https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Foffy+the+Sheep 2026-07-08T08:43:27Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Jess_Harnell&diff=1845772 2025-06-21T04:38:25Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: removing unverified trivia note that i can&#039;t find corroboration for anywhere online. if you can find a source for this, feel to add it back i guess</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:JessHarnell01.jpg|right|400px|thumb|We've searched the Internet for the most ridiculous image of Jess Harnell.]]<br /> <br /> '''Jess Q. Harnell''' (born [[December 23]], [[1963]]) is an American voice actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Wakko Warner and Walter Wolf on ''Animaniacs'', Sewer Urchin on ''[[Townsend Coleman|The Tick]]'', the titular character of the ''Crash Bandicoot'' video game series (2005-2020), and Wooton Bassett on the radio series ''Adventures in Odyssey''. <br /> <br /> Beyond just voice acting, he is tapped very frequently to sing musical numbers for cartoons, doing the insert songs for many recent ''Scooby-Doo'' cartoons and films, such as ''Scooby-Doo: Camp Scare'', and performing some of the songs in Disney's ''Phineas and Ferb''. <br /> <br /> Outside of cartoons, Harnell is the lead singer of a rock band called Rock Sugar, which takes heavy metal tunes and mashes them up with 80s pop song lyrics. He has also been the announcer for ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' since 1998 (succeeding the late Ernie Anderson and Gary Owens in the role). <br /> <br /> His father was the late Joe Harnell, who famously composed for shows like ''Bionic Woman'', ''[[Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''Alien Nation'' and ''V''.<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Roles==<br /> ===''Transformers'' (2007)===<br /> *[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]<br /> *[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''===<br /> * Ironhide<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' The Game===<br /> * Ironhide<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''===<br /> * Ironhide<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' The Game===<br /> * Ironhide<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: The Ride''===<br /> *Ironhide<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: The Last Knight''===<br /> *Barricade<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363641/ Jess Harnell on the Internet Movie Database]<br /> *[http://www.rocksugarband.com/Default.aspx The Official Rock Sugar Site]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Harnell, Jess}}<br /> [[Category:DreamWorks]]<br /> [[Category:Activision]]<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Jess_Harnell&diff=1845221 2025-06-19T02:25:32Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: question about the claim made in the notes section of this page. is there any source for it?</p> <hr /> <div>Will anyone get mad if I try to trim the list of his voice acting credits down to something more managable? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:15, 8 December 2015 (EST)<br /> :Please. We try to keep them trim, but over the years people come in and &quot;add one more, add one more, add one more&quot; and we end up with a giant wall of text. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] ([[User talk:DrSpengler|talk]]) 19:41, 8 December 2015 (EST)<br /> ::Done! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:04, 8 December 2015 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Accent claims in note section==<br /> Hi, I was curious if there was anyone knew of a source for the claim made on this page that Ironhide's lines in ROTF were initially recorded in an american accent because michael bay &quot;forgot&quot;? I've been searching around for anything related to corroborate this and the only source for this information that I can find is this very page (not even other pages on the wiki!). Is there any proof this is actually true? If it's misinformation I'd like to remove it from the page. - [[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:25, 18 June 2025 (EDT)</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Thundercracker_(G1)&diff=1824320 2025-03-29T03:21:16Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: /* Energon Universe */ removing expired spoiler tag</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|cobra|edc}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambig3|Thundercracker}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|upright=2|thumb|The blue one. No, the other blue one.]]<br /> '''Thundercracker''' claims the skies as his arena. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground — he considers them lesser beings. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn. <br /> <br /> His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Thundercracker is not entirely committed to the Decepticon cause, and even has some seemingly contradictory sympathy for the [[human]]s they terrorize. Fear of retribution from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the influence of his peers is usually enough to bury these doubts. Regardless, he needs constant reassurance from [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (which occasionally take the form of threats) that he's where he needs to be. Sometimes, his [[Spark|heart's]] just not in the job.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|[[Human|These creatures]] were never worthy adversaries. The Decepticons are forged through combat, not slaughter.|Thundercracker|[[All Hail Megatron issue 12|''All Hail Megatron'' #12]]}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> [[File:DistantThunder thundercrackers firepower.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0]]<br /> {{main|Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> One of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s elite, Thundercracker was present when the Decepticons boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and was subsequently left in [[stasis lock]] for four million years. Thundercracker was a consistent presence on the battlefield until he was severely damaged by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and placed in stasis by the Autobots.<br /> <br /> Then, when the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] recovered him (along with various other victims of Omega) and he was reactivated to be one of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s troops, he didn't last long before being destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream.<br /> <br /> Thereafter, depending on which [[splinter timeline]] you follow, he was either:<br /> *Reactivated by Megatron and resumed his role at his master's side, helping to fight the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2}}<br /> *Rebuilt only for his fear and hatred of Starscream to drive him to join [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] before defecting back to Megatron's faction and resuming his high posting. {{storylink|Primax 207.0 Epsilon|Classicsverse}}<br /> *Turned into a [[zombie]]-like puppet by Megatron, until his body was ultimately vaporised by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> [[File:FireontheMountain thundercracker extra crispy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|I like pointing my weapons at people.]]<br /> {{main|Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> Thundercracker was an ever-present member of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons on Earth, a regular battlefield presence—usually operating alongside his fellow fliers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]—but never one to draw attention to himself. Perhaps his most significant adventure saw his loyalty to Megatron waver slightly when he contemplated letting the Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroy the Decepticons' newest superweapon in order to embarrass the glory-snatching Starscream.<br /> <br /> In the year 2005, Thundercracker was badly injured during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], and was tossed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on the Decepticons' return trip to Cybertron. His body was recovered by the planet-eating [[Unicron]], and reformatted into [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===<br /> [[File:PackIn HaveTheDecepticons Inside1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Somebody told him the femmebots are all into vampires these days.]]<br /> A [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|series of recruitment messages]] sent by the Autobots to [[human]] allies featured Thundercracker as a recurrent bogeyman. He first appeared in the story of [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]], a member of [[S.T.A.R.S.]] who spotted Thundercracker draining the energy from the boy's town. Despite all other power being knocked out, Johnny was able to activate his [[Command Center (G1)|Command Center]] and summon an Autobot squad. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} However, even they were somewhat affected by Thundercracker's siphoning, and just as Johnny was preparing to issue orders, his Command Center went dead and the walls around him began to shake. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}<br /> <br /> Using the human power known as &quot;imagination,&quot; S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Thundercracker. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg|right|thumb||upright=1.5|The match-up no one demanded!]]<br /> <br /> The Autobot messages ended that story there, leaving the outcome unknown. But in later messages, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] would recall what he considered [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth]], in which the only enemy combatants were Megatron and Thundercracker. The two Decepticons set up an ambush for an Autobot convoy searching for a site on which to build [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. As the battle erupted, Thundercracker again employed his energy-draining attack (described here as a &quot;[[force field]]&quot;). {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ordered [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] to retreat out of the weapon's range and get help, but as they left, Thundercracker pursued. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}<br /> <br /> Again, the story was cut short, but it would not be the last time Thundercracker was said to tangle with that particular group of Autobots. The final S.T.A.R.S. recruitment message told of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] discovering that the squad was out scouting for new energy sources, and Thundercracker was sent on a sneak-attack run. The message warned that if the recipient failed to help out by joining S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots might be destroyed. {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Thundercracker led a Decepticon attack on an oil storage dump within the Arabian peninsula. Though he carried out his mission with excitement and savagery, Thundercracker's attack was little more than a distraction to keep the Autobots occupied while Megatron stole crude oil from super tankers off the coast of Africa. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> <br /> [[File:RevengeoftheDecepticons thundercracker cover.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Thundercracker (or Skywarp) participated in a Decepticon assault on the Autobots, only to be once more beaten back. Under Megatron's orders, the Decepticons then lay low for several days, lulling the Autobots into a false sense of security. The Decepticons then stole the entirety of the Autobots’ fuel supply and attacked them once more. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker attacked an Autobot construction site that Optimus and his troops were using to fix up a spaceship. He received a nasty blow courtesy of Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon autobot jets.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]<br /> Thundercracker is one of Megatron's most vicious fighters. He was involved in Megatron's scheme to take over the Earth by holding millions of humans hostage. When Megatron feigned a friendly demeanor after the Autobots had invaded the Decepticon base, Thundercracker stood by his leader's side. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br /> <br /> After having captured a group of Autobots, the Decepticons were awaiting the Autobots' surrender. The morning the Autobots' surrender was due, the Decepticons found a statue of Devastator on their doorstep, with a note attached to it, explaining the monument to be a peace offering from the Autobots. Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons present that were surprised to see the Autobots burst forth from within the statue, catching the evil robots by surprise. In response to the Autobot fighter planes attacking from the skies, Megatron deployed Thundercracker and the other Decepticon jets to combat them. The Decepticons ultimately lost the fight nonetheless. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:SearchForTreasure thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> Thundercracker attended a briefing in the Decepticons' war room, where Megatron explained his plan to salvage sunken treasure in the waters near Alaska in order to finance factories that would build a Decepticon army. Thundercracker and Starscream maintained a high altitude above the other Decepticons as they retrieved the treasure, held in reserve as &quot;secret weapons&quot; that Megatron then called upon them when a squad of Autobots interfered with their objective. Thundercracker engaged Cliffjumper, but was forced to retreat when he was hit by a blast of the Autobot's [[glass gas]]. He and the other Decepticons were ultimately defeated when one of Rumble's earthquakes backfired, and swallowed up all of them (yes, even the flying ones...) {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}}<br /> <br /> After Megatron has constructed his own prison for the Autobots, Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were tasked with rounding their enemies up. He and Starscream employed [[Sleep Net]]s to capture Bluestreak and Sideswipe. Once nearly all of the Autobots had been captured, Bumblebee tricked the Decepticons into leaving the prison unattended, and freed his comrades. Thundercracker and Starscream were shot out of the sky by Sideswipe and Bluestreak upon the Autobots' escape. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DecepticonPatrol huffer crushes seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> <br /> Ordered to patrol &quot;every inch of the Earth&quot; in order to find a factory suitable for constructing a Decepticon army, Thundercracker wound up above some mountains, where he found only ice and snow. Thundercracker and his fellow jets then happened upon an &quot;Autobot Factory,&quot; but a bombing run mysteriously had no effect; when the enraged Megatron led his troops to tear the factory down with their bare hands, it turned out they had been duped by one of Mirage's mirages. The Decepticons then battled the Autobots, and Thundercracker surrendered immediately when he was caught in Huffer's crushing grip. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who attempted to harm Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only for their plan to be foiled by the Autobots. Later, the Decepticons attacked the Hoover Dam. Thundercracker fought and defeated &lt;s&gt;Spin-Out&lt;/s&gt; Sunstreaker, only for the Autobot to be repaired by his human allies. Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were shortly after driven away from the dam by the autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} Later, Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who defended the Decepticons' stronghold when an Autobot convoy mobilized against them. He and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated when the Autobots managed to turn the Decepticons' own [[Molecular transfer device]] against them. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons duped the Autobots into abandoning their base with a phoney message from Cybertron, they were themselves then tricked when the Autobots created a fake message of their own. Fleeing the captured Autobot base under the mistaken belief it was about to be attacked by Martians, Thundercracker and Starscream once again wound up in the vise-like grip of Huffer. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} In another case of history repeating itself, Thundercracker was once again ordered by Megatron to patrol every inch of the Earth in order to search for the ideal location for a Decepticon factory. Then Megatron claimed the forest they were already in would be the ideal location for said factory, and Thundercracker didn't go anywhere. Thundercracker helped Megatron tear the place up, until the Autobots arrived, and the Decepticons were forced to flee after a brief battle. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker asked Soundwave, Ravage and Rumble to join him in a plot that would put an end to the Autobots once and for all. He led his fellow Decepticons to a scrap yard, where he showed them a car compactor. The four of them then built a fake rest stop which concealed the car compactor beneath its benign exterior. They managed to trap and crush Gears, only for Mirage, Ratchet and Sideswipe to show up instantly afterwards. Thundercracker's circuits were jammed in mid-air by Mirage, sending him plummeting down. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:GreatCarRally thundercracker cliffjumper hound.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]<br /> Thundercracker was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. The Decepticons and the Autobots battled afterwards, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who sabotaged the Autobots’ chance at winning a cross-country car rally. During the final heat of the race, Thundercracker attacked Cliffjumper just as the Autobot was leaving the starting line. Thundercracker planed to blow Cliffjumper to bits, but he did not expect Hound to jump in the way of his projectiles. Thundercracker did not stick around after his botched attempt on the race. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> The morning after a fierce battle against the Autobots, as both sides were in the process of recovering, Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticon suddenly appeared in the skies over the Autobots' headquarters. Their mission was to draw the Autobots' attentions in order to prevent them from learning about an attempt by Blitzwing to steal oil nearby, but Optimus Prime realized that he and the Autobots were being distracted when he noticed the Decepticons didn't have the energy to fire their own weapons. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|??? (English)}}<br /> Under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s leadership, Thundercracker and Skywarp attacked a solar plant. After Starscream was hit by Optimus, Thundercracker asked if he was still functional. The trio retreated after Megatron furiously ordered them to withdraw lest they damage the solar reactor. They rendezvoused with the rest of Megatron's forces a mile away, and Thundercracker admitted they had been wrong to follow Starscream's orders. Megatron let him and Skywarp take part in the subsequent attack on the solar plant. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Thundercracker, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Thundercracker stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Shockwave, Frenzy and Skywarp, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; &quot;Prepare to die!&quot; Thundercracker was soon knocked back by a blast courtesy of Hound. The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Thundercracker and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Thundercracker was likely part of a large Decepticon army that Megatron led once the Autobots had been lured out in the open farmland. Thundercracker didn't perform any feats of note in the ensuing battle, save for being blasted out of the sky Optimus in a scenario where the Autobot leader and Jazz made for a mad dash towards a bridge for cover. In this scenario, the Autobots were victorious. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> When Starscream learned that the Autobots had in their possession an energy device called the Sun-Pak, he planned to steal the device for himself, and gathered a posse of Decepticons to accomplish this task, with Thundercracker among the chosen. If Starscream's plan lead to the Autobots concentrating their fire upon him, causing the Decepticon jet to beg for mercy, Thundercracker would react differently depending on the Optimus Prime's retort. If the Autobots accepted Starscream's surrender, Thundercracker would decry Starscream as a coward and terminate his superior officer himself. He would nonetheless thereafter acknowledge Starscream's surrender, and leave the Autobots to their own devices. If the Autobots ignored Starscream's surrender, Thundercracker would prove to be Starscream's salvation instead, as one of his sonic booms would provide Starscream the opening he needed to kidnap Sparkplug and then hastily retreat. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> Thundercracker acted as an advance scout for the Decepticons. In the event that Megatron's plot to destroy Center City with an artificial earthquake was successful, Thundercracker was sent ahead to make sure there were no survivors at ground zero.{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]<br /> Thundercracker was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Thundercracker was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> In a possible scenario, Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons present at the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down by the Autobots, creating his own grave in the charred earth bellow. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> <br /> ====Project Brain Drain====<br /> In one possible scenario, Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who was to keep a crowd of humans cornered while Galvatron used a &quot;[[Brain Drain device]]&quot; to drain their intelligence. As the Decepticons arrived at the open-air concert they had targeted, Thundercracker was caught off-guard by a small group of Autobots. A blast caught his wing, ripping it off and sending him tumbling to the ground. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Machine Wars'' toy bio===<br /> [[File:MachineWars CardArt Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]<br /> The mysterious [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] were a tumultuous time for Thundercracker. At long last he was convinced of and committed to the truth of the Decepticon cause, but Thundercracker now ironically found himself in open rebellion against Megatron's leadership of the faction. It is unknown what events led to his reversal of heart about the Decepticons and his being branded a &quot;Rebel Warrior.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{note|Since no fictional backstory has ever been established for the ''Machine Wars'' line it is possible that it is set in some alternate reality where this was simply Thundercracker's nature, but given that the rest of the characters are clearly their classic G1-selves unrevealed events/character development seem more likely explanations.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===3H comics===<br /> During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron less than three months after the [[Great Transformation]], a team of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] led by Overseer [[Rexian]] came upon a non-reformatted section of Cybertron. There, they found themselves surrounded by a group of eight fully-mechanical Cybertronians, who alleged that they were Decepticon prisoners freed by the upheaval to their homeworld. With their sparks now in random bodies and their former identities thus unclear, one claimed that he was really Thundercracker—something that the others angrily contested, each claiming that ''they'' were really Thundercracker. The group agreed that the one who was able to smash the most Sharkticons ''must'' have been the real Thundercracker, and they set about tearing Rexian's forces apart. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:WarWithin3 thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Sitting quietly in the background while other characters actually ''do'' things—Thundercracker's entire resume until IDW came along.]]<br /> Thundercracker was one of the first Decepticons recruited by Megatron, part of his &quot;inner circle&quot; with standing high enough that he was among those who stood at the Decepticon leader's side as he delivered speeches to his burgeoning army in the early days of war. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br /> <br /> Some time into the war, on the eve of the appointment of the Autobots' new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Thundercracker and Skywarp were charged with massacring a building's worth of pesky [[neutral]]s in [[Altihex]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Some time later, he was sent to destroy an Autobot base in [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]] alongside Skywarp and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but on the way Starscream leaked the plan to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in an attempt to bait him into joining the Decepticons. It didn't exactly work out like that: when the Seekers arrived, Grimlock had evacuated the base and planted a bomb to greet them. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} Once Skywarp was done berating Starscream for being an idiot, he and Thundercracker returned to base without him. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron and Optimus Prime were granted a vision of the future by the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Thundercracker was among the Transformers they saw battling on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} In the years that followed this vision, the two leaders disappeared, heralding the beginning of the [[Dark Ages]]. During this time Thundercracker served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and was one of the troops sent to the [[Well of All Sparks]] to put a stop to [[The Fallen]]'s plans. {{storylink|Conflagration}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was one of several Decepticon invaders who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it left Cybertron to search for energon on other planets, and wound up entombed within the vessel for four million years when it crashed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} He was reactivated in [[1984]] with the rest of the Transformers, and fought at Megatron's side until the Decepticons were ultimately defeated in 1999. Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were loaded aboard the spacecraft ''[[Ark II]]'' with the intent that they be returned to Cybertron, but the vessel had been sabotaged and exploded mid-flight. Scheming arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam &quot;Lazarus&quot; Rook]], recovered the bodies of Thundercracker and the other Decepticons, and spent the next several years reprogramming them in order to sell them to foreign powers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DWG13 seekers new toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> <br /> In 2002, in a demonstration of the Transformers' power for a group of prospective clients, Lazarus had Thundercracker participate in an attack on the Arctic division of the Smitco Oil Refinery. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Everything went wrong for Lazarus soon after, however, when Megatron succeeded in breaking free of his control, then liberated his Decepticon subordinates. Megatron began a plan to cyberform the Earth with a metallic virus, and to pass the time during the preparations, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp busied themselves by tearing apart the Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] team. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Once the virus was deployed, the Decepticons launched an attack on San Francisco in which Thundercracker took part, joining his fellow fliers in a bombing run on the Autobot giant [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], forcing the combiner to split into his component [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Decepticons triumphed over the Autobots, and Thundercracker stood watch over their defeated foes while Megatron tried to persuade [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the Decepticons conquer Earth. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Ultimately, though, the Decepticons' plans were foiled thanks to human interference, and the sacrifice of Superion. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> ''When the Decepticons were left leaderless after Megatron was abducted by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], Thundercracker, oddly enough, turned to weapons smuggling, working with [[Mexico|Mexican]] arms dealers south of the border. He was moored at [[Mesa Verde|Atahulpa Aeropuerto de Mesa Verde]], getting his cargo hold loaded with guns, when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sieged the tiny airport. As his human allies scattered, Thundercracker transformed and engaged the Autobots with his drone missile launchers. One of the guided projectiles nearly blasted Prowl in the back, but Bumblebee knocked it off course... right into a tanker filled with jet fuel. The resulting explosion was catastrophic, and threw the Autobots for a loop. Thundercracker was prepared to finish off Prowl when the renegade [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] Grimlock arrived on the scene. Fresh for battle, Grimlock easily defeated Thundercracker, battering him from head to toe before knocking him into the airport terminal. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''<br /> <br /> {{note|Thundercracker's smuggling operation may have been connected to Starscream supplying advanced weapons technology to his human servants in [[Las Vegas]], but this was never made clear.}}<br /> ''Recovering from his injuries, Thundercracker joined up with Starscream and his forces in [[Las Vegas]] (renamed &quot;New Centurion&quot; by Starscream following his takeover of the city). He got another chance at Prowl and Bumblebee while fighting on the Strip, but the Autobots were better prepared this time and Thundercracker was brought down by Prowl's wire-guided missiles and crashed in front of Caesar's Palace. He revived in time to join Soundwave in double-teaming Grimlock, who had also come in the assault on Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Thundercracker once again fell before the Dinobot's superior might after only a few blows. He stayed under Starscream's command after Megatron returned, remaining in Las Vegas while the former Decepticon leader and those loyal to him quit the city. This only led to Thundercracker being captured with the rest of Starscream's Decepticons when their leader was killed by the Keepers and reanimated as a host body for their awesome power. Thundercracker, Skywarp and the others were trapped beneath a massive energy field, like mice in a cage to the god-like aliens.''<br /> <br /> ''The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] eventually dug a tunnel to freedom, and Thundercracker's group of Decepticons reunited with Megatron, working with the Autobots against the Keepers. Thundercracker joined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on air patrol during the fight with the Keepers, strafing the aliens and their puppets, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Starscream. He survived the battle with the Keepers (not to mention the nuclear missile launched by the American government) thanks to Optimus Prime super-charging the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] with a pool of newly discovered energon.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}<br /> <br /> ''Thundercracker began working for Megatron again, and was present in the Nevada desert when the Autobots and Decepticons confronted the United States military. Thanks to their airborne tactics, Thundercracker and Skywarp did significant injury to the troops and survived the [[deconstructionite]] assault virtually unscathed.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}<br /> <br /> [[File:BrothersBurden swarp tcracker the life.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons clashed with the Autobots over a crashed Autobot vessel discovered in the Arctic, Thundercracker took a beating from [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. This battle was soon interrupted by the arrival of Shockwave and his army of [[Triple Changer]]s, who had come from Cybertron to bring the planet's errant sons home. He quickly disposed of Megatron and demanded that Thundercracker and the others submit to him. {{storylink|New World Order}} The Decepticons somewhat begrudgingly assented to return to Cybertron, but upon arrival Thundercracker and Skywarp were amazed at what Shockwave had accomplished in their absence. While relaxing in an energon bath, they debated how to proceed; Thundercracker believed it would not be long before Shockwave demanded they pledge themselves to his cause, but Skywarp didn't care much, advocating they do what they always did and pick the side with the biggest guns. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Their tune soon changed, however, when Shockwave's dark schemes were uncovered by Optimus Prime; the two Seekers ''tried'' to shut the blast door to the command centre before the Autobot leader could make it through, but they failed, and Prime forced Shockwave's location from them. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Thundercracker and Skywarp then both played possum to avoid fighting further. Starscream passed them on his way to the shuttle bay, intending to escape the planet and return to Earth, and he ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to accompany him. They complied, and helped him load up the inactive Combaticons aboard a shuttle they hijacked. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}<br /> <br /> Back on Earth, the Decepticons made it back to the ''Nemesis'' and set about scavenging parts to restore the ship to working order. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} To this end, they attacked the ''Ark''. Thundercracker was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the Autobot base, a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} After decimating the Autobots' ranks, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] freed the fallen Decepticons, and they were about ready to terminate their opponents when the awe-inspiring clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] emerged from fold-space, looking to have words with Starscream. Sunstorm's &quot;purifying light&quot; induced an energon overload in the Decepticons' systems, knocking them into stasis lock. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Skywarp and the others remained Autobot prisoners until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. They were only given half-power, though, and had to stumble out of the Autobot camp in an extremely weakened condition. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:GIJoevsTF1 Seeker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Thundercracker was one of the many Transformers found dormant aboard the ''Ark'' by [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the alien robots to serve them. After rebuilding Thundercracker and Skywarp into [[Rattler]] planes, Cobra sent them to attack a peace ceremony at [[Washington, D.C.]], where one of the Seekers was the first of the attackers to reveal their [[transformation]] ability before punching [[Ace]] out of the sky. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Eventually, the Decepticons were freed from Cobra's control, and Thundercracker and Skywarp started fighting against the newly freed Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} When the [[SPS Satellite]] went out of control and sent energy beams raining down on [[Cobra Island]], the two Seekers were caught in its blasts and deactivated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Thundercracker and Skywarp are identical in this series, so it's possible that Thundercracker was also the one to kill [[Major Bludd]] in [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' #4]]. It seems more like something Skywarp would do, though.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> [[File:BeastWithin thundercracker vs grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.25]]<br /> During an all-out offensive against the Autobots, Thundercracker attempted to take down Grimlock by himself, only to have his head crushed for his troubles. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} It's not quite clear if this ''killed'' Thundercracker; soon afterward, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] slaughtered most of the Decepticons, and Thundercracker's corpse could be seen lying amongst the monstrosity's victims, but his dead body was in ''jet'' mode, suggesting that perhaps he'd survived Grimlock's ministrations and met his end at The Beast's hands while in vehicle form. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> {{main|Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}<br /> [[File:RID32 tc and buster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|&quot;I've only had Buster for a day and a half. But if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> A chance to be part of the exciting world of underground gladiator games turned into a life Thundercracker never wanted. Though the terrorism and insurgency of the Decepticons gave him pause, a belief in the rhetoric that founded the faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a Seeker, saw Thundercracker remain a loyal Decepticon for millions of years. He served as part of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth, but when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] laid waste to the planet, it was more than Thundercracker could bear. He believed the Decepticons had strayed too far from their original goals, and turned against his leader, saving the Autobots and the city of New York from a nuclear strike. Cast out by his fellows, he threw his lot in with Earth, embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of humanity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> Thundercracker watched &quot;[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]&quot; with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. All three Decepticons were pretty freaked out by the premise of the film.<br /> <br /> Later, he got squeamish when a human baby ''almost'' touched him. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> [[File:Henkei packin thundercracker graffiti.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8]]<br /> Thundercracker accompanied Starscream, Skywarp, Ramjet, and a mind-controlled Jetfire in raiding a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}} A little while later, he, Skywarp, and Ramjet had their alternate modes graffitied by a little kid. Flaming mad, they went after the kid, who was being sped to safety by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. The jets were able to catch up to them when Prowl pulled Sunstreaker over for speeding, but once he understood the situation, the 'cop-bot helped his fellow Autobot send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Thundercracker participated in an infiltration of BotCon to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 8}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> [[File:IAmOptimusPrime thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> When Optimus Prime recounted a story of the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron, Thundercracker could be seen flying through the planet's skies in his original Cybertronian alternate modes. As Prime's story continued, he was joined by Skywarp. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity thundercracker package art.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> A Thundercracker from an unknown [[universal stream]] was one of the [[Questor]]s gathered by [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]. Granted a portion of the hyperdimensional powers that his leader had obtained from the monstrous [[Hytherion]], Thundercracker was given a new body with a [[Timaeus drive]] that granted him the ability to travel through dimensions, and an assortment of new weaponry, among them a &quot;Power Zap&quot; that let him drain energy from other machines, including his enemies, and a Nova Concussion Generator that allowed him to create the functional equivalent of sonic booms in the vacuum of space. He was less than pleased with his new sports car alternate mode, however; having always considered his ability to fly one of things that put him above most other lifeforms, Thundercracker saw his new ground-bound form something of an ironic humiliation. Further, these assorted upgrades did nothing to dispel his doubts about the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alternity|Alternity Thundercracker Sonic Blue profile}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker's doubts came to the fore when Megatron succeeded in his plan to seize control of the two-dimensional lifeforms known as the [[Planicron]]s. Observing Megatron's manipulation of these beings from their base on the magical planet of [[Menonia]], Thundercracker felt for the strange creatures as swathes of them were slain in service of Megatron's ambition. Just then, Starscream made another of his characteristic power plays, using a magical tablet to take control of the Planicrons from Megatron—but Megatron simply killed Starscream, and gave the tablet to Thundercracker to hold. Thundercracker set the tablet down, unable to find it himself to do anything to help the Planicrons... then suddenly, the next thing he knew, he was staring at the tablet again, and the sequence to free the Planicrons had been initiated. Although confused as to whether or not he was responsible, Thundercracker felt no fear when a furious Megatron rounded on him. Rather, he informed his leader that he did not deserve such power, and immediately fled, covering his escape with a Nova Concussion blast.<br /> <br /> Subsequently, the liberated Planicrons joined forces with the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] and the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] Transformers of the [[BT World]], and succeeded in obliterating Megatron. In the wake of Megatron's defeat, a guilty Thundercracker returned to Menonia to survey the damage done to the planet, where he received a message from the Planicrons thanking him for helping them. Although Thundercracker took some consolation in their words, the ghostly form of the deceased Starscream the appeared to tell him he would never truly be forgiven. {{storylink|Alternation}}<br /> <br /> {{note|The story, or at least the translation we currently have of it, is not very clear, but the implication seems to be that Thundercracker may have been possessed by Starscream's ghost and used to set the Planicrons free.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:Thundercracker-Bot Stars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> Thundercracker gave a poor score to [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s awesome dance performance, and a great score to Starscream's terrible performance. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was among the minions who passed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> [[File:AllSpark1 thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Hi-diddle-dee-dee, a background extra's life for me.]]<br /> Not long after the Transformers' awakening on Earth, Thundercracker and Starscream engaged the Autobots in battle in a desert canyon, keeping them busy while the other Decepticon raided a nearby power plant. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} Some time later, after the Decepticons had seized control of a human city and constructed a space bridge, Thundercracker stood alongside his fellow jets and Devastator to defend the bridge against the Autobots' newest warriors, the Dinobots. Thundercracker was sent hurtling off into the distance by the shockwaves that resulted when Grimlock managed to topple Devastator, but was back in action in time to help direct the Insecticons that Shockwave then sent through the space bridge to keep the Autobots occupied. {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} He then came under fire from human military in the city, and was eventually overpowered by their barrage. {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> '''Blue Jet''' (青のジェット機 ''Ao no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:AngryBirdsTF1 thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Hi-diddle-dee-day, a background extra's life is gay.]]<br /> Thundercracker was part of a group of Decepticons who attacked an Autobot shuttle in a failed attempt to steal the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:TFvsJoe6 thundercracker commence fire.jpg|right|thumb|A high silk hat and a silver cane...]]<br /> Aided by a number of [[Cobra]] troops, Thundercracker guarded the temple constructed by Megatron on [[Primus]]'s face. He detected the arrival of a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]], and entered a firefight with them. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''TransTech''===<br /> [[File:Seeker-Shinai-CMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2|...a watch of gold with a diamond chain...]]<br /> A couple of Thundercrackers were two of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. They were part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a &quot;Megatron&quot; in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===<br /> [[File:Pop-UpPowerglideAVP.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|I'll rarely be a celebrity, a background extra's life for me!]]<br /> Thundercracker followed Megatron to Earth in pursuit of the Allspark. His specialty amongst the Seekers was maneuverability. He participated in a large battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> He was enhanced by forestonite. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Kenjirō Tsuda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> Starscream dragged Skywarp and Thundercracker along to [[Sanrio Puroland]]. When they encountered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Thundercracker reflected that nothing good ever came of the pair tagging along with Starscream. Starscream challenged the Autobots who suggested coming up with a Q-Transformers theme park. Thundercracker's suggestion was to insert 10 yen coins into the Autobots. Riffing on Starscream's idea of an adult-targeted theme park, Thundercracker came up with the concept of locating it in a red light district. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> [[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|thumb|250px|Not even a speaking role, just dies. Was this role supposed to go to [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]?]]<br /> The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Thundercracker and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===<br /> [[File:PrimesDirectivePart1-DecepticonAltModes.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the planet and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Thundercracker joined his fellow Seekers in attacking the mining colony before the Decepticons were scared away by a [[photon torpedo]] barrage from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']]. When the group retreated to a nearby moon, they found Trypticon being swarmed by [[Kuri]]'s [[Klingon]]s. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}<br /> <br /> [[File:PrimesDirectivePart3-Decepticons.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> As Megatron negotiated with the [[alien]]s, Thundercracker conducted a patrol before the alliance was cemented and he joined Starscream in re-attacking Cygnus Seven. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When the group cornered Optimus and prepared to execute him, Fortress Maximus burst out of the moon, sending the Seekers scattering. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} When the two Titans began brawling, Starscream used the distraction to steal away a cache of [[dilithium]] so he could conquer a planet. When Megatron took notice of this, he ordered the battle ended, having Trypticon beam all the Decepticons aboard so they could pursue the traitor. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons caught up with Starscream at the chambers of the [[Klingon High Council]] on [[Kronos]]. Once Megatron had downed the traitor, he ordered his troops to raze the First City before the Autobot/[[Starfleet]] alliance arrived. Though the organics had donned [[Crewbot|Cybertronian-scaled mechas]], the Seekers' air superiority proved an advantage in the fight before Soundwave crippled their foes via audio disruptor waves. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Klingons were deaf to the frequency that Soundwave used, allowing them to call in a [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] fleet that defeated the invaders. As part of [[James T. Kirk]]'s peace treaty with the [[Klingon Empire]], Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticons were left in Klingon custody. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===<br /> ====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====<br /> [[File:Siege-Thundercracker-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]<br /> On Cybertron, Thundercracker was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Sergeant]], whose function was a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}&lt;ref name=Siege&gt;[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]&lt;/ref&gt; During the war for Cybertron, Thundercracker was stationed at [[Altihex]], an area with such high levels of militant Decepticon activity that Autobots found it unsafe and sought to avoid entering. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<br /> <br /> With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]&lt;/ref&gt; At this time, Thundercracker was a member of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team alongside [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|WFC-E29 Skywarp &amp; Thundercracker packaging}}<br /> <br /> Closer than ever to reaching the AllSpark, the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.<br /> <br /> During this period, Thundercracker [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet. His Null Rays and sonic booms were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his self-importance, indifference, and carelessness. Thundercracker's message from the future was that it takes two wings to fly. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Danny Hansen]] (English)|[[Erwan Zamor]] (French), [[Manuel Campuzano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jesús Carrasco]] (Castilian Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:SiegeEpisode6-Rainmakers.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]<br /> Thundercracker accompanied several Seekers in detaining the Autobot Wheeljack and the energon scavenger Bumblebee. On Megatron's orders, Thundercracker and the others prepared to execute their prisoners, but intervention by other Autobots led to their captives' escape. Thundercracker and the other Seekers gave chase but ultimately failed to capture the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker and Acid Storm joined Starscream in confronting Jetfire outside the tomb of Alpha Trion. Starscream then exposed Jetfire as a traitor for murdering fellow Seeker Skywarp. When Jetfire admitted that Starscream spoke the truth, Megatron ordered his execution. Thundercracker prepared to attack, only to be thrown aside by Jetfire launching missiles, and he fled into the air. Thundercracker joined Starscream in give chase in vehicle mode, and though [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] was lost, Thundercracker and the others succeeded in shooting down Jetfire. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EarthriseEp1-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that attacked Autobot Command, under the command of Starscream. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} He was later tasked with torturing the captured [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] as part of Starscream's plan to lure the Autobots left on Cybertron into a trap. Once the trap succeeded, Thundercracker was among the Seekers who delivered the captured Autobots to Megatron. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}<br /> <br /> Once Megatron had gotten the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' off of Cybertron, Thundercracker helped Megatron ambush the Ark; although the arrival of the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] forced both factions to temporarily put their differences aside, the destruction of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' caused an explosion that sent both ships plummeting into [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, where they violently crash-landed. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} After getting their bearings, Thundercracker joined Megatron on a reconnaissance mission; the group encountered the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, a time-travelling group of future Cybertronians led by [[Megatron (BW)|their own Megatron]], and the two factions agreed to an alliance. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'', Thundercracker informed [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] that they'd captured [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was among the Decepticons captured by the Autobot-[[Maximal]] alliance and shipped back to Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', and later took part in the final battle against a time-travelling [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After vanquishing Unicron's minions, Thundercracker was present for the ceremony marking a tentative end to the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===<br /> [[File:GoForTheGold-SideswipeVsSeekers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was one of a number of Decepticons who joined Starscream as they battled for control of a volatile [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. After first tangling with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], he and Skywarp chased [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] through the sky until the impending meteor explosion prompted them both to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===<br /> [[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]<br /> <br /> Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe by a malfunctioning [[space bridge]], Thundercracker and the other Decepticons scouted out the nearby [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], and watched as the Autobots battled [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. After Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]] formed an alliance of their own, Thundercracker and Skywarp joined the [[Mechanical Beast]]s in their attack on the facility, but Mazinger Z shot them both out of the sky. The duo took part in the three-way battle to take down the monstrous &quot;Hellscream&quot; when the Air Commander went rogue, and Hellscream's eventual destruction opened a second dimensional breach that sent the remaining Cybertronians back home. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===<br /> Thundercracker took part in a battle on Cybertron at some point before [[Gozer]] invaded the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===<br /> [[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's sad because he knows he's in another crossover comic and is about to eat shit.]]<br /> <br /> In [[2029]], Thundercracker was part of the final attack on [[Skynet]]'s [[Omega Base|last stronghold]], hovering high and raining death on the artificial intelligence's army. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}<br /> <br /> To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone [[T-800]] travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. In this new timeline, the interference of the anomalous android allowed the Autobots to survive. After the Decepticons had fallen back to scout the alien world, they launched an attack on [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its energy production capabilities. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}<br /> <br /> After thoroughly conquering the facility, Thundercracker reported on the Decepticons' activities to Megatron, informing his master that nothing similar to the Terminator robot had been found. When the Autobots found them, Thundercracker was jumped by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], having his nosecone impaled. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} <br /> <br /> Thundercracker recovered in time to join his fellows in cornering Bumblebee, Arcee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] before Starscream betrayed the Decepticons by shooting Soundwave in the back, a distraction Arcee took advantage of to knock Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. When Megatron was felled, Thundercracker was taken into custody by the Autobots only for the Cybertronians to find that the T-800 had remotely detonated [[Mount St. Hilary]] and destroyed the ''Ark''. Though confused about who had destroyed the mountain, Thundercracker ultimately agreed to Optimus Prime's proposal of a truce. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}<br /> <br /> ===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===<br /> [[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Seekers.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&quot;Remember when I got to write screenplays and walk my dog and everyone loved me? Why can't I have that back?&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was one of several Decepticons who battled for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], only to be teleported to [[Equestria]] as a result of [[Queen Chrysalis]]'s [[magic]] interfering with the machine. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} While Megatron had gone off with the [[changeling]] queen, Thundercracker remained with Starscream and Skywarp and the three quickly conquered the city of [[Manehattan]]. Though initially sent to do rounds, Thundercracker was called back into battle by Starscream when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived. While the Seeker trio initially pinned down the Autobot, the equine [[Rarity]] used her [[magic]] to shield Arcee and allowed her to shoot down Thundercracker. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheMagicOfCybertron-Seekers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons returned their attention to Equestria, Thundercracker, Starscream, and [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] travelled to the city of [[Las Pegasus]] to steal magic artifacts, only for Thundercracker to blow their cover and attract the attention of [[Twilight Sparkle]] and her friends. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} After [[King Sombra]] began enslaving Cybertronians, Thundercracker, Starscream, and Skywarp teamed up with [[Rainbow Dash]] and the [[Wonderbolt]]s to capture some of his brainwashed Transformer slaves. Rainbow Dash put her &quot;sonic rainboom&quot; attack to good effect; despite Starscream's insistence that ''he'd'' saved the day, Skywarp and Thundercracker wound up cheering for the ponies. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}} <br /> <br /> While trying to escape from Cybertron, [[Vinyl Scratch]] and [[Octavia]] witnessed Thundercracker flying by. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===<br /> After the Decepticons had conquered [[Hill Valley]], Thundercracker functioned as an aerial patrol. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}<br /> <br /> ===2019 IDW continuity===<br /> After [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had [[Strika's Heavies]] force the Autobots in the path of the [[rust worm]]s, Thundercracker was part of the Seeker force that blocked their escape route. {{storylink|Radical Time}}<br /> <br /> ===Energon Universe===<br /> Thundercracker was part of the Decepticon detachment aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} As part of the Decepticons' raiding party, he was on the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth. [[Teletraan I]] was halfway through reconstructing him when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed it, leaving Thundercracker to collapse back into his component parts. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Thundercracker finds Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|Thundercracker expresses distress over his brother's fate as any sibling likely would. Starscream acts in a manner which would make even Cain raise an eyebrow.]]<br /> Eventually, [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] were able to get the raw material to repair Teletraan One by dismembering [[Skywarp (G1)#Energon Universe|Skywarp]] and integrating him into the computer, and then began using Teletraan to reconstruct Thundercracker and numerous other Decepticons. When Thundercracker was revived, he was shocked to see what had become of his fellow Seeker, but Starscream was unsympathetic, telling him that Skywarp had &quot;volunteered his life&quot; for the Decepticon cause (conveniently omitting the fact that Skywarp had been a less-than-willing volunteer).<br /> <br /> On finding out that the Autobots had found a new source of energy at a dam, Starscream ordered an offensive to put an end to it. Thundercracker and Starscream began the attack by strafing the Autobots, with Thundercracker vowing to avenge Skywarp. On another strafing run, Thundercracker damaged the dam, causing [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|some human]] to nearly fall to her doom. The attack would succeed in its original goal when the Decepticons destroyed the turbine the Autobots had built, but they retreated anyway when Starscream was wounded fighting Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}<br /> <br /> When the Autobots made a push to retake the ''Ark'', a still-vengeful Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons charged with holding them back. When they made it into the ''Ark'', he grappled with [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] and later carried Soundwave away as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> Now hiding out in the mountains, the Decepticons turned on Starscream, demanding he step down as leader as Soundwave challenged him for the leadership. When Starscream attempted to talk his way out of it, Thundercracker pushed the Air Commander into the ring, where Soundwave gave him a merciless beatdown. Thundercracker then led the Decepticons in cheering for their new leader. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2023 no. 8 – Soundwave and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|right|So he strikes, like Thunderball!]]<br /> Soundwave and Thundercracker then launched an attack on the human aircraft carrier [[USS Henry Harrison|USS ''Henry Harrison'']]. As he pushed the human fighter jets off of the ship's flight deck and watched the humans panic, Thundercracker sneered at the humans' reliance on machines to get around and snatched one up. On hearing the human plead for his life, Thundercracker took pity and released him, allowing the humans to get into a lifeboat. However, Soundwave, not wanting to leave behind any witnesses, sank the lifeboats. They then scuttled the carrier in a specific location where they linked up with the Constructicons, with Soundwave revealing that this was the resting place of the ''Nemesis''. Using the ''Harrison'''s nuclear reactor, the Decepticons restored power to the ''Nemesis'' and made their way inside. On hearing a series of bangs, the Decepticons realized that [[Astrotrain (G1)#Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] was now online. Soundwave ordered Thundercracker to release him from his cell, and on doing so, the enraged triple changer beat Thundercracker like a drum until Soundwave managed to calm him down. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker helped repel the Autobot attack on the base, participating in a beatdown on Optimus Prime. Afterwards, he watched his peers drag [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] away. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} Thundercracker joined [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]] and Soundwave in visiting their prisoners, leaving before Shockwave began his torture. Soundwave attempted to ease the Seeker's misgivings, claiming Shockwave's control of Cybertron made him necessary. When Thundercracker suggested mounting an attack on the ''Ark'', Soundwave denied him, reminding him that, as a Decepticon, his body belonged to Soundwave. Later, Thundercracker watched as Shockwave used the space bridge to bring Cybertron to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2023 №16 – Thundercracker Abandons Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> After that plan's failure, Soundwave ordered the Decepticons on a terror spree across the continental United States to lure out the Autobots, much to Thundercracker's discomfort. When the Decepticons were razing [[Tacoma]], Thundercracker encouraged a group of humans to flee before he was forced to bring down their building. When the Autobots were lured out, the Decepticons confronted them at a dam only for Starscream to return, now commanding the loyalty of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Astrotrain. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} Engaging Starscream in battle, Thundercracker learnt that Soundwave had been complicit in Skywarp's fate. Disgusted by it all, Thundercracker sent the [[H.I.S.S. tank]] that formed Starscream's lower half into the water below before he flew off, abandoning Soundwave to the mercy of Astrotrain. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}<br /> <br /> While the Autobots and their human allies were all out of their base, Thundercracker snuck into the empty ''Ark'' to try and free Skywarp from Teletraan I. But the half-brain-dead Skywarp told him to stop, pointing out that removing him from the computer would kill him. Undaunted, Thundercracker vowed that one way or another, he'd find a way to free his brother-in-arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}}<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|How bizarrely in-character.]]<br /> Thundercracker snuck his way into several bits of original [[commercial]] animation. The following commercials contain original footage of Thundercracker:<br /> *He appeared in the first Transformers animation, a 1984 commercial advertising the Marvel comic. In it, he, Starscream, and Skywarp attacked a power plant on Earth. The Autobots then launched a counter-attack against them. Thundercracker was animated with an early model featuring a black face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> *Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream encountered the Autobots Jazz, Sideswipe, and Prowl in the middle of a desert. The two groups briefly scuffled. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars commercial}}<br /> *He flew overhead in jet mode as Optimus transformed and opened fire on Megatron and his troops. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Thundercracker and Starscream strafed three Autobot cars, only to be met with Jetfire. The airborne Autobot shot him down, forcing the Decepticons to transform and land. Thankfully, their newest recruit, Shockwave, was able to pick up the slack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}<br /> *Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream found themselves on the wrong end of a beating when they came to blows with the Dinobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}<br /> *A commercial for Transformers reflective iron-on patches advertised the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; competition. When the [[iron-on patch]] was used, it was possible to find instead an instant win ticket for a Transformers voice changer (of the [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] variety)—or to have a party with &quot;life-size&quot; Transformers! Among the &quot;life-size&quot; Transformers shown were [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Thundercracker. In all likelihood, you did not party with them.<br /> <br /> He has also been featured in some online promotional videos:<br /> *After Megatron learned about [[BotCon 2009]] from Optimus Prime, he led a small group of Decepticon representatives to the convention, including Thundercracker. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Thundercracker could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by attacking him, temporarilly breaking down the Autobots' leader. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> [[File:Jetron MoCsprites.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]<br /> Thundercracker was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Thundercracker's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], calling him one of the &quot;[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]]&quot; foes. These enemies being copies of Thundercracker is... dubious, especially given the poor visual resemblance.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===<br /> In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Thundercracker, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> [[File:TFPS2 thundercracker profile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]], where he defended the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]] and [[ELTA]] against Autobot incursion. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Thundercracker is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br /> [[File:Gluawakening thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]<br /> Thundercracker was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Picking up [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom they tricked into becoming a Decepticon, Thundercracker took part in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]]. He and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and were soundly trounced by the Dinobot. He also took part in a disastrous assault on the Ark, which ended with the Decepticons in retreat. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> [[File:Bsbg-thundercracker.jpg|thumb|Service with a smile.]]<br /> Thundercracker participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Construct-Bots''===<br /> [[File:ConstructBots thundercracker art.jpg|left|thumb]]<br /> Thundercracker was one of the many customizable Transformers who battled across Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Construct-Bots}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> [[File:TFLegends Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> Thundercracker was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Thundercracker and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] used their sonic powers to make things difficult for the Autobot rescue team of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. {{storylink|To the Rescue}} Thundercracker took part in a major battle in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], but his taunting of the Dinobots resulted in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] dragging him out of the air for a beating. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was among the Decepticons who came to the aid of the reprogrammed [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], but failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}}<br /> <br /> When the Autobots were driven from Earth, Thundercracker fought against his Decepticon comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> At some point, he was reformatted into [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was caught up somehow in a [[Quintesson]] plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds Transformers''===<br /> {{main|Minion Pig#As Thundercracker}}<br /> Thundercracker appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> [[File:BattleTactics thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0]]<br /> Thundercracker participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:<br /> *''Thundercracker'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 6 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Thundercracker'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal and 42 units of Transmetal.<br /> *''Thundercracker'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores, and 5 cores of this character.<br /> *''Thundercracker (Gen)'' - This Epic Character could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {|border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> |style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker-(Classics).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker-(Leader).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> |style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[André Sogliuzzo]]}}<br /> [[File:Devastation-Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|&quot;Go bleach your roots, creep!&quot;]]<br /> After the [[Plasma Core]] was lost following its ejection from the ancient Cybertronian starship the ''[[Proudstar]]'', the Autobots had to hunt down a Decepticon from whom they could learn its location. Thundercracker had the misfortune of being the closest 'Con, and was promptly beaten into submission. Optimus Prime invited him to join their cause, and while Thundercracker didn't ''accept'', he ''did'' reveal the core's location to them; he considered Megatron's plans for it to be utter madness, and hoped the Autobots would destroy it. Bumblebee quipped that the Decepticon hadn't required any convincing at all, and that it was no surprise he was named Thunder''crack''er. Despite the Autobots' efforts, the Decepticons got their hands on the core and brought it back to the ''Proudstar'', where Thundercracker later battled the Autobots alongside Skywarp. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> [[file:ThundercrackerEarthWars.jpg|upright=1|frame|right|200x200px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDjxEpNfnfs Ya ta ta ta ta ta Ya ta ta to ta ti Ya ta ta ta ta Ya ta ta ta ta to ta to KABOOM. KABOOM]]]<br /> To Thundercracker, the deadliest weapon is terror - and he soars through the skies gazing contemptuously on anything or anyone unable to rise into the air, occasionally diving and striking, leaving twisted wreckage in his wake.<br /> Conquest is his birthright as a Decepticon, and yet he sometimes doubts the cause he serves, creating an internal conflict he has yet to fully resolve. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker Bio}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker arrived on Earth with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in time to participate in the battle for the [[Codex Key]].<br /> <br /> Starscream tried to pass the blame on Thundercracker for that one time they lost a [[Crystal of Power]] in [[Peru]], so Megatron had them find another Crystal like it, buy they found an inferior Depleted Crystal instead. Starscream hoped to use it anyway to bring an army of his own, but that didn't happen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Fire on the Mountain event}}<br /> <br /> He later commented on how giving [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] cloning tech for his [[Inception Day]] to create [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]] was a bad call. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light Our Darkest Hour Event}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class''': Aerial<br /> *'''Lowest star rating''': 1 star<br /> *'''Weapons''': He dual-wields miniguns to steadily damage targets. <br /> *'''Ability: EMP bomb''': Drop an EMP bomb on the target disabling it for several seconds and dealing damage over time.<br /> *'''Cost:''' 3 ability points +2 for reuses.<br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character: Thundercracker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===<br /> [[File:BBOThundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]<br /> Thundercracker was in command of the ninth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He fought the invaders using his air advantage, but was eventually defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:ForgedToFight-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px| &quot;Wait, what do you mean it's fair and balanced?&quot;]]<br /> Thundercracker was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight against the Quintessons. There are many of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===<br /> Thundercracker was among the Decepticons under Starscream's command who invaded Earth in search of Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===<br /> Thundercracker was a reluctant warrior who only served the Decepticons because he felt it was better than life as an Autobot stooge. Despite his many hang-ups and his contempt for “grounders”, Thundercracker was a capable warrior when he put his mind to the task at hand. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}<br /> <br /> Shortly after arriving on Earth, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream attacked [[Hoover Dam]] in an attempt to generate more [[energon]] for themselves and attacked a team of human engineers. However, a team of Autobots were able to keep the Decepticons at bay long enough for the engineers to open the release valves, which prevented the dam from collapsing and forced the Decepticons to retreat with less energon than they’d hoped. {{storylink|Troubled Waters}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker and Acid Storm sent a group of Decepticon rookies to meet with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in [[Kansas]]. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Thundercracker (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:DecepticonPatrolJetheads.jpg|thumb|My hat has eyebrows!|upright=.6]]<br /> *A handful of [[Marvel Books]] coloring books (among them ''[[Decepticon Patrol]]'') depict [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and Thundercracker with original head designs. It's possible these were developed so kids could tell the characters apart in black and white, but the numerous [[character model]] oddities in these books make any kind of certain judgment difficult.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Hromoprask'''<br /> *''French:'' '''Coup de Tonnerre''' (Canada, &quot;Thunderclap&quot;)<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Méfatsé'ach Raám''' (מפצח רעם, &quot;Thunder Cracker&quot;)<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Villámcsapás''' (&quot;Lightning strike&quot;)<br /> *''Italian:'' '''Vampiro''' (&quot;Vampire&quot;)<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Lìe Léi''' (Taiwan, 裂雷, &quot;Cracking Thunder&quot;), '''Léi Gōng''' (Taiwan, 雷公, &quot;{{w|Lei Gong|Lord of Thunder}}&quot;), '''Jīngtiān Léi''' (China, 惊天雷, &quot;Sky-shocking Thunder&quot;)<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Grande Trovão''' (Portugal comics, &quot;Big Thunder&quot;), '''Arrasador''' (Brazil comics, &quot;Destroyer&quot;)<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Gromoverzhec''' (Громовержец, &quot;Thunderer&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Kreons]]<br /> [[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Universe Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/schedule&diff=1822990 2025-03-25T06:09:03Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: ok now it&#039;s over</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- REMINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When removing items from this page, please check that they've been added to the relevant date page!<br /> --&gt;<br /> * '''[[March 26|Mar 26]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Wild King]]'' premieres its first episode on the [[TakaraTomy]] YouTube channel. <br /> * '''[[March 29|Mar 29]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases Transformers 40th Selection [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#40th Selection|Bumblebee]], ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' MPG-12 [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]], MPG-13 [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Jetfire]], TL-88 [[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Lockdown]], TL-89 [[Dinoking#Legacy|Decepticon Dinoking]], TL-90 [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Stunticon Menastor]], SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]] and SS-142 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]].<br /> * '''[[March 30|Mar 30]] —''' Final day of the Transformers pop up shop in Oioi at the Marui Family Ebina.<br /> * '''[[April 8|Apr 8]] —''' [[Skybound Entertainment]] launches a Kickstarter to produce a hardcover release of ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|Compendium]]''.<br /> * '''[[April 9|Apr 9]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 19|#19]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[April 16|Apr 16]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. 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Joe (2024) issue 7|#7]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 28]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 19|#19]], ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 3: Combiner Chaos'' TPB and ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|Compendium]] [[The Transformers Compendium Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 31]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'' ''Transformers × [[Godzilla]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Megatron Type Godzilla]].<br /> * '''[[June 4|Jun 4]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 11|Jun 11]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 21|#21]] and ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 18|Jun 18]] —''' ''[[G.I. 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Joe Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 28|Jun 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-01 [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]], AOTP-02 [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]], ATOP-03 [[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Waspinator]], [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-14]] [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] and MPG-14S [[Godbomber#MPG|God Ginrai]].<br /> * '''[[July 9|Jul 9]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]: [[Meet Ballpoint!]]'' is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].<br /> * '''[[July 22|Jul 22]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]: [[Meet Ballpoint!]]'' is released digitally by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].<br /> * '''[[September 27|Sep 27]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-15]] [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#MPG|Cybertron Rattle]].<br /> * '''[[October 8|Oct 8]] —''' ''Codename: G.I. 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Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=The_Dying_of_the_Light_Part_5:_Rage,_Rage&diff=1822967 2025-03-25T00:48:58Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: Undo revision 1822966 by Chopperface (talk) we don&#039;t document unofficial fan works</p> <hr /> <div>{{Comicstory<br /> |series=mtmte|issueno=54<br /> |prev=The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day<br /> |next=The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle<br /> |image=MTMTE54_regcvr.jpg<br /> |title=&quot;The Dying of the Light&lt;br&gt;Part 5: Rage, Rage&quot;<br /> |caption=''&quot;REAR RANK, FIRE!&quot;''&lt;br&gt;''&quot;Reload!&quot;''&lt;br&gt;''&quot;REAR RANK, FIRE!&quot;''&lt;br&gt;''&quot;Reload!&quot;''<br /> |publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]<br /> |date=[[June 22]], [[2016]]<br /> |coverdate=June 2016<br /> |written by=[[James Roberts]]<br /> |pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]<br /> |colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]<br /> |letters by=[[Tom B. Long]] and [[Christa Miesner]]<br /> |editor=[[John Barber]]<br /> |continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]<br /> |chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Through the sacrifice of one of their comrades, the Autobots are given the means to fight back... and Megatron takes up arms once more.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> On the blasted ground outside the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s fortress, the [[Autobot]]s tear into the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and their allies with fire and fervor. As [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] man laser turrets built into the shoulders of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s new &quot;Maximus Ambus&quot; armor, Rewind tries to tell Magnus of the recent discovery he made about [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]], but the battle has all of Magnus's attention. [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] swoops in low to bear down on [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], but the [[Decepticon]] sadist punches him into the ground. [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] blasts Overlord in the face to draw his attention away, and the grinning monster proceeds to describe in grisly detail how he dismembered the original Rewind before Chromedome blew up the cell containing them both. Chromedome screams a scream of passion and rage, and hurls a punch at Overlord... a punch of such freakish strength that it lifts Overlord off the ground and sends him flying backward! As [[Nickel]] proceeds to shoot Chromedome in the arm with [[Vos (G1)|Vos]]'s rifle mode, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] observes that the Autobots are fighting with unprecedented strength. [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] assures him it is merely a last-gasp effort, and is more interested in the absence of Megatron, but Deathsaurus is certain that something has happened to the Autobots to give them this boost...<br /> <br /> ''Minutes earlier, as the Autobots engage in their group hug inside the fortress, an off-hand remark by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] about the tightness of [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s super-strength hug causes [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to have a brainwave. Reasoning that Tailgate's recent [[spark]] spasm released an energy wave that transformed him and, temporarily, those Transformers nearest to him, into super-strong [[Outlier (group)|outliers]], it should theoretically be possible to induce such a spasm in someone ''else'', thereby duplicating the effect on those assembled. The prospect of deliberately causing someone to have a nervous breakdown seems untenable, but [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] volunteers for the job and asks Chromedome to finally unlock his forgotten traumatic memories in order to accomplish it. Chromedome is unwilling to use his [[mnemosurgery]] needles, but as Tarn begins blaring &quot;[[The Empyrean Suite]]&quot; in advance of the DJD's attack, and the memories associated with the music begin to tickle the back of Skids's consciousness, Chromedome agrees to take another tactic: nothing more than a few awful, well-chosen words. Every memory from his time in [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] including the horrific, smelting death of [[Quark]] comes rushing back to Skids, and his spark erupts with light.''<br /> <br /> Powered up into Outliers by Skids's sacrifice, the Autobots tear their way through their enemies, with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] even pulling off his old &quot;Flame Out&quot; maneuver to incinerate a dogpile of Decepticons. Unfortunately, no sooner has he sizzled their circuits than he collapses to his knees, suddenly weakened, as the power-up begins to wear off!<br /> <br /> Inside the fortress, Ratchet tends to Skids, who has been so badly traumatized by the experience that his spark has shrunk away to almost nothing. Ratchet attempts to stabilize him so that he can join the fight and leave the job of tending Skids to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], but the ex-Decepticon is having some health problems of his own, suffering from cramps caused by [[Fool's Energon]]. Ratchet insinuates that they are actually the product of fear and anxiety, but Megatron refutes the allegation, and explains to the medic that he is refusing to fight not because he fears the DJD, but because he fears what he himself will become if he straps a weapon to his arm once more. As far as Megatron is concerned, if he allows himself to commit violence again, he will be unable to stop himself from committing more and more, [[File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|''Here comes the General'']]endlessly. This forces Ratchet into a confession: Fool's Energon is a placebo. It has never sapped Megatron's strength; Megatron only ''believed'' that it did, and every time he fought someone since he began taking it, he was—however subconsciously—acting with self-imposed restraint. Just then, Megatron looks at the monitor displaying the fight outside, and sees [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] being torn in half by Tarn. Ratchet is distracted when Skids wakes up and falls off the med-slab, desperate to find [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] and tell him what became of Quark. When the medic looks up again, screaming that he needs help getting Skids back on the slab before he dies, Megatron is gone...<br /> <br /> Outside, the upgrade process has well and truly worn off, as Brainstorm finds when his fist crumples against [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]'s armor. He turns to the Necrobot's holographic statue of Skids to offer his thanks for the temporary advantage, only to find that the statue has been switched off... because Skids's body now lies lifeless on the floor of the fortress med-bay, his spark extinguished.<br /> <br /> The weakened Autobots seem certain to join him in death, surrounding by the enemy on all sides—until salvation is heralded by the thunderous retort of a [[fusion cannon]]. With his newly built weapon now attached, Megatron strides onto the battlefield, silently obliterating all opposition. Deathsaurus, fearing for the lives of his men, prepares to order a retreat but in the end, in the face of Tarn's orders, capitulates and sends them ''all'' in to 'wear out' the tyrant. (He doesn't know that Tarn has ordered ''his'' men to retreat, but a disappointed Nickel knows). Megatron reaches his comrades in fire and blood, gathers up the two pieces of the still-living Ravage, and orders them back to the fortress to get his feline friend help: ''he'' needs nobody's help.<br /> <br /> Megatron roars for Tarn to come out but a well-placed shot from Nickel and Vos soon disables Megatron's cannon and leaves him open to attack. As the other Autobots watch through the monitor inside the fortress, Tarn and Overlord stand over the unarmed Megatron, and level their weapons as the man sinks, tired and distraught, to his knees. Tarn asks Megatron if it was worth it; the once and former Decepticon leader remains silent as he looks up at his would-be executioners, but shock crosses his features... just as three shots ring out...<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent;border:0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> * [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (1)<br /> * [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Maximus Ambus]] (2)<br /> * [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (5)<br /> * [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (statue, 6)<br /> * [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (9)<br /> * [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (10)<br /> * [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (11)<br /> * [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] (14)<br /> * [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (19)<br /> * [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (20)<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent;border:0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> * [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (21)<br /> * [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (22)<br /> * [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (23)<br /> * [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (24)<br /> * ''[[Quark]]'' (25)<br /> * [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (27)<br /> {{!}}}<br /> |c2=<br /> * [[Helex (G1)|Helex]] (3)<br /> * [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] (8)<br /> * [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (12)<br /> * [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] (13)<br /> * [[Vos (G1)|Vos]] (15)<br /> * [[Nickel]] (16)<br /> * [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] (17)<br /> * [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] (18)<br /> * [[Blue Bacchus]] (26)<br /> * [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] (28)<br /> |c4=<br /> * [[Ten]] (4)<br /> * [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;The mnemosurgeon! I was '''hoping''' we'd meet again—I wanted to tell you something. I'm afraid your '''skinny little friend''' died before the missiles hit. I managed to pull off '''three''' of his limbs before the pain '''really''' drove him over the edge. The '''noises''' he made...! And he kept calling your name! ''&quot;Domey! Domey! Save me!&quot;'' I had to put his '''head''' in my mouth just to '''shut him up'''. Just popped it in and—chomp!—bit down 'til he stopped '''twitching'''.&quot;<br /> :—'''Overlord'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Ask me what I used to do for a living!&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;What?&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;Ask me what I used to do for a living!&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;'''What?'''&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;Same thing as I do now, '''dirtwad'''—'''waste disposal!'''&quot;<br /> :—'''Tailgate''' tries some action hero banter, but a '''Decepticon''' doesn't play along<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;You're not a '''coward''', Megatron—'''or''' a pacifist, for that matter. At least not in the way '''I''' understand the word.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;I'm not afraid of the DJD. I am, however, afraid of '''rediscovering''' what I'm capable of. I'm afraid that if I got out there and fight—'''really''' fight—I won't be able to stop. '''Ever.''' Because I '''won't want to'''. Every day is a '''battle''', Ratchet. Every hour. Every '''second'''. A battle between me and the '''real''' me—and I wish I knew which was which.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;So either way, it's about you. ''Quelle surprise.''&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;It's not about me—it's about '''everyone else.'''&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;Riiiiight.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;If I step outside, '''that's''' just the beginning—the first of a '''thousand''' battlefields. If I don't keep myself in check, the '''war''' could reignite—and if it '''did''', it would make what's gone before seem '''trivial''' by comparison. I'd surrender myself '''completely''' to my darker impulses—because I'd '''have''' to. If I were to avoid another day like '''this''' one—another day of being '''torn in two'''—I'd have to. I don't give a damn if '''Fool's Energon''' has sapped my strength or dulled my mind—I '''would not be stopped.'''&quot;<br /> :—'''Ratchet''' and '''Megatron'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Sleep tight, soldier.&quot;<br /> :—'''Ratchet''' bids farewell to Skids<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I don't need your help. I don't need ''anybody's'' help. But Ravage does.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron's''' line has two meanings!<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> [[File:MTMTE Tailgate Bomb Waste Disposal character arc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Now imagine if the Decepticon just happened to be a [[K-Class|K-Con]]&amp;hellip;]]<br /> * Overlord reveals what happened to the original Rewind, after they were trapped in the [[slow cell]] together in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]. Given the time dilation involved in the cell's function, either he was lying to hurt Chromedome or Overlord works disturbingly fast.<br /> * Skids recalls the two previous instances in which Chromedome stopped him from remembering his lost memories, in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]] and [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|#49]]. As Tarn blares &quot;The Empyrean Suite&quot;, Skids starts to feel hot, as memories of the smelting chamber seen in issue #49 start to creep in.<br /> * If you're wondering why Transformers aren't turning into Outliers as a result of traumatic experiences all the time, recall that it's only the unique mixture of quantum energy that the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' have been exposed to in their travels that has mutated their sparks to the point that they are capable of this stress-induced evolution, as explained in issue #49.<br /> * This issue marks the culmination of Tailgate's character arc that began all the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]]: Originally, the inscription on his left arm only read &quot;osal&quot;, with the rest of it having been worn off by the elements during the six million years he spent lying unconsciously underground. In [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]], after Swerve had inquired about it, Tailgate insisted it should say &quot;''Bomb'' Disposal&quot;; prior to [[Interiors|issue #6]], he had Ratchet &quot;fix&quot; it (although an artistic error for the original single release of that issue accidentally gave away the subsequent twist, but that was later corrected for the trade paperback collection); in [[Before &amp; After|issue #12]], he ''actually'' attempted to disarm a bomb (while tricking Rewind into talking him through the process), which nearly resulted in himself, Rewind, Cyclonus, and Whirl getting killed; in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|issue #13]], he finally came clean to Cyclonus about the truth, revealing that the inscription on his arm ''did'' originally say &quot;''Waste'' Disposal&quot;; and finally, following his near-death experience in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], he decided he no longer wanted to pretend to be someone he isn't, and had the inscription on his arm changed to its original form, &quot;''Waste'' Disposal&quot;, prior to [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]] (he specifically drew attention to it while talking to [[Getaway]] in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]]). Now, having gained super-strength, he turns what once was his source of secret shame into the set-up for an ''epic'' one-liner, ''knocking the head off a Decepticon with a single punch'' while pointing out that what he's doing does ''still'', in a way, qualify as &quot;waste disposal&quot;.<br /> * Rodimus uses his &quot;Flame Out&quot; ability for the very first time since it was introduced all the way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]]. He even remarks on how long it's been since he last did it.<br /> * Fool's Energon is revealed to be a placebo, in actuality being standard yet disgusting tasting Energon; its foul taste was previously evidenced when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] sneaked some in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. Ratchet explains they couldn't give Megatron a ''real'' sedative because of the damaged state of his internal organs, caused by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], which we learned about in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]], meaning Megatron's apparent physical weakness and change in personality were merely psychosomatic. In an ''incredibly'' subtle bit of foreshadowing of this, Ratchet briefly stumbles when explaining its supposed nature to Rodimus in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]] as he outlined the bogus chemical's effects.<br /> * Ratchet recalls previous instances in which Megatron restrained his strength: fighting [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] in issue #28, punching [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #38]], and lashing out at Tailgate in [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]].<br /> * As Skids crawls along the floor after falling off the med-slab, he calls himself &quot;scum&quot; for what he unknowingly helped Tarn do in Grindcore. This hearkens ''aaaaaall'' the way back to his first appearance in this series in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]], in which, while struggling to remember anything about himself, the last vestiges of this memory caused the amnesiac Skids to briefly think his name was &quot;Scum&quot;.<br /> * Back in [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]], Skids remarked &quot;who doesn't want to survive the dying of the light?&quot;<br /> * Tarn sounds almost glad to find Megatron to have his &quot;fire&quot; back while Overlord dismisses this as him just finding a big gun. Both views fit into their ongoing desire to kill Megatron: Tarn was angry and upset that Megs, by surrendering, was no longer the 'real' Megs back in [[The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|part 3]], while Overlord has been constantly talking down and demeaning Megatron in a protests-too-much kinda way since [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|&quot;Last Stand of the Wreckers&quot; #2]].<br /> * This issue marks the first time Velocity is shown in her vehicle mode, while the Autobots retreat with the severely wounded Ravage back into the Necrobot's fortress.<br /> * Ten is distraught to see Skids' corpse. Back in &quot;[[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme]]&quot;, Skids was in his mural of favourite crewmembers.<br /> * Megatron is distraught over the thought of &quot;another day of being '''torn in two'''&quot;. As he says it, he gestures at the screen in which Ravage is being hunted down by Tarn, foreshadowing events that occur just one page later.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * When Rewind attempts to tell Magnus about what happened to Dominus last issue, Ultra Magnus paraphrases his most famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': &quot;I can't deal with that now.&quot;<br /> * In a cute touch, Autobot Megatron's new fusion cannon fires orange beams, just like all Autobot weaponry in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], rather than Decepticon purple. Having been built by Brainstorm, it brings to mind his talk of weapons that could differentiate between Autobot and Decepticon by firing different coloured lasers back in issue #28, but the cartoon color-coding has actually always been in effect for pretty much all weaponry throughout &quot;season two,&quot; independent of anything Brainstorm might've made.<br /> <br /> ===Real-life references===<br /> * As with the previous chapters, this issue's title (and the title of the multi-parter itself) is taken from the poem &quot;{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}},&quot; by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}.<br /> * In the left-side background on page 14, in the big crowd of Decepticons, you can just see a dead ringer for [[Evangelion Unit-01]].<br /> * Chromedome's words when he asks Tailgate to keep a distance while everyone else is given a temporary power boost by Skids, &quot;Not you, Tailgate. You've already taken your magic medicine.&quot;, appear to reference French comic ''{{w|Asterix}}'', where Asterix's friend Obelix is constantly denied drinking from the magic potion, which temporarily gives the Gauls superhuman strength, because he had fallen inside the local village druid's cauldron containing the potion as a child and gained permanent superhuman strength as a result. Like Tailgate, Obelix is a naive, light-hearted simpleton with a childlike intellect and a tendency to be easily upset or enraged. The characters are drawn in the same sort of placement too, gathering around Skids the way the Gaulish villagers gather round Getafix's cauldron.<br /> <br /> ===Errors===<br /> [[File:MTMTE 54 hugging single vs TPB.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|right|I'm not hugging too tight — I'm ''panicking''. Your speech bubble is suffocating me!]]<br /> * In the &quot;Story So Far&quot; recap, Minimus Ambus is said to be the alter ego of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Sounds like someone at IDW had ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' on the brain when writing that!<br /> * On page five, panel 1, Ratchet tells Tailgate not to squeeze so tightly as they hug—but his speech bubble's been stuck right on top of Tailgate's head, making him almost unnoticeable in the panel. The speech bubble was moved in the trade paperback.<br /> * On the same page, Ratchet says Tailgate was &quot;taken the brink,&quot; rather than &quot;taken '''to''' the brink.&quot; This was corrected in the trade paperback.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Other trivia===<br /> * Vos's sole speech bubble in this issue, spoken when Tarn forgets to credit him along with Nickel for blasting Chromedome, translates to &quot;Bears love sushi.&quot; Eh??<br /> * The Autobot emblems are exceptionally emotive this issue, ranging from sad with &quot;tears&quot; (Ratchet), enraged (Megatron) and OH GOD IT BURNS (Rodimus).<br /> * The month that this issue came out in Europe, the 100th anniversary of the {{w|Battle of the Somme}}, the bloodiest and most brutal battle of [[World War I]] was commemorated—the battle in which hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers died within moments of going 'over the top', forced to run straight towards German guns as little more than cannon fodder. ''Technically'' the Allies won that battle, but casualties for both sides were catastrophic.<br /> <br /> ===Soundtrack===<br /> For all of &quot;The Dying of the Light&quot;: <br /> * &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]&quot; by {{w|Johnny Cash}}<br /> <br /> For this issue alone:<br /> * &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeaeFgBI2ns Slow Parade]&quot; by {{w|Broken Records (band)|Broken Records}}&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=Song 1 from MTMTE #54 is 'Slow Parade' by Broken Records: https://t.co/bDg9uoIPeJ|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/744311270292209664|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=06|day=18|(defunct=)}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5pC0MS1ww Superman]&quot; by {{w|Cinerama (band)|Cinerama}}&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=Song 2 from MTMTE #54 is 'Superman' by Cinerama: https://t.co/U80RqFQ8r5|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/744312958008819713|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=06|day=18|(defunct=)}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSJklULfJ0 The Birds Will Sing For Us]&quot; by {{w|Ed Harcourt}}&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=The final song from MTMTE #54 is 'The Birds Will Sing For Us' by Ed Harcourt: https://t.co/XHiG3wfyrZ|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/744314676662665216|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=06|day=18|(defunct=)}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Covers (3)===<br /> * '''Regular cover:''' Our heroes, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]<br /> * '''Subscription cover:''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] versus [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]<br /> * '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Cyclonus, Tailgate, Nautica, and Velocity all share a drink with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and [[Josh Perez]]; one of three retailer incentive covers by Pitre-Durocher for June's Transformers titles, which all feature Windblade in commemoration of the launch of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]''.<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:MTMTE54 regcvr.jpg|Thanks to Tarn, Decepticon costume parties have a ''very'' strict dress code.<br /> File:MTMTE54 subcvr.jpg|How to kill your dragon.<br /> File:MTMTE54 cvrRI.jpg|Last call in 15 cycles!<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Advertisements===<br /> * ''More than Meets the Eye'' #55<br /> * ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|#54]]<br /> * ''[[The Last Autobot|Titans Return]]'' one-shot<br /> * ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' [[07:00:00|#1]]<br /> * ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[The War Never Ends|#13]]<br /> * ''The Electric Sublime''<br /> * IDW ''[[Action Man (comic)|Action Man]]'' comic<br /> * ''Tales From the Darkside'' comic (back cover)<br /> <br /> ===Reprints===<br /> * '''''The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10''''' &lt;small&gt;([[October 5]], [[2016]]) ISBN 1631407163 / ISBN 978-1631407161&lt;/small&gt;<br /> ** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #50–55.<br /> ** Bonus material includes covers of each issue.<br /> ** Trade paperback format.<br /> <br /> * '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light''''' &lt;small&gt;([[January 24]], [[2018]])&lt;/small&gt;<br /> ** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #50–55.<br /> ** Bonus material includes the bonus story &quot;[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]]&quot;, essential background material on the DJD, a cover gallery and a forward by [[Simon Furman]].<br /> ** Hardcover format.<br /> <br /> * '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11]]''''' &lt;small&gt;([[June 17]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684056403 / ISBN 978-1684056408&lt;/small&gt;<br /> ** Collects ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]: [[Silent Light]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption]]'', [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|#46]]–[[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|50]] &amp; &quot;[[New Worlds Order]]&quot;, and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #50–55 &amp; &quot;[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]]&quot;.<br /> ** Hardcover format.<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:MTMTE vol10.jpg|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]<br /> File:DefinitiveG1Collection v72.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Cyclonus) and Alex Milne (retro)<br /> File:IDWCollectionP2V11.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.newsarama.com/29778-megatron-leads-the-autobots-in-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-54-preview.html Preview]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:DOTM_HotRod.jpeg&diff=1822964 2025-03-25T00:43:58Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: more specific category</p> <hr /> <div>Concept art for [[Hot Rod (DOTM)| Hot Rod]] scanned from the &quot;Transformers 3&quot; section of [[Massive Black Volume 2]].<br /> [[Category: Dark of the Moon concept images]]<br /> [[Category: Book interior images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:DOTM_HotRod.jpeg&diff=1822963 2025-03-25T00:40:38Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Concept art for [[Hot Rod (DOTM)| Hot Rod]] scanned from the &quot;Transformers 3&quot; section of [[Massive Black Volume 2]].<br /> [[Category: Live-action film series concept images]]<br /> [[Category: Book interior images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Jada_Toys_Metalfigs_Optimus_Primal.jpg&diff=1822960 2025-03-25T00:35:21Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Jada Toys]] Metalfigs 2 3/4&quot; [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]<br /> [[Category: Beast Wars Merchandise images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Animorphs_Deluxe_Tobias_All_Modes.jpg&diff=1822959 2025-03-25T00:33:17Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: adding formatting and image categories</p> <hr /> <div>Deluxe Class ''[[Animorphs]]'' [[Tobias]], collage of human form front and back, mid-morph form front, and hawk form front and back<br /> [[Category: Animorphs toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:HarmonyGold-GodOfFlame.jpg&diff=1822900 2025-03-24T18:42:33Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Harmony Gold USA's VF-1S God Of Flame, a &lt;s&gt;pathetic attempt at cashing in on Hasbro's more successful deco of this design&lt;/s&gt; &quot;&quot;[[Homage|homage]]&quot;&quot; to Generation 1 [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].<br /> [[Category: Toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/schedule&diff=1822899 2025-03-24T18:32:36Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: Undo revision 1822896 by Mr.Robotics (talk) not over until tomorrow</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- REMINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When removing items from this page, please check that they've been added to the relevant date page!<br /> --&gt;<br /> * '''[[March 24|Mar 24]] —''' The final day to back the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Liokaiser#Legacy|Liokaiser]] campaign.<br /> * '''[[March 26|Mar 26]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Wild King]]'' premieres its first episode on the [[TakaraTomy]] YouTube channel. <br /> * '''[[March 29|Mar 29]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases Transformers 40th Selection [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#40th Selection|Bumblebee]], ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' MPG-12 [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]], MPG-13 [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Jetfire]], TL-88 [[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Lockdown]], TL-89 [[Dinoking#Legacy|Decepticon Dinoking]], TL-90 [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Stunticon Menastor]], SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]] and SS-142 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]].<br /> * '''[[March 30|Mar 30]] —''' Final day of the Transformers pop up shop in Oioi at the Marui Family Ebina.<br /> * '''[[April 8|Apr 8]] —''' [[Skybound Entertainment]] launches a Kickstarter to produce a hardcover release of ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|Compendium]]''.<br /> * '''[[April 9|Apr 9]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 19|#19]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[April 16|Apr 16]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 6|#6]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[April 26|Apr 26]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Wild King]]'' toyline, plus ''Studio Series'' SS-143 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#toys|Double Punch]], SS-144 [[Hatchet (DOTM)#Studio Series|Hatchet]], SS-145 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Galvatron]], SS-146 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#toys|Apelinq]] and SS GE-10 [[Skywarp (WFC)#Studio Series|Skywarp]].<br /> * '''[[April 30|Apr 30]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 18|#18]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 3]] —''' [[Free Comic Book Day]]: ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] Special'' are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 14]] —''' ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 20|#20]], and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 21]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 7|#7]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 28]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 19|#19]], ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 3: Combiner Chaos'' TPB and ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|Compendium]] [[The Transformers Compendium Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[May 31]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'' ''Transformers × [[Godzilla]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Megatron Type Godzilla]].<br /> * '''[[June 4|Jun 4]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 11|Jun 11]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 21|#21]] and ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 18|Jun 18]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 8|#8]] and ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Volume 1: The Cobra Strikes!'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 25|Jun 25]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 20|#20]] and ''Codename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[June 28|Jun 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-01 [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]], AOTP-02 [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]], ATOP-03 [[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Waspinator]], [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-14]] [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] and MPG-14S [[Godbomber#MPG|God Ginrai]].<br /> * '''[[July 9|Jul 9]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]: [[Meet Ballpoint!]]'' is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].<br /> * '''[[July 22|Jul 22]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]: [[Meet Ballpoint!]]'' is released digitally by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].<br /> * '''[[September 27|Sep 27]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-15]] [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#MPG|Cybertron Rattle]].<br /> * '''[[October 8|Oct 8]] —''' ''Codename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book 2'' HC is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[November 19|Nov 19]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Volume 2: Bludd's Revenge'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[November 26|Nov 26]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 4: Conquer and Control'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> * '''[[December 10|Dec 10]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 4: First Chosen'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].<br /> <br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Main Page templates]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Bumblebee_sword_gun.jpg&diff=1822890 2025-03-24T13:51:46Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Universal Studios exclusive [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TransformingSword|&quot;Transforming Sword&quot;]] [[roleplay toy]]<br /> <br /> Photo from eBay auction archived on Worthpoint <br /> https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/universal-studios-exclusive-507028191<br /> <br /> © [[Hasbro]], [[DreamWorks|DW Studios]], and [[Paramount Pictures]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Movie merchandise images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nightshriek_(BW)&diff=1822889 2025-03-24T13:47:33Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: been added</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|maximal}}<br /> {{disambig2|the Maximal bat drone|the Cobra drone|Nightshriek (G.I. Joe)}}<br /> :''Nightshriek is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:Nightshriek.JPG|upright=2.2|thumb|Cooler than [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].]]<br /> '''Nightshriek''' (ナイトシュリーク ''Naitoshurīku'') is [[Grizzly-1]]'s buddy who can transform into a sonic pistol to scramble an opponent's brain circuits. His loyalty, however, doesn't extend to when Grizzly-1 enters his berserker state and is often nowhere to be found then.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Beast Wars''===<br /> [[File:Beast Wars - Nightshriek toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> *'''Barbearerian''' {{sic}} ([[1998]])<br /> <br /> : A redeco of [[Polar Claw#Beast Wars|Polar Claw]]'s [[Batscout#Beast Wars|robotic bat]], available only with the [[BotCon Japan 1998]] [[exclusive]] [[Grizzly-1|Barbearian]], Nightshriek transforms from Barbearian's right [[beast mode]] foreleg into a bat via spring-loaded launching/auto-transform mechanism. He also has a peg on his underside so Grizzly-1 can use him as a hand-held pistol.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[True One]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Nightshriek/nightshriek.htm More information on Nightshriek at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Nightshriek was named by [[Doug Dlin]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.marketplace/browse_thread/thread/116abc238827ad01/5f1160b3eeb863b8 &quot;Review: Japan Botcon 1998 Grizzly-1/Barbearerian and Double Punch&quot; alt.toys.transformers.marketplace thread]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]<br /> [[Category:BotCon exclusives]]<br /> [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Toy-only characters]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Beast_Wars_-_Nightshriek_toy.jpg&diff=1822888 2025-03-24T13:46:44Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Beast Wars [[Nightshriek (BW)|Nightshriek]] toy included with [[Grizzly-1]] aka Barbearian. Photos by [[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]].<br /> [[Category: Beast Wars toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Category:Marvel_Transformers_Universe_covers&diff=1822887 2025-03-24T13:34:10Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Covers from ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]''. Naturally. [[Category:Marvel US covers]][[Category:Profile book covers]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Rattrap_(BW)/toys&diff=1822886 2025-03-24T13:26:24Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>==Rotating wheel==<br /> I never got around to ask this but what is the purpose of Transmetals Rattrap's back wheels/hind legs being being able rotate about 90 degrees? It's not mentioned in the instructions nor have I seen it being mentioned here. Only way to access it by pulling the leg/wheel out when you go into vehicle mode and then rotate it. But it doesn't have any purpose in that mode either because the wheels ends up floating. --[[User:Wildstreak|Wildstreak]] ([[User talk:Wildstreak|talk]]) 16:02, 26 February 2022 (EST)<br /> :Sounds like yours are stuck. The wheels are supposed to rotate a full 360 degrees and then some, in either direction. They're the back wheels to his vehicle mode that rolls on all fours. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:25, 26 February 2022 (EST)<br /> ::Okay, my mistake. I wasn't very clear with what I said. There is a joint that lets the hind legs rotate 90 degrees when you pull it out for transport mode. When you do that, the wheels don't touch the ground because the legs get in the way and that they are also raised up by a few inches. The feet also stick out from the back when they are rotated. In robot mode they sort of act as some outwards moving skirt pieces but like I said, it really doesn't show up in the instructions or is mentioned anywhere else and has no purpose of the joint being there to rotate in the first place. So if you own Rattrap, try it and see for yourself. [[User:Wildstreak|Wildstreak]] ([[User talk:Wildstreak|talk]]) 08:15, 1 March 2022 (EST)<br /> <br /> == Kingdom: Beast mode alternate gun storage ==<br /> <br /> I've discovered that you can store Kingdom Rattrap's gun between his robot-mode thighs in rat mode, which is a lot more discreet than tabbing it into his side as the instructions suggest, if a bit phallic. Could this be considered an undocumented feature? The shape of the thighs and the gun and the size of the spot seems too close to be a coincidence. Pic attached to show what I mean. {{unsigned|Dabir}}<br /> <br /> [[File:KingdomRattrapUnderGun.jpg|thumb]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:KingdomRattrapUnderGun.jpg&diff=1822885 2025-03-24T13:24:15Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Core-class [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rattrap]] with his gun stored between his robot-mode thighs.<br /> [[Category: Generations War for Cybertron: Kingdom toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dalek&diff=1822884 2025-03-24T13:20:38Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:FallAndRiseOctus01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|EX-TER-MI-NATE! EX-TER-MI-NATE!]]<br /> A '''Dalek''' is some kind of creature or object from [[Skaro]] that an unknown [[Doctor]] might be very concerned about. Some [[Transformer]]s have a Dalek-form as an [[alternate mode]]. They are somehow associated with the word &quot;exterminate&quot;. <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====<br /> {{noteukexclusive|Daleks}}<br /> [[File:To A Power Unknown - Dalek Panel.jpg|left|thumb|DALEKS ARE THE MASTERS OF BBC RADIO FOURRRRRR!]]<br /> [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] flew over the [[United Kingdom|English]] countryside, picking up transmissions involving, among other things, Daleks. {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, [[Octus (G1)|Octus]] served as one of three members of the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]] that ruled the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. His [[alternate mode]] was that of a Dalek, though how or when he scanned it, or even precisely what it looks like, is unknown. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}<br /> <br /> ====''Combat Colin''====<br /> [[File:Christmas with combat colin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> In [[1989]], a Dalek attended [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|Colin]] and [[Semi-Automatic Steve|Steve]]'s [[Christmas]] party in the [[Combat Shed]]. It was seen hanging around the buffet with the [[Thing]]. {{storylink|Christmas with Combat Colin}}<br /> <br /> ===''Animated'' cartoon===<br /> [[Octus (Animated)|Octus]], a Decepticon, transformed into a Mark III Travel Machine. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} This machine is assumed to be somehow connected to the Daleks.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Daleks are, of course, a race of alien mutant cyborgs that are one of the main antagonists of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction programme, ''[[Doctor Who]]''. <br /> *[[Lee Sullivan]] has stated that [[Octus (G1)|Octus]] was supposed to transform into a Dalek. Sullivan is well known to ''Who'' fans for drawing Dalek strips for ''Doctor Who Magazine''. <br /> *A &quot;Mark III Travel Machine&quot; is a name the 1975 serial ''{{w|Genesis of the Daleks}}'' retroactively gave to the metal exoskeletons Daleks ride around in. The mad scientist {{w|Davros}} invented them to give the mobility to the race he bioengineered to be the superior form of his native Kaleds. Don't say TFWiki never teaches you anything.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{w|Dalek}}s at Wikipedia<br /> *[[tardis:Dalek|Daleks]] at Tardis Wiki, the ''Doctor Who'' Wiki<br /> <br /> [[Category:Animated species]]<br /> [[Category:Combat Colin characters]]<br /> [[Category:Earth culture]]<br /> [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 species]]<br /> [[Category:Real-world cultural references]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Partial-pipes.jpg&diff=1822882 2025-03-24T13:13:57Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Demonstration of a &quot;[[partial]] new mold&quot; (in this case, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Pipes (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Pipes]]) on [[Mark Maher]]'s Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cco2yNwslLi/<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations War for Cybertron: Kingdom toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Sludgeg1.jpg&diff=1822878 2025-03-24T13:08:25Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Dinobot [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], from ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' bookbox packaging.<br /> {{ReG1packagingart}}</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Category:Knockoff_toy_images&diff=1822877 2025-03-24T13:07:39Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>A collection of images of [[Knockoff]] toys that are used on the {{SITENAME}}.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that {{SITENAME}} does not endorse or make any attempt to record or categorize the full breadth of knockoff toys that are out there in the universe, as that's simply not what this site is for. Rather, these select images are used on the site purely for informative purposes to explain the ''general concept'' of knockoff toys.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Starscream.jpeg&diff=1822874 2025-03-24T13:03:33Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Ratchet.jpeg&diff=1822873 2025-03-24T13:03:04Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Megatron.jpeg&diff=1822872 2025-03-24T13:02:49Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Jazz.jpeg&diff=1822871 2025-03-24T13:02:34Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Ironhide.jpeg&diff=1822870 2025-03-24T13:01:59Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Blackout.jpeg&diff=1822869 2025-03-24T13:01:41Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Bee.jpeg&diff=1822868 2025-03-24T13:01:26Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTG_OfficialStrategyGuide_Barricade.jpeg&diff=1822867 2025-03-24T13:00:45Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFTheGame_OfficialStrategyGuide_ChartsIMG_0463.jpeg&diff=1822866 2025-03-24T13:00:16Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: adding category</p> <hr /> <div>Optimus and Megatron comparison charts from Transformers The Game: Official Strategy Guide.<br /> [[Category: Transformers: The Game strategy guide images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Category:Transformers:_The_Game_strategy_guide_images&diff=1822865 2025-03-24T12:59:53Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: new category; to be filled shortly</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category: Book interior images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=1822842 2025-03-24T00:20:36Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: /* Series */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100px;line-height:100px;font-weight:900;&quot;&gt;THE FUNNY STAYS.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> -The Management<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:2em&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please use this talk page for discussion about the [[Main Page]].<br /> <br /> To discuss site-wide policies, please visit [[Transformers Wiki Talk:Community Portal|the Community Portal talk page]].<br /> <br /> If you ignore the first, second, and third things written on this page to complain about the captions, your transient whining will be moved to [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/People who will never contribute here but nevertheless want us to change everything]].&lt;/b&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Archives==<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive1|Archive1]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive2|Archive2]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive3|Archive3]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive4|Archive4]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive5|Archive5]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive6|Archive6]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive7|Archive7]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive8|Archive8]]<br /> <br /> ==Go-Bots==<br /> <br /> Considering this wiki long ago decided to leave any non-TF-related Go Bots material to other wikis is there a reason the Go Bots comic is listed in the current release section? [[User:Indridcold13|Indridcold13]] ([[User talk:Indridcold13|talk]]) 23:44, 7 January 2019 (EST)<br /> : Click the link to find out. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:04, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> ::I think he's asking why the comic series is included on here at all when it's not a Transformers comic nor tied to any Transformers media. Like, why not have GBWiki do that instead? Its [[gbwiki:Main Page|main page]] has a News section; for lack of a &quot;Current Releases&quot; section of its own (understandibly so, of course), the comic series name and issue number could go there instead. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:19, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :::So we'd be advertising our side-wiki even less than we already do, then. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:57, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :::Why not do both? It'll only be an issue for a little while. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:58, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Adding icons for the IDW Hasbro and GoBots wikis==<br /> <br /> There was some discussion on the Allspark thread a couple of weeks ago about adding icons for the two sister wiki to the Main Page alongside our Twitter and Tumblr links (and also remove the Blogspot link) with a couple of mockups made to show what it would look like. You can find the two examples in the couple of posts starting here. Any feedback welcome! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:47, 15 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :I think the version that explicitly names the other sites is preferable, but I'm not convinced by the alignment of the text over the icons in your example. You'd have to play around with it some. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 21:43, 15 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::Yeah, I kinda threw that together just roughly to put across the idea. I'll be doing a sandbox to get all that right before going live. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:25, 16 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::[[User:Abates/sandbox|Sandbox here]] --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:14, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::I wish we had a third social media account to fill that gap in the middle and make the text look less off-center, but I like it in concept. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 10:25, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::I kind of feel like captions indicating what the other wikis ''are'' would be preferable, but I'm not sure how to make that not look like ass... (Also, is the TFWiki.info bit actually needed?) --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 13:49, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::: Yeah, I feel like the &quot;.info&quot; bit can be safely axed. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 14:09, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::I dunno, if we're paying for another domain name for branding purposes we should keep noting it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:50, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::Why ''are'' we paying for another domain name? Just to stop anyone else taking it? Because I don't think anyone actually defaults to .info... --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 17:18, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::::Yeah, I think that's why. A situation where Wikia/Fandom grabs tfwiki.info or whatever and points it at their Transformers Wikia would be a recipe for confusion. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:31, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::::Mm. But if that's the ''only'' reason we have it, why have a link on the main page that's just a redirect to itself? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:28, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::::::I guess it's a case of it being added back when we left Wikia (We had [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&amp;oldid=197671 an announcement] that linked to both URLs) and the link was kept as the Main Page changed. We could perhaps instead note it on the [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:48, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::::::Yeah, I don't think there's any reason we need the link on the front page. Plus I like the balance of the text in the current sandbox. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:28, 19 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Any more input on this or can I throw it up on the main page? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:56, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::I feel like the icon that Ravage should be resting his paw on ought to be the Twitter icon. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:56, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::Twitter gets pretty snippy about having things interact with their logo/icon, while Tumblr sees to be more chill about it, hence why they're positioned the way they are. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:59, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::Did you experiment at all with text captions for the icons? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 17:09, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::I've added a version with text captions to the sandbox, though I'm not sure it looks as good as without. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:24, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::Yeah, the text just looks out of place and unbalanced. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:11, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::It might look more balanced if the Twitter and Tumblr icons had text beneath them too, but one could also argue that all four having text would look too cluttered. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 20:16, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Add a Breaking News Section==<br /> <br /> I say that they need to add a Breaking News Section for Breaking News in the Transformers Section.<br /> →[[User:806mtson|806mtson]] ([[User talk:806mtson|talk]]) 21:56, 19 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :We're not really a &quot;news&quot; kind of site. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:58, 19 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Adding a link to the &quot;TFWiki Community&quot; Wordpress site.==<br /> <br /> Wouldn't make since as it is technically a part of the site, and there isn't a link to it anywhere else on the wiki?[[User:DDog|DDog]] ([[User talk:DDog|talk]]) 00:03, 20 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :Also on the nitpicky side, shouldn't the illustration of SG Ravage be waving as he says he is when you hover over it? It kind of bugs me.[[User:DDog|DDog]] ([[User talk:DDog|talk]]) 00:03, 20 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Community portal?==<br /> <br /> I know this isn't exactly the right place to ask this, but what happened to the community portal? I clicked the link in the sidebar and it came up as &quot;create this page&quot;.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:58, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :Okay, looking around a bit at places where I know it is linked from I have discovered that the sidebar links to [[Transformers Wiki:Community portal]] and the actual page is [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal]]. Notice the capitalization difference. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:01, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> ::Yeah, the sidebar appears to have reset to a default, dropping the custom links to current franchises and changing to an incorrect capitalisation for the community portal. Once the sidebar's fixed we should be good. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:06, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :::Huh, looks like it fixed itself? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:28, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Fall of Cybertron toyline==<br /> <br /> I find it odd that Fall of Cybertron is the only franchise in the Series Information featurebox to not have a link to its own toyline. Even the original War for Cybertron has a redirect pointing to its five toys released on the Generations line. So wouldn't it make sense to also include a redirect for the FOC section of the Generations line under the FOC franchise here? [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 21:21, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Self Transforming Optimus Prime toys==<br /> <br /> Any articles on the self-transforming Optimus Prime G1 toy which cost $700?<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0SEYM9jHVg {{unsigned|Mzawutang}}<br /> :It wouldn't get its own article, though it's not absolutely clear where in our [[Optimus Prime (G1)/suite]] it would go. It blurs the line between toy and merchandise, and if it's a toy at all it would probably go on the &quot;old&quot; toy page simply because it isn't Generations. Not helping matters is that the Robosen and Hasbro Pulse websites each show different packaging with different product line names. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:47, 19 October 2021 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Family Guy Cutaway Gag==<br /> <br /> I remember seeing this cutaway skit on Youtube from Family Guy themed around Transformers. Something about a Decepticon named Negatron who turns into a canoe. Is it worth making a page about at all? [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 15:48, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :Lots of other media references Transformers. We don't include any of it, because it's not official. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 15:53, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> ::^ Correct. We don't cover other shows making reference to Transformers unless it's an official collaboration with Hasbro. The only exception is we'll sometimes make brief mention on a voice actor's page if they reprise their character for a parody, such as David Kaye voicing Megatron in Robot Chicken. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:55, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :::Funny you should mention the thing about David Kaye, since the skit I'm talking about had Frank Welker reprise his role as Megatron. I don't know if that makes it eligible to make a page about, but I thought it was worth bringing up. [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 16:06, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> ::::Still not worth a page. And we already have a note on Welker's page about him reprising Megatron and Soundwave in parodies on other shows. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :::::Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 16:11, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Potential removal of Twitter from the &quot;We're also on these websites:&quot; area==<br /> <br /> Yeah...about that. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 23:13, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :Let's hold off until something ''actually'' happens. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:18, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :Are you not making a premature call here? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:19, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> ::Yes, I know it's premature, but still. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 23:21, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :::We should definitely wait until Twittergeddon actually takes place before removing the link. (So in about 2 or 3 days) --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 23:41, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> Honestly I'm really scared about this.--[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 04:25, 18 November 2022 (EST)<br /> <br /> No. It will be fine in the end and this whole bit of conversation will look silly in a few months time. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:42, 18 November 2022 (EST)<br /> <br /> UPDATE: So, about that. (Yes, I know it's still premature again) [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 05:41, 18 February 2023 (EST)<br /> :It's still fine. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:47, 18 February 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Fan interactions==<br /> <br /> So [https://twitter.com/NicoleDubuc/status/1612440658035503110 this] happened, and it kinda jogged something in my head about what extent fan interactions like this can influence the wiki. How should I treat this next time I run into one of them?--[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:38, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br /> :Nothing. This is commentary from a random writer on random fanart; it is not official material or something that clarifies it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:29, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Icon change (or not.)==<br /> I assume that everyone's thoughts are &quot;(in Dan from Dan VS' voice) '''I don't care how he rebranded Twitter, we're &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100px;line-height:100px;font-weight:900;&quot;&gt;NOT&lt;/span&gt; changing the icon and its name.'''&quot; [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]])<br /> :I see no reason to indulge that stale bong rip with bad hair plugs and an apartheid-earned trust fund. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:37, 28 July 2023 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==This day in history==<br /> <br /> The &quot;This Day in History&quot; box takes up a lot of space on the front page as the date pages have grown in length over the years. What's the feeling about having it reduce so that the box just shows a handful of particularly notable items with a &quot;More&quot; link so people can click through to the full list?<br /> <br /> The main drawbacks I see are (a) disagreements over what constitutes a notable item, and (b) some dates might not have anything approaching a notable item. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:16, 27 October 2023 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==GO to top feature==<br /> I've noticed that the &quot;GO to top!&quot; feature that's been added, while cool, is a bit buggy. especially on mobile where it just doesn't even show up when you're at the bottom of the page and on computer is shows up at the top of the page and then disappears after you scroll a bit before coming back when you've hit the bottom of a page. I was just wondering if this was still being worked on? [[User:Carno|Carno]] ([[User talk:Carno|talk]]) 12:03, 6 November 2023 (EST)<br /> :You need to clear your browser cache. Press Alt + F5 or Shift + F5. As for mobile, it's probably the same thing and the issue will resolve itself in due time. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:08, 6 November 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==An &quot;Energon Universe&quot; wiki==<br /> <br /> Greetings, everyone! I know it's too soon to ask, but just as a wiki based on [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Hasbro Universe]] was made, we now need to make a new wiki based on the &quot;[[Energon Universe]]&quot; by [[Image Comics|Image]]/[[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound]]. I ask you for help because the process of using MediaWiki is very different from using Fandom. Besides, I can't include lists of characters and story arcs on Wikipedia, as much as I can make other articles there. Thank you so much. [[User:Fico Puricelli|Fico Puricelli]] ([[User talk:Fico Puricelli|talk]]) 17:24, 6 December 2023 (EST)<br /> :There's no point to a separate wiki because we're covering the Energon Universe in its entirety. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:13, 8 November 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> == Series ==<br /> <br /> Following discussion on the Discord about the Series section taking up too much page real estate, I've put together a couple of solutions on a [[User:TheLastGherkin/SGA|disused sandbox]]. I'm leaning towards take 2 or 3, since take 1 doesn't really fix the problem. Takes 2 and 3 look the same when collapsed, but behave differently once you hit the toggle to expand. Any thoughts? —[[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 06:30, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :For me, the problem with the series listing has never been that it takes up too much space, it's that the series are laid out in an arbitrary chronological way that means it's always easier just to google/search for the specific series than use it as an index—even as someone who's familiar with the franchise's timeline. If the list was fit for purpose, the size of it wouldn't be an issue, in my opinion. For that reason, I prefer take 1, as the dropdowns make it less efficient to use as an index. The way you've condensed the Generations toylines is great, by the way. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 08:41, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :I agree with Wadapan on take 1 being the best. (Also, minor editing note, you forgot to add a “[[Transformers Cyberworld (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Cyberworld (cartoon)|Cartoon]]” section under ''Cyberworld''.) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 09:08, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :: Yeah, &quot;space&quot; isn't really a problem here. At least, the downside of how much page space it takes is extremely minor (if this was up top it would definitely be an issue, but that far down? Being basically the last thing on the page? Nah), and the downside of reducing big obvious easy navigability of major franchises by using a bunch of dropdowns that rely on people already knowing where the series they're &quot;after&quot; sits in the sorting rather than being right there is, well, way more sided-downwards. And you know I'm all for watching out for pagebloat. I'm good with take 1. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:32, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :: Actually, one thing I'd change? Put RID2K above the UT, like you did with Animated. Despite the BW mold uses, I would not consider that part of the &quot;Beast Era&quot;, it was a big break away from it and really should be treated as such. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:39, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> ::: Agreed, and it’s also only the Japanese version that’s connected to the Beast Era anyways. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 17:10, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :::How about just a format where it's kind of like a gallery where the series' logo is shown alongside all the subsections needed, then you scroll left or right to move forward on backwards in time? That sounds cool.<br /> Like:<br /> &quot;Series information&quot;<br /> (Goes to wild king)&lt;-(G1 logo)-&gt;(goes to G2)<br /> (All G1 subsections)<br /> [[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 11:20, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :I'll be honest, I don't think ever scrolled down far enough to even notice how much space the Series took up, and I don't think it really bothers me that it does. With that said, I think take one would be an improvement because the current one is kinda just... noise? the nice thick dividing lines and clean formatting help with readability. - [[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:44, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :Side note, Transformers One should probably get the full name of Transformers One instead of just &quot;One&quot;. It could even be snuck into the film series tab, with perhaps some clever rewording for the section so the &quot;live action&quot; bit doesn't exclude it. - [[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:20, 23 March 2025 (EDT)</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=1822833 2025-03-23T23:44:41Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: /* Series */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100px;line-height:100px;font-weight:900;&quot;&gt;THE FUNNY STAYS.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> -The Management<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:2em&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please use this talk page for discussion about the [[Main Page]].<br /> <br /> To discuss site-wide policies, please visit [[Transformers Wiki Talk:Community Portal|the Community Portal talk page]].<br /> <br /> If you ignore the first, second, and third things written on this page to complain about the captions, your transient whining will be moved to [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/People who will never contribute here but nevertheless want us to change everything]].&lt;/b&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Archives==<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive1|Archive1]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive2|Archive2]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive3|Archive3]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive4|Archive4]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive5|Archive5]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive6|Archive6]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive7|Archive7]]<br /> * [[Talk:Main Page/Archive8|Archive8]]<br /> <br /> ==Go-Bots==<br /> <br /> Considering this wiki long ago decided to leave any non-TF-related Go Bots material to other wikis is there a reason the Go Bots comic is listed in the current release section? [[User:Indridcold13|Indridcold13]] ([[User talk:Indridcold13|talk]]) 23:44, 7 January 2019 (EST)<br /> : Click the link to find out. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:04, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> ::I think he's asking why the comic series is included on here at all when it's not a Transformers comic nor tied to any Transformers media. Like, why not have GBWiki do that instead? Its [[gbwiki:Main Page|main page]] has a News section; for lack of a &quot;Current Releases&quot; section of its own (understandibly so, of course), the comic series name and issue number could go there instead. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:19, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :::So we'd be advertising our side-wiki even less than we already do, then. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:57, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :::Why not do both? It'll only be an issue for a little while. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:58, 8 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Adding icons for the IDW Hasbro and GoBots wikis==<br /> <br /> There was some discussion on the Allspark thread a couple of weeks ago about adding icons for the two sister wiki to the Main Page alongside our Twitter and Tumblr links (and also remove the Blogspot link) with a couple of mockups made to show what it would look like. You can find the two examples in the couple of posts starting here. Any feedback welcome! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:47, 15 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :I think the version that explicitly names the other sites is preferable, but I'm not convinced by the alignment of the text over the icons in your example. You'd have to play around with it some. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 21:43, 15 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::Yeah, I kinda threw that together just roughly to put across the idea. I'll be doing a sandbox to get all that right before going live. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:25, 16 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::[[User:Abates/sandbox|Sandbox here]] --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:14, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::I wish we had a third social media account to fill that gap in the middle and make the text look less off-center, but I like it in concept. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 10:25, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::I kind of feel like captions indicating what the other wikis ''are'' would be preferable, but I'm not sure how to make that not look like ass... (Also, is the TFWiki.info bit actually needed?) --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 13:49, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::: Yeah, I feel like the &quot;.info&quot; bit can be safely axed. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 14:09, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::I dunno, if we're paying for another domain name for branding purposes we should keep noting it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:50, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::Why ''are'' we paying for another domain name? Just to stop anyone else taking it? Because I don't think anyone actually defaults to .info... --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 17:18, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::::Yeah, I think that's why. A situation where Wikia/Fandom grabs tfwiki.info or whatever and points it at their Transformers Wikia would be a recipe for confusion. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:31, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::::Mm. But if that's the ''only'' reason we have it, why have a link on the main page that's just a redirect to itself? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:28, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::::::::I guess it's a case of it being added back when we left Wikia (We had [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&amp;oldid=197671 an announcement] that linked to both URLs) and the link was kept as the Main Page changed. We could perhaps instead note it on the [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:48, 18 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::::::::Yeah, I don't think there's any reason we need the link on the front page. Plus I like the balance of the text in the current sandbox. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:28, 19 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Any more input on this or can I throw it up on the main page? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:56, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::I feel like the icon that Ravage should be resting his paw on ought to be the Twitter icon. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:56, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::Twitter gets pretty snippy about having things interact with their logo/icon, while Tumblr sees to be more chill about it, hence why they're positioned the way they are. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:59, 26 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::Did you experiment at all with text captions for the icons? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 17:09, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::I've added a version with text captions to the sandbox, though I'm not sure it looks as good as without. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:24, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> ::::Yeah, the text just looks out of place and unbalanced. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:11, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> :::::It might look more balanced if the Twitter and Tumblr icons had text beneath them too, but one could also argue that all four having text would look too cluttered. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 20:16, 27 June 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Add a Breaking News Section==<br /> <br /> I say that they need to add a Breaking News Section for Breaking News in the Transformers Section.<br /> →[[User:806mtson|806mtson]] ([[User talk:806mtson|talk]]) 21:56, 19 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :We're not really a &quot;news&quot; kind of site. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:58, 19 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Adding a link to the &quot;TFWiki Community&quot; Wordpress site.==<br /> <br /> Wouldn't make since as it is technically a part of the site, and there isn't a link to it anywhere else on the wiki?[[User:DDog|DDog]] ([[User talk:DDog|talk]]) 00:03, 20 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :Also on the nitpicky side, shouldn't the illustration of SG Ravage be waving as he says he is when you hover over it? It kind of bugs me.[[User:DDog|DDog]] ([[User talk:DDog|talk]]) 00:03, 20 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Community portal?==<br /> <br /> I know this isn't exactly the right place to ask this, but what happened to the community portal? I clicked the link in the sidebar and it came up as &quot;create this page&quot;.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:58, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :Okay, looking around a bit at places where I know it is linked from I have discovered that the sidebar links to [[Transformers Wiki:Community portal]] and the actual page is [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal]]. Notice the capitalization difference. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:01, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> ::Yeah, the sidebar appears to have reset to a default, dropping the custom links to current franchises and changing to an incorrect capitalisation for the community portal. Once the sidebar's fixed we should be good. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:06, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> :::Huh, looks like it fixed itself? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:28, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Fall of Cybertron toyline==<br /> <br /> I find it odd that Fall of Cybertron is the only franchise in the Series Information featurebox to not have a link to its own toyline. Even the original War for Cybertron has a redirect pointing to its five toys released on the Generations line. So wouldn't it make sense to also include a redirect for the FOC section of the Generations line under the FOC franchise here? [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 21:21, 25 November 2020 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Self Transforming Optimus Prime toys==<br /> <br /> Any articles on the self-transforming Optimus Prime G1 toy which cost $700?<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0SEYM9jHVg {{unsigned|Mzawutang}}<br /> :It wouldn't get its own article, though it's not absolutely clear where in our [[Optimus Prime (G1)/suite]] it would go. It blurs the line between toy and merchandise, and if it's a toy at all it would probably go on the &quot;old&quot; toy page simply because it isn't Generations. Not helping matters is that the Robosen and Hasbro Pulse websites each show different packaging with different product line names. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:47, 19 October 2021 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Family Guy Cutaway Gag==<br /> <br /> I remember seeing this cutaway skit on Youtube from Family Guy themed around Transformers. Something about a Decepticon named Negatron who turns into a canoe. Is it worth making a page about at all? [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 15:48, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :Lots of other media references Transformers. We don't include any of it, because it's not official. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 15:53, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> ::^ Correct. We don't cover other shows making reference to Transformers unless it's an official collaboration with Hasbro. The only exception is we'll sometimes make brief mention on a voice actor's page if they reprise their character for a parody, such as David Kaye voicing Megatron in Robot Chicken. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:55, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :::Funny you should mention the thing about David Kaye, since the skit I'm talking about had Frank Welker reprise his role as Megatron. I don't know if that makes it eligible to make a page about, but I thought it was worth bringing up. [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 16:06, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> ::::Still not worth a page. And we already have a note on Welker's page about him reprising Megatron and Soundwave in parodies on other shows. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> :::::Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. [[User:GoodMudkip|GoodMudkip]] ([[User talk:GoodMudkip|talk]]) 16:11, 28 September 2021 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Potential removal of Twitter from the &quot;We're also on these websites:&quot; area==<br /> <br /> Yeah...about that. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 23:13, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :Let's hold off until something ''actually'' happens. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:18, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :Are you not making a premature call here? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:19, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> ::Yes, I know it's premature, but still. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 23:21, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> :::We should definitely wait until Twittergeddon actually takes place before removing the link. (So in about 2 or 3 days) --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 23:41, 17 November 2022 (EST)<br /> Honestly I'm really scared about this.--[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 04:25, 18 November 2022 (EST)<br /> <br /> No. It will be fine in the end and this whole bit of conversation will look silly in a few months time. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:42, 18 November 2022 (EST)<br /> <br /> UPDATE: So, about that. (Yes, I know it's still premature again) [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 05:41, 18 February 2023 (EST)<br /> :It's still fine. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:47, 18 February 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Fan interactions==<br /> <br /> So [https://twitter.com/NicoleDubuc/status/1612440658035503110 this] happened, and it kinda jogged something in my head about what extent fan interactions like this can influence the wiki. How should I treat this next time I run into one of them?--[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:38, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br /> :Nothing. This is commentary from a random writer on random fanart; it is not official material or something that clarifies it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:29, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==Icon change (or not.)==<br /> I assume that everyone's thoughts are &quot;(in Dan from Dan VS' voice) '''I don't care how he rebranded Twitter, we're &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100px;line-height:100px;font-weight:900;&quot;&gt;NOT&lt;/span&gt; changing the icon and its name.'''&quot; [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]])<br /> :I see no reason to indulge that stale bong rip with bad hair plugs and an apartheid-earned trust fund. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:37, 28 July 2023 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==This day in history==<br /> <br /> The &quot;This Day in History&quot; box takes up a lot of space on the front page as the date pages have grown in length over the years. What's the feeling about having it reduce so that the box just shows a handful of particularly notable items with a &quot;More&quot; link so people can click through to the full list?<br /> <br /> The main drawbacks I see are (a) disagreements over what constitutes a notable item, and (b) some dates might not have anything approaching a notable item. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:16, 27 October 2023 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==GO to top feature==<br /> I've noticed that the &quot;GO to top!&quot; feature that's been added, while cool, is a bit buggy. especially on mobile where it just doesn't even show up when you're at the bottom of the page and on computer is shows up at the top of the page and then disappears after you scroll a bit before coming back when you've hit the bottom of a page. I was just wondering if this was still being worked on? [[User:Carno|Carno]] ([[User talk:Carno|talk]]) 12:03, 6 November 2023 (EST)<br /> :You need to clear your browser cache. Press Alt + F5 or Shift + F5. As for mobile, it's probably the same thing and the issue will resolve itself in due time. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:08, 6 November 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==An &quot;Energon Universe&quot; wiki==<br /> <br /> Greetings, everyone! I know it's too soon to ask, but just as a wiki based on [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Hasbro Universe]] was made, we now need to make a new wiki based on the &quot;[[Energon Universe]]&quot; by [[Image Comics|Image]]/[[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound]]. I ask you for help because the process of using MediaWiki is very different from using Fandom. Besides, I can't include lists of characters and story arcs on Wikipedia, as much as I can make other articles there. Thank you so much. [[User:Fico Puricelli|Fico Puricelli]] ([[User talk:Fico Puricelli|talk]]) 17:24, 6 December 2023 (EST)<br /> :There's no point to a separate wiki because we're covering the Energon Universe in its entirety. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:13, 8 November 2023 (EST)<br /> <br /> == Series ==<br /> <br /> Following discussion on the Discord about the Series section taking up too much page real estate, I've put together a couple of solutions on a [[User:TheLastGherkin/SGA|disused sandbox]]. I'm leaning towards take 2 or 3, since take 1 doesn't really fix the problem. Takes 2 and 3 look the same when collapsed, but behave differently once you hit the toggle to expand. Any thoughts? —[[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 06:30, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :For me, the problem with the series listing has never been that it takes up too much space, it's that the series are laid out in an arbitrary chronological way that means it's always easier just to google/search for the specific series than use it as an index—even as someone who's familiar with the franchise's timeline. If the list was fit for purpose, the size of it wouldn't be an issue, in my opinion. For that reason, I prefer take 1, as the dropdowns make it less efficient to use as an index. The way you've condensed the Generations toylines is great, by the way. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 08:41, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :I agree with Wadapan on take 1 being the best. (Also, minor editing note, you forgot to add a “[[Transformers Cyberworld (toyline)|Toyline]] | [[Transformers Cyberworld (cartoon)|Cartoon]]” section under ''Cyberworld''.) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 09:08, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :: Yeah, &quot;space&quot; isn't really a problem here. At least, the downside of how much page space it takes is extremely minor (if this was up top it would definitely be an issue, but that far down? Being basically the last thing on the page? Nah), and the downside of reducing big obvious easy navigability of major franchises by using a bunch of dropdowns that rely on people already knowing where the series they're &quot;after&quot; sits in the sorting rather than being right there is, well, way more sided-downwards. And you know I'm all for watching out for pagebloat. I'm good with take 1. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:32, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :: Actually, one thing I'd change? Put RID2K above the UT, like you did with Animated. Despite the BW mold uses, I would not consider that part of the &quot;Beast Era&quot;, it was a big break away from it and really should be treated as such. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:39, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> ::: Agreed, and it’s also only the Japanese version that’s connected to the Beast Era anyways. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 17:10, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :::How about just a format where it's kind of like a gallery where the series' logo is shown alongside all the subsections needed, then you scroll left or right to move forward on backwards in time? That sounds cool.<br /> Like:<br /> &quot;Series information&quot;<br /> (Goes to wild king)&lt;-(G1 logo)-&gt;(goes to G2)<br /> (All G1 subsections)<br /> [[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 11:20, 23 March 2025 (EDT)<br /> :I'll be honest, I don't think ever scrolled down far enough to even notice how much space the Series took up, and I don't think it really bothers me that it does. With that said, I think take one would be an improvement because the current one is kinda just... noise? the nice thick dividing lines and clean formatting help with readability. - [[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:44, 23 March 2025 (EDT)</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:WeiJiang-VS-StudioSeries-Blackout.jpg&diff=1822810 2025-03-23T20:09:22Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>A comparison between the official [[Studio Series]] [[Blackout (Movie)#Studio Series|Blackout]] figure (right) and its upscaled Weijiang [[Knockoff|knockoff]] (left).<br /> <br /> Source: PrimeVsPrime &lt;ref&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx1jHH7LVmY&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{fairuse}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Knockoff toy images]]<br /> [[Category: Comparison images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Shockwave-MP-vs-KO.jpg&diff=1822809 2025-03-23T20:09:00Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>A comparison between a [[Knockoff|knockoff]] (left) and an official version (right) of [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-29 Shockwave]].<br /> <br /> Source: Bots and Bits on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0YOZ5sgXPE&amp;t=836s)<br /> <br /> [[Category: Knockoff toy images]]<br /> [[Category: Comparison images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:PolyfectCombiners.jpg&diff=1822808 2025-03-23T20:07:24Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>Combiners from the [[Knockoff|bootleg]] manufacturer Polyfect.<br /> <br /> {{unknown source}}<br /> <br /> {{fairuse}}<br /> [[Category: Knockoff toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Category:Knockoff_toy_images&diff=1822807 2025-03-23T20:06:13Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>A collection of images of [[Knockoff]] toys that are used on the Transformers Wiki.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that Transformers Wiki does not endorse or make any attempt to record or categorize the full breadth of knockoff toys that are out there in the universe, as that's simply not what this site is for. Rather, these select images are used on the site purely for informative purposes to explain the ''general concept'' of knockoff toys.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Transformation-Deformation-Robot-Yellow-Car-Compatible-Model-Building-Kid-s-Block-Hobbies-Car-Model-early-education.jpg&diff=1822806 2025-03-23T20:00:37Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: </p> <hr /> <div>A selection of Transformers [[Knockoff|knockoffs]], sold as ''Transformation Deformation Robot''s on AliExpress.com.<br /> [[Category: Knockoff toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:Shockwave-MP-vs-KO.jpg&diff=1822805 2025-03-23T19:59:14Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: link specificity + added category</p> <hr /> <div>A comparison between a [[Knockoff|knockoff]] (left) and an official version (right) of [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-29 Shockwave]].<br /> <br /> Source: Bots and Bits on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0YOZ5sgXPE&amp;t=836s)<br /> <br /> [[Category: Knockoff toy images]]</div>

Foffy the Sheep https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Siren_(G1)&diff=1822804 2025-03-23T19:52:31Z

<p>Foffy the Sheep: Bringing back the old main caption because I personally thought it was funnier and was disappointed to see it gone</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambig3|Siren}}<br /> :''Siren is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:G1 Siren boxart.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Known for his &quot;thumbs-aside&quot; attitude.]]<br /> '''Siren'''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s (aka '''Loudmouth'''&lt;ref name=&quot;loudmouth&quot;&gt;&quot;Loudmouth&quot; is a substitute name used by Hasbro for a [[Titan Master]] figure from the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'' line]] released in [[2016]] that represents the Generation 1 Siren character, ''presumably'' because the name &quot;Siren&quot; is currently not available as a [[trademark]].&lt;/ref&gt;) voice modulator goes to eleven—and stays there. Thanks to his ear-splitting upbringing in the [[Sonic Canyons]], he operates at full volume all the time. While this may annoy his pals [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], it drives his partner [[Quig]] nuts. Eventually, Quig's efforts to teach Siren about the concept of an &quot;indoor voice&quot; may succeed, but for now Siren doesn't really listen to him, either because he can't hear him or because he doesn't ''want'' to.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Loud, brash... and totally ''brain dead!''|Nightbeat, regarding Siren|&quot;[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====<br /> {{noteukonly}}<br /> Siren came from the [[Sonic Canyons]], a region of southern [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the deafening sound of underground machinery echoed along the canyon walls, causing a constant deluge of scrap metal to come tumbling down. This deafening, dangerous environment taught Siren to be both loud of mouth and nimble of feet. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Siren's ''Universe'' profile}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Siren, you hypocrite, your motto is &quot;Act first, ask questions later.&quot;]]<br /> ''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on [[Earth]], Siren accompanied Nightbeat to Earth to investigate a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the [[California]] shoreline. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback (G1)|the body]], who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Siren was sent to chase them down, and after he had cornered the two in an alley, he learned that the two were actually Autobots! Though [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] made their introductions, the latter exploded as the real culprit, the [[Decepticon]] leader-in-training [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] announced his presence with his [[cyclone cannon]]. The two barely managed to escape, and Hosehead explained that the well-armed Decepticon was hunting down purposefully-released Autobot prisoners. Nightbeat and his partner [[Muzzle]] were able to detonate the inspected corpse's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}} {{storylink|Rage!}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AssaultontheArk a noble sentiment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> ''Siren was reading up on the ancient Cybertronian myth of the &quot;Deathbringer&quot; when the Autobots received a distress call from Earth's surface. In response, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Siren, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, only to find what seemed to be mythology come to life: a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] had come to cleanse the planet of life! Ironically, the creature was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], over which Optimus had been lamenting the loss of beforehand. Siren and the others fought valiantly against the Deathbringer, but their efforts proved futile against the seemingly invulnerable foe. Using a plan hatched by Nightbeat, Optimus used the Deathbringer's own programming against it, and caused it to self-destruct, removing Siren and the others from danger.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}<br /> <br /> ''Siren was relaxing on the Ark, playing a [[Cybertronian games#Fullstasis|board game]] with Nightbeat, when the spacecraft came under attack from a small detachment of Decepticon lead by Thunderwing, who was hungry for revenge against Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead for his earlier defeat at their hands. Though shocked to see Thunderwing alive, Siren realized that the Decepticon had come for him and his friends, and was unwilling to let Optimus Prime risk his life in battle for him. Fortunately, the Autobots far outnumbered Thunderwing's team, and the villains were soon driven off with relative ease.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Sirengeethanks.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Siren: Worst Green Lantern ever.]]<br /> In search of the Creation Matrix, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead took a journey to the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. Nightbeat's zeal quickly got them in trouble with both local mobs, and in the midst of a skirmish, Siren found himself in possession of the artifact both mobs desired—the [[bird]]. Though with the help of Miss [[Fatale]], Siren, Hosehead, and Nightbeat were able to use the artifact to restore the decrepit planet, they failed to find the Matrix. However, they ''did'' manage to get shot in the back and captured by Thunderwing and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Siren demonstrated remarkable self-control in not revealing information to Thunderwing while being tortured by [[Thunderwing's ship|his ship]]'s [[Mind Leech]], despite the incredible pain. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}<br /> <br /> Due to a system malfunction caused by [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] colliding with the machinery when he was &quot;disciplined&quot; by Thunderwing, the machine holding Siren and his teammates short-circuited, {{storylink|Dark Creation}} allowing the trio to break free. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Siren and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow. Finding themselves on the Ark in the middle of a fierce battle against Thunderwing, who had become possessed by the Matrix, Nightbeat quickly hatched a plan. After Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to a shuttle, Hosehead released the [[artificial gravity]], and after Thunderwing and the shuttle had been sucked out, Siren pulled Nightbeat back into the Ark's ship bay. Thunderwing was cast out into the void of space, where the shuttle self-destructed. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Sirenendoftheroad.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Do you not understand? It's [[Furmanism|Over! '''Finished!''']]]]<br /> With the [[Matrix Quest]] having come to an end, the Autobots enjoyed some much-needed downtime. Siren and Hosehead spent time watching mystery films on one of the Ark's monitors; Siren was even able to guess that the servo-droid was the culprit. Later, Siren told Hosehead a joke he'd already heard. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} This holiday was interrupted when the gruesomely-combined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] went on a rampage through the Ark, and Siren expressed displeasure when Optimus Prime made the unpopular decision to spare the creature. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}<br /> <br /> After the second [[Decepticon Civil War]], Siren and the rest of the Earthbound Transformers were teleported to Cybertron by [[Primus]]. There, the Transformer's creator-god told them of his eternal struggle against Unicron, and of their imminent destiny to oppose the Chaos-Bringer. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} During this costly battle, despite the incredible foe he and his race faced, he raced recklessly on his [[sky-sled]] for his personal amusement. Despite Nightbeat's warnings, this resulted in him colliding with [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br /> <br /> With Unicron defeated, the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], but their presence became known, and they were ambushed upon arrival. Siren managed to survive the first round of the massacre, desperately grabbing for his weapon under the feet of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], but he was noticed and put out of his misery. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived to revive all the Autobot casualties magically, and Siren was presumably revived as well. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====Marvel UK future timelines=====<br /> [[File:ShadowofEvil siren blasted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]<br /> In an alternate [[2009]], Siren was one of the Autobots who had to abandon Cybertron to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons after the [[Time Wars]] rebooted history. To make matters worse, their ship crashed on Earth after their leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by Unicron's corrupting influence. Siren was seen being blasted around the landscape by his fearless leader after impact. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====<br /> Siren was present when Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders Shockwave and Megatron, who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. Siren was hit by a laser, causing him to transform into vehicle mode. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a Minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}<br /> <br /> Siren was among the Autobots who responded to a Decepticon attempt to steal the United States military's [[Nevada Alpha]] arms cache, making a path through traffic for his team-mates with his lights and sirens. During the battle, his right leg was badly damaged by [[Snarler]], but the Autobots soon triumphed and Siren and the other wounded were taken to receive medical treatment from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} He wasn't so lucky during later battles, falling alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}<br /> <br /> Recordings of the attack on Alaska, along with Optimus Prime reviewing Siren's characteristics to Bumblebee, were used in a wayward simulation experienced by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classics''====<br /> {{noteclassics}}<br /> [[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Yet to discover the fine art of whispering.]]<br /> When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Siren and Quig nearly undid the binary-bonding process that connected them, only to realize they had come to rely on one-another to balance out their clashing personalities. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classcs'' Quig profile}} Together, they joined Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] to form their own team. They then picked up [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] from [[Nebulos]] {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Lug profile}} before being joined by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. Together, they formed a detective agency and scoured the galaxy for mysteries to solve. {{storylink|At Fight's End}} {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}<br /> <br /> Nightbeat's crew once had to set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl initiated by Nightbeat's crew (and aggravated by Siren), Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged &quot;new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]&quot; by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. Soon after Siren disoriented Ruckus with his [[sonic-screamer pistol]]s and Slag separated Ruckus from the hostage by ''chopping off his arm'', the Decepticons were defeated and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for their services. <br /> <br /> [[File:GravitonCrew.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]<br /> Despite their short run-in with good luck, Siren and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}} Siren and his team managed to survive the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their universe]] and ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Regeneration One''====<br /> {{NoteRG1}}<br /> [[File:LessThanZero yow siren.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]<br /> Twenty-one years after the battle on Klo, Siren was stationed on Cybertron and alongside [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] was charged by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] with keeping the renegade [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in custody. They managed to keep him for about thirty seconds before he apparently infected Perceptor with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] and escaped to look for his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Siren presumably fell victim to the Gene Key around this time; when Grimlock met up with Grapple, Hosehead, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] later, they believed themselves the only Autobots to escape conversion.<br /> <br /> When Rodimus Prime was sent on a journey through space and time via [[Zero Space]], he was transported back to the time of the Deathbringer's attack on Earth, and narrowly avoided being struck by Siren when the loud-mouthed Autobot was sent hurtling through the air and smashed through a window. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}<br /> <br /> During the invasion of Cybertron by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s, Siren found himself fighting on the front line along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and a horde of other Autobots, most of whom were slaughtered in the first action. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Siren, by contrast, survived and was seen after the battle arresting [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> [[File:Sirendarkages.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|We'd tilt back too if we were carrying those things around.]]<br /> Siren was part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s organized resistance to Decepticon rule during the [[Age of Internment]]. Along with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], [[Getaway]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], he participated in a bait-and-capture mission in [[Nova Cronum]] to disable one of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and bring it in for study. Curiously, they engaged a group of three of the Air Warriors, disabled the first two, and the third just shut down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} However, when Nightbeat tried to apply an [[inhibitor claw]], the Air Warrior automatically upgraded into enhanced attack mode and began to attack them again. The ensuing onslaught was overwhelming, but while Siren ended up being blinded by one of the Air Warrior's blasts, he and Joyride latched their [[alternate mode]]s together, rammed their opponent into a spike on the wall, and finally attached the inhibitor claw. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> {{first|[[Stormbringer issue 1|''Transformers: Stormbringer'' #1]]}}<br /> <br /> [[File:SpotlightKup Siren.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|It seems [[Springer (G1)|somebody]] better be careful.]]<br /> Initially stationed on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Siren was requisitioned into action on board the ''[[Ark-17]]'' for a mission to rescue [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] from [[Tsiehshi]]. Unfortunately, Kup had been driven mad by the planet's [[Ore-8]] radiation and, unable to recognise his would-be rescuers thanks to the antique [[anti-rad armor]] they were wearing, believed they were [[zombie]]s and attacked them. Siren was the only one to escape alive (minus an arm), and loudly berated both [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] on the foolhardy rescue mission, which had cost loyal Autobots their lives. Though Springer reminded Siren of how valuable Kup's training had been to all the Autobot soldiers, the [[Wreckers]] commander was silenced when Siren stated that no Autobots deserved to die at the hands of their comrades, especially by the hand of somebody as revered as Kup. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}<br /> <br /> Sometime later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] had hatched a plan to boost Autobot morale by rebuilding and rehabilitating Kup using [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender]] technology that [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] had perfected. To maintain Kup's mental stability, it was agreed that he would never be told what he did to the ground teams from ''Ark-17'', and survivors such as Siren and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were sworn to silence. {{storylink|Everything in Its Right Place}}<br /> <br /> After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Siren joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. Their departure aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion within the ship, sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Siren out of the ship, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} but he survived the experience and was soon recovered and repaired. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}<br /> <br /> [[File:IntimateBeheading BRILLIANT.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|You know you're loud when you can make [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] ''cringe''.]]<br /> ''Someone'' thought it was a good idea to give Siren the PA system and let him do the ship-wide announcements. He reported on the hostage situation taking place in [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office. {{storylink|Interiors}} Later, he was invited to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind's]] first attempt to awaken Rung from his coma with a storytelling session alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], though his piercing voice caused his fellow Autobots to shield their ears. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Siren and the rest of the crew of the ''Lost Light'' returned to Cybertron to help thwart the machinations of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s &quot;[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]&quot; prophecy. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} In the aftermath, Siren was a spectator at the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Six months after that, once the ''Lost Light'' was back on its quest, Siren sat in rapt attention as [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] related the story of how he saved the universe. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}<br /> <br /> [[File:OurStepsWillAlwaysRhyme TailgateHoverboard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> A while afterwards, Siren was walking through the ''Lost Light''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s corridors when a [[hoverboard]]-riding Tailgate almost knocked his head off. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}<br /> <br /> Siren was among the members of the ''Lost Light '' crew present when Rodimus gave a speech before [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s prewake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}<br /> <br /> At some point Siren was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against their &quot;co-captains&quot; Megatron and Rodimus. When the time came, Siren stood alongside Getaway on the ''Lost Light''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s bridge as he stranded Megatron, Rodimus, and their supporters on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}<br /> <br /> After Getaway took over the ''Lost Light'', he maintained his control by bargaining with the mnemosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] to rewrite the crew's memories. Siren and the others soon came to believe that Rodimus and his cohorts left the ''Lost Light'' willingly, abandoning the rest of the crew to seek Cyberutopia on their own. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Siren was seen loudly socializing with the fraught [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] after the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] caught up with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}<br /> <br /> When Cyberutopia turned out to be a fraud, however, Getaway sold out his crew to save his own neck. Siren and the others were turned into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]] by a virus and used as cannon fodder on behalf of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. They attacked Rodimus and his people when they found Cyberutopia as well. First Aid was able to undo the effects of the Sparkeater virus using concussive medicine. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}<br /> <br /> ===''Titans Return'' marketing material===<br /> Loudmouth was an extremely loud ancient [[Titan Master]] who crewed the giant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] robots at the dawn of time. His special [[Spark]] gift that he was meant to share with peaceful races he met across the galaxy was the ability to damage enemies with a devastating Circuit Shock Disruptor. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Loudmouth online bio}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===<br /> Siren was a charismatic Autobot. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> [[File:SmallHeadmastersCommercial autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|They didn't have any dialogue, but then again they probably couldn't afford BRIAN BLESSED to voice Siren anyway...]]<br /> Siren raced across the surface of an unknown planet in alternate mode alongside Nightbeat and Hosehead. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters commercial}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''The Transformers''===<br /> [[File:G1Siren toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WHAT? WHAT?!]]<br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-a1|'''Siren''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;Quig&quot; Headmaster pilot, helmet/seat, &quot;[[CO2 shotgun|CO&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; shotgun]]&quot;, left &amp; right &quot;[[sonic-screamer pistol]]s&quot;<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}<br /> <br /> : Released in the fifth year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Siren transforms into a grey {{w|Toyota Supra#Third generation (A70; 1986)|Toyota Supra}} with &quot;fire chief&quot; markings. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior that can seat a Headmaster in their humanoid mode; for the smaller fifth-year Headmasters, a secondary &quot;seat&quot; is required to keep the Nebulan from rattling around. In vehicle mode, he can also attach his rifle on his roof, and the smaller twin blasters on his hood.<br /> <br /> : In [[robot mode]], Siren has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec]] meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence when a Headmaster in head mode is plugged into his neck socket; Siren's readouts are all on a single plate unlike the prior year's toys' individual tumblers, and will show the same ratings regardless of what Headmaster is attached.<br /> <br /> : Siren comes with his Nebulan Headmaster partner [[Quig#Toys|Quig]].<br /> <br /> : In Japan, this mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]], then later offered without changes (and in Hasbro packaging!) as &quot;Goshooter Siren&quot; in a [[Robot Point]] mail-away offer.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Siren/siren.htm More information on Siren at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Titans Return''===<br /> {{anchor|Generations}}<br /> [[File:TitanMasterToy Loudmouth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|THIS IS A BOAT, DEFINITELY BOAT!&lt;ref&gt;TJOmega: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCgR-ZBueU#t=10m14s Titan Masters Nightbeat &amp; Loudmouth] (''Random Review'')&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-a1|'''Loudmouth''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Accessories'': Titan Master mini-vehicle<br /> {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of individually-packed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Loudmouth (renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) transforms from robot to a head based on that of the original Siren toy. In this mode, Loudmouth can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures. Loudmouth is packaged with a small vehicle that can transform into three modes: a hovercar that Loudmouth can ride, a tank that Loudmouth can transform and become a part of (although you can let him ride in Titan Master mode by bending his knees), and a 5mm weapon for larger figures.<br /> <br /> : Unlike most of the Titan Master vehicle accessories, Loudmouth's vehicle's gun mode handle does not seem to easily pop off when wielded by many 5mm-compatible closed hands. However, the handle is ''slightly'' thin for both open and closed hands to wield, some Titan Masters like Nightbeat do not fit to the clamp piece well.<br /> <br /> : The upper portion of Loudmouth's legs has been installed backwards in every sample, but it can be fixed by lightly knocking off the pin, flipping the leg piece, and reassembling it.<br /> <br /> : Loudmouth was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. Loudmouth's head was redecoed as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and came packaged with ''Legends'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Legends|Wheelie]], while his vehicle was redecoed as [[Cargot#Legends|Cargot]], packaged with ''Legends'' [[Highbrow (G1)#Legends|Highbrow]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRLoudmouth/loudmouth.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Loudmouth at TFU.info]''<br /> {{TRLoudmouthMold}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Toy Nightbeat, toy Siren, comic Nightbeat, comic Siren.]]<br /> *According to the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', Siren was originally conceived as either an upgrade or homage to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. While the [[robot mode]] was largely blue, unlike Red Alert, its head was similar to that of the earlier Autobot. The car mode featured a near carbon copy of Red Alert's paint scheme. The Red Alert references were dropped early in the design process.<br /> *For the animation/comic book models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and Siren were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the &quot;shades&quot; he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.<br /> *Siren's box art has a peculiar deco on his legs compared to any other depiction; the box art gives him entirely red shins (the car hood) with a fire chief insignia instead of the final's two red stripes running under the fire chief logo.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Siren''' (サイレン ''Sairen'')<br /> *''French:'' '''Sirène''' (Canada)<br /> <br /> ==Gallery==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Siren idw concept art.jpg|IDW ''More than Meets the Eye'' model<br /> File:TR-concept art-Loudmouth-Santalucia.jpg|Hasbro ''Titans Return'' concept art<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Classics Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Headmasters]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Lost Light crew]]<br /> [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Titan Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]</div>

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