's name. The little red guy transforms anyway.
*The large cast frequently gave the animators trouble in remembering which secondary characters should or should not be present, especially concerning the Autobots. Thus, we frequently must catalog appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Jazz's battle group consists of Prowl, Cliffjumper, Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Ironhide. Even before they've left headquarters, the problems start, as Ironhide disappears and Ratchet takes his place. Ratchet is still with the group when they arrive.
**Bluestreak joins the group as they fly toward the oil rig.
**Huffer and Brawn are with them as they land on the platform.
**Gears is visible in a wide shot of the battle.
*In what ''universe'' is it legal for a fourteen-year-old American kid to be working on an oil rig, even ''with'' his father? The original script offers an unexpected answer for this: Spike was SUPPOSED to be seventeen! While still not meeting real-life legal requirements (you have to be 18 to work on an oil rig), it's at least a ''little'' better. This intended info about Spike's age was either unnoticed or ignored by the writer(s) who put together the show's subsequent story bible, which declared Spike to be fourteen—a fact that worked its way into "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]", where Spike states he isn't old enough to drive yet.
[[File:MTMtE1 spare seeker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Until the oil platform attack, the episode has consistently portrayed the Decepticon forces as Megatron, Soundwave, 3 tapes, 3 jets, and 3 Reflectors. Things start to fall apart here, as a purple jet is shown diving alongside Thundercracker. It gets ''much'' worse in the following episodes.
*''The Transformers'' had a tendency to frequently exaggerate the capabilities of humans to survive being dropped, punched, swatted, hit, etc. As a main protagonist, Spike Witwicky was especially susceptible to this treatment; thus we catalog the adventures of ''Superhuman Spike!'':
**Spike punches Rumble in the back without breaking or even seeming to hurt his fist.
**Spike survives being bashed aside by Rumble's metal fist without even bruising a rib.
*When Starscream fires his [[null-ray]], ice appears on the machinery that the ray hits. However, a null ray only stops the flow of electricity; it doesn't cause freezing. (Megatron prompts him with the strange command to "activate the null ray", as if it's some external piece of equipment.)
*Flying Autobots:
**In this and the following two episodes, the Autobots are all shown flying just as easily as the Decepticons. Once the show went into full production, this ability mostly disappeared, with occasional exceptions due to special abilities (Wheeljack, Sideswipe, the Dinobots), and some [[Roll for It|scripting]], [[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|animation]] and [[The Master Builders (episode)|sound]] [[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|effect]] screw-ups. The change was, in part, to help distinguish the two forces (and perhaps because it doesn't make sense for the Autobots to drive places if they can just fly there instead).

===Trivia===
*Shockwave's appearance hints that Hasbro was already planning for expansion of the toyline. His toy was not among the initial 28 characters advertised by the 1984 Transformers catalog, yet there he is, making a short appearance that obviously sets up the possibility of future appearances. His toy would be one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, and his character would return in the very first post-pilot episode.
[[File:Cartoon Cybertron Marvel Iacon case 1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb]]
*While Ironhide exclaiming "leakin' lubricant!" was in the original script, him ''physically'' leaking lubricant was not called for, suggesting the storyboard artist was unaware that Ironhide was merely using a catchphase from his character bio.
*The episode ends with a preview of "Part 2". While other multi-part Transformers episodes generally refer to the episode by its title ("Next time, on ''The Transformers'': 'The Ultimate Doom'"), this preview uses the series title, ''The Transformers'', as "More Than Meets the Eye" is a retroactive name for the three-part episode, which began as a mini-series before becoming a regular program.
*Many later episodes would mine this one for recycled footage, particularly the line up of transforming Autobots near the end. Transformation sequences (with and without new backgrounds) from this episode appear in "[[Heavy Metal War]]", "[[Blaster Blues]]", and others. Optimus Prime's third-act transformation sequence from this episode was revised and improved for "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", and the revision was used in ''dozens'' of episodes thereafter.
*Imagery of Cybertron from this episode was used to depict Iacon in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel story]] "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]". Several buildings are clearly taken from the cartoon, and the most precious comparison has to be the tunnel entrance used by Wheeljack and Bumblebee to get energy conductors to the cartoon's dome-shaped Autobot headquarters, which is exactly the same as the one [[Fusion]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] used to get shatter bombs to the [[Great Dome]]. The only difference is that the next piece of road for Fusion and Bluestreak is the same road Wheeljack and Bumblebee drove over before entering the tunnel.
[[File:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|The new RCA Colortrak, with Commercial-in-Commercial feature!]]
*The mid-80s [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of "More Than Meets the Eye" was granted the {{w|Film Advisory Board}} Award of Excellence, proudly displayed on the video box cover above. However, this particular "award" does not reflect the ''quality'' of any work submitted, but rather that the work is "family-friendly". Cheeky, that.
*The three parter was released on video in the United Kingdom in 1986 under the title "Arrival from Cybertron".
*Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmaster]] trio was spliced into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of this episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, they never actually appeared in the cartoon.
*Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.
*In 2016, "Transformers At The Moon" released onto YouTube<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwOQhJ_UA5E</ref> a collection of audio clips from the original Sunbow Productions "unslugged" cassette tapes and included many scenes deleted from the final show.
** Also on this tape is what [[Wally Burr]] terms "Body English", which consists of various Autobots and Decepticons grunting and groaning during the fight on the oil platform; "Body English" was recorded for Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Wheeljack, Reflector, all of the Decepticon troops, and the workers
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===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Plein la vue - Partie 1'''" ("Show off - Part 1")
:*''Original airdate (France):'' [[June 1]], [[1985]]
:*''Original airdate (Canada):'' [[March 30]], [[1985]]
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*When transforming back as [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] arrives, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] does not say anything. In the original version, he warns [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].
:::*For some reason, the dialog between [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] and Soundwave is left in English. ("Thundercracker to Soundwave, Thundercracker to Soundwave!" - "Proceed, Thundercracker.")
:::*This is the first episode of a long series in which various Transformers names are replaced by additional dialogue to avoid pronouncing the rather difficult English names ("Move!", "We have no choice!", "Come on!", or Soundwave saying "Warning!" every time he ejects a cassette). Some other names are distorted (Irok, Soundax, Balbee...).

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Im Weltraum verschollen'''" (''Generation 2'', "Lost in Space")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Fuga da Cybertron'''" ("Escape from Cybertron")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Hauler is not named, so it look like he is actually Grapple.
::*Reflector is called "Reflector'''s'''".
::*When Megatron orders Soundwave to release Ravage, in this dub he instead orders Ravage to attack, despite the latter being inside Soundwave.

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Molto più di quel che appare - Prima parte'''" ("Much More than What Appears - First Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Hauler is renamed "Grapple" in order to retcon them as the same character.
::*When Rumble is ejected for the first time, Soundwave [[FIRRIB|calls him Frenzy]].

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chikyū e no Michi'''" (地球への道, "The Road to Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 6]], [[1985]]
::*When [[Hotlink (G1)|the Seeker]] fires the ring of flame around [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] from his flame-thrower, he shouts out the name of his "special attack" in traditional anime-style. It was called the "Fire Attack", by the way.
::*'''Cut:''' Immediately after [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] says, "Megatron, my leader, we are alive again", a few seconds of the close-up of him and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] staring at each other and the fade away into the next scene is cut. Megatron's line, "Quickly, we must revive the other Decepticons", followed by him carrying and dropping [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], was also cut. The sequence resumes right after Megatron sets Reflector down next to [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]].
::*"[[Hauler]]" is not referred to by name in this version and most Japanese fans just presumed him to have been [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. Most Japanese fans, [[Hirofumi Ichikawa|but not all]].

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìyī Tiān'''" (第一天, "The First Day")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que Os Olhos Veem, Parte 1'''" ("More than Meets the Eye, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode did not air in the 1980s and was first released on DVD with a different dub from the rest of the show.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ne vsjo tak prosto (Chast' 1)'''" (Не всё так просто (Часть 1), "Not All Is So Simple (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Više nego što se vidi prvi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Више него што се види први део, "More than Meets the Eye Part 1"), "'''Sile zla prvi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Силе зла први део, "Forces of Evil Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:G1toy-SunstormeHobby.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|right|WHAT HAVE WE DONE]]
*'''''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' 89 [[Sunstorm (G1)#Collector's Edition|Sunstorm]] ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]], 2003/2009)'''
:An [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] redeco of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] toy, representing the yellow [[generic]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] seen in this episode. In part thanks to being given additional prominence in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' comic books, the character would subsequently spawn a plethora of additional toys, including ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figures by both Hasbro and Takara. While most "Sunstorm" figures are based on the standard Seeker body-type that transforms into an Earth jet, both the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' "Cybertron Heroes" [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|Sunstorm]] figure and the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]] figure (the latter of which represents the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] version of Sunstorm) transform into Cybertronian fighter jets that are heavily inspired by the Seekers' "tetrajet" alternate mode seen in this episode. The original Sunstorm figure was later re-released in 2009, once again exclusive to e-HOBBY.

[[File:MP Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|right|The shoulder cannons absolutely needed to be justified with an episode screencap… which actually shows an animation error.]]
*'''''Collector's Edition'' 88 [[Hauler#Collector's Edition|RoadHauler]] (Takara, 2003)'''
:An e-HOBBY exclusive redeco of the original ''Generation 1'' [[Grapple (G1)#Generation 1|Grapple]] toy in a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]-inspired green color scheme, intended to represent the Grapple lookalike seen in this episode, with the choice for his colors taking inspiration from "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" and "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".

*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-13 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Soundwave]] (TakaraTomy, 2013)'''
:One of the accessories included with the figure is a display grid that attaches over his chest door: The last page of the instruction booklet features a pair of cutouts you can place underneath the grid to simulate Soundwave projecting them on his chest, one of them being the space cruiser blueprints from this episode.

*'''''Masterpiece'' MP-17 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (TakaraTomy, 2013)'''
:Although they were technically based on the original ''Generation 1'' toy, TakaraTomy specifically used a screencap from this episode to "justify" the inclusion of shoulder cannons with their ''Masterpiece'' toy of Prowl… a screencap that actually depicts an ''animation error'' with ''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'' colored like Prowl (see above), hence the shoulder cannons.

*'''''Masterpiece'' MP-29 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Destron Laserwave]] (TakaraTomy, 2016)'''
:Among the other accessories, this figure includes a normal left hand that replaces his laser gun to recreate Shockwave's two-handed appearance in this episode, plus an alternate right hand to recreate the salute he gives to Megatron.

*'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' (2019)'''
:Representing Cybertronian forms rather than Earth modes, many of the figures from ''Siege'' are either directly based upon or incorporate features or design elements referencing this episode. Voyager [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]] transforms into a tetrajet based on thie episode, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]] has an "easter egg" third mode of "Cybertronian Sensor Lamp", and although ''Siege'' [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] still resembles his more bird-like form, his head design is a direct reference to his cartoon Cybertronian form.

*'''''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]] (2020)'''
:This figure comes with the giant cannon from this episode as one of its accessories. The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' redeco of the figure features a deco that closely resembles the weapon's color in the show.

*'''''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]] (2021)'''
:A Titan-class transforming figure based directly off the Ark's appearance in this episode. One of it's included accessories is the [[Sky Spy]] drone that provided the Autobots and Decepticons their Earth alt-modes

*'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]] (2021)'''
:This figure is based on Bumblebee's Cybertronian form, and comes with five [[Conductor|conductor rods]].

*'''''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]] (2022)'''
:The throne accessory included with this figure is based on the one Megatron [[:File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|uses]] in the Nemesis from this episode.

*'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]] (2023)''
:This figure is based on Jazz's Cybertronian form.

*'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Transformers Legacy Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Nemesis]] (2023)''
:A Titan class transforming figure based directly on the ship the Decepticons used to follow the Autobots to Earth. One of its advertised features is a boarding dock to simulate the Decepticon attack on the Ark.

*'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Transformers Legacy United]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origins Wheeljack]] (2024)''
:A Voyager class based on his Cybertronian form, being the first on-screen Transformer, and can fit [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Bumblebee]] (even including sculpted conductor rod storage racks!) into his trunk. Oddly, this toy is not part of the Buzzworthy lineup.
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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1985 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|Little Gems Junior Video Club]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye ([[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
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[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — Cult Sci-Fi Legends (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hd2wbHm760yJOXTQ2toOyVUAPosa2suB/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, with revision pages dated 13th March 1984]

==References==
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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]
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[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Earth

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[[File:The Earth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Mostly harmless.]]
The planet '''Earth''', third from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]] in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, is a world populated by a wide variety of native organic lifeforms, including [[human]]s. Versions of this planet are known to exist in many dimensions within the multiverse, and for some strange reason, it frequently becomes involved in the conflicts of the [[Transformer]]s. Perhaps ''too'' frequently. Whenever someone or something leaves, escapes, or is otherwise ejected from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there's a disproportionate chance it will eventually wind up on Earth, as opposed to, say, any of the other planets in the vast universe. Earth is orbited by one satellite, which its inhabitants have uncreatively dubbed "the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]."

Earth is superficially similar to the planet upon which [[you]] may reside, but has many subtle and not-so-subtle differences.

In some universes, Earth's connection to Cybertron is furthered by being the resting place of a Transformer deity, as [[Primus]] resides within Cybertron, such as [[Gaea]], [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], or even the dreaded [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|some universes]], Earth becomes the post-apocalyptic planet '''[[Gaia]]'''.

{{quote|''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt!'' Planet Dirt.|[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}
{{quote|The Earth is like a hard-boiled egg with its outer layer as the shell; this is the thinnest part, then there is the egg white, and the yolk represents the center of the Earth; hot red and boiling. The topic of the meeting the ''morphic rocks'', which lie in the second layer of the Earth; the egg white!|The [[narrator]]|"[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Man of iron and knights.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Even before the arrival of the Transformers, Earth had evidently been visited by another race of aliens; by four million years ago, however, the only trace of their presence was the [[Savage Land]]: a hidden jungle in [[Antarctica]] where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] still lived. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} Around this time, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed into Earth, and remained there until the present day. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

The [[human]] known as [[Jesus]] was supposedly born over 2000 years ago, and his birth would eventually lead to the holiday called [[Christmas]]. {{storylink|Stargazing}}

In the year [[1017]] AD, the Autobot [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] and his companion arrived on Earth in search of the lost ''Ark''. Their ship landed near the town of [[Stansham]], [[United Kingdom|England]]; every few centuries, his companion would scout out the surface. His first appearance turned the tide of a great battle, and the awed residence of [[Stansham]] would dub him the "[[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]]." {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

[[File:ActionForce Groupshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A typical example of mid-80s military forces.]]

In the 18th century, pirates roamed the seas filling up their treasure chests. [[Raindance|Two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|Autobots]] were sent to Earth at this time, but were seemingly rendered offline in the process; they were found and then lost by a crew of pirates. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The outbreak of the [[Korean War]] in the 1950s saw the [[United States of America]] embroiled in the conflict, with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Irving Witwicky]] serving with the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the war. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

By the 1980s, Earth was involved in a [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] driven by the United States of America and the [[Soviet Union]]. The planet was also threatened by the international terrorist group [[Cobra]], who was opposed by either America's [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] organisation {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} and/or the international [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}} ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel US|sources]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|disagree]]). There also existed a group called [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], an American spy organisation that primarily handled the monstrous [[Godzilla]], and otherwise seemed to have little prominence. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Marvel's lawyers would prefer it if you ignored this.]]

By a quirk of genetics, the [[Neo-Knights|odd human]] proved capable of wielding superpowers. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}} The earliest known was a vigilante named [[Spider-Man]] who vanished after 1984 for unknown reasons, though he did clash with the Decepticons {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} causing Megatron to rethink how dangerous humans were. {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

The Autobot and Decepticon war would rage until [[1991]] before a brief lull; both sides would relocate their bases to multiple locations, and while often battling in America they would also strike in the United Kingdom, [[Peru]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]], and Argentina. Responsibility for dealing with them in the States fell to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], yet another American spy group (the 1980s was clearly a paranoid and unstable time), and their military wing [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Diplomatic relations ''were'' tried early on with the [[President of the United States]], but failed.
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=====Earthforce=====
[[File:Earthbase front line.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
{{Earthforcefiction}}
In [[Primax 290.03 Gamma|an alternate timeline]], the bulk of the Autobot/Decepticon war moved off-world in [[1990]] and a small [[Earthforce]] remained, containing two duelling Decepticon factions {{storylink|Break-Away!}} (who later united). {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} The Autobot base was located in [[Canada]], where an abnormally high number of [[polar bear]]s roam the wilderness; the animals have even become bold enough to approach the Autobot base. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In several alternate timelines where Unicron attacked in [[2006]], the Autobots were allowed to build a city on Earth, which would become a major location for scattered Autobots to regroup after Decepticon conquest of Cybertron. Diplomatic relations were strong between human and Autobot, and futuristic technology such as weather-control machines were gifted to mankind. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} Many centuries later, Earth had become a second home for the Autobots, and in the year [[2356]] a decrepit [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had taken up permanent residence in the city. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====="Rhythms of Darkness"=====
[[File:Nyc-alternate-future1.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
In yet [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|another timeline]], the Americas were brutally conquered after 2005 by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. In response, the continent of [[Europe]] united under a European Crisis Coalition. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} Following the disappearance of [[Galvatron II|this universe's version of Galvatron]], however, the people of Earth were able to stage a successful uprising against their Decepticon conquerors, and the [[Human Confederacy|Confederation of Terran Worlds]] was born. In time, the Confederation would grow to include the inhabitants of the similarly liberated planet [[Nebulos]], and, would eventually, form an alliance with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Evidence in ancient [[Egypt]] suggested that the planet had been visited by Autobots in the past, with records depicting a mysterious being known only as "Imus" supposedly aiding in the construction of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] theorized that this might have been a temporally-displaced [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

Early into their conflict on modern Earth, the Autobots were instrumental in preventing the Decepticons from stealing [[oil]] from various human industries, {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 3|Damaged Ship on The High Sea}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 5|The Invasion Of The Decepticons}} though some Autobots, like [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], held the opinion that Earth would be better off under a one-world Autobot government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}}

Perhaps because of this sentiment, Decepticon leader Megatron would try to trick the citizens of Earth into believing that the Decepticons had given up their warlike ways, though his peace offering of a "statue" was soon revealed as a clever ruse. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4|The Troy Principle}} Megatron would briefly hold the entire Earth hostage, demanding the planet's entire arsenal of weaponry be delivered to the Decepticons before the Autobots foiled his plan by stealing back his hijacked nuclear missiles. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}} A dimensional portal once opened on Earth, which briefly connected the planet to, among other places, the [[Andromeda Galaxy|Andromeda nebula]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

An Earth-based laser constructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was powerful enough that it could be seen from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19|Shockwave's Galactic Secret}} Some time later, a videotape from Earth somehow wound up in the Cybertronian city of [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In the year [[2008]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] would remember Optimus's adventures on Earth fondly. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - a Robot, a Hero}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Franciscog2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ba-THROOOOM!]]
In [[1993]], the Decepticons struck Earth with overwhelming force, devastating cities and slaughtering millions, merely as a way of attracting Autobot attention. Even this was dwarfed when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] warlord [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] blew up [[San Francisco]] the following year. The long-term impact this had on Earth is unknown.
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:Cameos Invasion.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
: ''See also:'' [[Gaea]]

This particular Earth was home to a reservoir of [[Rarified Energon]], the resource becoming central to the Autobots and Decepticons who warred on the planet. The power of this substance also attracted the attention of the [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] who invaded [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. Letting the [[Terminus Blade]] interact with the Rarified Energon, Magnus unleashed space/time anomalies that began destroying the universe, while setting up shielding to protect his bounty. [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] managed to extend the range Magnus's shield to cover the entirety of Earth resulting in the whole planet being dragged into the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Detecting this otherworldly intrusion, [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]] moved to attack the world. Before he arrived, all inhabitants were teleported off Earth, which revealed itself to be [[Gaea]]. Once the goddess had defeated Primus, she reformatted herself into a new Cybertron to serve as a new home for Transformers of either faction, while teleporting all the humans to a new planet in another dimension. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

The Earth of ''that'' universe was nigh-identical to the Earth its inhabitants had left behind, albeit utterly uninhabited by humans. {{storylink|Assembly (OMAM)|Assembly}} As it turned out, ''this'' Earth was located in a parallel universe where Cybertron had been destroyed during the Great War by the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Five years after humanity's arrival the planet was briefly attacked by both [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and this monstrous combiner, though the Autobots were able to repel the invasion. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

The [[GoBot]]s of an [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|alternate dimension]] landed on the original Earth, searching for a way to save their own reality from a great [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], {{storylink|Sunrise}} and thanks to the efforts of the [[Caretaker]] and [[Small Foot]]'s sacrifice, the team succeeded in their mission. {{storylink|Last Sunset}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noteRG1}}

[[File:LooseEndsPart3-boom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Alright, who farted?]]

After the Ark crashed on Earth for a second time, the crash site was patrolled by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] for two years before Spike called it quits in [[1993]]. Following his retirement, someone, either very greedy or very bored or both, managed to enter the Ark, resulting in [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] being reactivated. Using his mental connection with [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], the tyrant managed to reactivate the Ark and used the warship's onboard systems to devastate Earth, turning the planet into a nuclear wasteland. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The only known human settlement remaining on the planet's surface was [[Little America]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} The only pre-existing structure that was spared destruction was the [[Deep Space Network]] telescope in [[Goldstone]] via which Megatron attempted to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for their final battle. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

[[File:LooseEndsPart1-Earth.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

In [[2012]], the Autobot [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] broke ranks to clean up the many loose ends of the Great War leftover on alien planets. The first stop was Earth, but upon arrival, he and the [[Wreckers]] were caught off-guard by the state of the planet and shot down by Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} The Wreckers managed to use the Goldstone telescope to contact Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} before they joined up with the "Little America" humans in an attempt to cripple the Ark and free Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} When Optimus Prime finally arrived, he managed to slay Megatron once and for all while Spike Witwicky – now "Circuit Smasher" – managed to overload the Ark's systems and prevent [[Aunty]] from unleashing another salvo of nuclear warheads on Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the Autobots had rounded up and vaporized Megatron's [[zombie]] army, they were voted off Earth by the humans. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Over the protests of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Optimus Prime elected to remain on Earth in an attempt to atone for the mistakes his inaction had wrought to the planet. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} He first made his way to the Ark, to try and destroy the mighty vessel, only to arrive in time to see it take off under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

[[File:Little america destiny.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Optimus contacted Magnus to let him know the Ark was in enemy hands and on-approach to Cybertron with his SIC informing him on developments on [[Nebulos]], which gave Optimus an idea to help the two planets. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} After enduring electrical torture at the hands of Circuit Smasher, Optimus Prime was able to present his plan to Little America; linking the Earth and Nebulos via Space Bridge. The humans would bring indomitable resolve, while the [[Nebulan]]s would bring advanced technology, allowing the two worlds to heal together. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

[[File:WarToEndAllWarsPart5-andthriving.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Optimus commenced construction of a Space Bridge in [[Oklahoma]], while a twin was built in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]] on Nebulos, both linked through the [[Star Chamber]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} As part of its plan to ascend to the larger multiverse, the [[Dark Matrix]] sent Fortress Maximus to Earth once the Space Bridge came online to cripple Optimus and abduct Spike. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} After the Dark Matrix entity had been defeated, Earth and Nebulos would go on to thrive in their partnership. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
Believing Megatron to be the lynchpin that held the Decepticon army together, Optimus deliberately crewed the ''Ark'' with [[Autobot High Command]] to lure [[Decepticon High Command]] off-planet. When the ''Ark'', after destroying an [[asteroid belt]] that threatened to destroy the rogue Cybertron, was boarded by the Decepticons, Optimus crashed the ship into Earth. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

Observing these events from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Shockwave, after disabling the [[Conehead]]s, travelled down to Earth to ensure that there were no loose ends. Discovering instead a primordial world brimming with raw energy and an abundance of resources, Shockwave set up a mining station only to be attacked by the Dinobots, reactivated by the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems when he entered the atmosphere. When the Dinobots confronted him, the scientist defeated four of them but was unprepared for Grimlock boosting himself with a capsule of raw energon, burying the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

When the Coneheads recovered, they travelled down to Earth and found the ''Ark'' at roughly the same time as a delirious Grimlock who was fighting off a [[drone]] force that a damaged AUNTIE had deployed. While the Seekers fought the drones, Grimlock faced off against a trio of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardians]], burning off his power high, just as Megatron was reactivated. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

To defend herself, AUNTIE activated Megatron's [[antimatter]] abilities, only for Grimlock to stab the tyrant. Lacking Megatron's training with the power, AUNTIE was helpless to prevent it leaking out, the antimatter threatening to destroy the Earth before Grimlock deactivated AUNTIE, saving the planet. The Coneheads meanwhile had retreated to the ''Nemesis'' but found themselves unable to start the ship. In exchange for keeping the location of Earth, and more importantly Megatron, a secret, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] sent a rescue ship. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

The starship ''[[Mantlo]]'' landed on Earth in the year [[1017]] while in search of the ''Ark'', though the Autobot deep-cover agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] was forced to doublecross his allies during a skirmish with his Decepticon unit, and sent them crashing into [[Stansham Castle]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Kingnergill.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An earthling.]]

Around nine million years ago, the Earth was visited by the Transformers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but Skyfire was caught in a polar wind storm and separated from Starscream, buried in ice. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Then, approximately four million years ago, the Transformers' spacecraft, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', crash-landed in what would become the north-western [[United States of America|United States]], entombing the robots within in stasis. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Earth is home to many unusual creatures and "hidden civilizations." The underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by water-breathing, fish-like humanoids, gave rise to the legends of [[Atlantis]] and other sunken cities. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Fire-breathing [[dragon]]s existed naturally as late as the medieval era, though by the 20th century, they appeared to have died out. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A possible descendant was a [[Beast of Borneo|unique, reptilian creature]] captured by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] in [[Borneo]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} A [[Dinobot Island (G1)|strange, secluded island]] was home to [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s and other prehistoric creatures, thanks to the landmass occupying a strange position in space-time. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Lurking almost out of sight are the strange, hidden monsters known as [[Inhumanoids]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II: Ask Vector Prime}}

Around the same time as the Transformers, Earth was ravaged by the predations of a [[Cobra|terrorist organisation]] led by the sinister [[Cobra Commander|"Old Snake"]]. Luckily, [[G.I. Joe (team)|some real American heroes]] opposed them and by 2005 they'd be a distant memory. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[File:Ultimate Doom 3 Cybertron leave.JPG|thumb|left|250px]]

The magma energy of the [[Earth's core]] is channeled by a series of green crystalline structures, which the Decepticons attempted to exploit in 1984, exposing a crystal shaft in the North Pole and tapping the core's energy (while, at the same time, happening upon and reactivating the body of Skyfire). {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} On another occasion, Earth was imperiled by the arrival of Cybertron in the solar system; due to the gravitational disturbances, the planet was ravaged by earthquakes and storms {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} until the Autobots were able to knock their homeworld out of Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

Another unusual aspect of the planet is the natural existence of [[electrum]], a metallic alloy that renders Transformers invulnerable when coated in it. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[File:OnlyHuman New York opening cityscape.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

By the year 2005, the Autobots had established [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], a permanent base on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Human interaction with the Transformers had resulted in an advanced level of technology worldwide, and the foundation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], which operated a series of space stations. [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], was colonised, and an EDC base was established on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], while travel between star systems was hugely enhanced by the creation of [[warp gate]]s. Earthling [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] became Earth's ambassador, first to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and then to other alien worlds as, through the Transformers, humanity came into contact with other races. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

As part of a truly bonkers scheme in 2007, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] moved Cybertron back into the solar system and tried to use the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] to cause Earth's sun to go nova, destroying the organic world and Cybertron. Fortunately, the Autobots managed to have [[Vector Sigma]] absorb the excess solar energy which revitalized Cybertron and left Earth unharmed. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:RiseUpPretenders-Earth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Baba yetu, yetu uliye, mbinguni yetu, yetu, amina.]]
At some point, a shard of the universe-creating [[Zodiac]] was entombed in Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}} Some time after the [[#Beast Wars cartoon|Beast Wars]], the time-travelling [[Sparkbot]]s attempted to use the [[Angolmois Energy]] they collected to resurrect [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] on Earth. Their plot was foiled by [[Primus]], who sealed the Angolmois Energy and the Sparkbots within the planet. To guard this dangerous energy, Primus created [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] and set up several safeguards for his activation. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

During the Stone Age, an evil energy being, knowing of both the Angolmois Energy and the Zodiac on Earth, brought stolen [[Powermaster]] bodies from [[G Nebula 89]] to the planet. Using both power sources, the entity created the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s from the Powermasters and transformed itself into [[Devil Z]]odiac, falling to slumber afterwards. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} At around the same time, a small group of [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet. While the Autobots used their Pretender abilities to adopt the form of humans, the Decepticons assumed monstrous forms and were mistaken by early man as "demons." Finally defeating the Decepticons and sealing them away—within the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], the ruins of [[Atlantis]], and beneath the [[Nazca Lines]] of Peru—the Autobots then integrated themselves into human society, serving as secret protectors who quietly and subtly guided the evolution of human society. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The planet would receive further visitors, in the form of [[Commando (RID)|a team of second-generation Autobots]] who were sent from the future to activate Brave Maximus to safeguard "Gaia Energy", which they misunderstood Angolmois Energy to be. {{Storylink|Koji Gets His Wish|JRX Versus Baldigus}} {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} However, their ship crashed onto [[Castle Peak|Angel Mountain]], where its passengers slumbered till the end of the 20th century. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}}

In the years immediately preceding the reactivation of the ''Ark'' in [[1985]], a group of [[Micromaster]]s established [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] as a headquarters to guard the crashed starship until the volcano's eruption, and would be bolstered by the temporally-displaced [[Multiforce]] in their battle against their Decepticon counterparts. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

In [[2000]], Brave Maximus would be uncovered and reactivated by the Autobot [[Dimensional Patrol]] and [[Predacon (BW)|their Predacon counterparts]], both groups which had traveled back in time from the future. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Stolen Plasma}} After the destruction of Unicron in [[2005]], {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} the defeated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed in [[Tokyo]], destroying the city and spreading his infectious Unicron cells amongst Earth's machines and organic life, creating the [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] and [[Kiss Player]]s. Despite the Autobots' best efforts, the disaster resulted in massive anti-Transformer sentiment and the [[Earth Defense Command]] erected an [[anti-electron]] field that forced all Cybertronians off the planet. Through efforts from native humans and their Autobot partners, the EDC's actions under the misguided [[Hitoshizuku Amaō|Commander Amaō]] were put to a stop, Galvatron and his cells were expelled from the planet, and Transformers were welcomed back to the planet. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}

The following decades would find Earth under threat from the Decepticons, such as from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Death Tower]]s in [[2011]] {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}} and then by the awakened [[Devil Z]]'s plots to wipe the surface of all life around 2020. {{Storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}} The citizens of Earth would join forces with the Autobots, and other sentient races across the galaxy, to form the anti-Decepticon [[Galactic Peace Alliance]] before the year [[2025]]. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Some years later, Earth was attacked by several members of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] during the battle for the Zodiac, buried deep beneath the planet's surface, though the Autobots were able to snatch the Zodiac away from their foes at the last minute. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} Angolmois Energy was finally discovered by humanity within Gaia Energy in [[2039]], and it spurred massive advances in human technology. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

By [[2050]], humanity had experienced a quantum surge in technology using their mastery over Angolmois to produce such innovations as the [[Mother Computer]], {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}} the [[Selector]]s and even managing to cure the long-term health problems of Cybertronians. The Selectors however took issue with being enslaved by humanity and revolted with the martial backing of the Decepticons. When Optimus Prime tried to put a halt to the fighting, Megatron pointed out that freedom was the right of all sentient beings and the Selectors were sentient beings. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} Capitulating, Optimus formally petitioned the humans to grant freedom to the Selectors only to be confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who chose to side with humanity, and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], who remained loyal to Grimlock. When a series of events led to Grimlock regaining his super-intelligence, he promised to find a peaceful solution to this conflict. Sadly though, Spike Witwicky had grown desperate enough to seek assistance from the Quintessons, bringing a [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] to the Mother Computer who told the two creator species to ally. Eagerly, the Judge summoned the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

Cackling madly, the Judge revealed to Spike that the Terrorcons would harness the Angolmois Energy within Earth, allowing the Quintessons to create a second Unicron and use their monster to rule the universe. As more and more Quintesson forces arrived, Megatron began absorbing Angolmois Energy into himself, even as this ran the chance of reawakening his evil nature. Having gotten a first hand reminder of the evil of the Quintessons, Spike defied his would be ally who responded by shooting him. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

With so much evil, the Angolmois Energy began erupting across Earth, corrupting Transformers and indeed turning Megatron evil again. As Spike and the Selector [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] made peace, they defeated the Judge and discussed how to save their homeworld. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

Salvation came when [[Lio Convoy]] used righteous Angolmois Energy to purify Megatron's spark and send it back in time to the [[Precursor World]]. Now aware that Earth was too dangerous a world to remain on, humanity and the Selectors left Earth to make a new home elsewhere in the galaxy. The Cybertronians meanwhile all returned home and erased all records of Earth from their archives. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2}}

[[File:NewForces Gaea.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Not shown: the Land of Ooo.]]

Tens of thousands of years after the Earthlings had left their home, {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} the planet's biosphere had reverted to a pristine, largely unspoiled wilderness. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} Traces of humanity persisted in scattered ruins, [[Mother Computer|an ancient computer system]] containing information on the planet's prior inhabitants, {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} and a lunar outpost manned by the androids [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to ensure that Earth's supply of Angolmois Energy remained unmeddled with. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Some [[Copy Machine|discarded technology]] remained operational. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

This version of Earth, known to the Cybertronians of this era as "'''[[Gaia]]'''", was visited by Maximals and Predacons under the respective commands of [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} and was menaced by the monstrous [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] before Lio Convoy was able to save the planet. In the process, a large portion of Gaia's Angolmois Energy was sent scattering through space encased in Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

Several years later, [[Big Convoy]]'s [[Big Convoy Unit|unit]] would visit Gaia to investigate Lio Convoy's disappearance and came across [[Magmatron]] and [[Magmatron Unit|his troops]]. Both sides would discover the existence of Angolmois Capsules and leave Gaia to gather them. {{Storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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From 1984 to 2006, Earth was the primary battleground during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons; following the battle on [[Nebulos]], however, the Decepticons retreated to the far reaches of the galaxy, and Prime's inner cadre of Autobots pursued them, leaving only a skeleton crew behind on Earth.

Around the beginning of the 21st century, the Autobots worked with the Earth Defense Command to increase ties between their peoples. The pooled efforts of human, Cybertronian, and [[Nebulan]] science led to the creation of the first [[cyberfactory|cyberfactories]], leading to a new generation of Earth-born Transformers with the rights of citizens of human nations. Though this "second generation" was created with no faction in mind, by 2010 many had migrated to opposing sides in the Cybertronian civil war, either to U.S. citizen [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] or to UK citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In 2013, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth was host to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By the late 30th century C.E., Cybertron no longer had active contact with Earth. [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] only knew of Earth as a "fabled planet" referenced in Cybertronian texts. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha|one parallel universe]], the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in 1984 to learn that the evil forces of [[Cobra]] had already conquered the planet. Though the Autobots—disgusted by the callous governments of Earth, and spurred on by Optimus Prime's insistence not to meddle in the affairs of other species—built and launched a starship that would take them off Earth, Megatron stayed behind, hoping to conquer the planet. His war against Cobra was brief and brutal: although bolstered by reinforcements such as the Insecticons and Constructicons, Cobra's [[M.A.S.S. Device]] and the increasingly unethical products of Cobra science pushed Megatron's back against the wall, until, out of desperation, he allied with [[Nergill]] and the forces of Sub-Atlantica.

Even this alliance was not to last; when Cobra stormed the undersea city, the Sub-Atlanticans double-crossed Megatron and were able to paralyze him, trapping the Decepticon leader in his alternate mode. In the aftermath, Starscream seized command of the Decepticons, and the stragglers were quick to evacuate the Earth using Shockwave's [[space bridge]] with whatever scraps of energon they could take with them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/13/2015}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
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Four million years ago, Earth was inhabited by dinosaurs, and the crash of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' sent them fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}
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===Marvel storybooks continuity===
[[File:Battle-for-earth space.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Art taken from the side of a funny-smelling van.]]
Rather than be taken prisoner by the Decepticons, Optimus Prime chose to crash the ''Ark'' into Earth, knocking all aboard into stasis. Shortly after reawakening in the modern era, Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s enacted a scheme to force the people of Earth into surrender by holding visitors to the [[Freedom Sports Arena]] hostage, though this plan was swiftly foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
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In the distant past, at the height of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the starship ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth, buried beneath [[Mount St. Hilary]] for millions of years. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

At some point afterwards, the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]] selected prehistoric Earth as the site for a long-running experiment, the ultimate end goal of which is still unknown. As part of their machinations, the Vok seeded the young planet with vast amounts of raw [[energon]], {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} erecting mysterious constructions at strategic intervals, such as a [[Brigadoon|floating "island"]] {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} and the [[Standing Stones|standing stones]], designed to attract and study any intelligent lifeforms on the planet. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}} As a failsafe, the Vok installed an artificial second moon over the planet, a [[Planet Buster|laser weapon]] designed to detonate Earth's volatile energon and sterilize the entire biosphere.

From the distant future, 300 years after the end of the Great War, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was able to steal a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], which contained a hidden message left behind by [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]]. Aware that the recent invention of [[unspace|transwarp]] technology would enable Cybertronians to [[time travel|travel backwards in time]], the Decepticon leader instructed whoever found the message to travel back to prehistoric Earth and kill Optimus Prime while he lay in stasis, changing history and ensuring a Decepticon future. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} The ruling council of this era, the [[Maximal High Council]], had declared Earth off-limits; knowledge of the planet, and its sector in space, was tightly regulated. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

[[File:Protohumans1 CodeofHero.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And scientists cried in frustration.]]

Though pursued by a group of [[Maximal]]s, Megatron's [[Darksyde (BW)|stolen ship]] and the Maximal vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' crash-landed on Earth; though Megatron initially believed that the planet was ''not'' Earth, due to its too moons, he deigned that the planet's rich supply of Energon would allow him to nonetheless conquer Cybertron. Taking on [[beast mode]]s to protect themselves from [[energon radiation]], the two sides waged a conflict they dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]," {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} and accidentally alerted the Vok to their presence after stumbling into one of their many sites. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

Deciding that the Beast Warriors had contaminated their experiment, the Vok activated the second moon and began their sterilization protocol. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} This plan was foiled by the Maximal leader, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} but the vast majority of the raw Energon on the planet was transformed into stable, cube form. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

[[File:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Earliest known human religion.]]

Both factions soon became aware of [[anthropoid|early hominids]]. A foiled Predacon attempt to slaughter them caused them to both disperse and develop knowledge of crude tools and weapons; {{storylink|Code of Hero}} [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] happily intervened in the natural course of Time by teaching the young hominids simple physics lessons; {{storylink|Go with the Flow}} and after the end of the war, when the victorious Maximals returned to Cybertron, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was left on the planet as the leader and god of a hominid tribe. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} Although they eventually rejected him and he too returned to Cybertron, {{storylink|The Catalyst}} it is unclear precisely how much influence Waspinator may have had on the evolution of humanity and their culture. Many would find this dizzturbing.
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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In a vision from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had a vision of their future selves battling it out on Earth; {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}} not long afterwards, the ''Ark'' would indeed crash-land on the Earth some four million years ago, and the Autobots remained offline until the modern day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Around this time, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s pursued the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s to the world. Though Grimlock's unit believed that they had killed their foes, the Insecticons had survived, and took their operations underground for millennia. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In [[1984]], the two dormant factions of Cybertronians reawoke, and hostilities between the two commenced anew in a war for Earth's abundant sources of energy. It would take some time—and the assistance of the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]] family—before the majority of humanity came to realize that the Autobots were there to protect them, eventually leading to the formation of the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}} In the year [[1998]], humans and Autobots were able to conclusively rout the Decepticons and end the Great War in "[[Operation Liberation]]," however, the subsequent launch and destruction of the ''[[Ark II]]'', intended to take the Autobots home seemingly killed Prime and all of his followers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}} This would be revealed as a massive coverup, however, as the ship had been deliberately sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] in an attempt to capture the Transformers and remake them into military weapons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} The Decepticon Shockwave, who had seized control of Cybertron in the interim, ''also'' claimed to have facilitated the destruction of the vessel, seeking to keep the two leaders and their followers safely contained on Earth until the time was right. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:Atonement-warroom.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"On the other hand, gentlemen... what if we had a war and EVERYBODY came?"]]

Though the Transformers would be able to free themselves from human control, the city of [[San Francisco]] was largely destroyed in the crossfire; a year later, (and after another alien invasion by the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] {{storylink|The Transformers Trilogy}}) Shockwave had, by then, secured his hold over Cybertron, and subsequently turned his sights to Earth, where he arrested all of the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet and sent them to Cybertron for re-education. {{storylink|New World Order}}

After overthrowing Shockwave, groups of Transformers eventually returned to Earth, and the Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself to save the entire planet from the out-of-control threat of a maddened [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], {{storylink|Atonement}}, and the EDC teamed up with the Autobots to deal with the return of the Insecticons. {{storylink|Extermination}} Their two worlds now intertwined, the Autobots began breaking ground on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] to house the Autobots currently active on the planet. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Though many hints were dropped that suggested Earth and Cybertron shared a common history, one that ran much deeper than the inhabitants of either world suspected, the true nature of this connection was never elaborated on. When asked, known liar [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] claimed the organic world was merely fodder for Decepticon conquest. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:BlackHorizonPart1-CobraLa.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Is that Cookie Monster?]]
160,000 years ago, Earth was colonized by the ancient civilization known as "[[Cobra-La]]," a humanoid race who supposedly hailed from another world, and wielded strange organic technology. When Earth was visited by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] during the zenith of their reign, the people of Cobra-La cut a deal: in exchange for them not deploying their virulent [[Metal-eating spore|metal-eating fungus]] against him, Unicron would depart and return in a few thousand years, when [[human]]ity had grown numerous, and the subsequent apocalypse and enslavement of the human race would leave Earth untouched, so that Cobra-La to rule once more. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} In the 20th century, a Decepticon ship crash-landed atop their hidden city, beneath the [[Himalayas]], and the Decepticons were outfitted with biotechnology after pledging their servitude. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

In the modern day, the forces of the [[Cobra]] terrorist organization had captured and reprogrammed more Transformers to serve them in their quest for world domination, but provoked a nuclear response from the [[United Nations]]: one powerful enough to potentially jeopardize the entire Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

Two years after the Autobots and the members of the newly minted [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had saved the day, Cobra-backed researchers in [[Boston]] opened a wormhole that connected Earth to Cybertron after piggybacking off the Cybertronian supercomputer [[Teletran 3]]—a coincidence orchestrated by Shockwave, who planned to harness the connection to launch a full-scale Decepticon invasion of Earth. Conflict with Cobra caused the network malfunction, hurling various Autobots through time; if they were not retrieved, the temporal feedback would burn the Earth clean of all life. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

[[File:BlackHorizonPart2-Unicron.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

A time-hopping adventure ensued as both Cobra and Joe members travelled through Earth's history; beginning in the mid-1970s, {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} then to [[Chicago]] in [[1937]], {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} and finally into a potential post-apocalyptic future, where Shockwave's original scheme had come to fruition. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} Though the team managed to foil Shockwave's scheme and avert Earth's destruction, only three months passed before the resurgent inhabitants of Cobra-La began their own plan to summon Unicron with the help of [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

In the meantime, US scientists worked to develop a sentient Earth defense system using Cybertronian technology, but the result was the malevolent [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} who swiftly launched an attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

By the time of Serpent O.R.'s defeat, Optimus returned to Earth to help purge Cybertronian technology from the planet, unaware that Unicron had begun his approach to the planet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} As Cobra-La and its Cybertronian allies made themselves known once more to both the Autobots and Joes on Earth, [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] were able to purloin samples of Cobra-La's original spores and deployed the payload directly into Unicron's brain, destroying him and saving the planet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Transformers had arrived on the planet under unknown circumstances, and a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] had been built around their remains. A dangerous faction known as [[Cobra]], however, would discover them in [[1938]], and so erupted [[World War II]]: Cobra and the Decepticons taking on everyone else, and overrunning Europe. The threat caused the United States to enter the war in [[1939]], creating the world's first modern special forces unit in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. A Joe/Autobot joint operation would end the war by defeating the Decepticons, but at the cost of the Autobots all dying.

In [[1985]], Cobra would resurface as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers would be used for a massive arms race.

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The planet Earth formed some 4.5 billion years ago. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} Over the course of its prehistory, various life-forms rose and fell, including [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s; a remnant population of the creatures existed in a secluded jungle at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] well into the modern day. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 2|Scarlett's Strike Force #2}} At some point during Earth's prehistory, an [[Elder God]] and its aquatic servants took up residence in the planet's oceans. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

Roughly seven to eight million years ago, at the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], the barbarian warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] launched the [[Enigma of Combination]] into space, and by pure coincidence this artifact would eventually fall to Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:SpotlightShockwave-seeding.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

During the Great War between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] selected Earth as one of the thirteen worlds for his [[Regenesis]] project, and fired a missile loaded with [[Ore-13]] at the planet some 600,000 years ago. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

Unbeknownst to the younger Shockwave, his time-travelling future self—in the guise of "[[Onyx Prime]]"—had deliberately ensured that his younger self would choose Earth as one of the thirteen planets involved, as the presence of the Enigma ensured that it possessed a connection to the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Using supplies of [[Ore-1]], [[Ore-9]], and [[Ore-10]], "Onyx Prime," armed with his foreknowledge of the future, was able to shunt the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] across time and space, eventually burying him beneath [[Monument Valley]] so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] would find him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

In the meantime, "Onyx" sent a crew of [[Maximal]]s out into the universe aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', ostensibly to recover the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion profile}} During the [[Ice Age]], ten thousand years ago, the ship visited Earth to refuel and was shot down by the younger Shockwave, who had returned to Earth to check on the progress of his Regenesis worlds. The [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] they had carried aboard their ship had wiped their memories; the younger Shockwave reprogrammed them, convincing them that they were key players in the Great War, and turned them against one another in a series of wargames. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Shockwave, however, had been tailed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot tactical unit]], and both they and Shockwave were left buried in a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} The lost Maximals retreated underground and entered hibernation. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

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Some time later, "Onyx" would again send an agent to Earth; this time, it would be the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who disguised himself as a [[human]]. Evidence suggests that Sovereign arrived on Earth approximately six thousand years ago, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.}} in his modern-day guise as [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], he claimed that ancient humans had discovered the Enigma, and its energies had "combined" their thoughts and ideas, leading to the foundation of human civilization in [[Mesopotamia]], with [[Gilgamesh]] founding the city of [[Uruk]] to protect the artifact. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

At some point, the neutral scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Mesothulas]] visited Earth, and refined samples of Shockwave's ore into an artificial superfuel he dubbed "[[obtenteum]]." {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

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In the late 1800s, construction of the Transcontinental Railroad inadvertently disturbed several of the hibernating Maximals; still believing themselves to be the Autobots and Decepticons, they lapsed into their old tactical simulations and the "Autobots" triumphed over the "Decepticons." {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel}} In the year 1888, they defeated the Elder God and its servants when the ancient being threatened Earth, {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2 #2}} and remained active up until the outbreak of [[World War I]], when a combination of dwindling fuel levels and Shockwave's conditioning wearing off caused most of them to die. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Other alien arrivals over the years would include the [[Dire Wraith]]s, shapeshifting aliens who sought to infiltrate human society and destroy it from within, {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Three}} and the [[Prysmosian]] wizard [[Merklynn]], who came to Earth searching for sufficient [[magic]]al power to restore his [[Prysmos|ruined homeworld]], disguised as the human "[[Garrison Kreiger]]." {{storylink|Schismatic}} By [[1945]], at the height of [[World War II]], "Krieger" came into contact with [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the last surviving Maximal, and the two formed an unlikely alliance to secure the Talisman that Centurion's ship had brought to Earth. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] arrived on Earth while spying on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his team. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} After briefly investigating the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in Egypt—the place where, by sheer coincidence, Krieger had recently unearthed the Talisman—{{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} conflict between the two Decepticon groups triggered the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[1984]]. In [[1985]], the underfunded government organisation [[Skywatch]] dug up the bodies of several of the deactivated Cybertronians, and used this find to secure more funding while also reprogramming them as mindless agents. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} This, in turn, would lead to the development of [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]], which saw the involvement of both Krieger and Centurion. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Another unauthorised landing, this time by the rogue [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], occurred at an unknown point in time; he made contact with a number of amoral private corporations, leading to the formation of the [[Machination]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

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The planet was officially infiltrated by the Decepticons sometime during [[2002]] using standardized Deceptiocn [[infiltration protocol]], aiming to secretly undermine Earth's civilization; a detachment of Autobots, led by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], followed them in an attempt to thwart their aims. Decepticon agents were placed in multiple areas, such as the [[Alexander Holt|United States government]] and the separatists of [[Brasnya]]. However, the recent discovery of [[Ore-13]] by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s team prompted the treacherous lieutenant to break protocol in an effort to rebel against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Autobot agent [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] also broke protocol by initiating direct contact with three humans, who proved invaluable in gaining intelligence on Starscream's operations. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}}

The discovery of Ore-13 threatened to make Earth the new front line in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron carried on the standard strategem of igniting conflict between humans to weaken their kind for conquest, but Autobot interference made him escalate things drastically. The Transformers became known to humanity, with the Machination attempting to exploit this. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

About a year on from this, [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''everyone suddenly forgot'' they knew about the Transformers]], while a disgruntled [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] made a deal that saw the Decepticons gain an undefended Earth. A destructive war occurred between Decepticon and human, with [[New York City]] seized as a base and several other parts of the planet suffering devastating attacks. Eventually, Optimus Prime showed up in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and put a stop to that. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}

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Their leader grievously wounded and their forces in tatters, the Decepticons retreated for the time being. With Autobot infrastructure across the galaxy in ruins, Earth became a hot spot of Transformer activity as Autobot refugees travelled to the planet in the hopes of seeking shelter. Most Autobots and Decepticons, however, were stranded on the world for some time, left to the mercies of an increasingly aggressive [[Skywatch]]. Several Decepticons forged alliances of convenience with Earth nations, while the Autobots were eventually able to form a joint team with Skywatch. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}}

Most Cybertronians retreated back to Cybertron for the "Chaos War" that ultimately ended with Cybertron's revival and all Autobots on Earth being recalled to their homeworld, {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} taking care to destroy any trace of Cybertronian technology they might have left behind. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} While the Autobots were away, [[Skywatch]] was dissolved and reformed into the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

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After the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" event, Galvatron took command of the Decepticons and came ''this'' close to conquering Earth ''twice'' in the span of a few days, Optimus Prime saw fit to annex Earth into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} While a controversial decision, it was overshadowed by the threat of [[Baron Karza]] nearly destroying Earth via the various Ore-13 deposits. After that threat had passed, Optimus invited all of Earth's protectors to work together in defence of the planet. {{storylink|Revolution}}

A few months later, a wandering tribe of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrived on Earth, hoping to use the Ore-13 to repair their destroyed homeworld. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Though their plan fell through, they took up residence on Earth, building a city for themselves that they dubbed "[[Little Cybertron]]." {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

Soon after, Earth elected [[Marissa Faireborn]] to be its first interstellar ambassador. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} In a twisted attempt to protect Earth however, [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Iron Ring]] attacked the ceremony with the intent to bring about the extinction of the Cybertronian race. Though his scheme was stopped, it had unwittingly awakened [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|First Strike}}

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When the Chaos Bringer began ripping Cybertron to pieces, the planet's population evacuated to Earth via the power of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], the device joining them in the teleport meaning Unicron followed the Transformers to the organic world. {{storylink|Road's End}} Once Unicron had been felled, the [[black hole]] that had once been at his core began orbiting the Earth. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Despite the existence of "New Cybertron", most Cybertronians evidently elected to stay on Earth, {{storylink|Post}} with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] even moving there after the ''[[Lost Light]]'' had been decommissioned. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Universe'' cartoon===
The Autobots crashed on contemporary Earth, the planet that would become the next battlefield in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
: ''See also:'' [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]]
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Earth was one of many living planets spawned by [[Daiakuron]]; like all of Daiakuron's creations, the planet hid a robot form known as "[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]]". {{storylink|The War Never Ends}} In prehistoric times, the Autobot vessel ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on a remote island somewhere in the North Sea. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}} Over the course of human civilization, various secret societies rose and fell, passing down the knowledge of a secret "Pit" that would awaken Atlas in times of great need. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

A great body of evidence suggested that the histories of Earth and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were intertwined: the warped creation account given in the [[Cobranomicon]] claimed that [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] had encountered Cybertronians in the Garden of Eden, that the Biblical figure of {{w|Metatron}} was based on Megatron, and that the "serpent" within that garden had somehow impregnated Eve with the first member of the half-human race that would go on to serve the eldritch being known as [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Conversely, [[Galen]]'s existence implied that humans had somehow arose on, or migrated to, Cybertron during some prior era. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

At some point during Earth's medieval age, Earth and Cybertron came into contact with one another, and the Viking warrior [[Thor FalkenHauser]] received a Cybertronian warhammer as a reward for his efforts during a war that involved the two planets. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}} Around this time, a group of [[Cobra]] druids took up residence in the North Sea and jealously guarded their "cave of the gods" from outsiders. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}}

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By the 21st century, the latest in the line of secret societies was [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], and the two worlds came back into conflict with one another when Megatron attacked the [[Solar System]] aboard Cybertron. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Under his control, Cybertron was made to collide with Earth, {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} which was presumed destroyed by those on Cybertron when space dust and debris covered the metallic world. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Fortunately, Earth was later revealed to have survived relatively unscathed, the collision having "only" blown a huge crater in the Atlantic Ocean. This crater turned into a new continent, while the debris knocked loose from the planet formed a second moon dubbed [[Luna Secundus]]. When [[Primus]] threatened the sun next, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] activated the "Atlas Protocol", transforming Earth into Atlas so that he could stop Primus.

In the aftermath of the conflict, Atlas returned to his hibernation, and some Autobots chose to stay on Earth to aid with reconstruction. Earth's new continent was populated by various displaced peoples and war refugees, including [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s dormant body, which in turn became a new home for [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Earth was the possible location of one of thirteen [[Titan (group)|Titans]], alongside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]], [[Master (planet)|Dominius]], [[Nebulos]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Antilla]], [[Paradron]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], [[Aquatron]], [[Botropolis]], [[Micro]]n, and [[Gigantion]]. {{storylink|Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force}}<ref>[[:File:TR_Titan_Force_map.jpg|''Titans Return'' Titan Force 3-pack map]]</ref>

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The passengers of the ''Ark'' awoke in 1984 and began conducting their battles across Earth. In these early days of their war, many conspiracy theories arose about the Transformers, some believing them to be [[Cobra]] weapons. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Earth suffered greatly during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons; their destructive battles saw several cities and entire regions obliterated by orbital bombardments, human nuclear strikes, and collateral damage from robot wars.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3362363 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums]</ref>

In the closing years of the 20th century, the Great War began to move off of Earth and returned to a cosmic scale. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

At some point during or after the 21st century, the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] threatened to destroy the Earth. The planet was spared destruction through the efforts of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] who sacrificed both his life and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to purify the entity. The native population wasn't grateful in the slightest. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

By the 24th century, a repaired Earth had become the capital of the utopian [[Human Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} Humans [[quantum lock]]ed Earth to prevent any future Cybertronian incursions. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} Returning to her dimension of origin from a [[Axiom Nexus|distant universe]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] attempted to reach Earth but was dragged off-course and crash-landed on the dystopian Cybertron of her birth. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

During his time in the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] experienced a vision of Earth and Cybertron orbiting the same star. The Oracle prophesied a time when Earth and Cybertron would stand together against a common threat, and, later, a time when the two diametrically opposed planets would merge into a single [[technorganic]] world. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

In the 25th century, schisms in human society caused the Confederacy to split into the [[Traditionalist]]s and the [[Celestial (faction)|Celestials]]. This factional divide eventually devolved into a state of civil war that marked a new Dark Age for the species, later recorded as the [[Fall of Man]], leaving the fate of Earth ultimately unknown. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

In the 134th century, [[information creep]] had led the Cybertronians to believe Earth, represented by the [[Solstar Order]], had played a role in drafting the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
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In [[Primax 185.0 Beta|one universe]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons were able to take over the planet using cunningly deployed [[Decepto-Pack]]s, enslaving humanity and forcing them to produce an army of system-conquering [[Zod]] drones. Even after Galvatron's destruction and the collapse of his [[Decepticon Empire]], the citizens of a ravaged Earth found that the [[Galactic Council]] held them responsible for the devastation that had been visited upon the universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

In yet another universe, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] blew up the entire Earth using the mysterious weapon known only as [[Mega-Blaster|Mega-Blaster™]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}} {{storylink|Autobots' Advantage}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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The Autobots and Decepticons crashed on Earth four million years ago, after the former group had destroyed an asteroid belt threatening Cybertron, before reawakening in [[1984]] and waging a secret war for the planet's energon supply. By the end of the 20th century, Earth experienced the [[Eugenics Wars]]; the subsequent outbreak of [[World War III]] at the beginning of the 21st century convinced the Autobots to flee the planet aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and the [[Decepticon]]s followed suit. Witnessing the brutality humanity was capable of inflicting upon itself left both factions with a particularly low opinion of the human race. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

Some two hundred years later, Earth had recovered from these conflicts, and had become a member of the interstellar [[Federation]] after the invention of warp travel. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

On stardate 5892.7, in the 23rd century, once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had been defeated, Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] invited [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back to Earth, though Optimus turned down the offer, feeling that the destiny of his Autobots lay elsewhere. However, he swore to come to Earth's defence should the Federation require their aid in the future. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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While still an underdeveloped world, Earth was discovered and mapped by Cybertronian astronomers. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} Earth had been visited by the extradimensional deity known as [[Gozer]] in the past, and had been repelled by the efforts of the four-man band of paranormal investigators who called themselves the [[Ghostbusters]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} A thousand years after Gozer's destruction of Cybertron, the Autobot [[Ectotron]] was dispatched to Earth to investigate a mysterious signal, which turned out to belong to a [[ghost]]ly Starscream. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

After aiding the Ghostbusters in defeating [[Killerwatt|an electrical ghost]], Ectotron called Optimus Prime to Earth. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} With the Autobot duo, the Ghostbusters confronted [[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger, who sought to absorbed the power of the [[AllSpark]], using the electrical ghost to dissipate him. This however, had the side-effect of releasing the ghosts of [[Decepticon High Command]], once trapped within the Scavenger's form. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

After the Decepticon ghosts, bar Starscream, were imprisoned, the Autobots left Earth. Though Optimus returned to the ''Ark'', Ectotron decided to travel the galaxy in search of any other Cybertronian ghosts, becoming the first interstellar Ghostbuster. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
Millions of years prior to the human era, the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth, knocking the Autobots and Decepticons aboard in stasis. In the year 1984, the ship rebooted and reactivated Skywarp who proceeded to revive the rest of the Decepticons. After the Decepticons had executed the slumbering Autobots, they proceeded to conquer Earth, wiping out humanity. The organization that had formed to fight the Decepticons, [[Skywatch]], left behind the artificial intelligence that called itself [[Skynet]] to fight in their stead but it found itself outmatched and feigned surrender to the Decepticons to survive. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In secret, Skynet began constructing a [[time displacement device]] to retroactively win the war. Though Skynet managed to send a single [[T-800]] back to 1984 with instructions to destroy the Cybertronians before they emerged and ensure the AI's creation, the Decepticons executed it shortly after the temporal displacement in [[2029]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the new timeline, the intervention of the T-800 caused the Autobots to survive, Optimus Prime proposing an alliance between the unit and the Autobots to protect Earth. The Decepticons had scouted the nearby areas before launching an attack on a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Further intervention of the T-800 brought the Great War to an end but not before the unit had destroyed the ''Ark''. Unable to return home, the eight Cybertronians remaining on Earth declared a truce until they could leave the planet. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
Four million years prior to 1984, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth, the impact knocking the Autobots and Decepticons into stasis lock. When the passengers rebooted, they resumed their war. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}} A year later, Rumble and Frenzy had been sent to scout [[Hill Valley]] for any potential advantages, discovering [[Doc Brown]]'s [[DeLorean time machine]]. When they attempted to claim it, Bumblebee confronted them, killing Ravage {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} while Rumble stowed away on the DeLorean, jumping forwards to 2015 with Brown. The two discovered a technologically advanced Earth but also that the Decepticons had been brought to the point of defeat.

Stealing the DeLorean, Rumble travelled back in time to reactivate only the Decepticons. In this new timeline, the Decepticons quickly conquered Earth, turning the planet into a production facility for [[energon cube]]s. By 2015, the Decepticons were the masters of Earth, the Autobots reduced to a small resistance. Unable to ignore his conscious any longer, number-cruncher [[Gigawatt]] scanned the DeLorean with the intent of undoing his master's reign only for Megatron to shoot him in the [[flux capacitor]]. After defecting to the Autobots, they sought out Brown to have him repair the capacitor. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

After the Autobots had found Brown and he'd repaired the flux capacitor, Gigawatt and [[Marty McFly]] time travelled to 1984 and awoke the Autobots ahead of schedule, allowing them to ambush Rumble. While Marty took the DeLorean back to Brown in 2015, the Autobots took the slow path to the future, keeping a silent vigil on Earth with [[Biff Tannen]] as a local guide. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4|Transformers/Back to the Future #4}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
The Allspark ended up on Earth following its travel through a space bridge. After emerging from the [[Dead Universe]], the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'' found themselves in Earth orbit, led there by the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] intervened in the battle, their commandeered ship, the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', suffered a warp core breach, the shockwave sending the ''Ark'' crashing down to Earth. While scouting a jungle, [[Dinobot (BW)|a ''Velociraptor'']] found the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

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===''Last Bot Standing''===
During the Great War, both Rodimus and Wheelie had spent time on Earth, the latter picking up haikus, before the planet and its people became a causality in the conflict. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} When Rodimus explained the Cybertronian race to [[Shib Wallkis]], he remembered Earth and humanity as one of their victims. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
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In the distant past, the legendary [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was sent to Earth to protect the planet's energy from [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} The many parts of its activation mechanism, such as the [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], came to be located within relics left behind by ancient human civilizations. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Sixty years before the present day, a crew of Autobots was dispatched to the planet to find and reactivate this [[Titan (group)|Titan]]; {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} reduced to their [[protoform]] state, however, the stasis-locked crew were unable to prevent their ship from crash-landing somewhere in the United States. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

At some point afterwards, Earth would be visited by a group of Autobots, led by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], followed by Megatron's own [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. Over the course of their stay on Earth, the Autobots constructed the [[Global Space Bridge]], a hidden network of tunnels and portals that allowed them to discreetly travel the planet. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

[[File:TheDecepticons-EarthMap.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oh my God, what the hell happened to Africa? Where is New Zealand?]]
With Earth facing a looming energy crisis, [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] became the world's foremost expert on locating and cataloguing new energy sources, {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} and during the course of his work, he located Fortress Maximus and at least one O-Part. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} This made him a target of interest for Megatron, and, after he was kidnapped, his son [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] joined the Autobots in their search for the Titan. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

During the final battle for the planet, Megatron—now reformatted into Galvatron—utilized a swarm of [[cyber-bat]]s to try and take control of the Earth's children, knowing that their own belief affected the power of Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Not long afterwards, however, Koji would use the [[Internet]] to call upon the faith of children across the world. Their faith energized Fortress Maximus, allowing him to help save the day. After the Predacons and Decepticons were imprisoned, they were returned to Cybertron... all except [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], who settled into a happy life alone on Earth. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:Armada3-ExodusCrash.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"-great savings at Menards!"]]
Fleeing the depredations of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, the [[Mini-Con]] starship ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' broke apart as it entered the Solar System a million years ago; half of the ship crashed on prehistoric Earth, while the other half crash-landed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].

In the present day, the ship would be found by a the humans [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] on the outskirts of [[Science City]]. While investigating the ship, the three children triggered a homing beacon that alerted both Autobots and Decepticons to the presence of the power-enhancing Mini-Cons, with the Decepticons utilizing a [[space bridge]] to reach the planet. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} The surge caused several other groups of Mini-Cons scattered across the planet to reawaken; {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}} wanting no part in the war, and unwilling to be used as weapons by either side, these scattered cells of Mini-Cons began making preparations to leave the planet as soon as possible. As the war spilled over onto Earth, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots set up [[Autobase|their base of operations]] in [[Lincoln, South Dakota]], while Megatron's Decepticons similarly set up a command post in the abandoned town of [[Silver Ridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

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Unbeknownst to these Mini-Cons, their Moon-based compatriots, led by [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]], had commissioned the construction of a [[Mini-Con Ark]] that would retrieve their Earthbound compatriots... whether they wanted to leave, or not. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} Conflict broke out between [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s team of Autobot loyalists, their human commpatriots, and Dualor's independent faction, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} though the debate was rendered moot when Megatron attacked their lunar fortress and captured several of the independent Mini-Cons, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} with the rest boarding escape pods that fired them back to Earth. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

Subsequently, Earth was visited by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a traveller from an alternate dimension, who desperately tried to warn this reality's iteration of Optimus that [[Unicron]] would soon arrive. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}} Indeed, Earth was soon attacked by a reality-hopping [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces, heralds of Unicron from a distant reality, and whose arrival caused dimensional ructions across both Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Earth briefly became the rallying point for all of the Mini-Cons as they assembled to forestall Unicron as the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

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Ten years later, a wounded but still-living Unicron sent his new Decepticon servants to attack Earth in the hopes of stealing its supplies of [[energon]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Numerous [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s attacked [[Australia]], {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} and briefly established an energon collection rig {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} before [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] destroyed it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

On 2015, shortly after the beginning of the Terrorcon conflict, the [[United Nations]] ratified the [[Cybercord Treaty]] after the Autobots made themselves known on Earth; some humans viewed this with mistrust, believing that the Autobots were plotting invasion. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} More Terrorcons attacked several human cities, forcing Optimus into releasing Megatron from Unicron to defend the planet, {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} his presence singlehandedly turning the tide of the fight. {{storylink|No Exit}}
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoons===
[[File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|thumb|right|200px|The symbol on Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Keys]].]]
After the first defeat of [[Unicron]], Earth was chosen as one of the planets to receive a [[Cyber Planet Key]], which would have reformatted the planet into a Transformer colony. However, the colony ship ''[[Atlantis]]'', also carrying the [[Omega Lock]], crashed onto the planet before it could properly begin its mission. {{storylink|Deep}} The colonists survived the crash however becoming urban legends and myths in human society from thereon. {{storylink|Trap}}

As Cybertron fell to the Great War, the [[Mini-Con]] sub-species fled the planet aboard the ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]''. Before they could enter [[unspace|transwarp]] however, the Decepticon fleet struck damaging the escape ship's engines. Once the ship jumped, it emerged above Earth's moon, the crash splitting it in two and scattering most of the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s across Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The panels containing the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] were found by a group of humans, who used the Mini-Cons' power to construct a thriving civilization, only for their power to push their enemies to attack them and destroy their advanced utopia. {{storylink|Ruin}}

In 2010, the Mini-Cons on Earth were reactivated which brought [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s squadrons to the planet to try and claim the living weapons. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Earth itself would nearly be destroyed by the [[Hydra Cannon]] only being saved by Optimus Prime's sacrifice. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

When the Autobot/Decepticon war moved back onto Cybertron, it was revealed Earth's involvement in the Mini-Con battles was a form of predestination. Thanks to some timey-wimey circumstances that no one bothered to explain, [[Rad White]] was sent back to the moment of the Mini-Cons' birth where he imbued them with sentience and told High Wire to come to Earth where they would meet. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

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Once Unicron had been (largely) destroyed, the Transformers announced their existence to Earth, the humans forming the [[Earth Federation]] and working alongside the mechanical aliens as partners in their galaxy wide hunt for [[energon]]. By 2020, this alliance had colonies across the solar system and beyond. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When Unicron had been destroyed (for realisies this time), his death caused the formation of a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] so powerful, its gravity field warped space/time erasing Earth's knowledge of the Transformers and reverting the planet to a pre-space age state. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} When the black hole threatened to consume Cybertron, Optimus Prime evacuated the civilians to Earth where he and his troops set up their base while they hunted for the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

Once it became clear that Earth was home to a Cyber Key, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] dropped all subtlety and openly invaded the planet in his search for it. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} After the third key was found, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to try and close the black hole. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Galvatron used the [[Armor of Unicron]] and the completed [[Omega Lock]] to control the black hole, the singularity's energies threatened to destroy Earth. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Once the crisis had passed, Earth opened diplomatic ties with Cybertron and took part in Cybertron's new era of galactic expansion. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Transformers Legends anthology===
A group of temporally-displaced Maximals and Predacons travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth, landing in Central America. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}} Rather than energon, however, the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of this universe sought to collect the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s, and a fierce conflict between the two sides ensued as each vied for control of the scattered [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} On one occasion, the Predacons enslaved the primitive [[Natiltec]] tribe and forced them to mine [[energon]] until they were freed by the Maximals. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

The Beast Wars of this universe came to an end when the Predacon Mini-Con [[Wedge Shape]] defied her [[Servility Program]] and defected to the Maximals, allowing the heroes to capture Megatron and destroy most of his warriors. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} Thousands of years later, the archeologist [[Jessica Theist]] would uncover evidence of an ancient Transformer incursion while excavating some ruins. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In ancient times, Earth was visited by a race of aliens, who colonized [[Easter Island]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log, 2016/01/17}} By the 31st century, the Earth had become a battleground between the [[Spectral Knight]]s, who protected the [[United Kingdom]] and its many island territories, and the monstrous [[Inhumanoid]]s, who, along with their allies the [[Darkling Lord]]s, had conquered the rest of Earth's continents. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log, 2015/12/05}}

==Live-action film series continuity==
===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.}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
As the Decepticons overran Cybertron, Optimus Prime dispatched [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] to Earth, hoping to use the planet as a fallback point for the Autobots as they fled the planet. When the scout landed on Earth, sometime in the year [[1987]], he was attacked by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]], his injuries resulting in amnesia. When [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] captured and interrogated B-127, they learned of Prime's plans for Earth, and attmepted to summon the [[Decepticon fleet]] to bait a trap for their foes. B-127, or Bumblebee as he now called himself, managed to stop the transmission from being sent, with help from [[Charlie Watson]] and [[Jack Burns]], before going off to meet with the Autobots as they arrived on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

====''Transformers'' film====
[[File:Earth Transformers landing.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Where pleasure follows pain, and people go insane. Fly around in planes and pray that it won't rain.]]

The AllSpark itself crashed onto Earth approximately 10,000 B.C.E., followed a few thousand years later by the Transformer [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who would become buried at the Arctic Circle. The inadvertent discovery of the latter by Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]] would, eventually, lead to the formation (at [[Sector Seven#Notes|...some point]]) of the [[Sector Seven]] organisation, a United States secret service meant to handle "non-biological entities". [[Hoover Dam]] would be built as a secret holding base for Sector Seven, near to populous [[Mission City]].

By covertly reverse-engineering this advanced Cybertronian technology, human technological development rapidly increased, and by the modern day most electronic technology owed something to Megatron. The United States had thus become so powerful the [[United States military]] possessed [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|bases]] in foreign countries such as [[Qatar]] and [[NASA]] had [[Beagle 2 Rover#Notes|total supremacy]] over space-related matters. Sector Seven had its own paramilitary wing and [[Section N44E|prisons]], all while being so secret the [[John Keller|Secretary of Defence]] was unaware of its existence.

The Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was sent to Earth to find the AllSpark, and in the summer of 2007 the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of both the AllSpark and their leader, learning of [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses]], upon which the physical location of the AllSpark was imprinted. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived on Earth to secure the AllSpark. Open warfare would result, ending in a final battle with both the military and the Autobots fighting against the Decepticons at Mission City. Sector Seven were decimated and the AllSpark cube destroyed, but the Decepticons were defeated and Megatron killed thanks in part to [[Sam Witwicky|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|youths]]. Sector Seven was tasked with cleanup, making a brief, if shaky, alliance with the Autobots to escort the remains of the Decepticons for dumping in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], before the organization was shut down for its inept management of the crisis. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:ROTF great battle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And this is... erm... well, I can't tell. But it's exciting, honest!]]

In 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] came to Earth with their warriors and workers to build a [[Star Harvester]], a machine that drained the power of the sun in order to recharage the AllSpark. Just as they finished the Harvester, the Primes discovered the primitive humans. Most of the Primes upheld their rule of sparing life, but one Prime, forever known as [[The Fallen]], despised the humans as insects and sought to seize the AllSpark's power for himself. A great battle took place, but in the end, the Dynasty of Primes stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key to activating the harvester, and hid it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their bodies. The harvester was abandoned on Earth, in the country that would be called [[Egypt]]. The native humans built a [[Great Pyramid of Giza|pyramid]] over the device.

Over the years, Decepticons who called themselves [[Seeker (ROTF)|the Seekers]] travelled to Earth in the hopes of finding the Matrix of Leadership. Symbols and pictures of them ended up on ancient human relics; in time, however, the majority ran low on energon and went dormant, entering a protective [[stasis lock]].

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pyramids hide the Harvester inside.]]

By [[2009]], [[Barack Obama]] was the President of the United States, with [[Theodore Galloway]] as National Security Advisor and General [[Morshower]] as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; [[China]] was on such good terms with America that it allowed an American dominated international military coalition to operate in [[Shanghai|its cities]], and Egypt and [[Jordan]] had established a border with each other. Sector Seven had been replaced by [[NEST]], a joint human-Autobot taskforce that hunted down rogue Decepticons across the globe.

That same year, Megatron was revived, and was tasked by his master The Fallen with retrieving Sam Witwicky and killing Optimus Prime. Failing in the former but succeeding in the latter, Megatron decided to escalate the war with the Autobots by making overt attacks, with strikes on Earth cities and the destruction of a major [[pyramid]] before the Autobot/NEST team won when Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, who in turn defeated Megatron and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
In [[1961]], the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's moon, sparking the space race. By 1972, Soundwave and Laserbeak had landed on Earth and coerced humans into helping them end the space race to protect the ''Ark'' from discovery. Sector Seven was involved in the American effort to explore the ''Ark''.

A few years after the death of the Fallen, the Autobots and Decepticons were public knowledge and [[energon detector]]s were set up in all of Earth's major cities to detect Decepticon forces. By this point, the war seemed to be in a peaceful lull as there hadn't been a major Decepticon engagement in a while and the Autobots were helping to deal with humans who were threats to world security, sometimes of their own initiative and against the American government's wishes. After a trip to Chernobyl uncovered an engine part from the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime and Ratchet traveled to the moon and recovered five [[pillar]]s and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who was brought back to life with the Matrix of Leadership.

This played right into the Decepticons plans as they needed Sentinel to use the space bridge to bring an army to Earth and to bring Cybertron as well, so the Decepticons could conquer Earth and use its resources and human population to rebuild [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Most of the Decepticon army invaded [[Chicago]], killing countless humans while a few Decepticons spread around the planet to release the space bridge. In Chicago, a massive battle occurred in which a combined force of Autobots and humans assaulted the Decepticon-held city. In the end, Chicago was liberated and the Decepticon army was destroyed along with the space bridge, Sentinel and Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
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65 million years ago, a mysterious race known only as the [[Creator]]s came to Earth, cyberforming swathes of the planet with their specially-engineered [[Seed]]s that transmuted everything it touched into elemental metal. The native dinosaurs were caught in the blast radius, resulting in their mass extinction which humans would initially believe to have been the work of an asteroid impact. For unknown reasons—presumably they only wanted to mine the [[Living metal|transformium]] that their Seeds had created—the Creators then left Earth, allowing its organic life to take over once again.

In the modern day, following the battle of Chicago, NEST was succeeded by [[Cemetery Wind]], an extragovernmental authority that used its power to indiscriminately hunt down Autobots and Decepticons alike with the help of the unaligned Cybertronian [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though Earth was briefly threatened by the detonation of another Seed, Optimus Prime was able to take it off-planet before it could explode, saving the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
[[File:TLKEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Billions of years ago, the Earth formed around the inert body of Unicron, the Chaos Bringer. In time, continental drift would break up his physical form; primitive peoples would build [[Stonehenge]] over the point where Unicron's horns had once aligned.

Various Transformers had visited Earth over the years; these included both Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], who joined the Allies during [[World War II]].

When [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] discovered Earth's true origins, she saw a chance to revive Cybertron by draining Unicron's lifeforce, which had a side effect of destroying Earth. When she moved Cybertron into Earth's orbit to commence the ritual that would revive her homeworld, Unicron's horns sprouted from the Earth in response to Primus' proximity. While the Autobots managed to halt the ritual, Cybertron was left parked above the Earth and Unicron's horns remained jutting out of the planet's crust. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===IDW movie comics===
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Circa 17,000 BC, The Fallen brought his Decepticons to Earth to begin the creation of a star harvester, deliberately baiting his brothers into a trap. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} Seven thousand years later, the AllSpark would crash on Earth, cosmically drawn to the energy emitted by the star harvester left behind by The Fallen.

Acting on orders from the Fallen and his ally of convenience [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]—the latter seeking to strip Earth of its resources in order to rebuild his homeworld—Megatron would puruse the AllSpark to Earth, but crash-landed in the Arctic, frozen solid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} One of the Fallen's Seekers, the repentant warrior [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], would go on to inadvertently cause the [[Spain|Spanish]]-American War after the founders of Sector Seven inadvertently triggered an energy pulse while investigating Megatron's systems. {{storylink|Original}}

On [[June 30]], [[1908]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s arrival caused the [[Tunguska event]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} During [[World War II]], [[Robert Oppenheimer]] created the atomic bomb using reverse-engineered Cybertronian science. {{storylink|Frozen}} [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was one of the temporally-displaced Decepticons who arrived over the planet in [[1961]], along with the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} and manipulated events so as to curtail the Space Race shortly after the end of the Apollo missions and the covert launch of the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', a Sector Seven craft created using experimental Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

The [[Three Mile Island]] disaster in [[1979]] was caused by a failed experiment involving the [[AllSpark]]'s energy. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} During the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]], the [[Soviet Union]] attempted to secure Transformer technology through various means, {{storylink|Frozen}} and on one occasion attempted to capture Sector Seven's "Ice Man" while it was being transported to [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

In [[2003]], the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and several Decepticons arrived on Earth to search for the AllSpark, successfully evading and sometimes killing any Sector Seven forces. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} After the formation of NEST, the Autobots clashed with both leftover Decepticons and the forces of the [[Initiative]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious}}

===Sector Seven ARG===
[[File:Lunchables brigade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|What the hip kids will wear in the far future of 2007.]]

On [[August 15]], [[1977]], the "Big Ear" radio telescope detected a Cybertronian radio signal emanating from the Sagittarius constellation. Five years later, Cybertronian sightings on Earth prompted a response in the form of "[[Hungry Dragon|Operation Hungry Dragon]]:" a Sector Seven-backed campaign that, in association with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], produced an assortment of toys and fiction themed around the N.B.E.s, supposedly as part of a video game. This allowed Sector Seven to dismiss any claims relating to the Transformers or their world as fictional characters.

A second surge of Transformer activity in the years [[2003]] to [[2006]] led to the creation of "[[Hungry Dragon|Hungry Dragon 2]]," this time based around a live-action film. Bumblebee landed on Earth in April 2007. Desperate to warn the planet of an impending Decepticon invasion, and unable to convince Sector Seven to cooperate, Optimus instead transmitted vital information to the Earth-based radical cell known as the [[Lunchables Brigade]].

On [[June 9]], 2007, a third faction of Cybertronians, the mysterious "[[Mountain Dew Robot]]s," attempted to infiltrate Hoover Dam, possibly as part of their nefarious plot to conquer the Earth and found the dystopian "[[Dew City]]." Finally, on [[July 4]]th, a massive spate of Transformer activity was covered up, blaming the battle on malfunctioning robot prototypes. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Power Core Combiners''===
Cybertronians would uncover the lost [[Power Core Combination]] technology on Earth, causing an escalation on both sides as combiner technology was applied. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}}

===Titan alternate timeline===
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In a further [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. While [[NATO]] regrouped to try and oppose them, its forces proved no match for Decepticon retaliation. The crisis caused [[Russia]] to join up with NATO, and resulted in extensive damage to [[France|Paris]], including the loss of the French centre of government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

Via a processing station at [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], Megatron used the AllSpark to begin transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. The Autobots eventually killed him and destroyed the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}} but the fundamental damage was already done: [[Earth's core]] was infected, causing the planet to be torn apart by continuing techno-organic activity. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} ''Un''natural disasters spread across the Earth, along with areas spewing out raw [[energon]] and a strange illness affecting scores of people. This would eventually be stopped with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

On top of this, attempts to rebuild the liberated United States were constantly thwarted by a Decepticon terror campaign; both Autobot and NATO forces (the American military having been decimated) operated on US soil, attempting to defend it. The Decepticons eventually re-conquered 600+ miles of US territory centred on Savannah, claiming it as an autonomous [[Decepticon Heartland]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}} To make matters worse, the Decepticons had mental control over hundreds of human officials, including [[Theodore Allen|the US President]], and used them to force America to seek a diplomatic deal and thus leave itself easier to conquer. While the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons, the mind-controlled slaves and [[drone]] soldiers were littered across the country. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===Bumblebee's Mission Log===
The rogue Decepticon general [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]] reached Earth before the Autobots and established an army and base at the Arctic. He began taking out every Autobot agent arriving on Earth, whilst searching for the AllSpark, and eventually began sweeping the Earth with large numbers of [[drone]] units. He and his forces were eventually defeated by the Earthbound [[Chevy Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa|a divergent parallel reality]], Megatron killed The Fallen during the battle in Egypt, and the united Decepticon advance pushed NEST and the Autobots back. Manipulated by Soundwave, Optimus found and reactivated the ''Ark'', only to learn that Sentinel Prime was an ally of Megatron's, and used space bridge technology to pull Cybertron into Earth orbit. Humanity was enslaved and made to strip-mine their world so as to repair Cybertron, with the [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce commissioned to hunt down rogue Autobots.

When Lockdown arrived, however, Sentinel and Megatron refused to turn over Optimus to the [[Creator]]s, despite the bounty hunter offering them a Seed. Eventually, Optimus was able to return Sentinel to the side of good, and the two Primes were able to double-cross Lockdown and destroy him. Though a long war ensued against the Decepticons, Earth was eventually freed from the Decepticons, and Cybertron restored with the stolen Seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

==''Animated'' cartoon==
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The planet Earth lay just beyond the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} On [[July 15]]th, some time in the late 21st century, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and the [[Autobot]] ship ''[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Orion]]'' crash-landed in [[Michigan]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac}} {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Momentous events happened throughout the 21st and 22nd centuries, before; these included the colonization of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], the solving of world hunger through the [[Los Bogos Project]], the dissolution of the [[United Kingdom]], and a war against the evil [[Inhumanoid]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

By the 22nd century, the global economy had been permanently changed by the development of advanced robotic technology. The centre of this development was [[Detroit]], where [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] had set up the headquarters of his company, [[Sumdac Systems]]... though none were aware that this miraculous leap forward had come from the engineer's study of Megatron's deactivated head. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Although these advanced technological developments also [[Professor Princess|also]] [[Nanosec|led]] [[Slo-Mo|to]] [[Colossus Rhodes|numerous]] [[Angry Archer|supervillains]] and [[Street Demon|other]] forms of advanced criminal activity, at least [[Wraith|one superhero]] has also arisen.{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

After the Autobots had awoken, their super-heroics caught the attention of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] who came to Earth to claim the [[AllSpark]]. In his struggle with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the two accidentally activated the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} altering the rest of the Cybertronian race to Earth's location. {{storylink|Dispatches}}

The first Cybertronian to arrive was [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], seeking to claim a Decepticon bounty on Optimus in retaliation for Megatron's presumed deactivation. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} In the form of two of Megatron's lieutenants, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the Decepticons eventually arrived on Earth. With the former guided by Megatron, the two Decepticons sought to claim [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]] and use it to find the AllSpark. Though the Autobots were able to defeat the two Decepticons, they were conscious that more Decepticons would follow and sought to repair their ship so as to take the AllSpark away from the heavily populated Earth. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

When Megatron managed to reconstruct himself, {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} the Autobots quickly tried to leave Earth only for their craft to be shot down before it could even leave Detroit airspace. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Not long afterwards, the Autobot [[Elite Guard]] touched down on Earth, intending to return the AllSpark to Cybertron only to learn that it had been dispersed in a battle with the Decepticons. While Optimus Prime's team managed to produce an AllSpark fragment as proof of the AllSpark's continued existence, {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} they were unable to offer proof of a continued Decepticon presence on Earth. As such, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], in the light of the recent [[Decepticon Uprisings]], decided that it was best to withdraw all Autobots from Earth before Starscream crashed in front of him. With that information, the Elite Guard took the Seeker back to Cybertron while letting Prime's team handle the reconstitution of the AllSpark and the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

While in transit back to Cybertron, Starscream escaped Elite Guard custody and made his way back to Earth to reek terrible revenge on Megatron. Hearing of the escape, Megatron put out a bounty on the traitor which brought Lockdown back to Earth in an attempt to claim it. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

To keep an optic on Prime's crew, the Elite Guard sent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] to Earth. The intelligence agent discovered that Megatron sought to use a reverse-engineered space bridge to conquer a weakened Cybertron from within, meeting up with Prime's team to destroy the portal. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The situation was made worse by Starscream's clone army and the reactivation of Omega Supreme. When the space bridge began to overload, Megatron, Starscream - now reduced to just a head - and Omega Supreme were all warped off Earth, the latter's departure stranding the Autobots on the organic planet. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Via the AllSpark fragment in Starscream's head, Megatron managed to assume control of Omega Supreme. With the giant having absorbed enough transwarp energy to jump across the galaxy on his own, Megatron returned to Earth and made an attempt to use the Sentinel to destroy his foes. When Starscream instead took control, Megatron convinced him to abandon Earth outright and make for Cybertron instead. Before the two left, the Autobots managed to lodge a [[plasma dynamic thruster]] in Omega's alternate mode, sending the Decepticons on a galactic tour. {{storylink|TransWarped}} Deprived of Omega, the Autobots instead turned their resources into building a space bridge to make their way off Earth. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

When the escaped Autobot loon [[Wasp]] made his way to Earth, the Elite Guard followed where they learnt that Longarm Prime was really the Decepticon double agent [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} The Guard remained on Earth for a while longer to round up Megatron's elite, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] making liberal use of Lockdown's talents to round them up, {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} before leaving Earth. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

When Optimus received [[Broken Lance|a distress signal]] from Sentinel Prime, he transwarped to the ''Steelhaven'' to provide aid in combating the escaped Decepticon prisoners. With his aid, the Elite Guard managed to retake the ship but lost custody of Lugnut and Swindle. By way of thanks, the ''Steelhaven'' briefly returned to Earth to drop Optimus off. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

When [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] used the completed Earth space bridge to lock onto Omega Supreme, he wound up warping himself and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] to Cybertron. After an adventure there, they returned to Earth, accompanied by Jazz. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

When Megatron managed to clone Omega Supreme, he sent the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s against Earth as a field test. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} Rallying all their assets, the Autobots managed to defeat the clones before they said goodbye to Earth to triumphantly return to Cybertron with their Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

==''GoBots''==
===''Timelines''===
In [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]], Earth and its [[Zebediah Braxis|top scientific minds]] allied with [[Gobotron]] to find a solution to a universe-threatening [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some realities, the dreaded GoBot known as [[The Fallen|The Evil One]] was banished to Earth and imprisoned beneath the [[Nazca Lines]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/30}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
A group of Autobots led by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] travelled to the Earth of [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]] several times after befriending the native [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]]. In one such instance, the Autobots battled the [[Renegade]]s in [[Paris]], and were successful in deactivating the villain's [[Reality Beacon]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

On another occasion, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] led an expedition to a different parallel Earth in search of Optimus Prime, who had been kidnapped by Megatron's Decepticons, in service of a larger goal. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/02}} After multiple adventures on this Earth, during which they battled the forces of Megatron and his [[Go-Bot (G2)|next-generation GoBot servants]], they were able to return the brainwashed Optimus Prime to normal and return home. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===''Go-Bots'' comic===
When humanity built the [[GoBots|Go-Bots]], the androids spread to every corner of Earth. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 1|Go-Bots #1}} The Go-Bots were kept in check by their [[G-chip]]s and the [[Asimov Laws]], which prevented them from bringing harm to humans. The [[United States military]] however, eager to exploit the destructive potential of the androids, had softened the first law on their military Go-Bots, allowing them to use lethal force based on their operator's discretion. This wirelessly spread from Go-Bot to Go-Bot giving them a subconscious desire to do harm. Concurrently, businessman [[T. Coriander Banks]] had modified his own Go-Bots to have increased aggression to use them in [[gladiatorial combat]]. When the military coding reached these Go-Bots, the androids began rebelling, waging a brutal war for their independence. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 2|Go-Bots #2}} Triumphing, the majority of the Go-Bots abandoned Earth and expanded their space station of [[Gobotron]] into a massive planet that enveloped Earth which became known as the "Heart of Gobotron". {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}}

When [[Spay-C]] returned from his space journey, [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] led his Guardians to Earth to retrieve the [[Lazer Lance]] that could kill [[Zod]]. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 3|Go-Bots #3}} Accompanying, Spay-C and his crew of astronauts met Turbo and Scooter who told them of the Go-Bot war. During the retrieval of the Lazer Lance, [[Zebediah Braxis]] ascended to the surface of Gobotron with his army of [[Vamp]]s. Following Zod's defeat, Cy-Kill helped himself to the Guardian [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]], using its weapons to deal a mortal wound to Leader-1 and abduct Scooter. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}}

In a protective fury, Turbo fought with his way through the commandeered Command Center, ending Cy-Kill's reign before it could begin and offering an olive branch to the Renegades to finally end the fighting. While most of the Go-Bots returned to Gobotron, a handful remained on Earth with two of Spay-C's crew to help rebuild Earth and give the human race a second chance. Having assumed control of Gobotron, [[Road Ranger]] boldly disconnected Gobotron from Earth, leaving the organic world to itself.

Spay-C and the other half of his crew meanwhile had been told that the [[Disintegration Chamber]] was in actuality a time machine. Sent back to the 21st century, the astronauts attempted to warn their superiors of the uprising that was to come, saying that all Go-Bots would have to be shut down if humanity was to survive. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}}

==''Shattered Glass'' continuity family==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Statue of Liberty SG.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Brought a knife to an orbital-death-ray fight.]]

In prehistoric times, this Earth's surface was riddled with [[energon radiation]] and had two moons. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} It was also the hiding place of the mythical artifact the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

In more modern times, Earth is still home to a variety of weird things and has a [[Internet|filth-ridden electronic communications system]]. Many people there are incredibly hostile to both Transformer factions. A massive change from the normal universes!

This world suffered a devastating [[World War III|Third World War]] in the 1980s, which among other things destroyed the Western seaboard of the [[United States of America]] and sent [[California|most of it underwater]]. At some unknown point in its past, there was an invasion by [[Inhumanoids|metal monsters from the center of the Earth]], as well as an unrelated invasion of metal monsters from space.

The United States is a fascist state in this world, commanded by [[Colton|President Colton]], who is known for [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|dodgy military activity]]. Rebel movements are at work in the country which oppose the government's infringement of personal freedoms and increasing militarism. Other foreign powers, known either to oppose the US or to be capable of pre-emptive strikes (at least in President Colton's paranoid mind), include [[United Kingdom|the British]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Ottoman Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

At some point, the Decepticons established the base [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Falling into Place}} The city was attacked by the Autobots but the invaders were successfully repelled. As more cosmic events soon demanded the attention of both factions, this proved their last battle on Earth. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}}

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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
During the Great War, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] crashed on Earth. Some of his Decepticons eventually tracked him down and helped him heal his wounds before the Decepticons discovered the planet's supply of [[Rarified Energon]]. Knowing the danger of the Autobots possessing such a resource, the Decepticons defended the planet but were ultimately forced to retreat back to Cybertron. Free of any resistance, the Autobots laid waste to Earth before they too returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}
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==''TransTech''==
When asked whether universal stream [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] had its own Earth, [[Vector Prime]] ominously declared that it "used to". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/27}}

==Aligned continuity family==
===Aligned novels===
Earth was located in the [[Orion Arm]]. Once the second [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron had failed, [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] noted that Optimus should soon find his way to Earth and the [[Project Iacon|treasures]] he'd buried there. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC-Cliffjumperobservatory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Hey, wasn't there a ninth one?"]]

Following its [[core]] being polluted by [[Dark Energon]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] began to shut down. While the [[Autobot fleet]] had scattered across the galaxy to find new worlds to settle on and wait out Cybertron healing, the Decepticons, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in particular, were more proactive in their plans, seeking out a suitable planet whose resources could be used to reboot Cybertron. Explorations into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] led to Shockwave discovering an [[ancient map room]] that held several star charts, Earth's solar system, albeit as it was 200 million years ago, among them. Using [[space bridge]] technology to study the world remotely, Shockwave recorded several logs on its composition, and [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|the powerful animals]] that lived on the surface, before finding its ample energy supply would be sufficient to restore Cybertron, the Decepticons launching a failed attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] so they could claim the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']] as a transport.

Following the failed attack, [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ventured into the Sea of Rust, discovering several of Shockwave's logs on Earth. Bereft of a large enough space cruiser, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] mode locked into starship form so he could carry them to Earth. When [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and his team freed themselves from Decepticon captivity, the Decepticons were preparing to launch to Earth before Grimlock damaged the space bridge, destabilizing the portal, prompting the Autobots to race for the portal. A fierce battle broke out between the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'', and both ships were haphazardly sucked into the vortex. It is unknown if either ship made it to Earth, let alone survived the space bridge's collapse. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===Aligned cartoon continuity===
{{quote|Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: we will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s broadcast to the cosmos|[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]}}

At the dawn of the universe, [[Primus]] and [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] duelled each other in an endless stalemate. To tip the balance, Primus created the [[Thirteen]] who managed to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Locked in stasis, Unicron drifted for billions of years with space debris gathering around him until it grew to the size of a planet, forming the Earth, the Dark God becoming [[Earth's core|its core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} [[Ancient]] Cybertronians had visited Earth in its past, foreseeing events that would happen and recording them in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Late in the [[Great War (Prime)|Cybertronian civil war]], both the Autobots and Decepticons hid their energon stores off-world, a practice that seeded planets like Earth with its deposits of the precious resource. In doing so, however, the war spread to these alien worlds, with the largest Cybertronian battle in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy being fought on Earth. The aftermath of this bloody conflict was left undisturbed for thousands of years, and was not common knowledge amongst most Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} To defend the Decepticon stockpiles, a squadron of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] were deployed to the planet but eventually perished when Megatron did not arrive. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} [[Flamesnort]] was assigned to Earth by the Decepticons to guard a [[seismic-shock warhead]] hidden within an isle offshore of [[United Kingdom|England]], but he eventually lost contact with command, awaiting orders for hundreds if not thousands of years. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}}

Following [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s arrival on Earth, he formed an alliance with the United States government, coming to work alongside [[William Fowler|Special Agent Fowler]] of the [[Pentagon]] was assigned as their liaison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Prime sent out a signal into space to call his army to Earth only for the ''Nemesis'' to intercept the communication with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and Shockwave extracting Autobot decryption codes from [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s mind, providing them with Earth's coordinates. Though Starscream intended to invade Earth via space bridge, Arcee and Cliffjumper destroyed the portal, stranding them on Earth and forcing Starscream to follow in the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Some three years later, Megatron attempted to use Dark Energon to invade Earth with a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army only to be thwarted when the Autobots blew up his space bridge and army. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Months later, as a doomsday prophecy of the Covenant of Primus was soon to come to pass, the Autobots found that Earth was the prophesied world "formed from chaos" and the end point of the planetary alignment. When the alignment occurred, Dark Energon erupted from Earth's volcanos, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} as natural disasters ravaged the planet, causing bizarre weather phenomena. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] found a steady pulse within the Earth, they realized Unicron was the Earth's core, finding him psychically connected to the planet. When Optimus Prime investigated an earthquake site, Unicron formed avatars from the Earth itself in an attempt to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before the Autobots, along with Megatron as a Dark Energon-infused guide, [[GroundBridge]]d into his physical body to deactivate him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} As the God's internal defences fought the intruders, his rage caused Dark Energon to begin pumping through the Earth, increasing the power of natural disasters before Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix and returned Unicron to stasis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

A year later, Megatron gained control of the [[Omega Lock]], intending to use its power to [[cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth via space bridge, an act which would result in the complete obliteration of Earth's biosphere. Using the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock, sparing Earth but not before Megatron had managed to create a second [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] outside the Autobot base before using the ''Nemesis'' to destroy the silo, the Autobots GroundBridging out before the blast struck. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

When human military forces moved in, Megatron used the fortress's fusion cannons to destroy them, the shockwave rendering Jasper uninhabitable.{{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

Once he arrived on Earth and learned of the situation, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] planned a mission to neutralize Darkmount in tandem with Earth's military. Despite drawing off a large portion of the Decepticon forces, the remnants of Team Prime were eventually overwhelmed. Fortunately, the timely arrival of Optimus Prime, recently upgraded, allowed them to turn the tide and disable the fusion cannons, allowing Fowler and his fighter squadron to bring the citadel down. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

After discovering how to synthesize more cybermatter, {{storylink|Evolution}} Megatron attempted to rebuild the Omega Lock so he could cyberform Earth. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though he came close to accomplishing this, he was ultimately killed in the final battle of the Great War. The Autobots used the Omega Lock to revive Cybertron with Ratchet choosing to stay behind on Earth. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}} He was soon called back to Cybertron so he could provide medical treatment to Ultra Magnus, {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} and afterwards elected to remain on his homeworld to aid in its reconstruction. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Many years later, the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashed on Earth. The ghost of Optimus Prime told Bumblebee to assemble a new team to hunt down the escaped Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} After the High Council had detected the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s distress signal, they sent [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] to investigate. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} The Council responded to Jazz's report by placing a bounty on Bumblebee's head for the illegal usage of a Space Bridge and sent bounty hunters after him. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

Once the ''Alchemor'' prisoners had been rounded up, Optimus Prime took them off Earth, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} only to return when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] returned to Earth in his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} After the Seeker's defeat, Optimus took him back to Cybertron to stand trial. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Optimus's investigations on Cybertron revealed to him that the High Council was planning to invade Earth. As he was too recognizable, he sent the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to Cybertron while his "[[All-Stars]]" fought the initial invasion force. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} After the invasion was thwarted and the High Council were revealed to be disguised Decepticons, the Bee Team opted to return to Earth, feeling more at home there then on Cybertron, now functioning both as its protectors and Cybertron's first ambassadors to the planet. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

==''Knights of Unicron''==
The [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hilary Amphitheater]], the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Ft. Max Forum]], the [[Cobra]] [[Terrordrome]], and [[M.A.S.K.|Boulder Hill]], all located on Planet Earth, were the first venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
The [[Thirteen]] briefly visited Earth early into humanity's development, and usage of their [[Holomatter|holomatter avatars]] in and around ancient [[Greece]] gave rise to legends of the Greek gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
[[File:Cyberverse - Shadowstriker - Scoutship In Orbit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|These are the voyages of the spaceship ''Entire Prize''.]]

After the [[AllSpark]] had been launched from Cybertron, {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|AllSpark}} it crashed on Earth, {{storylink|The Journey}} creating a series of [[GroundBridge]] portals so it could traverse the planet. {{storylink|Trials}}

Without the AllSpark, Cybertron's condition began to decline prompting [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to order a search for the missing artifact. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} The systems aboard the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' eventually tracked the AllSpark down to Earth, {{storylink|The Journey}} some 66 million years ago. When the ''Ark'' arrived however, it suffered an engine malfunction and a hull breach causing it to crash. Having been ejected from the ship before impact in an attempt to save [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]'s [[stasis pod]], [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] befriended the native [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] and became their king before an asteroid wiped out the creatures. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

Having also been ejected from the ship, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] began searching for the ''Ark'', learning much about human history and Earth in the process, claiming that [[Egypt]]ian civilization had been the result of [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]] stopping by on the planet. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

His stasis pod having been thrown from the ''Ark'', {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}} [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]] crashed on Earth, awakening in the 1800s. After some Western adventures, he left Earth. {{storylink|Wild Wild Wheel}}

Bumblebee eventually reactivated in the 1980s and began mucking about on Earth.

The Decepticons eventually tracked the AllSpark down to Earth, sending [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]'s squadron to retrieve it with the Autobots sending [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] to do the same. {{storylink|Fractured}}

After it became clear that Slipstream was too incompetent to complete her task, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] came to Earth himself and devised a plan to use [[magnetic disruptor]]s to shut down the planet's geomagnetic field, allowing the Decepticons to quickly scour the empty globe and find the AllSpark. The Autobot team managed to destroy the ship operating at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] saving Earth's biosphere. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

By combining Teletraan-X's and Grimlock's notes, the Autobots tracked the ''Ark'' down to [[Mount St. Hilary]]. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} No sooner had they done so however did the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrive to reinforce Shockwave and conquer the planet. {{storylink|Eruption}}

Over 20 years later, after the Cybertronian war had become known to the human race, the Decepticons opted to simply destroy the Earth and find the AllSpark in the remains. Their first attempt to do this was via a [[Planet Smasher]], {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} before they attempted to use [[planetary engine]]s to slam the moon into Earth only for the Autobots to thwart both plans. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

After the Autobots had secured the AllSpark, they wasted no time in leaving Earth so they could restore Cybertron. The Decepticons followed suit, though they returned to Cybertron via Earth's space bridge. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

==''EarthSpark'' cartoon==
Separated from its user, the [[Emberstone]] of [[Quintus Prime]] wound up on Earth, buried beneath what would one day become [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], [[Pennsylvania]]. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

On or after September 17, 1984, Earth made first contact with alien lifeforms when the Autobots and Decepticons arrived on Earth via space bridge. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

To combat the Decepticons on Earth, the Autobots aligned themselves with the human organization [[G.H.O.S.T.]]. A friendly fire accident by the Autobots during a battle in [[San Francisco]] led to [[Mandroid|Dr. Meridian]]'s hatred of Cybertronians and desire to expel them from Earth. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

For the sake of the universe, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] eventually destroyed the space bridge that had brought the Cybertronians to Earth, ending the Great War at the cost of stranding all combatants on Earth. Between hunting down rogue Decepticons on Earth, G.H.O.S.T. began looking for ways to incorporate the Autobots into human society, eventually being joined by a repentant [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Terre''' ("Earth")
*''German:'' '''Erde''' ("Earth")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Bumi''' ("Earth")
*''Italian:'' '''Terra''' ("Earth")
*''Japanese:'' '''Chikyū''' (地球, "Soil Sphere"), '''Energoa''' (''Beast Wars'', エネルゴア ''Enerugoa'')
*''[[Keron Army|Keron]]'': '''Pekopon''' (ペコポン)
*''Korean:'' '''Jigu''' (지구, "Earth Sphere")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dìqiú''' (地球, "Earth Sphere")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Terra''' ("Earth")
*''Spanish:'' '''Tierra''' ("Earth")
*''Turkish:'' '''Dünya''' ("Earth")

==External links==
*{{w|Earth|Earth on Wikipedia}}
*{{i|Earth}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Transformers (2023) issue 2

2023-11-24T21:14:09Z

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|date=[[November 7]], [[2023]]
|coverdate=November 2023
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|art by=Daniel Warren Johnson
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|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
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'''The Autobots must learn to adapt to Earth with scant resources, while the Decepticons gather more energon to rebuild their army.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] walks through a wood, marveling at the natural beauty of Earth. The plants, the animals, the scenery; he finds it all breathtaking. However, his serenity is interrupted upon hearing a crunch underneath his foot: he's stepped on a small deer, killing it. Optimus leans down, cradling the creature with remorse. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] emerges from the woods and reassures Optimus that it was an accident. Optimus tells Spike that this world is so fragile compared to his own. Seeing the [[Autobot]] leader's despair, Spike decides to change the subject of the conversation and asks Optimus about his name. Optimus tells him that the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] title denotes him as leader of the Autobots and was passed to him by the previous leader of their kind. Optimus in turn inquires about Spike's name, who reveals that his mom used to call him "Spikey" before she passed away due to his hair always sticking up as a child. Optimus is confused; he’s never heard the terms "mom" or "dad" before, though he does know the concept of "family." Spike then asks Optimus about where he comes from, prompting Optimus to tell him about [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the war between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s that has raged for the past two centuries. The Autobots' forces eventually dwindled from the Decepticons' relentless onslaught to the point where they were forced to flee the planet aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. However, their escape was attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. The last thing Optimus saw before they crashed into the mountain was Earth. Optimus thanks Spike for assisting him during the battle, saying that he's not sure they would have escaped without him. Spike in turn offers condolences for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

[[File:TF2023 – Cliffjumper freaks out.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.35|Sorry Cliff, but with Bumblebee gone, you're the closest thing we got to a [[kid-appeal character]].]]
Their somber heart-to-heart is soon interrupted by the newly reactivated [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], whom [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was able to successfully repair. Optimus warmly greets his old friend, but Cliffjumper is not nearly as taken with Earth as his commander, freaking out upon seeing Spike and [[Carly]] and bumping into the trees. Carly tells him to calm down. After all, if anyone should be freaking out about the giant robots from space, it's her. This gets Cliffjumper to calm down and the two shake hands. Inside the quarry, Ratchet has set about trying to revive the other Autobots, but has used up the last of their energon reserves fixing Cliffjumper. Optimus considers using the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to replenish their energon, but Ratchet says they can't. The Matrix is connected to Prime's own life force and if they lose him, they lose everything. Cliffjumper remarks that if they're running out of energon, the Decepticons will hopefully have the same problem.

Meanwhile, at the power plant [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Davey]] work at, a police officer is surveying the damage caused by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s attack and taking statements, not believing [[Jordie|the plant manager]]'s story about a giant robot. The officer says they'll get some detectives out here to investigate, but a panicked Sparkplug insists they need to call in the Army. As the officer tries to reassure Sparkplug, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] drops from the sky, destroying his patrol car. Behind him descend Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] carrying an energy transfer module stolen from the ''Ark'', which will allow them to more efficiently convert energon from the plant. The police officer tries to shoot at Starscream, much to Sparkplug's protests, only for Starscream to step on him. As the Decepticons begin to drain the plant of its energy, Soundwave intercepts a transmission from the U.S. military asking a nearby pilot under the callsign "[[Frosting]]" to intercept their attack. Amused at the idea of the "squishies" trying to fight them, Starscream goes to intercept the fighter. He dogfights with them for a bit before transforming and smacking the jet down. The pilot and his ride-along eject, but Starscream catches up to Frosting and squashes him between his hands. The other soldier activates a button on his parachute, converting it into a winged jetpack. As Starscream advances, he pulls out his gun and fires at the Decepticon, getting a lucky shot at his eye before retreating. Starscream opts to give up on the minor annoyance and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] flies away to fight another day.

Back at the plant, Sparkplug takes one of the patrol cars as he is chased down by Skywarp. Before he can catch the human, however, Frosting's F-18 comes crashing down on top of him and Soundwave, allowing Sparkplug to slip away. The resulting explosion is seen by the Autobots and Carly and Spike realize that the plant is under attack. Feeling responsible for bringing their war to this planet, Optimus opts to face the Decepticons, despite Ratchet's protest about their need to find their own energy sources. Optimus assigns Cliffjumper to stay with Ratchet and protect their sleeping comrades. Spike decides to come along to help his dad, which Optimus reluctantly allows. Carly tries to stop him, saying they need to get back home to their parents, but Spike inists. She decides to leave for home alone. As she drives back towards town, she is spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who identifies the image of Optimus Prime Carly drew on her van earlier that day. She arrives home to find Sparkplug already there, dressed in his old Army fatigues and carrying several guns. Carly asks where her dad is, and Sparkplug answers that "they" killed him; Davey is dead.

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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* ''[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'' (4)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (9)
* [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (10)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (11)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
* [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] or [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (13) (See "Errors" below)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (14)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15) (See "Errors" below)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* ''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (5)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (19)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (20)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (2)
* [[Carly]] (7)
* Police officer (16)
* [[Jordie]] (17)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (18)
* [[Frosting]] (21)
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Spike:''' "Um... Hi... Nice to meet y--" 
'''Cliffjumper:''' "Ah, we're not there yet, my man. Yeeesh... You're like a [[turborat]]-- creepy, little--" 
'''Carly:''' "Oh, please." 
'''Cliffjumper:''' Yeow! How many of you '''are''' there?" 

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Having been merely hinted at in the last issue, the flashback to the war on Cybertron gives us our first look at Megatron, though his whereabouts are still unknown. ([[Cobra Commander (comic)|#WhereIsMegatron]])
* While mentioned but not seen last issue, this issue gives us our first appearance of Laserbeak, still out scouting for new sources of energy.
*This issue confirms what Jetfire alluded to last issue, that unlike most incarnations of the ''G1'' story, the war has only been raging for two centuries instead of the more traditional four million years.
*Ratchet refers to deactivated brothers ''and sisters''. While [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] has previously been seen on the cover of the last issue (which confirms [[Female Transformer|female transformers]] exist in this continuity), this issue implies she's not the only female Autobot aboard the Ark... though exactly who these other female Autobots are is currently unknown.

===Transformers references===
* Cliffjumper compares Spike to a [[turborat]], a form of Cybertronian wildlife that first appeared in [[Form Follows Function|the fourth issue]] of [[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.
* The police cars of the FPD are quite clearly based on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], retaining his Japanese police car color layout, twin red siren lights (as opposed to red and blue) and the “highway patrol” markings on the back (none of which really make sense on an American city patrol car, but we'll let that slide.)

===G.I. Joe references===
* First Sergeant Conrad S. Hauser, codename '''DUKE''', makes his debut in the [[Energon Universe]] in this issue ahead of [[Duke (comic)|his own title]] debuting next month.
* While [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] doesn’t exist yet in this continuity, it seems the U.S. military has been developing some hi-tech tools, such as the jetpack Duke uses. This could be a new take on Jet Mobile Propulsion Unit (J.U.M.P.) jetpack from the ''G.I. Joe'' toyline, which Duke famously used in the opening sequence of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie''.

===Real-world references===
* Frosting’s name is painted on the side of his jet’s cockpit, a real practice common on United States fighter aircraft. It’s worth noting, however, that the formatting is slightly off. His rank and full name should be on one line, with his callsign printed below. Instead, it lists simply his rank, first name, and callsign on the same line.

===Errors===
* On page 4, 'millennia' is mis-spelled as 'millenia'.
* Amongst the deactivated Autobots in the quarry is Sideswipe who appears to be miscolored as [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and a bot who appears to be either Inferno or Grapple (with their wheels on the side of their legs rather than their foot) in the colors of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].

===Other trivia===
* This issue contains a four page preview for ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 1|#1]].

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Starscream attacks Frosting, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime transforms as he drives off a cliff, by [[Afu Chan]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover by [[Orlando Aroecena]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons, by [[Bryan Hitch]] and [[Alex Sinclair]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Duke uses his jetpack against Starscream, by [[Tom Reilly]].
* '''Second Printing Variant Cover A:''' Duke, by [[Jason Howard]].
* '''Second Printing Variant Cover B:''' Soundwave, by Jason Howard.
* '''Second Printing Variant Cover C:''' Cliffjumper, by Jason Howard.

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==External links==

==References==
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)

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|prev=Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)
|next=Transformers: Exiles
|title=''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''
|image=Fall of Cybertron PC cover.jpg‎
|caption=[[Ron Perlman|War. War never changes]].
|developer=[[High Moon Studios]] (console), [[Mercenary Technology]] (PC) Funlabs (Next Gen port)
|publisher=[[Activision]]
|writtenby=[[Dan Jolley]]
|date=[[August 21]], [[2012]] [[August 8]], [[2016]] (XB1, PS4)
|platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4
|ratings=ESRB: T PEGI: 12
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'''''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''''' is a direct sequel to the 2010 game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' that was released on [[August 21]], [[2012]]. Published by [[Activision]] and developed by [[High Moon Studios]] (with the PC version being handled by [[Mercenary Technology]]), the game is a continuation of the events of ''War for Cybertron''. It explores the [[Autobot]]s' attempts to escape from a rapidly deteriorating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', as well as the gradual downfall and collapse of the remnants of Cybertronian society. A side story also focuses on the creation of the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]].

Considerably darker in tone than its predecessor, the game begins with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] outright conceding defeat to the [[Decepticon]]s, who are in no better straits than their enemies. The story does not shy away from the grim realities of a dying planet and its inhabitants who cope with it. Characters grieve their losses, be it their home or their comrades. Both sides are depicted resorting to extremes just to keep fighting another day, and all hope seems lost. Yet a critical discovery by [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] may light the way for the [[Transformer]] species to a new era and hope; provided they can survive the fall of Cybertron.

{{quote|This terrible war will reach its end. Not because [['Til all are one|all have finally become one]]. But simply, I fear, because all have become ''none''.|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]}}

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Exodus===
:''Character: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]''

The [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] heads off to the portal which will take them to [[Earth]]. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] invades the ship using the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', sending [[Decepticon]]s over directly to the bridge of the Ark, forcing Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to fight off the aggressors. With more Decepticons swarming the engine room, Optimus heads off to help, leaving Bumblebee to protect the bridge. The artillery cannons are taken offline and the ship blows a [[moleculon fuse|fuse]]. Ratchet sends Bumblebee off to fix it, and after braving nearly being sucked into space, the scout soon replaces the fuse and ascends up a lift to the defense tower. He witnesses Autobots being overrun by a [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]] and then on another level, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] attacking. He reaches the defense mainframe and rushes the Decepticon manning it, reactivating the Ark's guns. The tower is hit by a claw that knocks him down a shaft. With his alternator jarred back into gear, Bumblebee transforms and races through an outer area, avoiding explosions, Decepticon tow cables and large chunks of rubble. He passes [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] having a [[Brawl (WFC)|brawl]] and bringing an [[Onslaught (WFC)|onslaught]] of destruction. He makes it to a stronghold, restocking on ammo, [[energon]] and weapons. He fights his way through a few waves of Decepticons, making his way to the engine room, where Prime and Megatron are doing battle. He pushes through enemy lines, with the help of two Titans, and makes his way to the engine room. There he finds Optimus and Megatron engaging in a fierce melee battle on the hull of the ship, and just as Megatron fires a huge cannon at Optimus, Bumblebee throws himself forwards, taking the shot meant for Prime. As Bumblebee falls, Optimus lifts his body...

[[File:FOC-Metroplexheedsthecall.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Embrace democracy, or you will be eradicated."]]

===Chapter II: Defend the Ark===
:''Character: Optimus Prime''
Six days earlier, the Autobots are preparing the last transport for launch. [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] reports the energon reserves are aboard, and Perceptor is overseeing city shutdown, only for the news to come that the Decepticons have invaded the city. Optimus tries to contact [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], as it's his sector the Decepticons have invaded, but gets no answer. As Prime moves to head out, a [[Warp Cannon]] crashes to the ground nearby and targets the Ark. Optimus heads through the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] ruins and enters Autobot City through a side door to find the Autobots trying to get the city stable without the absent Grimlock. After helping Ratchet stabilize a badly-injured [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], Prime sends [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] to find where Grimlock's disappeared to. At the armory, [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] reports that [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and others are trapped in a nerve center, so he and Optimus fight their way there. After fighting off a horde of Decepticons, they unseal the [[detpak]] from the nerve center door. Sending Warpath back to the Ark, Optimus goes in to meet with Perceptor, who's struggling to get the city working again so they can fight off the Decepticons. He sends Prime to activate an old artillery gun using energon from the Ark, and Prime soon puts the weapon to good use taking out Decepticons. With news that the Warp Cannons are firing on the Ark, Optimus heads to the engine room, but as he moves towards the flight deck, the corridors restructure around him. Decepticons, including [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], have invaded the area, and Optimus finds many bodies, but heads for the [[neutron cannon]]. After fighting his way through more Decepticons, he brings the neutron gun online, but again the targeting is out. Optimus takes manual control and helps defend the Ark refueling station from a number of Decepticon tanks. When the cannon runs out of energon, Optimus heads back inside the city and is guided by a mysterious intelligence to the city's core where he pulls a lever... and the entire city transforms into [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]].

===Chapter III: Metroplex Heeds the Call===

:''Character: Optimus Prime''
Optimus and Metroplex head for the Iacon ruins where the Warp Cannons are located. Once they find the first Warp Cannon, Metroplex laboriously synchronizes his targeting systems with Optimus and together they take out the first cannon. Moving on, Prime helps the survivors of a crashed Autobot ship and finds Warpath in a huge plaza. With the second Warp Cannon shelling them, they head into a building and manage to get close enough to the cannon for Optimus to mark it for destruction by Metroplex. That done, Optimus heads down more corridors and is confronted by three Leapers, which Metroplex handily takes out by putting a fist through the wall. After fighting his way across a huge bridge, Prime gets close enough to the last Warp Cannon to mark it, only for it to take out Metroplex first. With no other choice, Optimus makes his way to the base of the cannon and forces open a door, only to be blasted by Starscream, bashed by Brawl and Onslaught, and dragged in front of Megatron. While Starscream gloats at his victory over Prime, Megatron simply blasts his Air Commander before killing an Autobot in front of the bound Prime. Luckily it turns out Metroplex is back online, and he rips the roof off Megatron's throne room before smashing Megatron into the ground repeatedly with his fist. Starscream pronounces Megatron dead, himself leader and orders the Decepticons back to base. The day is won, but unfortunately all the Autobots' energon is exhausted and they need to find more. Prime believes Grimlock may hold the key, and says Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] are tracking down their missing comrade.

[[File:FOC-Cliffjumperobservatory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Historical algorithms engaged. Processing Capital Post articles. Extrapolating American cultural references."]]

===Chapter IV: Eye of the Storm===
:''Character: Cliffjumper''
[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] drops Jazz and Cliffjumper off over the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in the middle of a rust storm to look for Grimlock. In a ruined base, they find a crashed ship which they recognize as one that was stolen by Grimlock from the base. They soon spot Decepticons moving around and sneak inside the base. As they stealthily make their way through, they overhear some Decepticons discussing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and his "pets". Using a garbage conveyor, Cliffjumper finds himself in an ancient tomb where guardians are roaming around, scanning for Autobots. Jazz reports the rust storm is increasing in intensity outside. Cliffjumper finds a [[ancient map room|huge domed room]] and activates a starmap that shows him an image of [[Earth]]. Continuing through the tomb, Cliffjumper finds more Decepticons, plus sword marks and a trail of destruction he recognizes as Grimlock's work. Eventually he reaches outside again and spots Jazz, but a collapse cuts them off from each other. Cliff hunts through the storm and finds Jazz, freeing his companion from some fallen debris. They soon find more devastation and Jazz detects a faint Autobot distress signal which Cliffjumper tracks to a huge pit, just as the Decepticons seal it. Luckily the two Autobots find a huge bomb they use to blow the pit open and, leaving Cliffjumper behind, Jazz leaps in.

[[File:FOC-Jazzvsinsecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Gary?" "Gary!" "Gary?" "Gary!" "Gary!"]]

===Chapter V: Cut and Run===
:''Character: Jazz''
Jazz reaches the bottom of the pit, where he discovers [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], who has been so badly damaged he's been forced into [[stasis lock]]. The audio he plays back from Sludge's memory is not promising. The meaning of the green pods Jazz spots is clear when he finds himself under attack by the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] horde. He blasts a tank which releases a toxic green gas, and he has to race to escape in time. Escaping the pit, he seals it and pair continue to look for the source of the distress signal. They stumble on a huge lake filled with energon which the Decepticons are mining. They fight their way across the moat to the Decepticon facility where Cliffjumper promptly manages to trip an alarm. Jazz utilizes a network of service tunnels, but creeping down one of them, he falls through a grating and is ambushed. Naturally he fights the Decepticons off and even helps out Cliffjumper who's pinned down by Wall Crawlers and other Decepticons. The pair rendezvous at the other side of the moat and head inside the tower. Within, they find Insecticons in tubes and a map pointing to Earth's solar system. Intriguing! Further in, they find Shockwave arguing with Starscream via hologram. Cliffjumper fails to creep up on Shockwave, who sets a bunch of Insecticons on them before leaving. While Jazz keeps the Insecticons busy, Cliffjumper diverts toxic waste into the refinery to make it overload. The refinery starts to melt down and the pair book out, getting picked up by Sideswipe just in time. Jazz contacts Optimus with the news there's a lake of energon ripe for the taking. The Autobots begin preparing a massive energon transport to take the energon to the Ark.

===Chapter VI: Death from Above===
:''Character: Vortex''
The Decepticons get wind of the Autobot plan, and as the transport heads back with a load of energon, Starscream tasks the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s with intercepting it and leading it to an ambush. [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] are sent to clear a short-cut so Brawl can take a dropship and destroy a bridge. They fly through an ancient Autobot city. The pair run into Autobots though, and Blast Off ends up racing ahead, leaving Vortex to fight them. They eventually reach the bridge, but when Brawl shells it, they find it's shielded. Vortex deactivates the shielding, allowing Brawl to take out the side supports. The central support is a little trickier, and Brawl has to blow a hole in it so Vortex can get in to find the shield controls. After fighting more Autobots, including a Titan, Vortex uses a detpak on the central support and races out as the bridge collapses.

===Chapter VII: Belly of the Beast===
:''Character: Swindle''
Starscream springs his ambush on the transport, but the transport's defenses blast them. Onslaught exasperatedly sends [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] under the transport to try to stop it. Swindle takes out the rear wheels and heads to the front, using his grapple to avoid the deadly acid pools, and takes out the front wheels. This unleashes a pair of titans which he has to destroy. However just as victory looks certain, the transport's wheels convert into jets. As the transport takes to the air, Swindle grapples on board.

[[File:FOC-Bruticus-Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Get the Fat Man! I'll try to keep him busy!"]]

===Chapter VIII: Combaticons Combine!===
:''Character: Swindle/Bruticus''
Within the transport, Swindle begins heading through the transport, aiming to take out the anti-aircraft defenses so the other Combaticons can come over in their drop ship. He blows a hole in an exterior wall and starts making his way along the side of the transport. Starscream announces he's calling off the assault, but is corrected by Onslaught, who still believes they can pull it off. Swindle finds the anti-aircraft cannons can be destroyed by simply shooting the shells being fed into them, so he does that, then moves around to the other side of the ship. Unfortunately the Autobots are wise to what the Decepticons are doing and destroy the controls for the shell feed shields so Swindle can't deactivate them. Onslaught brings the drop ship around, and Swindle hops on. Once he uses the top turret to destroy the last gun emplacement, the Combaticons merge into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] and start breaking things. He smashes through the transports turbine and break into the control room where the Combaticons split and make swift work of the Autobots. Unfortunately though they have the transport in their control, it's badly damaged and going down, and they can do little more than try to control its course as it crashes. Starscream's unimpressed that they managed to destroy half the energon supply in the crash, and when Onslaught talks back, pointing that the Autobots would have gotten all of it if they did nothing and everything going wrong was a result of Starscream's incompetence, Starscream orders the Combaticons arrested.

===Chapter IX: Megatron Returns===
:''Character: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]/Megatron''
In his [[Soundwave's workshop|old workshop]] under the gladiator pits, Soundwave powers up the assembly systems so he can put Megatron's salvaged body back together. With the help of his minions, he manages to get Megatron back in one piece and uses an infusion of [[Dark Energon]] to bring his master back to life. Megatron's enraged by the news Starscream is in charge and, grabbing his cannon, heads out to confront his former lieutenant. He arrives, naturally, in the middle of Starscream's coronation. Starscream sets the assembled Decepticons onto their former leader, but as Megatron points out, he was practically forged in these arenas. Once he finishes with the many, many Decepticons, he blasts Starscream who flees. Onslaught offers to chase them down, but Megatron doesn't consider him a threat and has other plans. As the Decepticons move a huge statue of him into pride of place, Megatron meets with Shockwave who has deciphered the ancient technology to open wormholes and located a suitably energy rich planet for them to plunder. Megatron boards a drop ship and heads for the crater where [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] crashed with the intention of recovering the giant Decepticon's power core. Unfortunately his drop ship is shot down on the way.

===Chapter X: The Final Countdown===
:''Character: Megatron''
Jumping clear of the ship, Megatron notes that the Autobots have installed anti-aircraft defenses. Once the Decepticons assault the facility and take it over, Soundwave detects a power source nearby—the Autobots are using Trypticon's power core as an energy source, which left Megatron impressed by their rather bold choice. Megatron goes on to investigate and takes out the defenses surrounding the main compound before calling in Bruticus to clear a path. The Combiner makes short work of the remaining Autobots and holds the massive doors open so Megatron can enter. After emptying the main compound of Autobots, he enters the main building where some Autobots are reporting to Optimus. Megatron slags them and makes it clear he blames Optimus for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s depleted state. The Autobots redouble their attempts to keep Megatron away, but as he gets closer to Trypticon, he realizes that the Autobots haven't removed the power core—Trypticon is still functional. Fighting through more Autobot defenses, including a titan, Megatron gets to Trypticon's legs and finds they've been bound. A few shots of Megatron's cannon free them. Trypticon's torso is similarly easy to find, with a little help from Laserbeak. Once Megatron breaks Trypticon's bonds, Soundwave arrives and hacks the computer while Megatron smashes the Autobots attacking them. Trypticon, however, is still badly damaged. Megatron informs Trypticon that he failed to destroy the Autobots and will be rebuilt into a new form—the ''Nemesis''.

[[File:FOC-theonecalledGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"You and I have a chance to make our country a better place for all of us. I'd like you to make sure that chance isn't wasted."]]

===Chapter XI: Starscream's Betrayal===
:''Characters: Decepticon trooper/Starscream/Grimlock''
As the Nemesis nears launch, the Decepticons are roused by an alarm as someone tries to hack Shockwave's data logs. A trooper and his friend are sent to check the main server. As the two troopers enter the server, they discuss Starscream's humiliating defeat, only for Starscream himself to decloak and flatten them. Hoping to build an army of his own, Starscream analyzes the data logs and discovers that Shockwave's latest experiments are imprisoned within the tower. He uses EMP detpaks to take out the security towers providing the defenses, which knocks out the [[force field]]s protecting the maintenance shafts. Flying inside, he finds Shockwave experimenting on Grimlock with [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], and [[Sharpshot]]. Once they leave, Starscream drops into the lab and informs Grimlock he'll be set free if he pledges allegiance to the Air Commander. Grimlock responds that he can free himself, then throws Starscream into a wall. Grimlock's surgically altered body leaves him confused and unable to transform, and before long he searches for [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] by smashing everything in his path. He finds Swoop, only to be confronted by a hologram of Shockwave, who has predicted this move. After destroying all the Decepticons in the lab, he solves the problem of freeing Swoop by smashing more things. Swoop reveals that he has gained a new [[alternate mode]], although Grimlock still cannot transform. The pair search for the rest of their team, and discover more of Shockwave's experiments—Insecticons in tubes—and Swoop remembers where [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] is. Unfortunately Hardshell is waiting for them with some artillery, and Grimlock has to throw fuel pods at him until the ship's destroyed. Grimlock holds the Insecticon up to the optical scanner so they can progress. When they reach the surgical lab, it's totally trashed and there's a big hole in the floor. Grimlock and Swoop jump in.

[[File:FOC-Grimlockspacetrex.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"There are times that I feel the primal part of me... pulling me away."]]

===Chapter XII: Grimlock Smash===
:''Character: Grimlock/Swoop''
Beneath the lab, the ground gives way under Grimlock, dropping him into a tunnel, and he decides they'll split up to find Slug. He soon finds the area is infested with Insecticons. Shockwave's voice rings out, telling Grimlock that he has yet to fulfill his full potential and transform, and Kickback has volunteered to help. The Insecticon taunts Grimlock and unleashes a huge "bruiser" Insecticon to fight him, causing Grimlock to get angry enough to finally change into his new ''T. rex'' alternate mode. Kickback decides discretion is the better part of not being slagged, but before he can escape, the door crashes down on him as Slug enters. Slug relates the news that Sludge didn't make it out of the caves, and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]'s been taken by Shockwave for "extensive testing". As they step outside where Swoop is waiting, they see Shockwave's [[space bridge]] tower firing up. They soon track down Snarl being guarded by Sharpshot and squash his captor. Searching for a place to take shelter and patch up Snarl, they find an observatory and Slug discovers Shockwave's plans to open a space bridge portal. They contact Optimus, who orders Grimlock to return to base, but Grimlock insists on taking the space bridge himself. With Swoop's help, he flies to the tower and fights his way through more Decepticons until he finds Shockwave working. As he goes to attack Shockwave, he's seized by energy chains, while Shockwave reports to Megatron that all is ready. Grimlock switches to dino mode to break free and rips Shockwave's arm off before bashing the space bridge which explodes. Back in Autobot City, the Autobots note that Megatron's portal is becoming unstable and decide they must urgently launch. Metroplex offers whatever spark energy he has left, which allows the Autobots to launch the Ark, at the cost of Metroplex's life.

===Chapter XIII: Till All Are One===
:''Characters: Soundwave/Jetfire/Bruticus/Jazz/Optimus/Megatron''
The ''Nemesis'' draws close to the ''Ark'' as it nears the portal. Megatron orders Soundwave to lead the first wave of the assault. Soundwave rides a tow cable over and, with the help of Rumble and Laserbeak, neutralizes the Ark's cannons. The Decepticons begin their assault en masse. [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] flies outside and severs the tow cables, but even though he's successful, Bruticus flies right past him and lands on the hull of the ''Ark''. After smashing his way through the Autobot defenses, he busts the ship's main energon tank. Jetfire raises the alarm, and Jazz responds. He tries grappling onto Bruticus and shooting the giant in the face, but with the help of Jetfire and an EMP mine, the Autobots hit Bruticus with a series of air strikes, sending him flying off into space. Elsewhere, Bumblebee jumps in the path of Megatron's shot, saving Optimus. Enraged, Optimus punches Megatron across the hull and they face off once again. Their fight is eventually interrupted by the unstable space bridge portal sucking them and both starships in before closing.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] ([[Jamieson Price]])
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]] <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/26/play-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-multiplayer-on-july-31 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - G1 Optimus Vignette]</ref>
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/transformers-video-game-discussion/27314578d1345329191-full-game-being-played-live-right-now-um.jpg]</ref>
'''Dinobots'''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] ([[Mark Allan Stewart]])
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Sam Riegel)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
**[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] (Nolan North)
**[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
**[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
**[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
**[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
'''Insecticons'''
*[[Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Hardshell]]
|h3=Non-Player|c3=
'''Autobots'''
*[[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]*
*[[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]*
*[[Heavy Soldier]]*
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]*
*[[Leaper]]*
*[[Guardian (FOC)|Guardian]]*
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]
*Insecticon Swarmers
*Insecticon Bruiser
*Insecticon Spitter
'''Other'''
*Soldiers*
*Rocket Soldiers*
*Shotgunners*
*[[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]]*
*[[Marauder (FOC)|Marauder]]
*[[Wall Crawler]]*
*Scrappers*
*Sharpshooters*
*[[Lever Transformer]]
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Denotes a character who speaks (or squawks), but is credited as "Additional Voices". 

==Quotes==
"Metroplex heeds the call of the last Prime"
:—'''Metroplex''' assures Optimus that he's not there to render him into his component molecules.

"All we want is to leave!" 
"No one leaves without ''my'' permission!" 
"''I wasn't asking''." 
:—What '''Optimus Prime''' thought would be the last time he would have to tell '''Megatron''' how it was.

"Cliffjumper, you catch any of that?" 
"You mean the screaming, the horror, followed by more screaming?" 
"Uh, yeah, that'd be it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Cliffjumper''' discuss what they heard from Sludge's memory core.

"Ungh! This lever is heavy! Couldn't they just make it a button?"
:—'''Vortex''' makes a valid point.

"Seriously?! We're still trying to stop this thing with drop ships? I haven't stopped the AA guns yet!" 
"Think of this as an encouragement to HURRY THE SCRAP UP!"
:—'''Swindle''' and '''Onslaught'''

"Always tinkering, aren't you, Shockwave? Must be quite the test!" 
:—'''Starscream''', after hearing Shockwave and the Insecticons discuss experiments on Grimlock.

"Nothing feels right... Hard to think."
:—'''Grimlock''', shortly after breaking free.

"I remember you, Grimlock. Do you remember me? Me? Me?" 
"''Kickback''..."
:—'''Kickback''' taunts '''Grimlock''' to provoke him into transforming.

'''Kickback''': Time for me to take my leave! 
''[Slug knocks the door down on Kickback]'' 
'''Slug''': Excuse me.
:—[[The Transformers: The Movie|Never gets old]], '''Slug'''.

'''Slug''': You cut through those guys like they were [[Beryllium baloney|Beryllium Bologna]]! 
'''Grimlock''': You mean [[Cesium salami|Cesium Salami]]! 
'''Slug''': No...Beryllium Bologna! 
'''Grimlock''': Cesium Salami!
:—[[The Transformers: The Movie|Again with this argument, guys?]]

"You're weak, Optimus. You run when you should fight!"
:—'''Grimlock''' gives Optimus a piece of his mind.

"Pathetic! This is the so called Ark? The Autobots have placed all of their hopes on a glorified cargo hauler!"
:—'''Megatron''' gives his two cents about the Ark.

"No problem! It slices, it dices!"
:—'''Bruticus''', your Swindle's showing.

"After eons of conflict, I finally see the truth of your words, Megatron." 
"And what might that be, Optimus?" 
''[Megatron swings his sword, only for Optimus to stop his strike]'' 
"This universe, no matter how vast, will never be big enough for you and I to coexist. " 
''[Optimus punches Megatron across the Ark]'' 
:—'''Optimus Prime''' tells '''Megatron''' that he's done holding back.

==Gameplay==
Like ''War for Cybertron'', this game is an over-the-shoulder third-person shooter. The player has access to a range of weapons split between light and heavy and can carry one of each class at a time. As one would expect from a ''Transformers'' game, the player character can also transform to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] which provides more maneuverability and in some cases the power of flight. Whereas in the previous game, characters had two abilities that were charged up by shooting opponents, each character now has "dash" and a unique ability that works on a time recharge. Abilities include Vortex's shockwave, Cliffjumper's cloaking, and Optimus Prime's ability to order a missile strike.

While ''War for Cybertron'' had three-bot teams in each campaign level, with the user playing as their choice of the three, ''Fall of Cybertron'' instead follows a single character at a time, though the character often teams up with other NPCs. This allows levels to be tailored to the player character's special abilities, such as Jazz's level having plenty of places to use his grapple, and Megatron's levels having places which are only reachable by hovering. The player will sometimes also automatically switch between characters as the narrative demands.

''Fall of Cybertron'' introduces an upgrade mechanic. The player collects energon from defeated opponents which they can use at [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] machines scattered throughout the levels to buy character upgrades, T.E.C.H. items such as [[C.L.U.T.C.H.]] drones, and weapon upgrades. Upgrades carry over between characters, so Megatron gets the benefit of upgrades purchased by Optimus Prime. Collecting the blueprints hidden in each level unlocks more upgrades or weapons. Also hidden throughout the levels are [[Source:Fall of Cybertron audio logs|audio logs]], recordings left by various characters which give extra information or insight into an aspect of the game world. Energon can be used to open [[Armory Recreator]]s, which contain weapons and equipment.

Grimlock's sections alter the game mechanics substantially. He has no ranged attack, relying on melee with his sword. Rather than gaining currency from defeating Decepticons, their deaths fill his "rage meter", eventually allowing him to transform to his dino mode that lets him use his [[fire-breath]] and jaws to wreak more havoc. Similarly, Bruticus behaves like a melee brawler, fighting with a mix of weaponry like Vortex's propellers, a flamethrower, and the [[Sonic Pain Wave]].

===Multiplayer===
Fall of Cybertron follows War for Cybertron's tradition in having a fleshed-out, online multiplayer mode. The general idea is the same, but quite a number of gameplay elements have been added, removed, or altered. For example, vehicle mode abilities have been removed, but every character has the ability to dash. Weapons are also exclusive to each class and can't be wielded by other players.

Players can create custom characters to participate in the regular multiplayer mode. Customization options are greatly expanded from the previous game: Individual heads, bodies/[[Alternate mode|alt-modes]], shoulders, arms, legs, and wheels can be selected, all based on existing character models. The color palette is also expanded, and players can alter the shininess of characters and choose from three different voices per faction.

Characters level up by performing well in battle. Completing challenges will also yield experience points. Class weapons and abilities become unlocked by reaching certain levels. Reaching level 25 in every class unlocks "Prime Mode," which resets all experience points and challenges and gives the player a cool spinny icon next to their name. Reaching level 25 for all classes in Prime Mode grants the player access to "Elite" heads, which are 4 heads per class, and are the most iconic character of the class (Bumblebee, Optimus, Starscream and Megatron) with a crown.

Finally, [[Energon shard]]s can be gained along with experience points and can be spent on custom body parts and decals.

;Classes
The four classes return, with some alterations:
*[[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrators]] - Cars. Fast, with an emphasis on stealth. Replaces the [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] class.
*[[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]] - Trucks. Mixture of defensive and offensive abilities, with emphasis on explosions. Replaces the [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class.
*[[Titan (FOC)|Titans]] - Tanks. Huge health and defense, heavy weapons. Replaces the [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]] class.
*[[Scientist (WFC)|Scientists]] - Jets. Great speed, no armor, emphasis on healing and buffer abilities.

;Playlists
*Team Death Match - [[Fred Tatasciore|''ELIMINATE THE ENEMY TEAM!'']] Kills count as points for the player's team, and 40 points are required to win on default settings.
*Conquest - There are 3 nodes, A, B and C. Team members wait at nodes to fill a bar and capture the node, and all teams are competing constantly for the nodes. The possession of a node adds points, and the rate at which points are added is increased based on how many nodes the team has. The match ends once a team reaches 400 points.
*Headhunter - This match is very similar to Team Deathmatch, except killed enemies drop their [[Spark]]. Players must pick up these sparks and return them to teamless nodes to gain a point per spark. These nodes occasionally move, the approaching change signaled by beacons that mark their location, which flash when nodes are about to move.
*Capture the Flag - Both teams have flags in their base. Players must protect their own flag and capture the enemy flag. Each capture grants a point, and the amount of points required for a team to win is 3.
* Deathmatch: Kill opponents to win. It's a free-for-all. (Check the notes)

;Teletraan-1
The signature Autobot computer here lets the player sift through global player rankings and see the challenges they have completed. Prime Mode is also activated through this menu.

;Escalation
Up to 4 players face off against increasingly difficult waves. Once the players finish wave 15, the game ends and the players are scored on how many kills, deaths, and energon chips they collected throughout the match.

==Trophy/Achievement list==
When completing various goals and tasks during the game, the player will be rewarded as part of their console of choice's meta-goal system. Players can earn up to 51 Trophies on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and 50 Achievements on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The PlayStation versions' trophies come in four types: Bronze, which represent easier tasks and are worth the least experience; Silver, which are awarded for challenges of mid-level difficulty; Gold, which are given for harder tasks and worth more experience; and Platinum, the highest-level trophy unlocked only after earning all of a game's other trophies. On the Xbox versions, each achievement has a Gamerscore value that adds to the player's total Gamerscore across all games played; up to 1000 Gamerscore can be earned in ''Fall of Cybertron''. These achievements can also be earned in the PC version as part of the Steam interface, but lack the individual values and weights from the console versions.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| '''Icon'''
| '''Achievement/Trophy name'''
| '''Achievement/Trophy description'''
| '''Gamerscore'''
| '''PS Trophy'''
|-
|[[File:FoC_Exodus.png|60px]]
| The Exodus
| Complete Chapter I
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| [[File:FoC_Defend_Ark.png‎|60px]]
| Defend the Ark
| Complete Chapter II
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Metroplex_Heeds_Call.png‎|60px]]
| Metroplex Heeds the Call
| Complete Chapter III
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Eye_of_Storm.png|60px]]
| Eye of the Storm
| Complete Chapter IV
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Cut_and_Run.png|60px]]
| Cut and Run
| Complete Chapter V
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Death_From_Above.png|60px]]
| Death from Above
| Complete Chapter VI
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Belly_of_Beast.png|60px]]
| Belly of the Beast
| Complete Chapter VII
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Combaticons_Combine.png|60px]]
| Combaticons Combine!
| Complete Chapter VIII
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Megatron_Returns.png|60px]]
| Megatron Returns
| Complete Chapter IX
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Final_Countdown.png|60px]]
| The Final Countdown
| Complete Chapter X
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Starscream's_Betrayal.png|60px]]
| Starscream's Betrayal
| Complete Chapter XI
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Grimlock_Smash.png|60px]]
| Grimlock Smash
| Complete Chapter XII
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Till_All_Are_One_Optimus.png|60px]]
| [['Til all are one|Till All Are One]] - (Optimus Ending)
| Complete Chapter XIII as Optimus (secret achievement)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| [[File:FoC_Till_All_Are_One_Megatron.png|60px]]
| Till All Are One - (Megatron Ending)
| Complete Chapter XIII as Megatron (secret achievement)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Battle_is_Far_From_Over.png‎|60px]]
| [[The battle is far from over!|The Battle is Far From Over!]]
| Complete Campaign - Easy
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_More_Than_Meets_The_Eye.png|60px]]
| [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets the Eye]]
| Complete Campaign - Normal
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_All_Hail_You.png|60px]]
| [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail You!]]
| Complete Campaign - Hard
| 100 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Last_Stand.png|60px]]
| [[The Last Stand]]
| Chapter II: Save two Autobots when Optimus is downed by the first Leaper
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Carnage_in_C_Major.png|60px]]
| [[Carnage in C-Minor|Carnage in C-Major]]
| Chapter III: Take out a cluster of five Decepticons using Metroplex's Air Strike
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Invisibility_Spray.png|60px]]
| [[Invisibility spray|Invisibility Spray]]
| Chapter IV: Sneak through the Trash Compactor Facility undetected
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Target_Master_2.0.png‎|60px]]
| [[Targetmaster (technology)|Target Master]] 2.0
| Chapter V: Shoot a Sniper out of the air with a scoped weapon
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Car_Wash_of_Doom.png|60px]]
| [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Car Wash of Doom]]
| Chapter VI: Destroy all of the homing mines chasing Blast Off before they self destruct
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Club_a_Con.png|60px]]
| [[Club Con!]]
| Chapter VII: Ram a jet (on the ground or in the air)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Fusilateral_Quintrocombiner.png|60px]]
| [[Swarm (issue)|Fusilateral Quintrocombiner]]
| Chapter VIII: Melee an enemy through the goal post
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_I_Robot_Master.png|60px]]
| [[I, Robot-Master!|I, Robot Master]]
| Chapter IX: Destroy all images of Starscream and his Statues
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_The_Harder_They_Die.png|60px]]
| [[...The Harder They Die!|The Harder They Die]]
| Chapter X: Kill five Autobots with a single hover slam attack
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| [[File:FoC_Internal_Affairs.png|60px]]
| [[Internal Affairs!]]
| Chapter XI: Hack all of the security terminals before the Decepticons can activate them
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Slap_Grimlock.png|60px]]
| Slap the Grimlock
| Chapter XII: Kill a Leaper in the air with an explosive barrel
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Monacus_Spender.png|60px]]
| [[Monacus]] Spender
| Spend 250,000 Energon in the Teletraan-1 store
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Reconstructor.png‎|60px]]
| Reconstructor
| Fully upgrade one weapon
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Master_Builder.png|60px]]
| [[The Master Builders (episode)|Master Builder]]
| Fully upgrade all weapons
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Teletraan_1_Regular.png|60px]]
| [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] Regular
| Rate all weapons, weapon upgrades, and equipment
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Chop_Shop.png|60px]]
| [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
| Purchase all weapons and perks
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Beachcomber.png|60px]]
| [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
| Collect all blueprints
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Cassetticon_Audiophile.png|60px]]
| [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassetticon]] Audiophile
| Collect all audio logs
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Octopunch_Scavenger.png|60px]]
| [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] Scavenger
| Open fifteen Armory Recreators in Campaign or Escalation
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Reconfiguration_Matrix.png|60px]]
| [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]
| Create a custom character in Multiplayer
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Headmaster.png|60px]]
| [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster!]]
| Reach max level in a single class
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_King_of_Scrap_Heap.png‎|60px]]
| King of the Scrap Heap
| Reach max level in all four classes
| 100 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_What_Prime_Directive.png‎|60px]]
| What [[Prime Directive]]s?
| Unlock Prime Mode
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Full_Throttle_Scramble.png‎|60px]]
|[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]
| Earn MVP in any game mode during a public Multiplayer match
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Ultimate_Menasor.png|60px]]
| Ultimate [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
| Capture three flags in a single CTF game during a public Multiplayer match
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Moonbase_One.png‎|60px]]
| [[Moonbase One]]
| Personally capture all 3 nodes in a conquest game during a public Multiplayer match
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Ballistic_Energon_Goodie.png|60px]]
| Ballistic Energon Goodie
| Return five heads at once in a headhunter game during a public Multiplayer match
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Heavy_Metal_War.png|60px]]
| [[Heavy Metal War]]
| Kill 6 different opposing players in a TDM game during a public Multiplayer match
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Robotopossum.png‎|60px]]
| [[Roboto-possum|Robotopossum]]
| Complete wave 15 in Escalation (Ignition)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Maccadams_Old_Oil_House.png|60px]]
| [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]
| Complete wave 15 in Escalation (DownFall)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Space_Pirates.png|60px]]
| [[Space Pirates!]]
| Complete wave 15 in Escalation (Oblivion)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Rust_Marks.png|60px]]
| Rust Marks
| Complete wave 15 in Escalation (Ancients)
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Ultra_Power_Master.png|60px]]
| Ultra [[Powermaster|Power Master]]
| Spend 100,000 credits in Escalation
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|[[File:FoC_Vector_Sigma_Victory.png|60px]]
| [[Vector Sigma]] Victory
| Unlock All Trophies
|
| {{PS Platinum}}
|-
|}

==Transformers references==
Aside from the obvious G1 inspired character designs, the game has some references to previous iterations of Transformers, a number of them from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].

* Most of the achievements and trophies are named in homage to Generation 1, such as characters, cartoon episodes, [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] issues, and more. Due to the sheer number, we have opted to list them in the achievement list above instead.
* Soundwave does a short impression of a light fixture.
* Jazz and Cliffjumper are paired together, just as they were in the film and in the episode [[Starscream's Brigade]].
* Jazz finds an inscription on a tank in the Sea of Rust that says "IX-XVII-MCMLXXXIV," or the date that "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" first aired.
* During his coronation, Starscream is wearing the same crown his [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 counterpart]] wore in the movie, and the dialogue he has with Megatron during the scene is almost word-for-word as well. He even blasts him in tank mode, though this does not kill him like it did in the movie. The crown can be found in Starscream's level and worn for its duration.
* When Megatron is done killing off soldiers under Starscream's command, Starscream calls Megatron a [[Pretender to the Throne!|pretender to the throne]].
* When Kickback runs to the door, Slug pushes it from outside and the door falls, smashing Kickback to the ground and when Slug sees Kickback under the door, he says "Excuse me!". This is a straight homage to the scene where [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] pushes the door and it smashes the [[Quintesson]] prosecutor.
* A secret room can be found in Grimlock's level containing his waiter outfit from "[[Madman's Paradise]]"; upon finding it, Grimlock utters his famous movie quote, "Me Grimlock no bozo, me king." It also contains three swords that resemble the [[Master Sword]] mounted on fixtures around the room.
* After defeating a group of Insecticons, Slug says that Grimlock tore through them like they were "[[beryllium baloney]]", but Grimlock says "[[cesium salami]]", mirroring the scene where their Generation 1 counterparts argue on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]].
* In an audio log left by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is described as [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor]], a term which originated in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]].
* The five [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s are originally grouped together as the "[[Lightning Strike Coalition]]", the name of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s breakaway Autobot faction in "[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages]]". On that note, the Coalition's logo serves as the difficulty symbols.
* The [[Path Blaster]] is named for the [[Pathblaster]] from "[[Time Wars]]". One of its modifications is named for Generation 1 episode "[[The Gambler]]" and involves the use of [[Destronium]], a substance introduced in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.
* The [[Riot Cannon]]'s "Planet Buster" modification is likewise named after the [[Planet Buster]] that appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
* The [[neutron assault rifle]]'s special modification is the "P.O.K.E. Beta"—not the first [[Punch of Kill Everything]] reference in the game series.
* One of the corrosive slime cannon's modifications for multiplayer is the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] Disperser.
* Other weapon modifications available include [[tachyon transmitter]], [[fireblast]], [[turbo booster]]s, [[unspace|transwarp]] ballistics, and [[R-infinity accelerator|R-Infinity]] finders.
* Bruticus's special attack is the [[Sonic Pain Wave]], one of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s weapons.
* When Cliffjumper is accessing the Teletraan-1 store one of the random phrases apologizes for not being able to provide [[glass gas]], the unique weapon of G1 [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. The Glass Gas Cannon is awarded, however, after beating the main campaign.
* In Chapter IX, playing as Megatron after his awakening Soundwave says "Less talk, more work", quoting the G1 episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]".
As part of the expanding [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]], ''Fall of Cybertron'' also incorporates thematic and visual references to the ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel and the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series:
* Bumblebee's voice circuits/vocal processor having been damaged prior to the story's beginning, essentially rendering him mute.
* Optimus Prime's [[Path Blaster|rifle]] design, which was described by [[High Moon Studios]] as being an earlier version of the rifles Optimus uses in the ''Prime'' television series.
* Optimus being referred to as having been a librarian named Orion Pax and Megatron having been a gladiator from Kaon named Megatronus.
* Cliffjumper's head design and Megatron's reformatted/rebuilt body design.
* Dark Energon's power to revive the dead is an aspect from the ''Prime'' television series that was not seen in the previous game, ''War For Cybertron''.
* Trypticon being reformatted into the ''Nemesis''.
* The discovery that there were [[Ancient]]s who had traveled to other planets, particularly Earth.
* One of the weapons is called an [[Energon Harvester]].

==PC version notes==
Initially, developer High Moon Studios commented (as late as [[BotCon 2012]] on the end of April of that year) that there would not be a Windows PC version of ''Fall for Cybertron'' due to their own lack of experience with the PC platform and the criticism the PC version of ''War for Cybertron'' had received. However, shortly before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012 in early June, publisher Activision announced a PC version of the game, to be developed by [[Mercenary Technology]], a new studio formed by "veterans of the industry".

The PC version of ''Fall of Cybertron'' improves upon the console versions of ''Fall'' (and indeed the PC version of ''War for Cybertron'') by featuring higher quality graphics, higher resolution textures, runs at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second (versus 30 frames for the console version). Unfortunately, as is standard in most console game ports, the graphical settings are lacking and the controls cannot be reset/rebound.

Even with these pros and cons, there is still a number of changes from the console and PC versions, such as:
* The main menu background in the PC version is a still image, rather than the long, beautiful cutscene file that is used in the console versions. The cutscene is unused in the PC files, but there currently is no way to put it back in the game.
* The VGA trailer isn't in the PC version of the game. It's not selectable in the Movies section of the Extras menu, not played when you idle on the main menu long enough, and isn't in any of the PC version files. This issue isn't present in the console versions, so that's a complete bummer!
* Jetfire's mouth doesn't move in the PC version when transitioning to Bruticus in the final level.
* Though the prompts appear, you cannot pet Laserbeak in the PC version.

==Notes==
* This game, like its predecessor, plays a Stan Bush song at the end, this time being a slightly modified version of "[[The Touch]]", using elements from both the 2007 and 2009 versions to create a unique hybrid of the two. Soundwave plays it, while Bumblebee dances "The Carlton Dance," made famous by {{w|Alfonso Ribeiro}} on ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'', which is also performed in the game by the [[Lever Transformer]] hidden in Chapter V.
* One of the unlocks for beating the game is the Glass Gas Cannon, however, Teletraan still tells Cliffjumper during replays that it is not available.
* In Chapter VIII, a {{w|Wilhelm scream}} can be heard when Bruticus is attacking the Autobots.
* If Grimlock is recreated in any multiplayer mode, his T-rex alt mode will function differently than the campaign mode, behaving more like a typical vehicle mode.
* In an unfortunate oversight, the downloadable demo for the game is the first section of Chapter VI, in which one can find an audio log that blows the surprise of Megatron's death earlier in the game. Oops.
* Sludge's model is noted to have been set up for skeletal deformation; which would only be needed if the character had needed to transform in-game. The model also sports beast kibble, so Sludge may have initially had a bigger role in the story mode than what he had in the final game; either that, or he was intended to be a usable model in Multiplayer.
* Unlike its predecessor ''War for Cybertron'', ''Fall of Cybertron'' has not been dubbed in languages other than English.
* Some backstory elements are expanded upon in [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Logs]] for the iPhone.
* The [[2011]] cinematic trailer for the game features the song "The Humbling River" by {{w|Puscifer}}. The [[2012]] trailers feature a cover by The EverLove of the song "{{w|Cities in Dust}}" (originally written by {{w|Siouxsie and the Banshees}}).

==Errors==
*When Soundwave looks at Megatron's arm after he has been crushed by Metroplex, it is in the design of his upgraded body from later in the game, rather than the original one he just had.
*When Shockwave speaks to Grimlock just when the latter comes in to rescue Swoop, the subtitles say, "your attempt to "'you'" rescue your friend was easily predicted."

==External links==
*[https://www.transformersgame.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/06/november-cover-revealed-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx November cover revealed: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/07/transformers-high-moon-studios-tour.aspx Transformers: High Moon Studio tour] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx Fall of Cybertron: The New Optimus Prime] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_fall_of_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2011/10/14/grimlock-rises-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-teaser-trailer.aspx Grimlock Rises In Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Trailer] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/12/behind-the-crosshairs-the-weapons-of-transformers.aspx Behind the Crosshairs: The Weapons of Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn4ECyCExeg Fall of Cybertron Teaser 01] @ YouTube
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/13/the-illustrated-tour-of-cybertron.aspx The Illustrated Tour of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/17/directing-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Story And Direction Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/19/animating-the-transformers.aspx Animating The Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/20/clever-devils-the-enemies-and-ai-of-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Enemies & AI Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/21/transformers-resurrecting-the-dinobots.aspx Transformers: Resurrecting The Dinobots] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/24/fall-of-cybertron-deep-character-dive-jazz.aspx Fall Of Cybertron Deep Character Dive: Jazz] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/the-transformers-timeline.aspx The Transformers Timeline] @ Game Informer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/true-to-character-transformer-fall-of-cybertron.aspx True To Form: Safeguarding The Transformers License] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/28/creating-the-sounds-of-the-transformers.aspx Creating The Soundscape Of Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/31/larger-than-life-designing-transformer-s-set-piece-moments.aspx Larger Than Life: Designing Fall of Cybertron's Set Piece Moments] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/11/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-gameplay-roundtable.aspx Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Gameplay Roundtable] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2011/11/03/tfse.aspx Special Edition Podcast: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVsINYfFG5Q Fall of Cybertron Cinematic Teaser Trailer] @ YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3E358n7pcI Fall of Cybertron Cinematic Trailer] @ YouTube
*[https://www.gamespot.com/videos/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-official-trailer/2300-6368583/ Fall of Cybertron Official Gameplay Trailer] @ GameSpot

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[[File:TVMGuideHotRodDaniel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Without a sterile, informative caption we'd never know which individual pictured is Hot Rod.]]
Whether causing trouble as '''Hot Rod''' or leading the Autobots in the long, long war against the Decepticons as '''Rodimus Prime''', he certainly left an impression in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]!
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==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Judd Nelson]] (English, ''The Movie''), [[Ted Schwartz]] (English, ''[[#Notes|see Notes]]''), [[Dick Gautier]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese), [[Akimitsu Takase]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lei Changxi]] (Chinese TV series), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"), [[Daniel Gall]] (French, ''The Movie''), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, Season 3), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, 6 episodes), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths", "Only Human" & "The Face of the Nijika"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 3"), [[Hubert Gagnon]] (Canadian French, Season 3), [[Toni Mora]] (Spain-Spanish, ''The Movie''), [[Enrique Hernández]] (Spain-Spanish, TV series), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Stefano Mondini]] (Italian, Season 3), [[Christian Iansante]] (Italian, second movie dub), [[Thomas Rau]] (German), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, as Hot Rod in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, as Hot Rod in "The Rebirth, Part 1"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, as Hot Rod in "The Rebirth, Part 2 & 3"), [[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, The Movie TV Dub and Generation 2 Series), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese as Hot Rod, "The Movie"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese as Rodimus Prime, "The Movie"), [[Affonso Amajones]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Márcio Simões]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}

[[File:HotRodFishing1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If you love fish like I do, you want them to die with dignity.]]
In 2005, Hot Rod was one of the many Autobots based in the completed Autobot City. He was close friends with the young human [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and seemed to have a reputation for being something of a troublemaker, judging from a few of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s comments to him at the time. While out fishing with Daniel one day, he consoled his young human friend over the absence of his father Spike (currently stationed on one of Cybertron's moon bases), then attempted to cheer him up by proposing that they head to [[Lookout Mountain]] to watch the arrival of an Autobot shuttle. This required smashing through a security cordon that Kup and some other Autobots were in the process of setting up, but Hot Rod's breach of security was soon to fade to irrelevance. Observing the shuttle through a viewing scope, Daniel was alarmed to spot a hole in the side, and the concerned Hot Rod used his built-in telescopic visor to discern the horrifying truth of the situation: the shuttle had been hijacked by Decepticons! Hot Rod opened fire on the stolen shuttle and exposed their ruse before [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] could enter the city, though he was nearly blasted by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] for his troubles and had to be rescued by Kup. Hot Rod's action had given the rest of the Autobots time to begin transforming Autobot City and raising their defenses, but this in turn left Hot Rod trapped outside with Kup and Daniel, until the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] helpfully chewed an opening into the city that the trio were able to use to gain access, swatting the pesky critters as they did so.

[[File:Tftm hotrod matrix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Dibs!]]
Fighting continued through the night, culminating with the arrival of a second shuttle commanded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime engaged Megatron in a one-on-one battle, but at a pivotal moment, Hot Rod observed that Megatron was feigning defeat in an attempt to reach a fallen weapon. Hot Rod tackled Megatron, but proved no match for the Decepticon leader; Megatron seized him and used him as a human (well, robot) shield so that he could deliver the fatal blasts that mortally wounded Prime. Prime used the last of his strength to dispatch Megatron, but then collapsed; Hot Rod ran to his side, begging his fallen leader for forgiveness. On his deathbed, Optimus Prime passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], reciting a prophecy that claimed an Autobot would use the Matrix to "light our darkest hour". When Prime's strength gave out and he dropped the talisman as he was handing it over, Hot Rod caught it before it fell to the floor, and it glowed brightly in his hands.

[[File:TFTM-HotRodcar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's on the run from Barbie's garage.]]
After Prime's death, news reached Autobot City of a [[Unicron|monster planet]] that was advancing on Cybertron. Hot Rod had "this feeling" that the Matrix could stop the creature, but before any plans could be made, Autobot City came under Decepticon attack once again—by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were able to flee into space aboard twin shuttles, and Hot Rod passed the time sparring with an [[auto-combatant]] before the Decepticons caught up to them. In the ensuing space battle, Hot Rod's shuttle was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], and he, Kup and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Awakening underwater in one of Quintessa's oceans, in the clutches of some mechanical vines and beset by ferocious robotic fish, Hot Rod hacked his way to freedom with his buzzsaw-hand, then saved Kup from the grip of a huge metal squid-creature. Hot Rod took the damaged Kup to shore and pieced him back together, and the pair then set off to search for the Dinobots, only to wind up crossing paths with [[Allicon|more strange inhabitants]]. The [[universal greeting]] and [[energon goodie]]s only temporarily placated the creatures, who captured Hot Rod and Kup and brought them before their masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. They learned from another captive, [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], that the monster planet was known as "[[Unicron]]", then attempted to stage an escape when they were brought to trial and thrown to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. The pair gave a good account of themselves, but were hugely outmatched by the Sharkticon swarm and seemed doomed for certain, until the Dinobots and their new ally [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] arrived to turn the tide. Wheelie provided the team with a Quintesson ship to leave the planet.

[[File:TFTM-WreckGarbang.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]

Hot Rod was just in time to stop the native Junkions and their leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] from destroying the rest of the Autobot City refugees with a timely—and successful— use of the universal greeting. Together, they all traveled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to stop Unicron before he could eat more than just its moons.

[[File:RodimusPrimeMovie1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"The murderer could be ''anyone''. It could be him, it could be her, or maybe, it could even be...'''''YOU!'''''"]]
Hot Rod crashed the Quintesson ship through Unicron's eye, and was separated from his comrades as they fell through his giant body. Alone, deep in the bowels of the chaos-bringer, he found himself facing Galvatron in a battle to the death over the Matrix of Leadership, which Galvatron had previously stolen. Overpowered by Galvatron, Hot Rod was throttled by the Decepticon and was moments from death, until he seized the Matrix that hung around Galvatron's neck. Filled with its power, Hot Rod proved to be the "Chosen One" of legend, and was transformed into "Rodimus Prime": an older, larger, and more powerful version of himself. After overpowering Galvatron and hurling him through Unicron's hide into the void of space, he opened the Matrix and destroyed Unicron from within. He managed to make his way to the other Autobots and led them in escaping Unicrons imploding form. Upon arriving on the reclaimed Cybertron, he announced the start of a new Golden Age to the assembled Autobots.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]," the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]."}}

[[File:Ffod4 rodimus in matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You must take your place in the circle of life."]]

Peace reigned on Cybertron for at least long enough to put up some of the more important buildings, and Rodimus Prime began to ease into his role as the new Autobot leader. He even opened the first [[Galactic Olympics]], although the event was disrupted by mysterious assailants who kidnapped Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike Witwicky. In an attempt to discover if the Decepticons were responsible, Rodimus took [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to spy on them, but the pair were discovered and attacked. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The two Autobots were rescued by Arcee and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], but Rodimus had been injured in the attack, and his spirit entered the Matrix. The experience revealed to him that the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. With this knowledge, the Autobots rescued their fellows from Quintessa, just as the Quintessons destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

[[File:FFOD5 Rodimus victory speech.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4]]

The Autobots were flung through space, eventually crashing down on the planet [[Goo 8739-B]]. After Springer's dismemberment at the hands of a giant machine, Rodimus faced the machine alone, clogging its intakes and causing it to crash. Their troubles weren't over, as the Quintesson-led Decepticon army soon showed up to renew hostilities. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Rescued by the Junkions, the Autobots were taken to Junk, where Rodimus short-circuited himself in order to consult the Matrix once again. The knowledge of [[Transformer]] history and their creation at the hands of the Quintessons was revealed to him, leading him to realise that Cybertron was in deadly danger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Returning to Cybertron, Rodimus led the defence of the planet against Galvatron's strike force. It wasn't until [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s warning that the true nature of the threat was revealed: a [[large switch|switch]] deep under the planet's surface which controlled the life force of every Transformer in existence. Although Rodimus headed off the contingent of Sharkticons who aimed to pull the switch, Galvatron himself pulled it, disabling all of the Transformers. Fortunately, Spike was on hand to turn them all back on again. After Galvatron was sent into retreat, Rodimus gave a speech to the Autobots about how they had won...for now. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Zombiesmatrixmakesmetoostrong.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Crap, I hope this isn't a popularity contest!]]
Throughout 2006, Rodimus Prime's greatest achievements revolved around his predecessor, Optimus Prime. While fleeing from a Decepticon attack, Rodimus and several other Autobots took refuge in a massive [[Autobot Mausoleum]] and discovered that their former leader seemed to have returned to life. Perhaps a little too trusting of Optimus (and possibly eager to relieve himself of the burden of leadership), Rodimus quickly passed the Matrix back to Optimus and, much to his glee, reverted to Hot Rod. His happiness was short-lived, however, as Optimus was quickly revealed to be nothing more than a puppet of the Quintessons, sent to trick the Autobots into an ambush from which none of them would escape. With no other choice, Hot Rod was forced to do battle with Optimus Prime for the fate of the Autobots. Although their duel was clearly in the favor of the more powerful Optimus, Hot Rod was able to re-awaken the true spirit of his leader. Returning the Matrix to Rodimus, Optimus then piloted his ship into the heart of the ambush and sacrificed himself to save them all. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

Soon after Perceptor left on a standard research mission to a nearby asteroid belt, Rodimus Prime and the Autobots received a distress call from the survey group. They arrived to find the asteroid infested with Quintessons, but managed to drive off the tentacled freaks and their Sharkticon shock troops. Perceptor was near deactivation due to injuries, however, and the rest of the Autobots were nowhere to be seen. The Quintessons attempted to retake the asteroid but, after failing, were soon desperate enough to tell the truth: Their technology on the rock was a [[Time Window]], and leaving it open was risking the fates of all time and space. With the help of the Quintesson scientist and a [[Alpha Trion (G1)|mysterious stranger with a devilish moustache]], Rodimus Prime retrieved his lost Autobots and shut down the time window. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He just needs a cigarette.]]
The Autobots learned of a lost Cybertronian colony known as [[Paradron]] after one of its citizens, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], arrived on Cybertron begging for help. It seemed that Galvatron and the Decepticons had seized control over the planet and its vast energon reserves. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots staged a tactical infiltration, but the escalation of violence between the two forces led to total devastation. Rodimus gave the pacifistic Autobots of Paradron his impassioned "Move it or lose it!" speech before hustling them off-world so that Ultra Magnus could blow up their home. As Sandstorm sat there mourning the loss of his world, Rodimus Prime gave him some solemn advice.
{{bigquote|Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway—not so...perfect.|}}
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Rodimus and the Autobots were stumped when someone carried off [[Fort Knox]] in the middle of the night. They detected [[Dinosaur transform static]] at the scene (seriously), found a small pile of [[energon cube]]s, and had just been informed by [[Teletraan II]] that Trypticon was still alive. It was a head-scratcher, all right. They eventually figured it out, though, and sieged the occupied nation of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] to chase the Decepticons away, then recovered Fort Knox and the other monuments Trypticon had stolen. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:StarscreamsGhost Rodimus waves goodbye.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[AKOM]] liked to color my crotch like my windshield (as was [[#Notes|originally intended]]). AKOM did a loooot of episodes.]]
When the freelance agent named [[Octane]] was being kidnapped from Cybertron's surface by Cyclonus and the Sweeps, Rodimus Prime and the Autobots stormed out to save their associate. Things were more complicated than they looked, however, as when Rodimus confronted Cyclonus, the Decepticon lieutenant spoke with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s voice! For some reason, learning Starscream was involved made Rodimus willing to let the Decepticons go. Crazy as it sounds, though, it worked—Starscream and Octane managed to lure Galvatron into an Autobot ambush. Rodimus Prime gave a friendly wave to Starscream for a job well done as he departed. ''Zuh''? {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

While preparing for the first annual Cybertron peace conference, Rodimus Prime got together with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] to prepare a surprise party for Danny. They were interrupted by a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, as the Decepticons wanted to prevent the conference from occurring. The Combaticons were driven off, however, and only minor damage was done. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

During a diplomatic function, Rodimus Prime was forced to play statesman and deal with Ambassador [[Ynara]] and the other delegates. Curiously, when Daniel Witwicky went missing and Rodimus had an excuse to duck out of the "festivities", he chose to delegate the search mission to Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]. Perhaps the normally action-hungry Rodimus Prime was actually becoming more accepting of his leadership duties. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

[[File:NightmarePlanet Rodimus Daniel in bed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus really needs to learn how to delegate.]]
When Daniel Witwicky began experiencing recurring nightmares, Rodimus never dreamed he would have to face those nightmares personally. The Quintessons' latest experiment was to turn the young boy's imagination against his Autobot friends. Danny's own subconscious fought against the Quintessons' manipulations, though, and helped the Autobots save themselves. After that experience, Rodimus Prime stayed by Danny's bedside until he conquered his fears and ended the nightmares. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Cybertron was put on high alert after [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] broke into Metroplex on Earth, stealing his eyes and blowing up a bomb in his brain. Rodimus and the Autobots were eventually able to suss out that Scourge was working with the ghost of Starscream, and they in turn were acquiring those eyes for Unicron. Rodimus put together a strike team and sent Ultra Magnus, Springer, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] to Unicron to investigate, but they were repulsed by the Chaos-Bringer's defenses. Their second mission was more successful, detonating a series of explosives underneath Unicron once he came down to Cybertron, intent on connecting himself to the planet and turning it into his new body. After Unicron was successfully blasted back into orbit, Rodimus congratulated his men on a job well done. As a joke, he told Magnus and the others their next mission would be to return to the head of their Living Devil and retrieve his stolen eyes. That Roddy—he's hilarious. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:Quintessonjournal diplomacy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus Prime: diplomat.]]
Rodimus was dutifully overseeing some reconstruction work on Cybertron when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] reported odd activity over the planet of Junk and among the Junkions themselves. He assembled a task force aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to take a look firsthand. Blaster managed to neutralize the hypnotic signals influencing the Junkions, but the Autobots were unable to learn the cause of the whole situation. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

At a galactic peace conference, Rodimus and Ultra Magnus attempted to end the centuries of war between the planets of [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]]. They might as well have asked Galvatron, "Why you so ''crazy''?" Every attempt at straight talk and reasonable discourse broke out into a brawl, fist-fighting and eventually laser fire. The two worlds only reached an accord once Blaster and Sky Lynx arrived with a Quintesson journal, detailing how the entire war between the two planets was a "case study" in escalation manipulated by the Quintessons to sell bigger and better armaments to both sides. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:UltimateWeapon-Rodimuspoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I did your mom!"]]
Rodimus Prime began to struggle with the burden of leadership again during a skirmish in Europe, where the Decepticons were working in conjunction with human terrorists. The pacifistic [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] chose to leave the Autobots after his refusal to fight cost Metroplex his transforming cog, and Rodimus chided himself for not having the words to convince the medic to stay. He was also unsettled by Galvatron's crowing about a new "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" which would bring the Autobots to their knees. Regardless of his internal strife, Rodimus continued the fight. He came up with a plan in which Spike and Daniel Witwicky posed as part of the (evil?) human repair crews working on Trypticon and liberated the Decepticon city-bot's transforming cog just as the 'Cons had taken Metroplex's. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus had to fight off Galvatron and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] in order to stall for time so that the Witwickys could complete their mission. Fortunately, the Stunticons had been off <s>the shelves</s> the field for a while by this point, and so were utterly demolished by the two Autobots. Eventually, First Aid returned to the Autobots to finish repair work on the cog, and Rodimus ultimately called Galvatron's bluff and uncovered his "Ultimate Weapon" as the sham it was. These victories renewed Rodimus's confidence in his leadership abilities...until next time. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

One day, Rodimus Prime orchestrated the insertion of a new [[power core]] on Cybertron, designed by Perceptor to give the Autobots limitless free energy. Unfortunately, Perceptor also installed an emergency level to jettison the power core into space in the statistically impossible scenario that they would ever need to do such a wild, crazy thing. Sure enough, mere hours later, the power core was floating through space with a [[Trans-Organic]] [[Dweller (G1)|monster]] of Lovecraftian proportions latched to the outside of it. Rule of thumb: Installing any form of self-destruct switch increases the likelihood of needing said switch a billion percent. Encasing it behind glass adds another billion. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[File:OnlyHuman Rodimus Michelle breakfast.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's right. He stayed for ''breakfast''.]]
Rodimus Prime and the Autobots joined forces with the human police to help stop a domestic terrorist named [[Victor Drath]]. They grossly underestimated their opponent and were easily captured by Drath after he lured them to his residence with an anonymous phone call. Using some <s>[[Cobra]]</s> mysterious technology, Drath siphoned the consciousnesses of Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, Springer and Arcee out of their bodies, inadvertently casting them into synthetic human forms. While trying to get back into Drath's headquarters, Rodimus and Springer were separated. Drath's girlfriend [[Michelle]] was intrigued enough by Rodimus's human form that she hid him from Drath's men. At least until after coffee...THEN she handed him over to Drath. Rodimus managed to overpower Drath and his men, and the villain's scheme was undone. Perceptor managed to reverse the process and restore the Autobots to their true forms. With one regretful look cast towards Michelle as she was led away by the police, Rodimus Prime rolled for home with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Only Human}}

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At the unveiling of a new power generator, Rodimus Prime got frustrated at Grimlock's gross stupidity. Things only got worse when the Autobots discovered [[anti-electron]]s being beamed out of the power generator and needed to negotiate the tunnels beneath Cybertron to reach the generator core...and Grimlock broke their only map. Luckily for Rodimus's sanity, Grimlock spontaneously developed super-intelligence after biting through the cables connecting the anti-electrons to the power generator. The Autobots then went on a mission to Unicron's head to prevent the Decepticons from recovering any more anti-electrons to use against them, but once there, they came under attack by the particles again, and Rodimus was affected so badly that he actually briefly transformed him back into Hot Rod. The Autobots were nearly overwhelmed by the animalistic [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], but Grimlock constructed [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] as a counter-force against the bestial Decepticons. Rodimus and the others drove off the remaining Decepticons and restabilized the power generator for Cybertron's use. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

On Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Rodimus Prime and the Autobots were engaged in trench warfare with the Decepticon for some vague but no doubt important reason. Rodimus demonstrated his keen tactical brilliance when the Decepticons attacked, suggesting the Autobots do the unexpected... and counter-attack. No, really—Galvatron seemed utterly amazed when they did that. However, the non-bestial Transformers on both sides were rendered lifeless when the energy-draining creature known as [[Tornedron]] attacked them while en route to Earth. When the threat was eliminated by Grimlock, Rodimus and the others came back to life without realising that anything had happened. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[File:FaceNijika-Rodimustruck.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus goes camping in style.]]
Rodimus and the Autobots arrived at the scene of a Quintesson quadrant lock as Galvatron was trying to claim it for himself. The Quintessons attempted to stop further investigation of the quadrant lock by casting the Transformers through a warp. Their encounter with the native [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]s inside the lock was less than cordial, but the Autobots eventually managed to disable the quadrant lock and return starlight to the Zamojin people. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

[[File:BurdenHardest Hot Rod retrieves matrix.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I sure hope Optimus Prime doesn't come back next week or something."]]
After a particularly strenuous series of Decepticon attacks on Japan, Rodimus Prime was in no mood to be chewed out by the Japanese government for "not helping enough". When [[Marissa Faireborn]] stopped by at just the wrong time with yet another problem, Rodimus blew her off and went racing on the back roads to let off some exhaust. Unfortunately, he was spotted by the Stunticons [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], who knocked him for a loop and (surprisingly) shook the Matrix of Leadership loose from his chest cavity. After the Stunticons made off with the Matrix, Rodimus woke up as Hot Rod. Shockingly to Springer and Ultra Magnus, Roddy was in no hurry to go after the thieves and recover the Matrix. His ''giri'' had become too burdensome, and Hot Rod was hardly interested in reclaiming the burden so soon. He returned to a dojo that had been upset by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] during the earlier attacks and observed the sensei and his pupils. After finding his center again, Hot Rod returned to the city, where the huntsman known as Scourge had been misusing the Matrix as a source of raw power to destroy everything around him. After a brief fight, Hot Rod reclaimed the Matrix from Scourge and became Rodimus Prime once more, accepting his path in life. Oh, and Kup was nodding sagely on the sidelines the entire time. Apparently, that helped somehow. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:HotRodReturnOfOptimusPrime1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I did his mom, too."]]

As it turned out, far from being destroyed, Optimus Prime had been retrieved by a team of human scientists who were hoping to use him (again) as a weapon against the Autobots—this time as the bearer of a malignant "[[Hate Plague]]" that would cause them to destroy one another. When he learned of this, Rodimus swiftly formed a rescue party and led them to retrieve Optimus's body so that their former leader could rest in peace. When all of the rest of the Autobots with him were exposed to the Hate Plague, only Rodimus was able to escape unharmed—and with the still-uninfected body of Optimus. Returning to Autobot City, Rodimus ordered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky-Lynx]] to find a Quintesson to repair Optimus, then risked his life to shut down [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] before the Plague could spread to the titanic Autobot. Attacked by Ultra Magnus and Wreck-Gar in the process, he succumbed to the plague and became infected with hate. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} In order to stop the Plague, the resurrected Optimus had to defeat the crazed Rodimus and forcibly extract the Matrix from him, changing him back into Hot Rod once more. This time, as Optimus had decided to stick around, the change was a permanent one. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth3 hotrod spins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not shown: Firebolt expelling the contents of his stomach shortly afterward.]]
Even after losing his position as Autobot leader, Hot Rod was not the sort to rest on his laurels. In 2007, he was on Cybertron sharpening his skills in a race with Blurr through an obstacle course called "[[Maze|the Maze]]", and won the contest with a little help from Daniel. This provided Autobot scientist [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] with more fodder to wax lyrical on his theories about Transformer-human partnership, but his lecture was cut short by the sudden arrival on the planet of the full force of the Decepticon army, who were intent on opening the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Hot Rod and his team were able to steal the key to the chamber from the Decepticons, but not before the chamber was briefly opened, releasing a blast of energy that catapulted their shuttle across the galaxy. They crash-landed on the planet [[Nebulos]], where they were captured by a group of native rebels that mistook them for the mechanical servants of the planet's evil rulers, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. The rebels changed their tune when a team of Decepticons attacked, having tracked the Autobots to the planet, but half the Autobots, including Hot Rod, were taken captive by the villains. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Hot Rod and his fellows stood up to the Decepticons' torture, and were soon rescued by their teammates, who had [[binary bonding|bonded]] with the Nebulan rebels to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. The Decepticons then teamed up with the Hive to create Headmasters of their own, and took the process further by creating [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s as well. The Autobots copied the technology, and Hot Rod volunteered for the process, allowing his gun to be reconfigured into an exo-suit for the Nebulan sharpshooter Firebolt. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Hot Rod and Firebolt went on to aid in the defence of Cybertron as Galvatron attempted to use the Plasma Energy Chamber to destroy it. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Rodimus Prime, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except without the events of "The Rebirth". Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010 and inserts several additional events into the newly created intervening years.}}

===MC Axis comics===
[[File:Hot Rod MC Axis instruction comic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]

Some [[Decepticon]]s attempted to kill Hot Rod by ambushing him. Completely undisturbed, Hot Rod responded by blowing them to pieces with his dual pistols. Shooting them up, he confusingly explained that his mind and body had been "transformed into tough", making him more than strong enough to defeat a gang of thugs. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Hot Rod}}

===Dark Hot Rod toy bio===
Using a [[clone synthesizer]], Megatron created an evil duplicate of Hot Rod known as [[Dark Hot Rod]]. This doppelganger believed himself to be the one true Hot Rod and began a campaign to destroy the original and seize the Matrix of Leadership from Optimus Prime. In a confrontation with Hot Rod in a crystal-lined cave, a burst of energy finally made Dark Hot Rod aware of the truth. Accepting that he was a copy, and to atone for his crimes, he joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Hot Rod#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Dark Hot Rod toy bio}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
In the mid-1990s, Hot Rod joined numerous Autobots led by Optimus Prime and Ironhide on an all-out assault on the ''[[Trigger]]'' orbital warp gate. They were able to defeat the behemoth (which had been possessed by the time-traveling ghost of Starscream), but at a tremendous cost. Most of the Autobots were severely injured and had to leave the Earth for an extended period. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===Rodimus Wars===
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===''Story of Binaltech''===
In an alternate timeline where Optimus survived Cybertron's encounter with Unicron thanks to a temporally displaced Ravage, Hot Rod was shocked to hear that he would have become the Autobots' next leader, had the flow of time not been altered. After hearing so from Overdrive, who had investigated the other timeline with his dimensional powers, Hot Rod eyed the Matrix, now in Ultra Magnus's possession. Ultra Magnus told Hot Rod not to get any ideas. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

===''Kiss Players''===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōtarō Okiayu]] (Japanese)}}

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When Rodimus Prime hurled Galvatron into space at the conclusion of their battle within Unicron, he could not have predicted the tragic result of this action. Galvatron crash-landed on Earth, on top of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], devastating the city and sparking off a massive anti-Transformer movement spearheaded by the [[Earth Defense Command]]. Horrified by what his actions had wrought, Rodimus gave up the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and reverted to Hot Rod once more, seeking a way to redeem himself for his unintentional misdeeds. {{storylink|Tonight's Big Catch!?}}

Hot Rod returned to Earth in the year 2006, by which stage the planet had been scoured clean of Transformers by the E.D.C. He was badly damaged by the [[anti-electron]] field that the E.D.C. had set up around the planet, and wound up falling out of the sky and crashing into the E.D.C.'s headquarters, plunging through its levels into the subterranean chamber known as the [[Genital System]]. His explosive arrival interrupted a grotesque experiment involving former E.D.C. operative [[Shaoshao Li]] and the severed heads of several [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] (monstrous creatures created when Galvatron's cells, scattered by his impact, fused with Earthly creatures and machines). {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}} The Legion attacked Hot Rod and began to [[Parasitech|fuse]] with him, but a [[kiss]] from Shaoshao—one of the E.D.C.'s [[Kiss Player]]s, also given fusing powers by Galvatron's cells—saved him, reformatting him into a Ford GT body. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}}

[[File:Kissplay3 hot rod tentacled.jpg|upright=1|thumb|There came a point during rehearsals that Hot Rod wondered if The Haunted Sunflower was the right role for him.]]

Together with Shaoshao, Hot Rod went on the run, battling the E.D.C. and the Legion, while working to expose the evil intentions behind of Shaoshao's former employers. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 2|Kiss Players #2}} Shaoshao, a longtime robot-hater, was not pleased about the partnership, disgusted by both the fact that she had to kiss Hot Rod {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 5|Kiss Players #5}} and the Autobot's own smug self-confidence in his speed and sharpshooting skills. She insisted that he work hard on his martial arts training, but Rodimus preferred to simply use Shaoshao's own skills by fusing with her. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 8|Kiss Players #8}} As part of his training, he learned to wield his tonfa weapons as guns, and embarked on a long-distance drive as a test of endurance. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 11|Kiss Players #11}}

Drawn to the E.D.C. headquarters by a massive Legion attack on the facility, Hot Rod and Shaoshao were shocked to see Optimus Prime at the head of the Legion swarm! Given that Prime had died the previous year, Hot Rod assumed he was facing an imposter and attacked, unaware that this was actually the genuine article, who had been brought back to life by the Kiss Player powers of Shaoshao's old friend, [[Marissa Faireborn]]. The battle was broken up and the Legions turned away by the E.D.C.'s most powerful Kiss Player, [[Atari Hitotonari]], and Hot Rod and Shaoshao returned to their fugitive lifestyle. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}}

Despite being on the lam, Hot Rod still had time for a little fishing now and then, (even though Shaoshao hated the fishy stench he would invariably return covered in) {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 17|Kiss Players #17}} and even built himself a fishing pole that could transform into a set of blasters, dubbed the "[[exhaust weaponry|Exhaust Rod]]". {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 20|Kiss Players #20}} While Hot Rod was putting his new pole to use on a fishing trip to Tokyo Bay, he and Shaoshao were attacked by a mass of Legion and fused to fight back. It was during this latest fusion that Shaoshao glimpsed Hot Rod's memories and discovered that he was responsible for throwing Galvatron into space, and her fury caused the fusion to end quite violently. {{storylink|Tonight's Big Catch!?}} [[File:HotRodKP.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|Flames on his arms and a naked girl in his tummy.]] Despite Hot Rod's peace offering of new underwear (actually stolen from Marissa), {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 29|Kiss Players #29}} Shaoshao concluded that she really didn't care about his guilt, and was just using him to win Marissa back from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 26|Kiss Players #26}}

Investigating a large number of Legion that seemed to be converging on Tokyo, Hot Rod and Shaoshao spotted a dark-haired girl riding on the shoulder of one of the creatures. As they watched, she disappeared into the Legion, and they believed she may have been a Kiss Player, until Hot Rod realised that his scanners had not picked up any body heat from the girl. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 32|Kiss Players #32}} As if this haunting experience was not bad enough, Hot Rod then began to suffer from nightmares, filled with images of Megatron, caused by the Galvatron cells that the Legion had added to his system when they had tried to fuse with him. Shaoshao exploited the increase in Rodimus's violent tendencies that these nightmares caused by whispering in the Autobot's ear as he slept, telling him that he had to kill the impostor Optimus Prime so she could have Marissa back. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 35|Kiss Players #35}}

When Marissa and Prime led another army of Legions in another attack on the E.D.C. headquarters, Shaoshao and Hot Rod were again there to face them. The two Autobots were overcome by the destructive impulses of their Galvatron cells and began viciously fighting, but as they did so, Marissa and Shaoshao were able to settle their own differences and bring the battle to an end, vowing to discover the dark secret at the heart of the E.D.C. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 37|Kiss Players #37}} Together with Atari, the group ventured down into the Genital System, where they discovered a secret plot by E.D.C. commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] to resurrect her dead daughter (the ghost girl Hot Rod and Shaoshao had seen) in Atari's body. Atari thwarted Amaō's fusion process, however, and instead caused all of the scattered Galvatron cells to be re-absorbed into the Decepticon leader's comatose body. Hot Rod destroyed the anti-electron field generator, and was then reverted to normal as his Galvatron cells were drawn out of him and reconstituted within Galvatron's body, which Atari then flung into space. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

Hot Rod went on his way, but did not take back the Matrix and leadership of the Autobots until the year 2010. It is unknown whether he ever discovered that the true instigators of the Tokyo incident were Unicron's minions, the [[Sparkbot]]s, who had altered Galvatron's trajectory. {{storylink|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|Kiss Players timeline}}
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===''Cloud''===
Some of Hot Rod's exploits with Shaoshao Li were witnessed by [[Hot Rodimus]] of [[Cloud World]] and [[SARA]] as they visited this spacetime. The latter Transformer was a bit weirded out by the whole thing and the innocent SARA later proposed kissing her companion, an idea Hot Rodimus shot down. {{storylink|Wandering}}

===e-HOBBY comics (1)===
[[File:Black Rodimus Convoy comic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Burdened by leadership and the shadow of his predecessor, Rodimus Prime let doubt creep into his mind. Unfortunately, the doubt didn't stay there—a [[clone synthesizer]] prepared by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] created a new duplicate body of Rodimus, and his negative emotions flowed into it to create a second whole personality. [[Black Rodimus Convoy|Black Rodimus]] emerged and caught his "creator" off-guard, stealing the power of the Matrix from his chest. Now back as Hot Rod, Rodimus was forced to fight to reclaim the mantle he never wanted to begin with. {{storylink|Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[File:United Expanded Story 5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]], 2010, Rodimus Prime was attending a party thrown by Daniel Witwicky when he received a transmission from the Junkion [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] about a mysterious "treasure" he had found on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Sneaking out of the party with Kup, Rodimus headed for Junkion, where he discovered that Scrapheap's find was a piece of Optimus Prime's armor, shorn off in some ages-old battle, which had made its way to the Junk planet as all refuse does; valueless scrap to anyone else, but a precious reminder and a Christmas present like no other for the young Autobot leader. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}} Unfortunately, Rodimus's communications with Scrapheap had been monitored by the Decepticons, and Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge then arrived to steal the "treasure", unaware of what it actually was. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} During the battle, Galvatron captured Kup and demanded the treasure in exchange for his life; Rodimus Prime was perfectly willing to comply, but before he could, the entire group was suddenly abducted by the mysterious alien known as the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]]. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}}

[[File:United Expanded Story 6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Interested in studying the personalised, accelerated evolutions Rodimus and the three Decepticons had undergone in their lifetimes, the Seeker sealed them in capsules and used his powers to wind time back to the moment of their recreations: Rodimus was transformed back into Hot Rod, his body perpetually shimmering with the blue light of the Matrix, from the moment when he opened it and was transformed into Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Freed by Scrapheap, Rodimus and the youthful Junkion liberated the Decepticons, {{storylink|Time to Move}} who then set about destroying large portions of the Seeker's ship, eroding the alien's consciousness along with it. Throughout the firefight, Hot Rod protected Kup with a new power his Seeker-induced transformation had given him: the ability to project a forcefield from his buzzsaw. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the Seeker destroyed, Hot Rod determined to end the fighting by handing the treasure over to Galvatron, who left in a rage when he discovered the whole fight had been over a piece of worthless metal. Even as he departed, however, Hot Rod held on to his morals and refused to shoot him in the back; amused, Galvatron refrained from any parting attacks also. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

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To cure the wounds [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] had sustained in the fight, Scrapheap used an energy siphon recovered from the Seeker's ship to drain off the Matrix energy from Hot Rod's body and use it to heal the old Autobot. In the process, Hot Rod's own consciousness drifted into the Matrix, where he spoke once again with the ancient Autobots within, and finally asked them why he was chosen as the next leader when Ultra Magnus had seemed a more appropriate choice. The Autobots responded that while it was true that Magnus could well have been a leader of Optimus Prime's caliber, Optimus Prime had never succeeded in ending the war. It was only through innovation, through Hot Rod and the choices he could make, the actions he could perform, the things Optimus or Magnus could ''not'' do, that change could be brought about. With this realization, Hot Rod began to return to consciousness, but not before he heard Optimus Prime tell him that he would always be with him, regardless of what the future held. {{storylink|Journey to the Future}} Reawakening, Hot Rod found he was Rodimus Prime once more, and congratulated Scrapheap on his quick thinking with an offer to join the Autobots, which Scrapheap happily accepted. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}
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===Controverse===
Hot Rod attended the trial of [[Primacron]] held by the Galactic Courts. Though at first furious that a [[Adveraros|Quintesson]] was presiding over the tribunal, when the judge acquitted Primacron and ordered him sent to [[Doruka III]] for his protection, Hot Rod found the ruling to be surprisingly sensible. That is, until he was informed that the Quintessons likely planned on harvesting the scientist's brain on the asylum planet. The courtroom erupted into chaos as both Autobots and Decepticons made a grab for Primacron, and Hot Rod helped control the panicked crowd while others saw to Primacron's safety. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)===
In 2011, Unicron attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Hot Rod was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} In the end, Optimus Prime called upon [[Primus|the Oracle]] and the purified [[Angolmois Energy]] of the [[Precursor World]] to defeat Unicron and seal him away at the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Chen Daqian]] (Chinese)}}
[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-HotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"And ''you'' better stay close to ''me!''"]]
One year after the Hate Plague affair and the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Hot Rod maintained a high-level position among the Autobots as well as a new sense of duty and responsibility. Hot Rod was stationed on [[Athenia]] when the Decepticons, bolstered with the addition of new Headmaster warriors, attacked Cybertron in an attempt to take control of [[Vector Sigma]], which had become destabilized as a result of the Matrix's energy being released. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

When a group of Autobot Headmasters arrived to help, Optimus Prime broke off from the battle and ventured into Cybertron's depths, hoping to find a way to stabilize Vector Sigma. This, however, would require the sacrifice of his own life if attempted without the Matrix, which was hidden somewhere on Earth, recharging. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Hot Rod and the Autobot Headmasters searched the Matrix out and returned to Cybertron with it, where the spirit of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] recharged its empty shell, transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime. Optimus and Rodimus defeated the Decepticons together, but Optimus still wound up sacrificing himself to stabilize Vector Sigma, leaving Rodimus Prime in command of the Autobots once again. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:DoubleConvoy1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.22|"Race ya to the Matrix!" "Yer on!"]]
Rodimus Prime chose to oversee Autobot operations largely from Athenia, leaving Earth as Ultra Magnus and Metroplex's jurisdiction, and maintaining a relatively minor presence on Cybertron itself. One of his actions as returning leader was to oversee the resurrection of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who gave his life during the recent search for the Matrix. He had [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] employ [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology to revive the communications expert in a new body as Twincast. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} After Fortress and the Headmasters ran into trouble on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Rodimus Prime brought the [[Trainbot]]s and [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s with him as reinforcements to foil Galvatron's plans. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} He also oversaw the Autobots' efforts to defeat a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]], and encouraged Daniel to be courageous enough to help the Autobots against the metal-sensitive menace. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

One day, Rodimus Prime accompanied Ultra Magnus to an energy research laboratory, where a new power source had supposedly been discovered. Upon arrival, however, they discovered the research team had been killed and no new power source existed. Reviewing the tape announcing the discovery, Rodimus realized the broadcasting scientist was actually under the control of [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and the whole trip was to get him out of the way so that Scorponok could set a trap for the Headmasters on [[Praum]]. Taking the Trainbots, Rodimus Prime arrived on Praum in time to help the Headmasters chase off Galvatron and their evil counterparts. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Rodimus Prime soon supervised the Autobots during a series of terrorist threats around the globe. He allowed [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots to take first crack at the robot threatening their homeland of Japan. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:Hm10 fortress appointed commander.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Don't worry, all you have to do to be a better leader than me is to ''not get the planet blown up.''"]]
When Vector Sigma created a new kind of super-metal known as [[Cybertonuron]], Rodimus Prime realized it would be a tempting target for the Decepticons. Sure enough, Galvatron soon launched an all-out attack on Cybertron to capture Vector Sigma and the Cybertonuron. Rodimus assembled a massive counterstrike force to transport to Cybertron, but Fortress cautioned that the whole ordeal thus far might be a trap. Rodimus recognized the possibility, but stated the idea of Galvatron controlling the Cybertonuron was too dangerous to risk. Rodimus Prime traveled to Cybertron himself aboard the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]], and engaged Galvatron in hand-to-hand combat. Tragically, Rodimus was soundly defeated by his old foe, and would have been helplessly executed by Galvatron if [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] hadn't insisted on giving his leader an office memo Right. That. Minute. TPS reports wait for no 'bot. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued to escalate, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] decided it was too dangerous to risk the Autobots keeping control of the Cybertonuron. He had Mindwipe and the Headmasters plant a series of bombs at Cybertron core, resulting in a massive planetary explosion, leaving Cybertron a burnt-out husk. Deciding that his time was over, and that newer, younger Transformers should take over, Rodimus passed leadership of the Autobots to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and departed for space with Kup and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] to search for a new planet that the Transformers could make their own. Arcee asked if she could go, too, but Rodimus instructed her to stay behind to look after Daniel and Wheelie. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
Archive footage of Rodimus Prime and many other Autobots engaging the Decepticons in a space battle was used to educate the [[Headmaster Junior]]s on the history of the Transformer conflict. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

===''United EX''===
Rodimus Prime trained a young Autobot codenamed [[Rapido|Racemaster]], teaching him a lesson he himself had learned during the whole Ultimate Weapon business: that the strongest weapon is a sharp mind. In honor of his teacher, Racemaster wore a red and yellow paint job with flames on his hood. {{storylink|Weapons of a New Generation}}

===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:TFLegends19 micro transformers and rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|"Friends, robots, cybermen..."]]
In the years following his departure from command, Rodimus reverted to his Hot Rod identity and adopted a new [[Micromaster]] body, becoming leader of the Micromasters. He led his people to a new planet, which they named [[Micro]], and founded a new Micromaster civilization. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}} He invited Blurr to join him, but Blurr couldn't bring himself to become a Micromaster and left Hot Rod's side. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}} Kup also left him after being traumatized by a Sharkticon they encountered while settling Micro. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}

In [[2021]], Hot Rod left Micro and joined his old partner Shaoshao Li on a [[Galactic Peace Alliance]] mission to recover the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] lost in the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} He converted from Micromaster to [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in order to blend in with the many Headmasters living in that dimension, though he lacked a [[transtector]] of his own. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Ever optimistic, he figured things would work themselves out and went fishing, and was soon proven right when he fished up a Sharkticon that led them to Scourge's Sweeps, who were in possession of [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. With some help from Grimlock, Hot Rod and Shaoshao captured the Sweeps and were offered jobs by the local police as thanks. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 44|Bonus Edition Vol. 44}} Granted a transtector by the police force, Hot Rod used it to confront Scourge, who was using Blowpipe to clone himself and cause trouble. Scourge responded by creating evil clones of Hot Rod as well, but he defeated the villains using Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode and successfully captured Blowpipe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}}

Hot Rod and Shaoshao recaptured Blowpipe after he was stolen away by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} but couldn't contain the Targetmaster for long because of his [[plasma energy]] emissions. Hot Rod sought the help of the only person immune to Blowpipe's powers, his partner [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and reluctantly inducted him into the police force after he succeeded. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 49|Bonus Edition Vol. 49}} The duo next investigated [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], discovering that his partner [[Aimless]] had developed the power to manipulate time. Misfire caught them snooping and tried to use this power against Hot Rod, but failed thanks to his poor aim and instead hit Shaoshao, reverting her age. Hot Rod promptly defeated him, captured Aimless and had him fix Shaoshao, though not before Misfire blasted Hot Rod by accident and temporarily transformed him back into Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 52|Bonus Edition Vol. 52}}

When Blurr came to the police looking to report the missing [[White Lune]], Hot Rod recognized his speech pattern and was overjoyed to be reunited with his old pal. The search led to another happy reunion when they ran into Kup, and together the trio used their respective Targetmaster partners to save White Lune from the Sweeps. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Hot Rod was then among [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s victims when he attacked all Transformers using [[anti-electron]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} and huddled behind [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field when the mutant Autobot Targetmasters went on a rampage. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 62|Bonus Edition Vol. 62}} Following another attack on the city, he cheered when [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] used the [[Zodiac]] to repair the damage. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} Hot Rod and Shaoshao later interrogated the captive [[Devil Z]], but could do little to stop him from breaking out of jail once he was done talking. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

Once they'd recovered all the Targetmasters, Hot Rod and Shaoshao handed them over to Perceptor so he could cleanse them of their plasma energy. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} During the battle with Scorponok's [[Majin Zarak]], Hot Rod and his old friends made up "2010 Team", one of the many groups that helped blast the beast through a dimensional portal. When Scorponok's machinations led to the destruction of the Legends World immediately afterward, all the Transformers returned to their own dimension. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Hot Rod and everyone else from his era arrived on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in [[2023]], where they helped end the war between the [[Beastformer]]s and [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

Sometime in the [[2030]]s, a past-his-prime Springer traversed time and space to find himself in the Legends World prior to Hot Rod's arrival. Upon arriving, he regaled the locals with stories of his adventures with Rodimus Prime (whom he egotistically characterized as an inconsequential background character). {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} In [[2038]], Hot Rod was on Cybertron when [[Violengiguar]] attacked Optimus Prime and stole the Zodiac. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

===''The Battlestars''===
Micromaster Hot Rod returned to Optimus Prime's side when Prime was resurrected as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Star Convoy]], taking up residence in Star Convoy's chest and boosting his Supreme Commander's power.

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:RG1 93 rodimii.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Micromaster Hot Rod is the micro one]]
An alternate timeline's [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] traveled to the [[Primus]] chamber at the center of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], where he had a vision of all the various Hot Rods and Rodimuses across the [[multiverse]], including a Micromaster Hot Rod. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} After the alternate Hot Rod got hold of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and became Rodimus Prime he used the [[Covenant of Primus]] to infiltrate [[Zero Space]] and confront the Dark Matrix creature, which summoned three versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to defend itself. Rodimus Prime then likewise sent ripples throughout the multiverse, bringing forth multiple versions of himself to battle the Dark Matrix creature. Having loosened its control over Optimus, the other Hot Rods allowed Rodimus Prime to seal the multiversal breach with the [[Sword of Primus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

===''15 Go! Go!''===
[[File:Hotrod-micro.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Well, at least this girl has clothes on.]]
While Star Convoy was occupied battling the reborn Megatron, Hot Rod was busy on Earth dealing with the threat posed by [[unspace|Transwarp]] wormholes that had randomly begun appearing around the planet. During his efforts, he came upon the human computer [[Teletraan 15]], who had traveled forward in time on an information-gathering mission, and saved her from a [[Novaroid]]. Having been familiar with Hot Rod in the past, 15 was a little surprised to see him in a Micromaster form, but he brushed off her comments and accused her of being responsible for the Transwarp disturbances. The appearance of a huge wormhole overhead, however, prompted Hot Rod to set his concerns aside, transform to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and carry 15 away to safety. {{storylink|Hot Rod Volume}}

Before they got very far, Star Convoy appeared and requested Hot Rod's assistance, telling him that Megatron was fusing with [[Dark Nova]]. Hot Rod said his farewells to 15, preparing to depart with his leader, {{storylink|Star Convoy Volume}} but before he could leave, he was suddenly struck by an immense blast from the wormhole overhead. The shadowy form of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] descended from the rip in the sky, and 15 leaped in front of Hot Rod to protect him but was rewarded for her heroism by having her right arm torn off by the insane Decepticon. {{storylink|Galvatron Volume}} Rescued by [[Safety]] and [[Fly-Up]] of the [[Guard City]] team, the last thing Teletraan 15 saw before passing out was Galvatron throttling Hot Rod. {{storylink|Galvatron Volume 2}} The outcome of the battle and the fate of Hot Rod were left unknown, but he had obviously left his mark on 15, whose severed arm was replaced with a convertible buzz-saw blade, just like Hot Rod's own. {{storylink|Galvatron Volume 3}}

Their time-traveling next brought them to the year 2010. There, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] (unknowingly being manipulated by the evil [[Sparkabot]]s) invisibly approached Rodimus Prime while he was opening the Galactic Games. They took a fragment of the Allspark from him and continued on their time-spanning adventure. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}}

===e-HOBBY comics (2)===
When a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombyan]] freighter was attacked by strange bio-engineered monsters, Hot Rod was among the Autobots assembled by Optimus Prime to investigate. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}} They eventually discovered that the monsters were created by the Decepticons in an undersea lab. When the creatures took [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Black Convoy]] hostage, Hot Rod joined a team to rescue him. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)===
By 2050, humanity had created a race of robots powered by [[Angolmois Energy]] known as [[Selector]]s. The Selectors were sentient, however, and rose up in rebellion. The Autobots chose to support the Selectors against humanity's control, though Rodimus tried to avoid a direct confrontation with [[Shaoshao Li]] over this. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

The Quintessons intervened on the side of humanity and made things infinitely worse. Their abuse of Angolmois Energy caused corrupted geysers of the power to erupt from the planet's core. Rodimus was caught in one of these blasts and was corrupted towards evil by the tainted Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}} As he fought against his corrupted urges, Rodimus was comforted by Shaoshao Li, despite their earlier rift. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

==''TV Magazine'' comic continuity==
===''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''===
[[File:Ep14.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's so dreeeaaaaamyyyy.]]
Rodimus Prime faced numerous bizarre challenges in the year 2010, one of which involved Galvatron attempting to seize spaceships with his ''own'' spaceship that ate ''other'' spaceships. Rodimus infiltrated the toothy craft in order to plant a bomb to destroy it. Unfortunately, Galvatron trapped him inside and beat him senseless. Rodimus was about to give up when the spirit of Optimus Prime spoke to him through the Matrix, urging him to fight on. Rodimus snapped out of it and escaped through a hole created by Galvatron's cannon. Before leaving, though, he dropped the bomb off in Cyclonus' hands, detonating the ship. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

During another adventure, Rodimus and his troops were taken under siege by a horde of Megatron clones calling themselves the [[Megatron Corps]]. The Megatron Corps made short work of Rodimus, leaving him to wonder how he could defeat a whole horde of the baddie, when Optimus Prime could barely deal with ''one''. Rodimus eventually realized that Galvatron was secretly controlling the clones and singled him out. With Galvatron defeated, the Megatron Corps ceased to function. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}}

Not long after that, Galvatron attacked [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth with the power of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Though Trypticon was defeated by [[Six-Gun]], of all Autobots, Rodimus did not arrive on the scene until after the battle had ended. Young blonde [[human]] girls squealed at his hunkiness, though. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

During another battle, he was forced to team with his nemesis, Galvatron, to defeat the all-powerful [[Gilthor]]. Gilthor was a creation built by the [[Quintesson]]s utilizing the powers of both Optimus Prime and Megatron. Together, Rodimus and Galvatron defeated their foe (who it turned out was being controlled by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]) and called off the truce. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 4|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #4}}

After that, Rodimus led the Autobots to the planet [[Feminia]] to protect its [[Prime Energy Tower]] from Galvatron and the Decepticons. The Autobots proved ineffectual against the might of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]... at least until the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] showed up to win the day. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

===''The Great Transformer War''===
[[File:Greattfwar rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|left|Find out tonight on WWE: TRANSFORMERS!]]
After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s rescued the scientist Doctor [[Dalton]] from the clutches of the Decepticons, Rodimus met with him to discuss upgrading the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

Rodimus then watched on in horror as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s made short work of the upgraded Technobots and nearly turned them into Decepticons with [[Cohesive Control Liquid]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] managed to save the Technobots and send the Decepticons into retreat, swearing vengeance. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

Early in [[2011]], after having given up the Matrix of Leadership and reverted to Hot Rod, he accompanied the newly resurrected Optimus Prime in a space battle against Galvatron and the Decepticons. The Decepticons fled, and though Hot Rod wished to pursue them, Optimus ordered him the return to base, as the entire battle seemed fishy. Indeed, it was all a distraction so that Galvatron could begin his ultimate invasion of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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===''The Headmasters'' comic===
[[File:RodimusHeadmasterManga08.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
With Optimus Prime dead yet again, Hot Rod returned to being Rodimus Prime and erected a [[Optimus Prime memorial|statue]] of his fallen commander on Cybertron. During the dedication, the Decepticons were spotted approaching the planet. Rodimus dispatched the Autobot Headmasters to deal with the threat. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Later, the Decepticons made a second attempt to seize planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] while the Autobot [[Beastformer]] leader, [[White Leo]], was away. Rodimus Prime sent the Autobot Headmasters to Beast in order to drive back the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

During his journey through space in search of a replacement homeworld for the Autobots, Rodimus faced many dangers and hardships, but was supported by the wisdom of the Matrix and the energy of the Earth that now coursed within it. Learning a new admiration for the human race and the planet Earth, he returned to Earth in the wake of the defeat of Scorponok, and reunited with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
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==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
[[File:Madman comic HotRod sigh.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"You're gonna be the death of that guy, you know?"]]
In [[2001]], Hot Rod was on guard duty at the construction site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] while the main Autobot forces were evacuating from the Decepticon-conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As he was complaining about his boring assignment to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] struck, intent on stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] which Optimus Prime had secreted in a bunker at the building site. When he reclaimed the Matrix, Hot Rod received a vision of the future where he fought [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a powerful Decepticon]]. After returning the Matrix to Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader considered that perhaps Hot Rod's destiny was greater than any of them realized. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] thought differently, however. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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==Rodimus vs. Cyclonus==
[[File:RodimusVsCyclonus-lostyourbearings.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sure, his body looks off, but it's nothing compared to the shadow he casts.]]
After Hot Rod and company left Quintessa following the Battle of Autobot City, Wheelie helped track down the remains of Ultra Magnus's ship using its last known speed and trajectory. Kup surmised from the remaining wreckage that they had disengaged the nosecone and set down on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs. Hot Rod's ship was then attacked by Cyclonus. Hot Rod, inspired by a flash of ancient knowledge during his brief contact with the Matrix during its passing to Ultra Magnus, invoked the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]] with Cyclonus. Cyclonus accepted, and the two faced off in the ship's anterior propulsion silo. Kup was surprised that Hot Rod managed to hold his own in battle, despite Cyclonus's overwhelming power. When Hot Rod began winning, the dishonorable Cyclonus fled.

In the meantime, Kup, fearing for Hot Rod's life, had radioed for help to distract Cyclonus. The gambit worked, and a short time later they were welcomed on the Planet of Junk by Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus's crew. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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==''Wings Universe''==
[[File:WingsOfHonor-HotRod.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]
In the year [[2009]], Hot Rod, Kup, and the Dinobots experienced ''déja vu'' all over again when a horde of Decepticons attacked their shuttle. Cyclonus, Scourge, and 35 of his Sweeps chased them into a nebula where the Autobots lay low to finish repairs. When the boarding party finally found them, Kup's experience helped Hot Rod and the others drive off their attackers. {{Storylink|Wings of Honor}}

At some point, Hot Rod took the name Rodimus Major and joined the [[Wreckers]]. He died and the ''[[Rodimus Major]]'' was later named in his honor. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

Unaware that Rodimus had passed on, the pirate captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] imagined that the Autobot would bear witness to his plundering of Cybertron. Since Cybertron had become a techno-organic planet by 2984, the plundering part didn't happen either. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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==Ask Vector Prime==
In a universe where [[Primax]] and [[Gargent]] realities were merged on the eve of [[The Transformers: The Movie|events of cosmic significance]], Hot Rod was enjoying a relaxing day fishing with [[Nick Burns]] when they discovered at the last minute that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] was about to unleash an ambush on Autobot City. He fired on the compromised Command Center, briefly battled [[Destroyer (GoBots)|Destroyer]] and [[Fly Trap]] and made for the safety of the city with Kup.

After the battle, he, Kup, and the Dinobots fled the advance of Galvatron and his minions, [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] and [[Deadlift]] only to have his Command Center shot down over [[Antares 3|Antares III]]. He battled the Master Renegade's Monster GoBot forces with the help of the [[RoGun]]s, commandeering his ship to make his way to [[Major Mo]] and the other Autobots and [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]] stranded on [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. They made an alliance with some friendly [[Rock Lord]]s there and beat back an attack by hostile Rock Lords.

The Autobots, Guardians, RoGuns, and Rock Lords made their way to Cybertron, where they battled Unicron. Hot Rod found himself battling with Galvatron. He found himself unable to open the Guardian Matrix of Leadership, until [[Vector Prime]] fixed reality and restored the Matrix to its normal state. He opened the Matrix, evolved into Rodimus Prime, defeated Galvatron, and prepared to usher in a new era of Autobot hegemony. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Timelines''==
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], Optimus Prime's corpse was vaporized in a Quintesson plot. Perhaps because Optimus's essence was more firmly integrated into the Matrix of Leadership, Scourge defeated Hot Rod and retained possession of the Matrix. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

==''Deviations''==
[[File:TF-Deviations-Kup-slaps-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pretty cathartic, don't you say?]]
In an alternate universe, Kup tackled Hot Rod to the ground to prevent him from interfering with Optimus's battle against Megatron. As a result, the Autobot leader gained the upper hand and executed his longtime foe. In the aftermath, Hot Rod got chewed out by Ultra Magnus for his thoughts on the Decepticon retreat, and then got smacked by Kup for criticizing the Matrix of Leadership. Optimus assigned Hot Rod to Magnus's ship as the Autobots made preparations to evacuate, a decision which didn't please either of the Autobots.

En route to Moonbase Two, Hot Rod began experiencing strange dreams of Optimus dying. Magnus overheard his comments to Daniel and interpreted these visions as a sign of treachery. Before he could act the convoy came under attack by Megascream, the newly upgraded form of Starscream. Hot Rod suggested that they reverse the engines so that the Decepticons would overshoot them, although Perceptor shot down his idea. Hot Rod went ahead and did it anyway after an explosion took Perceptor out of commission. The plan failed and their engines burnt out, pushing their ships into a remote sector. Magnus ordered Hot Rod and Daniel into the last escape pod, which took them down onto the planet Junk shortly before the ship exploded.

Hot Rod moped around for a while, feeling responsible for the deaths of his friends, before Daniel reminded him of his earlier words about the Matrix. Shortly afterwards, Optimus found the two of them, and before long they had returned to Moonbase Two, just in time to prevent Unicron's final attack on the planet. When Optimus Prime headed out to confront Megascream, Hot Rod–still feeling the call of the Matrix–stowed away on Prime's shuttle. He broke cover and intervened in the fight after Megascream–now a monstrous combiner–crushed Prime and tried to seize the Matrix for himself. Slipping a [[teleport disc]] onto his leader, Hot Rod spirited Prime back to safety and then, with the last of his strength, opened the Matrix, destroying Megascream, Unicron, and himself.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime commended Rodimus Prime, who had joined Alpha Trion and the other heroes of Cybertron in the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

==Notes==
* Voice actor Ted Schwartz was originally cast to succeed Judd Nelson as the voice of Rodimus Prime for the third season of the animated series, but was subsequently replaced by [[Dick Gautier]]. Before his replacement, however, Schwartz recorded Rodimus's lines for several episodes (most likely all five parts of "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]"), and although Gautier re-recorded the dialogue, technical oversight led to some of Schwartz's readings making it into the finished episodes. He can be heard delivering all of Rodimus's lines in the recap for [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|part 1]] that plays at the beginning of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2|part 2]], and speaking one line during the scene on [[Goo Number 8739-B]] in [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3|part 3]].
* At [[BotCon 2002]], Dick Gautier "confirmed", jokingly, that Rodimus Prime is gay.
* In ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, before regaining the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], '''Hot Rodimus''' (Hot Rod's name in Japanese continuity) notably lacks the "Hot" whenever he is referred to by name; being simply called "'''Rodimus'''" (''Rodimasu'') by everyone around him. "Rodimus" as a shortened name is usually given to '''Rodimus Convoy''' (the Japanese name of Rodimus Prime), which is how the name is generally shortened for Western audiences too. Whether this is an intentional in-universe name change, or just done for simplicity's sake to help the audience keep track of the character before and after regaining the Matrix, is uncertain.

===Character models===
[[File:G1-Hot-Rod-and-Rodimus-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]

* Like the rest of the [[1986]] movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, and then final models were drawn from the finished toys. The models that were used in ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile books and subsequent [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comics had them using their pre-final models.

* There are a total of at least four known Hot Rod [[character model]]s and four known Rodimus Prime models.
: Hot Rod's models include:
# A smaller, more simplified version of Rodimus's first model by Floro Dery.
# The same body but with a different head. This would also end up being the version published in the Marvel comics.
# [[Toei Animation|Toei]]'s pre-final model. This one features the sleeker design that would eventually be used in the movie. This one also features a slightly wider head design and places the Autobot insignia on his collar like Dery's original Rodimus and Hot Rod models. This one can also be seen in the 1986 [[Autobot Cars]] toy commercials that introduced [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and of course, Hot Rod. The colors of this Hot Rod model are the same as the final model. As noted in the image to the right, the vehicle mode art and color model for this revision of Hot Rod have yet to surface.
# Toei's final model.

: Rodimus Prime's models are where things start to get a little complicated:
# The first is by Floro Dery and is a larger version of Hot Rod's first model (also drawn by Dery). This one notably carries the bulk of the "[[Mobile Defense Bay|trailer]]" on his back, while also including additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms.
# The second is a massively refined version of the previous one, featuring a new head, shifting the Autobot insignia into the center of the flames, broadens the upper torso, and simplifies most of the original model's details. This is his pre-final model and has been utilized in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books, the ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Generations]]'' guidebook, several other [[Japan]]ese cartoon guidebooks that were released at the time of the cartoon, and was also used in the Marvel comics and [[:File:StarscreamsGhost Rodimus waves goodbye.JPG|various]] [[:File:Quintessonjournal diplomacy.jpg|moments]] of episodes animated by [[AKOM]], [[Sam Young Studio]] and any [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios#Season 3|other unknown studios]] in season 3. This model features a darker burgundy coloration on his lower torso/pelvis and picks out the windscreen details on his crotch in light gray, distinguishing it from the rest.
# Rodimus's final model is a head. Yup, just a head, that's it. No body, ''juuuust'' a head. In all seriousness though, the animators were just instructed to [[:File:Final-Rodimus-model-sheet-compilation.jpg|replace Hot Rod's head with Rodimus's]], meaning that both Rodimus and Hot Rod share the ''exact'' same body, with only the head, the size and the color scheme to distinguish the two from each other. This color scheme is the same as the first Rodimus model, with the only difference being that it follows the layout of Hot Rod's final model (e.g. yellow spoiler instead of red). It should also be noted that due to multiple animators and animation studios working on the 1986 movie, Rodimus kept Hot Rod's color scheme. Likewise, episodes of season 3 would often depict Hot Rod in Rodimus's color scheme.
# But wait a minute, if the previous one was the ''final'' model, then why are there ''four''? Well, that's because this one was never used in the US cartoon; instead this one was used in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon. This was likely done due to the lack of any ''real'' model for Rodimus—a character which appears more often than his younger form, Hot Rod—eliminating all the extra steps that have to be taken just to draw the dang character. Going solely off of the cartoon, this one appears to remain in the same colors as Rodimus's final model, but changes a few details to match the art style that the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] would adopt from here on out. As such, Rodimus gains some new arms, with refined forearm pipes, the wheels shifted to the front of his upper arms (much like his Generation 1 toy) and squared hands, as opposed to the rounder hands that Floro Dery was known to use. Rodimus also gains yet ''another'' new head design, this time featuring some stylistic "eyeliner" and a taller head crest. This model's entire back view had also been redesigned squaring up the spoiler on his back and adding some new greebles for added flare. This model also notably lacks the square detail on the pelvis of the final Hot Rod and Rodimus models.

* Known to be "cheap" with their animation and having access to what appears to ''only'' be out of date model sheets, AKOM would often use the second Rodimus models' color scheme on both Rodimus and Hot Rod throughout season 3 and the entirety of "[[The Rebirth]]", thus leading to multiple episodes where both characters would have a windscreen-colored crotch. On some occasions, AKOM (or another studio) would also place Rodimus's pre-final model's head on Hot Rod's body as Rodimus, instead of the final head design.
* As stated above, Rodimus never actually received a proper final model for the movie and season 3 of the cartoon, he was always meant to just be a bigger Hot Rod with an older face. Any inconsistencies in the cartoon—such as scenes where Hot Rod has Rodimus's colors or head—were most likely all down to this one issue. This also means that Rodimus has some additional wheel kibble on his robot mode arms, that doesn't match up with the way his transformation works.
* Rodimus Prime's differing design used in ''The Headmasters'' was given an in-universe explanation by [[Hayato Sakamoto]] during a presentation and interview at [[BotCon 2016]]. Sakamoto explained that when [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] sacrificed himself to recharge the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the [[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime|third episode]] of the cartoon, the Matrix itself was changed, giving an all-new appearance to Rodimus, when compared to the "old Matrix".<ref>"In the episode 3 of The Headmasters, Alpha Trion sacrifices himself to become the contents of the now-empty Matrix. In Japan, the Matrix is thought to be an energy source which draws its energy from a culmination of experience and knowledge by former leaders who carried the Matrix. The idea behind Alpha Trion recharging the Matrix was that Alpha Trion being the oldest Transformer in the original cartoon universe had seen and known all these leaders, and thus had experience and knowledge of all these leaders. And so thus his presence could recharge the Matrix once again. And one thing that shows how the Matrix changed with Alpha Trion recharging it is how Rodimus Prime’s design changed by the new Matrix." - [https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/my-japanese-g1-continuity-talk-with-hayato-sakamoto-at-botcon-2016-t106801.php#p1791912 My Japanese G1 Continuity Talk with Hayato Sakamoto at BotCon 2016] (Seibertron.com)</ref>

===Transformation scheme===
*Hot Rod does not transform the same way twice in the ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The reason for this appears to be down to him having more than one transformation reference; one depicting a different angle each time, likely to support any dynamic transformations used in the film, such as the one at the beginning of the film where he catches Daniel Witwicky, before placing him inside his passenger seat mid-transformation. The result of several references being used seems to have made for a little bit of confusion on the animators' part, as the higher angle references show where parts of his vehicle mode, like his windshield go, while lower angles don't show this at all, leading to a little bit of improvisation being used.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Some rare model sheets from the Transformers movie. This set includes rough animation keys of Hot Rod's transformation from 2 angles. And some of Arcee's special poses. I did not draw these. They were from Toei. Only sharing.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZiM-mPuFT/|name=Peter Chung|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=01|day=07}}</ref>
*The transformation scheme given to Rodimus's second model (the pre-final model) would also be used by both Toei and AKOM in the cartoon, even though the design is entirely different, this would often lead to moments in the cartoon where he appears in an older body for short periods after transforming.
*The model used for ''The Headmasters'' also revised his entire transformation scheme. Rodimus instead followed the same transformation as his Generation 1 toy, going from a face-flat robot whose legs slide under the trailer, with the bulk of his transformation residing in his upper body/cab section.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Commandron

2023-08-26T23:23:19Z

Flicky1991: /* External links */

The '''Commandrons''' are some kind of group on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
[[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] noted that Commandrons were welcome at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
By the 34th century, the Commandrons and [[Maladroid]]s had supplanted the old [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Notes==
*''Commandrons'' were a line of four motorized transforming [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]] toys available through [[McDonald's]] in the USA and Canada in [[1985]].
*Graduated fan [[Josh Perez]] used the Commandron Solardyn's colors for the comic character [[Sterling]], and general Commandron colors for the [[White Order]]'s [[Sentinel Armada|Sentinel]].

==External links==
*[http://www.actionfigurepics.com/2011/03/wayback-wednesday-tomy-commandrons Photos of the McDonald's Commandrons] on ActionFigurePics.com
*[https://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/robot-toys/commandrons-super-alternators-tomy.htm Photos of the McDonald's Commandrons] on the-liberator.net

[[Category:Animated factions]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising factions]]

Miracle (G1)

2023-08-19T16:00:02Z

Flicky1991: Duplicated text

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{{disambig2|the character|the unrelated cartoon episode|Miracle (episode)}}
:''Miracle is an [[Autobot]] [[Trainbot]] from the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].''
[[File:Proto-Trainbot Miracle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|]]

Development code '''Miracle''' (ミラクル ''Mirakuru'') is one of the prototype [[Trainbot]]s. They can combine with their fellow prototypes into the mighty [[G Liner]].

==Fiction==
===Train Wars===
Miracle was one of the prototype Trainbots created by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] before he would go on to create the finalized six. After three of the finalized Trainbots were activated, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] managed to break out (thanks to the rogue AI, [[Shadow]]) and upgrade herself with the technology at Fujiyama's facility. Called into action, the active Trainbots met with Nightbird before she could run away with the three remaining unactivated Trainbots. The prototypes combined to form [[G Liner]], but the combiner was taken over by Shadow's [[cerebro-shell]] program. The three remaining Trainbots did a last-ditch effort to literally crash into the combiner, breaking him free of the brainwashing. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Proto-Trainbot Miracle Diaclone.jpg|thumb|right|]]
*Miracle is a repurpose of the "KuHa 111-Type Express Train" redeco of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' mold whose original coloration would later become [[Suiken]]. His name comes from the "Miracleliner" (ミラクレライナー) designation of the ''Diaclone'' No. 10 Train Robo.

[[Category:Trainbots]]

Void Rivals

2023-07-01T10:57:57Z

Flicky1991: Currently solicited. Although, do we know if #2 onwards will even have Transformers in?

[[File:VoidRivals01A Cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|You ever read ''Enemy Mine''?]]

'''''Void Rivals''''' is an ongoing comic series published by [[Skybound Entertainment]] starting in [[June]] [[2023]]. The series serves as the launch of Skybound's [[Energon Universe]], a shared universe featuring both ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' coexisting alongside new creations.

{{chapters|align=center|title=''Void Rivals'' issues:|content=
* [[Void Rivals issue 1|#1]]
* [[Void Rivals issue 2|#2]]
* [[Void Rivals issue 3|#3]]
* [[Void Rivals issue 4|#4]]
}}

==Overview==
War rages around the [[Sacred Ring]], where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a [[black hole]] in a never-ending war. However, when pilot [[Darak]] and his rival [[Solila]] both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? What secrets have their worlds' leaders been concealing from their populations? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?

==Creative team==
The series is written by Skybound founder [[Robert Kirkman]], with art by [[Lorenzo De Felici]], colors by [[Matheus Lopes]], and lettering by [[Rus Wooton]].

==Notes==
* ''Void Rivals''{{'}} status as the launch for the Energon Universe was kept secret for almost the entirety of the comic's promotion, with Kirkman only revealing its existence to retailers just before the first issue's FOC date. It would ultimately be leaked by Bleeding Cool a few days before release.
* While it was initially speculated that ''Void Rivals''{{'}} status as an original creation meant it would be owned by Skybound, the copyright notice for the series, placed at the back of issue 1, reads "VOID RIVALS and all related characters are trademarks of [[Hasbro]] and are used with permission. © 2023 Hasbro...Licensed by Hasbro." and includes the Hasbro logo. One has to wonder if that's how Kirkman got Hasbro to even sign off on the idea in the first place.

[[Category:Energon Universe]]
[[Category:Other Hasbro properties]]
[[Category:Skybound titles]]

June 18

2023-06-18T22:52:50Z

Flicky1991:

<noinclude>{{cal-date|6|18}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1933]] —''' Chinese voice actor [[Chen Chun]] is born.
* '''[[1939]] —''' [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German voice actor during Generation 2) is born.
* '''[[1946]] —''' Artist and design supervisor [[Floro Dery]] is born.
* '''[[1956]] —''' Artist [[Alan Davis]] is born.
* '''[[1964]] —''' Actor [[Gilbert Lachance]] (Canadian French voice of [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Dylan Gould]]) is born.
* '''[[1969]] —''' French voice actress [[Pascale Chemin]] is born.
* '''1969 —''' [[Marisa Della Pasqua]] (Italian voice of [[Glowstrike]]) is born.
* '''[[1974]] —''' [[Wendel Bezerra]] (Brazilian voice of [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts film|Wheeljack]] in [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] as well as the film's voice director) is born.
* '''[[1976]] —''' [[Tarusuke Shingaki]] (Japanese voice of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]) is born.
* '''[[1979]] —''' [[Yumiko Kobayashi]] (voice of [[Lio Junior]]) is born.
* '''1979 —''' [[Marco Aurélio Campos]] (Brazilian voice of [[Wasp#Animated cartoon|Wasp]] and [[Knock Out (Prime)#Prime cartoon|Knock Out]]) is born.
* '''[[1987]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'' episode "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Resurrection of Convoy Part 1]]" airs in Japan.
* '''[[1998]] —''' Voice actor [[Gergő Bogdán]] is born.
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]—[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 2|Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2]]'' soundtrack album is released in Japan by [[Columbia Music Entertainment]].
* '''[[2005]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' episode "[[Trap|Revival of the Monsters]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2008]] —''' ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated Volume 3]]'', ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' TPB and the ''[[Movie Prequel Special|Transformers: Movie Prequel Special]]'' are released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[Swerve (Chevy)|Aveo Swerve]] is made available in [[Canada]] as part of a [[General Motors|Chevy/GM]] mall contest promotion. Just given away free.
* '''2009 —''' [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Transformers Animated — Volume Three: Megatron Rising]] is released in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Paramount]].
* '''[[2011]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" premieres on [[Hub Network|The Hub]].
* '''2011 —''' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Supreme Class toys|Jetwing Optimus Prime]] is made available as an early purchase at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011, weeks before its normal retail release.
* '''[[2013]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Tunnel Vision]]" premieres in [[Brazil]].
* '''[[2015]] —''' The first day of [[BotCon 2015]] in Chicago, Illinois.
* '''[[2016]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]" premieres on [[Discovery Family]].
* '''2016 —''' First day of the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' "[[Minion Pig#As Acid Storm|Acid Storm]]" event.
* '''[[2017]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Get a Clue]]" premieres in [[Hungary]].

The Immortal Meat

2023-06-17T15:06:52Z

Flicky1991: /* Notes */

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:''The Immortal Meat is a member of the [[Hibotchi Heats]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:BotBots-toy ImmortalMeat checklist.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"He's the Immortal Meat." "And he'll say that to anyone who'll listen."]]

'''The Immortal Meat''' has an ''amazing'' name.

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
*'''???''' (5-pack, <s>2020</s>)
**''Series'': '''<s>6</s>'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''
*'''???''' (8-pack, <s>2020</s>)
**''Series'': '''<s>6</s>'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the originally-intended sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', The Immortal Meat is a [[redeco]] of [[Burgertron#Toys|Burgertron]], transforming into a... takoyaki ball? We're not sure.

: They are ''supposed'' to be available in both the 5-pack and 8-pack assortments. However, we do not know what the package breakdowns for those were planned to be as the initial Series 6 that The Immortal Meat was part of never materialized. On top of that, a ''different'' Series 6 was developed for release in [[2023]], leaving Immortal Meat's release in limbo.

: This mold was also used to make [[Veggietron]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* What limited information we have on their planned availability comes from the [[:File:BotBots_series_6_checklist.jpg|''BotBots'' Series 6 checklist]] found on Hasbro's customer service website in early 2021.
* Their robot mode features a dragon-like symbol on their chest that looks a lot like the one from [[Marvel Comics]]' ''{{w|The Immortal Iron Fist}}''. They also have a deco that resembles a yellow jumpsuit with black lines, akin to the one worn by martial-arts god {{w|Bruce Lee}}. This makes it a pretty safe bet that "martial arts" was going to be part of their character shtick.

[[Category: Hibotchi Heats]]
[[Category: Martial artists]]

Transformer romance

2023-06-15T22:03:53Z

Flicky1991: Undo revision 1701081 by StarGayCybertron (talk) What's non-consensual about it?

[[File:Orionpax.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|I want a robot man to hold me tight. One that I can count on every single night.]]
Some will vehemently refuse to admit it exists. Others ''really'' don't care about [[Transformers brand|the brand]] beyond it. Regardless of [[Fandom|opinions]], [[Transformer]]s engaging in or pursuing interaction of a '''romantic nature''' is a well-established element in pretty much every continuity. For the most part, Transformers are observed searching for romantic partners amongst their own kind, but attraction to organic lifeforms and even non-living objects has been documented as well.

Some wonder why a species that likely does not [[Reproduction|reproduce]] sexually would participate in behavior that in other creatures exists as a means to promote sex and thereby new life. While a definitive answer to this has yet to be given, the question as to why Transformers become romantically involved with one another can be approached from a different angle. Transformers are a highly social species. This is shown through their very human-like society, interpersonal interactions, [[Relatives|familial relationships]], and even the fairly common practice of merging [[Combiner|bodies]] and minds. If these are not frowned upon, then why should social connections of the romantic kind be regarded much differently, if at all? Perhaps there is no reason for them to engage in romance, but then there is equally no reason for them not to.

Though rather obscure, there is even an official term for two Transformers in a relationship: "[[spark]]mates". Existing as a [[Fan fiction|fan term]] mostly, it has been used in two official sources: the end-of-game [[bio]] for [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], in reference to her and [[Tigatron]], in the [[Nintendo 64]] version of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game;<ref>''Beast Wars Transmetals'' end-of-game bios - [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/756a36c7076a7195?dmode=source transcription]</ref> and again in ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a sub-feature of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]''. In addition, [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code info]] appears to refer to Transformer marriage in stating that he and [[Joyride (Cybertron)|his lifebond partner]] "joined together under the [[Covenant of Primus]]".

The [[2005 IDW continuity]] ongoing series, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', refers to a Transformer in a committed, intimate partnership as a "[[Conjunx Endura]]". Issues [[Slaughterhouse|#32]], [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|#38]], and [[Ten to Midnight|#56]] of this series have various characters use the term "sparkmate" as a synonym.

==Orientation==
[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|center|1000px|thumb|<center>[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|It will forever be a shame he wasn't in ''Cybertron'']].</center>]]
The most common observation of Cybertronian romance is between a male and a [[female Transformer]]. {{fact}} Considering the general scarcity of female Transformers, and perhaps the absence of [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]], this is a rather interesting if odd situation. Second to that are the number of noted relations between a Transformer and an organic, equally so almost solely between a (nominally) male and female. These become more frequent as the gender balance becomes less even, even if that is a direct result of Transformers allegedly being genderless. Third in line come "couples" that consist of a Transformer fawning over a not-living object, often regarding it as of the opposite gender.

Until recently, same-gender interests were comparatively rare. The Japanese version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' had [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as a male, making ''his'' relation with [[Tigatron]] the first known instance of a homosexual Transformer couple.<ref name="Airazorboy">The reason the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub made Airazor male is unknown, but was possibly because Takara hoped to increase toy sales that way. Therefore, the relationship with [[Tigatron]] was initially played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward, their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become noticeable. The end of the matter came with the sequence in "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each other's eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. Since little could be done with that scene, the dub team had Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".</ref> At a distance follows ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], who had the (unrequited) hots for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. ([[Dick Gautier]] jokingly "confirmed" that [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is gay at [[BotCon 2002]], in response to panel-mate [[Michael McConnohie]] being asked if [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was. This is obviously not canon.)

Transformer/organic relations are not any richer in this regard. [[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] had a clear fondness for the humans [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]], and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede]] ''might'' have something going between them, but that's about it. A note could be made on the fair chance that Tigatron's [[beast mode]] represents a female tiger and was scanned from his partner [[Snowstalker]], yet that is speculation at best.

[[File:2 Transformers at the Ark-1 Memorial Statue.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Bender from ''Futurama'' finds a friend at the Ark 1 Memorial Statue...]]
The real-world explanation for the overall scarcity of anything specific between two of the same gender is that ''Transformers'' above all exists [[to sell toys]] to children and so has to play in on the wishes and expectations of the assumed general audience. Even if attitude is improving, heterosexuality is still the default assumption and least controversial option in all-ages fiction. Outside of an accident in translation<ref name="Airazorboy" /> and a few [[Knock Out (Prime)|sneaked-in jokes]] for older viewers, the default is still for writers to haul up Arcee or insert a new female (Transformer) to fill the romance niche than play up that sort of interaction in same gender context.

However, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics have a traditionally older audience. This led to the glass ceiling being shattered when ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' depicted [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] in a millennia-long relationship, in which they were named as each other's "significant other"... and this relationship was not the first either have had, and Chromedome may or may not have been dating ''[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'' before that.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 17:17 - 14:58</ref> The relationship is perhaps not out-and-out romance as humans would think or feel it, but author [[James Roberts]] has commented that this is because he imagines Transformers ''don't'' have relationships in exactly the same way humans do; he leaves no doubt that "Chromedome and Rewind each regard the other as the most important person in their life."<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=12651&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 James Roberts on Chromedome and Rewind on the IDW forums]</ref> That Rewind out-and-out says "I love you" in a message to Chromedome only hammers it home. [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Tailgate]] have also shared a close bond over the years that gradually evolved into a romantic relationship. Hasbro has been totally cool with IDW doing this.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref> This measure was later followed up by the introduction of the first same-gender female married couple in Transformers history in the form of [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} after the first depicted romantic female pair of [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]], {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} as well as the first example of attraction between members of different genders in IDW in the same issue where the gals [[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] and [[Acceleron]]'s relationship was mentioned by Nautica. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} The late bigot [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] expressed vague misgivings about how modern-day Conjunx Endurae on Cybertron would "swap fuel in public" as one of several reasons for his violent attempt to reinstall his brutal regime. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} More recently, IDW followed up with the first genuinely romantic, on-the-mouth, unobfuscated, fully-on-screen/panel kiss between Transformers in recorded history, and by extension, the first same-gender kiss between [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

(And yes, there is the fact that IDW has previously established that Transformers are genderless in their continuity, but let's not kid ourselves about what we're seeing and reading here.)
{{-}}

Of note, in the [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron]] crossover, when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Greenlight]] encounter [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]] on Cybertron when the two ponies are looking for their niece Scootaloo, Holiday introduces Lofty as "my gal", and Arcee in turn introduces Greenlight as "my 'gal.'" Greenlight bemusedly remarks on this to Arcee as an astute move to copy parlance to make the ponies more comfortable, and Arcee happily confirms that was her plan. Linguistic hang-ups of not needing translation between species common to ''Transformers'' stories aside, the writing seems to suggest that transformers of this crossover do not use the same language for relationships and/or possibly gender that the ponies do. Whether that means simply that they have different understandings of either or both that are comparable to the ponies or are an alien context is unclear from the text itself. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

==Sex==
[[File:KP001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Convoy! Your shift lever is dirty," Marissa exclaims. "It must be from when I spilled soft serve ice cream on you before. I will wipe it clean for you now." (''NOTE: We didn't make that up. That actually, [[canon]]ically happened.'')]]

The [[Unofficial guidebooks#Prime Targets|hints]] are few and far between, but ''Transformers'' is not devoid of the possibility Transformers might engage in sexual activities (for recreational purposes, usually). [[Kiss]]ing is a regularly observed sign of affection and in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' episode]] "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]", [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was rather thrilled he got to see [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] transform. Nevertheless, ''Beast Wars'' was the first to pick up the subject in a more direct manner: in the episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] offers to take [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] to what sounds like a Cybertronian version of a strip club, and later slyly makes a double entendre regarding Silverbolt's suspected kinky activities with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] also makes a lewd-sounding comment about him interfacing with a computer, which he retorts "is more fun than plowing your little field of dreams," followed by the two sharing a knowing smirk.

Sexual assault euphemisms are commonly inserted in the Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' programs for, ''uh'', "humor". The Japanese dub of "[[Maximal, No More#Foreign localization|Maximal, No More]]" has Rattrap, thinking himself about to be stabbed by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], ask his attacker to penetrate him "gently, because I've heard the first time can hurt." The Japanese dub of "[[Predatory#Foreign localization|Predatory]]", reworked from a slasher movie homage to a parody of Pepe Le Pew cartoons, has [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] spewing a lengthy string of sexual declarations (some thinly veiled, some not-so-much) as she amorously pursues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] (including singing a Japanese folk song about a woman assaulting a man).

References and innuendos have become increasingly more common in recent years. [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had a suggestive conversation about "riding" him in "[[Wolves]]", and in "[[The Art of War issue 3]]", Arcee promised Bumblebee to "rotate his tires" if he could beat her, to which he responded with a most enthusiastic "Wooo-Hooo!". In the Dreamwave issue "[[Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation]]", [[:File:Infestation crotchrot.jpg|one remark from Sunstreaker]] might suggest the existence of Transformer S.T.D.'s. In the ever-questionable ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' double-entendres ran rife, with one of the most disturbing involving Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from [[Marissa Faireborn]] polishing his stick shift and rubbing the rim of his gas tank, which are pretty clear metaphors for... well... y'know.

And that's about as far as we're going to broach the subject. If you ''really'' want to know more on the matter of Transformer sex, an exciting world of [[fan fiction]] awaits you. Take note that doing so will be at your own risk, and [[Main Page|TFWiki]] accepts no liability for any psychological trauma incurred.

{{See also|Reproduction#Other_means|l1=Sexual Reproduction}}

==Transformer - Transformer==
{{bigquote|But me Grimlock still taller than ''you''. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best.|[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], making sure no one else tries a move on his love interest|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

Most commonly, Transformers stick to their own kind when becoming romantically entangled. In at least one universe, a Transformer can designate another Transformer their [[Conjunx Endura]], or significant other.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I didn't know giant robots '''had''' testosterone."]]
;Generation 1 cartoon continuity:
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (Ariel) - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (Orion Pax)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] - [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] - [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] - [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] - either [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] or [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] - [[Nancy]] {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
*[[Octane]] once tried to tune in an image of a [[Cheesecake robot|disturbingly sexualized unnamed female robot]]. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
*Technically or something, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] is married to [[Giga|him]]/[[Mega|her]]self. {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}}
*[[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] - [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] who, unique to other Transformers relationships up to this point, are explicitly stated to be husband and wife. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory}}
*[[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]] - [[Holi]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] blushed and was a little lost on words when Clipper complimented him. Holi didn't like this. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
*[[Rescue Patrol Team|The rest of Holi's team]] is sad they don't have girlfriends. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}
*[[Megatron (BW)#Legends World|Megatron]] - [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Legends World|Blackarachnia]] {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends}}

;2005 IDW continuity

*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] - [[Dominus Ambus]] {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] - [[Pivot]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Scattergun]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (disambiguation)|Shadowplay}} (possibly), and finally Rewind {{storylink|Before & After}}
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] had an unreciprocated love for [[Quark]] {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} and was later "simpatico" with [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] - [[Acceleron]] {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}
*[[Sparkstalker]] - [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] {{storylink|Choose Me}}
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] - [[Horri-Bull]] {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
*[[Greenlight]] - [[Lancer]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] - [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] assumed [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was hitting on her {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}}.
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] - [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4}}
*[[Jumpstream]] - [[Dustup]] {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] - [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] {{storylink|The Price of You}}
*[[Anode]] - [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}
*[[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] was [[Chela]]'s mate. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] - [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] - [[Aileron]] {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] - [[Rum-Maj]] {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] - [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

;2019 IDW continuity
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*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Greenlight]] {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}
*[[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] - [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]] {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}}
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] - [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] {{storylink|Open Comms}}
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] - [[Paragon]] {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] - [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}
*Both [[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] and [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] had a crush on [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

;Other:
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|The Art of War}}
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] is planning on getting himself a whole harem of girl-bots. {{Storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] found himself some [[Devcon's galpal|pleasant company]] on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}
*[[San D-Go]] once had plans to marry [[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]], apparently directly inspired by that aspect of [[human]] culture. Whether there was an actual romantic relationship involved is unknown. {{storylink|San D-Go|San D-Go's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Raker]] is a shameless flirt to female robots. {{storylink|Raker|Raker's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Magnum]] has a [[:File:Magnumsgirlfriend.jpg|girlfriend]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had parents when he crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] once dated [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]], and is a bit of a skirt-chaser in general. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for fembots (specifically ones in red) and isn't above impersonating [[Dion (G1)|an elite guardsman]] to get sympathy. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}
**And thinks [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]], a femicon with a sword, is hot. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
*[[Alpha Bravo]] and [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], though not officially described as anything other than "friends", had a relationship practically ''swimming'' in romantic undertones. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Greenlight]] {{storylink|A Real Mother}}
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] - [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]{{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}}

====Beast Era====
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*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] - [[Tigatron]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] - [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] all had crushes on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had feelings towards her that we'll leave to the imagination.
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] - [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] - [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095128/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Wed_19_Jan_2000.html ''Transformers: Beast Machines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)'' Wed, 19 Jan 2000], by [[Bob Skir]]</ref>
*[[Scylla]] and [[Artemis]] both fancy [[Scuba]]. In turn, [[Bighorn]] has a crush on Scylla, while Artemis also likes [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]].
*While technically not a Transformer, [[DNAVI]] is in love with [[Guiledart]].
*[[Rage (BW)|Rage]] - [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}
*[[Z Grill]] and [[Kitte Shūshū]] fell in love and made a [[Stampy (BW)|kid]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 10/5/2015}}
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] - [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] {{storylink|Intersectionality}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}
*[[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] - [[Kari]]<ref>Kari is a [[Cyberdroid]] in the [[Beast Wars: Uprising]] continuity rather than a [[Nebulan]].</ref> {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] displays romantic interest in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon}}
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] - [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]] {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Downshift's Cyber Key Code info}}
*[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] fancies [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. Naturally, she does not reciprocate.
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] - [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Just about anybody]] [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|who's big and powerful]].
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] is quite the skirt chaser. He used to have a relation with a "cute scooter",<ref>From context, the best guess is [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] was talking about a Transformer.</ref> but eventually dumped her. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} He also harbored a secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Ransack's Cyber Key Code info}} and tried to win over Thunderblast by winning the [[Speedia|Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] tried to cheer up the ''[[Upstart]]'''s crew by reminding them of the perks of seeking out the colony worlds. Starting his list came "naive small planetoid femme-bots." ...Yes. Let's hope that when he closed his speech with "all of it untouched for centuries or more... until we show up," he was only talking about the energon reserves at the end of the list. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
*[[Vector Prime]] and his bodyguard [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] had a love that bypassed rank but, in the end, his duty meant he had to leave her. Answering questions about this left him quiet and sad. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====Live-action film series====
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother and a father. Primus knows what [[Relatives|that]] means, but we might as well try to be complete about this list. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In her spare time, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] runs a lonely-hearts ad column called Arcee's soulmates. Many 'bots write letters in for it mostly expecting replies from other 'bots. {{storylink|Star Screams}}
*In the letters page of the comic of the films, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] flirts right back with a cop-cycle OC called Hotwire.

====Transformers Animated====
[[File:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you needed visual recognition that he has the hots for her.]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] used to date [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] until, [[Along Came a Spider|well...]] {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Wasp|Wasp/Waspinator]] each have (had) a one-sided crush on [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Black_Friday_(episode)|Black Friday}}
*Blackarachnia and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] seem to have feelings for each other. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] flirted with [[Slipstream (Animated)|his female clone]] upon meeting her. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] once considered [[Afterburn]] dreamy. It is unclear if this opinion is to be attributed to her dormant Transformer half. {{storylink|Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated}}
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Strika's tech spec bio}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has an unnamed girlfriend from [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] once believed [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] wanted to go steady with him. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] - [[Rattletrap]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] - [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] used to date long ago. And Volks is something of a Ladiesbot217-type. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====TransTech====
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] is obsessed (but very unlucky) with fembots. Among his unsuccessful projects are [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
*[[Crystal Widow]] had [[Skyfall (Armada)|Skyfall]] before becoming stuck in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*One of the ways Airazor can be bribed is by "providing her with a handsome companion", according to Crystal Widow. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*[[Swindle (G1)#TransTech|Swindle]]s of [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] has hinted that all three of the Swindles are in some kind of polyamorous relationship. One of them tried dating a different [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], but one of the other Swindles took a dislike to the newcomer and the relationship went nowhere. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel}}

====Shattered Glass====
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] - [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] - [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] {{storylink|Coalescence}}

====Aligned continuity family====
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Liege Maximo]] had feelings for [[Solus Prime]] {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}. She returned Megatronus's feelings{{storylink|Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}, but may have had eyes for [[Nexus Prime]] as well.
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] once expressed feelings for [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} Looks like even Cybertronian love hurts too. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}
*Ratchet, in a [[Synthetic Energon]]-induced daze of strength and adrenaline, flirtatiously winked at [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], causing a very awkward response from the latter. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee hinted at an infatuation between each other until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] killed the moment. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====BotBots====
* [[Burgertron]] - [[Ulf the Orange]] {{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}}
* [[Dimlit]] - [[Jacqueline]] {{storylink|Dimlit in Love}}
* [[Clogstopper]] flirted with [[Fottle Barts]], asking if she wanted to see his used ear-swab collection. She strangely seemed into it. {{storylink|The Goldrush Games - Part the Second}}
**Clogstopper also expressed an infatuation with [[Spud Muffin]], calling him a "hunk" {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
* While not explicitly stated it's implied [[Bonz-Eye]] and [[Lady Macaron]] may have a romantic connection. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}} {{storylink|On the Bot Prom Dance Floor}}

==Transformer - organic==
[[File:Pgalove.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|[[Powerglide (G1)|PG]][[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|A]] PDA]]
{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|[[Alana]] speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Perhaps because [[reproduction]] does not seem to be a motivation for them to become romantically involved, or perhaps because finding a proper partner among their own kind is not always an easy task, more than one Transformer has made nice with an organic lifeform. However, virtually nothing is known about how the long-term cases worked out, what with physical differences such as size, [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|lifespan and aging]], and [[Transformer#Transformer culture|cultural differences]] - even without the constant influence of the war.

The reason why organic lifeforms sometimes go head-over-heels for giant mechanical beings is another matter. In the case of humans, [[fan fiction|several authoritative works]] have been written on relevant aspects of their biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference -at their own risk.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] {{storylink|Showdown!}}
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] took a deep liking to [[Joy Meadows]] {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comics}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] believed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s care for [[Cindy Newell]] was of the "nudge. nudge. wink. wink." variety. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}
*[[:File:Nomates.jpg|While Cloudburst clumsily tried to explain to the First One ''why'' he wasn't interested in her]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] got cozy in the next room with several other [[Femax]]ians. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*[[Stranglehold]] had a dream involving two ladies there for his affections. They are supposedly organic-based, because while Stranglehold's humanoid appearance is his [[Pretender]] shell, female Transformers officially don't exist in the Marvel continuity, so it's not likely they are Pretenders. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] - [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] - [[Alana]] {{storylink|Sea Change}}
*[[Michelle]] totally got it on with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Though to be fair, he was human at the time. {{storylink|Only Human}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had a thing for [[Papika]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
*[[Lander]] went on a date with [[Madonna (Masterforce)|Madonna]] at least once.
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] fell for [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]'s charms. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation One}}
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] - [[Scarlett]] {{storylink|Transformers/G.I. Joe}}
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*[[Glide (G1)|Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. {{storylink|Glide (G1)|Glide's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Autorooper]] - [[Atari Hitotonari]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] - [[Shaoshao Li]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] drives faster if he smells [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]]'s marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk}}
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] took a deep liking to [[Randall (G1)|Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]]. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] got married. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] - [[CONS4EVA]] {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}
*[[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]] - [[Ne'll]] <ref>As Ne'll is stated to be a cybernetically enhanced specimen of humanity, it's unclear just how much of her body is still organic, which makes this something of a borderline case.</ref> {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}
*[[Action Man]] tried to flirt with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], which repulsed [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}
*It's never called out, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] based the lead female character in his script partially after [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the male lead partially after himself. They also act like an old married couple.

====Beast Era====
*[[Tigatron]] - [[Snowstalker]]
*''Possibly, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] once fell for a female gorilla.'' {{storylink|A Greater Ape}}
*When [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] was singing, he attracted a lot of female frogs out of his expectation. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

====Live-action film series====
[[File:ROTF-Wheeliedryhumpsaleg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See it like this: rather a leghugger than a [[Matrixspawn|facehugger]].]]
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] thought that [[Mikaela Banes]] was hot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*He later shifted his attentions to [[Carly Spencer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Prime''====
*In the Japanese dub, [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] is head-over-heels in love with [[Jack Darby|Jack]], even going so far as to aggressively propose marriage to him (Jack, incidentally, does not reciprocate the affection). {{storylink|Predatory#Foreign localization|Mystery Insect Transformation! Forest of the Spider Woman!}}
{{--}}

==Transformer - non-living object==
{{bigquote|And when we get back home, I want Bumblebee to meet my brother's convertible. We call her Juanita, and I think the two of them will get along just fine.|[[Luisa]], quite likely one of the very few humans who does not find this an awkward subject|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

While the ability to at least exchange thoughts can explain the interest some Transformers have for beings not belonging to their own kind, that pretty much doesn't go for the interest some of them have for non-living objects. Unless the fact they often treat them as if they ''are'' alive has something to do with it. This is possibly not as odd as it seems: Transformers are, after all, [[Alternate mode|part object themselves]], some even having been upgraded from a mere piece of machinery. In that sense, it is perhaps harder to understand why it doesn't happen more often.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Luisa]] wanted to introduce [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to her brother's convertible "Juanita". Bumblebee seemed to appreciate that plan. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Pretender|his own Pretender shell]] {{storylink|Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus's toy bio}}
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] and the [[Running Cogs Award for Captivating Journalism]] {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 17|Around Cybertron #17}}

====Robots in Disguise====
[[File:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Burn tricycle]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for pretty red sportcars.

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[QuickFire]] - [[Starheart]] {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

====Live-action movies====
*Dialog from their [[trans-scan]] of new [[alternate mode]]s may suggest [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had sexual thoughts towards their new alternate modes.<ref>Mudflap: "This is my booty call right here. Time to get my sexy on with the green. (beatboxes)" {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}</ref>

====Transformers Animated====
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] like sportcars almost as much as Side Burn does. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}
{{--}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

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Following is a thorough list of the various [[female Transformer]]s in canon thus far. Many of these characters were Japan-exclusive, featured only in fiction, or exist as limited-run exclusive toys. Female characters who had multiple toys are listed only once.

==[[Generation 1 continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (2)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] (3)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (4)
*[[Greenlight]] (5)
*[[Lancer]] (6)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]] (8)
*An [[Autobot rebel]] (9)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (11)
*[[Nancy]] (12)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (13)
*[[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]] (14)
*[[Karmen]] (18)
*[[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (20)
*[[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (21)
*[[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]]<ref name="retcon">Initially had no gender declared before being revealed to be female at a later date.</ref> (22)
*[[Windy (G1)|Windy]]<ref name="retcon"/> (23)
*[[Vibes]] (24)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (25)
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] (32)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (34)
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (35)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (38)
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] (46)
*[[Cassiopeia]] (47)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (51)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (52)
*[[Victorion]] (61)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (62)
*[[Javelin]] (63)
*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] (64)
*[[Roadmaster]] (65)
*[[Acceleron]] (66)
*[[Override (BWU)|Override]] (69)
*[[Rust Dust]] (70)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (71)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (72)
*[[Stormclash]] (73)
*[[Jumpstream]] (74)
*[[Dust Up]] (75)
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]<ref name="retcon"/> (76)
*[[Eos]] (80)
*[[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]] (83)
*[[Quickslinger (G1)|Quickslinger]] (84)
*[[Hotwire (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hotwire]]<ref name="dual"/> (98)
*[[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] (99)
*[[Slide#2005 IDW continuity|Slide]]<ref name="dual"/> (104)
*[[Crush-Bull#Beast Wars: Uprising|Crush Bull]]<ref name="dual"/> (107)
*[[Oiler#Beast Wars: Uprising|Oiler]]<ref name="dual"/> (108)
*[[Broadside (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Broadside]]<ref name="dual"/> (109)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Sky High]]<ref name="dual"/> (110)
*[[Circuit (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Circuit]]<ref name="dual"/> (116)
*[[Pyro (G1)#TransTech|Pyra Ignatia Spark]]<ref name="dual"/> (118)
*[[Scorchfire]] (122)
*[[Orthia]] (126)
*[[Smashdown]]<ref name="dual"/> (128)
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] (141)

|c2=
*[[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] (15)
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] (16)
*[[Clio]] (17)
*[[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] (19)
*[[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] (26)
*[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] (31)
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (33)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (34)
*[[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] (39)
*[[Freezon]]<ref name="retcon"/> (44)
*[[Nightracer (G1)|Nightracer]] (49)
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] (50)
*[[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] (54)
*[[Nickel]] (60)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (77)
*[[Killjoy]] (79)
*[[Blackout (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackout]]<ref name="dual">Male in first appearance but female in another continuity.</ref> (81)
*[[Spaceshot#Beast Wars: Uprising|Spaceshot]]<ref name="dual"/> (82)
*[[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] (85)
*[[Trickdiamond]] (92)
*[[Moonheart]] (93)
*[[Megaempress]] (94)
*[[Flowspade]] (95)
*[[Lunaclub]] (96)
*[[Megatronia]] (100)
*[[Buckethead]]<ref name="retcon"/> (103)
*[[Diveplane]]<ref name="retcon"/> (112)
*[[Seawave]]<ref name="retcon"/> (113)
*[[Mindgame]] (114)
*[[Tracer (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Tracer]]<ref name="dual"/> (115)
*[[Devastator (G1)#Timelines|Devastator]]<ref name="dual"/> (117)
*[[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]<ref name="dual"/> (125)
*[[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] (127)
*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]<ref name="dual"/> (129)
*[[Termagax]] (133)
*[[Kaskade]] (135)
*[[Heavywait]] (138)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (143)

|h3=Other|c3=
*[[Cheesecake robot]] (10)
*[[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister]] (27)
*[[Path Finder]] (28)
*[[Small Foot]] (29)
*[[Devcon's galpal]] (30)
*One of [[Optimus Prime's rescuees]] (36)
*[[Angela]] (37)
*Four members of the [[Kaon upperclass]] (40-43)
*[[Ma-Grrr]] (45)
*[[Red waitress Transformer]] (48)
*[[Windshear]] (53)
*[[Solus Prime]] (55)
*[[Female protester]] (56)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (57)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (58)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (59)
*[[Exocet]] (67)
*[[Vertex]] (68)
*[[Aileron]] (78)
*[[Gnash]] (86)
*[[Slice (G1)|Slice]] (87)
*[[Thrashclaw]] (88)
*[[Shred]] (89)
*[[07:00:00|A pair of Devisen twins]] (90-91)
*[[Maxima]] (97)
*[[Sieg]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref> (101)
*[[Kari]] (102)
*[[Anode]] (105)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (106)
*[[X-Throttle]] (111)
*[[Rum-Maj]] (119)
*[[Praesidia Magna]] (120)
*[[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]] (121)
*[[Crash Test (G1)|Crash Test]] (122)
*[[Stardrive]] (123)
*[[Magrada]] (124)
*[[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] (130)
*[[Codexa]] (131)
*[[Gauge]] (132)
*[[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] (134)
*[[Shutter]] (136)
*[[Sharpclaw]] (137)
*[[Cargohold]] (139)
*[[Cryak]] (140)
*[[Spindle]] (142)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Alana]], turned into a Transformer for a [[Sea Change|short time]].
*[[Aunty]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[Combination granny and attack-dog-bot]]s, human-sized drones supposedly based on Transformer technology.
*One of [[Maccadam's bartenders]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], has a [[Mega|female side to him]].
*Some of the [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|"Teletraan"]] computers like [[Teletraan 15|15]] and [[Teletraan 10|10]] are female.
*There appears to be a female design among a [[Early war history records Transformers|group of old generics]].
*Bayonet, the fake female Decepticon disguise of [[Britt]].
*In the French dub of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] are considered female. Shrapnel is also female in the Russian dub, as is Starscream in the Turkish one.

==[[Beast Era]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (2)
*[[Kitte Shūshū]] (5)
*[[Rage (BW)|Rage]] (6)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (7)
*[[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]<ref name="retcon"/> (13)
*[[Crystal Widow]] (14)
*[[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] (15)
*[[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] (16)
*[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]<ref name="retcon"/> (18)
*[[Binary]] (19)
*[[Wedge Shape]]<ref name="retcon"/> (24)
*[[Aura]] (25)
*[[Legend Convoy]]<ref name="retcon"/> (26)
*[[Stockade (Universe 2003)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stockade]]<ref name="dual"/> (28)
*[[Rav (BWU)|Rav]] (29)
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hammerstrike]]<ref name="dual"/> (31)
*[[Triceradon (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Triceradon]]<ref name="dual"/> (35)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]] (36)
*[[Nyx]] (44)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Scylla]] (3)
*[[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] (4)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (8)
*[[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]]<ref name="retcon"/> (17)
*[[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] (20)
*[[Dead End (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dead-End]]<ref name="dual"/> (27)
*[[Jai-Alai]] (30)
*[[BB (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Max-B]]<ref name="dual"/> (32)
*[[Gaidora (BWU)|Gaidora]] (33)
*[[Soundbyte|Soundbyte/Soundbite]] (34)
*[[Liftoff]] (37)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]] (38)
*[[Snarl (Classics)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Snarl-blast]]<ref name="dual"/> (39)
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)|Vertebreak]] (43)
*[[Skold]] (45)

|h3=[[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]|c3=
*[[Libras]] (9)
*[[Virgol]] (10)
*[[Cancix]]<ref name="retcon"/> (11)
*''Possibly [[Sagittarii]]'' (12)

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Dipole]] (21)
*[[Vamp]] (22)
*[[Cerebros (RID)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Plasma]]<ref name="dual"/> (23)
*[[Deep Blue (BWU)|Deep Blue]] (40)
*At least two bridge officers of the ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' (41-42)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (''[[Gung Ho]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[DNAVI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[Medusa]], an [[Intruder]]-built robot modified with Cybertronian technology

==[[Robots in Disguise continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]]<ref name="dual"/> (1)
*[[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]]<ref name="retcon"/> (3)
|c2=
*[[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]]<ref name="dual"/> (2)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[T-AI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Autobot nurse]]s (10)
*Two [[Velocitron band|Velocitronian band members]] (11-12)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]<ref name="dub">Was male in Japan, but altered to female in the English dub.</ref> (13)
*[[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]]<ref name="dub"/> (15)
*[[Quickslinger (Cybertron)|Quickslinger]] (16)
*[[Crystal Widow]] (24)
*[[Treadbolt]]<ref name="retcon"/> (33)
*[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]] (34)

|c2=
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (14)
*[[Spacewarp]] (30)

|h3=[[Mini-Con]]s|c3=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (1)
*[[Combusta]] (2)
*[[Falcia]] (3)
*[[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] (4)
*[[Sunburn]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]<ref name="retcon"/> (7)
*[[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]<ref name="retcon"/> (8)
*[[Spiral]]<ref name="retcon"/> (9)
*[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]<ref name="retcon"/> (17)
*[[Breakage]]<ref name="retcon"/> (18)
*[[Kickflip]]<ref name="retcon"/> (19)
*[[Mudbath]]<ref name="retcon"/> (20)
*[[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]]<ref name="retcon"/> (21)
*"[[Disco ball]]" (22)
*[[Road Rebel]]<ref name="retcon"/> (23)
*[[Guardian Speed]]<ref name="retcon"/> (25)
*[[Mugen]]<ref name="retcon"/> (26)
*[[Bingo|Bingo/Triac]]<ref name="retcon"/> (27)
*[[Wedge Shape]]<ref name="retcon"/> (28)
*[[Sprite]] (29)
*[[Boom Tube]] (31)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (32)
*[[Rán]] (33)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Landmine (episode)|A possible scooterformer]]
*[[Dark Nitro Convoy]], evil clone of a character whose gender was switched in translation
*[[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]], minimally-altered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]], unaltered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Hourglass]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Bombshell (Cybertron)|Bombshell]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Carillon]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Vector Prime]], the former multiversal entity who was female in some universes

==[[Movie continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (2)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (4)
*[[Perihelion]] (8)
*''[[HMS Alliance]]'' (9)
*[[Windblade (BB)|Windblade]] (13)
|c2=
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (3)
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]] (5)
*[[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] (6)
*[[Override (TF 2010)|Override]]<ref name="intent"/> (7)
*[[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] (10)
*[[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]] (11)
*[[Shatter]] (12)
|h3=Other|c3=
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother who may or may not have been a Transformer.

==[[Animated continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (6)
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] (8)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (10)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (11)
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] (12)
*[[Lickety-Split (Animated)|Lickety-Split]] (13)
*[[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]] (14)
*[[Chromia (Animated)|Chromia]] (16)
*[[Clipper (Animated)|Clipper]] (17)
*[[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]] (18)
*[[Kappa Supreme]] (19)
*[[Override Prime]] (20)
*[[Windy (Animated)|Windy]] (21)
*[[Road Rage (Animated)|Road Rage]] (25)
*[[Flashpoint]] (26)
*[[Minerva (Animated)|Minerva]] (27)
*[[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]] (28)
*[[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (29)
*[[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] (30)
|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] (7)
*[[Flip Sides (Animated)|Flip Sides]] (9)
*[[Antagony (Animated)|Antagony]] (15)
*[[Wingthing (Animated)|Wingthing]] (22)
*[[Beta (Animated)|Beta]] (23)
*[[Drag Strip (Animated)|Drag Strip]] (24)
|h3=Others|c3=
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer

==''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Strika (TransTech)|Strika]] (3)
|h3=Neutrals|c3=
*[[Withered Hope|Unnamed medic]] (1)
*[[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] (2)
*[[Cyclis]] (4)
*[[Sonar (TransTech)|Sonar]] (6)
*[[Hammerstrike (TransTech)|Hammerstrike]] (7)
*[[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] (8)
*[[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]] (9)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Axiom Nexus News]] [[Editor]], a 'bot with one male and one female personality

==''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (1)
*[[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]] (6)
*[[Howlback (SG)|Howlback]] (7)
*[[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] (11)
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Andromeda (SG)|Andromeda]] (3)
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (9)
*[[Nautica (SG)|Nautica]] (10)
|h3=Unknown|c3=
*[[Beta (SG)|Beta]] (5)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Teletraan-X (SG)|Teletraan-X]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Aligned continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Akiba Prime]]
*[[Apax]]
*[[Arc]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[Assault Star]]
*[[Brushfire (RB)|Brushfire]]
*[[Cameo]]
*[[Catapult]]
*[[Chevalier]]
*[[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]]
*[[Deep Blue (Prime)|Deep Blue]]
*[[Ether Walker]]
*[[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
*[[Galaxy Flare]]
*[[Galaxy 'Questrian]]
*[[Glow]]
*[[Matronly Docent]]
*[[Quickshadow]]
*[[Rocket Plume]]
*[[Slash (RBA)|Slash]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]
*[[Tempest Spin]]
*[[Thunderclap (Prime)|Thunderclap]]
*[[Upkeep]]
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]]
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]

|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]
*[[Astraea]]
*[[Aurora Speeder]]
*[[Balewing]]
*[[Coldstar]]
*[[Crimson Phantom]]
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]
*[[Cyclone Dancer]]
*[[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]]
*[[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]]
*[[Fallen Angel (Prime)|Fallen Angel]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]]
*[[Flash Runner]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Hoverbolt]]
*[[Helter-Skelter]]
*[[Hurricane Hunter]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Lensflare]]
*[[Metal Thunder]]
*[[Nebula Ripper]]
*[[Night Dancer]]
*[[Overhead]]
*[[Retrofit]]
*[[Rollcage]]
*[[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]]
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*[[Spiral Zealot]]
*[[Supernova Flame]]
*[[Variable Star]]
*[[Void Pulse]]
*[[Zizza]]

|h3=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]]
*[[Ripclaw]]

|h4=[[Neutral]]s|c4=
*[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]]
*[[Cogwheel]]
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]
*[[Nightra]]
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]
}}

==[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c1=
*[[Buzzclaw (BS)|Buzzclaw]] (1)
}}

==[[Kre-O]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (4)
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] (5)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (6)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (10)
*[[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm]] (12)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]<ref name="retcon"/> (13)
|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (2)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstrike]] (9)
*[[Ida]] (11)
*[[Liftoff]]<ref name="retcon"/> (14)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]]<ref name="retcon"/> (15)
}}

==[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Stella (AB)|Stella]] as:
** Arcee (1)
** Airachnid (2)
** Chromia (4)
** Novastar (10)
** Moonracer (11)
** Greenlight (12)

*[[Silver (AB)|Silver]] as:
** Windblade (3)
** Energon Windblade (5)
** Elita-One (8)

*[[Matilda]] as:
**Energon Nautica (6)
**Nautica (7)
**Strongarm (9)

*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Nightbird (13)

*[[Rosanna (AB)|Rosanna]] (15)
|c2=
*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Slipstream (14)
}}

==''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]
*[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]]
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]]
*[[Jazz (Cyberverse)|Jazz]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref>
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]]
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]
|c2=
*[[Alpha Strike]]
*[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]
*[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]

|h3=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]]
*[[Nightbird (Cyberverse)|Nightbird]]
*[[Operatus]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*In the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] was female, and went by the name '''[[Red Wing]]'''.
*Due to an animation error, [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] fluctuates between the male and female Seeker animation models in the cartoon. Writer [[Mae Catt]] would later offer an in-universe explanation on Twitter that changing body types is "just something Acid Storm likes to do" and that pronouns are "up to Acid Storm", implying Acid Storm is non-binary gender fluid.

==[[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=BotBots|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Aday]]
*[[Agent Smartlit (BotBots)|Agent Smartlit]]
*[[Angry Cheese]]*
*[[Anty Farmwell]]
*[[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Bankshot]]
*[[Batsby]]**
*[[Big Cantuna]]
*[[Bok Bok Bok-O]]
*[[Bonz-Eye]]
*[[Bot-T-Builder]]
*[[Bottocorrect]]
*[[Bratworst]]
*[[Brock Head]]
*[[Chef Nada]]
*[[Clawsome]]
*[[Crabby Grabby]]
*[[Cuddletooth]]
*[[Dingledeedoo]]
*[[Disaster Master]]
*[[Disgusto Desserto]]*
*[[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
*[[Doctor Flicker]]
*[[Dr. Flaskenstein]]**
*[[Drama Sauce]]
*[[Drillit Yaself]]
*[[Face Ace]]
*[[Fail Polish]]
*[[Fit Ness Monster]]
*[[Flare Devil]]
*[[Flood Jug]]
*[[Fomo]]*
*[[Fottle Barts]]**
*[[Frohawk]]
*[[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
*[[Game Over]]**
*[[Glam Glare Fancy Flare]]
*[[Glitch Face]]
*[[Goggly Spy P.I.]]
*[[Gold Dexter]]
*[[Goldface]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Goldiebites]]
*[[Goldie Terrortwirl]]
*[[Goldito Favrito]]
*[[Goldpin Baller]]
*[[Gold Punch]]
*[[Grampiano]]
*[[Grandma Crinkles]]
*[[Grave Rave]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Greeny Rex]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
*[[Halloween Knight]]
*[[Handy Dandy]]
*[[Hashtagz]]
*[[Hawt Diggity]]
*[[Hawt Mess]]
*[[Highroller]]
*[[Hiptoast]]
*[[Ice Sight]]
*[[Jacqueline]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]]
*[[Jet Setter]]
*[[Kikmee]]**
*[[Knotzel]]
*[[Laceface]]**
*[[Lady Loofah]]
*[[Lady Macaron]]
*[[Latte Spice Whirl]]
*[[Leafmeat Alone]]
*[[Loadoutsky]]
*[[Lolly Licks]]
*[[Lolly Mints]]
*[[Miss Mixed]]
*[[Movie Munchster]]
*[[Ms. Take]]
*[[Must Turd]]
*[[Nanny McBag]]
*[[Nomaste]]
*[[Nope Soap]]
*[[Ol' Tic Toc]]
*[[Ollie Bite]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Outta Order]]
*[[Overpack]]
*[[Pop N. Lock]]
*[[Pop O' Gold]]
*[[Pressure Punk]]
*[[Professor Scope]]
*[[Rebugnant]]
*[[Ring-A-Ling]]
*[[Roarista]]
*[[Sandy Shades]]
*[[Scribby]]
*[[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
*[[Shifty Gifty]]
*[[Sippyberry]]
*[[Sippy Slurps]]
*[[Skippy Dippy Disc]]
*[[Slappyhappy]]
*[[Smooth Shaker]]
*[[Smore N' More]]
*[[Sour Wing]]
*[[Starscope]]*
*[[Sticky McGee]]
*[[Sugar Saddle]]
*[[Super Bubs]]
*[[Sweet Cheat]]
*[[Technotic Sonic]]
*[[Terror Tale Torch]]
*[[Tidy Trunksky]]
*[[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Tutu Puffz]]
*[[Twerple Burple]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]]
*[[Ulf the Orange]]
*[[Venus Frogtrap]]
*[[Vigitente]]
*[[Waddlepop]]
*[[Wasabi Breath]]
*[[Whirlderful]]
*[[Whoopsie Cushion]]
*[[Wristocrat]]
{{!}}}
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Presented as female in the toyline and male in the cartoon 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Presented as male in the toyline and female in the cartoon

==[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]]
}}

==''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (4)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (6)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (7)
|h3=[[Terran]]s|c3=
*[[Twitch]] (2)
*[[Hashtag(ES)|Hashtag]] (8)
|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Solus Prime]] (3)
}}

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

[[Category:Female Transformers| ]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2023-05-21T06:12:22Z

Flicky1991: /* Foreign localization */

{{Comicstory|
|series=mtmte|issueno=1
|prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime
|next=Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On
|next2=The Autonomy Lesson (issue)
|caption=
|image=MTMTE1_cvrE.jpg
|title="Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 11]], [[2012]] (1st printing) [[February 22]], 2012 (2nd printing)
|coverdate=January 2012
|story by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}
'''It's launch day for Rodimus and the crew of the ''Lost Light''—what could possibly go wrong?'''

==Synopsis==
Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|departure]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] publicly announces his intent to do likewise aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', following the map found within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in hopes of locating the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] predicts virtually no [[Autobot]]s will respond to his open invitation to join him, but Rodimus winds up with a little over two hundred recruits, including (much to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s consternation) [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]—who believes he is getting old, a concern punctuated by his failure to save the life of a [[NAIL]] who has committed suicide as a political protest—[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]—the loss of whose scientific talents particularly infuriates Prowl, prompting him to order the loading of a mysterious cargo onto the ''Lost Light''—and Chromedome's friend, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], of course, has misgivings about nearly every recruit, but Rodimus is thrilled to have so many.

[[File:Whirl Sweeps Liars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
In the skies above Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] grieves in his own way for the loss of the world he had known and all the memories he made there. Detecting a life-sign resembling [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s, he investigates a small shack, only to find the unhinged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] talking to a collection of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] corpses that he has strung up inside. Cyclonus enters and interrupts him just as he is about to burn down the [[energon]]-soaked building, and Whirl immediately attacks him, professing innocence and explaining the bodies were already dead: he had merely collected them. Cyclonus, for his part, doesn't care in the slightest, but can't convince Whirl of this fact.

[[File:HowToSayGoodbyeAndMeanIt-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Elsewhere, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is running security checks on the Autobots who have signed up to join the ''Lost Light'': [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], carrying a mysterious [[Time case|briefcase]] but exempted from security checks by Rodimus; [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], in the mood for "a good quest"; and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], whom Red Alert does not recognize at first, despite having been a patient of his for six centuries. Rung tempts fate by commenting on his knack for staying out of trouble: before the sentence is even finished, Cyclonus and Whirl's running battle swoops through the area, and Rung winds up with his forearm cleaved off by Cyclonus's wing.

Ratchet, Chromedome, and Rewind, meanwhile, are making for the ''Lost Light'' through the [[Mitteous Plateau]], but are running behind schedule due to Rewind's lack of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], a trait of his that Chromedome has never understood. Just as the group are about to start having an argument about the validity of alt mode variety, Cyclonus and Whirl come crashing down out of the sky, their battle at an end with Whirl the victor. Whirl spins a few quick lies and is about to deliver a killshot when a sudden, unexpected energon explosion from beneath the ground blows him to bits. Peering into the blast crater, the Autobots find [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who, unbeknownst to them, is a Cybertronian from six million years ago who was supposed to be on the ''[[Ark (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Ark-1]]'', but became trapped underground in a subsidence. He has spent the past six thousand millennia periodically going offline and reawakening, unaware that any time has passed, until he was just now finally able to detonate the energon rations he had with him in a bid for freedom. Panicking and passing out before he can tell anyone any of this due to his belief he has killed Whirl, Tailgate is brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, as is Whirl. Rewind takes advantage of the brief confusion to slip off and purchase some golden discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

[[File:Fizzle How to Say Goodbye and Mean it.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Soon after, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, and Bumblebee complains to Prowl that he thought he had a plan... at which point the ship is crippled by a mysterious explosion that forces the ship to [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] before preparation is complete, hurling it off to some far corner of the galaxy. A fifth of the ship's crew is sucked out into space before the breached hull repairs itself, and Rodimus orders them to set down on a desolate nearby planet, where they watch as the Autobots come raining down, burning up as they enter the atmosphere. All in all, as Rodimus succinctly puts it: "Not a good start."

And back on Cybertron, as Bumblebee sits in horrified mourning, back in Prowl's quarters a scrambled transmission plays. A transmission from one of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. A transmission that has been sent back in time, from the future. But it has arrived too late, and now Rodimus will never hear the warnings of the dangers that await them...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (2)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (3)
* [[Dipstick]] (4)
* [[Xaaron]] (5)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (6)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (7)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (9)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (12)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] (13)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (15)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (16)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (17)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (18)
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (19)
* [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (22)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (23)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (25)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (26)
* [[Fizzle]] (27)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (28)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (29)
* [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (30)
* [[Polaris]] (31)
* [[Waverider]] (32)
* [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] (33)
* [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (34)
{{!}}}
|c2=
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (21)
|c4=
* [[NAIL protester|Dead protester]] (8)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (11)
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Did he give you all that scrap about finding the Knights of Cybertron and retracing our steps to the Golden Age? It's all scripted, you know, Drift writes it for him."
:—'''Bumblebee'''{{'}}s not bitter!

"You know what '''your''' problem is, Chromedome? You think that just because the war is '''over''', we can afford to stop '''fighting'''!"
:—'''Prowl''', summed up in one sentence.

"'''Please''' tell me you're here to wave us off." 
"No, no, no, I'm here for the quest. Love a good quest. Haven't been on a quest since the whole Luna 1 thing. The Moonquest." 
"Stop saying 'quest.'" 
"So, can I go on board?" 
"Of course—if you promise to never, ever speak."
:—'''Red Alert''' and '''Swerve''' evidently have a history.

"Oh, it's started. The alt mode bashing. Every time you get '''agitated'''... Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a '''giant memory stick''' and not a... '''super space tank''' or—or—whatever..."
:—'''Rewind''', on the defensive.

"Remember the old saying? 'Everyone's shape serves a purpose.'" 
"Yeah? Tell that to Sky Lynx."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Ratchet''' have a difference of opinion.

"Don't open the coffin. Don't let them take [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. Don't go to Delphi. And do not — I repeat do not — look in the basement. And for the sake of the Cybertronian race itself, please don't''kzzzzzzzk''"
:—'''Ominous <s>Future</s> Message'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[NAIL protester|The NAIL]] who dies on Ratchet's table could previously be spotted in three scenes in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', carrying the placard that lies discarded in the corner of the room in this issue. He was red in that issue, indicating that he has turned grey upon his death, a trait that stretches back to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', but which has only been seen in IDW continuity before now in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which was, not-coincidentally, the work of this issue's creative team.
* Tailgate thinks the ''Ark'' is doomed without him. We [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|later find out]] that Tailgate is lying about his service record. Since the ''Ark'' mission ''did'' go [[Spotlight: Galvatron|horribly wrong]], this line is a way of getting the reader to assume Tailgate must indeed be some hot shit.
* After having spent the entirety of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', and ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'' being misidentified in-story as a Decepticon, Cyclonus is finally back to asserting that he is an unaffiliated Cybertronian.
* Several concepts introduced in Roberts's earlier story "[[Bullets]]" reoccur: Brainstorm's [[Time case|mysterious briefcase]], Rung's fondness for model spacecraft, Whirl being kicked off the Wreckers under unspecified circumstances, and an unseen Autobot named [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]].
* Ultra Magnus reads through the start of the list of crewmembers—just the A's—and comments on them: "He's dangerous... he's delusional... he's a liar... he's mad (I mean literally mad)... he was demoted after that incident with the turbofox... I arrested him for impersonating a senior officer... he owes me money... I don't trust him or him, especially not in their combined form... and if he's who I think he is, never, ever let him near a crossbow." So far, the list of known A's aboard the ''Lost Light'' includes [[Ammo]], [[Animus]], [[Aquabat]], [[Aquafend]], [[Aquastar]], and [[Atomizer]]; only Atomizer—the crossbow fiend—and Animus—the liar—have been clearly linked to Magnus's comments.
* It is hinted strongly that Prowl did something to the ''Lost Light'', but in a shocking twist next issue it'll turn out [[Ore|to be something else]] that dun it.
* The broadcast forewarns us of [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|the coffin in issue #29]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] being captured in issue #19, the Delphi adventure in [[Life After the Big Bang|#4]] and [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|#5]], the thing lurking in ''Lost Light''{{'}}s basement that gets out in [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]], and a revelation about Brainstorm ("Cybertronian race itself").
** We see the message being broadcast (and what's "for the sake of the Cybertronian race itself") in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|#38]]. The time and place it was broadcast was always intended.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 37:40 to 38:59</ref>

===Transformers references===
* Prowl explicitly states one of the capabilities originally outlined in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, that he can observe 800 moving objects and almost instantly compute their trajectories.
* The trailer Tailgate is carrying his equipment in is a [[Micro Trailer]].
* Tailgate's role was originally going to be taken by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] until the latter appeared in the present day during ''Chaos''.
* Brainstorm's security pass sports a [[Tech Spec]]s graph and a [[rubsign]].
* Their small size makes them hard to determine, but at least some of Rung's model spaceships are recognizable: they at least include the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, and a [[Trident Attack Craft]]. We wager there are more familiar ships in there!
* Among the list of lost Autobots is one new name: [[Polaris]]. This ''might'' be a reference to online ''Transformers'' fanzine [http://www.polarismagazine.co.uk/ Polaris Magazine], whose publisher Graham Thomson is a long-time member of [[Transmasters UK|Transmasters]], the UK fan group that Roberts and Roche were both major contributors to.
* Geographic features that Cyclonus mourned the loss of due to the rebirth include the [[First City]], the [[Fragmented Whole]], [[Mesmerica]], [[Obex]], [[Pess Pess]], the [[Pious Pools]], [[Subterrania]], [[Tetrahex]], the [[Transeptum of Infinite Reach]], the [[Vaulted Heights of K'th Kinsere]], and the [[Warrior's Gate]].

===Real-world references===
* The title of this issue pays homage to the Dexy's Midnight Runners song, "Liars, A to E" (with A and D of course standing for "Autobot" and "Decepticon"). James Roberts previously used it as the title for a comic-strip prequel to his unofficial Transformers novel, "Eugenesis", published in the souvenir magazine for UK convention Transforce 2001.
* Tailgate's introduction is, nearly word for word, a reference to the opening scene of the ''Red Dwarf'' episode, "Terrorform", a series Roberts references throughout MTMTE.
* One of the model spaceships in Rung's collection is drawn to resemble the guitar-shaped spaceship from ''{{w|Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem|Interstella 5555}}''.

===Trivia===
[[File:Mtmte brainstorm teaser.jpg|thumb|Because the picture just wasn't obvious enough.]]
* The release of this issue was preceded by a "scavenger hunt" of sorts on [[January 10]]th, with one each of a series of twelve images spotlighting individual characters being released to twelve different websites, both Transformers fansites and popular comic book new sites. Only eight actually made it up before the book's release: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/transformers-mtmte-1-promo-image-out-tomorrow-174117/ Brainstorm at TFW2005] (at right), [http://www.newsarama.com/8925-exclusive-idw-teaser-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye.html Drift at Newsarama], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36350 Ratchet at ComicBookResources], [https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/10/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-image Red Alert at IGN], [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-promo-art/23642/ Rewind at Seibertron], [http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets/16985/news.html Rung at TFormers], [http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9829/ Swerve at the AllSpark] and [http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-1-treasure-hunt-exclusive-image-2604/ Whirl at FullMetalHero]. Subsequently revealed were [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=269973&highlight=#269973 Chromedome on the IDW forums], Cyclonus on John Barber's Twitter,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TFMTMTE. http://t.co/oJkYyInE|link=https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/157175756353585152/photo/1|name=John Barber|site=Twitter|year=2012|month=01|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref> [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150512162858279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1 Rodimus on IDW's Facebook], and [http://ryalltime.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/mtmte-teaser-ultra-magnus/ Ultra Magnus on Chris Ryall's blog].
** Brainstorm's suitcase would become a running C-plot in the comic, following on from "[[Bullets]]", before finally erupting into a full-blown plot driver in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]].
** Drift's poster says he's "Trying Too Hard", and his obsessive optimism in the quest will have a slight crash in the 2012 Annual.
** "Ratchet knows his time is up": Ratchet's character arc from this issue to #5, regarding his hands. It then came up again in #21, where Ratchet was forced to admit that he was refusing to leave the Chief Medical Officer position and gave it up.
** "Red Alert is hearing things": this happened in #5, starting a plot that would lead to horrific events in #15.
** "Rewind does things he shouldn't": applying to his deal with Swindle, and also his jumping into fights. Both things get their explanation in #12.
** "Rung wants to be remembered": the fact hardly anyone remembers the poor guy was a running C-plot throughout the series.
** "Swerve doesn't know": referring to an old war injury Swerve doesn't realize is still affecting him until #43.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Ha! I forgot we trailed the 'buried bullet' storyline as part of MTMTE's pre-launch publicity... https://t.co/fGuUNpnHKY|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/660378216536887296|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=10|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref>
** "Whirl hates everyone": he so does.
** "Chromedome is being used": this is part of a character arc that starts in this very issue under our noses. What it means, we'll learn in #14.
** "Cyclonus is key": As it turns out in Chapter 5 of "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]", he was a member of the [[Clavis Aurea]] religious order, which means "golden key" in Latin.
** "Rodimus believes his hype": for real.
** "Ultra Magnus won't make it": forewarning us of his experiences in #15, and #19, ''and'' #32, as well as the Necrobot's list in #8 and [[James Roberts|''possibly'']] all the way in ''Lost Light'' #25.
* The Autobots are all sporting new Cybertronian alternate modes in this issue, either lifted directly from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' or drawn in emulation of the game's style. It is explained in a later issue that these modes were provided by Wheeljack, marking one of the few times in the IDW universe that a change in alternate mode is given an in-story rationale, rather than being the result of "artistic license". (It doesn't explain why the Decepticons also got new bodies in the previous issue, but small steps.)
* Nick Roche's design for Ultra Magnus's vehicle mode went unused, but he revealed it on the blog [http://eclecticmicks.blogspot.com/2012/01/almost-met-eye.html Eclectic Micks] on January 6. Alex Milne chose to use a different design in the next issue.
* In the TPB Roberts claims that the hardest part about writing issue #1 was spelling the "transformation sound" phonetically. The result; 'Tsche-chu-chu-chu-tsche', is used when the NAIL suffers from rigor morphis.

===Crew Manifest===
* Drift stated the crew had 208 sign-ups and rising. The total number of crew members prior to launch is unknown. Whirl, Cyclonus, and Tailgate were included as last minute additions.

===Soundtrack===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A8FK3C2OOk "Across the Universe"] by {{w|Fiona Apple}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92_t9Qk9LU "Absent Friends"] by {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}

===Foreign localization===
'''Japanese'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Usohappyaku Part 1: Konjō no Wakare'''" (嘘八百パート1：今生の別れ, "Pack of Lies Part 1: Final Farewell")

'''Swedish'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Lögnare, Från A till D Del 1: Hur man säger farväl och menar det'''" ("Liars, from A to D Part 1: How to Say Farewell and Mean It")
** The [[Pious Pools]] are given their first translated name as "Fridfulla dammarna", which translates closer to "The Peaceful Pools".

===Covers (8)===
The seven first-printing covers to this issue feature a silver foil-stamped logo.
* '''Cover A:''' Ratchet, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover C:''' Rodimus, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover D:''' Drift, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover E:''' The assembled cast by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham, in homage to [http://www.comics.org/issue/42881/cover/4/ 1987's ''Justice League'' #1].
* '''Cover RIA:''' Fold-out gatefold cover combining the interlinked covers A-D.
* '''Cover RIB:''' Hand-drawn Sketch Covers, by Josh Burcham
* '''Second printing:''' Rodimus addressing the masses, by Roche and Burcham, cropped from the first panel of page 1

<gallery>
File:MTMTE1_cvrA.jpg|So long,
File:MTMTE1_cvrB.jpg|farewell,
File:MTMTE1_cvrC.jpg|auf Wiedersehen,
File:MTMTE1_cvrD.jpg|good riddance.
File:MTMTE1_cvrE.jpg
File:MTMTE1_cvrRIA.jpg|Covers, A to D.
File:MTMTE1_cvrRIB.jpg|Finally, Polar Claw's time to shine!
File:MTMTE1_2ndptg.jpg|I AM THE HYPE
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Volume 1''''' ([[June 13]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772351 / ISBN 978-1613772355 
** Collects ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #1–3.
** Bonus material includes art from most covers, 12 promotional images, "Meet the Crew" page, design sketches from [[Alex Milne]] for various characters and ship locations, and a 2-page editor's comment with "behind the scenes" information about the series.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 1''''' (Reissue) ([[May 21]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613779658 / ISBN 978-1613779651
** Collects ''The Death of Optimus Prime'', and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #1–3.
** New cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1]]''''' ([[September 3]], 2014) ISBN 1631400401 / ISBN 978-1631400407
** Collects ''The Death of Optimus Prime'', ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #1–3 & #4–5, and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' issues [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]–[[A Better Tomorrow|5]] & [[Syndromica (1)|#6]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Box Set''''' ([[December 2]], [[2015]]) ISBN 1631404741 / ISBN 978-1631404740
** Collects ''More Than Meets the Eye'' volumes 1–5.
** Bonus material unknown at this time.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 53: Liars, A to D''''' ([[December 26]], [[2018]])
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #1–6, and ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]'' & ''[[The Waiting Game|Hoist]]''.
** Bonus material includes an all-new interview with James Roberts, rare archive material from the dawn of ''More than Meets the Eye'', Alex Milne's sketchbook, a cover gallery and a forward by Simon Furman.
** Hardcover format.

* '''''Transformers: Mer än ögat kan se''''' ([[June 15]], [[2019]])
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #1–8 & Annual 2012, ''Spotlight: Trailcutter'' & ''Hoist'', and a special illustrated edition of "[[Bullets]]".
** Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:MTMTE vol1.jpg|'''''More than Meets the Eye Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:MTMTE vol1 reissue.jpg|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V1.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Saren Stone]]
File:MTMTE boxset.jpg|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Box Set''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v53.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 53: Liars, A to D''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Whirl) and Alex Milne (retro)
File:MTMTE_SWE_01.jpg|'''''Mer än ögat kan se''''' – cover art by Alex Milne and [[Joana Lafuente]].
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Busby

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Flicky1991: /* Notes */ lots of people are called Busby, not sure what this guy has to do with him specifically

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:''Busby is a failed [[Autobot]] from the [[Robo-Capers]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Busby marvel uk 88.jpg|upright=1|thumb|What could possibly go wrong?]]
'''Busby''' is a [[Transformer]] who wasn't quite cut out to be an Autobot. He transforms into a red single-decker bus.

==Fiction==
===''Robo-Capers''===
Busby was dropped from the ranks of the Autobots over issues of unpunctuality, and because his colleagues mistrusted him. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 88}}

==Notes==
*Though Busby was the first Transformer with a [[London]] bus [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]], he would not be the [[Bendy-Bus Prime|last]].

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