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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

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Fortress Minimus: /* Poll entries */

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2012 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2012-02-29T15:46:06Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' vote for a specific version of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Dinobot, Ironhide, Ratchet, Soundwave, or Waspinator. They've already been inducted!
##You '''also''' can't vote for '''Grimlock, Jazz or Shockwave'''. They're being automatically inducted this year!
#'''However, you CAN vote for ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] or [[Optimus Primal]]! Hasbro considers them separate!'''
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Side Swipe, Terrorsaur (BW), X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 1]], 2012'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:25, 23 February 2012 (EST)

==Poll entries==


*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Blaster, Perceptor, Rumble --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:32, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Barricade, Devastator, Laserbeak, Ravage, Sideways --[[User:LV|LV]] 12:34, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Bluestreak, Hot Rod, Rattrap, Ravage, Wheeljack --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 12:41, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Hot Rod, Ratbat, Ravage, Skywarp--[[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 12:44, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Barricade, Beast Megatron, Rattrap, Sideways, Sky-Byte [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 12:58, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Blaster, Hot Rod, Perceptor, Scorponok, Wheeljack {{unsigned|84.13.39.130}}
*Demolishor, Megatron (BW), Scorponok, Sideways, Sky-Byte. [[User:Rayqui|Rayqui]] 13:14, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Hot Rod, Jetfire, Kup, Rhinox - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 13:21, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Kup, Prowl (G1), Scorponok (G1), Sunstreaker, Swindle --[[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 13:32, 23 February 2012 (EST)
* Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Hot Rod, Megatron (BW), Swindle --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:41, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Ravage, Unicron --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 13:47, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Rampage (BW), Sky-Byte [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 13:54, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Megatron (BW), Minerva (Masterforce), Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Rhinox {{unsigned|50.10.61.121}}
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Laserbeak, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 14:07, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Blades, Hot Rod, Kup, Megatron (BW), Smokescreen --[[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 14:11, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Bruticus, Fortress Maximus, Omega Supreme, Skywarp, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Starfield|Starﬁeld]] 14:19, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Rhinox, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] 14:22, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Cliffjumper, Cyclonus, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack --[[User:AutoUIMagnus299|AutoUIMagnus299]] 14:37, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Hot Rod, Jetfire, Omega Supreme, Prowl --[[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:57, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Depth Charge, Quickstrike, Rattrap, Rhinox, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Femmes Rule!|Femmes Rule!]] 15:01, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Prowl, Rodimus Prime, Scorponok, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] 15:19, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Hot Spot, Quickmix, Searchlight, Silverbolt, Steeljaw --[[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 15:35, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Astrotrain, Bruticus, Rumble, Skywarp, Thundercracker --[[User:crown of starscream|crown of starscream]] 16:02, 23 Febuary 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Prowl, Ravage, Sky-Byte --[[User:Ratbatman|Ratbatman]] 15:36, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Paddles, Piano Transformer Guy, Scrounge, Silverbolt (BW)--[[Special:Contributions/184.56.30.163|184.56.30.163]] 15:40, 23 February 2012 (EST))
*Metroplex, Mudflap (movie), Predaking, Sunstorm (G1), Trypticon {{unsigned|94.7.56.6}}
*Blitzwing (Animated), Ironfist, Straxus, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar --[[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] 16:02, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Jetstorm (BM), Lugnut (Animated), Megatron (BW/BM), Optimus Primal, Roadbuster.--[[Special:Contributions/96.237.141.219|96.237.141.219]] 16:31, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Cliffjumper, Fortress Maximus, Optimus Primal, Ultra Magnus--[[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 16:36, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Jetfire, Prowl [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] 16:37, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Laserbeak (DOTM), Megatron (BW), Ravage, Unicron. [[Special:Contributions/95.151.0.33|95.151.0.33]] 17:04, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Fortress Maximus, Ginrai, Prowl, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] 17:06, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Impactor, Ironfist, Overlord, Straxus, Tarantulas --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:25, 23 February 2012 (EST)
* Bulkhead, Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Sunstorm --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:34, 23 February 2012 (EST)
* Blurr, Rattrap, Tarantulas, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Russellestate|Russellestate]] 19:02, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Inferno (BW), Rampage (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle --[[Special:Contributions/72.187.230.66|72.187.230.66]] 19:08, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Megatron (BW), Nightbeat, Sentinel Prime (Animated), Sky-Byte, Thunderwing--[[Special:Contributions/74.110.211.53|74.110.211.53]] 19:24, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Laserbeak(G1), Optimus Primal, Predaking, Primus, Ultra Magnus (G1).If combiners count.If not then Warpath--[[User:Gamemaster|Gamemaster]] 7:53, 23 February 2012
*Rampage (BW), Rattrap, Scorponok (BW), Tarantualas (BW), Terrorsaur (BW) [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 19:57, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Cheetor (Beast Era), Ginrai, Megatron (Beast Era), Optimus Primal, Thunderwing --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 20:03, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Bluestreak, Chromia, First Aid, Prowl, Ravage--[[User:al_cielo|al_cielo]] 20:02, 23 February 2012
*Jetfire, Landmine, Sky lynx, Smokescreen, Swoop--[[User:Wwelord|Wwelord]] 20:08, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Botanica (both BW and Animated), Firestar, Moonracer, Perceptor (Animated), Slipstream (Animated). If Botanica doesn't count, put Chromia in her place. --[[User:Firestar_of_Kalis|Firestar_of_Kalis]] 15:22, 23 February 2012 (HST)
*[[Blackarachnia]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], [[Sentinel Prime (DOTM)|Sentinel Prime]] -- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 20:42, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Wheeljack. ----[[Special:Contributions/71.17.207.182|71.17.207.182]] 20:59, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Skybyte --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 20:59, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*[[Barricade]], [[Bulkhead]], [[Hot Rod]], [[Megatron (BW)]], [[Rattrap]] -- [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 02:34, 25 February 2012 (EST)
* Arcee, Bulkhead, Optimus Primal, Ironhide, Sky-byte --(Dinobotairfeather)
*Jetfire, Megatron(BW), Rampage(BW), Sari Sumdac(She counts), Sentinel Prime [[User:DinoFreakUSA|DinoFreakUSA]] 21:52, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead (Prime), Prowl (G1), Thundercracker (G1 and Cybertron), Ultra Magnus (RID), Wheeljack (G1) --[[Special:Contributions/68.147.45.66|68.147.45.66]] 22:19, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Cyclonus (G1), Galvatron (G1), Rampage (BW), Silverbolt (BW), Sky-Byte --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 22:34, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*[[Arcee]], [[Blackarachnia]], [[Firestar]], [[Moonracer]], [[Sunstreaker]] --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 22:35, 23 February 2012 (EST)
* Bombshell (G1), Cyclonus (G1), Demolishor (Armada), Scourge (RID), Swerve (G1) --[[User:Thunderweb|Thunderweb]] 23:17, 23 February 2012 (EST)
*Brawn (G1), Megatron (BW), Ravage (SG), Sunstorm (G1), Ultra Magnus (G1) {{unsigned|74.37.238.167}}
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] --[[User:G1MarvelBlaster|G1MarvelBlaster]] 00:47, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Barricade, BlackArachnia, Thunderwing, Wheeljack, Wreck-Gar[[Special:Contributions/70.34.147.3|70.34.147.3]] 01:11, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Lugnut, Rotorstorm, Sixshot, Swindle, Wheeljack --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] 01:36, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Prowl, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack {{unsigned|N2977R}}
*Bludgeon (G1), Megatron (Beast Wars), Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing (G1), Unicron -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 04:19, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Kup, Rattrap, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] 4:47, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Omega Supreme, Overlord, Ratbat, Sideways, Sky-Byte - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:25, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Blades, Cliffjumper, Hot Shot, Rampage(BW), Thundercracker [[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] 06:53, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Astrotrain (G1), Blitzwing (G1), Bombshell, Laserbeak (G1), Rumble (G1) --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 09:26, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Cosmos, Ironfist, Repugnus, Swerve, Tailgate -- JediFlaherty 11:50, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Cheetor, Devastator, Ravage, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Rav|Rav]] 14:51, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Laserbeak, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 16:25, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Bonecrusher, Devastator, Leadfoot, Roadbuster, Sky-Byte --[[User:Atomic Horse|Atomic Horse]] 17:47, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Devastator, Megatron (BW), Omega Supreme, Rattrap --[[User:Endgame|Endgame]] 18:05, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee(g1),Blitzwing(g1/animated),Bulkhead(animated/prime),Cyclonus(g1),Predaking(g1)--[[User:Bardock12|Bardock12]] 18:11, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Bludgeon, Overlord, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 18:47, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Crosswise, Hotshot, Vehicon (Prime), Wheeljack [[Special:Contributions/74.90.6.206|74.90.6.206]] 19:06, 24 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Hot Shot, Sky-Byte, Ultra Magnus, Unicron {{unsigned|64.121.173.16}}
*Arcee, Barricade, Ironfist, Prowl, Thundercracker --[[User:TrashTalk|TrashTalk]] 01:33, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
*Alpha Trion, Arcee (Prime), Bulkhead, Prowl (Animated), W heeljack -- [[Special:Contributions/134.161.85.66|134.161.85.66]] 00:18, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Cyclonus, Kup, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus--[[User:Starscream0625|Starscream0625]] 00:24, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Bomb-Burst (G1), Cosmos, Warpath, Wheelie (G1), Wreck-Gar (G1 and Animated) {{unsigned|115.135.229.16}}
*Cliffjumper, Cyclonus, Hot Rod, Kup, Skywarp {{unsigned|98.132.183.140}}
*Megatron (BW), Nightbeat, Rattrap, Skullgrin, Springer - [[User:Danja|Danja]] 10:56, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Kup, Megatron (BW), Rattrap, Sky-Byte --[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 11:19, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Blitzwing, Hot Rod, Rattrap, Sky-Byte --[[User:TrentTroop|TrentTroop]] 12:04, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Galvatron, Megatron (BW), Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus --[[Special:Contributions/50.138.134.40|50.138.134.40]] 12:29, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Hot Shot, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Amadeus Windfall|Amadeus Windfall]] 12:52, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Hot Rod, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Swindle -- GR
*Blaster, Megatron (BW), Prowl, Ravage, Skids --[[User:Chip|Chip]] 13:50, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee,Blackarachnia,Cliffjumper,Megatron(BW),Straxus---Abdullah
*Prowl, Roadbuster, Springer, Soundwave, Thundercracker --[[User:Shafau|Shafau]] 14:07, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Drift, Laserbeak, Megatron (BW), Thundercracker (G1), Wheeljack. {{unsigned|98.232.210.235}}
*Blurr, Bulkhead, Jetfire, Unicron, Wheeljack --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 14:51, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Broadside, Bulkhead, Jetfire, Megatron (BW), Unicron [[User:ShinRa Actual|ShinRa Actual]] 15:49, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Hot Rod, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte [[User:MrBlud|MrBlud]] 20:19, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Beachcomber (G1), Blurr (G1), Tracks (G1), Ultra Magnus (G1)--nikikt
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Lockdown, Omega Supreme, Scourge(RiD) -- [[User:Assey|Assey]] 23:20, 25 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Devastator, Scorponok, Wheeljack, Wreck-Gar -- {{unsigned|24.3.231.149}}
*Cyclonus, Hot Rod, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Wheeljack -- [[User:Anguirus]]
*Liokaiser, Metal Hawk, Minerva, Sixshot, Star Saber -- [[user:XenoStryker|XenoStryker]]
*Darkwing, Dreadwind, Impactor, Swindle, Xaaron - [[Special:Contributions/94.195.192.254|94.195.192.254]] 03:46, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Rod, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Unicron -- [[user:Daith]]
*Bulkhead, Scourge (RiD), Sideways, Sky-Byte, Wheeljack -- [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] 07:46, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Knock Out, Prowl, Skywarp, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker--[[User:TheHappyShark|TheHappyShark]] 09:27, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Ravage, Shokaract--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:47, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Blaster, Guzzle, Megatron (BW), Ravage --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 12:12, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Carnivac, Straxus, Swindle, Under-3, Xaaron [[User:Blueshift|Blueshift]] 12:18, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Rattrap, Ravage, Scorponok, Swoop, Thundercracker {{unsigned|24.21.71.55}}
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle [[Special:Contributions/75.89.162.254|75.89.162.254]] 15:23, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Black Zarak, Erector, Fortress Maximus, Minerva, Swindle -- Star Sabre James 14:35 February 26, 2012 (CST)
*Fortress Maximus, Minerva, Prowl, Skywarp, Swindle -- Lowlight 14:46 February 26, 2012 (CST)
*Blitzwing, Lockdown, Overlord, Prowl, Wheeljack {{unsigned|Astrotrain85}}
*Bludgeon, Metalhawk, Minerva, Unicron, Thunderclash {{unsigned|Aernaroth}}
*Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Hot Shot, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack -- [[User:Thedude|Thedude]] 17:21, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Devastator, Rodimus Prime, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:PsychoAndy|PsychoAndy]] 18:08, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Prowl (G1), Silverbolt (BW), Superion -- [[Pizzle]] 18:20, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Sky-Byte, Star Saber, Swindle, Thundercracker -- [[User:Terrortron|Terrortron]] 19:05, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Ravage, Sky-Byte, Swindle [[User:Pencoin|Pencoin]] 19:59, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Brawl, Hot Shot, Megatron (BW), Prowl, Swindle -- [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 22:02, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*[[Blackarachnia]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]], [[Ravage]] -- [[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 23:06, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Wheeljack (G1) [[User:EShadowP|EShadowP]] 23:16, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee (Prime), Ratchet (Prime), Roadbuster, Starscream (Armada), Wheeljack (G1) --[[Special:Contributions/98.109.187.86|98.109.187.86]] 23:31, 26 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Hot Rod/imus, Nightbeat, Perceptor, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Trixter|Trixter]] 00:08, 27 February 2012 (EST)
*Botanica, Bulkhead, Demolishor, Lugnut, Sky-Byte --[[Special:Contributions/62.254.76.247|62.254.76.247]] 04:20, 27 February 2012 (EST)
*Lugnut, Sky-Byte, Swindle {{unsigned|87.251.221.57}}
*[[Blades (RB)|Silverbolt 2]], [[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|THA BLITZ, THA HOLE BLITZ & NUTHIN' BUT THA BLITZ]], [[Prowl (Animated)|The ninja bot who never finnished his training]], Hellscream, [[Thunderwing (G1)| BIG & BAD, Thunderwing]]--[[User:Jazzerprime|Jazzy primey, yo]] 5:43, February 28, 2012
*Ginrai (Masterforce), Metalhawk (Masterforce), Minerva (Masterforce), Overlord (Masterforce), Sky-Byte (RID)-- Megabattimus
*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Minerva, Rattrap, Sky-Byte -- Hursticon
*Hot Rod, Nightbeat, Kup, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus-- tburch
*Arcee, Cheetor, Devastator, Minerva, Swindle-- MunkkyNotTrukk
*Amalgamous Prime, Drift (SG), Heatwave (SG), Jetstorm (SG), Solus Prime {{unsigned|219.79.17.93}}
*Arcee, Omega Supreme, Prowl, Ravage, Sky-Byte --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 08:24, 27 February 2012 (EST)
*Beast Wars Megatron, Minerva, Rodimus, Sky-Byte, Swindle -- brickonator
*Bulkhead(Animated), Megatron(BW), Rattrap, Rhinox, Sixshot -- ([[User:Proper Dave|Proper Dave]] 10:14, 27 February 2012 (EST))
*Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Wheeljack -- Barricade64
*Cannonball, Flatline, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte --[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 10:53, 27 February 2012 (EST)
*Alpha Trion, Megatronus Prime/The Fallen, Prima, Primus, Unicron {{unsigned|70.80.204.216}}
*Arcee (prime), Knock out (prime), Rattrap (bw), Ravage, Silverbolt (bw) {{unsigned|Foxtrot}}
*Blurr(SG), Cliffjumper(SG), Dead-end (G1), Dreadwing(Prime), The Fallen {{unsigned|Ghostpirate}}
*Megatron (BW), Rattrap (BW), Terrorsaur (BW), Unicron, Ultra Magnus {{unsigned|62.252.152.189}}
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Lockdown, Rattrap, Wheeljack -- [[User:SamuraiMarmoset|SamuraiMarmoset]] 4:36 PM, 02-27-2012
*Cyclonus(Armada), Knock Out(Prime), Ravage(G1), Scourge(RID), Starscream(Armada) -- ~Tempest Prime9~ 5:06 PM, 02-27-2012
*Alpha Trion, Arcee, Devastator, Primus, Unicron -- Androiddxx 6:21 PM, 27 February 2012
*Dezarus, Dinobot2, Megazarak,Megatron(beast wars),Predaking--Android26 3:46 PM February 27
*Alpha Trion, Devastator, Prowl, Unicron, Wheeljack -- AWESOMEAUTOBOT 8:57 PM February 27 2012
*Alpha Trion, Hardhead, Jetfire, Kup, Warpath--IDWfan 9:26 PM, 27 February 2012
*Bulkhead, Knock Out(Prime), Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle -- [[User:Strangefour|Strangefour]] 22:32, 27 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Prowl, Rattrap, Wheeljack --[[Special:Contributions/75.162.22.53|75.162.22.53]] 00:09, 28 February 2012 (EST)
*Powerglide (G1), Red Alert (Armada), Seaspray (G1), Tidal Wave (Armada), Wingsaber (cybertron) -- [[User:Powerspray231|Powerspray231]] 17:45 28th February 2012 (AEST)
*Fortress Maximus, Metalhawk, Rattrap, Skids, Vector Prime {{unsigned|123.211.2.245 }}
*Lockdown, Megatron(BW), Rodimus Prime, Sky-Byte, Thunderwing(G1) - [[User:Quickstrike|Quickstrike]] 05:49, 28 February 2012 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Megatron(BW), Scarem, Sky-Byte, Wheeljack (Armada)- --[[User:Esser-Z|Esser-Z]] 12:50, 28 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee (Prime), Breakdown (Prime), Cyclonus (G1), Knock Out (Prime), Skywarp (G1) {{unsigned|Randanex}}
*Arcee, Barricade, Beast Wars Megatron, Jetfire, Star Saber -- [[User:TulioDude|TulioDude]]
*Bludgeon, Knock Out (Prime), Mirage (Movie), Silverbolt (G1), Wheeljack (Prime) - [[User:bumblebeeradio|bumblebeeradio]]
*Blackarachnia, Blurr, Fortress Maximus, Rodimus, Wreck-Gar {{unsigned|176.9.53.41}}
*Megatron (BW), Mirage (Movie), Rattrap, Sideswipe (G1), Soundwave {{unsigned|206.53.78.111}}
*Blackarachnia, Perceptor, Scorponok, Sideways, Wheeljack -- --[[User:Cydra|Cydra]] 19:54, 28 February 2012 (EST)
*Arcee, Devastator, Optimus Primal, Rodimus Prime, Unicron -- Lodril
*Beta, Nightracer, Omega Supreme, Optimus Primal, Rattrap -- Firestone
*Minerva, Swindle -- [[Special:Contributions/97.103.161.171|97.103.161.171]]
*Bulkhead, Minerva, Sky-bite, Swindle, Wheeljack [[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] 22:01, 28 February 2012 (EST)
*Galvatron, Jhiaxus, Kup, Ultra Magnus, Unicron [[User:Manuelle Magnus|Manuelle Magnus]] 07:35, 29 February 2012 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Galvatron, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, Override, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 10:46, 29 February 2012 (EST)


[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

Air Commander

2011-07-25T22:20:33Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Decepticon Air Commanders */

:''Air Commander is a rank from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''

The '''Air Commander''' serves as the leader of the fliers of a [[Transformer]] military.

==Autobot Air Commanders==
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|G1 Marvel comics]]'')

==Decepticon Air Commanders==
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]]'')
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]]'') {{note| According to [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm G1 Blitzwing's Tech Spec], he's both a Ground Commander and an Air Commander, though this is actually a typographical error corrected later in other merchandise as "Ground and Air Commando".}}
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''/''[[Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'')
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'')

==Predacon Air Commanders==
* [[Injector]] (''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|BW]]'')
* [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] (''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|BWII]]'')

[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II]]
[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]
[[Category:Ranks]]

Metal Attraction

2011-07-10T22:04:08Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 18
|prev=Crisscross
|next=Rock Bottom
|image=MetalAttraction-stuck.jpg
|caption= Sadly they don't fuse into [[Tigerhawk|a powerful being.]]
|title="Metal Attraction"
|airdate=[[July 9]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''The Autobots try to claim a magnetic weapon called a "polarity gauntlet" before the Decepticons get to it.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reports to [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] that there's an incoming vehicle, which they initially assume to be a [[Decepticon]], but relax when it turns out to be [[June Darby]] in her car. Jack's less than enthusiastic that his mother's come to check up on him ''again''. Ratchet detects an unusual magnetic flux.

[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has also picked up the magnetic signature, which [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] recognizes as a Decepticon weapon. [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] volunteers to secure the invention and though Megatron is skeptical of Breakdown's abilities following [[Operation: Breakdown|certain recent events]], Breakdown insists.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] arrive back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], but their high spirits drop when they realize Jack's mom is there. Arcee and Jack prepare to go conduct a routine diagnostic, but June's questioning about how safe it will be makes Arcee irritated. Ratchet asks Bulkhead to go and investigate the magnetic disturbance, and when Miko announces she's going too, Bulkhead is obliged to tell her to stay at base. Finally June's questions become too much for Arcee, and she opts to go with Bulkhead.

In a desert area, Breakdown breaks apart some rocks to find the device he's after. No sooner has he picked it up than [[Airachnid]] puts in an appearance, clouts him and grabs the weapon. Breakdown recovers quickly and begins fighting Airachnid, until she burrows up from beneath the earth and drags him down, leaving him buried. Though she picks up the device and is ready to leave, Breakdown pulls himself free of the ground, and the pair charge at each other.

Arcee and Bulkhead trudge through the rocks, discussing how Jack's mom is a killjoy, and Miko, who has quietly tagged along, asks if they can't ban her from the base. Arcee calls for a [[GroundBridge]], but Miko talks her out of it, and requests Bulkhead play some rock music. Arcee tells him to shut it off, as it's not exactly stealthy, and they soon find Breakdown and Airachnid fighting. Leaving Miko a safe distance behind, the two Autobots leap into combat, surprising Airachnid who has just gotten the upper hand. Bulkhead tosses Arcee into the air, and she shoots at the pair before charging at Breakdown, but Airachnid insists on facing Arcee herself. After a few minutes fighting, Bulkhead and Arcee overcome their opponents, but Breakdown grabs the weapon and activates it. Warning him that it isn't a toy, Airachnid retreats underground, and Arcee and Bulkhead find themselves being dragged towards each other. The weapon hoists them into the air before slamming them back against some rocks. Satisfied, Breakdown transforms to return to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. Miko finds [[Miko's phone|her phone]] stuck to Bulkhead's chest and Arcee stuck to Bulkhead's back.

Driving along a road, Breakdown is ambushed and entangled in a web.

Ratchet realizes that the weapon Breakdown has is a [[polarity gauntlet]] and says their best bet to get Arcee unstuck is to get the gauntlet back. Arcee insists on Miko returning to base, and Miko complains loudly that she sounds just like Jack's mom, which naturally June hears over the Comm-Link.

At an old gas station, Airachnid tries on the gauntlet. Breakdown, securely webbed to the side of the building, suggests they could take it back to Megatron together, but she's not keen on rejoining the Decepticons and thinks the gauntlet will be perfect for keeping everyone else away. Bulkhead trudges up to the gas station to confront Airachnid, who tells him to put his hands up and turn around. He does so, and Arcee promptly opens fire, managing to shoot the gauntlet out of Airachnid's hand. The device activates, sucking everything metal towards it including Breakdown who is pulled free of the webbing and shuts the gauntlet down. Bulkhead and Arcee begin awkwardly fighting Breakdown and Airachnid. Bulkhead manages to deck Breakdown and turns to face Arachnid, but then Breakdown uses the gauntlet to drop an oil derrick on the 'Bots.

Pinned under an unconscious Bulkhead, Arcee is menaced by Airachnid. Fortunately Bulkhead comes around in time and the pair stand up, now separated. Arcee attacks Breakdown, but Bulkhead finds himself no match for Airachnid, who grabs the gauntlet and uses it to draw Arcee to her. Bulkhead blasts Breakdown into another oil derrick, while Arcee and Airachnid fight. Arcee eventually gets possession of the gauntlet and uses it to polarize everyone so that they repel metal. Airachnid uses her webbing to snatch the gauntlet back and transforms to escape, but Bulkhead grabs on to her helicopter mode and throws her into Breakdown. With the gauntlet secured, Arcee and Bulkhead head back to base where they give it to Ratchet, and June apologizes for being overprotective.

Megatron is unhappy when Breakdown returns apparently empty handed, but Breakdown reveals he has Airachnid stuck to his back. Airachnid claims she is happy to return.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (7)
*[[Airachnid]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (12)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"So...where's Optimus?" 
"On a scouting mission with Bumblebee. Sorry to disappoint." 
"And I wore heels and everything..." 
:—'''June''' makes '''Ratchet''' uncomfortable with a few choice words.

"Allow me to redeem myself, master. What I have lost... is a constant reminder that I must never again fail you." 
:—'''Breakdown''' rather darkly references his new eyepatch.

"I heard a rumour about a rogue 'Con. How about I hogtie you and haul you in?" 
:—'''Breakdown''' has no sympathy for those who disrespect Megatron's rule.

"A scout should be silent but deadly."
:—'''Arcee''' unwittingly makes Bulkhead and Miko's day.

"Still up for a truce, muscles?" 
"Only because I hate Bulkhead more than I hate you." 
:—'''Airachnid''' and '''Breakdown''' decide to look at the bigger picture.

"Arcee; I think I owe you an apology." 
"You do?" 
"I worry...especially when I feel like I can't control things - which, with a teenager, is all the time." 
:—'''June''' admits the troubles of being a single mother to '''Arcee'''.

'''Megatron''': Breakdown, you dare to return empty handed?! 
'''Breakdown''': No, Master. 
''[Turns around, revealing Airachnid magnetized to his back]'' 
'''Megatron''': Airachnid...it has been some time. 
'''Airachnid''': Lord Megatron - what can I say? It's good to be back. 
:—It would seem like the Autobots have a new problem to deal with...

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* A magnetic field that powerful should have wiped out Miko's phone.

===Continuity errors===
* Mere moments after Bulkhead states that he is polarised and can’t touch metal, he grabs Airachnid out of the air and throws her at Breakdown. Is she not made of metal, or did the gauntlet's effects wear off that fast?

===Continuity notes===
*Breakdown was bested by humans and lost his right optic in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]".

===Transformers references===
*After Breakdown volunteers to retrieve the weapon, Megatron retorts, "If you can be bested by mere humans, [[Furmanism|what chance do you have]] against the Autobots?"

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* The episode title appears to be a belabored nod to the film ''[[wikipedia:Fatal Attraction|Fatal Attraction]]''.

===Trivia===
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] apparently didn't have any extra optics lying around to give Breakdown. [[Shadowzone (episode)|Sound familiar?]] Either that, or Megatron won't let him repair Breakdown as punishment for being captured by humans.
*Breakdown's new optic patch was hinted at during [[BotCon 2011]] when an artist from the series was requested to sketch Breakdown by [[Chris Ho|a certain Transformers fan]]: the artist asked what [[Operation: Breakdown|episode]] had just been screened, thought for a moment, and soon provided an image of Breakdown with an optic patch.<ref>Vangelus revealed this during the [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/422249-wtf-primetime-14-operation-breakdown-june-22-2011-a.html "Operation: Breakdown"] episode of TFW2005's "WTF Primetime" podcast</ref>
*During this episode's original airing, the [[commercial bumper]]s were backwards: "we now return" was played at the start of each break and "we'll be right back" was played at the end.
*As of this episode, we finally have a mention of Jack's father having left him and June.
*Also as of this episode, it seems that Arcee has been the only character that's been in every single episode so far, as Bumblebee does not appear for the first time.

==Home video releases==

==External links==
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Internet

2011-06-28T09:14:12Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Fiction */

The '''Internet''' is one of the greatest technological innovations of the [[human]] race. Whether that is a good thing or not is a matter of personal opinion. The good things humans do with the internet is help research for information, earn money, yadayada. There are also many other things humans do with the internet, and many, many, of them are [[Main Page|quite stupid and are a waste of time.]]

Just be careful what you put on it, as you may get attacked by a [[Kiss Players (franchise)|child molester]]...or [[Barricade (Movie)|the ultimate bad cop]].

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] is addicted to the internet, along with music and [[television]].

===''Animated''===
[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] believes everything he reads on the internet.

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity===
====Transformers (2007)====
As part of his efforts to gain money to buy a car, [[Sam Witwicky|Samuel James Witwicky]] tried to sell his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s expedition equipment in an online auction, including his telescope, his compass, and (for some reason) his [[glasses]]. The [[Decepticon]]s [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] later tracked down Sam through his [[eBay]] page, intent on seizing the glasses, which contained the coordinates to the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]].

Later, when Sam met the [[Autobot|Autobots]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches". When Sam asked how Jazz could talk like that, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] explained that they had learned [[Human]] languages through the world wide web. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Given the rather shaky cover up about the events at <strike>[[Mission City]]</strike> [[Los Angeles]], a number of people remained skeptical about whether or not giant alien robots were walking the Earth. Rather than suck the sack of mainstream media, [[Leo Spitz]] and his friends [[Sharsky]] and [[Fassbinder]] set up [[The Real Effing Deal]], a website dedicated to spreading the truth about how aliens were on Earth. [[Seymour Simmons]] did the same thing, feeding more relevant information about how to fight the Transformers. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

===Shattered Glass continuity===
Whilst trying to find [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave's]] lost [[stasis pod]] on the strange world of [[Earth]], [[Heatwave]] used the "interweb" and discovered there was no local military activity in the area. He had some doubts as to the reliability of this information, as this interweb system had a "dirty, dirty mouth". {{Storylink|The Desert Heat!}} [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] had far different opinions, saying that it was "full of win". {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

===Prime continuity===
* [[Silas]] and [[Airachnid]] used a social networking site to track down [[Jack Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

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Operation: Breakdown

2011-06-19T23:44:07Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 16
|prev=Shadowzone (episode)
|next=Crisscross
|image=OperationBreakdown-Consdontbreak.jpg
|caption=Now all he needs is an eye patch and a bottle of scrumpy.
|title="Operation: Breakdown"
|airdate=[[June 18]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Breakdown is captured by MECH, and the only ones who can save him are... Team Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is fighting [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] in a ghost town on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] in Eastern [[Russia]] after the two have a run-in while tracking an energon signature. Though Bulkhead fights valiantly, Breakdown lays him flat with a hammer blow. As Breakdown prepares to finish the unconscious Bulkhead off, he's zapped by a blast of energy from a helicopter, which lands and disgorges [[Silas]] and a pack of [[MECH]] troops. Silas instructs them to take Breakdown. Bulkhead comes around to find Breakdown missing and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] calling out to him on the comm. After he bridges back to base for repairs, everyone's confused about what happened to Breakdown. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] has an idea who might be behind it.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] relays news of Breakdown's capture to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Starscream is keen to hunt down the [[human]]s responsible, but Megatron intends to leave Breakdown to his fate for being captured by those weaker.

[[Image:OperationBreakdown-WeAreMECH.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"No, Mister Bot, I expect you to die."]]

Breakdown recovers to find himself firmly attached to a metal slab. Silas introduces himself to the captive, who announces that Megatron will never pay a ransom, but Silas reveals they're not after money, just the technology in Breakdown's body.

Fowler fills the Autobots in — his intel has reported MECH activity in the Kamchatka Peninsula. While the other Autobots are happy for MECH to have Breakdown, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] decides to mount a rescue mission. The others are surprised, and Bulkhead wonders if Optimus believes Breakdown will switch sides if the Autobots rescue him, but Optimus says while that's unlikely, they can't let MECH get Cybertronian technology.

Meanwhile, MECH have disengaged Breakdown's pain receptors in preparation for the operation. Silas thanks their captive in advance for the service he is about to do them, and the heavy machinery moves in to take the Decepticon apart.

Miko tries to talk Bulkhead into going on the mission, but he's not keen, and Optimus agrees he would not be an asset on the mission. Optimus departs with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Miko looks disappointed, and Bulkhead suggests they watch a movie instead. [[Image:TFPep16DoubleCreatureFeature.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|"I know what'll make you feel better - watching a rip-off of an old Japanese movie!"]]

Prime's team arrives in the ghost town, to find it deserted. Though Bumblebee spots some vehicle tracks, Ratchet reports he's got an [[energon (fuel)|energon]] trace, and they go to look for the source.

Fowler has already fallen asleep in front of ''[[Dinolizard vs. Five-Headed Ape]]''. Miko isn't watching the movie though, as she's disappointed that Bulkhead isn't getting to face down his own arch-enemy. Bulkhead still doesn't want to rescue the 'Con, but Miko points out that if he doesn't, he won't get to have a rematch. Bulkhead takes the [[GroundBridge]] to [[Russia]].

Prime's team finds the energon reading — it's Breakdown's eye, sitting in the open.

Bulkhead follows a MECH car to a railway tunnel and, weapons primed, ventures inside.

Ratchet hooks Breakdown's eye up to his scanner so they can retrieve the last images it saw, however it turns out that Silas has turned the eye into a two-way video feed. Silas is surprised to see the Autobots, but shows off the work they're doing on Breakdown and points out the bomb the Autobots are standing virtually on top of. Prime's team just manages to get clear before the bomb explodes.

Silas passes on the news to Breakdown that his would-be rescuers are Autobots, much to the captive's confusion. At this point, Bulkhead breaks through an outer door and fights his way through the MECH goons to find Breakdown. Freeing the startled Decepticon, Bulkhead leads the way to the exit, but once outside they're confronted by the bulk of the MECH forces. Bulkhead calls for backup and their pair start fighting in earnest. Silas's 'copter begins firing bursts of energy, and Breakdown in an uncharacteristic act of altruism knocks Bulkhead out of the way of them. The fight continues, but [[MECH Navigator|Silas's copilot]] reports incoming signals, resulting in Silas ordering a general retreat. Arriving, however, is not Optimus's team, but Starscream and a bunch of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s. Starscream orders Breakdown to destroy Bulkhead, and though Breakdown is initially reluctant, Starscream sways him, and he attacks his Autobot rescuer. Bulkhead soundly pummels Breakdown before smashing Starscream and taking out the Vehicons with Breakdown's body. The Decepticons are forced to retreat as Optimus's team finally shows up. Optimus is impressed that Bulkhead has risen above his petty rivalries to rescue Breakdown, but the moment is spoiled by Bulkhead asking if they all saw how he bashed the Decepticons.

Breakdown pauses short of the ''Nemesis'', where Starscream informs him that he will repay his debt one day... when he must choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's.

Silas records that the information they gained from Breakdown was enough for them to start [[Project Chimera]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (2)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (15)
|c3=
*[[Silas]] (3)
*[[MECH Commando]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] (10)
*[[MECH Navigator]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==

"As much as I'll miss our little reunions... ''hammer time''."
:—'''Breakdown''' before being captured by MECH

"You're making a very big mistake, little man. When I'm done with you they'll have to scrape you off the floor!"
:—'''Breakdown''' promises to make JaAm out of '''Silas'''.

"It's a trap!" 
"Would this be a 'roll out' kind of trap?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' ackbars and '''Arcee''' continues to be genre savvy.

"'Marco!' You're supposed to say 'Polo!'"
:—'''Bulkhead''' plays with MECH.

"Never run when you can fight."
:—'''Breakdown'''

"One day, you will repay your debt to me, Breakdown... the day it comes time to choose sides." 
“Huh... between ‘Bots and ‘Cons?” 
“Between myself – and Megatron.”
:—'''Starscream''' informs a confused '''Breakdown''' of his plans for the future.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Who shut off the groundbridge after Bulkhead entered the Kamchatka Peninsula? There's no way Miko could have pulled that switch by herself.

===Continuity errors===
* Moments after calling Optimus Prime by name and stating that he was expecting Megatron, Silas tells Breakdown about his "would be rescuers" without moving from the same location from which he had just been talking to them - yet Breakdown seems to have no idea that they were Autobots. How did he not hear the conversation?

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*Miko plays the game "Marco Polo" with Bulkhead. Bulkhead later plays the game with MECH.
*''Dinolizard vs Five-Headed Ape'' is a parody of ''[[Wikipedia:King Kong vs Godzilla|King Kong vs Godzilla]]''.

===Trivia===
* MECH can carve up Breakdown with ease with their surgical lasers, but the guns they give their footsoldiers seemingly have no effect on Transformers. Clearly MECH's footsoldiers should be equipped with surgical lasers instead.
*The episode was screened at [[BotCon 2011]] before its first airing on television.
*This is the first episode of the series that [[Jack Darby|Jack]] hasn't appeared in, leaving Arcee the only character at this point in the series to have appeared in every episode.
*Starscream got better.
*Miko seems to have [[Shadowzone (episode)|learned her lesson]]: she didn't follow Bulkhead this time.
*Human death ''must'' have occurred during Bulkhead and Breakdown's outdoor battle with MECH. Case in point: Breakdown throwing a car at a helicopter, causing a midair explosion.
*Despite being Breakdown's partner, Knock Out makes no appearance in his episode, leaving the audience to wonder if he didn't know about Breakdown's capture, or didn't care enough to bother rescuing him.
*The [[Wikipedia:Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka Peninsula]] is an actual place, with heavy volcanic activity. But if the show is placed in 2011, there are no recorded evacuations in 1991 due to volcanic activity.
*This episode has displayed a grand difference between Megatron and Starscream as leaders; Megatron has no regard for his servants if they go missing, especially if they're captured by humans, while Starscream values his teammates and is willing to go and rescue them against Megatron's orders. (Of course, Starscream subsequently ''uses'' this as blackmail to ensure Breakdown's loyalty to him against Megatron, but, well, still.)

==Home video releases==

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Talk:Out of His Head

2011-05-09T00:19:26Z

Fortress Minimus: /* about the size of arcee with regard to Breakdown */

Regarding the "I needed that" bit, if it's bound to be a recurring thing... would it be a good idea to do a "What equipment did Ratchet need this time?" bit sort of like how we have "What makes Starscream leader?" on the G1 episodes? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:17, 8 May 2011 (EDT)
:We'd need a way to identify properly each piece of destroyed equipment, wouldn't we? Some might be classifiable by function, but the item destroyed this time, for instance, doesn't appear to be.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:12, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

== appeal from china about what raf talks to a powerdowned bbb ==

i'm a tf fan from china , and as i did before, is here to see anybody can help me out here about what Raf says to bbb when the latter stands in powerdown status. i can only make out "so i blew past the finish line, then my sister...i'm not very sharp about this kind of very genuine US accent which is very great, of course.
anybody can help me out here? thanks
:To be honest, a lot of us had trouble making out Raf's sister's name. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 11:12, 8 May 2011 (EDT)
yeah plaura or sth like that( dumbest guess i know haha) but how about after this name. still i am at my wits'end. is that something about Raf and his sister are playing some racing game? or model racing cars? thank you for any thing you can share on this .Thanks
haha seems i overstayed my welcome i'm sorry . My best wishes
::I believe Raf is talking about the racing car video game he plays with Bumblebee. Since he practices it with Bumblebee a lot, he appears to his siblings as suddenly more experienced with it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:46, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

::His sister's name is Pilar.
::"So I blow past the finish line. Then my other sister Pilar asked how I got so good at racing games, and I told her I know a guy who knows cars."
I thank you very much dude. even i got the right answer right before me, i followed raf for several times before i could finally match it to what he says. you know i think you will run into a gorgeous girl today as all nice guys do haha Bye.
haha i just realized you are the guy who helped me at the talk part at the episode 12. Thank you again.

== about the size of arcee with regard to Breakdown ==

In the scene where Arcee jumps up and bears down on Breakdown and gets caught by the latter, does she seem weirdly out of proportion comparing to Breakdown? an error? or is it the way it is intended to be so as to bring out the terrible size of breakdown?
: I thought that too, though Arcee's size is ''very'' inconsistent in this series --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 20:19, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

Out of His Head

2011-05-09T00:17:31Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 14
|prev=Sick Mind
|next=Shadowzone
|image=OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg
|caption=If looks could kill.
|title="Out of His Head"
|airdate=[[May 7]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controling Bumblebee's mind.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OutOfHisHead-basketball.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. ]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] concludes his tests on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and gives their leader a clean bill of health. Optimus thanks Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], while [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is unsure whether she managed to successfully end [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s life during their mission on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]]. In truth and unknown to any of the others, Megatron's psyche still dwells in Bumblebee's processor, and he's determined to reclaim his own body.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] referees a basketball game between Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. Bulkhead easily sinks the first basket, but as Bumblebee goes to shoot, he suddenly flashes back to the [[space bridge]] explosion. When Bulkhead interrupts the vision, he gets the ball thrown at his head. Bumblebee apologizes and they play on. Later on, Bumblebee freezes as Megatron takes control. Megatron wonders how he escaped the destruction of the space bridge, and he recalls [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pulling the sliver of [[Dark Energon]] from his chest and decides to find and take revenge upon his apprentice.

On the Decepticon warship, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taunts Megatron's body with the Dark Energon sliver, announcing that he has come up with a new, epic plan that will convince the other Decepticons that he's worthy of leadership. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrives in time to hear the tail end of the speech.

Waiting outside his house, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] calls [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who is already in class, to complain that Bumblebee hasn't picked him up for school. Bumblebee is at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], being puppeted by Megatron to crush a piece of equipment. Ratchet is irritated by the destruction, and Bumblebee explains his visions of Megatron. Ratchet induces a power-down to allow Bumblebee's mind time to rest. While he's explaining this to Optimus and Raf, they get a call from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], who says that [[Decepticon]]s have broken into the [[Kauai Naval Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] and stolen the [[Heuck Nigoghossian telescope]]'s primary lens. Fortunately, the lens has a tracking device, and the Autobots trace it to the [[Arctic]], where there's a massive, unmineable [[energon (fuel)|energon]] deposit—unmineable unless the glacier it's in is melted, something that would devastate coastal cities.

Indeed, the Decepticons have already created a heat ray with the lens, and Starscream begins melting the glacier in question.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-vigil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''While You Were Beeping'', starring Sandra Bullock.]]

Raf chats with the shut-down Bumblebee, despite Ratchet pointing out that Bumblebee can't hear him. Raf asserts that Bumblebee is family and shows off a photo of his parents and siblings.

Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead walk through the Arctic and locate the Decepticon warship, which is warming things up with its heat ray.

Ratchet leaves Raf and Bumblebee to find parts to repair the equipment Bumblebee damaged. While he's gone, Bumblebee suddenly powers up and heads to the main control room, where he activates the [[GroundBridge]]. Ratchet and Raf are surprised to find him departing through the GroundBridge and wonder where the diminutive [[Autobot]] is going. Bumblebee arrives at the battlefield where Optimus and Ratchet once fought Megatron's army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]], in search of the Dark Energon shard Megatron used to raise the dead. Ratchet attempts to use the GroundBridge to follow Bumblebee, but once he activates it, Bumblebee promptly steps back through, carrying the Dark Energon, and decks the medic. Having placed Raf out of the way, Bumblebee runs back through the GroundBridge. Ratchet realizes that Megatron's mind has taken over Bumblebee, and he tracks the scout to coordinates in the Arctic. Raf insists on going too.

Atop the Decepticon warship, Starscream spots Bulkhead and Arcee. Knock Out orders [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to deal with the two Autobots, and the big 'Con starts laying into them. Meanwhile, the unseen Optimus scales a nearby cliff.

Ratchet and Raf arrive in the Decepticon ship to find disabled [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s everywhere. They reach the lab, where Bumblebee has hooked himself up to Megatron's body, but when Ratchet attacks Bumblebee, he's knocked across the room. Raf manages to encourage Bumblebee to retake control, but it's only a brief respite. Ratchet yanks the life support cable from Megatron, only to again be tossed across the room. Despite a last-ditch attempt by Raf to stop Bumblebee, the scout plunges the Dark Energon shard into Megatron's body, and Megatron awakens. A group of Vehicons arrives to find Megatron has risen from the dead, and he orders them to terminate the Autobots. Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf retreat.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Exit, stage lef—GURRK!"]]

Optimus reaches the top of his cliff and takes a flying leap onto the Decepticon ship. On the ground, Arcee and Bulkhead continue to battle Breakdown. Starscream and Knock Out spot Optimus coming towards them across the hull of the ship, and Starscream turns the heat ray on the Autobot leader. Undeterred, Optimus drives all the way up to the heat ray and slices it with his sword, causing the whole thing to explode. Optimus is thrown to the ground, only to face the rage of Starscream, who begins diving towards him, missiles at the ready. Starscream is intercepted halfway through the dive by Megatron, who takes his disloyal lieutenant back to the Decepticon warship. Faced with his old leader, Starscream attempts to flee in his vehicle mode, only for Megatron to grab him by the tail and toss him against the ship. Even the promise of nearby Autobots to destroy isn't enough to distract Megatron, who begins dragging Starscream away by the head.

Watching the still-blazing ship depart, Optimus radios Ratchet for a bridge, but Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf appear nearby.

Later at base, Ratchet finishes checking over Bumblebee, who thanks Raf for helping to rescue him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[William Fowler]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Lucky for us Megatron was still alive. <Bumblebee says something> Yeah, I actually said that."
:—'''Arcee''' surprising us all.

"Hm, hm. Yes, very nice."
:—'''Ratchet''' is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!"
:—'''Starscream''', fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!"
:—'''Megatron''' reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime !"
:—'''Starscream''', few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"But the Autobots! Optimus! Right there, waiting for you!" 
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!"
:—A desperate '''Starscream''' and a surprisingly self-aware '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Although Bumblebee is not able to speak, he is able to produce Megatron's voice. Of course, Megatron could be speaking through Bumblebee and what we hear is Raf's "translation".

===Continuity notes===
* Arcee hasn't forgotten her trip to the Arctic in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]."
* It seems that Megatron was conscious (and able to perfectly remember) when Starscream extracted the fragment of Dark Energon from his chest in "[[Masters & Students]]."
* The fight with the Dark Energon zombies took place in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]".
* Bulkhead and Bumblebee play with the same ball he used for lobbing with [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Con Job]]".

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime recalls their "end run on [[Polyhex]]."
* An enraged Megatron carrying away Starscream to inflict horrible punishment? Just like old [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|times]]!
* Starscream announces the beginning of "[[The Reign of Starscream|the reign of Lord Starscream]]".

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*The Heuck Nigoghossian telescope is named for ''Prime'' directors Vinton Heuck and [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]].
*Starscream [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|loves it when a plan comes together.]]

===Trivia===
* In the real world, large telescopes use mirrors, not lenses.
* Raf apparently has seven people in his family, including himself. He also has at least two sisters.
* Sierra's friend sits in front of Jack in at least one class (or perhaps homeroom). And yet she is still unnamed.
* Even Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee. [[Sari Sumdac|He's a robot]], isn't he?

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2011-03-30T13:16:42Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Poll entries */

Talk:Deus ex Machina

2011-03-13T00:34:06Z

Fortress Minimus:

"Ex" may be a preposition, but the Hub website capitalizes it in the title. How much do we care? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 21:42, 11 March 2011 (EST)
:I've always preferred to capitalize all words in a title, but that's just me. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 23:17, 11 March 2011 (EST)
::We should default to how the title is spelled "canonically," but the general rule is that some words are not capitalized when in titles, such as most prepositions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:04, 12 March 2011 (EST)
:::The problem with ''Prime'' is that it doesn't show episode titles inside the episodes themselves. I guess we could default to the next most official rendition of the title, but I've never liked using websites as the end-to-be-all for anything. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 01:26, 12 March 2011 (EST)
::::Of course, they'd probably be in all caps. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:34, 12 March 2011 (EST)

Is it an error that the kids didn't think to wear gloves or masks when they broke into the museum? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 19:34, 12 March 2011 (EST)

== "It's harvest time." ==

In the "Trivia", it's said that: ''"In the previous episode's promotion for this episode, Starscream utters the line "It's harvest time." while pointing the harvester at something. However that scene is not present in the finished episode."''

After watching the episode, I thought back at that promo; in my opinion, the line ''"It's harvest time"'' (said by Starscream during the episode, when he is still on board the "Nemesis") has been added into the promo in the scene where Starscream points the Energon Harvester towards the Vehicon and activates it.

So, it looks like the scene is not actually missing from the episode. Only that line is missing, for it has been said earlier. --[[User:Sharky7|Sharky7]] 07:54, 12 March 2011 (EST)
:Correct. I don't really think this is worth a "Note" line, as it is a longstanding TV and film trailer tradition and has certainly happened in Transformers before. "Depth Charge. Depth Charge. Depth Charge? IIIIIIIIIII LIKE THAT! It's not revenge I'm looking for. Ignore the pain!" --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 09:19, 12 March 2011 (EST)
:: That's what I've been thinking, too. I guess that that note in "Trivia" may be removed then, since no error occured actually. --[[User:Sharky7|Sharky7]] 10:11, 12 March 2011 (EST)

Talk:Transformers Animated (cartoon)

2011-02-27T17:42:46Z

Fortress Minimus: /* ABC Warriors influence */ new section

==Cybertron Modes==

Anyone else think that we should add images of all the Cybertron forms in the profile pages

:Sounds like a fantastic idea. please sign your comments--[[User:Skyglide|Skyglide]] 05:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

==Wasp, Warp and Swind==

Ok, anyone got a link confirming these three. Cause I know Waspy was just a rumour to start off with, and Skywarp and Swindle are completely new to me[[User:GWolfv2]]
: http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=12617& , but it's STILL a rumour. We should wait for an official statement. --[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 16:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
::Or at least until we know which factions the new characters are. Skywarp we can take for granted, but the other two? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

==Mixmaster==

Is this confirmed?
*I believe this info came from the same person who posted a lot of the design sheets on different message boards. I'd assume he's in the know if he got his hands on those, but at the same time, I'm not sure I'd call it official. [[User:Koh4711|Koh4711]] 02:05, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== Waspinator? ==

When has there been any mention of him appearing?
*David Kaye talked about Waspinator appearing in the show during BotCon '07. -[[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 01:23, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
*He wasn't confirmed in anyway though. And as far as I can tell, there's nowhere in the episode guide that introduces him

Yeah, I don't really think that we should have him there right now. Hope to god he's in though. [[User:Ragingtsunami726|Ragingtsunami726]] 02:23, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

==Ironhide==
*sooooo...Ironhide is not one of the Cybertrons Elite Guards anymore now that he got placed in the normal cast of autobots?--[[User:Grand-majin|Grand-majin]] 16:38, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

== UK Intro ==

I was watching TF:A in the UK and noticed that the intro has gained the adition of two red bars at the top and bottom of the screen, these are not in the versions i have downloaded... is this because of the change from NTSC to PAL or is it because they were animated in 16x9 while the rest of the show is 4x3?

==Season 3?==
"Season 3 is already in the works and season 4 is quite possible"--where was that ever confirmed? I thought we hadn't heard anything about the cartoon past "A Bridge Too Close." --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 16:21, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:Either Botcon or Comicon, if I recall. Mentioned that 1 and 2 were already in the can (and we know why now, given the way they're being aired back to back) and that they were taking this all the way.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:25, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Cast List & Non-Show Characters ==

We have probably reached the point where the cast list on this page should be pruned of characters who haven't actually appeared in the show, like Blurr and Laserbeak. Opinions? [[User:JW|JW]] 17:56, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
:Well, there is the possiblity of Blurr in Velocity, but I think Laserbeak can go for now. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 18:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
::Laserbeak is being planned for S3 apparently [[User:GWolfv2]]
:::Our general rule is that we wait for things to actually happen before putting them in the wiki, n'est-ce pas? [[User:JW|JW]] 19:47, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
::::How about Oil Slick? He was designed to be a toy only character. And I have a hunch, so does Jetfire & Jetstrom. Where do we put them? --[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 11:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::They're in [[:Category:Animated characters]] and [[:Category:Toy-only characters]]. That's the way we normally handle toy-only characters. [[User:JW|JW]] 11:18, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::Well, toy-only characters might be found under.... oh, I dunno... maybe... [[Animated (toyline)]]? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 14:16, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Once again, barring dissent, I'm going to go through the cast list and prune it of characters who haven't ''already appeared'' in the show. That way we don't try to predict who's a toy-only character, and we don't post stuff in advance of official announcements. Toy characters go on [[Animated (toyline)]], and all characters go in [[:Category:Animated characters]], but the cast list is for people who ''have appeared.'' Dissent? [[User:JW|JW]] 20:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

== Criminy ==

Every time a writer or voice actor mentions someone as a "possibility" we have to spend three months removing them from the cast list. Now, it begins for Galvatron and Ratbat. And they're still talking about Waspinator as a "possibility" so we're still dealing with that one.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 23:56, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

== Making new pages for episodes...? ==

So I was thinking I would try my hand at actually creating a page and adding some real content. I was gonna do it for Black Friday since it doesn't have a page, but I wanted to make sure there wasn't some rule against doing this for episodes that haven't aired yet, even though they already showed this one at Botcon. --[[User:Rose.T|Rose.T]] 06:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:We have a 30 day moratorium on 'club-exclusive' material. (So people don't just rush here and reach rephrased synopses instead of signing up. Also because if you opt for the cheap shipping your stuff arrives later.) In that instance, the material being 'protected' by the moratorium increases in value (for Fun Pub) because it is protected. Black Friday is not a club exclusive (it was a con exclusive,) refraining from documenting it does not increase its value- or offer any secondary value to people who sign up for the collector's club in the future (unlike other club premiums, future members will never 'get' to watch he episode early again.)
:The Botcon airing of Black Friday doesn't seem to be protected for any of the reasons we normally protect stuff. I'd say 'go ahead' unless someone else voices an objection. -[[User:75.168.112.43|75.168.112.43]] 07:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
::I say go for it, just use a spoiler tag. We had synopses for episodes that were essentially Canadian exclusive, at least for a week. - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 09:00, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:::No. No spoiler tags in episode articles. If you're too stupid to realize that an article about the episode itself contains spoilers, then nothing can help you. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
::::I'm gonna disagree here, just on the off chance that someone clicks "random page" and winds up on the Black Friday page. The spoiler alert will give them time to get somewhere else before seeing something they might not want to. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::I agree with Hooper. Having gone through the BW time when assholes spoiled things left and right in a big HEY I GOTS INSIDE INFO DIG ME douchebaggery festival, I'm all for making sure accidental spoilers don't happen. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:18, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::I invite all of you to [[Transformers Wiki Talk: Spoilers]].--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:21, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I don't see how that's not accomplished by the navbox at the top that clearly states it's the 26th episode of ''Animated''. Or, y'know, the title. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:25, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::What about the page title "Garbage In Garbage Out" tells me that it's an unaired ''Animated'' episode, instead of some obscure storybook that I've never heard of or old comic book title that I've forgotten about? Spoiler warnings are common courtesy and have been since time immemorial (in Internet terms, anyway.) -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 14:46, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

==More cast revealed==
Creator Derrick has posted in his blog http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ several faces of who appear to be, swindle, jetstorm, wreck gar, skywarp, shockwave, mixmaster, blurr, jetfire and thundercracker

Also, in the comments section he says and I quote
"About Gurren Lagann: No, actually. I hadn't seen Gurren Lagann until after we had finished most of the first season of TFA. I wish I had, because I would have had the Headmaster robot transform with stubby little legs. And maybe Masterson's head popping up out of the top of the robot." {{unsigned|82.154.158.214|Revision as of 00:12, 30 April 2008}}
:Who thinks these characters should be added to the cast list? I mean, the are confirmed.{{unsigned|24.68.249.177|02:37, 2 May 2008}}
::Aside from Wreckgar, they haven't appeared yet. We're not adding people until they've had an episode appearance and a confirmed voice actor (if they have speaking lines).--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 03:01, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

==Profile problem==

anyone else think a few of the profiles need to be tightened/tidied up. Magnus for example. Or Prime's(needs to be expandedd). They just feel like people have been adding stuff, instead of one steady piece of writing like profiles for other series...I've an idea for the ones I think need fixing, but rather get the go ahead before I have a go[[User:GWolfv2]]
:Don't really need approval. Pages usually need tightened up a bit after a few episodes air. Go for it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:56, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
::Yep. That's called "dogpiling" and it's a real problem when new episodes are revealing more info about a character -- people just tack stuff on without looking at what's already written. Drives me nuts! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 16:02, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

==Reception==

Simple Q: Should we add something about fan reaction, like we did with Sari's page. And I mean proper tuff, what's pleased, what was less well received. None of that rubbish about chins, or insulting fans or anything. Just, the reception section is fairly bare. {{unsigned|GWolfv2|19:50, 1 May 2008}}
:Please sign your posts, as instructed at the top of every Editing Talk screen. [[User:JW|JW]] 19:56, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

=="Always animated"==
I think one could make a compelling arguement that the previous four TV seriese ''weren't'' animated... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 17:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

== What century is this? ==

I may just be forgetful in my old age, but have they ever made reference ''in the show'' to exactly when it takes place? 21st century, 22nd century? If so, in which episode? [[User:JW|JW]] 11:57, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
:In "Blast from the Past," Isaac says his new circuitry will bring Dino Drive into the 22nd century. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 14:09, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
::The packaging blurb on the back of the Transform and Roll Out DVD says 22nd century as well. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Excellent, the DVD is the sort of evidence I was looking for, thank you. (The BftP quote isn't conclusive; lots of people in the 1990s were talking about gearing up for the 21st century.) [[User:JW|JW]] 14:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

== Starscream Clones ==
'''''ADVANCED SPOILERS ARE NOT WELCOME ON THE WIKI, SHITSTAIN.''''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Aaaand since the discussion got nuked, I'll just repost my last point which was not spoilerish. You're not getting what I'm saying, KrytenKoro. They were detonated because ''they were living bombs''. That's a bit different. Those two are likely not going to be back, or if they are they'll basically be clones based off of the same archetypes, not the same characters. The clones are inherently disposable. The G1 cast pages don't list every individual insecticon clone.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 04:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
::glory be...anyway, I get what you're saying. However, by that tack we might as well remove all the Guest characters until they make multiple appearances. The Insecticon clones, as far as I understand, where "perfect" clones - same design, same personality, and more an ability then actual characters. The Starscream clones have different designs and personalities, and seem to be getting different toys. They have a named faction which plays as an important "third party" in the series, and may not all have the same voice actor. I get that, by the nature of their appearance they "probably" won't come back in the same capacity, but I still feel that they play a big enough role in that episode to be considered full characters, and that they are unique enough to not just be labeled "generic". However, if it will work as a compromise, could we at least list [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]] as a cast "member"?
::Also, why did you put Lockdown back in the guest section? He doesn't at all fit the guidelines for it, since he has both multiple appearances and a named "group" (which I had to remove as an attempt at compromise, but still...).
::I don't want to preemptively edit before an agreement, so if you do agree, please tell me or perform the changes yourself.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 06:15, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Wait, I had to miss something while I was at work. I wanna know what the fuck happened that had this whole conversation blasted into oblivion. Seriously y'all, what the hell happened?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 02:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
:Spoilers. Spoilers happened.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 02:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
::Can I have a name of who spoiled something, or do we keep their names withheld? Or was it someone who didn't sign their name?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 02:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Just check the diffs if you really must know.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 03:22, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I don't think its really appropriate to start off a section by addressing the reader as a "shitstain". its rather vulgar and clearly has no place in this discussion. (yea, i was serious!) Don't we have a rule against vulgarity on our quaint little wiki?--[[User:Skyglide|Skyglide]] 03:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::I think it comes as no mystery at all that a great many of us are at our wits' end due to the freaking season finale spoilers that keep finding their way into the talkpages.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 03:34, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

::::::Understandable. I accidently watched a bridge to close on FanTransformers page on youtube. in doing so, i clearly ruined alot of stuff for myself...alot. Still, no need for vulgarity. I like to think we run a respectable establishment here at Teletraan-1. --[[User:Skyglide|Skyglide]] 03:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I don't think the Starscream clones need to be referred to as a cast member on the mainpage in any catagory, currently they are Macguffins rather than fully fledged characters even if they do seem to show an independent personality. I wouldn't mind if they were listed as cast in episodes they appear in, but as of "A fistful of energon" they have ''NO'' place in the main page. They are little more than a plot device to make Starscream a threat (and I'm all for that) as he is operating independently of the Decepticons with no one backing him up. If their characters are developed later on, then A.) that is spoilers, and as such should not be presented, or hinted at through formatting in this wiki until the episode in question airs in North America and B.) I will track down and break the fingers of anyone whomever spoils the season finale for me with their own keyboard (Okay not really, but I will be very very pissed off). A pox and rude language on the talk page of any offenders. [[User:(Undecided)|(Undecided)]] 05:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

== Changing Characters Section. Oy. ==

So, um, anyone want to restore stabiity to the "Cast" section? Lockdown in particular. I've forgotten what he IS, you've been changing him around too much. (Not really, but you get my drift.)
And while we're at it, I think that the Dinobots and Elite Guard might do better under "Guests". Or maybe not. Any feedback? [[User:Galvanisation|Galvanisation]] 12:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
:We group them under their appropriate subgroupings when applicable, just to make it easy to link to the subgroup articles. What absolutely mystifies me though is that some users seem to think that a character being under "guests" is like the kiss of death around here. I just don't get the point of inventing some sort of "secondary cast" header or "bounty hunters" subgroup to keep Lockdown out of the "guests" list because he's been in ''two'' episodes instead of ''one''.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:38, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
::They seem to think of "Guest" in the G1 cartoon sense, that is little (or no) lines, maybe uses their "power" once or twice and disappears for the rest of the season leaving the viewer to wonder [[To sell toys|why they were in the episode in the first place]]. I guess most if us have just gotten used to characters either [[The Secret of Omega Supreme|being]] [[The Gambler|in]] [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|the]] [[Make Tracks|spotlight]] or ending up [[Load Hauler|as scenery]]. [[User:(Undecided)|(Undecided)]] 06:00, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

==Criticism and Reception==

Can we add a section on this, like there is on the UT series, once Season 2 is out of the way? [[User:GWolfv2]] 20.33 June 6th 2008

== Air Dates ==

Okay, I'm going to admit-- I download this series. As such I have ''no idea'' when episodes air in the US, and I suspect this is true for others based on some very vague "Ugh,you know... whenever it airs" comments.

Is there a sits somewhere that lists the US airdates of upcoming Animated episodes to aid in the setting of spoiler expirations? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 11:10, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
:[http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/xmlServices/ScheduleServices?methodName=mainSchedule] [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:12, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
::It's okay Derik. I'm totally off as well. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 01:22, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== "Autobot Technician" ==

One of the leaked control arts for "Transwarped" depicted an "Autobot Technician", with tread legs and a hammer for a left hand. Does anyone know if he actually appeared, and if so, what his name was?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 12:42, 18 April 2009 (EDT)

==Wheeljack and Mainframe==
Should these two actually be on the cast list? So far they've not actually done anything but stand there - while we have information on who they are and what they're ''supposed to do'' from Wyatt, the same thing goes for Cosmos or Autrooper.

On the other hand, Mainframe has appeared several times, at least once in an important scene, so he's not just crowd fodder. And Wheeljack had a role in Rise of Safeguard.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 13:08, 7 May 2009 (EDT)
:On Wheeljack's part, the comics are in-continuity with the cartoon, so he's covered under that.
:As for Mainframe or any other "real" cameos, we have articles for characters like [[Cheesecake robot]], so... *shrug* --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:50, 7 May 2009 (EDT)

== Every North American series sans RiD ==

I don't know how impressive this is. David Kaye was in every North American series except RiD and G1, and Susan Blu accounts for G1.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:55, 22 May 2009 (EDT)
:Which really means that pretty much ''any'' series Susan Blu and David Kaye worked on has this distinction.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:58, 22 May 2009 (EDT)
:: I think he was counting the Movie Series, which now includes Tom Kenny. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:00, 22 May 2009 (EDT)

==Animated shorts==
Can't believe I didn't thought to bring this up after BotCon '09... *chagrined look* Those of us that attended the "Animating Animated" panel remember one of the shorts they showed, that of where Starscream's leader of the Decepticons, Megatron's his most loyal servant, and everything's all nice? In reality, it was all a nice dream because Screamer fell asleep during one of their "staff meetings". --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 23:23, 4 July 2009 (EDT)
::There's at least one other one as well that isn't documented, but got shown at TFcon. It's one where Blitzwing's spinning an Autobot/Decepticon coin while singing the MTMTE scene change music.--[[User:General Tekno|General Tekno]] 20:16, 18 October 2009 (EDT)

==Wyatt Twitter info==
Just stockpiling stuff here as I find it, if I can't think of where else to put it. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 01:58, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
* Animated Botanica turns into a Cybertronian car.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1447985291]

==German DVD Releases==

Because the Site is still locked, here are the Infos to the rest of the german Animated DVD Releases:
*'''Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung''' (English: Megatron's Resurrection) (DVD, June 4, 2009)
:Contains the episodes "Survival of the Fittest" through to "Megatron Rising - Part 2"
*'''Volume Vier: Mission erfüllt''' (English: Mission Accomplished) (DVD, August 20, 2009)
:Contains the episodes "The Elite Guard" through to "Garbage In, Garbage Out"
*'''Volume Fünf: Der doppelte Starscream''' (English: The double Starscream) (DVD, Oktober 15, 2009)
:Contains the episodes "Velocity" through to "SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"
*'''Volume Sechs: Die Weltraumbrücke''' (English: The Spacebridge) (DVD, TBA 2010)
:Contains the episodes "Autoboot Camp" through to "A Bridge Too Close, Part II"

--[[User:Hudemx|Hudemx]] 09:38, 8 August 2009 (EDT)

== Japan ==

God this makes my head hurt. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:43, 3 April 2010 (EDT)
*Hope for the best. Expect the worst. --[[Special:Contributions/99.184.197.10|99.184.197.10]] 21:31, 12 April 2010 (EDT)

== ABC Warriors influence ==

Normally, I would dismiss this as coincidence, but since Wyatt has specifically said that ''ABC Warriors'' was an influence on the ''Animated'' character designs, I wonder if it would be a good idea to note the similarities in the relevant character pages. Specifically:
* Optimus Prime somewhat resembles Hammerstein's armoured form [http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/sputnik/53/hammerh.gif]
* Bulkhead is a dead ringer for Mongrol [http://christianj.cghub.com/files/Image/079001-080000/79760/423_stream.jpg]
* Prowl takes a few cues from Joe Pineapples [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/13925/291010-1365-joe-pineapples_large.jpg]
* Blitzwing looks like Blackblood [http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/e/e4/Blackblood.jpg].
Aye? Nay? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 12:42, 27 February 2011 (EST)

Battle of Darkmount Pass

2011-02-26T22:51:59Z

Fortress Minimus: New page: ''The Battle of Darkmount Pass is a battle in the Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| continuity family'' The '''Battle of Darkmount Pass''' was a battle between the Decepticons an...

''The Battle of Darkmount Pass is a battle in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]] [[continuity family]]''

The '''Battle of Darkmount Pass''' was a battle between the [[Decepticon]]s and a smaller group of [[Autobot]] [[Wrecker]]s, which occurred some time after [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] left the Wreckers for [[Team Prime]].

==Fiction==

===Prime cartoon===

The Decepticons initially gained an advantage due to numerical superiority, and forced the Wreckers into a smelting pits. However, [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] managed to single-handedly destroy all the Decepticons, and used their backsides as stepping stones to escape the pit {{storylink|Con Job}}.

[[Category:Battles]]

Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Question submission

2011-01-23T16:03:19Z

Fortress Minimus: Sorry, jumped in with my question without reading the lead paragraph regarding what we can ask this time. Disregard my question.

{{SITENAME}} participates in [[Hasbro]]'s ongoing [[Hasbro Q&A|Question & Answer]] sessions. In celebration of the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'''s first season, our site will be allowed to submit '''one''' question to the teams at [[The Hub]] and [[Hasbro Studios]] behind the show!

If you're a registered user at our site, please add your question below!

Some ground rules:
# The question '''has to relate to the ''Transformers: Prime'' TV show.''' Don't ask about the toyline.
# Don't be a jerk.

Each registered user can ask '''one''' question at this time. Please bullet and sign your question. The deadline for your questions is the evening of '''Thursday, January 20th''', and answers will be sent back on (approximately) '''February 7th'''. If you're a registered member and for some reason you can't edit this page, ask your question on the [[Talk:Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Question submission|discussion page]], then I or [[User:ItsWalky|Walky]] will move it here.

Thanks!
--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 16:36, 18 January 2011 (EST)

==January 2011 questions==
* In both the ''Exodus'' novel and the ''War for Cybertron'' video game, both which Hasbro says are in-continuity with the ''Prime'' television show, a surplus of Dark Energon is what made Cybertron ultimately uninhabitable. But in the ''Prime'' television show, this doesn't seem to be the case, or Megatron wouldn't have had to fire a bunch of Dark Energon at Cybertron -- it should have had plenty already! Here is my question: What? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:43, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* Sorta the same as above but maybe a bit more generally phrased: Hasbro has insisted that the War for Cybertron, the Exodus novel, and your cartoon are in the same "universe." Yet while similar in a general sense all three contradict each other frequently on minor and some very major story points. What are your feelings on these contradictions and your shows connection to the other two? Do you consider all three the same exact universe or are they more akin to alternate versions of the same story? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 17:53, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* The high-quality animation you've created for the show must require a lot of work. How much of an animation budget do you have to work with and how much of a limit do you think it will place on introducing new characters? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:14, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* Are the [[Eradicon|Decepticon troops]] in ''Transformers Prime'' regular Transformers or are they drones of some kind? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]]
*when are Knockout and Breakdown featuring in the show? -[[User:Tristan 38935|Tristan 38935]]
*Both [[Dirge (Prime)|Dirge]] and [[Onslaught (Prime)|Onslaught]] were defeated in the Autobot version of [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)]] and Onslaught's fate remains ambiguous in the Exodus novel. So, for all intents and purposes, are they really dead or is there any chance that they may show up later in the cartoon?- [[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:10, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* What led to the decision to use CG-animation as opposed to traditional-style animation? - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 13:41, 19 January 2011 (EST)
* There seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between the properties of the Dark Energon seen in the ''Exodus'' novel/''War for Cybertron'' video games and the Dark Energon seen in the ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon. In the novel, Dark Energon is referred to as the "Sparks of Unicron" and acts as an addictive, drug-like power up used by the Decepticons. The ''War for Cybertron'' video games portray Dark Energon in a similar manner, but to a less-detailed extant. However, in the ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon, Dark Energon is called the "'''Blood''' of Unicron" and acts as a reanimator of the dead, turning its host cadavers into savage, mindless beasts. While the Dark Energon of the games/novel seems to require a living vessel to accommodate it (as, whenever a "Darkened" Decepticon would die in the book, its Dark Energon would leave that corpse behind and pass on to another living Con), the Dark Energon of the cartoon practically ''thrives'' on the deceased. Is there an any official distinction between the "Sparks of Unicron" Dark Energon seen in the games/book and the "Blood of Unicron" Dark Energon seen in the ''Prime'' cartoon? Are they unique variants of Dark Energon with different properties? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 02:26, 20 January 2011 (EST)

==January 2011 answers==
* [[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|Hasbro Q&A January 2011: Answers]]

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Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Question submission

2011-01-23T16:02:04Z

Fortress Minimus: /* January 2011 questions */

{{SITENAME}} participates in [[Hasbro]]'s ongoing [[Hasbro Q&A|Question & Answer]] sessions. In celebration of the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'''s first season, our site will be allowed to submit '''one''' question to the teams at [[The Hub]] and [[Hasbro Studios]] behind the show!

If you're a registered user at our site, please add your question below!

Some ground rules:
# The question '''has to relate to the ''Transformers: Prime'' TV show.''' Don't ask about the toyline.
# Don't be a jerk.

Each registered user can ask '''one''' question at this time. Please bullet and sign your question. The deadline for your questions is the evening of '''Thursday, January 20th''', and answers will be sent back on (approximately) '''February 7th'''. If you're a registered member and for some reason you can't edit this page, ask your question on the [[Talk:Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Question submission|discussion page]], then I or [[User:ItsWalky|Walky]] will move it here.

Thanks!
--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 16:36, 18 January 2011 (EST)

==January 2011 questions==
* In both the ''Exodus'' novel and the ''War for Cybertron'' video game, both which Hasbro says are in-continuity with the ''Prime'' television show, a surplus of Dark Energon is what made Cybertron ultimately uninhabitable. But in the ''Prime'' television show, this doesn't seem to be the case, or Megatron wouldn't have had to fire a bunch of Dark Energon at Cybertron -- it should have had plenty already! Here is my question: What? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:43, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* Sorta the same as above but maybe a bit more generally phrased: Hasbro has insisted that the War for Cybertron, the Exodus novel, and your cartoon are in the same "universe." Yet while similar in a general sense all three contradict each other frequently on minor and some very major story points. What are your feelings on these contradictions and your shows connection to the other two? Do you consider all three the same exact universe or are they more akin to alternate versions of the same story? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 17:53, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* The high-quality animation you've created for the show must require a lot of work. How much of an animation budget do you have to work with and how much of a limit do you think it will place on introducing new characters? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:14, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* Are the [[Eradicon|Decepticon troops]] in ''Transformers Prime'' regular Transformers or are they drones of some kind? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]]
*when are Knockout and Breakdown featuring in the show? -[[User:Tristan 38935|Tristan 38935]]
*Both [[Dirge (Prime)|Dirge]] and [[Onslaught (Prime)|Onslaught]] were defeated in the Autobot version of [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)]] and Onslaught's fate remains ambiguous in the Exodus novel. So, for all intents and purposes, are they really dead or is there any chance that they may show up later in the cartoon?- [[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:10, 18 January 2011 (EST)
* What led to the decision to use CG-animation as opposed to traditional-style animation? - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 13:41, 19 January 2011 (EST)
* There seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between the properties of the Dark Energon seen in the ''Exodus'' novel/''War for Cybertron'' video games and the Dark Energon seen in the ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon. In the novel, Dark Energon is referred to as the "Sparks of Unicron" and acts as an addictive, drug-like power up used by the Decepticons. The ''War for Cybertron'' video games portray Dark Energon in a similar manner, but to a less-detailed extant. However, in the ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon, Dark Energon is called the "'''Blood''' of Unicron" and acts as a reanimator of the dead, turning its host cadavers into savage, mindless beasts. While the Dark Energon of the games/novel seems to require a living vessel to accommodate it (as, whenever a "Darkened" Decepticon would die in the book, its Dark Energon would leave that corpse behind and pass on to another living Con), the Dark Energon of the cartoon practically ''thrives'' on the deceased. Is there an any official distinction between the "Sparks of Unicron" Dark Energon seen in the games/book and the "Blood of Unicron" Dark Energon seen in the ''Prime'' cartoon? Are they unique variants of Dark Energon with different properties? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 02:26, 20 January 2011 (EST)
* Several ''GoBots'' characters appeared in the ''[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' story "[[Withered Hope]]", and the ''AllSpark Almanac II'' makes reference to [[Gobotron]]. Can ''Challenge of the GoBots'' thus be regarded as part of the ''Transformers'' meta-franchise? [[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 11:02, 23 January 2011 (EST)

==January 2011 answers==
* [[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|Hasbro Q&A January 2011: Answers]]

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Dan Abnett

2010-12-12T16:30:38Z

Fortress Minimus: Reworking first paragraph so it flows a little better

{{disambig3|Dan}}

[[Image:DanAbnett.jpg|frame|right|He may be an Imperial Colonel-Commissar, but captions still give him the willies.]]
'''Dan Abnett''' (born [[October 12]], [[1965]]) is a British novelist and comic writer best known for writing the ''Gaunt's Ghosts'' and ''Eisenhorn'' books in the ''[[Wikipedia:Warhammer 40,000|Warhammer 40,000]]'' universe. He has also created strips such as ''[[wikipedia:Sinister Dexter|Sinister Dexter]], Atavar'', and ''Kingdom'' for ''2000 AD,'' and was a writer on the "reboot" ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' for DC Comics.

==''Transformers'' work==
===Marvel UK===
* [[Firebug!]]
* [[Dry Run!]]
* [[The Chain Gang!]]
* [[Trigger-Happy!]]

===IDW G1===
*[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]] (forthcoming - 2011)
*Hearts of Darkness (forthcoming - 2011)

==Links==
*[http://www.danabnett.com/ Abnett's website]

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[[Category:Marvel Comics]]
[[Category:Real people]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Metroplex (Cybertron)

2010-10-13T23:25:15Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Cybertron cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Metroplex}}
:''Metroplex is a [[Gigantion]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Metroplex dvd2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|She canna take much more of this!]]
'''Metroplex''' is the head foreman of the Transformers on Gigantion. While he is a calm, quiet and intelligent being, like all Gigantions he is immense in size and strength. He is tasked with forever building cities on his homeworld, and then immediately abandoning them as a way to forever look to their peaceful future and avoid the past, which was wartorn and violent. His [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Megalo Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ron Halder]] (English), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)
{{picsneeded}}
Metroplex first encountered the Autobots when a team of theirs happened to be present at the raising of Gigantion's newest city. Though he and his second-in-command, [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], were initially wary of the visitors, they became more friendly when the Autobots assured him that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]].

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] explained the need to find Gigantion's [[Cyber Planet Key]]; Metroplex suspected it might be deep in one of the lower levels, but insisted that going deeper into the planet was forbidden by law and custom. Before they could start looking, however, an alert sounded - [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], a brash young punk, had teamed up with the [[Decepticon]]s and was attempting to drill down into the lower levels.

Everybody rushed down to the room where the Decepticons had gathered, and Metroplex focussed his attention on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Nemesis Breaker]]. Metroplex used his axe, [[Sparkdrinker]], on them, which destroyed Nemesis Breaker and opened a tunnel down to the depths of Gigantion, through which all the Decepticons jumped.

With their planet now in danger, Metroplex and Quickmix realized that they needed to violate tradition to protect their world. They donned Autobot [[insignia]]s and joined Optimus Prime's team in the quest for the final Key. {{storylink|Giant}} This ran into a snag due to that tradition being responsible for all records from before the building of the new city being wiped, and so the Autobots had to unload a lot of equipment from the ''[[Ogygia]]'' to get a fix on the Key's location.

They found it, but in the meantime, Megatron managed to tap into the Key's power, and was reformatted into Galvatron. Galvatron went on a spree of destruction against the Autobots, culminating in a duel against Metroplex in which he stopped the giant's axe with just a single finger. Finally, Optimus Prime engaged Galvatron, and defeated him using Sparkdrinker.

After some repairs, the Autobots continued on their way into the depths of Gigantion, and ''en route'' came across the ''[[Atlantis]]'', on which [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] were being held captive by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Fury}} After a rescue mission, the Autobots split into five teams in order to find a way down to the center of the planet.

Metroplex was assigned to the team with Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], Bud, and the [[Mini-Con]]s. In the course of their exploration, they came across a low level lit up by a brilliant blue artificial sky. Almost immediately, Jolt was grabbed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], but was rescued by [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in [[Cobybot|his robot]]. Once again, Metroplex lent Sparkdrinker to Optimus Prime in order to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|City}} They had a little bit more trouble with the devilish duo {{storylink|Ambush}}, and later rejoined [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s team, where they learned the story of Planet X. {{storylink|Challenge}}

As they travelled on, Metroplex was impressed with Bud's leadership skills as he organized the Mini-Cons, skills he would later pass on to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. The little ones accidentally fell down a secret passage, which persuaded Metroplex that the tales about hidden Mini-Con zoned must be true.

The Autobots pressed on down into the lowest level of Gigantion, where they found Bud giving an impromptu leadership seminar to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Some of the Autobots beat up Scourge a bit, and then they all went on their way. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

At another area in the lowest level, Metroplex guided the Autobots to where he thought the lost city of ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' might be, and was somewhat bemused when [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and Override sped ahead to check it out. As soon as they arrived, Galvatron and Menasor burst through the sky, and Menasor took on Metroplex.

As the two giants battled, the source of Menasor's frustration came out. He was angry that Metroplex had always treated him as inferior just because he was young, and Galvatron actually game him some respect. Menasor actually managed to gain the supper hand, knocking Metroplex to the ground, and was about to kill him when [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] popped out of Metroplex's chest cavity and blocked him. Immediately thereupon, [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] popped out of Menasor's chest and did the same thing.

Seeing this display of courage and camaraderie touched both the [[bulk]]s' [[spark|hearts]]. Metroplex realized that while Menasor was going down the wrong road, he himself had been young and arrogant at one time, and acting all high anf mighty was counter-productive. The two shared a friendly reconciliation, and Menasor rejoined the fight on the Autobots' side. For the third time, Metroplex lent his axe to Optimus Prime, who used it to smash Galvatron. The Autobots now had all four Cyber Planet Keys and the [[Omega Lock]] {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}, but their luck was about to change.

With all four Keys, the Lock opened a gateway to the universe from which the non-Gigantions had originally come, but it was immediately stolen by Galvatron. Galvatron used the Lock's power to destroy Starscream, Sideways, and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], and then made off with the Lock, leaving the Autobots stranded in Metroplex's universe. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} After a failed attempt to re-open the [[space bridge]] with technology, Metroplex asked why they couldn't just go back the way they had come, and it was explained that the portal only came into existence once a year. With no other way to get back, Vector Prime sacrificed his own life to send them all back in time to return to the universe of the Gigantion's ancestors. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

In the other universe, Metroplex, Quickmix, and Menasor took a temporary leave of the other Autobots and piloted the ''Lemuria'' back to Gigantion to collect reinforcements. They managed to arrive at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] just as Galvatron and his remaining forces were preparing to launch a final attack, during which the combined forces of [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], and [[Earth]] also arrived. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}

However, Galvatron was not defeated yet. Using the power of the Lock and Keys, he enlarged his troops to gargantuan size and set them to attack the Autobots. Metroplex, Quickmix, and Menasor took on Ransack, who was now their size, and beat him without too much trouble.

Meanwhile, Galvatron sped to the heart of the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] and used the Lock to enhance its expansion from within. Optimus Prime followed, and was joined by Metroplex long with Override, scourge, and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], each representing their respective worlds. Galvatron used the Lock's power to enlarge himself, but the five planet leaders took him down with a massive combined blast of power. In a final act of spite, Galvatron hurled the Lock and Keys into the absolute deepest, darkest part of the black hole to ensure that if he couldn't have them, nobody could.

Metroplex managed to grab the Gigantion Key, while the other leaders retrieved their own Keys and Optimus Prime grabbed the Lock. They combined the five parts and used them to completely revive [[Primus]], who used his full power to seal the singularity once and for all. {{storylink|End}}

The universe may have been saved, but there was still work to do. Jungle Planet had been jolted out of its normal orbit over the course of the war, and while Optimus Prime dealt with a not-quite-dead Galvatron, Metroplex and the others all worked to restore Jungle Planet to its proper location in the cosmos. After an almighty effort, they succeeded, and then stopped by on one of cybertron's moons to watch Optimus Prime finally kill Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}.

Later, Metroplex attended the first interplanetary peace conference to represent Gigantion. He enthusiastically supported Optimus Prime's suggestion to follow in the footsteps of the Ancients and build a new space bridge network across the galaxy. He was given command of one of the starships and blasted off for parts unknown.

At some point, he arranged a construction project with [[Signal Lancer]], [[Undermine]], and [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cyb Metroplex toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is what happens when the design team spends too much time on designing a "cool" robot mode, apparently.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Leader-Class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-23'''
**''Acessories:'' "Sparkdrinker", gold Giant Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Metroplex transforms into a Cybertronic bucket-wheel excavator. In this mode, his bucket-wheel/shovel assembly is on a rotator and contains numerous ratchet-joints, plus the wheel can spin, though it does not do so freely. This assembly becomes Metroplex's colossal axe "[[Sparkdrinker]]" in robot mode, plus has a spot on the shovel to attach Drill Bit in his vehicle mode. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the Key jack on Sparkdrinker opens up the wheel to form the axe-head, plus activates an electronic light.

[[Image:CybMetro-WorkMode.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Yeah, but I've been drinking milk!]]
: Like his fellow Gigantions [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], Metroplex has two different robot modes: a full-sized standard mode and a shorter, sturdier "work" mode.

: He comes with his Mini-Con partner Drill Bit and a gold-bordered, Gigantion-style Cyber Planet Key. The [[Hasbro]] version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''lm74'''" on the back of the Cyber Planet Key.

: Metroplex has a grand total of 14 Mini-Con hardpoints.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Metroplex/metroplex.htm More info on Metroplex at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megalo Convoy gold edition'''

: A solid-gold-chromed version of Metroplex was given away as a contest prize in Japan. Limited to 15 pieces, it was available from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and came with a gold-chromed version of [[Legends Class|Legends]]-scale ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime.

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==Notes==
* Metroplex's "work" robot mode is not shown in the Japanese release's instructions. It is only briefly glimpsed in the cartoon, as part of his stock-footage "vehicle to robot" transformation sequence. Also, several times in the show where Metroplex was depicted in a smaller environment, he was in his "work" mode without explanation or transformation shown.
* Metroplex bears a striking similarity to [[Metroplex (G1)|Generation 1 Metroplex]] in robot mode, even sharing the original's antennaed helmet (with the difference that this Metroplex's antennae are blue rather than red).

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Override (Cybertron)

2010-10-04T22:22:04Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Cybertron cartoon */ forgot a pipe

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{{disambig3|Override}}

:''Override is a [[Velocitron]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Override.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]

'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a male, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

:''Hungarian name'': '''Gázoló''' ("Wader")
:''Japanese name'': '''Nitro Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (English), [[Nicole Oliver]] (English), [[Jin Domon]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_override_race.jpg|left|thumb|175px|It's like the Crying Game all over again.]]

During a regular race on Velocitron, Override was making everyone else eat her dust when suddenly, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] appeared right in front of her way. Megatron introduced himself to her and asked where he could find Override, the leader of the planet; as it turned out, he had found her. He asked where he could find the [[Cyber Planet Key]], and Override challenged him to a race to get that info. He accepted, but Override took the victory in a photo finish. She told him she didn't really know about the key and just wanted to race; Megatron promised to tell her all about it at their next meeting. {{storylink|Space}}
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Later, at Override's favorite track on top of a mountain, Megatron again questioned her about the Key. He tried to get the location out of her by offering great reward, but OVerride was not interested - after all, she already had the [[Planet Cup]], the most valuable object on Velocitron. Megatron copped that the Cup must be the Key he was seeking, and so challenged Override to another race. Just before they began, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], who had been spying on the two, jumped in to compete on behalf of the Autobots. Megatron warned that Hot Shot was part of an evil organisation, while Hot Shot maintained that it was the Decepticons who were the evil ones. OVerride wasn't interested in any of this, and told them to just race.

In the race, Megatron quickly fell into third place due to his car mode's inferior maneuverability. Hot Shot raced well and almost won, but was fired upon by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], who feared Override's wrath if she lost.

Sure enough, Override won, but immediately assaulted the evil duo for assuming she couldn't have won on her own, and they quickly fled. Override complimented Hot Shot on how fast he was and said they could talk about the key next time they raced. {{storylink|Rush}}

She raced against Hot Shot again the next day, and gave him an impressive head start. This proved not to be enough for Hot Shot, however, as Override quickly closed the gap. Hot Shot managed to tap the power of Velocitron and activated his [[Cyber Key]], giving him a speed boost; however, he quickly crashed into a wall, taking him out of the race. Override cruised to an easy victory and drove off, looking forward to racing him again. {{storylink|Speed}}

She later encountered Ransack and Crumplezone bullying [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]]. She tried to help him, only to be brushed off by the victim himself for some reason. Override went on her merry way, unaware that the Decepticons had just gained a new ally. {{storylink|Search}}

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Some time later, while doing laps of her private race track, she was approached by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], who also asked for the Cyber Planet Key. Prime tried explaining the situation, and even asked if he could just ''borrow'' it, but to no avail. Override told him that she'd heard the same story from both Megatron and Hot Shot; since she had no reason to believe any of them, the trophy would go to whoever won the race.

The next day saw the start of the Planet Cup, with Override as the favorite to win. She got off to a good start, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Hot Shot suffered from some early technical troubled, but soon managed to pull into third. {{storylink|Hero}} She maintained a strong lead throughout the first heat, finishing first without major interference from the cheaters in the back. {{storylink|Race}}

In the second heat, Override was pushed into second just before the narrow straightaway. She caught up to the leader, Hot Shot, on the stairs portion of the course by [[Transformation|transforming]] into robot mode and running down them. Hot Shot quickly did the same, while Dirt Boss came up quickly behind both of them, his off-road tires allowing him to traverse the stairs easily.

However, Ransack managed to literally leap into pole position by the clever use of springs, and rearranged the direction signs in the city portion to send the leaders on a wild goose chase. OVerride, Hot Shot, and Dirt Boss all fell for this ruse, but Hot Shot was alerted to the deception by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. Hot Shot told Override about the situation, claiming he wanted to beat her honestly; Override was confused by this display, but still took his advice and returned to the correct track.

Soon enough, she once again pulled into first place, but then Ransack and Crumplezone caused the tunnel she was driving through to collapse, trapping her. Hot Shot saved her despite losing first place, again saying it was simply a matter of Autobot honor. This only added to Override's confusion, and she would have lost the race altogether if [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] hadn't pointed out everyone else was passing her. In the end, she finished in a respectable third position. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

Before the third heat, she fitted herself with off-road tires, while Ransack and Crumplezone watched. {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When the race began in earnest, she avoided much of the initial drama, but eventually ended up being attacked by Dirt Boss, who was frustrated at the idea of someone else doing well in the off-road part of the race.

She was saved by the accidental aid of Ransack and Crumplezone, who tried to shoot at her but hit Dirt Boss instead. The three villains fought among themselves, allowing Override to claim first place. {{storylink|Sand}}

Override was then among the four remaining competitors, all of whom were chosen by the Cup to compete in the final. She and Hot Shot easily pulled ahead of Ransack ad Crumplezone, who soon dropped out of the race. The troublesome twosome then tried to steal the trophy, but Override and Hot Shot stopped by to blast them away.

They then continued their race, with Hot Shot taking victory in a photo finish. Override was initially shocked, but congratulated him on a well-earned victory and strong competitive spirit.

Just as the force field around the Cup came down, Megatron and his cronies arrived to steal it. Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, and Leobreaker arrived form [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] to stop him, and Override took part in the battle. She and Hot Shot jointly tripped up Megatron, and Override herself grabbed the trophy.

With the Decepticons driven away, Override personally presented the trophy to Hot Shot. Impressed by the Autobots' teamwork and collective honor and heroism, Override asked to join them in their quest, and was readily accepted.

She accompanied them back to Earth, and as a native of Velocitron, was given the honor of inserting her planet's Key into the [[Omega Lock]]. As soon as she did, the Lock revealed the location of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s buried in the [[Arctic]]. {{Storylink|Champion}} Override accompanied the Autobots on their investigation, but they didn't find anything. {{storylink|Ice}} When they got back, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] repaired some of the damage she had suffered, and she promised to take [[Lori]] to Jungle Planet when fully healed. {{storylink|Honor}}

Lori would soon get her wish, as Optimus Prime returned from Jungle Planet and asked Override to accompany him to plead his case to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Override, true to her promise, brought along Lori to represent Earth, over the protestations of the other Auobots; Hot Shot was also present.

When the group arrived on Jungle Planet, they were soon attacked by a group of Decepticons led by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. Override engaged Ransack and Crumplezone, but rather than fight, he challenged them to a race. The two villains quickly sped off to try and win, while Override let them go so she could concentrate on the battle.

Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] were quickly dispatched, and so OVerride and the others proceeded to Scourge's temple. Override and Lori both pleaded with Scourge to do the right thing, but the dragonbot was only interested in duelling Optimus Prime and [[Leobreaker]]. Prime and Leobreaker won by the use of their Savage Claw Mode and claimed the second Cyber Planet Key for themselves. {{storylink|Primal}}

However, Megatron would not be denied, and attacked Jungle Planet with all his gathered forces. To counter his assault, [[Vector Prime]] came up with the idea of distributing several boxes to teams of Autobots, one of which contained the real Key, and the rest were dummies. Crucially, nobody would know which box was which.

Override and Hot Shot paired off, and sped into the jungle with one of the boxes. They were pursued by, surprise surprise, Ransack and Crumplezone, who after considerable fighting and racing actually managed to grab the box. Fortunately, it turned out to be a dud - [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and Leobreaker had the real one. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

With the battle won, the Autobots returned to their base on Earth along with new recui Snarl, and Leobreaker inserted Jungle Planet's Key into the Omega Lock. Once again, the location of the Ancient Decepticons was revealed, this time to much greater precision. While four of them went off to investigate, Override stayed back at the base as backup. It turned out she would be needed, as Optimus Prime, Landmine, and Leobreaker found themselves trapped in a cave with Starscream and many thousands of Ancient Decepticons. Override, along with Hot Shot and Red Alert, raced out to save them, {{storylink|Trap}} meeting up with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] underground. They saved their comrades, and then returned to civilization to deal with Starscream.

They arrived at the scene of the battle, where Vector Prime and Snarl were desperately attempting to hold off the Ancient Decepticons. Worse, they also came under attack by [[United States military|USAF jets]], who did not realize the difference between Autobot and Decepticon.

Just when things were looking their worst, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] joined in the fray. They held off starscream's forces for a while, but were forced to retreat when Optimus Prime was injured. However, some good came out of this - Evac revealed that the third Cyber Planet Key was located on Earth. Unfortunately, it was by then in the hands of Starscream. {{storylink|Invasion}}

The Autobots retreated, Optimus Prime particularly concerned about human civillian casualties. Override offered to let them set up base on Velocitron, and Optimus Prime gratefully accepted. They moved out on the [[Space Bridge]], but just before they could pass through the dimension gate, they were attacked by Starscream. Override and the others made a valiant stand, but Starscream eventually proved victorious, claiming the Omega Lock and the two Keys the Autobots had acquired for himself. {{storylink|Retreat}}

As if that wasn't bad enough, Megatron and his crew escaped from the prison in which they had been sealed by Starscream and began to rampage acoss Earth, together with Scourge. Override took part in the effort to drive them off, working with Crosswise to take down Ransack and Crumplezone. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} She and Evac then managed to distract Megatron long enough for the heavily injured Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scattershot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] to be evacuated to safety. The two planet leaders actually managed to beat up Megatron to such an extent that he tried to flee into the [[fire dimension]], only for Optimus Prime to douse the portal before he could pass through. His back to the proverbial wall, Megatron lashed out and floored the two of them, only to be stopped by the timely arrival of the three injured parties, now rebuilt as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. Leaving the lads to try out their new guns, Override, Evac, and Optimus Prime drove through one of Vector Prime's portals to Starscream's island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep28_override_rides.jpg|200px|thumb|left]] Evac brought her to the island by a form of water skiing, during which she shot [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] out of the water. On the island, Override dealt with [[Lugnutz]], at one point actually ''riding'' him before passing him to Snarl. She also helped beat up Crumplezone, {{storylink|Assault}} and took part in the first battle against the giant Starscream {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Partway through that battle, word came from Cybertron that the Cybertron Defense Team was being overwhelmed by vast numbers of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetals]], and so Override, Evac, and Leobreaker left the battle to go help them out, taking the Omega Lock with its three Cyber Planet Keys with them. Megatron and his forces pursued, and Starscream also sent Thunderblast after them. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} During their flight, they ended up stymied by a badly warped section of the space bridge which they couldn't cross, and the Decepticons quickly caught up. However, the three managed to tap the power of the Lock and, powered up with [[burning justice]], streaked across space to Cybertron, much to Override's surprise and amazement.

Upon arrival, the three found the Cybertron Defense Team desperately fighting a losing battle against the hordes of Scrapmetals. Just after they arrived, Megatron turned up with Scourge, Thundercracker, and Thunderblast, but before they could wipe out the Autobots, Optimus Prime's team came by to save the day.

Optimus Prime defeated Megatron in the fire dimension, and there was much rejoicing. The Autobots then plugged the Lock into the space in the [[Omega Temple]], awakening [[Primus]]. As the planet itself began to transform, Override and Evac grabbed the kids and jumped off the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Primus finished his transformation, all the Autobots worked to restore his mind, Override working with Leobreaker. Speaking through Jolt, Primus revealed the location of the last Key on [[Gigantion]]. However, before they could mount an expedition, the [[ghost]] of Megatron restored himself by the power of [[Unicron]] and began attacking. {{storylink|Balance}} Override and the Cybertron Defense Team followed the specter to see what it would get up to. Megatron restored and empowered the injured Crumplezone, who along with Ransack immediately began harrassing Override, leading to a tense chase across Cybertron's streets. Crumplezone was finally taken out by Hot Shot, and after a fight between Megatron/[[Nemesis Breaker]] and Optimus Prime/Leobreaker, all the Transformers raced full tilt for the Omega Temple. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} They arrived at about the same time and began duking it out. {{storylink|Memory}} The Autobots won,{{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} and Override took part in the operation to destroy any remaining Scrapmetals. {{storylink|Family}}

Override then worked with Landmine as part of an operation to re-energise Primus with the Omega Lock and Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but this plan failed when Starscream stopped by at exactly the wrong time and absorbed a chunk of this power, growing to planet size. Primus himself laid the smackdown on Starscream in a particularly awesome manner; {{storylink|Titans}} after this, OVerride contacted Clocker and Brakedown on Gigantion and had them (and Dirt Boss, apparently) dig up with ''[[Ogygia]]'' so that the Autobots could travel to Gigantion.

The Autobots loaded up the ''Ogygia'' and set off on their way, but as they travelled through the wormhole, they were confronted with an asteroid too big to steer around. All of the Autobots combined their Cyber Key Powers to blast a massive hole right through it, allowing them to continue on. {{storylink|Warp}}

On Gigantion, the Autobots met up with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]]. After reassuring them that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], an alarm was raised that [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and the Decepticons were attacking the lower levels. The Autobots and their new friends sped down to investigate, and Override and Evac jointly took on Menasor, eventually beating him. {{storylink|Giant}}

As their search continued, Override was the fourth to be incapacitated by the Cyber Planet Key-powered Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron. She tried desperately to drive away from him, but this time, he was faster than her. However, she was able to warn Optimus Prime, who did manage to defeat Galvatron. {{storylink|Fury}}

When she had been repaired, she accompanied the Cybertron Defense Team and Coby (piloting the [[Cobybot]]) in infiltrating the ''[[Atlantis]]'', which Starscream and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] had piloted to Gigantion in the meantime. They rescued the imprisoned [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], and then escaped as Quickmix filled with cement the crevasse in which the ''Atlantis'' was parked.

After Bud, Jolt, and Reverb were reunited with the rest of the Autobots, the good guys split into four teams to find a way down to the innermost layers of the planet.

Override was assigned a team with Wing Saber and Lori. {{storylink|City}} They took and elevator to a lower level, where they were confronted by Thunderblast and Scourge. Cefore any combat could begin, however, Lori began berating Scourge, causing the massive dragon robot to flinch away from the tiny, squishy human until Thunderblast insulted Lori. After that, the robots started shooting; Lori and Wing Saber chased after Thunderblast while Override stayed to fight Scourge, the leaders of Velocitron and Jungle Planet finally coming to blows. This battle resulted in the ceiling getting a massive hole blown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level. Scourge threw his axe at Override and missed, but almost hit Lori, who chose that precise moment to return from forcing Wing Saber to blow up Thunderblast. Terrified of Lori's wrath, Scourge fled, leaving Override and Lori to punch the wall in frustration. However, Lori's punch opened up a secret panel to an information center, where the two of them and Wing Saber were able to learn the story of Gigantion's war with Planet X, as well as the origin of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Ambush}} With this new information, they quickly rejoined Optimus Prime's team to tell them the story. {{storylink|Challenge}}

They all proceeded down to the lowest layer, where they found [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] giving a lesson in leadership to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Scourge let Metroplex and Vector Prime beat him up, after which Override stepped forward to have her turn, but Optimus Prime went ahead of her and thrashed Scourge so badly that there was no point in fighting him any more. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} Continuing their journey, they came across the area where the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was said to have lain. OVerride and Wing Saber sped on ahead to investigate, and found it partially buried in a large lake. Shortly after Optimus Prime's team showed up, Galvatron blew through the ceiling, bringing the remaining Decepticons with him. Wing Saber went back to help Optimus Prime, while Override waited for reinforcements.

Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Landmine's team. Override and Evac went to join Optimus Prime and aid him in battle, and got smashed by Galvatron. However, they soon recovered and chased Galvatron into the ''Lemuria'', arriving just as Landmine claimed the final Cyber Planet Key and grew to gargantuan size. Landmine proceeded to lay a massive smackdown on both Starscream and Galvatron, with some small help by Override and Evac. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} When Galvatron came back and stole the Omega Lock and the four Keys, Override stood back and watched as he fought Starscream, not wanting to get blown up. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} However, Galvatron still made off with the Lock. The Autobots tried to re-open the portal to their own universe, but they were attacked by a flock of [[Laserbeak drone]]s, which only dissipated when the machine opening the portal was destroyed. In the end, it required the sacrifice of Vector Prime to return them to their own universe. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return, Override returned to Velocitron to rally her forces against Galvatron's machinations. Just as Galvatron and his remaining Decepticons were preparing for their final assault on Cybertron, Override arrived with every Transformers on Velocitron (they raced there, naturally), at the exact same time as the forces of Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion arrived. Primus then merged the ''Ogygia, Atlantis, Lemuria,'' and ''[[Hyperborea]]'' into the ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]'', to rid the universe of evil once and for all. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} However, Galvatron still possessed the Omega Lock, and used to to enlarge all of his loyal followers as well as himself to enormous size. Override led the forces of Velocitron against Crumplezone, exploiting the fact that the big lug's greater size had negatively impacted his meneuverability to cause him to crash into some asteroids.

Meanwhile, Galvatron fled into the deepest core of the [[Unicron Singularity]]. Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber to pursue, but before he got too far, Override, Scourge, Evac, and Metroplex announced their intention to come with him, each to represent their own planet in the final battle. The humans and Mini-Cons also came. The five planet leaders all attacked Galvatron in a massive joint attack, after which the Decepticon commander tossed the Lock into the very center of the Singularity to prevent anyone getting ther hands on it.

The Keys separated from the Lock, and the planet leaders dived for them. Override grabbed the Velocitron Key, driving around an asteroid to get it. The other leaders were also successful, and they successfully combine the Keys with the Lock. This final act complete, they flew out of the Singularity and used the Lock and Keys to fully restore Primus, who blasted the Singularity closed. {{storylink|End}}

However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up. Jungle Planet had been shaken out of its normal location, and Override took part in the effort to restore it. She, along with most of the other characters, also stopped by on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to see Optimus Prime vanquish Galvatron for real this time. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With evil defeated and the remaining Decepticons attempting to live peacefully, Override attended the first intergalactic peace conference to represent Velocitron. At this meeting, it was decided to follow in the footsteps of the [[Ancients]] and establish a galaxy-wide network of colony worlds, linked by space bridges.

Override wished to take part in this mission, but could not leave Velocitron without a leader. To that end, she called a [[Speedia 500]], which was won by Hot Shot. She formally handed over leadership of the planet to the young bot, and some time later returned to Cybertron. She said a tearful farewell to the kids before boarding the ''Ogygia'' with a large crew of Transformers and departing for parts unknown. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Timelines===

Override led the crew of the [[Star Arrow]], which was carrying an experimental [[Force Chip]]. The Star Arrow was attacked above [[Sandokan]] and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered [[Synthos]], a scrap-monster powered by the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]]. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos' Dark Heart from falling into Decpticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried [[Cannonball]] into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the recaptured Force Chip. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Override''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-10'''[[Image:Cyb_Override_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Dude looks like a lady.]]
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the rear portion of her car mode causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode, and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: There are a few small deco changes between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] versions of the toy; Takara's has a gold face, black paint on the chest intakes and blue stripes on the thighs while Hasbro's has an orange face, an Autobot faction sigil on the left side of her chest, a less prominent stripe pattern on the inside shins and gives her Key the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] "'''dy7p'''".

: This version of Override also was available in two different store-[[exclusive]] multi-packs. The first was a Wal-Mart set, including the ''Cybertron''-series [[Tiny Tin]] version of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]. The second was a Target-exclusive "'''Drag Race'''" (...yeah, there's a joke there) set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]].

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm More information on Override at TFU.info]
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[[Image:Cyb_OverrideGTS_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Lady looks like a dude.]]
*'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Override's first toy was [[redeco]]ed into a non-show coloration, replacing her white for a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold -bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though this one has the Key code "'''dj9n'''".

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''Double Clutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character. However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into "[[Shattered Glass]]" [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OverrideGTS/overridegts.htm More information on Override GTS at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
*In Japan, Override is the ''male'' Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

* Although actress [[Lisa Ann Beley]] is the only one to receive credit as the English voice of Override in the credits of the show itself, the character's voice actually continuously changes back and forth between Beley and the uncredited [[Nicole Oliver]].<ref>[http://www.nicoleoliver.com/resume/NicoleOliver-resume-animation.pdf Nicole Oliver's resumé]</ref> Beley's performance has a little bit of a harder edge to it, but overall, it takes a ''very'' experienced ear to pick out the differences, to the point that it took four years after the show had aired for anyone to realize!

* Override's robot-mode CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robots]] toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].

* Override's alternate mode of a futuristic race car, as well as its red and white color scheme, evokes the Mach 5 from the ''Speed Racer'' series.

* In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".

* In the Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. Don't think about that too hard.

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Override (Cybertron)

2010-10-04T22:21:20Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Cybertron cartoon */

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:''Override is a [[Velocitron]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Override.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]

'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a male, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

:''Hungarian name'': '''Gázoló''' ("Wader")
:''Japanese name'': '''Nitro Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (English), [[Nicole Oliver]] (English), [[Jin Domon]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_override_race.jpg|left|thumb|175px|It's like the Crying Game all over again.]]

During a regular race on Velocitron, Override was making everyone else eat her dust when suddenly, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] appeared right in front of her way. Megatron introduced himself to her and asked where he could find Override, the leader of the planet; as it turned out, he had found her. He asked where he could find the [[Cyber Planet Key]], and Override challenged him to a race to get that info. He accepted, but Override took the victory in a photo finish. She told him she didn't really know about the key and just wanted to race; Megatron promised to tell her all about it at their next meeting. {{storylink|Space}}
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Later, at Override's favorite track on top of a mountain, Megatron again questioned her about the Key. He tried to get the location out of her by offering great reward, but OVerride was not interested - after all, she already had the [[Planet Cup]], the most valuable object on Velocitron. Megatron copped that the Cup must be the Key he was seeking, and so challenged Override to another race. Just before they began, [[Hot Shot (Armada)]], who had been spying on the two, jumped in to compete on behalf of the Autobots. Megatron warned that Hot Shot was part of an evil organisation, while Hot Shot maintained that it was the Decepticons who were the evil ones. OVerride wasn't interested in any of this, and told them to just race.

In the race, Megatron quickly fell into third place due to his car mode's inferior maneuverability. Hot Shot raced well and almost won, but was fired upon by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], who feared Override's wrath if she lost.

Sure enough, Override won, but immediately assaulted the evil duo for assuming she couldn't have won on her own, and they quickly fled. Override complimented Hot Shot on how fast he was and said they could talk about the key next time they raced. {{storylink|Rush}}

She raced against Hot Shot again the next day, and gave him an impressive head start. This proved not to be enough for Hot Shot, however, as Override quickly closed the gap. Hot Shot managed to tap the power of Velocitron and activated his [[Cyber Key]], giving him a speed boost; however, he quickly crashed into a wall, taking him out of the race. Override cruised to an easy victory and drove off, looking forward to racing him again. {{storylink|Speed}}

She later encountered Ransack and Crumplezone bullying [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]]. She tried to help him, only to be brushed off by the victim himself for some reason. Override went on her merry way, unaware that the Decepticons had just gained a new ally. {{storylink|Search}}

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Some time later, while doing laps of her private race track, she was approached by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], who also asked for the Cyber Planet Key. Prime tried explaining the situation, and even asked if he could just ''borrow'' it, but to no avail. Override told him that she'd heard the same story from both Megatron and Hot Shot; since she had no reason to believe any of them, the trophy would go to whoever won the race.

The next day saw the start of the Planet Cup, with Override as the favorite to win. She got off to a good start, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Hot Shot suffered from some early technical troubled, but soon managed to pull into third. {{storylink|Hero}} She maintained a strong lead throughout the first heat, finishing first without major interference from the cheaters in the back. {{storylink|Race}}

In the second heat, Override was pushed into second just before the narrow straightaway. She caught up to the leader, Hot Shot, on the stairs portion of the course by [[Transformation|transforming]] into robot mode and running down them. Hot Shot quickly did the same, while Dirt Boss came up quickly behind both of them, his off-road tires allowing him to traverse the stairs easily.

However, Ransack managed to literally leap into pole position by the clever use of springs, and rearranged the direction signs in the city portion to send the leaders on a wild goose chase. OVerride, Hot Shot, and Dirt Boss all fell for this ruse, but Hot Shot was alerted to the deception by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. Hot Shot told Override about the situation, claiming he wanted to beat her honestly; Override was confused by this display, but still took his advice and returned to the correct track.

Soon enough, she once again pulled into first place, but then Ransack and Crumplezone caused the tunnel she was driving through to collapse, trapping her. Hot Shot saved her despite losing first place, again saying it was simply a matter of Autobot honor. This only added to Override's confusion, and she would have lost the race altogether if [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] hadn't pointed out everyone else was passing her. In the end, she finished in a respectable third position. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

Before the third heat, she fitted herself with off-road tires, while Ransack and Crumplezone watched. {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When the race began in earnest, she avoided much of the initial drama, but eventually ended up being attacked by Dirt Boss, who was frustrated at the idea of someone else doing well in the off-road part of the race.

She was saved by the accidental aid of Ransack and Crumplezone, who tried to shoot at her but hit Dirt Boss instead. The three villains fought among themselves, allowing Override to claim first place. {{storylink|Sand}}

Override was then among the four remaining competitors, all of whom were chosen by the Cup to compete in the final. She and Hot Shot easily pulled ahead of Ransack ad Crumplezone, who soon dropped out of the race. The troublesome twosome then tried to steal the trophy, but Override and Hot Shot stopped by to blast them away.

They then continued their race, with Hot Shot taking victory in a photo finish. Override was initially shocked, but congratulated him on a well-earned victory and strong competitive spirit.

Just as the force field around the Cup came down, Megatron and his cronies arrived to steal it. Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, and Leobreaker arrived form [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] to stop him, and Override took part in the battle. She and Hot Shot jointly tripped up Megatron, and Override herself grabbed the trophy.

With the Decepticons driven away, Override personally presented the trophy to Hot Shot. Impressed by the Autobots' teamwork and collective honor and heroism, Override asked to join them in their quest, and was readily accepted.

She accompanied them back to Earth, and as a native of Velocitron, was given the honor of inserting her planet's Key into the [[Omega Lock]]. As soon as she did, the Lock revealed the location of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s buried in the [[Arctic]]. {{Storylink|Champion}} Override accompanied the Autobots on their investigation, but they didn't find anything. {{storylink|Ice}} When they got back, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] repaired some of the damage she had suffered, and she promised to take [[Lori]] to Jungle Planet when fully healed. {{storylink|Honor}}

Lori would soon get her wish, as Optimus Prime returned from Jungle Planet and asked Override to accompany him to plead his case to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Override, true to her promise, brought along Lori to represent Earth, over the protestations of the other Auobots; Hot Shot was also present.

When the group arrived on Jungle Planet, they were soon attacked by a group of Decepticons led by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. Override engaged Ransack and Crumplezone, but rather than fight, he challenged them to a race. The two villains quickly sped off to try and win, while Override let them go so she could concentrate on the battle.

Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] were quickly dispatched, and so OVerride and the others proceeded to Scourge's temple. Override and Lori both pleaded with Scourge to do the right thing, but the dragonbot was only interested in duelling Optimus Prime and [[Leobreaker]]. Prime and Leobreaker won by the use of their Savage Claw Mode and claimed the second Cyber Planet Key for themselves. {{storylink|Primal}}

However, Megatron would not be denied, and attacked Jungle Planet with all his gathered forces. To counter his assault, [[Vector Prime]] came up with the idea of distributing several boxes to teams of Autobots, one of which contained the real Key, and the rest were dummies. Crucially, nobody would know which box was which.

Override and Hot Shot paired off, and sped into the jungle with one of the boxes. They were pursued by, surprise surprise, Ransack and Crumplezone, who after considerable fighting and racing actually managed to grab the box. Fortunately, it turned out to be a dud - [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and Leobreaker had the real one. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

With the battle won, the Autobots returned to their base on Earth along with new recui Snarl, and Leobreaker inserted Jungle Planet's Key into the Omega Lock. Once again, the location of the Ancient Decepticons was revealed, this time to much greater precision. While four of them went off to investigate, Override stayed back at the base as backup. It turned out she would be needed, as Optimus Prime, Landmine, and Leobreaker found themselves trapped in a cave with Starscream and many thousands of Ancient Decepticons. Override, along with Hot Shot and Red Alert, raced out to save them, {{storylink|Trap}} meeting up with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] underground. They saved their comrades, and then returned to civilization to deal with Starscream.

They arrived at the scene of the battle, where Vector Prime and Snarl were desperately attempting to hold off the Ancient Decepticons. Worse, they also came under attack by [[United States military|USAF jets]], who did not realize the difference between Autobot and Decepticon.

Just when things were looking their worst, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] joined in the fray. They held off starscream's forces for a while, but were forced to retreat when Optimus Prime was injured. However, some good came out of this - Evac revealed that the third Cyber Planet Key was located on Earth. Unfortunately, it was by then in the hands of Starscream. {{storylink|Invasion}}

The Autobots retreated, Optimus Prime particularly concerned about human civillian casualties. Override offered to let them set up base on Velocitron, and Optimus Prime gratefully accepted. They moved out on the [[Space Bridge]], but just before they could pass through the dimension gate, they were attacked by Starscream. Override and the others made a valiant stand, but Starscream eventually proved victorious, claiming the Omega Lock and the two Keys the Autobots had acquired for himself. {{storylink|Retreat}}

As if that wasn't bad enough, Megatron and his crew escaped from the prison in which they had been sealed by Starscream and began to rampage acoss Earth, together with Scourge. Override took part in the effort to drive them off, working with Crosswise to take down Ransack and Crumplezone. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} She and Evac then managed to distract Megatron long enough for the heavily injured Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scattershot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] to be evacuated to safety. The two planet leaders actually managed to beat up Megatron to such an extent that he tried to flee into the [[fire dimension]], only for Optimus Prime to douse the portal before he could pass through. His back to the proverbial wall, Megatron lashed out and floored the two of them, only to be stopped by the timely arrival of the three injured parties, now rebuilt as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. Leaving the lads to try out their new guns, Override, Evac, and Optimus Prime drove through one of Vector Prime's portals to Starscream's island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep28_override_rides.jpg|200px|thumb|left]] Evac brought her to the island by a form of water skiing, during which she shot [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] out of the water. On the island, Override dealt with [[Lugnutz]], at one point actually ''riding'' him before passing him to Snarl. She also helped beat up Crumplezone, {{storylink|Assault}} and took part in the first battle against the giant Starscream {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Partway through that battle, word came from Cybertron that the Cybertron Defense Team was being overwhelmed by vast numbers of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetals]], and so Override, Evac, and Leobreaker left the battle to go help them out, taking the Omega Lock with its three Cyber Planet Keys with them. Megatron and his forces pursued, and Starscream also sent Thunderblast after them. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} During their flight, they ended up stymied by a badly warped section of the space bridge which they couldn't cross, and the Decepticons quickly caught up. However, the three managed to tap the power of the Lock and, powered up with [[burning justice]], streaked across space to Cybertron, much to Override's surprise and amazement.

Upon arrival, the three found the Cybertron Defense Team desperately fighting a losing battle against the hordes of Scrapmetals. Just after they arrived, Megatron turned up with Scourge, Thundercracker, and Thunderblast, but before they could wipe out the Autobots, Optimus Prime's team came by to save the day.

Optimus Prime defeated Megatron in the fire dimension, and there was much rejoicing. The Autobots then plugged the Lock into the space in the [[Omega Temple]], awakening [[Primus]]. As the planet itself began to transform, Override and Evac grabbed the kids and jumped off the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Primus finished his transformation, all the Autobots worked to restore his mind, Override working with Leobreaker. Speaking through Jolt, Primus revealed the location of the last Key on [[Gigantion]]. However, before they could mount an expedition, the [[ghost]] of Megatron restored himself by the power of [[Unicron]] and began attacking. {{storylink|Balance}} Override and the Cybertron Defense Team followed the specter to see what it would get up to. Megatron restored and empowered the injured Crumplezone, who along with Ransack immediately began harrassing Override, leading to a tense chase across Cybertron's streets. Crumplezone was finally taken out by Hot Shot, and after a fight between Megatron/[[Nemesis Breaker]] and Optimus Prime/Leobreaker, all the Transformers raced full tilt for the Omega Temple. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} They arrived at about the same time and began duking it out. {{storylink|Memory}} The Autobots won,{{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} and Override took part in the operation to destroy any remaining Scrapmetals. {{storylink|Family}}

Override then worked with Landmine as part of an operation to re-energise Primus with the Omega Lock and Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but this plan failed when Starscream stopped by at exactly the wrong time and absorbed a chunk of this power, growing to planet size. Primus himself laid the smackdown on Starscream in a particularly awesome manner; {{storylink|Titans}} after this, OVerride contacted Clocker and Brakedown on Gigantion and had them (and Dirt Boss, apparently) dig up with ''[[Ogygia]]'' so that the Autobots could travel to Gigantion.

The Autobots loaded up the ''Ogygia'' and set off on their way, but as they travelled through the wormhole, they were confronted with an asteroid too big to steer around. All of the Autobots combined their Cyber Key Powers to blast a massive hole right through it, allowing them to continue on. {{storylink|Warp}}

On Gigantion, the Autobots met up with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]]. After reassuring them that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], an alarm was raised that [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and the Decepticons were attacking the lower levels. The Autobots and their new friends sped down to investigate, and Override and Evac jointly took on Menasor, eventually beating him. {{storylink|Giant}}

As their search continued, Override was the fourth to be incapacitated by the Cyber Planet Key-powered Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron. She tried desperately to drive away from him, but this time, he was faster than her. However, she was able to warn Optimus Prime, who did manage to defeat Galvatron. {{storylink|Fury}}

When she had been repaired, she accompanied the Cybertron Defense Team and Coby (piloting the [[Cobybot]]) in infiltrating the ''[[Atlantis]]'', which Starscream and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] had piloted to Gigantion in the meantime. They rescued the imprisoned [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], and then escaped as Quickmix filled with cement the crevasse in which the ''Atlantis'' was parked.

After Bud, Jolt, and Reverb were reunited with the rest of the Autobots, the good guys split into four teams to find a way down to the innermost layers of the planet.

Override was assigned a team with Wing Saber and Lori. {{storylink|City}} They took and elevator to a lower level, where they were confronted by Thunderblast and Scourge. Cefore any combat could begin, however, Lori began berating Scourge, causing the massive dragon robot to flinch away from the tiny, squishy human until Thunderblast insulted Lori. After that, the robots started shooting; Lori and Wing Saber chased after Thunderblast while Override stayed to fight Scourge, the leaders of Velocitron and Jungle Planet finally coming to blows. This battle resulted in the ceiling getting a massive hole blown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level. Scourge threw his axe at Override and missed, but almost hit Lori, who chose that precise moment to return from forcing Wing Saber to blow up Thunderblast. Terrified of Lori's wrath, Scourge fled, leaving Override and Lori to punch the wall in frustration. However, Lori's punch opened up a secret panel to an information center, where the two of them and Wing Saber were able to learn the story of Gigantion's war with Planet X, as well as the origin of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Ambush}} With this new information, they quickly rejoined Optimus Prime's team to tell them the story. {{storylink|Challenge}}

They all proceeded down to the lowest layer, where they found [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] giving a lesson in leadership to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Scourge let Metroplex and Vector Prime beat him up, after which Override stepped forward to have her turn, but Optimus Prime went ahead of her and thrashed Scourge so badly that there was no point in fighting him any more. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} Continuing their journey, they came across the area where the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was said to have lain. OVerride and Wing Saber sped on ahead to investigate, and found it partially buried in a large lake. Shortly after Optimus Prime's team showed up, Galvatron blew through the ceiling, bringing the remaining Decepticons with him. Wing Saber went back to help Optimus Prime, while Override waited for reinforcements.

Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Landmine's team. Override and Evac went to join Optimus Prime and aid him in battle, and got smashed by Galvatron. However, they soon recovered and chased Galvatron into the ''Lemuria'', arriving just as Landmine claimed the final Cyber Planet Key and grew to gargantuan size. Landmine proceeded to lay a massive smackdown on both Starscream and Galvatron, with some small help by Override and Evac. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} When Galvatron came back and stole the Omega Lock and the four Keys, Override stood back and watched as he fought Starscream, not wanting to get blown up. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} However, Galvatron still made off with the Lock. The Autobots tried to re-open the portal to their own universe, but they were attacked by a flock of [[Laserbeak drone]]s, which only dissipated when the machine opening the portal was destroyed. In the end, it required the sacrifice of Vector Prime to return them to their own universe. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return, Override returned to Velocitron to rally her forces against Galvatron's machinations. Just as Galvatron and his remaining Decepticons were preparing for their final assault on Cybertron, Override arrived with every Transformers on Velocitron (they raced there, naturally), at the exact same time as the forces of Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion arrived. Primus then merged the ''Ogygia, Atlantis, Lemuria,'' and ''[[Hyperborea]]'' into the ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]'', to rid the universe of evil once and for all. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} However, Galvatron still possessed the Omega Lock, and used to to enlarge all of his loyal followers as well as himself to enormous size. Override led the forces of Velocitron against Crumplezone, exploiting the fact that the big lug's greater size had negatively impacted his meneuverability to cause him to crash into some asteroids.

Meanwhile, Galvatron fled into the deepest core of the [[Unicron Singularity]]. Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber to pursue, but before he got too far, Override, Scourge, Evac, and Metroplex announced their intention to come with him, each to represent their own planet in the final battle. The humans and Mini-Cons also came. The five planet leaders all attacked Galvatron in a massive joint attack, after which the Decepticon commander tossed the Lock into the very center of the Singularity to prevent anyone getting ther hands on it.

The Keys separated from the Lock, and the planet leaders dived for them. Override grabbed the Velocitron Key, driving around an asteroid to get it. The other leaders were also successful, and they successfully combine the Keys with the Lock. This final act complete, they flew out of the Singularity and used the Lock and Keys to fully restore Primus, who blasted the Singularity closed. {{storylink|End}}

However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up. Jungle Planet had been shaken out of its normal location, and Override took part in the effort to restore it. She, along with most of the other characters, also stopped by on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to see Optimus Prime vanquish Galvatron for real this time. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With evil defeated and the remaining Decepticons attempting to live peacefully, Override attended the first intergalactic peace conference to represent Velocitron. At this meeting, it was decided to follow in the footsteps of the [[Ancients]] and establish a galaxy-wide network of colony worlds, linked by space bridges.

Override wished to take part in this mission, but could not leave Velocitron without a leader. To that end, she called a [[Speedia 500]], which was won by Hot Shot. She formally handed over leadership of the planet to the young bot, and some time later returned to Cybertron. She said a tearful farewell to the kids before boarding the ''Ogygia'' with a large crew of Transformers and departing for parts unknown. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Timelines===

Override led the crew of the [[Star Arrow]], which was carrying an experimental [[Force Chip]]. The Star Arrow was attacked above [[Sandokan]] and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered [[Synthos]], a scrap-monster powered by the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]]. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos' Dark Heart from falling into Decpticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried [[Cannonball]] into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the recaptured Force Chip. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Override''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-10'''[[Image:Cyb_Override_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Dude looks like a lady.]]
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the rear portion of her car mode causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode, and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: There are a few small deco changes between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] versions of the toy; Takara's has a gold face, black paint on the chest intakes and blue stripes on the thighs while Hasbro's has an orange face, an Autobot faction sigil on the left side of her chest, a less prominent stripe pattern on the inside shins and gives her Key the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] "'''dy7p'''".

: This version of Override also was available in two different store-[[exclusive]] multi-packs. The first was a Wal-Mart set, including the ''Cybertron''-series [[Tiny Tin]] version of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]. The second was a Target-exclusive "'''Drag Race'''" (...yeah, there's a joke there) set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]].

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm More information on Override at TFU.info]
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[[Image:Cyb_OverrideGTS_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Lady looks like a dude.]]
*'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Override's first toy was [[redeco]]ed into a non-show coloration, replacing her white for a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold -bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though this one has the Key code "'''dj9n'''".

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''Double Clutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character. However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into "[[Shattered Glass]]" [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OverrideGTS/overridegts.htm More information on Override GTS at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
*In Japan, Override is the ''male'' Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

* Although actress [[Lisa Ann Beley]] is the only one to receive credit as the English voice of Override in the credits of the show itself, the character's voice actually continuously changes back and forth between Beley and the uncredited [[Nicole Oliver]].<ref>[http://www.nicoleoliver.com/resume/NicoleOliver-resume-animation.pdf Nicole Oliver's resumé]</ref> Beley's performance has a little bit of a harder edge to it, but overall, it takes a ''very'' experienced ear to pick out the differences, to the point that it took four years after the show had aired for anyone to realize!

* Override's robot-mode CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robots]] toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].

* Override's alternate mode of a futuristic race car, as well as its red and white color scheme, evokes the Mach 5 from the ''Speed Racer'' series.

* In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".

* In the Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. Don't think about that too hard.

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Alexis Thi Dang

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Fortress Minimus: /* Energon */

:''Alexis is a [[human]] character from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Alexis.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Future hot government diplomat or future hot hippie protester?]]
'''Alexis Thi Dang''' wants to be [[President of the United States|President]] when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Running the free world has got to be less troublesome than keeping her friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] from killing themselves every day.

:''Japanese name'': '''Alexandra "Alexa"'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tabitha St. Germain]] (English), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japanese), [[Anke Kortemeier]] (German), [[Mia Kihl]] (Swedish), [[Elodie Ben]] (Armada, French), [[Victoire Theissmann]] (Energon, French)

====''Armada''====
[[Image:ArmadaAlexis.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Get used to this, girlfriend.]]

One day, [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, Alexis felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobot]]s. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. Rad was sure they'd be safe there, but Alexis was concerned that the bigger robots might still follow them. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there. While in there, he accessed the ship's computer and the kids learned about the Transformer conflict.

At this point, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], who bonded to Carlos and Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. Rad was particularly upset by the idea that he had started a massive war by reactivating High Wire

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where Rad got his new bike, Rad claimed it was a birthday present from his grandmother. He and Carlos headed on up to the mountain; on the way, Alexis chewed them out for almost blowing their cover.

At the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime presented them with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to aid them with their reconnaissance work; right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}} in the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, Rad falling slightly behind, and got spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Rad was initially left alone once again when Alexis and Hot Shot sped off, forgetting him. They came back, though. Hot Shot then sped off as fast as he could over the rough terrain, severely shaking up the two humans. Rad sent Laserbeak off to find the Mini-Con, and was himself chided by Alexis for being a coward.

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When the Mini-Con was finally found, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream simultaneously tried to claim it. Rad gave a yell of concern, which inspire High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock to combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], who managed to hold off both Megs and Screamer. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Red Alert ended up having to save Carlos and Hot Shot from Starscream {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

Rad later came up with the sensible notion of bringing some camping supplies to the Autobot base in case they ever had to stay the night. Soon after he got them to the base, another Mini-Con was detected, and so the good guys all warped over to a forest. Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment.

During this mission, Rad used Laserbeak to find the Mini-Con, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. However, the Decepticons also found him, and started a forest fire. At Rad's insistence, the Autobots temporarily broke off their search to protect the animals, allowing Starscream to make off with Swindle. Rad felt guily about this, but Optimus Prime assured him that his heart was in the right place {{storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to wake up the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica, but to no avail. Rad and Carlos fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were super-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

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They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. {{storylink|Carnival}}.The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them. Cyclonus chased after Rad, but was thrown off the trail by Laserbeak and so captured Billy and Fred instead, intending to hold them for ransom. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, when Hot Shot whined about having to do work on the ship, Rad facetiously offered to take his place. Before anything could come of this, however, a new Mini-Con was detected in a disused subway system. The kids accompanied the Autobots in their search and actually managed to find the storage panel; as soon as they did, however, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], who had been discreetly following them, decided to attack.

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. At the ruins, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime. Rad tried to comfort Carlos {{storylink|Ruin}},and when they got back, mused that at last he knew what happened to Atlantis.

He asked Optimus Prime if there was any way to end the war with the Decepticons, to which Optimus gave him the origin of the war and what he knew of the Mini-Cons. Rad changed his line of questioning, asking if there was a way to fight without involving the Mini-Cons; Optimus responded that the Decepticons would use Mini-Cons to fight anyway, and so the Autobots had to do the same to prevent them from capturing any more than they alreadt had.

While searching for the Mini-Con of the week, this time on a volcanic island, Rad sent Laserbeak to look for it at Alexis' prompting. They found it, but it was carried off in a lava floe, and eventually claimed by Red Alert {{storylink|Prehistory}}.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Rad and Carlos tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

When Alexis tracked down the next Mini-Con, the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Rad and Carlos were let out by Hot Shot so the Autobot could focus on fighting Cyclonus. At that point, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived and dropped off Billy, who hugged Rad. Alexis arrived momentarily.

Back at the base, Alexis and Rad discussed Sideways. Both were deeply suspicious of him , but they decided not to raise their misgivings with Optimus Prime in case it turned out their first impressions were false {{storylink|Gale}}.

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With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

At some point after that incident, the boys went on a camping trip with Hot Shot and Red Alert, forgetting to tell Alexis. Carlos, Fred, and Billy played in the water and invited a little boy named Shaun to play with them, while Rad tried his hand at fishing.

That evening, a storm blew in, resulting in a landslide which trapped Red Alert, Carlos, and Shaun beneath a massive pile of mud. Optimus Prime ordered Red Alert to transform in order to escape, but Rad explained that there was a human news crew present, and so Red Alert transforming would completely blow the Autobots' cover. Hence, he deployed Laserbeak to distract the reporters while the rest of the Autobots rolled in and saved the day in their [[altmode]]s. Everybody returned to base post haste, where they found Alexis waiting with baited breath. Fond reunions were had be all {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism.However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratulated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. While Rad and Fred went to tell Optimus Prime, the rest of the kids and the Mini-Cons headed to the warp gate. However, the transmission turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Megatron, who was seeking to divide and conquer. Rad, Fred, and four of the Autobots were teleported to various locations all over the world, leaving Alexis, Carlos, and Billy behind. Finding herself unable to contact Laserbeak, Alexis hurried back to the base to tell Red Alert and Scavenger about the situation. She then tried to re-establish contact with Laserbeak, which she did, just as Optimus Prime was persuading Megatron's Mini-Cons to convert to the Autobots' side. She was able to get all the rest of the Autobots to Prime's location, where they successfully drove off Megatron {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the base, though no longer went on missions. Alexis got stroppy when Carlos complained about boredom, while Rad tried to keep the two from murdering each other.Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscape of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

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At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Alexis was the only one who seemed concerned. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base {{storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm-wrestling, and Alexis confused Carlos by cheering for both. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, Alexis reasoning that he had a goal other than the Mini-Cons {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over. Alexis was confused by the location data, but after some analysis she discovered that it was pointing at the Moon. At that point, Sideways mockingly congratulated her on her ingenuity and explained that these three Mini-Cons would unite to form the [[Requiem Blaster]].

Meanwhile, the boys found the other Mini-Con, [[Sky Blast]], in the caves around the base {{storylink|Awakening}}.

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons {{storylink|Desperate}}.

In the light of this, the kids became concerned about the rights of the Mini-Cons, and so took the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] out to a remote farmhouse where they could be safe. They were followed by Thrust, but he got caught in a set of traps the kids had rigged up which allowed Optimus Prime to come by and save the day. After an impassioned discussion as to why the Mini-Cons should not be viewed as mere weapons, the kids and Mini-Cons both returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All the kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] came to Earth and rather enthusiastically begged to fight alongside Blurr. The kids weren't terribly impressed, so Billy and Fred went off to play a video game. Alexis chided them for wasting time and resources, and, ''purely'' in the interest of demonstrating how silly their game was, decided to play against them {{storylink|Past, Part 1}}. Naturally enough, she turned out to be the best of the lot {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Alexis took a particular shine to him, but Starscream dismissed her and the other human children, as he was only concerned with defeating [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] {{storylink|Rescue}}. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}. Alexis fashioned a pendant from this, which had a mysterious connection to Starscream's [[spark]].

[[Image:Chamois WHY.jpg|right|150px|thumb|How dare you? Do you have any idea how much of my sweat and blood went into that thing?]] In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. In the aftermath, Alexis and Rad tried to calm the more visibly enraged Billy and Carlos, and then they all went to their respective homes, where Alexis clutched her pendant and thought about Starscream.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again; Alexis was visibly upset but tried to hide it. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Afterwards, Alexis, still upset over Starscream, went home, and Rad left with her. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

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As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completin the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused when the two warped out, but Alexis tracked them to an abandoned highway. Here, it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression, and Alexis realized Hot Shot blamed himself for Prime's death. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. The kids were looking forward to seeing another planet, and so were naturally miffed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. All the kids glumly returned home, but ever hopeful, Alexis packed her bags anyway and, along with Rad and Carlos, headed for the Autobot base the next morning.

When they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived on Cybertron, only to find it had already been conquered by Galvatron. The Street Action Mini-Cons jumped out of their airlock to form a glowing green shield, which Alexis realized was to protect against Unicron. The Mini-Cons did return, but soon tried to sneak down to Cybertron's surface. Though Carlos feared for their safety, Alexis and Rad favored letting them go down to the surface, as the little ones had a right to walk around on their home planet {{storylink|Uprising}}. With the Mini-Cons gone, the kids were left with nothing much to do but watch the lights of battle on the surface. They did try to stop Hot Shot making a one-robot mission to the heart of the Decepticon stronghold to warn Galvatron about the impending threat of Unicron, but then Rad persuaded everyone to let him go ahead with it {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}.

They later received a message from High Wire that Thrust had stolen the Star Saber, Skyboom Shield, and Requiem Blaster, and was at that moment speeding towards the center of Cybertron, being pursued by Starscream, Hot Shot, and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. The trio teamed up with their partner Mini-Cons and joined in the chase, catching up to Starscream just as he confronted Thrust. Alexis called out Starscream's name, and so Thrust decided to distract Starscream by shooting the humans with the Blaster. Starscream, remembering the kindness they had shown him when he defected, bravely leaped into the path of the Blaster, dying to save the humans.

At that point, time warped and the kids found themselves millions of years in the past, in an [[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apparently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}. They explained the situation, and the fact that Starscream had saved them. Hot Shot ordered them to return to the ''Axalon'', but the kids managed to persuade him to let them tag along. The kids and carbots sped along behind Starscream, following him through a portal to an organic-looking area where Thrust and Sideways were waiting; Alexis put on her necklace at this point.

Thrust had placed that Saber, Shield, and Blaster in hollows with which to energise Unicron. While the Transformers dealt with Unicron's minions and the various parasites and tentacles, the kids tried to rouse the Mini-Cons from their dormant state. They managed to get the Saber, but Sideways made off with the Blaster and Shield.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon separated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Starscream transformed to jet mode to fly Alexis to safety, but she dropped her necklace. Rather than leave it in order to escape safely, she jumped out of Starscream's cockpit to retrieve it. Starscream had to turn around and transform to save her.

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They made it back to the surface, but it turned out they had been exploring the interior of one of Cybertron's moon's for the past while. Then, the ground rumbled and cracked, revealing that the moon was actually Unicron! Jetfire arrived to take the kids to safety, and Wheeljack sped off. Alexis begged Starscream to stay, and he considered it, but realized he's just end up betraying her again, and left. She was pretty upset by that {{storylink|Portent}}.

As for Starscream, he interrupted a rather aggressive negotiation between Optimus Prime and Megatron, battling his old commander to prove that the threat of Unicron was very real. Since Megatron had the Star Saber and was combined with Tidal Wave, Starscream never really had a chance, and when he died, Alexis' pendant cracked, indicating that something had just gone horribly wrong. She was even more upset by that {{storylink|Cramp}}. Still, she was able to attend the meeting at which the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to suspend hostilities until the defeat of Unicron, and though sad that Starscream wasn't where, she was glad he had achieved his aim of temporarily uniting the factions {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

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When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Alexis pondered her pendant, wistfully remembering Starscream {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

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====''Energon''====
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Soon after the defeat of Unicron and the reunification of the Cybertronians under the Autobot flag, Alexis travelled to Cybertron as part of the human delegation. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Ten years later, she worked as a diplomat on behalf of the [[Earth]] Federation, usually as a liaison between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Alexis traveled to [[Ocean City]] to tell the human crew and their Cybertronian allies about the Federation's decision to declare a position of neutrality in the latest Transformers conflict. While Alexis now represented the interests of Earth, she still had faith in Optimus Prime and trusted his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during [[the Unicron Battles]]. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

After the Battle of the Asteroid Belt, Alexis travelled to [[Ocean City]] to discuss the creation of a global [[energon grid]] to protect Earth from Alpha Q-related attacks. She was on hand to greet [[Dr. Brian Jones]], who responded in a perverted manner that probably made her wish she wasn't there. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} When construction got underway, she offered to requisition more supplies and manpower, but Dr. Jones reassured her they had quite enough resources to hand. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

Shortly thereafter, she accompanied the Autobots and Earth Federation personnel to [[Jungle City]], where Kicker had received a vision of impending diaster. She and [[Sally Jones|Sally]] were removed from the scene before the fighting began.

As Kicker had predicted, the Decepticons arrived to raid the city. Things went badly for the Autobots, and they were forced to blow it up. Alexis reluctantly supported this move, reasoning that humans had survived the fall of civilizations before, and they would survive this. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

Later, with Cybertron in danger, Dr. Jones sent all of Earth's energon to Cybertron. Alexis objected to this on the grounds that it would leave Earth vulnerable, but eventually gave in {{storylink|Open Fire!}}. She then arranged for Jungle City to be rebuilt on top of a newly-discovered energon deposit on Earth. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}

She wouldn't be seen again for another ten years or so.

====''Cybertron''====
[[Image:Alexis cybertron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Psst... pssst... over here!]]
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The seeds of the future lie buried in the past. Or something.]]
Alexis continued on in her governmental job, and by 2030 had apparently come to work quite closely with the President in some way, given that she was the only other person present on stage when the President appointed [[Colonel Franklin]] Earth's ambassador to Cybertron. Subsequently, she, Rad and Carlos were among the humans who bid farewell to the Autobots as they departed Earth to begin a new [[space bridge]] construction program. {{storylink|Beginning}}

{{note|The images of Alexis, Rad, Carlos and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] with spectral characters from prior series did not appear in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show, as at the time [[Takara]] had taken the position of the show being a [[reboot|continuity reboot]]... a position they later [[Retcon|retconned]], placing it as the direct sequel to ''Super Link'' as was originally planned. Confused yet? Interestingly, the shot of Alexis on-stage '''was''' in the original...}}
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====''Animated''====
The [[multiverse|multiversal]] news source ''[[ALTernity TODAY]]'' reported that Alexis Thi Dang of [[universal stream|Aurex 802.23 Alpha]] won the [[Whig Party]] primary for [[President of the United States]]. She ran on a platform for a stronger alliance between Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Alexis helped Rad and Carlos with [[Project Supernova]], although she was rather cynical about it actually achieving flight. While she ran into some problems on launch day, including homework and Rad's insistance on playing secret agent (she was Agent Bubblegum), Alexis helped throw the Project Supernova off a cliff. Her cynicism was turned around when the craft actuallly managed to stay airborne, but it soon crashed due to [[Sid and Seth|outside interference]]. Alexis was pissed and about to go home when Rad fell into a cave and accidentally awakened [[Sparkplug (Armada)|four]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|alien robots]], whom he promptly hid in his garage. This didn't serve to improve Alexis's mood any, as she felt the robots could be dangerous and that they should tell people about them. Rad and Carlos eventually calmed her down, which was good as the robots turned out to be nice guys who built them a new Project Supernova. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} However, while the kids and bots were flying around on their vehicle, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and fled back to the garage, where an angry Alexis demanded an explanation. The robots told the kids that they were [[Mini-Con]]s from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and that Megatron was a [[Decepticon]] out to capture them. Mad that she and her friends had been pulled into another race's war, Alexis began to argue with Rad, but Carlos made them both realize that they had to lure Megatron away from their neighborhood. The kids and Mini-Cons fled to a nearby canyon, where they found [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

While Alexis and the others were almost captured and killed by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], the Autobots and Mini-Cons soon drove the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}} Unfortunately, as the kids were playing around in a forest some time later, Optimus Prime visited them and explained that he couldn't let them get involved with the Transformers' war any longer. Alexis and her friends were subsequently forbidden from hanging out with the Street Action Team. Sparkplug, who was against this, broke order and took the kids with him to rescue some Mini-Cons from the Decepticon base. Their mission was to call for help if Sparkplug's infiltration team wasn't back within 30 minutes. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} When the team failed to return, Alexis and the others called for help and ended up summoning the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]], although it took some convincing to get them to help Sparkplug. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

After a day at school, Alexis and her friends were riding around on the Street Action Team and eating burgers when the Mini-Cons suddenly stopped responding to them and sped away for an unknown destination. The kids were unable to get off until they came to a halt, which they did next to a [[Mini-Con Ark|mysterious monolith]] in [[Kansas]]. When the Mini-Cons entered the structure, Rad followed them, and Alexis could only watch as the monolith launched into space with her friend onboard. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Optimus Prime explained that Rad had been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and Alexis and Carlos couldn't do much other than urge the Autobots to save him. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} While Optimus managed to retrieve a starship to travel to the Moon with, he refused to endanger the humans by letting them come as well. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} Fortunately, [[simulcrum]] technology allowed them to be on the ship "in spirit", and Alexis was eventually reunited with Rad. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

After staying out of the Transformer conflict for a while, Alexis, Rad and Carlos learned that the Mini-Cons were all returning to Cybertron to fight against [[Unicron]]. They said their goodbyes to the Street Action Team, then watched as the Transformers entered a [[space bridge]] and left Earth. {{storylink|The End}} Some time after the conflict on Earth had ended, Alexis began to compile a comprehensive database of information on several Transformers. She was unaware that this information (which, in several cases, contradicted actual events) was planted into her mind by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye}}

====''Energon''====
[[Image:Alexishothippie.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wow. I think we all just became Democrats.]]

In the ten years that followed the Transformers' departure from Earth, Alexis became an activist, traveling around the world with other like-minded individuals to (violently) protest the misuse of Earth's natural resources.

One such trip found her in [[Australia]], protesting [[Alterenergy]]'s [[Energon (Energon)|01 Source]] research. Her group's protest was interrupted when the Transformers returned to Earth in the form of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] and attacked the Alterenergy excavation site. Alexis was horrified that they were getting dragged into the Transformer war again, but ended up rushing straight into it to save a young teenager named [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] from [[Battle Ravage]] by shooting the beast in the face with a flare gun. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} The two tried to escape on a motorcycle, but ended up crashing it and getting captured by Battle Ravage, who brought them to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} The Terrorcon leader used Alexis as a hostage, threatening to kill her if Kicker wouldn't help him find 01 Source. Fortunately, Rad, who now worked for Alterenergy, came to her aid... or at least it would've been her aid if Battle Ravage hadn't been guarding her. They ended up escaping thanks to Carlos, who aided them from space by remotely detonating the collected 01 Source, knocking the Terrorcon out. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} After Rad explained to Alexis that 01 Source was Energon—Transformer fuel—and that Kicker could sense it, the two were suddenly reunited with Optimus Prime, who had arrived to fight the Terrorcons. The Autobots subsequently drove the Terrorcons away and rescued Kicker, who was surprised that Rad and Alexis knew eachother. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

As the Autobots officially revealed themselves to the human population, many began to fear for an invasion and protested against them. Alexis was in [[Los Angeles]] at the time, and reflected alongside Rad on how she would probably be protesting as well if she didn't know any better. Rad wasn't happy to hear this, nor was he happy about her way of life, as her frequent trips around the globe meant she never stuck around. Alexis explained that she had merely grown up and didn't see things in black and white anymore, but the disgruntled Rad just said his goodbyes and left. However, he came back and apolozied as Alexis prepared to leave in a taxi, which made her feel better. Then Terrorcon [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]] attacked Los Angeles and blew up the taxi. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Fortunately, she had gotten out in time and was safe and sound and returned to Rad. As he thought Alexis had died in the explosion, Rad had realized how much she truly meant to him, and embraced her and told her never to leave him again. They were both fairly embarrassed afterwards. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Using Rad's truck, they raced away from the Insecticons and to Alterenergy's west coast headquarters. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Upon arrival, Alexis spent some time with Carlos, who explained how Rad planned to use the [[Energon Volant Accumulator]] to aid the Autobots in the fight against the Terrorcons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{note|And then [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] folded.}}
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===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
When Rad and Carlos went spelunking, Alexis followed them to make sure they didn't get themselves killed. She was shocked to see them emerge from the cave with the alien robot [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], but didn't have much time come to terms with the situation before [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] attacked them and tried to capture the smaller robot. High Wire transformed into a bike and took Alexis and the others to safety, where they met several other robots. [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] explained that they were [[Mini-Con]]s who had ended up on Earth after fleeing from the eternal war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} When the Mini-Cons refused to save [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], who was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, Rad decided to do it himself. Alexis protested, but her pleas fell on deaf ears. In the end, Rad taking action caused Megatron to flee and the humans to befriend the Autobots, but Alexis still told him not to let it go to his head. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

After playing with their new friends on the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], Alexis, Rad and Carlos were tasked with finding the [[locator log]] onboard the crashed Mini-Con ship. When they were attacked by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], Alexis again took on the role of warning Rad against taking stupid risks, only for his crazy ideas to work yet again. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} Going back to her daily life, Alexis later visited the [[Cosmoscope Research Center|local observatory]], but was followed by Sureshock. After Sureshock's attempts to "help" the observatory crashed their mainframe, Alexis made a run for it and told the story to her friends. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}} When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to Cybertron, she figured they had no other choice, and told Rad not to get all emotional about it. In the end, the plans fell through and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alexis and her friends were racing with the Street Action Team again when they were suddenly attacked by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], out to steal their Mini-Con friends. While the Street Action Team held the Decepticon back in the form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], Alexis and the others fetched Optimus Prime to help them. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Sword}} Shortly afterward, they met [[Amos Hume]] and helped him save the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] from the [[Extra-Terrestrial Response Division]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]] night, Alexis went Trick-or-Treating with Carlos, Rad and their three [[Mini-Con]]s. Because she was the mature one, she collected donations for [[Wikipedia:UNICEF|UNICEF]] instead of candy, though she did dress as a princess. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

After Alexis talked Doctor [[Jessica Theist]] into letting her niece [[Kelly (Armada)|Kelly]] come along an archeological dig, she also lent Kelly a computer. And Laserbeak. And [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] and [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]. Clearly it pays to be connected. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Alexis midriff.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Alexis's original character model.]]
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Densetsu'' website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.

* Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of ''[[Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2|The Transformers: Legends of the Microns — Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2]]'' (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people". The character was named after the daughter of one of the American staff.

* The ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.

* Alexis was never given a last name until the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|AllSpark Almanac II]]'', which dubbed her "Alexis Thi Dang".

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Carlos Lopez

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Fortress Minimus: /* Energon */

{{disambigr|Carlos|the comic book artist|Carlos Magno}}

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Holy frijoles!]]
'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor (Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, fantasizes about holographic dead girls, and happily propagates ethnic stereotypes.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (English), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japanese), [[Leo Hallerstam]] (Swedish), [[Yoan Sover]] (French)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobot]]s. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there.

While in this room, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]; Grindor bonded the Carlos, and Sureshock to Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. The kids offered to help the Autobots in their mission, and introduced them to the custom of bumping fists.

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where he'd gotten his new skateboard, Carlos claimed his dad had owned it in the eighties and passed it down to him. He and Rad went on up to the mountain; on the way, they et up with Alexis, who chewed them out for nearly blowing their cover.

Up at the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime gave them [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to help in their reconnaissance efforts. Right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}}, and Carlos recognised the location as the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, getting spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Carlos hopped into Red Alert. He had a good time off-roading, but after a while Red Alert decided it was time to get serious, and they continued on foot. They got lost, then found the others again just as the Decepticons arrived. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Carlos and Hot Shot came under attack from Starscream, but were saved by Red Alert's quick thinking and advance preparation {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

When the next Mini-Con was detected in a forest, Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment. When the Decepticons started a fire, he helped get the animals to safety, but this had the unfortunate effect of letting Starscream get his hands on the Mini-Con {{storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to work out how to activate the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica. When High Wire explained it was sleeping, Carlos tried to think of ways to wake it up, while Alexis thought it best to leave it alone so it could awaken in its own good time. Carlos and Rad fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were supre-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. Carlos thought he saw something happen with the dormant Mini-Con panel, but nothing more happened {{storylink|Carnival}}.

The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them.

The three met up again at the Autobot base, but Laserbeak (along with Billy and Fred) had been kidnapped by Cyclonus. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, the three sought out a Mini-Con in a subway system, while being followed by a disguised [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. Carlos personally pulled the Mini-Con storage panel out of a rock face. Right at that point, Smokescreen attacked them, forcing them to flee deeper into the tunnels.The kids fled deeper into the tunnels, and holed up in a convenient cave. They were found by the Decepticons, but Smokescreen came to the rescue, seeing that these fleshlings must be the good guys if Megatron was their enemy. Unfortunately, Cyclonus managed to get the Mini-Con {{storylink|Underground}}.

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. Carlos was somewhat disappointed when he heard about their objective, as he was hoping to rescue the girl from the transmission.

At the ruins of Atlantis, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime; Carlos initially tried to take Amphitrite with him, apparently forgetting she was just a recording {{storylink|Ruin}}.

He accompanied the Autobots to a volcanic island when they searched for the next Mini-Con, and looked for it alongside Rad and Alexis while all the Transformers present fought each other.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Carlos and Rad tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

Carlos would disagree with Billy that Hot Shot was the most powerful Transformer in the universe because he possessed the Star Saber. Alexis soon tracked down another Mini-Con, and the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Hot Shot let the boys out so that he could focus on fighting Cyclonus, at which point [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived, carrying Billy. Alexis arrived momentarily.

The battle went on, with Smokescreen finally claiming the Mini-Con. Back at the base, Carlos translated [[Spiral]]'s offer to give Fred a ride, while Rad and Alexis discussed their misgivings regarding Sideways {{storylink|Gale}}. Speaking of Sideways, the treacherous motorcycle soon took Hot Shot to the moon in order to deliver the Star Saber into Decepticon hands. While Hot Shot was missing, Carlos was certain he'd return safely, but the Autobots and the rest of the humans were, understandably, not so sure {{Storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

Some time after that happened, the boys went on a camping trip, though forgot to tell Alexis about it. Rad tried to catch a fish while the others splashed around in the water, joined by a little boy named Shaun.

That evening, in spite of an earlier forecast for nice weather, a fierce storm blew in. The boys and Autobots tried to get back to base; however, a landslide trapped carlos and Shaun inside Red Alert beneath a huge pile of mud. The other Autobots came to the rescue while Rad and Laserbeak distracted the reporters in the area, and everybody headed back to the Autobot base as soon as Red Alert was dug up. Everybody warped back to the Autobots' base, where Alexis was waiting on tenterhooks. The boys taunted her for being concerned for their lives, leading Alexis to chase Carlos around the corridors {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism. Carlos and Billy pressed the issue, and nearly got blown up for their troubles. However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratuated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. While Rad and Fred went to tell Optimus Prime, the rest of the kids went with the Mini-Cons to the warp gate. Carlos was almost crushed by Megatron's suddent arrival, and then saw the Decepticon leader teleporting away with Rad, Fred, and four of the Autobots. Carlos then accompanied Alexis, Billy, and the Mini-Cons back to the Autobot base to try and establish contact. They did, with the end result that the Autobots gained several new Mini-Cons {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the base again, but were no longer taken on missions. As a result, Carlos quickly got bored, while Alexis got stroppy with him and Rad tried to keep the two from each other's throats. Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscae of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Carlos just thought he was being silly. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base {{Storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm wrestling; Carlos was confused, as Alexis cheered for both. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, while the Autobots went to obtain yet another Mini-Con {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over - one on the Moon, and the other right in the Autobot base! The kids and Street Action Mini-Cons rushed off to look for the one on Earth, locating it when Fred fell through a rotten floor. This Mini-Con revealed itself as [[Sky Blast]] before shooting High Wire and running off {{storylink|Awakening}}. The kids gave chase, and Sky Blast eventually came round, having just been scared. In order to complete the Requiem Blaster, Red Alert took Alexis, Rad, and Carlos to the beach where the factions' main forces were duking it out; while Alexis alerted the other Autobots to the situation, Rad and Carlos sought out [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]].

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons {{storylink|Desperate}}.

In the light of this, the kids became concerned about the rights of the Mini-Cons, and so took the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] out to a remote farmhouse where they could be safe. They were floowed by Thrust, but he got caught in a set of traps the kids had rigged up which allowed Optimus Prime to come by and save the day. After an impassioned discussion as to why the Mini-Cons should not be viewed as mere weapons, the kids and Mini-Cons both returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All three kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] made his rather eager appearance at the base, but they weren't terribly impressed and went off to play a video game {{storylink|Past, Part 1}} at which Alexis beat all comers {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots. Though the kids were initially suspicious, they eventually welcomed him when they saw his attendant Mini-Cons genuinely looked up to him {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Despite this display of camaraderie, Starscream dismissed them, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron {{storylink|Rescue}}. Undeterred, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts{{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}.

In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. Enraged at starscream's betrayal, Carlos and Billy threw their Mars rocks away, while Rad and Alexis tried to calm them down. Carlos then went home to bed.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completin the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused by this and followed the two to an abandoned highway, where it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. Carlos was particularly looking forward to seeing another planet, and was crushed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. All the kids glumly returned home, but ever hopeful, Carlos packed his bags anyway and. Rad called round the next morning and the lads, along with Alexis, headed for the Autobot base the next morning.

When they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived on Cybertron to discover it had already fallen to Galvatron. When the Street Action Mini-Cons led their little buddies to form a shield against Unicron, Carlos jumped out with them, but Blurr saved him from becoming a stain on the ground. The Mini-Cons returned, but soon tried to return to the surface of Cybertron. Carlos objected out of fear for their safety, but Rad and Alexis overruled him, arguing that the Mini-Cons had a right to set foot on their home planet {{storylink|Uprising}}.

At some point, Carlos walked in on Rad in the human-sized shower which the Autobots had installed on the ship for some reason. They talked about how Rad felt like he'd met High Wire before, but Carlos thought that was totally ''loco''. Shortly thereafter, they got a transmission from High Wire that Hot Shot, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and Starscream were independently chasing Thrust (who had in the meantime allied with Sideways and Unicron) down a suspiciously organic corridor deep beneath Cybertron. The lads went to see Alexis, and the trio then joined up with their partner Mini-Cons to plunge deep into the heart of Cybertron.

They came across Starscream standing off against Thrust in a chamber. Thrust seized the opportunity and threatened the kids with the Requiem Blaster, and so Starscream, remembering their earlier kindness, bravely threw himself into the path of the blast, saving them. At that point, time warped and the kids found themselves millions of years in the past, in an [[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apprently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}. They explained the situation, and the fact that Starscream had saved them. Hot Shot ordered them to return to the ''Axalon'', but the kids managed to persuade him to let them tag along. The kids and carbots sped along behind Starscream, following him through a portal to an organic-looking area where Thrust and Sideways were waiting.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon seperated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Rad, Carlos, and the Mini-Cons and carbots made it to the surface without any major incidents, where they met up with Alexis and Starscream again. Then, they made two shocking discoveries in quick succession. First, the organic tunnels they had been exploring were actually the interior of one of Cybertron's moon. Second, that moon wasn't actually a moon, but the dormant body of Unicron. Unicron chose that moment to awaken, and Jetfire arrived just in time to take the kids to safety {{storylink|Portent}}.

Carlos was present when Alexis' [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] broke upon Starscream's death {{storylink|Cramp}}, and also attended the meeting at which the Autobots and Decepticons established a temporary truce to deal with the chaos bringer, where he was visibly concerned for Alexis {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Carlos was particularly upset, actually breaking into tears {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japan), [[Leo Hallerstam]] (Sweden), [[Yoan Sover]] (French)

In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype. Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] inquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} He continued scanning for [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], but after many grid searches he came up fruitless. Instead he found a comet that miraculously disappeared, which caused him to invoke the [[frijole|holy frijoles]] again. {{storylink|Scorpinok|Scorponok}}

Some time later, he detected the resurrected Starscream approaching [[Asteroid City]] and warned the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} He also detected three mysterious comets (actually lumps of Unicron) speeding towards Earth, and as usual, warned everybody about them. {{storylink|Energon Grid}} The comets were destroyed, and in the aftermath Hot Shot tried to contact him regarding any other potential threats, but was cut off by an emergency transmission from [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Rodimus: Friend or Foe?}}

Carlos then tracked a couple of Terrorcons that [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] had previously tagged, triangulating them to Unicron's head and body. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

He wouldn't get involved with Transformers again for another ten years.

====''Cybertron''====
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Apparently Carlos wants to be the next Ricardo Montalbán.]]
In 2030, Carlos and his friends were present when the Autobots departed Earth to begin construction of a galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] network. {{storylink|Beginning}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Under the codename "Agent Sidekick" (assigned to him by Rad), Carlos put his mechanic skills to use on [[Project Supernova]], an aircraft made up of cardboard and balloons. On the launch day, the vehicle successfully took flight, but soon crashed due to sabotaged by bullies [[Sid and Seth]]. Carlos tried to cheer his friends up by saying they could build a new Project Supernova, any plans of that were postponed when Rad accidentally fell into a cave and awakened four [[Mini-Con]]s. Confused as to what to do, the kids brought the alien robots to Rad's garage, where Carlos awkwardly presented them with his toolbox so they could repair themselves. This brought the rage of Alexis down on him, but he still agreed with Rad that the visitors from space were really cool. The following morning, the Mini-Cons had not only repaired themselves, but made a new and improved version of Project Supernova. They offered to take Carlos and his friends for a ride, which they gladly agreed to. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} Unfortunately, their new Mini-Con friends were targeted for capture by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the kids found themselves dragged into the [[Transformer]]s' war. An argument broke out between Rad and Alexis, but Carlos broke it up and pointed out that it wasn't just about them: by keeping the Mini-Con around, they were endangering everyone they knew. They ended up trying to escape, with Carlos fleeing on [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]'s bike mode, and ran into several [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

Carlos and the others watched the Autobots and Decepticons for a while before sneaking off and almost getting killed by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. In the end, the Decepticons were chased off, and the kids were introduced to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}} Unfortunately, their newfound friendship with the alien robots didn't last. While Carlos was watching Rad skate (and lose his board) one day, Optimus Prime approached them and explained that the humans could no longer get involved with the Transformers' war, for their own safety. Carlos was angry that their Mini-Con friends didn't get a say in things, but Prime didn't budge. However, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] disobeyed his orders and took the humans with him during a mission to infiltrate the Decepticon base in [[Silver Ridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} When they weren't back in thirt minutes, Carlos and the others did as they were told and called for help, which arrived in the form of the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

Later, when Rad was being bullied by [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] after school, Carlos tried to help him but was hindered by [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]]. The bullies were chased off by their friends on the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], but while the kids were riding around on the Mini-Cons, they suddenly turned unresponsive and started speeding off towards [[Kansas]]. Carlos and the others were unable to get off until the Mini-Cons stopped, which they did near a [[Mini-Con Ark|strange monolith]]. Rad ended up entering the structure alongside the Mini-Cons, and Carlos and Alexis could only watch as it blasted off into space with their friend onboard. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Optimus Prime explained to them that Rad and the Earth Mini-Cons had apparently been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by another group of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} Prime got a gunship travel to the moon with, but refused to endanger Carlos and Alexis by letting them come. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} However, [[simulcrum]] technology allowed them to be onboard the ship in the form of holograms, which was almost like being there yourself. They watched Optimus Prime let [[Sky Blast]] tow an orbital mine into the ship: a mine that turned out to contain Rad! {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

Much later, Carlos, Rad and Alexis said their goodbyes to the Autobots and Mini-Cons, who had to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the fight against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon''====
Ten years after their adventures with the Transformers, Carlos and Rad both worked for [[Alterenergy]], a company in search of [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]]. Carlos worked on the space station Comsat Alpha, from which he watched the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons']] attack on an Alterenergy excavation site in [[Australia]]. He recognized the attackers as Transformers, and reported this to Rad and [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Doctor Jones]] on Earth. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Carlos sent distress calls to Cybertron while continuing to monitor the situation, and learned that the Terrorcons had captured Alexis, who had coincidentally been in the vicinity of the attack. He then acted as mission control for Rad, who had gotten to the excavation site and was trying to rescue both Alexis and [[Kicker Jones]]. While Rad immediately got himself into trouble with [[Battle Ravage]], Carlos saved him and Alexis by remotely ramming a vehicle into a nearby Energon stockpile, detonating it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Rad and Alexis were okay, but Carlos couldn't send an evacuation vehicle their way because of Alterenergy Mobile Command wasn't responding. He did, however, tell them that the Autobots were heading their way. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

By the time the Terrorcons began attacking four major Earth cities, Carlos was stationed at Alterenergy West Coast, where he prepared the [[Energon Volant Accumulator|E.V.A.]] for Rad's use. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} As Rad flew out in the E.V.A. to "bring Energon to the needy", Carlos watched him from afar and explained to a curious Alexis what the E.V.A. was. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
When Rad found the ruins of an old [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]] in a cave, Carlos came with him to check it out (and was very impressed). They accidentally stumbled into a computer terminal when [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] caused a rockfall outside, which led to the activation of the [[Mini-Con]]s. The first one they met was [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], but before he could even learn proper English, he was attacked by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While Megatron was distracted by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], High Wire grabbed Carlos, Rad and [[Alexis]] and took them to the other Mini-Cons. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} However, Rad was disgusted to hear that the Mini-Cons were unwilling to help Optimus fight Megatron, and decided to take matters into his own hands. Carlos wasn't so sure it was a good idea, but followed anyway. While Rad tried to negotiate with Megatron, Carlos made his way back into the caves in search of more Mini-Cons to help them. He didn't find any, but the time he returned, the other Mini-Cons had changed their minds and driven Megatron off anyway. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

However, Carlos had managed to find the crashed ship's [[locator log]], and he and his friends were sent back to retrieve it alongside the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]]. Carlos led the expedition into the caves and found the log, but they soon found themselves under attack from [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. They got away thanks to some quick thinking on Rad's side, but the locator log was destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Deep Trouble!}} After a slow day at school, Carlos went skating with some buddies at the local mall. Unfortunately for him, [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] wanted to help him, and replaced his skateboard with his own rocket-powered skateboard mode. The ensuing crazy looping, grinding and flying was not well received by Carlos, who feared having to explain it all to the other skaters. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

Later, Carlos was present when the Autobots tried to send the Mini-Cons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and thought it was a bad idea since the Autobots would be wiped out without their Mini-Con power-ups. Thankfully, the plans fell through and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Carlos was using Grindor to race with his friends when they were suddenly attacked by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], out to capture the Street Action Team. While the three Mini-Cons defended themselves in the form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], their human friends fetched Optimus Prime to help them. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}} Shortly afterwards, Carlos, Rad and Alexis helped [[Amos Hume]] rescue the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] from the [[Extra-Terrestrial Response Division]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]], after explaining the holiday to their [[Mini-Con]]s, Carlos, Alexis and Rad decided to give a practical demonstration. Carlos donned the Mini-Con costume he'd been building for the last several weeks, and they all went out Trick-or-Treating. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}
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==Notes==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'', Carlos was ''ten'' years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comics.

*When startled, Carlos invokes the holy [[Frijole]]s.

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Rad White

2010-09-25T23:01:01Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Energon cartoon */

:''Rad is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rad-armada.jpg|right|250px|thumb|...and I want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!]]
'''Bradley "Rad" White''' is your typical kid who's the son of brilliant scientists. He likes to [[High Wire (Armada)|ride his bike]], he likes to explore caves, he likes to grab excitedly at radioactive things—wait, what?

Basically, Rad has a natural, insatiable curiosity about all things. Unfortunately, this curiosity goes unchecked when he's hanging out with his best friend [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], so it takes the watchful eye of the intelligent-but-much-more-reserved [[Alexis]] to keep them both out of trouble. His parents hope that some day Rad can channel this curiosity more productively.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]], [[Akiko Toda]] (young) (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

When Rad was a young boy, his parents moved to a new home near the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Due to a bending of time, he had a vision of the [[Transformer]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s, but his parents just dismissed this as a wild imagination.

[[Image:Firstenclight.JPG|left|thumb|300px|"It's radioactive? Sweet!" *grab*]]

Years later, he and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local observatory. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Against the advice of Carlos, Rad was drawn towards a [[Mini-Con storage panel|glowing, green, pentagonal artifact]] half-buried in the rubble. When he touched it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Lincoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signal beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)||ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the Moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until they reached [[Cybertron (planet)|a cold, distant, metal world]].

Little did Rad know that he had unwittingly set in motion the next destructive phase in the great Transformers war, an endless battle of rage and hatred between the heroic [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Thanks a lot, kid. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. Rad was sure they'd be safe there, but Alexis was concerned that the bigger robots might still follow them. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there. While in there, he accessed the ship's computer and the kids learned about the Transformer conflict.

At this point, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], who bonded to Carlos and Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. Rad was particularly upset by the idea that he had started a massive war by reactivating High Wire

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where Rad got his new bike, Rad claimed it was a birthday present from his grandmother. He and Carlos headed on up to the mountain; on the way, Alexis chewed them out for almost blowing their cover.

At the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime presented them with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to aid them with their reconnaissance work; right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}} in the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, Rad falling slightly behind, and got spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Rad was initially left alone once again when Alexis and Hot Shot sped off, forgetting him. They came back, though. Hot Shot then sped off as fast as he could over the rough terrain, severely shaking up the two humans. Rad sent Laserbeak off to find the Mini-Con, and was himself chided by Alexis for being a coward.

[[Image:Comrade drivingHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They're going to be exactly like this when they're thirty.]]

When the Mini-Con was finally found, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream simultaneously tried to claim it. Rad gave a yell of concern, which inspire High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock to combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], who managed to hold off both Megs and Screamer. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Red Alert ended up having to save Carlos and Hot Shot from Starscream {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

[[Image:Jungle-Butterfingers.jpg|left|thumb|300px|When your girlfriend sees your Transformers collection, she sees this.]]

Rad later came up with the sensible notion of bringing some camping supplies to the Autobot base in case they ever had to stay the night. Soon after he got them to the base, another Mini-Con was detected, and so the good guys all warped over to a forest. Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment.

During this mission, Rad used Laserbeak to find the Mini-Con, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. However, the Decepticons also found him, and started a forest fire. At Rad's insistence, the Autobots temporarily broke off their search to protect the animals, allowing Starscream to make off with Swindle. Rad felt guily about this, but Optimus Prime assured him that his heart was in the right place {{Storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to wake up the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica, but to no avail. Rad and Carlos fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were super-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

[[Image:Palace-Exploring.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"So you wanna make out?"]]

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. {{storylink|Carnival}}.The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them. Cyclonus chased after Rad, but was thrown off the trail by Laserbeak and so captured Billy and Fred instead, intending to hold them for ransom. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, when Hot Shot whined about having to do work on the ship, Rad facetiously offered to take his place. Before anything could come of this, however, a new Mini-Con was detected in a disused subway system. The kids accompanied the Autobots in their search and actually managed to find the storage panel; as soon as they did, however, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], who had been discreetly following them, decided to attack.

[[Image:Ruin-Hologram.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And that's how Rad lost his virginity.]]

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. At the ruins, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime. Rad tried to comfort Carlos {{storylink|Ruin}},and when they got back, mused that at last he knew what happened to Atlantis.

He asked Optimus Prime if there was any way to end the war with the Decepticons, to which Optimus gave him the origin of the war and what he knew of the Mini-Cons. Rad changed his line of questioning, asking if there was a way to fight without involving the Mini-Cons; Optimus responded that the Decepticons would use Mini-Cons to fight anyway, and so the Autobots had to do the same to prevent them from capturing any more than they alreadt had.

While searching for the Mini-Con of the week, this time on a volcanic island, Rad sent Laserbeak to look for it at Alexis' prompting. They found it, but it was carried off in a lava floe, and eventually claimed by Red Alert {{storylink|Prehistory}}.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Rad and Carlos tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

When Alexis tracked down the next Mini-Con, the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Rad and Carlos were let out by Hot Shot so the Autobot could focus on fighting Cyclonus. At that point, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived and dropped off Billy, who hugged Rad. Alexis arrived momentarily.

Back at the base, Alexis and Rad discussed Sideways. Both were deeply suspicious of him , but they decided not to raise their misgivings with Optimus Prime in case it turned out their first impressions were false {{storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

At some point after that incident, the boys went on a camping trip with Hot Shot and Red Alert, forgetting to tell Alexis. Carlos, Fred, and Billy played in the water and invited a little boy named Shaun to play with them, while Rad tried his hand at fishing.

That evening, a storm blew in, resulting in a landslide which trapped Red Alert, Carlos, and Shaun beneath a massive pile of mud. Optimus Prime ordered Red Alert to transform in order to escape, but Rad explained that there was a human news crew present, and so Red Alert transforming would completely blow the Autobots' cover. Hence, he deployed Laserbeak to distract the reporters while the rest of the Autobots rolled in and saved the day in their [[altmode]]s. Everybody returned to base post haste, where they found Alexis waiting with baited breath. Fond reunions were had be all {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism.However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratuated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. Fred came up with the idea that the Decepticon Mini-Cons were lonely and wanted to join up with their friends on Earth, so he and Rad went to deliver the message to Optimus Prime while the rest headed to the warp gate. Unable to enter the base, Rad sent Laserbeak to deliver the message, prompting Optimus Prime and Hot Shot to emerge and take matters into their own hands; Blurr and Smokescreen followed.

However, the transmission soon turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Megatron, who was seeking to divide and conquer. Rad, Fred, and the Autobots who had left the base found themselves with Megatron in a forested area, far from reinforcements. Megatron again divided their forces, sending Optimus Prime to a rocky area with only Rad and Fred for company. Then, just to confuse them, Megatron send the three to an abandoned town and a desert; along the way, Optimus Prime explained that the Mini-Cons viewed Megatron as something akin to a father-figure, and thus his control would not be easy to break.

In the desert, Megatron and his Mini-Cons fought Optimus Prime whle Rad and Fred cheered from the sidelines. Optimus Prime's refusal to harm the Mini-Cons led to them defecting to the Autobots, just as Alexis managed to re-stablish contact. The rest of the Autobots teleported in and drove off Megatron, leaving the Autobots victorious once again {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the Autobots' base, but were still not taken on missions. Rad found himself in the unenviable position to trying to keep the bored Carlos and cranky Alexis from murdering each other. Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscape of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Rad just thought he was being silly. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base. When Fred's story about strange lights turned out to be the arrival of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], Rad was especially pleased to welcome the newest Autobot {{Storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm wrestling. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, while the Autobots went to obtain yet another Mini-Con {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over - one on the Moon, and the other right in the Autobot base! The kids and Street Action Mini-Cons rushed off to look for the one on Earth, locating it when Fred fell through a rotten floor. This Mini-Con revealed itself as [[Sky Blast]] before shooting High Wire and running off {{storylink|Awakening}}. The kids gave chase, and Rad managed to persuade Sky Blast that he wasn't in any danger. After Rad promised his protection to Sky Blast, Red Alert took the trio to the beach where the factions' main forces were duking it out; while Alexis alerted the other Autobots to the situation, Rad and Carlos sought out [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]].

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons. Rad realized that the Mini-Cons weren't afraid of fighting ''per se'', but rather of their power falling into the wrong hands {{storylink|Desperate}}.

Out of concern for the rights of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], Rad and the other kids disguised the Mini-Cons in baggy clothes and took them to a farm outside the city, pursued by the Autobots. At an abandoned farmhouse, they set up a complex system of home-made traps and alarms which worked surprisingly well when Thrust inevitably arrived; while they didn't manage to actually stop the Decepticon, they did delay him long enough for Optimus Prime to arrive and drive him off.

When the other Autobots arrived, Rad took a stand and urged the Autobots to see the Mini-Cons as individuals, not as weapons of war to be exploited and then tossed aside. Surprisingly, Optimus Prime had much the same view, and explained that they were fighting so the Mini-Cons would be free to live in peace, and if any of them wanted to join the stuggle, that was their decision. Satisfied, the kids and Mini-Cons returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All three kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] made his rather eager appearance at the base, but they weren't terribly impressed and went off to play a video game {{storylink|Past, Part 1}} at which Alexis beat all comers {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots. Though the kids were initially suspicious, they eventually welcomed him when they saw his attendant Mini-Cons genuinely looked up to him {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Despite this display of camaraderie, Starscream dismissed them, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron {{storylink|Rescue}}. Undeterred, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts{{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}.

In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. In the aftermath, Carlos and Billy were enraged, and so Rad and Alexis had to try and calm them down. They all went home to blow off some steam; Rad watched TV without paying any attention or interest.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again; Rad tried to comfort Alexis, but she said she was fine. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Afterwards, Alexis, still upset over Starscream, went home, and Rad left with her. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief, and Rad mused that Prime knew he would die and how unfair it was that nobody on Earth knew he had saved their lives.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completing the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused by this and followed the two to an abandoned highway, where it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. The kids were looking forward to seeing another planet, and so were naturally miffed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. High Wire, too, told Rad to remain on Earth - in English, surprisingly. All the kids glumly returned home.

When he got home, Rad had breakfast with his parents and tried to subtly raise the subject of his not being allowed to leave the planet by asking them if they ever wanted to go into space. The adults brushed him off, just telling him to finish his breakfast.

That night, he woke up his parents and spilled the beans on the Transformers, Mini-Cons, and the [[Cybertronian civil wars|war]]. For some reason, they found his story about alien robots that turn into cars impluasible, and told him to go back to bed. However, his father seemed to sense he was trying to tell the truth, and came into his room a few hours later. The two had a heart to heart talk, and father told son that he could go to Cybertron provided he promised to return.

Rad was thrilled at this, and ran over to Carlos' house at the crack of dawn. To his delight, Carlos had also packed his bags, as had Alexis, who they met after leaving. The three skipped over to the Autobot base, but when they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, to discover it had already been conquered by Galvatron. When the Street Action Mini-Cons tried to sneak down to the surface, Rad and Alexis supported their desire to set foot on their home planet, in opposition to Carlos' fears for the little ones' safety {{storylink|Uprising}}. With the Mini-Cons gone, the kids were left with nothing much to do but watch the lights of battle on the surface. They did try to stop Hot Shot making a one-robot mission to the heart of the Decepticon stronghold to warn Galvatron about the impending threat of Unicron, but then Rad persuaded everyone to let him go ahead with it {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}.

At some point, Rad found a human-sized shower on the ship and, when he was in the middle of using it, Carlos walked in. Rad expressed an odd feeling that he'd met High Wire before, but Carlos just thought he was being ''loco''.

Shortly thereafter, they got a transmission from High Wire that Hot Shot, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and Starscream were independently chasing Thrust (who had in the meantime allied with Sideways and Unicron) down a suspiciously organic corridor deep beneath Cybertron. The lads went to see Alexis, and the trio then joined up with their partner Mini-Cons to plunge deep into the heart of Cybertron.

They came across Starscream standing off against Thrust in a chamber. Thrust seized the opportunity and threatened the kids with the Requiem Blaster, and so Starscream, remembering their earlier kindness, bravely threw himself into the path of the blast, saving them. At that point, time warped and the Rad found himself on Earth several years in the past, arriving at his new home. He asked where the Transformers were, but his parents just assumed he was confusing a dream with reality.

Time warped again, and he found himself with Alexis and Carlos millions of years in the past, in an [[[[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apparently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon separated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Rad, Carlos, and the Mini-Cons and carbots made it to the surface without any major incidents, where they met up with Alexis and Starscream again. Then, they made two shocking discoveries in quick succession. First, the organic tunnels they had been exploring were actually the interior of one of Cybertron's moon. Second, that moon wasn't actually a moon, but the dormant body of Unicron. Unicron chose that moment to awaken, and Jetfire arrived just in time to take the kids to safety {{storylink|Portent}}.

When Alexis' [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] broke, coinciding with Starscream's death, Alexis ran off in tears, and Rad tried to comfort her {{storylink|Cramp}}, and later he attended the cease-fire meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Rad thought he'd particularly miss the mini-Cons, and was also concerned for the fate of Optimus Prime. He mused that Optimus would always be a part of them {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Rad, you dirty dog.]]
By 2020, Rad had been shipped off to Cybertron and was working as an assistant to [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], presumably because he wouldn't shut up about the Transformers. Much to Dr. Jones's chagrin, his [[Sally Jones|daughter]] appeared to have a thing for Rad.

During their collaboration, Rad told Dr. Jones about a new vein of energon that had been discovered on Mars, right where Dr.Jones had predicted. As it happened, [[Alpha Q]] was listening in, and sent a force of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] to steal it. Rad and Dr. Jones received word from Carlos and alerted Optimus Prime, then activated the [[space bridge]] so the Autobots could deal with the problem.{{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} He was also present alongside Dr. Jones when Plains City was attacked. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Optimus Prime was injured in that battle, and so Rad and Dr. Jones worked to repair the [[Prime Force]] drones. They also gave them a few tweaks and upgrades, making the overall combination and operation run smoother. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} He continued to act as assistant to Dr. Jones, aiding him in sending an energon tower to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to repel a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

At some point, he travelled to Cybertron and was given command of that planet's new energon grid. Some time later, the ''[[Miranda II]]'' encountered the Decepticon-controlled Unicron and fled to Cybertron, where Rad activated the grid to keep the villains at bay. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} However, Megatron's arrival inspired the Decepticons across Cybertron to rise up and start causing chaos; worst of all, [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] escaped from prison, and so Rad directed [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and Hot Shot to the manaic's location. Shockblast escaped, and so Rad tried to destroy him by manipulating the energon grid. Shockblast didn't die, but this did force the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} Rad then worked with Jetfire in an attempt to use the grid to shoot down the Decepticons' mobile fortress, but they failed due to Shockblast's next attack. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} Wing Dagger was also injured in this fight, and so Rad rebuilt him into [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}, which he accomplished with the aid of [[Primus]] {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

Following some more battles, the other Autobots plunged into a new universe created by Alpha Q. Hot Shot and Downshift returned to Cybertron, where Rad greeted them. The two Autobots asked for an energon tower, which Rad seemed to think was a reasonable request, but Dr. Jones was less than thrilled. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} However, the doctor evidently relented, as the Autobots were next seen with the tower they needed. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}Rad remained on Cybertron, overseeing the day-to-day operations while Dr. Jones sought out [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. When he succeeded, the two contacted Optimus Prime about this new discovery. They also rebuilt the destroyed Inferno as Roadblock, and sent him with a whole bunch of enerogn towers as well as Omega Supreme to aid the Autobots against Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|}} Rad later heard that Optimus Prime's team was engaged in fighting Unicron, and in order to win, they would need all the energon from Cybertron. He and Dr. Jones weren't thrilled about that, but decided to give it to him anyway. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}

Fortunately, Unicron was apparently killed, and so Rad and Dr. Jones drank a non-alcoholic (honestly!) toast. While Dr. Jones was thrilled with recent events, Rad was concerned as to the state of Primus.

A little later, during a conversation with Sally and Miranda, he detected the arrival of Megatron, Starscream, and [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] through a warp gate and alerted Wing Saber. {{storylink|Ambition}} Rad and the Joneses hid in the control room; Demolishor gave a cursory search of the room and gave up to go look elsewhere, at which point they fled. {{storylink|Wishes}} Miranda cooked everybody a nice dinner, and while Brian and Sally tucked in, Rad didn't have much appetite. Sally tried to feed him a few spoonfuls, but was interrupted by an earthquake, which was caused by Galvatron trying to move Cybertron to Alpha Q's planet. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} Fearing the worst, the men tried to find a route down to Primus' chamber. The main elevator shaft was in ruins, but they had to jump down anyway when a [[Cruellock]] drone found them.

They eventually fell down the hole through which Kicker had fallen about ten years ago, and were saved by Primus' tentacles. However, before they could do anything, Mirage, Demolishor, and Snow Cat burst into the chamber. Demolishor and Snow Cat ordered Dr. Jones to show them where the location of the super energon, while Mirage stayed behind to guard Rad. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} Rad was rescued by Kicker and [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], and told them where Dr. Jones had gone. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}

Rad stayed in the core to oversee to revival of Primus, {{storylink|Formidable}} and when Dr. Jones returned from trying to deal with Decepticons, Rad told him that Primus was still weak and would need a lot more energon, above and beyond what the Omnicons had been able to provide. Meanwhile, Sally managed to infiltrate the control room and turn the base defenses against the Decepticons, which alos allowed the humans and Autobots to escape the core chamber. Rad and Dr. Jones went to rendezvous with Sally, who greeted Rad with a great big hug. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

Rad then returned to the core to once again oversee Primus' reinfusion of energon, where he argued against Dr. Jones' haste when the Omnicons started to suffer fatigue from excess energon transfer. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} However, they ultimately succeeded, and Primus bubbled out of Cybertron to power up Optimus Prime enough to destroy Galvatron and Unicron once and for all. Rad, along with the other humans, celebrated with a big smile. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed Rad.]]
In 2030, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis were still alive. They were present at the launching of the four ancient colony ships as they began the second attempt at a galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] network.

Rad looked pretty damn dapper in a suit. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Rad was the one to activate the crashed Mini-Con vessel, bringing to life its crew and alerting the Autobots and the Decepticons to Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} After being saved, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, having bonded with the Mini-Cons, wanted to help, but Optimus Prime stated that they shouldn't be involved. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

Much later, Rad was made a prisoner of the Mini-Con [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]], held captive on their moonbase and strapped to a bomb. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He was saved in time, of course, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} then again told by Optimus Prime to stay clear of harm's way as the Autobots departed to confront [[Unicron]].

====''Energon'' comic====
Ten years later, after [[Kicker Jones]] and Alexis were captured by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, and taken to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], the Autobots mounted a rescue effort. Rad snatched Alexis from the jaws of danger as the Autobots and Terrorcons battled before using his hovercraft to blow up the energon collection rigs. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Rad later whined a lot about Alexis being worldly and active as a peace activist. She tried to say a tender goodbye, but he brushed her off and upset her. An attack from Battle Ravage caused a series of explosions that seem to eliminate Alexis, upsetting Rad. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Alexis turned out to be alive, and he embraced her before urging her to get into his jeep to escape the destruction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] folded before... you know... ''Barry White''?}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:PaniniRadWhite.jpg|left|180px|thumb|... this just takes all the fun out of irony.]]

After accidentally dropping down a hole one day, Rad found the remains of a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]] hidden underground. He brought Carlos with him to explore it, but ended up bumping into some machinery and reawakening the [[Mini-Con]] [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]. After leaving the caves and meeting with Alexis, the kids tried to communicate with High Wire, only to come under attack from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. They were saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and High Wire grabbed Rad and his friends and took them to the other Mini-Cons. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} When he heard that the Mini-Cons weren't getting involved with the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war again, Rad became angry—Optimus Prime was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, and they were just going to abandon him? Rad decided to take matters into his own hands and confronted Megatron, offering to take him to the Mini-Con ship in exchange for sparing Optimus Prime. However, Megatron wasn't big on deals, and merely threatened to kill Rad if he didn't show him the ship right away. He ended up being saved by High Wire and the other Mini-Cons, who had changed their minds upon witnessing his feat of bravery. After Megatron had been chased off, Optimus Prime also complimented Rad on his courage, even if it hadn't been the smartest move. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

Rad and his friends quickly befriended the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] and had a great time racing in the desert on them. Their fun and games ended when Optimus Prime ordered both humans and Mini-Cons to go get the [[locator log]] from the wrecked Mini-Con ship. When they found the log, they were attacked [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who incapacitated the Street Action Team. Quickly improvising a plan, Rad grabbed the locator log and hid it in an unstable part of the caves. When Demolishor followed, he accidentally caused it to explode, and was buried in the ensuing rockfall. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} Some time later, Rad was learning chemistry at school when the troublesome twosome [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] messed up his experiment behind his back. Not only did this get him into trouble with the teacher, but he also noticed that High Wire was sneaking around on the school grounds. Rad decided to bolt, and found that Carlos and Alexis had had similar problems with their Mini-Con friends trying to adapt to life on Earth. He didn't really mind the Mini-Cons' little mistakes, and promised to guide them personally. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to their home planet, Rad said he refused to let it "end like this", but didn't actually do anything about it. When Megatron arrived to put a stop to it, Rad tried to trick him that the Mini-Cons were already gone, so he might as well leave too. When Megatron made it clear he wouldn't leave Earth just because some five or six Mini-Cons went home, the plan was canceled and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Some time later, Rad caught wind of [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s plan to save the Mini-Cons held in the Decepticon headquarters. He thought it was a stupid plan, and convinced the Autobots to send a shuttle to stop him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|Into the Lions' Den!}}

During another race around the desert, Rad and his friends were interrupted by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who would very much like to capture the Street Action Team. High Wire threw Rad off of him and told him to get help. When Rad expressed doubt that the Street Action Team could stand up to Starscream, the three Mini-Cons proved him wrong by combining into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. In the aftermath of the battle, an impressed Rad was hi-fiving with High Wire when they were suddenly approached by a man named [[Amos Hume]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Sword}} Amos explained that he had been given a message by a Mini-Con long ago, which Rad didn't find too hard to believe. After introducing Amos to the other Mini-Cons, the kids and Autobots used the message he had received to locate and rescue the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

{{-}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]], the kids attempted to explain the holiday to their three Mini-Cons, and ended up taking them Trick-or-Treating. Rad explained they could t.p. the houses of people who didn't give them candy. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}
{{-}}

==Associated characters==
[[Image:Radparents.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Their workplace is no Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, but it'll do.]]
[[Image:Rads parents.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Even they don't want to hear about the Transformers.]]
** In the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic, Rad's unnamed parents, Mr. and Mrs. White (Dr. and Dr.?), work at the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].

** In the animated series, they looked totally different.

==Notes==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated that he enjoyed outdoor sports, and implied that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gave him [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] as a personal possession.

* The ''[[Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up that Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada'', and that he enjoyed outdoor sports, specifically on his BMX bike.

* Rad's catchphrase "I'm here to tell you about the Transformers!" (sometimes varies as "I ''want'' to tell you about...) is from his introductory narration during the main titles sequence of the earlier episodes of ''Armada''. Needless to say, this became rather repetitive after twenty or so episodes.

* Rad has the unfortunate penchant of saying '"Wicked Sweet!", usually when something impresses him greatly. Perhaps Dreamwave hoped that by 2010 this would be an acceptable form of slang. Alternately, perhaps Rad was from Boston originally.

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Talk:Furmanism

2010-09-25T20:53:20Z

Fortress Minimus: /* End of the Road! */ new section

This is awesome. In a "so bad it's good" sort of way. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 23:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

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This is obviously an incomplete list. I also have some that were only repeated once, sometimes in differing forms, which I won't add to the page proper until we find at least one more iteration. If you can find more of any of these, feel free to add them.

Here's my remainder:

===WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN===
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" -- Starscream, G2 #11
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" -- Starscream, TWWv1 #3

===DOWN TO EARTH--LITERALLY!===
*"Aww, did I bring the poor Autobot '''down to earth''' with a bump?" --'''Rumble, ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #6'''
*"Let's bring these latter-generation big shots '''down to earth'''!" --'''Skydive, ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #10'''
*"Bring him '''down to earth!'''" --'''Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: The Ascending'' #3'''

--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm waaaay too comfortable lying on my couch here to go upstairs and find the book and check, but I want to say Swoop did the whole "better to die than run" shtick when the Dinobots were fighting the demons in #76...? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
::Indeed! Good memory. Hold on... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Now there are '''three''' phrases in which '''down to earth''' is meant '''literally'''.
--[[User:Jeff S|Jeff S]] 08:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

== Call me humorless if you wish- ==

Normally, I love the humor here. I like that we don't always take everything seriously. However, I think this article is taking things a little far. Boo to this section, basically. Boo-urns, in fact. It feels like it's trashing Furman for no good reason. And I've never heard ANYONE say- "Hey, a similar bit of dialogue in a Simon Furman comic! Must be a Furmanism!"

And, seriously,you don't think some of it is intentional (particularly issue 67)?

I just don't see how this has a place here. --DJ Convoy

:...I saw it as a celebration of Furmanisms, actually. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

::Pretty much. Furman is my main man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure there's gotta be more IT NEVER ENDSes than the three I got, right? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
: Well, uh, I wasn't counting the IT NEVER ENDSes on purpose, because Furman does those on purpose, as an intentional self-referential running-gag to his original G1 send-off letter. I don't think it really belongs in this article, as such. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Well, being a cartoon-centric guy I didn't actually know what the original source of it was. It still strikes me as qualifying as a "Furmanism" though, albeit with a note in the article about it's origin and nature. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd never called them Furmanisms before now either, but I do now. As for disrespect... Well, I think a Transfan has to kinda be a Furman fan by definition really. --[[User:82.41.82.183|82.41.82.183]] 22:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Not so. I'm a Transformers fan and I don't like Furman's writing much at all. However, I've heard the term "Furmanism" for years online, so it makes sense for this article to exist.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 23:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::You only "have" to like Furman if you like the print media. Certainly no one is mandated to be a fan of Flint Dille--[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:11, 2 August 2007 (UTC).

== REAP THE WHIRLWILD ==

Simon must be a huge Young Guns fan. =D--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 04:24, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
:Isn't it from the bible though? "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind", something along those lines? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
I think this one is a little unfair - I bought a cheap pocket paperback X-Men compilation thing and Clairemont used this same phrase twice and only two issues apart. Rather than a Furmanism, it seems to be common comic-book language. [[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 11:58, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

== On predatory birds and hovering thereof ==

Seriously, we really should include those. Yes, yes, it was only used one other time... but it's by far the most unique of them all. Also, hilarious. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 01:52, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Today while I was at work, I picked up the Transformers Movie Guide and pawed through it. I noticed for the first time this sentence talking about Megatron's alt mode:
*"Like some dread bird of prey, Megatron would hang suspended in the upper atmosphere, raining lightning bolts down on enemy emplacements while his drone (ground) troopers picked off any who attempted to flee or fight back."
--[[User:Terrocon Blot|Terrocon Blot]] 23:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
:What I'm curious about is, is that close enough to count? If yes, we've finally reached the required three birds of prey. --[[User:Terrocon Blot|Terrocon Blot]] 23:30, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
::I would count it! Sweeeeet. (Furman wrote it, right?) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
:::[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Movie-Guide-Simon-Furman/dp/0756630134/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-1728203-3352961?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191457670&sr=8-1 Non wiki-based proof] for you. We have an article for the book, but I'm sure you'd prefer a source that isn't editable. --[[User:Terrocon Blot|Terrocon Blot]] 00:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
== Another Time And Place Furmanisms? ==
I seem to recall the Another Time And Place text story ending with the "It Never Ends" furmanism.. can anyone confirm? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
: It does. Though I'm still iffy on its inclusion in this article without some sort of disclaimer, as he purposefully includes it all the freakin' time (like even in the You Can Draw Transformers book) as some sort of calling card. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:42, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:: If he includes it on purpose, wouldn't that make it that much more a Furmanism?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 03:13, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
::: I think it would. [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 03:17, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
:::: In fact, we should have the article end with that section, with the last one being the one from the You Can Draw Transformers book. [[User:Kaosu Reido|Kaosu Reido]] 20:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
::::: He uses it in that book too? HAH! This article should totally do what Kaosu just said it should do. [[User:70.55.211.238|70.55.211.238]] 06:59, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Since "It never ends!" now is included, I should point out that there's another one, by Shockwave at the end of Time Wars. Don't have the book handy now, so I can't make an exact quote. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:10, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

== Down to earth ==

I spotted the phrase ''down to earth''--used in a '''literal''' sense--in two issues of ''Transformers: Generation 2'' (#6, "The Gathering Darkness"; #10, "War Dawn").

'''-Jeff Steele'''
: Those are already noted further up the page. Thanks, though! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

==Not exactly "fight and die"==
There's Crankcase's "Better to die a warrior's death than endure this ''mockery'' of life!" from "The Rise and Fall of the Decepticon Empire"... same theme. Usable? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 12:20, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
:I'd say so. Look at the section, there are a bunch of em that are similar to "fight and die" but not 100% the same. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:43, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

== What Order Should They Be Listed In? ==

Given that we're dealing with a short list, I'm not sure the Furmanisms necessarily need to be in alphabetical order. (It's also not a list people are going to be looking things up in. ''"Hey, I wonder if 'In for a penny, in for a pound' is a Furmanism? I better look under 'I' . . . "'')
Opinions? [[User:JW|JW]] 15:08, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
:Alphabetical order is better than arbitrary. Though if I had to pick a different ordering system, I'd suggest the order in which they first appeared in fiction. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:16, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
::The order I was trying to put them in was not (quite) arbitrary. It was an attempt to tell a story as if two characters were talking in nothing but Furmanisms. (E.g., "It can be destroyed!" as a response to "What chance do we have?") This is, admittedly, quirky, esoteric, and serves no purpose but The Funny, but I'm not certain alphabetical order serves ''any'' purpose besides "not arbitrary". [[User:JW|JW]] 15:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
::Or, we could list them in the order they appear in today's Shortpacked . . . [[User:JW|JW]] 11:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::I'd much rather they be in an order that's accessible to others. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, A) I was joking about Shortpacked. (By the way, keep up the good work.) And, B) a list of only ''ten'' items is accessible by default. It can be reviewed in seconds with a flick of the mouse. [[User:JW|JW]] 14:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
: I gotta say that I really liked having "IT NEVER ENDS" right next to "IT'S OVER - FINISHED!" [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 16:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::Heck, if we change the header from "OVER -- FINISHED" to "IT IS OVER -- FINISHED", we can do that, and keep Walky happy. One of the sample quotes uses "it is over", and another two use "it's over", so this is quite justifiable. [[User:JW|JW]] 16:18, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

==Furman sound effects==
Should we do a Furman sound effects article to accompany this? I'd love to see the instances of 'FFN' :D --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:38, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:I was just thinking the other day that we should include "GNNGH". --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 13:08, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::Thank you for replying. I had forgotten about this given that everybody else (who are vastly more well-versed in the comics than I) evidently couldn't be bothered answering. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:29, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Sadly, Furman stopped using SPOOMS! once we started asking him in person to use them more. We apologize. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:41, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::: A sound effects section should prolly be on this article. A steller example is Grimlock's Ff. Tt. Hf. etc. in the first ''The War Within''. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:59, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Why did he stop? Did he realize you guys were lightly mocking his 'isms'? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:42, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey, what happened? I thought you guys LOVED Furman sound effects! If Furmanisms are good enough for catalogue, then sound effects should damn well be catalogued, too! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 15:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:How would we categorize these? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::As in the type of article or within the article itself? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 15:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Within this article. I'm sure every story has some sort of sound effects. Are there particular ones Furman uses more than others? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:48, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::SPOOM!
::::Unfortunately, this sort of article would require the services of somebody like Walky and his friends who, as I understand, are great fans of Furman's sound effects and speech patterns. My own knowledge is painfully limited. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 15:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== Nemesis Pt 2 ==

as anyone checked Nemesis part 2 for Furmanisms? He did write it, after all. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
: I dunno about Furmanisms, but the angry shouting-at-the-sky speech about Tigerhawk's death Primal has just outside their base is pretty damn Furmanesque. It's so awesome to see Furman material acted out. But no specific Furmanisms come to mind... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:40, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

==A STING in the tail!==
This one pops up when Pincer transforms in.... issue #63? And again in the Magnus Spotlight. Can we get a third, do I hear a third, third third third? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 03:00, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

"Oww! There's just one thing wrong with your little sage, Decepticon. You see, this story has a '''sting in the tail!'''"

-Pincher, "Deadly Obsession" (''Transformers'' #64)

"And this little story has a '''sting in the tail!'''"

-Scorponok, ''Spotlight: Ultra Magnus''

"'''Sting in the tail''': The Dinobot called Snarl can transform into an armored stegosaurus. In battle, he swings his tail at the enemy."

-A brief description of Snarl in ''Transformers: The Ultimate Sticker Book'' (I'm sure [[Simon Furman|you know who]] had something to do with it!)

'''Jeff Steele'''

==He hesitates - and is LOST!==
"He hesitates - and is lost!" -- narrative box, UK #116
"It hesitated and lost EVERYTHING!" -- Dreadwind, UK #218

There's GOT to be one more of these.

== Time we weren't here ==

Hot Rod in Devastation #3, page 8.

This sounds vaguely familiar. Did it get used in Furman stories before? If yes, would it qualify for a Furmanism, or is it too generic?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 21:31, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
:Having finally had the chance to read this issue I have to agree that line sounds very familiar, but I can't recall where from... And Nevermore, I think the way Furman says it is unique to him, I've never heard that type of phrase before he came about. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:35, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
::Having not yet read Devastation #3, I can say that it's VERY familiar to me as a Furmanism, and I'm 99% sure we could find three examples somewhere. "Time I wasn't here," perhaps. Thing is, he uses so much English colloquialism that I'm rarely ever sure if his phrases are HIS or just from his dialect. "On balance, I prefer...." "My advice to one and all..." I'm not sure where to draw the line, ultimately. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 17:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

==Who are we to play god?==
- "This is hopeless! How am I to decide who deserves life the most? Who am I to play god?" -- Optimus Prime, UK #250 {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
 - Prime to Omega Supreme {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}
 - Doubleheader to Longtooth {{Storylink|Deadly Obsession}}
 - "Pray tell, Optimus Primal... how it feels to play GOD?" - Depth Charge {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)|Homecoming}}
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 05:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
::That one sounds like more of a genuine turn of phrase to me. If we can find many more than these three, I can be convinced it's an actual Furmanism, rather than just something people say. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

:::It is a phrase people use- but I'm pretty sure Furman hits it heavily. It might be worth referencing ''if'' you can find some stock intro format he uses before it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 08:54, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

==Things Fall Apart==
I noticed this while flipping through the DK Ultimate Guide the other day, and it seemed vaugely familiar. Wasn't it used in some semi-recent IDW comic? --[[User:Spectre|Spectre]] 13:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_%28poem%29 "The Second Coming" by Yeats] gets quoted in a lot of places. Since it's not original to Furman, I don't think we can count it as a Furmanism. [[User:JW|JW]] 14:23, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
:: I am clearly a literary idiot. Thanks! ...then again, if "Reap The Whirlwind" counts, and that's not something Furman came up with himself, should we discount "Things Fall Apart" if more examples can be found? --[[User:Spectre|Spectre]] 01:47, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
:::Good question . . . let's first see if he does use "things fall apart" the requisite three times . . . [[User:JW|JW]] 03:28, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

==How many times?==
*"Again he has cheated death. A chance in a million has turned defeat into victory. How many more times, he wonders..." --Narration, [[The Harder They Die!]]
*"Curse you, Optimus Prime! How many times? How '''many?!'''" --Megatron, [[Under Fire!]]
*"How many, eh? HOw many have to '''die''' for you to get your jollies? '''HOW MANY?'''" --Ratchet, [[A Savage Circle]]
*"How many times did we both die... only to live again? A vicious cycle from which there seemed no escape." --Optimus Prime, [[New Dawn#"Tales of Earth Part Four"|Tales of Earth, Part Four]]
*"''Curse you'', Rodimus Prime -- ''how many times must I destroy you?''" -- Galvatron, [[Rhythms of Darkness!]]
For your consideration --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:18, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:Heh. I like the... insistence of the third one, put into context with the rest. But I'd still actually vote against this. It's just a little too generic - to my sensibilities, anyway. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 06:25, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:: I was wondering, which is why I didn't throw it in automatically. Let's see what other people think, and maybe someone can dig up more of these to solidify it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:23, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
::: If we make it more specific and go with the "How many times? HOW MANY?" part, then I think we've got something. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 23:23, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

==DEAD wrong!==
* "Urr...if you think we're beaten, Autobot -- you're ''dead'' wrong!" -- Bludgeon {{storylink|The Lesser Evil}}
: Isn't 'dead wrong' a pretty common phrase?--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:56, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
::Yes, but not as a pun roughly translating to "you are wrong, and you are also dead." I haven't read the story in question, but it sounds like that's what he's saying. [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 02:01, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

==What do you think you're playing at?==
*"Uhn! Blast it, Backstreet! What're you playing at?" -- Dogfight, "[[Race with the Devil]]"
* "Whaddaya think you're playing at, Inferno?" -- Broadside, "[[Survivors!]]"
* "''What'' do you think" "you're playing at?" -- Doubleheader, "[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]"
* "''Hey!'' What are you playing at, ''Nightbeat''?" -- Kup, "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
: Totally vouching for this one, it's one of my favorite Furmanisms. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:56, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

==No! You're dead!==
* "No! Y-you were dead... I killed you!" -- Thunderwing, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]"
* "No! It - it ''can't'' be you... you're dead!" -- Ratchet, "[[Back from the Dead]]"
* "No! I saw you die, felt your ''aura'' leave its mortal remains! You were ''no more!''" -- Bludgeon, "[[End of the Road!]]"
* "YOU did this... but you're DEAD!" -- Dreadwind, "[[Race with the Devil]]" (cover)
* "No! It can't be you... you're dead!" -- Megatron, "[[Salvage!]]" (cover)
* "Nooo! You're - you're dead... ''dead!'' I saw you die!" -- Megatron, "[[Salvage!]]"

==Shattered Expectations==
Should there be some mention here about the reverse Furmanisms in the Shattered Expectations April Fools comic pages? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:26, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
: Yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

==Power Beyond Measure==
* "Flee! Power beyond measure, this one has! His light--hurts!" --Demon, re: ActionMaster Grimlock
* "I offer you dark secrets, whispers from the timelost past; power--BEYOND MEASURE!" --The Fallen

Okay, the last one isn't an exact quote, but the Furmanism was definitely carried over. And I'm naggingly sure I've heard it much more often than that....--[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 13:57, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

== INTO ITS MAW ==

I know this has been used in several instances. Laserbeak thrown into Slag's maw in [[Dinobot Hunt!]], Prime plunging the Matrix into Unicron's maw, that creature with the matrix energy in it's maw. Any others? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 01:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
:If we end up using it, it should be "ITS MAW", not "IT'S MAW". Possessive, not contraction. [[User:JW|JW]] 01:36, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
::Agreed. Made a typo. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 01:58, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

== Putting our own house in order ==

I believe this one has been said enough times to qualify as one.
* Care to give us some examples, champ? [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 07:54, 13 April 2009 (EDT)

== Well and truly... ==

I think this qualifies. Furman's been hitting it really hard recently. I think we should starting collecting them!--[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 10:26, 21 May 2009 (EDT)

== ROTF Movie adaptation ==

Got the ROTF Movie adaptation trade from Target the other day. There are no less than three Furmanisms in it, four if we decide to add "well and truly".

However, do you think we should wait to see if any of these lines are in the actual movie, and thus probably not originally not written by Furman? I doubt it, but I guess we should wait to see to be safe.

*"Done"? I fear, Major Lennox...that it NEVER ends!"- Optimus Prime

*"Hm. Don't recognize the make and model, but I know the form. Time I wasn't he- AAAARGHHH!"- Jetfire ALMOST gets it out

*"This world and all on it...shall die SCREAMING."- The Fallen

--[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 10:31, 21 May 2009 (EDT)

== Not limited to just Furman? ==
In an issue of Anderson: Psi Judge (Posession, to be specific) from the Judge Dredd series, one of the characters used one of the popular Furmanisms. I checked, and the credits were by Alan Grant under the name R Clark. I'm not sure if this is worth a mention or not, and I'm not a contributor, so I'll just leave you guys with a link http://i25.tinypic.com/vql4is.png
:Thanks for pointing that out. It does bring up something I've wondered about in the past: Where's the line between "Furmanism" and "British colloquialism"? Or should we care at all? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 00:57, 23 August 2009 (EDT)
::I'd say "well and truly" is a borderline case. It's just a popular idiom over here - 14,500,000 results from Google would seem to back this up - rather than a phrase Furman invented to make robots sound cool. Does that matter? Maybe, because I'm thinking that beyond the IDWverse, there's probably a million examples to be found in Marvel UK, if not Furman's US run. --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 04:13, 4 September 2010 (EDT)

== NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE ==
* "DECEPTICONS- Let's hear the call... NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE!" --Headstrong. [[Stormbringer issue 4]]
* "No Mercy!" "No Limits!" "No one... GETS OUT ALIVE!" --various Predacons. [[The Ascending issue 4|''Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending'' #4]]
* "That Said, However it goes... NO ONE gets out alive." -- Scorponok. [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3]]

No clue if this appears elsewhere, but it sounds like it should be a furmanism.--[[User:Tindalos|Tindalos]] 15:37, 4 October 2009 (EDT)

yeah, fairly certain i've heard this elsewhere too.--[[Special:Contributions/68.9.60.113|68.9.60.113]] 16:23, 4 October 2009 (EDT)

== -- Just ran out! ==

* "Predacons. Whatever period of grace we might've had -- just ran out!" --Bonecrusher. [[The Gathering issue 4]]

Ran across this, and I know I've heard something like it before. Going to start looking. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 07:14, 24 December 2009 (EST)

::Ooh, um, Gen 2 #9, if recall correctly too. On the very last page. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 11:21, 24 December 2009 (EST)
==Fall Damn you, FALL!==
Seen said by Megatron in Armada Worlds Collide arc by Dreamwave in issue #16 and in One of the Beast Wars comics by IDW (I forget where I saw it now.) I also feel I've heard it somewhere else before..but I figured sense both were clearly by Furman, sounds like a Furmanism to me.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]
::Eh, probably too generic. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 07:45, 9 January 2010 (EST)
:::It's a reference to ''something'', isn't it? (*feels stupid for not being able to recall off the top of her head*) Mowry uses it in TotF #6, too, and it sounds familiar somehow. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 09:12, 9 January 2010 (EST)

[[Image:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|left|180px|thumb]]Yeah....

"Out of the way, Hot Rod!" 
"Fall! FALL!" 
"I would've waited an eternity for this. It's over Prime." 
"NEVER!"

Little familiar... --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 12:07, 9 January 2010 (EST)
:Yeah, I remembered ''that'' bit, but I meant this specific variation I could swear got used outside of the comics, too. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 12:26, 9 January 2010 (EST)

::The Fall, Damn U Fall, was used by Magmatron to Grimlock in [[The Gathering]] issue 3 or 4. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:34, 9 January 2010 (EST)

== End of the Road! ==

* [[End of the Road! (UK)]]
* [[End of the Road! (US)]]
* Cover of [[A Rage in Heaven!]]
* Also, as noted on the UK page, he also used it for the last issue of ''Dragon's Claws''.

Seems like Furman rather liked using that phrase whenever he had a finale, and considering half the characters turn into road vehicles, it's rather appropriate. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 16:53, 25 September 2010 (EDT)

A Rage in Heaven!

2010-09-25T20:45:55Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Items of note */

{{disambig2|the final issue of the ''[[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2]]'' comic book series|the [[Titan Books]] collection|Rage in Heaven}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Transformers: Generation 2]]'' #12
|prev=Dark Shadows!
|title="A Rage in Heaven!"
|image=MarvelUSG2-12.jpg
|caption=Prime seriously needs to switch to a different brand of deodorant.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=August 1994
|coverdate=October 1994
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]] (Book Two & Book Four)
|penciler=[[Manny Galan]] (Book One & Book Three)
|inker=[[Jim Amash]] (Book One & Book Three)
|colorist=[[Sarra Mossoff]]
|letterers=[[Richard Starkings]] with [[Comicraft]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobot-Decepticon alliance makes its final stand against the Swarm.'''

==Synopsis==
===Book One: Judgment===
Prime recalls the racial history that has brought the [[Transformer]]s to this moment. The Starscream-possessed ''[[Warworld]]'', the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] warships, and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] all face off above [[Earth]]. Aboard the ''Warworld'', Starscream confesses that he's feeling an irrational urge to protect and do good, against all his native instincts. Prime explains that it's the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]]'s influence and hints that he might be able to help.

Jhiaxus's troops are baffled by the Swarm, but he dismisses it as some last-ditch trick by the [[Autobot]]s, and gives the order to attack. Starscream prepares to give up the Matrix to Prime; before doing so, he alerts Prime and Megatron to the Imperials' attack, which is likely to provoke the Swarm out of its momentary hesitation. The Swarm easily devours the Empire's finest warships, leaving tens of thousands of troopers dead. Starscream returns the Matrix to Prime, making Prime whole again and leaving himself back in his original body.

Jhiaxus orders a full assault on the Swarm, crushing the head of a trooper who suggests they cannot fight it. As Optimus Prime approaches the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'' on a sky-sled, Jhiaxus gives orders to ''"Let him come!"''

===Book Two: Twilight===
[[Image:Starscream uscomics.png|left|150px|thumb|"Death is too good for you, Starscream! I'm going to put you to work ''loading cargo!''"]]
Megatron hasn't killed Starscream, but it's only because he needs help loading the [[rheanimum]] gas onto a shuttle.

Prime makes his way through the chaos of the ''Twilight'', where frantic troopers are scrambling to escape. The chaos gives him an easy path to the bridge — but when he finds Jhiaxus, the enraged Cybertronian attacks him furiously, blaming Prime for his world coming apart. Jhiaxus is seconds away from crushing Prime's head, when the Swarm bursts through the ship's shields. Jhiaxus challenges it, and it responds, mimicking his shape, then consuming him. An explosion destroys the ''Twilight''. Prime is blasted free, but the Swarm pursues him.

Megatron observes the ship's demise and reflects that he can no longer help Prime. Regardless, his responsibility is to the Transformers below, on the planet's surface. He's coated himself with the rheanimum, and hopes that the gas will protect him. To make planetfall, he's going to have to test it the hard way, as the Swarm has surrounded Earth.
{{-}}

===Book Three: Siege===
On Earth, a group of Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s under Soundwave and Grimlock's command prepares to make a final stand, fortifying their position. The Swarm moves in on them, and they trigger their defenses. At one point, Manta Ray ignores Razorclaw's orders in favor of Grimlock's, prompting Razorclaw to brand him a traitor. As he pounces to carry out his death sentence, however, Leadfoot (a Decepticon to this point) chops off Razorclaw's head — ''Autobots'' have to stick together, after all. The Swarm breaks down the group's force shields, and they prepare for their final stand.

In space, Prime wakes to find that he's alive and aboard the ''Warworld'', saved by Starscream. Starscream offers him a shot of rheanimum as the Swarm approaches, but Prime refuses. In his brief contact with the Swarm, Prime realized that the mass is alive, but empty and searching — and he may have the answer to what it wants.

[[Image:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dirge really wishes his [[Furmanism|famous last words]] hadn't been used by Megatron ''just last issue.'']]
Grimlock's troops try all manner of weapons, but nothing stops the Swarm. Casualties mount, but at last Megatron arrives. Both he and the rheanimum canisters survived the Swarm's touch, but his shuttle did not. The Transformers quickly distribute the rheanimum to protect themselves.

Starscream prepares to leave the ''Warworld'', but tosses a canister to Prime just in case he changes his mind, as the Matrix's aftereffects still linger within him. Prime resists the temptation — for his plan to work, he must die.
{{-}}

===Book Four: Creation===
[[Image:Swarmoptimus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ow! Ow! OW!]]
The Swarm devours Optimus Prime, consuming him molecule by molecule. But when it breaks through to the Matrix chamber, light and life burst forth. Prime takes all the goodness of [[Primus]] and gives it to the Swarm. As the stunned Autobots and Decepticons watch, a light grows, changing the Swarm. Amid the light, they witness the miracle of creation... as Optimus Prime steps forth, reconstituted as a parting gift from the reborn Swarm. The survivors gather and rally around their newfound unity.

But far away, in a region of space known as the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], Rook reports to the titanic entity known as the Liege Maximo. The Liege notes that Megatron does indeed live; he would feel the death of one of his descendants. He is unconcerned by the loss of Jhiaxus and his battalions; they are but a fraction of his empire, and the Autobot-Decepticon Alliance is fragile. The day of reckoning will come!

''It never ends... ''
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (5)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (9)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (12)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (13)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (14)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (17)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (20)
* [[Slingshot]] (24)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (25)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (27)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] (8)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (10)
* [[Powerdive]] (11)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (16)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (18)
* [[Electro]] (19)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (21)
* [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] (22)
* [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] (23)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (26)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (28)
|h3=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c3=
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (4)
* ''Assorted Imperial soldiers'' (7)
* [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] (29)
* [[Liege Maximo]] (30)
|c4=
* The [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
* None yet.

==Errors==
* Manny Galan's work was put next to Geoff Senior's.
* Liege Maximo is spelled both "Leige Maximo" and "Liege Maximo" in the very same speech bubble.

==Items of note==
[[Image:Liegemaximo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Evil, like my belly, is infinite.]]
* '''Cameos:''' [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Volt]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
* '''Casualties:''' Jhiaxus, Razorclaw, Ramjet, Frenzy, Slag, Slingshot, Dirge, Nightbeat, and Optimus Prime (for three pages).
* This is the ''third'' time [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime has died]] in Marvel U.S. continuity, and the second time he has sacrificed himself specifically by unleashing the light of the Matrix into a devouring evil.
* Prime's new form is based on his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Combat Hero toy]], which was then his most recent toy incarnation.
* During Prime's victory speech, Megatron is visible standing at his feet. One would normally expect him to be standing ''beside'' Prime as co-leader of the Alliance... but he did seem ''really'' impressed by Prime's resurrection...
* The Liege Maximo's speech on the last page (see image above) states that the he was created as an "evil" balance to the first "good" Prime, and that all Decepticons and Autobots are descendants of the Liege and the first Prime, respectively. This is contradicted by the occasional examples of Transformers changing sides. It also removes free will from the equation, and has thus been met with resistance from fans who prefer the war to be ideological, and not mandated by heredity.
* This is nominally the end of the Marvel U.S. continuity, one of the two core continuities of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1 franchise]]. (Yes, after ninety-plus issues, it ends on a cliffhanger.)
* However, the plot continues in the non-[[canon]] story "[[Alignment]]." Also, potential subsequent events involving the Liege and Prime are hinted at in "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]".
* This is [[Stargazing|not the first time]] that Starscream does a good thing.
* In the US continuity, Dirge was [[Ashes, Ashes...|killed years ago]] by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. However, he's far from the first character to be resurrected and then killed again.

===Covers (1)===
* Prime consumed by the Swarm by [[Derek Yaniger]]

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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Wreckers: Declassified

2010-09-25T10:28:43Z

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{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Wrecker}}
:''Wreckers: Declassified is a collection of datalogs from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''.
[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Ironfist.jpg|300px|thumb|Ever wonder if he made an article on [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]?]]

'''Wreckers: Declassified''' is a collection of 332 historical datalogs put together by [[Fisitron]], unauthorized chronicler of the [[Wrecker]]s. After receiving data access requests from high command, Fisitron filled the [[datalog]]s with mission reports, psych profiles, and more.

===Known articles===
* The Unofficial Wreckers' Training Manual
** ''Rule 1'': Stick Together
** ''Rule 2'': Keep Calm
** ''Rule 3'': Don't Make it Personal
** ''Rule 4'': Always Focus on the Positives
** ''Rule 5'': Stay the Course
** ''Rule 6'': Never, Ever Show any Sign of Weakness
* The Wreckers Lightning Strike
* Wreckers at the Pole
* Wreck 'n' Rule: The Significance of the Contraction in a Post-Impactor Generative Lexicon
* The Wreckers: Showdown at Pova (Datalog 113)
* The Wreckers at the Crossroads of Time (Datalog 151)
* Wreckers' Last Stand (Datalog 332, completed by a [[Verity Carlo|ghost writer]])

===Unpublished===
* Fisitron's Autobiography

==Notes==
* Certain phrases in ''Wreckers: Declassified'' are repeated often enough that his fans have coined a term for them: [[Fisitronism]]s.
* 332 is, of course, the number of issues of the [[The_Transformers_%28Marvel_UK%29#Marvel_UK|Marvel UK comic]].

[[Category: History]]
[[Category: Transformer culture]]

Cybertronian (faction)

2010-09-22T19:58:59Z

Fortress Minimus: insignia

{{faction|cybEmpireG2}}
{{disambig3|Cybertronian}}
{{disambig2|the empire built up by the Second Generation Decepticons|the term in Generation 1 cartoon|Decepticon Empire}}
:''The Cybertronians are a faction from the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. They're sometimes referred to as '''Second Generation Decepticons''' or some variation thereon.''

[[Image:Cybertronian.png|right|180px|thumb|The emblem of the Cybertronian Empire. They're not Decepticons, honest.]]
The '''Cybertronians''' were a result of [[Decepticon]] rediscovery of [[Reproduction|Bio-Morphic Reproduction]] ("budding") ~4 million years ago on Cybertron. The Decepticons were able to rapidly expand their population using this method.

These new Decepticons left Cybertron in the hands of [[Straxus (G1)|petty warlords unfit for the future empire]] and took to the stars to conquer other worlds.

In the modern era, the '''Cybertronian Empire''' has adopted an aggressively expansionist stance. They claim to have advanced their society beyond the need for war, but hold little regard for non-Cybertronian lifeforms. Under the cause of improving the quality of life for their citizens, they have conquered many worlds, enslaving or exterminating the native population and [[cyberforming]] the planets to create "little Cybertrons."

This was apparently under the direction of the Decepticon progenitor known as the [[Liege Maximo]], who rules them from the planet-spanning structure known as the [[Hub]], which harnesses the networked power of the cyberformed planets. The construction of this network was later revealed to be part of a gambit by the Liege Maximo to ascend to the plane of the [[Lords of Chaos|Dark Gods]].

==Physiology==
The new Transformers created by budding felt little or no emotional attachment to Cybertron. In fact, they felt little at all. [[Primus]]' plan had shut down reproduction via budding at the intended point and the more these new Decepticons reproduced after that the more thinly his life force was stretched between them, the more they "watered down the line" to use Megatron's phrasing, leading them to be "born" less and less emotional and more and more robotic in nature.

They have a tendency towards a uniform color scheme of light green and silver. Many of the smaller troops must combine in pairs to form one alternate mode (this may possibly be a symptom of their degenerating "genetic" line).

==Decepticon or Cybertronian?==
Many citizens of the Cybertronian Empire have long since forgotten the terms "Autobot" and "Decepticon" in the millennia since leaving their birthworld. However their forebears are remembered bitterly by individuals such as [[Liege Centuro]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. By his reckoning the Empire are the "true" Decepticons, having achieved the inborn Decepticon imperative of galactic conquest. He judges the Decepticons and Autobots they left behind as "evolutionary throwbacks." However, given Jhiaxus' former barbarism, he might be projecting his own issues onto his forebears.

==IDW comics continuity==
A parallel to the birth of the Cybertronian Empire is present within the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics. In this continuity, [[Nova Prime]] convinced the populace to charter the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' spacecraft]] under a mission of exploration. However, Prime was secretly a Cybertronian supremacist, and with his chief strategist Jhiaxus, his intention was to make the mission one of conquest and colonization much like the Generation 2 Cybertronians. However, this glorious manifest destiny was cut short after the ''Ark'' disappeared into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and emerged in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Though trapped within another dimension with only limited means of egress, Jhiaxus nonetheless continued upon Nova Prime's plan on a much greater scale. In preparation for the cosmic [[Expansion]], the Cybertronian scientist began guiding the technological evolution of planets towards the ideal of his leader. As a result, [[Gorlam Prime]] was pushed along a path to mechanical lifeforms and an overall landscape analogous to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Notes==
*The Cybertronian faction-symbol was also adopted by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] Decepticon forces during their period of exile from Cybertron while operating outside of the Milky Way. It's possible the symbol has a common cultural meaning that would cause two disconnected groups of Decepticons expatriates to gravitate towards it. (However, in a real world sense, it's likely that the Generation 2 faction symbols were mandated by Hasbro as no current toys used the original Decepticon symbol.)

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]

Talk:Hasbro Q&A/August 2010: Answers

2010-09-16T19:42:52Z

Fortress Minimus:

Awww. :P Super Dullsville this time. I swear I wish answers like the singularity one were the rule rather than the awesome exception. The first question especially seems wasted, as they gave the "Well Duh" comon sense real world answer that anyone with half a brain knew already. At least if they'd answered it "in fiction" it might have been slightly interesting. Course if we wanted that we should have phrased it better. sigh. sorry, just bummed by the dullness. :P --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 06:39, 15 September 2010 (EDT)
:Aww, c´mon. What a waste of a question. What were you expecting for asking such an obvious question like why do Transformers have genders? I can't blame you for asking the second question again, but seriously, we didn´t get anything from Hasbro this time. Try asking a "wild" question like that of Energon Demolishor, that one was really informative.-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 03:46, 16 September 2010 (EDT)
:Sorry about that, guys. I'll try better next time. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 15:42, 16 September 2010 (EDT)

Eye of the Storm

2010-09-15T19:17:16Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Items of note */

{{disambig2|the stand-alone issue|the anthology|Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #69
|prev=The Human Factor!
|next=The Pri¢e of Life!
|title="Eye of the Storm"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #306–308
|prev2=The Human Factor!
|next2=The Pri¢e of Life!
|image=MarvelUS-69.jpg
|caption=Finally, Wildman!!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=June 1990
|coverdate=August 1990
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|penciler=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]]
|inkers=[[Harry Candelario]] & [[Bob Lewis]] (pages 7-8, 15-17)
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Several plot threads begin, as the countdown to Unicron continues.'''

==Synopsis==
Grimlock mad. Grimlock smash. Grimlock want [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] back. Grimlock nearly kill stupid [[Pretender]] Waverider for tedious flashback exposition.

[[Image:Eye of the Storm Autobot Powermasters relax.JPG|thumb|left||Just chill, man...]]Meanwhile, Optimus Prime has become worried about the general mood of his soldiers aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Despite the loss of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], they are still not taking the threat of Unicron very seriously, falling into the groove of serious relaxation and downtime between missions. He begins to consider that the only way to defeat Unicron may be with the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] united as one.

In the meantime, Optimus checks in on Nightbeat, who he has assigned to a research project — looking into the apparent deaths of Megatron and Ratchet a few months back to see if there was any chance they survived. Nightbeat had indeed come up with a theory, as one or both of the Transformers could have fled into a trans-dimensional portal known to have been active at the time, only to have been caught between universes when the base exploded and deactivated the portal. To test his theory, Nightbeat constructed a sub-spatial "fishing line" to search the space between space for Ratchet's bio-mechanical readout and lifesigns.

Off in space, Galvatron II is brought before the present day Unicron, and demands to know why Unicron has broken the bargain they made. Unicron explains that that was a different Unicron's promise, and he needs Galvatron's strength in his own timeline now. He demands that Galvatron go forth and spread word of his coming to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]... forcefully. Galvatron agrees, for the moment.

Grimlock retrieve Dinobots from stasis pods. Grimlock sorry he have to "WHAMM!" Kup to do it, but he found way to save friends. Dumb Prime not trust Grimlock's suggestion, so Grimlock take matters into own hands.

Elsewhere on the Ark, Optimus Prime makes the shocking announcement over the ship's comms that he plans to offer an unconditional surrender to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the Decepticons, in order to pave the way for an alliance against Unicron.

[[Image:US69EyeofStorm.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Rumble rumble rumble, mutiny mutiny mutiny.]]
The offer will come too late for two of Scorponok's troops, though. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Triggerhappy]] were less than pleased when Scorponok offered the madman Starscream a place in his Decepticons, and him then losing track of that psychopath completely was the last straw. As they fly away from the Decepticons' [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] headquarters, the two warriors are confronted by Starscream himself. Starscream, along with his partners Shockwave and Ravage, have joined forces to attempt a coup on Scorponok's command. They offer Mindwipe and Triggerhappy a place in their new order.

As Grimlock forcibly blasts free of the Ark, Optimus Prime explains to Nightbeat and Waverider the reasoning behind it. A new energy source called [[Nucleon]] had been discovered on [[Hydrus Four]], a power apparently capable of granting new and more powerful life to mechanical lifeforms. Unfortunately, there were stories of psychological side effects, dementia and paranoia attacking some of the earliest recipients of Nucleon's power. Prime dismissed it as too dangerous to use on the fallen Autobots, but Grimlock got hold of a copy of the report and wanted to check it out. It seemed Prime's objection wasn't enough to discourage him.

Suddenly, in the midst of Optimus's explanation, Nightbeat's probe returned... carrying the bizarre fusion of Megatron and Ratchet's form with it.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (1)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (2)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (3)
* [[Waverider|Waverider]] (4)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (10)
* [[Cloudburst|Cloudburst]] (17)
|c2=
* [[Galvatron II|Galvatron II]] (8)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (11)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (12)
* [[Triggerhappy|Triggerhappy]] (13)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (16)
|c4=
* [[Unicron|Unicron]] (7)
* [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook, Line, and Sinker]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (18)
}}

==Errors==
* Triggerhappy mentions seeing Shockwave burn up in Earth's atmosphere, but Scorponok's Decepticons had not yet joined up with Shockwave and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces by that point. Perhaps he saw a recording though...

==Items of note==
* Optimus Prime experiences the first of a series of mysterious pains in his gut. Though never truly spelled out for us, this is apparently the first indicator of the "metamorphosis" [[Hi-Q]] underwent in later issues.

* Though there are still a few glitches, this issue is the closest "turning point" where the UK [[Earthforce]] Saga could reasonably break off from the standard comic timeline.

* According to a retcon made by [[Fun Publications]], Unicron is a single entity who travels across the dimensions, meaning that the Unicron of Galvatron II's timeline and the Unicron of this timeline '''are''' the same entity. This means that Unicron lied to Galvatron II and ''did'' break his promise. Bear in mind, this should not surprise anyone.

* ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Fastlane]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] are found after the main story.

* It is during this story that the UK comic changed from a weekly to fortnightly schedule; issues 306 and 307 each contain one quarter of US issue 69, while issue 308 contains the remaining half. The remaining 24 UK issues would each contain half a US issue.

==References==
* Several characters mention the events of US issues [[Dark Creation|#65]]–[[All Fall Down (issue)|66]], where the [[Classic Pretender|Classic Pretenders]] were left to die on [[VsQs|VsQs]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] assaulted the Ark with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], only for both to be lost in space.

* Nightbeat's investigation pertains to the explosion at the climax of US issue [[Skin Deep|#59]].

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-69.jpg|'''US issue #69''' - What's in the middle? I hope it's [[Rack'n'Ruin]]!
Image:MarvelUK-306.jpg|'''UK issue #306''' - Nice to see you, to see you nice.
Image:MarvelUK-307.jpg|'''UK issue #307''' - No more! No more Stan Bush!
Image:MarvelUK-308.jpg|'''UK issue #308''' - Even when he's trying to be cool, Shockwave is ''mean''.
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Major plot points of the story by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''UK issue #306 cover:''' A pensive Prime by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #307 cover:''' Unicron punishes Galvatron by [[Andrew Wildman]] and Robin Bouttell.
* '''UK issue #308 cover:''' Shockwave chokes Mindwipe by [[Stephen Baskerville]], [[Lesley Dalton]] and Robin Bouttell.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Manoeuvres!

2010-09-12T09:07:17Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #283
|prev=Shut Up!
|next=Assassins
|title="Manoeuvres!"
|image=MarvelUK-283.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[August 11|11th August]] 1990
|coverdate=[[August 18|18th August]] 1990
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[Pete Knifton]]
|inks= [[Pete Venters]]
|lettering=[[Sophie Heath]]
|editor=
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]/[[Earthforce]]
}}

'''Octane takes a seriously bad wrong turning!'''

==Synopsis==
{{Earthforcefiction}}
:''Octane explains how as per usual he was stealing fuel for the Decepticons and took an accidental turning that took him onto an army testing range.''

Blitzwing and Astrotrain respond that this is no "odd mistake" but agree to help their fellow Triple Changer and get some target practice in at the same time. They start attacking the tanks and helicopters but find that the humans are good, though the Decepticons are better.

Octane has not joined in the battle, which annoys Blitzwing and Astrotrain. Octane explains that he is full of fuel and one shot will mean he explodes like a nuke. Blitzwing demands the truth as to how Octane got into the mess.

:''Octane admits he was playing with human cars but one of them almost got the better of him so he pursued it for many miles, finally getting the better of it as he entered the test range.''

Blitzwing is outraged that the whole situation is a result of Octane's silly games and he and Astrotrain take off, hoping that if Octane survives the experience will teach him a lesson. Octane is left pleading for help as shells explode around him.

Nearby the car is revealed to be Jazz. He comments that Octane needed to be taught a lesson as too many humans were being hurt, but now he's been outmanoeuvred.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
|c2=
* [[Octane]] (1)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (2)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (3)
|c3=
* [[United States military]] (4)
}}

==Errors==
* Why can't Octane just transform to his jet mode and take off? One possible explanation is that he's only able to store fuel when he's in tanker mode.
* Even though this story is set in America, there are occasions where the background text uses international spellings.

==Items of note==
* Octane's habit of telling tall stories to make himself look good and not being believed occurs once again. It was previously seen in "[[Resurrection!]]".
* In the story's very first panel, the gas station that Octane attacks has written "-XXON" (the beginning of the word is off-panel). The station could belong to [[wikipedia:Roxxon|Roxxon Oil]], a company from the Marvel Universe.

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback "Way of the Warrior".

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Scratchbuilding

2010-09-11T16:59:03Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Plastic */ typo

The art of '''scratchbuilding''' is that of building a model or its parts from simpler materials. Any materials may be used. It is in some sense a very advanced [[kitbash]] technique.

The line between scratchbuild and kitbash is sometimes fuzzy. For example, John Spangler's [http://www.johnspangler.com/steelskin/index.html Steelskin] project uses part of a [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe]] figure as its frame, but consists mostly of custom-built parts. So, the toy was not ''entirely'' built from scratch, but the premade parts are so heavily modified that calling it a kitbash does not really do it justice.

[[Don Figueroa]], widely known now as a Transformers comic artist, created a great number of scratchbuilt toys from acrylic plastic (Plexiglass) during his days as a lowly fan. These toys were based on his fan comic, ''Macromasters''.

==Raw Materials==
===Plastic===
A [[plastic]] called Styrene is commonly used for kitbashing and is usually found at hobby shops in the form of raw, white sheets. Though not as strong as factory ABS it is however very user friendly and is easily scored, cut, sanded, glued, and painted. Styrene also comes in an enormous variety of sizes and shapes such as rods, squares, half-cirle rods, I-beams, just about any shape a customizer needs to create their project with.

Redline's [http://www.tfw2005.com/radicons-customs/tutorials-and-how-tos-2/war-within-prime-scratch-build-follow-along-164415/ War Within Prime Tutorial] shows what a skilled customizer can do with styrene as he built an entirely transformable figure primarily out of the material.

===Casting Resin===
A different way to produce parts for a scratchbuild is to use a 2-part casting resin poured into a silicon mold. A common casting resin used is [http://www.alumilite.com/ Alumilite] because of its ease of use and strength when cured. However one must first make the original piece to be molded and then create the mold around that using RTV Silicon. Headcasts of various Transformers are often duplicated this way so a customizer does not need to destroy an original figure, only make a casting of a part.

==External links==
*[http://www.macromasters.5u.com/ Macromasters] - An archive of Don Figueroa's fancomic and photos of his scratchbuilt toys.
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/radicons-customs/tutorials-and-how-tos-2/ Radicons] -Tutorials and How To's of scratchbuilding Transformers.

{{stub}}

[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Rad White

2010-09-10T22:31:29Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Notes */ It is 2010, and no, this isn't an acceptable form of slang

:''Rad is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rad-armada.jpg|right|250px|thumb|...and I want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!]]
'''Bradley "Rad" White''' is your typical kid who's the son of brilliant scientists. He likes to [[High Wire (Armada)|ride his bike]], he likes to explore caves, he likes to grab excitedly at radioactive things—wait, what?

Basically, Rad has a natural, insatiable curiosity about all things. Unfortunately, this curiosity goes unchecked when he's hanging out with his best friend [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], so it takes the watchful eye of the intelligent-but-much-more-reserved [[Alexis]] to keep them both out of trouble. His parents hope that some day Rad can channel this curiosity more productively.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]], [[Akiko Toda]] (young) (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

When Rad was a young boy, his parents moved to a new home near the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Due to a bending of time, he had a vision of the [[Transformer]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s, but his parents just dismissed this as a wild imagination.

[[Image:Firstenclight.JPG|left|thumb|300px|"It's radioactive? Sweet!" *grab*]]

Years later, he and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local observatory. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Against the advice of Carlos, Rad was drawn towards a [[Mini-Con storage panel|glowing, green, pentagonal artifact]] half-buried in the rubble. When he touched it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Lincoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signal beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)||ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the Moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until they reached [[Cybertron (planet)|a cold, distant, metal world]].

Little did Rad know that he had unwittingly set in motion the next destructive phase in the great Transformers war, an endless battle of rage and hatred between the heroic [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Thanks a lot, kid. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. Rad was sure they'd be safe there, but Alexis was concerned that the bigger robots might still follow them. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there. While in there, he accessed the ship's computer and the kids learned about the Transformer conflict.

At this point, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], who bonded to Carlos and Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. Rad was particularly upset by the idea that he had started a massive war by reactivating High Wire

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where Rad got his new bike, Rad claimed it was a birthday present from his grandmother. He and Carlos headed on up to the mountain; on the way, Alexis chewed them out for almost blowing their cover.

At the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime presented them with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to aid them with their reconnaissance work; right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}} in the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, Rad falling slightly behind, and got spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Rad was initially left alone once again when Alexis and Hot Shot sped off, forgetting him. They came back, though. Hot Shot then sped off as fast as he could over the rough terrain, severely shaking up the two humans. Rad sent Laserbeak off to find the Mini-Con, and was himself chided by Alexis for being a coward.

[[Image:Comrade drivingHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They're going to be exactly like this when they're thirty.]]

When the Mini-Con was finally found, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream simultaneously tried to claim it. Rad gave a yell of concern, which inspire High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock to combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], who managed to hold off both Megs and Screamer. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Red Alert ended up having to save Carlos and Hot Shot from Starscream {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

[[Image:Jungle-Butterfingers.jpg|left|thumb|300px|When your girlfriend sees your Transformers collection, she sees this.]]

Rad later came up with the sensible notion of bringing some camping supplies to the Autobot base in case they ever had to stay the night. Soon after he got them to the base, another Mini-Con was detected, and so the good guys all warped over to a forest. Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment.

During this mission, Rad used Laserbeak to find the Mini-Con, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. However, the Decepticons also found him, and started a forest fire. At Rad's insistence, the Autobots temporarily broke off their search to protect the animals, allowing Starscream to make off with Swindle. Rad felt guily about this, but Optimus Prime assured him that his heart was in the right place {{Storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to wake up the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica, but to no avail. Rad and Carlos fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were super-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

[[Image:Palace-Exploring.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"So you wanna make out?"]]

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. {{storylink|Carnival}}.The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them. Cyclonus chased after Rad, but was thrown off the trail by Laserbeak and so captured Billy and Fred instead, intending to hold them for ransom. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, when Hot Shot whined about having to do work on the ship, Rad facetiously offered to take his place. Before anything could come of this, however, a new Mini-Con was detected in a disused subway system. The kids accompanied the Autobots in their search and actually managed to find the storage panel; as soon as they did, however, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], who had been discreetly following them, decided to attack.

[[Image:Ruin-Hologram.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And that's how Rad lost his virginity.]]

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. At the ruins, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime. Rad tried to comfort Carlos {{storylink|Ruin}},and when they got back, mused that at last he knew what happened to Atlantis.

He asked Optimus Prime if there was any way to end the war with the Decepticons, to which Optimus gave him the origin of the war and what he knew of the Mini-Cons. Rad changed his line of questioning, asking if there was a way to fight without involving the Mini-Cons; Optimus responded that the Decepticons would use Mini-Cons to fight anyway, and so the Autobots had to do the same to prevent them from capturing any more than they alreadt had.

While searching for the Mini-Con of the week, this time on a volcanic island, Rad sent Laserbeak to look for it at Alexis' prompting. They found it, but it was carried off in a lava floe, and eventually claimed by Red Alert {{storylink|Prehistory}}.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Rad and Carlos tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

When Alexis tracked down the next Mini-Con, the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Rad and Carlos were let out by Hot Shot so the Autobot could focus on fighting Cyclonus. At that point, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived and dropped off Billy, who hugged Rad. Alexis arrived momentarily.

Back at the base, Alexis and Rad discussed Sideways. Both were deeply suspicious of him , but they decided not to raise their misgivings with Optimus Prime in case it turned out their first impressions were false {{storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

At some point after that incident, the boys went on a camping trip with Hot Shot and Red Alert, forgetting to tell Alexis. Carlos, Fred, and Billy played in the water and invited a little boy named Shaun to play with them, while Rad tried his hand at fishing.

That evening, a storm blew in, resulting in a landslide which trapped Red Alert, Carlos, and Shaun beneath a massive pile of mud. Optimus Prime ordered Red Alert to transform in order to escape, but Rad explained that there was a human news crew present, and so Red Alert transforming would completely blow the Autobots' cover. Hence, he deployed Laserbeak to distract the reporters while the rest of the Autobots rolled in and saved the day in their [[altmode]]s. Everybody returned to base post haste, where they found Alexis waiting with baited breath. Fond reunions were had be all {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism.However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratuated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. Fred came up with the idea that the Decepticon Mini-Cons were lonely and wanted to join up with their friends on Earth, so he and Rad went to deliver the message to Optimus Prime while the rest headed to the warp gate. Unable to enter the base, Rad sent Laserbeak to deliver the message, prompting Optimus Prime and Hot Shot to emerge and take matters into their own hands; Blurr and Smokescreen followed.

However, the transmission soon turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Megatron, who was seeking to divide and conquer. Rad, Fred, and the Autobots who had left the base found themselves with Megatron in a forested area, far from reinforcements. Megatron again divided their forces, sending Optimus Prime to a rocky area with only Rad and Fred for company. Then, just to confuse them, Megatron send the three to an abandoned town and a desert; along the way, Optimus Prime explained that the Mini-Cons viewed Megatron as something akin to a father-figure, and thus his control would not be easy to break.

In the desert, Megatron and his Mini-Cons fought Optimus Prime whle Rad and Fred cheered from the sidelines. Optimus Prime's refusal to harm the Mini-Cons led to them defecting to the Autobots, just as Alexis managed to re-stablish contact. The rest of the Autobots teleported in and drove off Megatron, leaving the Autobots victorious once again {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the Autobots' base, but were still not taken on missions. Rad found himself in the unenviable position to trying to keep the bored Carlos and cranky Alexis from murdering each other. Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscape of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Rad just thought he was being silly. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base. When Fred's story about strange lights turned out to be the arrival of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], Rad was especially pleased to welcome the newest Autobot {{Storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm wrestling. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, while the Autobots went to obtain yet another Mini-Con {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over - one on the Moon, and the other right in the Autobot base! The kids and Street Action Mini-Cons rushed off to look for the one on Earth, locating it when Fred fell through a rotten floor. This Mini-Con revealed itself as [[Sky Blast]] before shooting High Wire and running off {{storylink|Awakening}}. The kids gave chase, and Rad managed to persuade Sky Blast that he wasn't in any danger. After Rad promised his protection to Sky Blast, Red Alert took the trio to the beach where the factions' main forces were duking it out; while Alexis alerted the other Autobots to the situation, Rad and Carlos sought out [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]].

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons. Rad realized that the Mini-Cons weren't afraid of fighting ''per se'', but rather of their power falling into the wrong hands {{storylink|Desperate}}.

Out of concern for the rights of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], Rad and the other kids disguised the Mini-Cons in baggy clothes and took them to a farm outside the city, pursued by the Autobots. At an abandoned farmhouse, they set up a complex system of home-made traps and alarms which worked surprisingly well when Thrust inevitably arrived; while they didn't manage to actually stop the Decepticon, they did delay him long enough for Optimus Prime to arrive and drive him off.

When the other Autobots arrived, Rad took a stand and urged the Autobots to see the Mini-Cons as individuals, not as weapons of war to be exploited and then tossed aside. Surprisingly, Optimus Prime had much the same view, and explained that they were fighting so the Mini-Cons would be free to live in peace, and if any of them wanted to join the stuggle, that was their decision. Satisfied, the kids and Mini-Cons returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All three kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] made his rather eager appearance at the base, but they weren't terribly impressed and went off to play a video game {{storylink|Past, Part 1}} at which Alexis beat all comers {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots. Though the kids were initially suspicious, they eventually welcomed him when they saw his attendant Mini-Cons genuinely looked up to him {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Despite this display of camaraderie, Starscream dismissed them, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron {{storylink|Rescue}}. Undeterred, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts{{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}.

In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. In the aftermath, Carlos and Billy were enraged, and so Rad and Alexis had to try and calm them down. They all went home to blow off some steam; Rad watched TV without paying any attention or interest.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again; Rad tried to comfort Alexis, but she said she was fine. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Afterwards, Alexis, still upset over Starscream, went home, and Rad left with her. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief, and Rad mused that Prime knew he would die and how unfair it was that nobody on Earth knew he had saved their lives.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completing the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused by this and followed the two to an abandoned highway, where it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. The kids were looking forward to seeing another planet, and so were naturally miffed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. High Wire, too, told Rad to remain on Earth - in English, surprisingly. All the kids glumly returned home.

When he got home, Rad had breakfast with his parents and tried to subtly raise the subject of his not being allowed to leave the planet by asking them if they ever wanted to go into space. The adults brushed him off, just telling him to finish his breakfast.

That night, he woke up his parents and spilled the beans on the Transformers, Mini-Cons, and the [[Cybertronian civil wars|war]]. For some reason, they found his story about alien robots that turn into cars impluasible, and told him to go back to bed. However, his father seemed to sense he was trying to tell the truth, and came into his room a few hours later. The two had a heart to heart talk, and father told son that he could go to Cybertron provided he promised to return.

Rad was thrilled at this, and ran over to Carlos' house at the crack of dawn. To his delight, Carlos had also packed his bags, as had Alexis, who they met after leaving. The three skipped over to the Autobot base, but when they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, to discover it had already been conquered by Galvatron. When the Street Action Mini-Cons tried to sneak down to the surface, Rad and Alexis supported their desire to set foot on their home planet, in opposition to Carlos' fears for the little ones' safety {{storylink|Uprising}}. With the Mini-Cons gone, the kids were left with nothing much to do but watch the lights of battle on the surface. They did try to stop Hot Shot making a one-robot mission to the heart of the Decepticon stronghold to warn Galvatron about the impending threat of Unicron, but then Rad persuaded everyone to let him go ahead with it {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}.

At some point, Rad found a human-sized shower on the ship and, when he was in the middle of using it, Carlos walked in. Rad expressed an odd feeling that he'd met High Wire before, but Carlos just thought he was being ''loco''.

Shortly thereafter, they got a transmission from High Wire that Hot Shot, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and Starscream were independently chasing Thrust (who had in the meantime allied with Sideways and Unicron) down a suspiciously organic corridor deep beneath Cybertron. The lads went to see Alexis, and the trio then joined up with their partner Mini-Cons to plunge deep into the heart of Cybertron.

They came across Starscream standing off against Thrust in a chamber. Thrust seized the opportunity and threatened the kids with the Requiem Blaster, and so Starscream, remembering their earlier kindness, bravely threw himself into the path of the blast, saving them. At that point, time warped and the Rad found himself on Earth several years in the past, arriving at his new home. He asked where the Transformers were, but his parents just assumed he was confusing a dream with reality.

Time warped again, and he found himself with Alexis and Carlos millions of years in the past, in an [[[[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apparently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon separated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Rad, Carlos, and the Mini-Cons and carbots made it to the surface without any major incidents, where they met up with Alexis and Starscream again. Then, they made two shocking discoveries in quick succession. First, the organic tunnels they had been exploring were actually the interior of one of Cybertron's moon. Second, that moon wasn't actually a moon, but the dormant body of Unicron. Unicron chose that moment to awaken, and Jetfire arrived just in time to take the kids to safety {{storylink|Portent}}.

When Alexis' [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] broke, coinciding with Starscream's death, Alexis ran off in tears, and Rad tried to comfort her {{storylink|Cramp}}, and later he attended the cease-fire meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Rad thought he'd particularly miss the mini-Cons, and was also concerned for the fate of Optimus Prime. He mused that Optimus would always be a part of them {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Rad, you dirty dog.]]
By 2020, Rad had been shipped off to Cybertron and was working as an assistant to [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], presumably because he wouldn't shut up about the Transformers. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Much to Dr. Jones's chagrin, his [[Sally Jones|daughter]] appeared to have a thing for Rad.

Eww...

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed Rad.]]
In 2030, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis were still alive. They were present at the launching of the four ancient colony ships as they began the second attempt at a galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] network.

Rad looked pretty damn dapper in a suit. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Rad was the one to activate the crashed Mini-Con vessel, bringing to life its crew and alerting the Autobots and the Decepticons to Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} After being saved, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, having bonded with the Mini-Cons, wanted to help, but Optimus Prime stated that they shouldn't be involved. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

Much later, Rad was made a prisoner of the Mini-Con [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]], held captive on their moonbase and strapped to a bomb. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He was saved in time, of course, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} then again told by Optimus Prime to stay clear of harm's way as the Autobots departed to confront [[Unicron]].

====''Energon'' comic====
Ten years later, after [[Kicker Jones]] and Alexis were captured by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, and taken to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], the Autobots mounted a rescue effort. Rad snatched Alexis from the jaws of danger as the Autobots and Terrorcons battled before using his hovercraft to blow up the energon collection rigs. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Rad later whined a lot about Alexis being worldly and active as a peace activist. She tried to say a tender goodbye, but he brushed her off and upset her. An attack from Battle Ravage caused a series of explosions that seem to eliminate Alexis, upsetting Rad. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Alexis turned out to be alive, and he embraced her before urging her to get into his jeep to escape the destruction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] folded before... you know... ''Barry White''?}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:PaniniRadWhite.jpg|left|180px|thumb|... this just takes all the fun out of irony.]]

After accidentally dropping down a hole one day, Rad found the remains of a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]] hidden underground. He brought Carlos with him to explore it, but ended up bumping into some machinery and reawakening the [[Mini-Con]] [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]. After leaving the caves and meeting with Alexis, the kids tried to communicate with High Wire, only to come under attack from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. They were saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and High Wire grabbed Rad and his friends and took them to the other Mini-Cons. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} When he heard that the Mini-Cons weren't getting involved with the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war again, Rad became angry—Optimus Prime was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, and they were just going to abandon him? Rad decided to take matters into his own hands and confronted Megatron, offering to take him to the Mini-Con ship in exchange for sparing Optimus Prime. However, Megatron wasn't big on deals, and merely threatened to kill Rad if he didn't show him the ship right away. He ended up being saved by High Wire and the other Mini-Cons, who had changed their minds upon witnessing his feat of bravery. After Megatron had been chased off, Optimus Prime also complimented Rad on his courage, even if it hadn't been the smartest move. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

Rad and his friends quickly befriended the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] and had a great time racing in the desert on them. Their fun and games ended when Optimus Prime ordered both humans and Mini-Cons to go get the [[locator log]] from the wrecked Mini-Con ship. When they found the log, they were attacked [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who incapacitated the Street Action Team. Quickly improvising a plan, Rad grabbed the locator log and hid it in an unstable part of the caves. When Demolishor followed, he accidentally caused it to explode, and was buried in the ensuing rockfall. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} Some time later, Rad was learning chemistry at school when the troublesome twosome [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] messed up his experiment behind his back. Not only did this get him into trouble with the teacher, but he also noticed that High Wire was sneaking around on the school grounds. Rad decided to bolt, and found that Carlos and Alexis had had similar problems with their Mini-Con friends trying to adapt to life on Earth. He didn't really mind the Mini-Cons' little mistakes, and promised to guide them personally. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to their home planet, Rad said he refused to let it "end like this", but didn't actually do anything about it. When Megatron arrived to put a stop to it, Rad tried to trick him that the Mini-Cons were already gone, so he might as well leave too. When Megatron made it clear he wouldn't leave Earth just because some five or six Mini-Cons went home, the plan was canceled and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Some time later, Rad caught wind of [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s plan to save the Mini-Cons held in the Decepticon headquarters. He thought it was a stupid plan, and convinced the Autobots to send a shuttle to stop him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|Into the Lions' Den!}}

During another race around the desert, Rad and his friends were interrupted by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who would very much like to capture the Street Action Team. High Wire threw Rad off of him and told him to get help. When Rad expressed doubt that the Street Action Team could stand up to Starscream, the three Mini-Cons proved him wrong by combining into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. In the aftermath of the battle, an impressed Rad was hi-fiving with High Wire when they were suddenly approached by a man named [[Amos Hume]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Sword}} Amos explained that he had been given a message by a Mini-Con long ago, which Rad didn't find too hard to believe. After introducing Amos to the other Mini-Cons, the kids and Autobots used the message he had received to locate and rescue the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

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===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]], the kids attempted to explain the holiday to their three Mini-Cons, and ended up taking them Trick-or-Treating. Rad explained they could t.p. the houses of people who didn't give them candy. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}
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==Associated characters==
[[Image:Radparents.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Their workplace is no Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, but it'll do.]]
[[Image:Rads parents.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Even they don't want to hear about the Transformers.]]
** In the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic, Rad's unnamed parents, Mr. and Mrs. White (Dr. and Dr.?), work at the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].

** In the animated series, they looked totally different.

==Notes==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated that he enjoyed outdoor sports, and implied that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gave him [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] as a personal possession.

* The ''[[Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up that Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada'', and that he enjoyed outdoor sports, specifically on his BMX bike.

* Rad's catchphrase "I'm here to tell you about the Transformers!" (sometimes varies as "I ''want'' to tell you about...) is from his introductory narration during the main titles sequence of the earlier episodes of ''Armada''. Needless to say, this became rather repetitive after twenty or so episodes.

* Rad has the unfortunate penchant of saying '"Wicked Sweet!", usually when something impresses him greatly. Perhaps Dreamwave hoped that by 2010 this would be an acceptable form of slang. Alternately, perhaps Rad was from Boston originally.

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Rad White

2010-09-10T22:29:21Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada cartoon */ - Everything up to the end of Armada

:''Rad is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rad-armada.jpg|right|250px|thumb|...and I want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!]]
'''Bradley "Rad" White''' is your typical kid who's the son of brilliant scientists. He likes to [[High Wire (Armada)|ride his bike]], he likes to explore caves, he likes to grab excitedly at radioactive things—wait, what?

Basically, Rad has a natural, insatiable curiosity about all things. Unfortunately, this curiosity goes unchecked when he's hanging out with his best friend [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], so it takes the watchful eye of the intelligent-but-much-more-reserved [[Alexis]] to keep them both out of trouble. His parents hope that some day Rad can channel this curiosity more productively.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]], [[Akiko Toda]] (young) (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

When Rad was a young boy, his parents moved to a new home near the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Due to a bending of time, he had a vision of the [[Transformer]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s, but his parents just dismissed this as a wild imagination.

[[Image:Firstenclight.JPG|left|thumb|300px|"It's radioactive? Sweet!" *grab*]]

Years later, he and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local observatory. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Against the advice of Carlos, Rad was drawn towards a [[Mini-Con storage panel|glowing, green, pentagonal artifact]] half-buried in the rubble. When he touched it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Lincoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signal beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)||ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the Moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until they reached [[Cybertron (planet)|a cold, distant, metal world]].

Little did Rad know that he had unwittingly set in motion the next destructive phase in the great Transformers war, an endless battle of rage and hatred between the heroic [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Thanks a lot, kid. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. Rad was sure they'd be safe there, but Alexis was concerned that the bigger robots might still follow them. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there. While in there, he accessed the ship's computer and the kids learned about the Transformer conflict.

At this point, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], who bonded to Carlos and Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. Rad was particularly upset by the idea that he had started a massive war by reactivating High Wire

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where Rad got his new bike, Rad claimed it was a birthday present from his grandmother. He and Carlos headed on up to the mountain; on the way, Alexis chewed them out for almost blowing their cover.

At the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime presented them with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to aid them with their reconnaissance work; right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}} in the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, Rad falling slightly behind, and got spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Rad was initially left alone once again when Alexis and Hot Shot sped off, forgetting him. They came back, though. Hot Shot then sped off as fast as he could over the rough terrain, severely shaking up the two humans. Rad sent Laserbeak off to find the Mini-Con, and was himself chided by Alexis for being a coward.

[[Image:Comrade drivingHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They're going to be exactly like this when they're thirty.]]

When the Mini-Con was finally found, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream simultaneously tried to claim it. Rad gave a yell of concern, which inspire High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock to combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], who managed to hold off both Megs and Screamer. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Red Alert ended up having to save Carlos and Hot Shot from Starscream {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

[[Image:Jungle-Butterfingers.jpg|left|thumb|300px|When your girlfriend sees your Transformers collection, she sees this.]]

Rad later came up with the sensible notion of bringing some camping supplies to the Autobot base in case they ever had to stay the night. Soon after he got them to the base, another Mini-Con was detected, and so the good guys all warped over to a forest. Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment.

During this mission, Rad used Laserbeak to find the Mini-Con, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. However, the Decepticons also found him, and started a forest fire. At Rad's insistence, the Autobots temporarily broke off their search to protect the animals, allowing Starscream to make off with Swindle. Rad felt guily about this, but Optimus Prime assured him that his heart was in the right place {{Storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to wake up the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica, but to no avail. Rad and Carlos fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were super-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

[[Image:Palace-Exploring.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"So you wanna make out?"]]

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. {{storylink|Carnival}}.The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them. Cyclonus chased after Rad, but was thrown off the trail by Laserbeak and so captured Billy and Fred instead, intending to hold them for ransom. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, when Hot Shot whined about having to do work on the ship, Rad facetiously offered to take his place. Before anything could come of this, however, a new Mini-Con was detected in a disused subway system. The kids accompanied the Autobots in their search and actually managed to find the storage panel; as soon as they did, however, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], who had been discreetly following them, decided to attack.

[[Image:Ruin-Hologram.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And that's how Rad lost his virginity.]]

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. At the ruins, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime. Rad tried to comfort Carlos {{storylink|Ruin}},and when they got back, mused that at last he knew what happened to Atlantis.

He asked Optimus Prime if there was any way to end the war with the Decepticons, to which Optimus gave him the origin of the war and what he knew of the Mini-Cons. Rad changed his line of questioning, asking if there was a way to fight without involving the Mini-Cons; Optimus responded that the Decepticons would use Mini-Cons to fight anyway, and so the Autobots had to do the same to prevent them from capturing any more than they alreadt had.

While searching for the Mini-Con of the week, this time on a volcanic island, Rad sent Laserbeak to look for it at Alexis' prompting. They found it, but it was carried off in a lava floe, and eventually claimed by Red Alert {{storylink|Prehistory}}.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Rad and Carlos tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

When Alexis tracked down the next Mini-Con, the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Rad and Carlos were let out by Hot Shot so the Autobot could focus on fighting Cyclonus. At that point, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived and dropped off Billy, who hugged Rad. Alexis arrived momentarily.

Back at the base, Alexis and Rad discussed Sideways. Both were deeply suspicious of him , but they decided not to raise their misgivings with Optimus Prime in case it turned out their first impressions were false {{storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

At some point after that incident, the boys went on a camping trip with Hot Shot and Red Alert, forgetting to tell Alexis. Carlos, Fred, and Billy played in the water and invited a little boy named Shaun to play with them, while Rad tried his hand at fishing.

That evening, a storm blew in, resulting in a landslide which trapped Red Alert, Carlos, and Shaun beneath a massive pile of mud. Optimus Prime ordered Red Alert to transform in order to escape, but Rad explained that there was a human news crew present, and so Red Alert transforming would completely blow the Autobots' cover. Hence, he deployed Laserbeak to distract the reporters while the rest of the Autobots rolled in and saved the day in their [[altmode]]s. Everybody returned to base post haste, where they found Alexis waiting with baited breath. Fond reunions were had be all {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism.However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratuated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. Fred came up with the idea that the Decepticon Mini-Cons were lonely and wanted to join up with their friends on Earth, so he and Rad went to deliver the message to Optimus Prime while the rest headed to the warp gate. Unable to enter the base, Rad sent Laserbeak to deliver the message, prompting Optimus Prime and Hot Shot to emerge and take matters into their own hands; Blurr and Smokescreen followed.

However, the transmission soon turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Megatron, who was seeking to divide and conquer. Rad, Fred, and the Autobots who had left the base found themselves with Megatron in a forested area, far from reinforcements. Megatron again divided their forces, sending Optimus Prime to a rocky area with only Rad and Fred for company. Then, just to confuse them, Megatron send the three to an abandoned town and a desert; along the way, Optimus Prime explained that the Mini-Cons viewed Megatron as something akin to a father-figure, and thus his control would not be easy to break.

In the desert, Megatron and his Mini-Cons fought Optimus Prime whle Rad and Fred cheered from the sidelines. Optimus Prime's refusal to harm the Mini-Cons led to them defecting to the Autobots, just as Alexis managed to re-stablish contact. The rest of the Autobots teleported in and drove off Megatron, leaving the Autobots victorious once again {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the Autobots' base, but were still not taken on missions. Rad found himself in the unenviable position to trying to keep the bored Carlos and cranky Alexis from murdering each other. Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscape of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Rad just thought he was being silly. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base. When Fred's story about strange lights turned out to be the arrival of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], Rad was especially pleased to welcome the newest Autobot {{Storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm wrestling. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, while the Autobots went to obtain yet another Mini-Con {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over - one on the Moon, and the other right in the Autobot base! The kids and Street Action Mini-Cons rushed off to look for the one on Earth, locating it when Fred fell through a rotten floor. This Mini-Con revealed itself as [[Sky Blast]] before shooting High Wire and running off {{storylink|Awakening}}. The kids gave chase, and Rad managed to persuade Sky Blast that he wasn't in any danger. After Rad promised his protection to Sky Blast, Red Alert took the trio to the beach where the factions' main forces were duking it out; while Alexis alerted the other Autobots to the situation, Rad and Carlos sought out [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]].

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons. Rad realized that the Mini-Cons weren't afraid of fighting ''per se'', but rather of their power falling into the wrong hands {{storylink|Desperate}}.

Out of concern for the rights of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], Rad and the other kids disguised the Mini-Cons in baggy clothes and took them to a farm outside the city, pursued by the Autobots. At an abandoned farmhouse, they set up a complex system of home-made traps and alarms which worked surprisingly well when Thrust inevitably arrived; while they didn't manage to actually stop the Decepticon, they did delay him long enough for Optimus Prime to arrive and drive him off.

When the other Autobots arrived, Rad took a stand and urged the Autobots to see the Mini-Cons as individuals, not as weapons of war to be exploited and then tossed aside. Surprisingly, Optimus Prime had much the same view, and explained that they were fighting so the Mini-Cons would be free to live in peace, and if any of them wanted to join the stuggle, that was their decision. Satisfied, the kids and Mini-Cons returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All three kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] made his rather eager appearance at the base, but they weren't terribly impressed and went off to play a video game {{storylink|Past, Part 1}} at which Alexis beat all comers {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots. Though the kids were initially suspicious, they eventually welcomed him when they saw his attendant Mini-Cons genuinely looked up to him {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Despite this display of camaraderie, Starscream dismissed them, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron {{storylink|Rescue}}. Undeterred, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts{{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}.

In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. In the aftermath, Carlos and Billy were enraged, and so Rad and Alexis had to try and calm them down. They all went home to blow off some steam; Rad watched TV without paying any attention or interest.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again; Rad tried to comfort Alexis, but she said she was fine. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Afterwards, Alexis, still upset over Starscream, went home, and Rad left with her. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief, and Rad mused that Prime knew he would die and how unfair it was that nobody on Earth knew he had saved their lives.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completing the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused by this and followed the two to an abandoned highway, where it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. The kids were looking forward to seeing another planet, and so were naturally miffed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. High Wire, too, told Rad to remain on Earth - in English, surprisingly. All the kids glumly returned home.

When he got home, Rad had breakfast with his parents and tried to subtly raise the subject of his not being allowed to leave the planet by asking them if they ever wanted to go into space. The adults brushed him off, just telling him to finish his breakfast.

That night, he woke up his parents and spilled the beans on the Transformers, Mini-Cons, and the [[Cybertronian civil wars|war]]. For some reason, they found his story about alien robots that turn into cars impluasible, and told him to go back to bed. However, his father seemed to sense he was trying to tell the truth, and came into his room a few hours later. The two had a heart to heart talk, and father told son that he could go to Cybertron provided he promised to return.

Rad was thrilled at this, and ran over to Carlos' house at the crack of dawn. To his delight, Carlos had also packed his bags, as had Alexis, who they met after leaving. The three skipped over to the Autobot base, but when they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, to discover it had already been conquered by Galvatron. When the Street Action Mini-Cons tried to sneak down to the surface, Rad and Alexis supported their desire to set foot on their home planet, in opposition to Carlos' fears for the little ones' safety {{storylink|Uprising}}. With the Mini-Cons gone, the kids were left with nothing much to do but watch the lights of battle on the surface. They did try to stop Hot Shot making a one-robot mission to the heart of the Decepticon stronghold to warn Galvatron about the impending threat of Unicron, but then Rad persuaded everyone to let him go ahead with it {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}.

At some point, Rad found a human-sized shower on the ship and, when he was in the middle of using it, Carlos walked in. Rad expressed an odd feeling that he'd met High Wire before, but Carlos just thought he was being ''loco''.

Shortly thereafter, they got a transmission from High Wire that Hot Shot, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and Starscream were independently chasing Thrust (who had in the meantime allied with Sideways and Unicron) down a suspiciously organic corridor deep beneath Cybertron. The lads went to see Alexis, and the trio then joined up with their partner Mini-Cons to plunge deep into the heart of Cybertron.

They came across Starscream standing off against Thrust in a chamber. Thrust seized the opportunity and threatened the kids with the Requiem Blaster, and so Starscream, remembering their earlier kindness, bravely threw himself into the path of the blast, saving them. At that point, time warped and the Rad found himself on Earth several years in the past, arriving at his new home. He asked where the Transformers were, but his parents just assumed he was confusing a dream with reality.

Time warped again, and he found himself with Alexis and Carlos millions of years in the past, in an [[[[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apparently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon separated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Rad, Carlos, and the Mini-Cons and carbots made it to the surface without any major incidents, where they met up with Alexis and Starscream again. Then, they made two shocking discoveries in quick succession. First, the organic tunnels they had been exploring were actually the interior of one of Cybertron's moon. Second, that moon wasn't actually a moon, but the dormant body of Unicron. Unicron chose that moment to awaken, and Jetfire arrived just in time to take the kids to safety {{storylink|Portent}}.

When Alexis' [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] broke, coinciding with Starscream's death, Alexis ran off in tears, and Rad tried to comfort her {{storylink|Cramp}}, and later he attended the cease-fire meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Rad thought he'd particularly miss the mini-Cons, and was also concerned for the fate of Optimus Prime. He mused that Optimus would always be a part of them {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (English), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japanese), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Rad, you dirty dog.]]
By 2020, Rad had been shipped off to Cybertron and was working as an assistant to [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], presumably because he wouldn't shut up about the Transformers. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Much to Dr. Jones's chagrin, his [[Sally Jones|daughter]] appeared to have a thing for Rad.

Eww...

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed Rad.]]
In 2030, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis were still alive. They were present at the launching of the four ancient colony ships as they began the second attempt at a galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] network.

Rad looked pretty damn dapper in a suit. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Rad was the one to activate the crashed Mini-Con vessel, bringing to life its crew and alerting the Autobots and the Decepticons to Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} After being saved, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, having bonded with the Mini-Cons, wanted to help, but Optimus Prime stated that they shouldn't be involved. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

Much later, Rad was made a prisoner of the Mini-Con [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]], held captive on their moonbase and strapped to a bomb. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He was saved in time, of course, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} then again told by Optimus Prime to stay clear of harm's way as the Autobots departed to confront [[Unicron]].

====''Energon'' comic====
Ten years later, after [[Kicker Jones]] and Alexis were captured by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, and taken to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], the Autobots mounted a rescue effort. Rad snatched Alexis from the jaws of danger as the Autobots and Terrorcons battled before using his hovercraft to blow up the energon collection rigs. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Rad later whined a lot about Alexis being worldly and active as a peace activist. She tried to say a tender goodbye, but he brushed her off and upset her. An attack from Battle Ravage caused a series of explosions that seem to eliminate Alexis, upsetting Rad. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Alexis turned out to be alive, and he embraced her before urging her to get into his jeep to escape the destruction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] folded before... you know... ''Barry White''?}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:PaniniRadWhite.jpg|left|180px|thumb|... this just takes all the fun out of irony.]]

After accidentally dropping down a hole one day, Rad found the remains of a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]] hidden underground. He brought Carlos with him to explore it, but ended up bumping into some machinery and reawakening the [[Mini-Con]] [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]. After leaving the caves and meeting with Alexis, the kids tried to communicate with High Wire, only to come under attack from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. They were saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and High Wire grabbed Rad and his friends and took them to the other Mini-Cons. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} When he heard that the Mini-Cons weren't getting involved with the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war again, Rad became angry—Optimus Prime was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, and they were just going to abandon him? Rad decided to take matters into his own hands and confronted Megatron, offering to take him to the Mini-Con ship in exchange for sparing Optimus Prime. However, Megatron wasn't big on deals, and merely threatened to kill Rad if he didn't show him the ship right away. He ended up being saved by High Wire and the other Mini-Cons, who had changed their minds upon witnessing his feat of bravery. After Megatron had been chased off, Optimus Prime also complimented Rad on his courage, even if it hadn't been the smartest move. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

Rad and his friends quickly befriended the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] and had a great time racing in the desert on them. Their fun and games ended when Optimus Prime ordered both humans and Mini-Cons to go get the [[locator log]] from the wrecked Mini-Con ship. When they found the log, they were attacked [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who incapacitated the Street Action Team. Quickly improvising a plan, Rad grabbed the locator log and hid it in an unstable part of the caves. When Demolishor followed, he accidentally caused it to explode, and was buried in the ensuing rockfall. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} Some time later, Rad was learning chemistry at school when the troublesome twosome [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] messed up his experiment behind his back. Not only did this get him into trouble with the teacher, but he also noticed that High Wire was sneaking around on the school grounds. Rad decided to bolt, and found that Carlos and Alexis had had similar problems with their Mini-Con friends trying to adapt to life on Earth. He didn't really mind the Mini-Cons' little mistakes, and promised to guide them personally. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to their home planet, Rad said he refused to let it "end like this", but didn't actually do anything about it. When Megatron arrived to put a stop to it, Rad tried to trick him that the Mini-Cons were already gone, so he might as well leave too. When Megatron made it clear he wouldn't leave Earth just because some five or six Mini-Cons went home, the plan was canceled and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Some time later, Rad caught wind of [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s plan to save the Mini-Cons held in the Decepticon headquarters. He thought it was a stupid plan, and convinced the Autobots to send a shuttle to stop him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|Into the Lions' Den!}}

During another race around the desert, Rad and his friends were interrupted by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who would very much like to capture the Street Action Team. High Wire threw Rad off of him and told him to get help. When Rad expressed doubt that the Street Action Team could stand up to Starscream, the three Mini-Cons proved him wrong by combining into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. In the aftermath of the battle, an impressed Rad was hi-fiving with High Wire when they were suddenly approached by a man named [[Amos Hume]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Sword}} Amos explained that he had been given a message by a Mini-Con long ago, which Rad didn't find too hard to believe. After introducing Amos to the other Mini-Cons, the kids and Autobots used the message he had received to locate and rescue the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

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===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]], the kids attempted to explain the holiday to their three Mini-Cons, and ended up taking them Trick-or-Treating. Rad explained they could t.p. the houses of people who didn't give them candy. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}
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==Associated characters==
[[Image:Radparents.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Their workplace is no Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, but it'll do.]]
[[Image:Rads parents.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Even they don't want to hear about the Transformers.]]
** In the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic, Rad's unnamed parents, Mr. and Mrs. White (Dr. and Dr.?), work at the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].

** In the animated series, they looked totally different.

==Notes==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated that he enjoyed outdoor sports, and implied that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gave him [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] as a personal possession.

* The ''[[Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up that Rad was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada'', and that he enjoyed outdoor sports, specifically on his BMX bike.

* Rad's catchphrase "I'm here to tell you about the Transformers!" (sometimes varies as "I ''want'' to tell you about...) is from his introductory narration during the main titles sequence of the earlier episodes of ''Armada''. Needless to say, this became rather repetitive after twenty or so episodes.

* Rad has the unfortunate penchant of saying '"Wicked Sweet!", usually when something impresses him greatly. It is quite possible that by 2010 this will be an acceptable form of slang. Alternately, perhaps Rad was from Boston originally.

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Carlos Lopez

2010-09-10T22:19:50Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada */ - And everything up to the end of Armada

{{disambigr|Carlos|the comic book artist|Carlos Magno}}

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Holy frijoles!]]
'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor (Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, fantasizes about holographic dead girls, and happily propagates ethnic stereotypes.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (English), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japanese), [[Leo Hallerstam]] (Swedish), [[Yoan Sover]] (French)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobot]]s. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there.

While in this room, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]; Grindor bonded the Carlos, and Sureshock to Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. The kids offered to help the Autobots in their mission, and introduced them to the custom of bumping fists.

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where he'd gotten his new skateboard, Carlos claimed his dad had owned it in the eighties and passed it down to him. He and Rad went on up to the mountain; on the way, they et up with Alexis, who chewed them out for nearly blowing their cover.

Up at the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime gave them [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to help in their reconnaissance efforts. Right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}}, and Carlos recognised the location as the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, getting spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Carlos hopped into Red Alert. He had a good time off-roading, but after a while Red Alert decided it was time to get serious, and they continued on foot. They got lost, then found the others again just as the Decepticons arrived. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Carlos and Hot Shot came under attack from Starscream, but were saved by Red Alert's quick thinking and advance preparation {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

When the next Mini-Con was detected in a forest, Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment. When the Decepticons started a fire, he helped get the animals to safety, but this had the unfortunate effect of letting Starscream get his hands on the Mini-Con {{storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to work out how to activate the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica. When High Wire explained it was sleeping, Carlos tried to think of ways to wake it up, while Alexis thought it best to leave it alone so it could awaken in its own good time. Carlos and Rad fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were supre-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. Carlos thought he saw something happen with the dormant Mini-Con panel, but nothing more happened {{storylink|Carnival}}.

The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them.

The three met up again at the Autobot base, but Laserbeak (along with Billy and Fred) had been kidnapped by Cyclonus. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, the three sought out a Mini-Con in a subway system, while being followed by a disguised [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. Carlos personally pulled the Mini-Con storage panel out of a rock face. Right at that point, Smokescreen attacked them, forcing them to flee deeper into the tunnels.The kids fled deeper into the tunnels, and holed up in a convenient cave. They were found by the Decepticons, but Smokescreen came to the rescue, seeing that these fleshlings must be the good guys if Megatron was their enemy. Unfortunately, Cyclonus managed to get the Mini-Con {{storylink|Underground}}.

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. Carlos was somewhat disappointed when he heard about their objective, as he was hoping to rescue the girl from the transmission.

At the ruins of Atlantis, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime; Carlos initially tried to take Amphitrite with him, apparently forgetting she was just a recording {{storylink|Ruin}}.

He accompanied the Autobots to a volcanic island when they searched for the next Mini-Con, and looked for it alongside Rad and Alexis while all the Transformers present fought each other.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Carlos and Rad tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

Carlos would disagree with Billy that Hot Shot was the most powerful Transformer in the universe because he possessed the Star Saber. Alexis soon tracked down another Mini-Con, and the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Hot Shot let the boys out so that he could focus on fighting Cyclonus, at which point [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived, carrying Billy. Alexis arrived momentarily.

The battle went on, with Smokescreen finally claiming the Mini-Con. Back at the base, Carlos translated [[Spiral]]'s offer to give Fred a ride, while Rad and Alexis discussed their misgivings regarding Sideways {{storylink|Gale}}. Speaking of Sideways, the treacherous motorcycle soon took Hot Shot to the moon in order to deliver the Star Saber into Decepticon hands. While Hot Shot was missing, Carlos was certain he'd return safely, but the Autobots and the rest of the humans were, understandably, not so sure {{Storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

Some time after that happened, the boys went on a camping trip, though forgot to tell Alexis about it. Rad tried to catch a fish while the others splashed around in the water, joined by a little boy named Shaun.

That evening, in spite of an earlier forecast for nice weather, a fierce storm blew in. The boys and Autobots tried to get back to base; however, a landslide trapped carlos and Shaun inside Red Alert beneath a huge pile of mud. The other Autobots came to the rescue while Rad and Laserbeak distracted the reporters in the area, and everybody headed back to the Autobot base as soon as Red Alert was dug up. Everybody warped back to the Autobots' base, where Alexis was waiting on tenterhooks. The boys taunted her for being concerned for their lives, leading Alexis to chase Carlos around the corridors {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism. Carlos and Billy pressed the issue, and nearly got blown up for their troubles. However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratuated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. While Rad and Fred went to tell Optimus Prime, the rest of the kids went with the Mini-Cons to the warp gate. Carlos was almost crushed by Megatron's suddent arrival, and then saw the Decepticon leader teleporting away with Rad, Fred, and four of the Autobots. Carlos then accompanied Alexis, Billy, and the Mini-Cons back to the Autobot base to try and establish contact. They did, with the end result that the Autobots gained several new Mini-Cons {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the base again, but were no longer taken on missions. As a result, Carlos quickly got bored, while Alexis got stroppy with him and Rad tried to keep the two from each other's throats. Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscae of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Carlos just thought he was being silly. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base {{Storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm wrestling; Carlos was confused, as Alexis cheered for both. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, while the Autobots went to obtain yet another Mini-Con {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over - one on the Moon, and the other right in the Autobot base! The kids and Street Action Mini-Cons rushed off to look for the one on Earth, locating it when Fred fell through a rotten floor. This Mini-Con revealed itself as [[Sky Blast]] before shooting High Wire and running off {{storylink|Awakening}}. The kids gave chase, and Sky Blast eventually came round, having just been scared. In order to complete the Requiem Blaster, Red Alert took Alexis, Rad, and Carlos to the beach where the factions' main forces were duking it out; while Alexis alerted the other Autobots to the situation, Rad and Carlos sought out [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]].

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons {{storylink|Desperate}}.

In the light of this, the kids became concerned about the rights of the Mini-Cons, and so took the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] out to a remote farmhouse where they could be safe. They were floowed by Thrust, but he got caught in a set of traps the kids had rigged up which allowed Optimus Prime to come by and save the day. After an impassioned discussion as to why the Mini-Cons should not be viewed as mere weapons, the kids and Mini-Cons both returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All three kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] made his rather eager appearance at the base, but they weren't terribly impressed and went off to play a video game {{storylink|Past, Part 1}} at which Alexis beat all comers {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots. Though the kids were initially suspicious, they eventually welcomed him when they saw his attendant Mini-Cons genuinely looked up to him {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Despite this display of camaraderie, Starscream dismissed them, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron {{storylink|Rescue}}. Undeterred, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts{{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}.

In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. Enraged at starscream's betrayal, Carlos and Billy threw their Mars rocks away, while Rad and Alexis tried to calm them down. Carlos then went home to bed.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completin the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused by this and followed the two to an abandoned highway, where it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. Carlos was particularly looking forward to seeing another planet, and was crushed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. All the kids glumly returned home, but ever hopeful, Carlos packed his bags anyway and. Rad called round the next morning and the lads, along with Alexis, headed for the Autobot base the next morning.

When they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived on Cybertron to discover it had already fallen to Galvatron. When the Street Action Mini-Cons led their little buddies to form a shield against Unicron, Carlos jumped out with them, but Blurr saved him from becoming a stain on the ground. The Mini-Cons returned, but soon tried to return to the surface of Cybertron. Carlos objected out of fear for their safety, but Rad and Alexis overruled him, arguing that the Mini-Cons had a right to set foot on their home planet {{storylink|Uprising}}.

At some point, Carlos walked in on Rad in the human-sized shower which the Autobots had installed on the ship for some reason. They talked about how Rad felt like he'd met High Wire before, but Carlos thought that was totally ''loco''. Shortly thereafter, they got a transmission from High Wire that Hot Shot, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and Starscream were independently chasing Thrust (who had in the meantime allied with Sideways and Unicron) down a suspiciously organic corridor deep beneath Cybertron. The lads went to see Alexis, and the trio then joined up with their partner Mini-Cons to plunge deep into the heart of Cybertron.

They came across Starscream standing off against Thrust in a chamber. Thrust seized the opportunity and threatened the kids with the Requiem Blaster, and so Starscream, remembering their earlier kindness, bravely threw himself into the path of the blast, saving them. At that point, time warped and the kids found themselves millions of years in the past, in an [[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apprently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}. They explained the situation, and the fact that Starscream had saved them. Hot Shot ordered them to return to the ''Axalon'', but the kids managed to persuade him to let them tag along. The kids and carbots sped along behind Starscream, following him through a portal to an organic-looking area where Thrust and Sideways were waiting.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon seperated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Rad, Carlos, and the Mini-Cons and carbots made it to the surface without any major incidents, where they met up with Alexis and Starscream again. Then, they made two shocking discoveries in quick succession. First, the organic tunnels they had been exploring were actually the interior of one of Cybertron's moon. Second, that moon wasn't actually a moon, but the dormant body of Unicron. Unicron chose that moment to awaken, and Jetfire arrived just in time to take the kids to safety {{storylink|Portent}}.

Carlos was present when Alexis' [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] broke upon Starscream's death {{storylink|Cramp}}, and also attended the meeting at which the Autobots and Decepticons established a temporary truce to deal with the chaos bringer, where he was visibly concerned for Alexis {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Carlos was particularly upset, actually breaking into tears {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japan), [[Leo Hallerstam]] (Sweden), [[Yoan Sover]] (French)

In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype.

Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] inquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

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====''Cybertron''====
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Apparently Carlos wants to be the next Ricardo Montalbán.]]
In 2030, Carlos and his friends were present when the Autobots departed Earth to begin construction of a galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] network. {{storylink|Beginning}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Under the codename "Agent Sidekick" (assigned to him by Rad), Carlos put his mechanic skills to use on [[Project Supernova]], an aircraft made up of cardboard and balloons. On the launch day, the vehicle successfully took flight, but soon crashed due to sabotaged by bullies [[Sid and Seth]]. Carlos tried to cheer his friends up by saying they could build a new Project Supernova, any plans of that were postponed when Rad accidentally fell into a cave and awakened four [[Mini-Con]]s. Confused as to what to do, the kids brought the alien robots to Rad's garage, where Carlos awkwardly presented them with his toolbox so they could repair themselves. This brought the rage of Alexis down on him, but he still agreed with Rad that the visitors from space were really cool. The following morning, the Mini-Cons had not only repaired themselves, but made a new and improved version of Project Supernova. They offered to take Carlos and his friends for a ride, which they gladly agreed to. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} Unfortunately, their new Mini-Con friends were targeted for capture by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the kids found themselves dragged into the [[Transformer]]s' war. An argument broke out between Rad and Alexis, but Carlos broke it up and pointed out that it wasn't just about them: by keeping the Mini-Con around, they were endangering everyone they knew. They ended up trying to escape, with Carlos fleeing on [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]'s bike mode, and ran into several [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

Carlos and the others watched the Autobots and Decepticons for a while before sneaking off and almost getting killed by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. In the end, the Decepticons were chased off, and the kids were introduced to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}} Unfortunately, their newfound friendship with the alien robots didn't last. While Carlos was watching Rad skate (and lose his board) one day, Optimus Prime approached them and explained that the humans could no longer get involved with the Transformers' war, for their own safety. Carlos was angry that their Mini-Con friends didn't get a say in things, but Prime didn't budge. However, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] disobeyed his orders and took the humans with him during a mission to infiltrate the Decepticon base in [[Silver Ridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} When they weren't back in thirt minutes, Carlos and the others did as they were told and called for help, which arrived in the form of the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

Later, when Rad was being bullied by [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] after school, Carlos tried to help him but was hindered by [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]]. The bullies were chased off by their friends on the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], but while the kids were riding around on the Mini-Cons, they suddenly turned unresponsive and started speeding off towards [[Kansas]]. Carlos and the others were unable to get off until the Mini-Cons stopped, which they did near a [[Mini-Con Ark|strange monolith]]. Rad ended up entering the structure alongside the Mini-Cons, and Carlos and Alexis could only watch as it blasted off into space with their friend onboard. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Optimus Prime explained to them that Rad and the Earth Mini-Cons had apparently been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by another group of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} Prime got a gunship travel to the moon with, but refused to endanger Carlos and Alexis by letting them come. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} However, [[simulcrum]] technology allowed them to be onboard the ship in the form of holograms, which was almost like being there yourself. They watched Optimus Prime let [[Sky Blast]] tow an orbital mine into the ship: a mine that turned out to contain Rad! {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

Much later, Carlos, Rad and Alexis said their goodbyes to the Autobots and Mini-Cons, who had to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the fight against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon''====
Ten years after their adventures with the Transformers, Carlos and Rad both worked for [[Alterenergy]], a company in search of [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]]. Carlos worked on the space station Comsat Alpha, from which he watched the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons']] attack on an Alterenergy excavation site in [[Australia]]. He recognized the attackers as Transformers, and reported this to Rad and [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Doctor Jones]] on Earth. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Carlos sent distress calls to Cybertron while continuing to monitor the situation, and learned that the Terrorcons had captured Alexis, who had coincidentally been in the vicinity of the attack. He then acted as mission control for Rad, who had gotten to the excavation site and was trying to rescue both Alexis and [[Kicker Jones]]. While Rad immediately got himself into trouble with [[Battle Ravage]], Carlos saved him and Alexis by remotely ramming a vehicle into a nearby Energon stockpile, detonating it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Rad and Alexis were okay, but Carlos couldn't send an evacuation vehicle their way because of Alterenergy Mobile Command wasn't responding. He did, however, tell them that the Autobots were heading their way. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

By the time the Terrorcons began attacking four major Earth cities, Carlos was stationed at Alterenergy West Coast, where he prepared the [[Energon Volant Accumulator|E.V.A.]] for Rad's use. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} As Rad flew out in the E.V.A. to "bring Energon to the needy", Carlos watched him from afar and explained to a curious Alexis what the E.V.A. was. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
When Rad found the ruins of an old [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]] in a cave, Carlos came with him to check it out (and was very impressed). They accidentally stumbled into a computer terminal when [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] caused a rockfall outside, which led to the activation of the [[Mini-Con]]s. The first one they met was [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], but before he could even learn proper English, he was attacked by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While Megatron was distracted by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], High Wire grabbed Carlos, Rad and [[Alexis]] and took them to the other Mini-Cons. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} However, Rad was disgusted to hear that the Mini-Cons were unwilling to help Optimus fight Megatron, and decided to take matters into his own hands. Carlos wasn't so sure it was a good idea, but followed anyway. While Rad tried to negotiate with Megatron, Carlos made his way back into the caves in search of more Mini-Cons to help them. He didn't find any, but the time he returned, the other Mini-Cons had changed their minds and driven Megatron off anyway. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

However, Carlos had managed to find the crashed ship's [[locator log]], and he and his friends were sent back to retrieve it alongside the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]]. Carlos led the expedition into the caves and found the log, but they soon found themselves under attack from [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. They got away thanks to some quick thinking on Rad's side, but the locator log was destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Deep Trouble!}} After a slow day at school, Carlos went skating with some buddies at the local mall. Unfortunately for him, [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] wanted to help him, and replaced his skateboard with his own rocket-powered skateboard mode. The ensuing crazy looping, grinding and flying was not well received by Carlos, who feared having to explain it all to the other skaters. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

Later, Carlos was present when the Autobots tried to send the Mini-Cons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and thought it was a bad idea since the Autobots would be wiped out without their Mini-Con power-ups. Thankfully, the plans fell through and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Carlos was using Grindor to race with his friends when they were suddenly attacked by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], out to capture the Street Action Team. While the three Mini-Cons defended themselves in the form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], their human friends fetched Optimus Prime to help them. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}} Shortly afterwards, Carlos, Rad and Alexis helped [[Amos Hume]] rescue the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] from the [[Extra-Terrestrial Response Division]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]], after explaining the holiday to their [[Mini-Con]]s, Carlos, Alexis and Rad decided to give a practical demonstration. Carlos donned the Mini-Con costume he'd been building for the last several weeks, and they all went out Trick-or-Treating. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}
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==Notes==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'', Carlos was ''ten'' years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comics.

*When startled, Carlos invokes the holy [[Frijole]]s.

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Alexis Thi Dang

2010-09-10T22:12:18Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada */ And up to the end of Armada

:''Alexis is a [[human]] character from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Alexis.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Future hot government diplomat or future hot hippie protester?]]
'''Alexis Thi Dang''' wants to be [[President of the United States|President]] when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Running the free world has got to be less troublesome than keeping her friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] from killing themselves every day.

:''Japanese name'': '''Alexandra "Alexa"'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tabitha St. Germain]] (English), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japanese), [[Anke Kortemeier]] (German), [[Mia Kihl]] (Swedish), [[Elodie Ben]] (Armada, French), [[Victoire Theissmann]] (Energon, French)

====''Armada''====
[[Image:ArmadaAlexis.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Get used to this, girlfriend.]]

One day, [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, Alexis felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus (Armada)|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobot]]s. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The kids attempted to flee on High Wire, but were stopped by the arrival of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Demolishor tried to grab the boys, but they were saved by the arrival of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. Rad fled back into the cave, calling Carlos and Alexis after him. Rad was sure they'd be safe there, but Alexis was concerned that the bigger robots might still follow them. High Wire led the three into a smaller room, to Alexis' further distress; Rad and Carlos, however, assured her that they'd be safer there. While in there, he accessed the ship's computer and the kids learned about the Transformer conflict.

At this point, High Wire activated a hidden storage panel, revealing [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], who bonded to Carlos and Alexis. They took their new friends out to play in the woods, but ran into Megatron. The timely arrival of Optimus Prime initially seemed to Rad and Carlos to make things worse, but when Alexis trusted the big Autobot, the boys did as well.

Optimus Prime took them into his cab and sped off to a distant location, where he set them down. Unfortunately, Megatron had followed close behind, and so Optimus had to combine with his [[trailer]] to fight him off {{storylink|Metamorphosis}}. The commanders' battle caused a landslide to fall on the kids, but they were shielded by Hot Shot. They then dug up some more Mini-Cons, but two of those were stolen by Cyclonus.

The Decepticons retreated, and so the kids and robots made proper introductions. Rad was particularly upset by the idea that he had started a massive war by reactivating High Wire

The next day at school, [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] grilled them over recent earthquakes; Rad and Carlos played dumb, while Alexis pointed out that if there was an earthquake, it would have been mentioned on the news. When Billy asked where Rad got his new bike, Rad claimed it was a birthday present from his grandmother. He and Carlos headed on up to the mountain; on the way, Alexis chewed them out for almost blowing their cover.

At the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime presented them with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to aid them with their reconnaissance work; right then, another Mini-Con was detected {{storylink|Base}} in the [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]]. The kids ran out with the Autobots, Rad falling slightly behind, and got spiffy new adventure suits on the way.

When they got to the canyon, Rad was initially left alone once again when Alexis and Hot Shot sped off, forgetting him. They came back, though. Hot Shot then sped off as fast as he could over the rough terrain, severely shaking up the two humans. Rad sent Laserbeak off to find the Mini-Con, and was himself chided by Alexis for being a coward.

When the Mini-Con was finally found, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream simultaneously tried to claim it. Rad gave a yell of concern, which inspire High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock to combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], who managed to hold off both Megs and Screamer. Optimus Prime claimed the Mini-Con - who turned out to be his old partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] - and the kids helped dig up Hot Shot form where he'd gotten himself buried {{storylink|Comrade}}.

Later, they played tag with Hot Shot, which got him in trouble with Optimus Prime as he was supposed to be helping Red Alert install some equipment. They then went to find a new Mini-Con in [[Antarctica]], where Rad and Alexis rode in Red Alert while Carlos went with Hot Shot. Red Alert ended up having to save Carlos and Hot Shot from Starscream {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}.

Rad later came up with the sensible notion of bringing some camping supplies to the Autobot base in case they ever had to stay the night. Soon after he got them to the base, another Mini-Con was detected, and so the good guys all warped over to a forest. Carlos found a path that had been cut down by illegal loggers, prompting Rad to make a speech about how important it is to protect the environment.

During this mission, Rad used Laserbeak to find the Mini-Con, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. However, the Decepticons also found him, and started a forest fire. At Rad's insistence, the Autobots temporarily broke off their search to protect the animals, allowing Starscream to make off with Swindle. Rad felt guily about this, but Optimus Prime assured him that his heart was in the right place {{storylink|Jungle}}.

Back at the base, the kids tried to wake up the dormant Mini-Con they'd found in Antarctica, but to no avail. Rad and Carlos fell for the old "pass me that spanner that's clearly too big for your species to lift" joke and, seeing there was nothing they could do to help, decided to take High Wire and Grindor to a local carnival, followed by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

At the carnival, the boys were initially concerned that bringing five alien robots to a crowded area might blow their cover, but quickly came up with the idea of telling everyone they were super-advanced [[human]]-developed robots that would be available for purchase in the future. After a while, the boys tried to take the robots home, but it turned out that Billy and Fred were also at the carnival, and got suspicious. They tried to capture one of the Mini-Con, causing the entire situation to descend into slapstick farce.

They were saved by the timely arrival of Hot Shot, Sureshock, and Alexis, who managed to get things under control, swore Billy and Fred to secrecy, and gave the lads a good scolding. As punishment, Rad and Carlos had to clean up their quarters back at the base. {{storylink|Carnival}}.The kids later accompanied the Autobots to the [[Sahara Desert]], and fell into a sand pit after an altercation with Demolishor. They found themselves in an ancient temple, where they were attacked by ancient guardian robots, but fortunately Demolishor was there to blow them up. Further into the temple, they found a Mini-Con storage panel; Carlos accidentally activated a trap, and Rad knocked him out of the way. After that, the floor collapsed, but Perceptor was able to rescue them. Demolishor got the Mini-Con {{storylink|Palace}}.

The next day, back in America, Billy and Fred pursued the three to the Autobot base. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis all tried to outrun them, but soon had to split up when Cyclonus attempted to capture them. Cyclonus chased after Rad, but was thrown off the trail by Laserbeak and so captured Billy and Fred instead, intending to hold them for ransom. They tracked Laserbeak to a ghost town, where the kids tried to rescue the bullies, but all ended up being captured by Megatron, who demanded Optimus Prime hand over all their Autobots' Mini-Cons in exchange for the humans' lives. Optimus Prime went through with it, but Megatron, naturally, refused to hand them over. However, Rad was able to use Laserbeak to free all the other humans, and Hot Shot was able to rescue Rad with Fred's surprising help {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}.

The day after that, when Hot Shot whined about having to do work on the ship, Rad facetiously offered to take his place. Before anything could come of this, however, a new Mini-Con was detected in a disused subway system. The kids accompanied the Autobots in their search and actually managed to find the storage panel; as soon as they did, however, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], who had been discreetly following them, decided to attack.

A while after that, the Autobots received a transmission from [[Atlantis]] and took the kids with them to search for yet another Mini-Con. At the ruins, while the Autobots fought the Decepticons, the kids went inside to look around. A [[Hologram|holographic]] display activated, and Carlos chased after the hologram of [[Amphitrite]]; Rad and Alexis followed. 'Amphitrite' gave them a canned history of Atlantis, focusing on how its inhabitants used the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] to dominate the world, and were eventually defeated by another civilisation who wielded the [[Skyboom Shield]]. Despite this warning of the danger of the Mini-Cons' power, the kids decided to find the Mini-Con in Atlantis anyway, but it was claimed by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] for the Decepticons. Dejected, the kids left with Optimus Prime. Rad tried to comfort Carlos {{storylink|Ruin}},and when they got back, mused that at last he knew what happened to Atlantis.

He asked Optimus Prime if there was any way to end the war with the Decepticons, to which Optimus gave him the origin of the war and what he knew of the Mini-Cons. Rad changed his line of questioning, asking if there was a way to fight without involving the Mini-Cons; Optimus responded that the Decepticons would use Mini-Cons to fight anyway, and so the Autobots had to do the same to prevent them from capturing any more than they alreadt had.

While searching for the Mini-Con of the week, this time on a volcanic island, Rad sent Laserbeak to look for it at Alexis' prompting. They found it, but it was carried off in a lava floe, and eventually claimed by Red Alert {{storylink|Prehistory}}.

After that adventure, the trio decided to give Billy and Fred a tour of the Autobot base, but were separated when the Decepticons attacked. Since the bullies were in danger of the automatic defenses, said defenses were shut off, allowing the Decepticons to penetrate deeper into the base that anyone would have liked. However, after a battle, the Star Saber was reassembled and in the hands of Hot Shot, so the day ultimately turned out all right {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}.

The next day, Rad and Carlos tried to sort out the human quarters on the base while Alexis and Sureshock were out shopping. For some reason, the fridge was full of tools {{storylink|Overmatch}}.

When Alexis tracked down the next Mini-Con, the trio, plus Billy and Fred, rushed off with the Autobots to cheer them on; Rad and Carlos rode in Hot Shot.

Rad and Carlos were let out by Hot Shot so the Autobot could focus on fighting Cyclonus. At that point, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] arrived and dropped off Billy, who hugged Rad. Alexis arrived momentarily.

Back at the base, Alexis and Rad discussed Sideways. Both were deeply suspicious of him , but they decided not to raise their misgivings with Optimus Prime in case it turned out their first impressions were false {{storylink|Gale}}.

With Hot Shot feeling naturally depressed about this disaster, all five kids tried to cheer him up by making silly faces. They also accompanied the Autobots on their search for the next Mini-Con, and managed to find it at the same time as [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and after a scuffle, it was taken by Scavenger for the Decepticons. Soon after, however, Scavenger came over to the Autobots, and revealed he had been a double agent all along {{storylink|Conspiracy}}.

In the aftermath of Sideways' betrayal, the trio weren't exactly eager to trust Scavenger. He seemed to be more interested in sleeping than mentoring Hot Shot, but when the kids tried to raise this with Optimus Prime, his explanation was cut short by the detection of still another Mini-Con. The Autobots warped off to somewhere with a lot of snow, while the kids observed from back at base. Scavenger heroically saved Optimus Prime's life, very nearly plunging to his own [[death]], and so the kids (and Smokescreen) apologised to him for their earlier suspicions when he got back, Scavenger accepted with characteristic stoicism {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}.

At some point after that incident, the boys went on a camping trip with Hot Shot and Red Alert, forgetting to tell Alexis. Carlos, Fred, and Billy played in the water and invited a little boy named Shaun to play with them, while Rad tried his hand at fishing.

That evening, a storm blew in, resulting in a landslide which trapped Red Alert, Carlos, and Shaun beneath a massive pile of mud. Optimus Prime ordered Red Alert to transform in order to escape, but Rad explained that there was a human news crew present, and so Red Alert transforming would completely blow the Autobots' cover. Hence, he deployed Laserbeak to distract the reporters while the rest of the Autobots rolled in and saved the day in their [[altmode]]s. Everybody returned to base post haste, where they found Alexis waiting with baited breath. Fond reunions were had be all {{storylink|Vacation}}.

All five kids were present at the battle in which [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] made his first appearance. They tried to make friends with the new arrival, but he turned out to belong to the monosyllabic loner school of heroism.However, Blurr did mellow out a little when his refusal to work as a team led to the Decepticons getting their servos on [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], so it mostly turned out all right {{storylink|Reinforcement}}.

The next day, Blurr and Hot Shot trained together while the kids watched. They also congratulated Smokescreen for succeeding in a test where Hot Shot failed, even though Hot Shot only failed because he was competing with Blurr in addition to trying to dodge the obstacles.

This session was interrupted when Megatron challenged all the Autobots to a final, decisive battle. Due to the danger, the kids were left at the base to watch the proceedings from afar. Megatron would have won if Optimus Prime hadn't managed to get his hands on the Skyboom shield, and when the Star Saber was used against the shield, a mighty light was released which Rad and Alexis recognised as the same one that they had seen whe High Wire was awoken. This light streaked off into space, to awaken [[Unicron]] {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}.

Despite this victory, the Optimus Prime decided the situation was too dangerous for the kids and barred them from the base. Frustrated, they wandered off, but were soon joined by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], who had received a transmission from the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons on the Moon. While Rad and Fred went to tell Optimus Prime, the rest of the kids and the Mini-Cons headed to the warp gate. However, the transmission turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Megatron, who was seeking to divide and conquer. Rad, Fred, and four of the Autobots were teleported to various locations all over the world, leaving Alexis, Carlos, and Billy behind. Finding herself unable to contact Laserbeak, Alexis hurried back to the base to tell Red Alert and Scavenger about the situation. She then tried to re-establish contact with Laserbeak, which she did, just as Optimus Prime was persuading Megatron's Mini-Cons to convert to the Autobots' side. She was able to get all the rest of the Autobots to Prime's location, where they successfully drove off Megatron {{storylink|Vow}}.

After that adventure, the kids were allowed back into the base, though no longer went on missions. Alexis got stroppy when Carlos complained about boredom, while Rad tried to keep the two from murdering each other.Despite not being at the front of the action, the war would still impinge on their lives when Sideways hacked the Autobots' computer system. Despite Rad and Alexis' best efforts, Sideways' virus quickly took control of the base and projected himself into it. Faced with no other options, the trio resorted to physically smashing the terminals, which granted them a brief reprieve.

However, this relief proved to be short-lived when Sideways sucked the minds of the kids as well as their partner Mini-Cons into a cyberspace landscape of his own devising. Rad and Carlos actually enjoyed the lack of gravity in this new realm for a while before Sideways' digital avatar appeared to them and tried to claim their Mini-Cons.

Back at the base, Billy and Fred tried to wake the trio up. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the kids and Mini-Cons fled Sideways, and discovered that all they saw was just an elaborate illusion. Sideways managed to capture Sureshock, but then Alexis realized that since he had gone to so much effort, he clearly wasn't in control of this illusion - and also that he couldn't really harm them.

At this, Sideways panicked and made a desperate bid to take the Mini-Cons, but the kids' lack of belief in the world they saw put paid to that plan. At that point, a massive force of evil manifested in cyberspace - Unicron, the one entity Sideways feared! The kids fled back to the meatspace through a portal opened by Red Alert, leaving Sideways to his master's mercies {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}.

When Fred tried to tell the others about strange lights seen recently in space, Alexis was the only one who seemed concerned. All the kids expressed relief when Sideways appeared on the battlefield during the next Mini-Con related skirmish, as this meant he couldn't hack their system again. The Autobots won this battle, bringing [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] into the fold, and the kids were all there to welcome him when they took him back to base {{storylink|Tactician}}.

In a subsequent battle, Optimus Prime was seriously injured, forcing Jetfire to take command. None of the kids were impressed by the new guy's constant boasting. They also got a brief history lesson on battles the Autobots had lost due to Thrust's tactical genius; while Carlos was confident that Jetfire could easily counter Thrust, the others weren't so sure.

As it turned out, the kids were right about Jetfire, as his overconfidence nearly led to the Autobots losing the next Mini-Con to surface. To his credit, Jetfire was contrite, saying he had learned his lesson and would be more cautious in future {{storylink|Linkup}}.

The next day, the kids watched Jetfire and Smokescreen arm-wrestling, and Alexis confused Carlos by cheering for both. They also filled in Jetfire on what Sideways had gotten up to. Jetfire then displayed his cunning side by showing the kids a photo of Sideways shooting down Cyclonus, which cast doubt on the turncoat's allegiance to the Decepticons. The kids tried to figure out what Sideways' deal was, Alexis reasoning that he had a goal other than the Mini-Cons {{storylink|Detection}}.

While the Autobots were dealing with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], two Mini-Cons were detected in addition to the one the Transformers were at the time specifically fighting over. Alexis was confused by the location data, but after some analysis she discovered that it was pointing at the Moon. At that point, Sideways mockingly congratulated her on her ingenuity and explained that these three Mini-Cons would unite to form the [[Requiem Blaster]].

Meanwhile, the boys found the other Mini-Con, [[Sky Blast]], in the caves around the base {{storylink|Awakening}}.

After some fighting, Sky Blast walked off and played a melody which awoke both Payload on the beach and [[Astroscope]] on the moon; the three Mini-Cons came together and did indeed form the Requiem Blaster, which Optimus Prime obtained and used to obliterate the Decepticons {{storylink|Desperate}}.

In the light of this, the kids became concerned about the rights of the Mini-Cons, and so took the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] out to a remote farmhouse where they could be safe. They were followed by Thrust, but he got caught in a set of traps the kids had rigged up which allowed Optimus Prime to come by and save the day. After an impassioned discussion as to why the Mini-Cons should not be viewed as mere weapons, the kids and Mini-Cons both returned to base {{storylink|Runaway}}.

All the kids were present when [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] came to Earth and rather enthusiastically begged to fight alongside Blurr. The kids weren't terribly impressed, so Billy and Fred went off to play a video game. Alexis chided them for wasting time and resources, and, ''purely'' in the interest of demonstrating how silly their game was, decided to play against them {{storylink|Past, Part 1}}. Naturally enough, she turned out to be the best of the lot {{storylink|Past II}}.

Later, the kids stayed at the base with Red Alert when the Autobots went out to counter a Decepticon attack. However, this attack proved to be nothing more than a distraction posed by Starscream, while the rest of the 'Cons attacked the Autobot base in search of the Requiem Blaster. The kids ran for hiding before the Autobots warped back, and bore witness to Megatron obtaining the Blaster and using it on Smokescreen, apparently killing him {{storylink|Sacrifice}}. However, things would soon improve somewhat when the Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots {{storylink|Regeneration}}. Alexis took a particular shine to him, but Starscream dismissed her and the other human children, as he was only concerned with defeating [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] {{storylink|Rescue}}. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when he and Jetfire travelled to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}. Alexis fashioned a pendant from this, which had a mysterious connection to Starscream's [[spark]].

[[Image:Chamois WHY.jpg|right|150px|thumb|How dare you? Do you have any idea how much of my sweat and blood went into that thing?]] In return for his kindness, the kids threw Starscream a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron {{storylink|Crack}}. In the aftermath, Alexis and Rad tried to calm the more visibly enraged Billy and Carlos, and then they all went to their respective homes, where Alexis clutched her pendant and thought about Starscream.

The next day, all the kids returned to the base to discover the Autobots and their allied Mini-Cons working quickly to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in order to retrieve the Decepticons' Mini-cons. The kids discussed Starscream a bit and decided never to speak of him again; Alexis was visibly upset but tried to hide it. At Fred's suggestion, they all went to see a comet. Afterwards, Alexis, still upset over Starscream, went home, and Rad left with her. Not long after that, the Decepticons launched their assault on Earth using the [[Hydra Cannon]] {{storylink|Threaten}}. Rad and Alexis raced back to their friends, and all the kids just kind of stood around wondering what to do {{storylink|Crisis}}.

As it turned out, the Decepticons were thwarted through the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|noble sacrifice of Optimus Prime]]. The kids all suffered a heartfelt grief.

Over the next week, the Autobots busied themselves with completin the ''Axalon'', but Hot Shot and Scavenger soon came to blows. The kids were confused when the two warped out, but Alexis tracked them to an abandoned highway. Here, it turned out Scavenger was trying to snap Hot Shot out of his own depression, and Alexis realized Hot Shot blamed himself for Prime's death. When the rest of the Autobots joined in abusing Hot Shot, the kids tried to persuade them that bullying their youngest member wouldn't help anything, but were overruled by Red Alert, who insisted that they had to get this out of their system.

After a while of this, Hot Shot did come to terms with Optimus Prime's death, and everybody's morale was raised; it was raised so much so, in fact, that Hot Shot was chosen as the Autobots' new commander {{storylink|Remorse}}.

Under Hot Shot's understandably unsteady command, the ''Axalon'' was soon completed and preparations made to depart for Cybertron. The kids were looking forward to seeing another planet, and so were naturally miffed when Hot Shot told them that he was leaving them on Earth where it was safe. All the kids glumly returned home, but ever hopeful, Alexis packed her bags anyway and, along with Rad and Carlos, headed for the Autobot base the next morning.

When they arrived, Hot Shot once again insisted that it was too dangerous for them to come along. Upon hearing this, the Mini-Cons collectively rebelled and blocked all the ship's systems, refusing to budge until the kids were allowed on. Hot Shot relented, and the kids and Autobots blasted off into space {{storylink|Depart}}.

During the journey, the kids bore witness to the arrival of thousands of new Mini-Cons and the rebirth of Optimus Prime {{storylink|Miracle}}, the conflict with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and the Mini-Con powered [[spontaneous recoloration|recoloration]] of several Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Puppet}}.

Following a confrontation with the Decepticons, the Autobots arrived on Cybertron, only to find it had already been conquered by Galvatron. The Street Action Mini-Cons jumped out of their airlock to form a glowing green shield, which Alexis realized was to protect against Unicron. The Mini-Cons did return, but soon tried to sneak down to Cybertron's surface. Though Carlos feared for their safety, Alexis and Rad favored letting them go down to the surface, as the little ones had a right to walk around on their home planet {{storylink|Uprising}}. With the Mini-Cons gone, the kids were left with nothing much to do but watch the lights of battle on the surface. They did try to stop Hot Shot making a one-robot mission to the heart of the Decepticon stronghold to warn Galvatron about the impending threat of Unicron, but then Rad persuaded everyone to let him go ahead with it {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}.

They later received a message from High Wire that Thrust had stolen the Star Saber, Skyboom Shield, and Requiem Blaster, and was at that moment speeding towards the center of Cybertron, being pursued by Starscream, Hot Shot, and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. The trio teamed up with their partner Mini-Cons and joined in the chase, catching up to Starscream just as he confronted Thrust. Alexis called out Starscream's name, and so Thrust decided to distract Starscream by shooting the humans with the Blaster. Starscream, remembering the kindness they had shown him when he defected, bravely leaped into the path of the Blaster, dying to save the humans.

At that point, time warped and the kids found themselves millions of years in the past, in an [[Splinter timeline|alternate timeline]]. They encountered Hot Shot, apparently being molested by creepy tentacles; Hot Shot revealed that the Mini-Cons had been created by Unicron, and the Transformers' use of them had led to the downfall of the entire race.

With that happy thought, the kids were sent back even further in time, where they witnessed the first Mini-Cons being spawned. Among these were High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor, but they didn't recognise the kids. Rad grabbed High Wire, and the little robot imprinted in some way on the little human. High Wire gained both free will and a somewhat childish disposition, which then spread telepathically among all the other Mini-Cons. Rad urged the Mini-Cons to leave Cybertron and go to Earth, thus creating a temporal paradox.

Finally, the kids were warped back to a few seconds back before Thrust killed Starscream, allowing the Mini-Cons to combine into Perceptor and knock Thrust's aim off. Thrust's blast was redirected towards the ceiling Starscream was saved. However, the ceiling then collapsed, but Starscream used his own body to shield the kids while Thrust flew off. At that point, Hot Shot and Wheeljack arrived {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}. They explained the situation, and the fact that Starscream had saved them. Hot Shot ordered them to return to the ''Axalon'', but the kids managed to persuade him to let them tag along. The kids and carbots sped along behind Starscream, following him through a portal to an organic-looking area where Thrust and Sideways were waiting; Alexis put on her necklace at this point.

Thrust had placed that Saber, Shield, and Blaster in hollows with which to energise Unicron. While the Transformers dealt with Unicron's minions and the various parasites and tentacles, the kids tried to rouse the Mini-Cons from their dormant state. They managed to get the Saber, but Sideways made off with the Blaster and Shield.

The team continued to explore the tunnels, and the various organic... things soon separated Alexis and Starscream from the rest. Starscream transformed to jet mode to fly Alexis to safety, but she dropped her necklace. Rather than leave it in order to escape safely, she jumped out of Starscream's cockpit to retrieve it. Starscream had to turn around and transform to save her.

They made it back to the surface, but it turned out they had been exploring the interior of one of Cybertron's moon's for the past while. Then, the ground rumbled and cracked, revealing that the moon was actually Unicron! Jetfire arrived to take the kids to safety, and Wheeljack sped off. Alexis begged Starscream to stay, and he considered it, but realized he's just end up betraying her again, and left. She was pretty upset by that {{storylink|Portent}}.

As for Starscream, he interrupted a rather aggressive negotiation between Optimus Prime and Megatron, battling his old commander to prove that the threat of Unicron was very real. Since Megatron had the Star Saber and was combined with Tidal Wave, Starscream never really had a chance, and when he died, Alexis' pendant cracked, indicating that something had just gone horribly wrong. She was even more upset by that {{storylink|Cramp}}. Still, she was able to attend the meeting at which the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to suspend hostilities until the defeat of Unicron, and though sad that Starscream wasn't where, she was glad he had achieved his aim of temporarily uniting the factions {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}.

When Optimus Prime and Galvatron managed to sneak inside Unicron, the Street Action Mini-Cons decided the follow, and the trio tagged along as well to help in any way they could {{storylink|Union}}. They found the two leaders restrained by Unicron's tentacles, with Unicron trying to verbally break Optimus Prime through Sideways' vocal synthesiser. Unicron destroyed the Mini-Cons' human-derived personalities, restoring them to blank drones, and then dragged the kids into a bizarre mindscape. However, the kids' mental fortitude was strong enough not only to break Unicron's thrall over them, but also to restore the individual personalities of the Mini-Cons. The kids and Mini-Cons then managed to release the weapons, allowing Optimus Prime to blow up Sideways with the Requiem Blaster.

However, on the way out, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final battle {{storylink|Origin}}, on the grounds that as long as both of them still existed, the hatred and enmity would last forever and thus Unicron would never be permanently defeated. The kids fled, and were picked up by Jetfire and Cyclonus on Unicron's surface. Optimus Prime won the battle, and Unicron and Galvatron were both (apparently) destroyed.

Hot Shot and Jetfire returned the kids to Earth, where they said tearful (but temporary) goodbyes. Alexis pondered her pendant, wistfully remembering Starscream {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}.

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====''Energon''====
[[Image:EnergonTVAlexis.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Saturn Queen.]]
Soon after the defeat of Unicron and the reunification of the Cybertronians under the Autobot flag, Alexis travelled to Cybertron as part of the human delegation. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Ten years later, Alexis worked as a diplomat on behalf of the [[Earth]] Federation, usually as a liaison between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Alexis traveled to [[Ocean City]] to tell the human crew and their Cybertronian allies about the Federation's decision to declare a position of neutrality in the latest Transformers conflict. While Alexis now represented the interests of Earth, she still had faith in Optimus Prime and trusted his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during [[the Unicron Battles]]. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}
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====''Cybertron''====
[[Image:Alexis cybertron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Psst... pssst... over here!]]
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The seeds of the future lie buried in the past. Or something.]]
Alexis continued on in her governmental job, and by 2030 had apparently come to work quite closely with the President in some way, given that she was the only other person present on stage when the President appointed [[Colonel Franklin]] Earth's ambassador to Cybertron. Subsequently, she, Rad and Carlos were among the humans who bid farewell to the Autobots as they departed Earth to begin a new [[space bridge]] construction program. {{storylink|Beginning}}

{{note|The images of Alexis, Rad, Carlos and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] with spectral characters from prior series did not appear in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show, as at the time [[Takara]] had taken the position of the show being a [[reboot|continuity reboot]]... a position they later [[Retcon|retconned]], placing it as the direct sequel to ''Super Link'' as was originally planned. Confused yet? Interestingly, the shot of Alexis on-stage '''was''' in the original...}}
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====''Animated''====
The [[multiverse|multiversal]] news source ''[[ALTernity TODAY]]'' reported that Alexis Thi Dang of [[universal stream|Aurex 802.23 Alpha]] won the [[Whig Party]] primary for [[President of the United States]]. She ran on a platform for a stronger alliance between Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Alexis helped Rad and Carlos with [[Project Supernova]], although she was rather cynical about it actually achieving flight. While she ran into some problems on launch day, including homework and Rad's insistance on playing secret agent (she was Agent Bubblegum), Alexis helped throw the Project Supernova off a cliff. Her cynicism was turned around when the craft actuallly managed to stay airborne, but it soon crashed due to [[Sid and Seth|outside interference]]. Alexis was pissed and about to go home when Rad fell into a cave and accidentally awakened [[Sparkplug (Armada)|four]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|alien robots]], whom he promptly hid in his garage. This didn't serve to improve Alexis's mood any, as she felt the robots could be dangerous and that they should tell people about them. Rad and Carlos eventually calmed her down, which was good as the robots turned out to be nice guys who built them a new Project Supernova. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} However, while the kids and bots were flying around on their vehicle, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and fled back to the garage, where an angry Alexis demanded an explanation. The robots told the kids that they were [[Mini-Con]]s from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and that Megatron was a [[Decepticon]] out to capture them. Mad that she and her friends had been pulled into another race's war, Alexis began to argue with Rad, but Carlos made them both realize that they had to lure Megatron away from their neighborhood. The kids and Mini-Cons fled to a nearby canyon, where they found [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

While Alexis and the others were almost captured and killed by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], the Autobots and Mini-Cons soon drove the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}} Unfortunately, as the kids were playing around in a forest some time later, Optimus Prime visited them and explained that he couldn't let them get involved with the Transformers' war any longer. Alexis and her friends were subsequently forbidden from hanging out with the Street Action Team. Sparkplug, who was against this, broke order and took the kids with him to rescue some Mini-Cons from the Decepticon base. Their mission was to call for help if Sparkplug's infiltration team wasn't back within 30 minutes. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} When the team failed to return, Alexis and the others called for help and ended up summoning the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]], although it took some convincing to get them to help Sparkplug. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

After a day at school, Alexis and her friends were riding around on the Street Action Team and eating burgers when the Mini-Cons suddenly stopped responding to them and sped away for an unknown destination. The kids were unable to get off until they came to a halt, which they did next to a [[Mini-Con Ark|mysterious monolith]] in [[Kansas]]. When the Mini-Cons entered the structure, Rad followed them, and Alexis could only watch as the monolith launched into space with her friend onboard. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Optimus Prime explained that Rad had been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and Alexis and Carlos couldn't do much other than urge the Autobots to save him. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} While Optimus managed to retrieve a starship to travel to the Moon with, he refused to endanger the humans by letting them come as well. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} Fortunately, [[simulcrum]] technology allowed them to be on the ship "in spirit", and Alexis was eventually reunited with Rad. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

After staying out of the Transformer conflict for a while, Alexis, Rad and Carlos learned that the Mini-Cons were all returning to Cybertron to fight against [[Unicron]]. They said their goodbyes to the Street Action Team, then watched as the Transformers entered a [[space bridge]] and left Earth. {{storylink|The End}} Some time after the conflict on Earth had ended, Alexis began to compile a comprehensive database of information on several Transformers. She was unaware that this information (which, in several cases, contradicted actual events) was planted into her mind by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye}}

====''Energon''====
[[Image:Alexishothippie.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wow. I think we all just became Democrats.]]

In the ten years that followed the Transformers' departure from Earth, Alexis became an activist, traveling around the world with other like-minded individuals to (violently) protest the misuse of Earth's natural resources.

One such trip found her in [[Australia]], protesting [[Alterenergy]]'s [[Energon (Energon)|01 Source]] research. Her group's protest was interrupted when the Transformers returned to Earth in the form of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] and attacked the Alterenergy excavation site. Alexis was horrified that they were getting dragged into the Transformer war again, but ended up rushing straight into it to save a young teenager named [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] from [[Battle Ravage]] by shooting the beast in the face with a flare gun. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} The two tried to escape on a motorcycle, but ended up crashing it and getting captured by Battle Ravage, who brought them to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} The Terrorcon leader used Alexis as a hostage, threatening to kill her if Kicker wouldn't help him find 01 Source. Fortunately, Rad, who now worked for Alterenergy, came to her aid... or at least it would've been her aid if Battle Ravage hadn't been guarding her. They ended up escaping thanks to Carlos, who aided them from space by remotely detonating the collected 01 Source, knocking the Terrorcon out. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} After Rad explained to Alexis that 01 Source was Energon—Transformer fuel—and that Kicker could sense it, the two were suddenly reunited with Optimus Prime, who had arrived to fight the Terrorcons. The Autobots subsequently drove the Terrorcons away and rescued Kicker, who was surprised that Rad and Alexis knew eachother. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

As the Autobots officially revealed themselves to the human population, many began to fear for an invasion and protested against them. Alexis was in [[Los Angeles]] at the time, and reflected alongside Rad on how she would probably be protesting as well if she didn't know any better. Rad wasn't happy to hear this, nor was he happy about her way of life, as her frequent trips around the globe meant she never stuck around. Alexis explained that she had merely grown up and didn't see things in black and white anymore, but the disgruntled Rad just said his goodbyes and left. However, he came back and apolozied as Alexis prepared to leave in a taxi, which made her feel better. Then Terrorcon [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]] attacked Los Angeles and blew up the taxi. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Fortunately, she had gotten out in time and was safe and sound and returned to Rad. As he thought Alexis had died in the explosion, Rad had realized how much she truly meant to him, and embraced her and told her never to leave him again. They were both fairly embarrassed afterwards. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Using Rad's truck, they raced away from the Insecticons and to Alterenergy's west coast headquarters. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Upon arrival, Alexis spent some time with Carlos, who explained how Rad planned to use the [[Energon Volant Accumulator]] to aid the Autobots in the fight against the Terrorcons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{note|And then [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] folded.}}
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===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
When Rad and Carlos went spelunking, Alexis followed them to make sure they didn't get themselves killed. She was shocked to see them emerge from the cave with the alien robot [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], but didn't have much time come to terms with the situation before [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] attacked them and tried to capture the smaller robot. High Wire transformed into a bike and took Alexis and the others to safety, where they met several other robots. [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] explained that they were [[Mini-Con]]s who had ended up on Earth after fleeing from the eternal war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} When the Mini-Cons refused to save [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], who was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, Rad decided to do it himself. Alexis protested, but her pleas fell on deaf ears. In the end, Rad taking action caused Megatron to flee and the humans to befriend the Autobots, but Alexis still told him not to let it go to his head. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}}

After playing with their new friends on the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], Alexis, Rad and Carlos were tasked with finding the [[locator log]] onboard the crashed Mini-Con ship. When they were attacked by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], Alexis again took on the role of warning Rad against taking stupid risks, only for his crazy ideas to work yet again. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} Going back to her daily life, Alexis later visited the [[Cosmoscope Research Center|local observatory]], but was followed by Sureshock. After Sureshock's attempts to "help" the observatory crashed their mainframe, Alexis made a run for it and told the story to her friends. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}} When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to Cybertron, she figured they had no other choice, and told Rad not to get all emotional about it. In the end, the plans fell through and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alexis and her friends were racing with the Street Action Team again when they were suddenly attacked by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], out to steal their Mini-Con friends. While the Street Action Team held the Decepticon back in the form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], Alexis and the others fetched Optimus Prime to help them. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Sword}} Shortly afterward, they met [[Amos Hume]] and helped him save the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] from the [[Extra-Terrestrial Response Division]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
One [[Halloween]] night, Alexis went Trick-or-Treating with Carlos, Rad and their three [[Mini-Con]]s. Because she was the mature one, she collected donations for [[Wikipedia:UNICEF|UNICEF]] instead of candy, though she did dress as a princess. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

After Alexis talked Doctor [[Jessica Theist]] into letting her niece [[Kelly (Armada)|Kelly]] come along an archeological dig, she also lent Kelly a computer. And Laserbeak. And [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] and [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]. Clearly it pays to be connected. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Alexis midriff.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Alexis's original character model.]]
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Densetsu'' website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.

* Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of ''[[Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2|The Transformers: Legends of the Microns — Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2]]'' (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people". The character was named after the daughter of one of the American staff.

* The ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.

* Alexis was never given a last name until the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|AllSpark Almanac II]]'', which dubbed her "Alexis Thi Dang".

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Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Question submission

2010-09-08T12:58:52Z

Fortress Minimus: /* September 2010 questions */

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==September 2010 questions==
*If Unicron's mission is to consume everything in the multiverse, why does he fire projectiles? Isn't that ultimately counterproductive? Doesn't he just have to go eat them up later? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:54, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*The ninth installment of the Cyber Missions web series depicts Smolder and Chopster of the Power Core Combiners line as residents of the live-action movie universe. Should we take this to apply to the other members of the Power Core Combiners line? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 10:57, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*There are several enemies in the War for Cybertron DS game whose nature is left unclear by the limited nature of the DS's graphics. Are "Ground crawlers" and "Swarms" mechanical lifeforms native to Cybertron (like the Space slugs in the 360/PS3 game which the ground crawlers resemble) or are they organic lifeforms come to Cybertron from elsewhere. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 11:33, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*How is Shattered Glass's evil Alpha Trion consistent with the revelation in ''Exodus'''s revelation that Trion is one of the original thirteen Primes and a multiversal singularity? Did Slaughter's sword actually corrupt him? [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 12:18, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*What advice would you give to fans who like to kitbash their Transformers toys? - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 14:11, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*How important is the notion that the original 13 Transformers are "multiversal singularities"? Is this concept still in effect or has it been abandoned? Will it ever be explained in mass-audience fiction (i.e. cartoons or theatrical films)? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:15, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
:*It's OK to say "no" (the concept is not in effect). - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 15:52, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*Who would win in a fight between Unicron and the ''Star Wars'' crossovers Darth Vader who turns into the Death Star? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:44, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*Are Megatron(from the cybertron series) and Vector Prime alive?. - [[User:Primal primus|Primal primus]] 16:55, 7 September 2010 (EDT)Primal Primus
*Is Revenge of the Fallen Sideways the same character as Robots in Disguise Sideways or is he a different character altogether? If not, is the Target exclusive set, Sideways Sneak Attack just a reference to that Sideways?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 18:10, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
*Recently Alpha Trion has both been declared one of the Original Thirteen Transformers as well as having been introduced into the IDW comics as an important plot point to the overall story. Seeing as how another member of the Original Thirteen(Nexus Prime) was "taken away" from the Collector's Club as Hasbro is using the concept at the moment, will IDW be allowed to carry on with Alpha Trion's plot line or will that have to be dropped due to his new legendary status and use by Hasbro? [[User:Barricade64|Barricade64]] 21:56, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
* What inspired the deco of the upcoming Fallen toy with the staff and removable mask? [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 22:07, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
* You have said that you are trying to find a way to release the remaining Animated figures in some way. Do you count the Takara releases or do you still wish to release the figure in the US?----[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] 22:27, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
* Several Transformers are known for their unusual and distinctive [[kibble]], such as [[Prowl (G1)|G1 Prowl's]] door wings and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Animated Bulkhead's]] shoulder thingies. Are toys ever consciously engineered to have interesting kibble, or is such a thing just an added bonus? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 08:58, 8 September 2010 (EDT)

==September 2010 answers==
* [[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers|Hasbro Q&A September 2010: Answers]]

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Time Wars

2010-09-06T11:05:24Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Items of note */ - About the Straxus issue.

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' (UK)]] #199–205
|prev=Cold Comfort and Joy!
|prev2=Altered Image!
|next=Cold War!
|title="Time Wars"
|image=MarvelUK-202.jpg
|caption=Oh shit.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[January 7|7th January]] 1989—[[February 18|18th February]] 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Robin Smith]] (#200, #201) [[Dan Reed]] (#202, #203) [[Lee Sullivan]] (#204, #205)
|pencils=[[Andrew Wildman]] (#199)
|inks=[[Stephen Baskerville]] (#199)
|colours=[[Euan Peters]]
|lettering=[[Gary Gilbert|GLIB]] (#199, #203, #205) [[Annie Halfacree]] (#200, #201) [[Gordon Robson|GLOP]] (#202, #203) [[Peter Knight]] (#204)
|editor=[[Euan Peters]]
}}
'''The combined forces of the Autobots and Decepticons must battle both Megatron and Galvatron to save the present and the future from a rift in space and time.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story follows directly from the UK Annual stories [[All in the Minds!]] and [[Altered Image!]].}}
On New Years Day 2009, a time rift has destroyed the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} and is now threatening to consume both Earth and Cybertron. Analysing the source of the disturbance, they find the source of the rift to be the year 1989. They correctly deduce that Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge are somehow the cause. In an attempt to solve the problem, a small group of Autobots travel back in time to 1989.

In 1989, the rift is also threatening modern day Earth, causing natural disasters. An earthquake awakens Ravage, who has lain inactive since falling down a mine shaft. {{storylink|Showdown!}} He attempts to escape back to the surface, but instead discovers the underground base of Galvatron.

Optimus Prime is giving a briefing to the other Autobots, in which he outlines his belief that the time storm is related to Galvatron. Meanwhile, outside the Ark, Highbrow is fretting over what to do with the head of Scorponok that he had captured. {{storylink|All in the Minds!}} He wishes to end the threat of Scorponok, but is unwilling to kill him in cold blood.

Before he can make a decision, he is attacked by the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters in an attempt to recover the head. They capture the head, but before they can destroy Highbrow, the other Autobots come to his rescue and a major battle ensues.

In the midst of the battle, the future Autobots arrive, causing Optimus Prime, Hardhead, Highbrow, Blaster, Brainstorm and Snarl to be transported to the holding dimension as part of the time travel process. Thinking their friends have been killed by the newcomers, Fortress Maximus leads an attack on the future Autobots.

At the same time, a [[Mayhem Attack Squad's ship|spacecraft]] from Cybertron arrives on Earth carrying the combined forces of the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s and the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. They have joined forces in an attempt to force Galvatron to return to his own time.

The Autobot battle is eventually stopped when Goldbug, who has seen the results of time travel before {{storylink|Target: 2006}} & {{storylink|Wanted:Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} and believes the newcomers are friends, is injured. Using the Creation Matrix that resides in both Optimus and Rodimus Prime, the present and future leaders are able to communicate with each other and resolve the battle peacefully.

The Wreckers and the Mayhem Attack Squad meanwhile enter Galvatron’s base and confront the future Decepticon. They are shocked to discover, however, that Galvatron and Megatron have now joined forces. The two of them soon leave the ranks of the Wreckers and Mayhem Attack Squad decimated, forcing them to retreat and regroup.

Optimus Prime is explaining that the rift is caused by Cyclonus and Scourge being in the present because they bypassed the usual mass transfer system when they travelled back in time using Unicron's time portal. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} As a result, the balance of space time has been upset. The situation has been made worse by Cyclonus's death twenty years before his creation. {{storylink|Dry Run!}} They deduce that if Cyclonus and Scourge are returned to the future, the rift will seal itself.

Galvatron and Megatron follow the Wreckers and the Mayhem Attack Squad and continue the battle outside, bringing the other Autobots into the fray. Galvatron has now become totally insane and is fighting blindly and slaughtering all in his path.

[[Image:MarvelUKTimeRift.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I guess we're not in Kansas anymore.]]
Scourge, who is beginning to have doubts about his alliance with Galvatron, decides to take action and flies to the Decepticon fortress to retrieve Cyclonus's body. There, he finds Shockwave in a state of mental breakdown after learning {{storylink|Dry Run!}} that he is due to die at Cyclonus and Scourge's hands in 2008. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Unwilling to let Scourge take Cyclonus's body, he blasts the future Decepticon unconscious.

The battle with Galvatron is going badly and all are falling before him. Half his face has been blasted off in events that are different from how he remembers them as Megatron, pushing him even further from sanity at the same time as changing the course of history. Optimus Prime, trapped in the limbo dimension, can only watch through the Matrix link. As the Autobots continue to fall, however, he decides to take drastic action and uses the power of the Matrix to return to reality and confront Galvatron. However, because he is now in the same period as Rodimus Prime, also the bearer of the Matrix, the effects of the time rift increase.

Scourge, recovering, appeals to Ravage to get Cyclonus's body, and wanting the madness to end, he sacrifices himself by throwing himself into the rift. Ravage manages to convince Shockwave that because he has foreknowledge, he has time to prevent his fate. This snaps Shockwave from his mental decline.

Galvatron, still fighting madly, fights Optimus Prime to a standstill, but before a winner is revealed the time rift rips Galvatron apart. However, the rift continues to worsen as it needs Cyclonus as well. Just as the rift is about to rip the Earth apart, Shockwave arrives and throws the body of Cyclonus into the rift, causing it to close itself.

The future Autobots return to their own time, pledging to destroy all their time machines. Optimus Prime and Shockwave agree to a truce until they next meet.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (6)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (9)
* [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (13)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (14)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (15)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (19)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (20)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (21)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (22)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (23)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]](24)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (29)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (30)
* [[Goldbug (G1)|Goldbug]] (31)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (33)
* [[Catilla]] (35)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (39)
* [[Twin Twist]] (41)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]] (42)
* [[Roadbuster]] (43)
|c2=
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (1)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (2)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (3)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (4)
* [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grr]] (5)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (17)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (18)
* [[Snapdragon]] (25)
* [[Misfire]] (26)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (27)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (28)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (32)
* [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (34)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (36)
* [[Battletrap]] (37)
* [[Flywheels]] (38)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (40)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (8)
}}

==Errors==
[[Image:Timewars colourerror uk201.JPG|right|150px|thumb|The FortMax repaint we've all been waiting for!]]
*The first page of issue 201 was originally printed with the wrong colours. This was corrected in the subsequent [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] and [[Titan Books]] reprints.
*Scourge was pretty mad at Galvatron last time he saw him, to the extent that he was willing to kill him. How we get from that to the look of love he gives Galvatron in issue 200 is unexplained.
*What's left of the [[Wrecker]]s and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], having been key characters for much of the story, simply disappear in the closing stages, shunted aside by the big names. The same happens to the rank-and-file present day Autobots such as [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Scattershot]] (the latter was going to be killed off [[Dark Star|shortly anyway]])
*The "present" Autobots should recognise most of the "future" Autobots—[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], for example, are among their current forces on the Ark. Kinda lucky they didn't make the trip to Earth, really... They should probably recognise Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime (he looks just like Hot Rod, after all) as well, and maybe even [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. (Similarly isn't it lucky that Scorponok didn't bring the present day Terrorcons with him?)
* Blaster appears in the 2009 timeline but neither does he travel back in time with the other Autobots nor is he present when the Decepticons storm Autobot City. It's lucky he didn't travel back in time as his 1989 incarnation is present as well, or was.
*At least some of the present-day Autobots (such as Ironhide) should recognise the explosive effects of being shunted to limbo, so their immediate declaration that Optimus and company have been killed is a little hysterical.
*The nature of Goldbug's injury shifts all over the place—he's shot in the shoulder by [[Misfire]], but then has a critical chest injury by the time Magnus finds him. His dramatic turn done with, his life-threatening wound reverts to being a shoulder injury that [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] patches up in three seconds flat.
*The plan is to get Cyclonus's body and Scourge back to the future, but it is unclear how they plan on accomplishing that. Nobody in 1989 appears to have the means to transport them into the future.
*Also Rodimus Prime isn't ''really'' Optimus Prime's future self. Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime in the same era should not cause a time disruption despite what the two Primes believe...yet it is caused by the two holding the Matrix simultaneously. Though, Optimus doesn't have the Matrix, as it is with his other body on VsQs. Head hurt yet?
**Keep in mind that the present and future had become a mess due to the temporal anomoly, There was no telling how history would reboot itself.

==Items of note==
*This marks the end of the story arc that began 121 issues ago in "[[Target: 2006]]".
*This was the last of the UK comic's 'epic' storylines. By issue [[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire|213]] falling sales meant that the page count of the UK originated strip was reduced from 11 to 6. The constant threat of the comic's cancellation meant that [[Simon Furman]] kept the story arcs limited to a few issues at most.
*The present day Ultra Magnus was going to get a rematch with Galvatron here, but the upcoming switch to black-and-white strips forced Furman to wrap up everything in Time Wars; poor ol' Magnus got lost in the shuffle.<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=42871</ref> Insult to injury, his 2009 incarnation is never seen after this strip and, considering the state the Decepticons were making of him, could have ''died'' with barely a mention!
*As if the high death count was bad enough, keep in mind that this is right im the middle of the [[Underbase Saga]], which had many more deaths.
*Cyclonus was killed in issue 189 "[[Dry Run!]]". The initial effects of the time rift were shown in issues 182-187 "[[Space Pirates!]]" with the destruction of the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]].
*Here Ravage recovers from his fall down a mine shaft after a battle with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in issue 72-73 "[[Showdown!]]" (US issue 20).
*The future Decepticons don't really add anything to the story. They just turn up, watch for a bit and then leave.
*The Wrecker/Mayhem strategy is laughable - they simply walk into Galvatron's base, arguing loudly.
*It's a recurring problem with the rotating artists on the UK comic, but the height of characters changes drastically over the course of the story. Fort Max goes from being a shade taller than Rodimus to almost half again as tall between issues.
*Galvatron actually starts off this story in a fairly sane state of mind (as he had in [[Altered Image!]]) By the end of it he's attempting to destroy every Transformer that exists and screaming his defiance at the universe itself. [[A Savage Circle| Hanging out with Megatron]] seems to have this effect on him (although to be fair, having half his face blasted off probably didn't help matters).
*Finally, Galvatron stays dead. Hard to miraculously recover from being erased from history. Except that he [[Aspects of Evil!|does]], sort of.
*Where does [[Fracas]] go?
*During the first issue when humans are fleeing from the Terrorcons on New Year's Day 2009, a dropped copy of ''Dragon's Claws'' can be seen. This prediction of the title's longevity was optimistic as the real ''Dragon's Claws'' comic folded a few months into 1989; however just a few months before the real New Year's Day 2009 a trade paperback of ''Dragon's Claws'' was published.
*Reprinted as a Trade Paperback by [[Titan Books]] in July 2003.
*The future Autobots last appeared in "[[Space Pirates!]]". Their story continues in the second segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", then "[[The Void! (UK)|The Void!]]".
*When this story was written, it was with the intention that Megatron was the same guy we saw being blown up with the [[space bridge]] at the end of "[[Gone but Not Forgotten!]]". However, a few years later, the story "[[Two Megatrons!]]" would [[retcon]] him into actually being a [[clone]] bearing the [[Spark|mind]] of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] who ''thinks'' he's Megatron.

===Covers (7)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-199.jpg|199 cover
Image:MarvelUK-200.jpg|200 cover
Image:MarvelUK-201.jpg|201 cover
Image:MarvelUK-202.jpg|202 cover
Image:MarvelUK-203.jpg|203 cover
Image:MarvelUK-204.jpg|204 cover
Image:MarvelUK-205.jpg|205 cover
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Talk:List of Marvel UK back-up strips

2010-08-31T10:19:21Z

Fortress Minimus:

Is this not covering the same ground as [[Back-up strips]]? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:11, 5 March 2010 (EST)
:Was not aware of that page. There is significant overlap, propose to merge? --[[User:G1MarvelBlaster|G1MarvelBlaster]] 16:38, 5 March 2010 (EST)
:: Definitely merge --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 06:19, 31 August 2010 (EDT)

Dead End (place)

2010-08-29T13:00:26Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Marvel comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Dead End}}
:''Dead End is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:The Smelting Pool! The Dead End.jpg|right|350px|thumb|]]
The slums of [[Polyhex]] are known as '''Dead End''', home to its most wretched citizens, the [[Empties]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Located in [[Decepticon]]-held Polyhex, the Dead End is [[neutral]] in the civil war due to the fact that most of its residents are the derelict Empties. The large number of non-Decepticons make it a prime location for Autobots to regroup, hide and seek information for raids upon the [[Darkmount]]. The Decepticons in turn use its residents for target practice, and—as the war drags on and as resources grow ever more scarce—as fodder for the Decepticon [[harvester unit]]s to be melted down in the [[smelting pool]] and used to create new Decepticons. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

Deranged by being unable to confirm if Optimus Prime was truly dead, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] blasted the [[space bridge]] while he was standing on it and was seemingly killed, however the explosion had catapulted him into the Dead End. After his self-repair systems were able to partially revive him, he wandered and lived with the Empties, with no recollection of who he was, until he stumbled upon [[Sports Car Patrol]] leader [[Blackjack]] being ambushed by two Autobots. Blackjack crying out his name and the sight of the [[Autobrand]] returned Megatron to his senses, and he blasted the Micromasters' attackers. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

''While Megatron was wandering about, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Outback]] took refuge in another part while on the run from the Wreckers, who believed Optimus Prime to be a Decepticon spy. During this time, Optimus told Outback about what happened to him [[Target: 2006|while he was in limbo]]. They were then discovered by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who decided Optimus was the real deal. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}''

{{stub}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Planet Cybertron]]

The Greatest Gift of All!

2010-08-28T16:42:44Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Items of note */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #250
|prev=Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?
|next=The Void! (UK)
|title="The Greatest Gift of All!"
|image=MarvelUK-250.jpg
|caption="Incidentally... a happy Christmas to ''all'' of you at home!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[December 23|23rd December]] 1989
|coverdate=[[December 30|30th December]] 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Staz]]
|letterer=[[Helen Stone]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Optimus grants a gift to the Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story follows on from [[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]}}
It's [[Christmas]] Day, 1989. Longtooth's piece of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] has reached Optimus. Now he can grant life to ''one'' of the many deactivated [[Autobot|Autobots]]. He considers [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] as they need a medic, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] for his leadership, one of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] for their strength... Optimus is suddenly revolted at the idea of playing god, and briefly decides to choose a random person to revive—settling on [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]—but cannot go through with such an arbitrary way of deciding who lives.

His dilemma is interrupted by a report: Stakeout and the [[Rescue Patrol]] have cornered Whisper, who has an open-ended contract on all of Autobot High Command, and are closing in. As Optimus monitors the battle—ordering no harm comes to human or animal life—he briefly considers reviving Silverbolt, only to wonder if he'd resent being chosen when others weren't. His musing is interrupted when the Rescue Patrol comes under attack by Whisper's [[Air Strike Patrol]] buddies. The resulting battle trashes a forest, and in monitoring it Optimus gets a computer report on the environmental knock-on damage being caused.

Optimus suddenly realises how much damage their war has done to [[Earth]] without him realising. He calls the Rescue Patrol back to base and sends the Matrix fragment into Earth's atmosphere, causing rain that repairs the damage the battle has done to the environment. "He has a gift, the greatest gift of all... he gladly gives it to the Earth!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] (2)
* [[Seawatch]] (3)
* [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (4)
* [[Red Hot]] (5)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ''(deactivated)'' (7)
|c2=
* [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]] (6)
* [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] (8)
* [[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]] (9)
* [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] (10)
}}

==References==
* The scores of Autobot wounded are primarily from "[[Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star]]", when the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] decimated their ranks.

* This takes place after [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was presumed dead ("[[Skin Deep]]"), which is why Optimus needs a medic.

* The Rescue Patrol arrived on Earth in "[[Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream]]".

==Items of note==
* This is the last UK strip that ties into the US strip - after this comes a four-part (and last) post-movie strip, and then [[Earthforce]].

* It's also the last Christmas story! *sob*

* Seaspray has been taken offline at some point since we saw him in issue [[The Man in the Machine!|#212]].

* The Air Strike Patrol appear to have gone AWOL from the Decepticons after "[[Skin Deep]]" - they're targeting Autobot leaders for money, not under orders.

* The Matrix can heal organic life if used properly.

* On the cover, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is playing with a [[toy]] of himself.

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in issue #332. Unlike other reprints around the time the story was reprinted in black & white. It was reprinted again in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback "Way of the Warrior".

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Gift of All!}}
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Talk:Underworld!

2010-08-28T16:37:13Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Action Force mini-comic */

==Action Force mini-comic==

Does anyone have the issue to hand? Joepedia lacks the full set of credits and internet searches have drawn a blank. [[User:Timrollpickering|Timrollpickering]] 10:16, 9 August 2009 (EDT)
: I have a copy.
** Script: [[Dan Abnett]]
** Art: Stewart Johnson
** Colours: [[Euan Peters]]
** Letters: HEL
: It was also called "Divided We Fall", if you need to know. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 12:37, 28 August 2010 (EDT)

All the Familiar Faces!

2010-08-27T14:21:38Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Errors */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #58
|prev=The Resurrection Gambit!
|next=Skin Deep
|title=All the Familiar Faces!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #246–248
|prev2=Underworld!
|next2=Demons!
|image=MarvelUS-58.jpg
|caption=Ragh! Smash Spider-Man for stealing cover space! Ragh!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=July 1989
|coverdate=November 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|penciler=[[José Delbo]]
|inker=[[Dave Hunt]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Jim Massara]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Why would anyone EVER deliberately bring Starscream back to life?'''

==Synopsis==
In [[Megatron's base]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ratchet has responded well to the medical challenge and advanced technology being used to re-corporate Starscream. Almost too well — he has to rein himself in and remember he is being forced to work on this project. As Megatron leaves him to continue his work, Ratchet takes special note of the three deactivated [[Autobot|Autobots]] he brought with him from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and the three prototype [[Pretender]] shells Megatron has on display. He resolves to... stay busy. Megatron offers Dreadwind and Darkwing permanent jobs and they like the idea, especially as they are not entirely sure they managed to lose the [[Mecannibal|Mecannibals]]. Outside two of the creatures consume a dead Transformer...

Back on [[Earth]], Optimus Prime has had enough of being jerked around, and makes a command decision — the other Autobots are to make their way to the shuttle and return to the Ark as quickly as possible to deal with whatever threat Ratchet might be facing up there. He nominates himself to stay and cover their retreat from any reprisal by Scorponok and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. As the Autobots reluctantly follow Prime's orders, the Decepticons swarm over Optimus, pressing him to the ground. Seeing this, Hot Rod chooses to leap free of the rising shuttle at the last minute, and rushes back to his leader's aid.

No need, though. Optimus Prime once again demonstrates why he's the most hardcore pacifist around. With one shrug of his mechanical muscles, he sends the three Decepticons attacking him flying. He then approaches Lord [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] to calmly discuss the situation, and continues to do so even after taking a point blank zap from Scorponok's tail to the chest. Prime does his best to make Zarak see reason, that they both have been manipulated by the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and whomever is truly giving them orders.

Speaking of "whomever", Megatron is checking on Ratchet's progress and finds Starscream completely repaired and completely mindless... just as Megatron likes him. Per Megatron's instructions, Ratchet has rendered Starscream's mind a total blank slate, with none of that pesky screeching and overthrowing to get in the way of his uses as a warrior. But, as Ratchet tells Megatron that it's time for him to uphold his end of the bargain and disable the explosives on the Ark, the Decepticon laughs at him and prepares to send the detonation order anyway.

Needless to say, Ratchet is hardly surprised, but it is also too soon for the counter-plans he has set in motion to bear fruit. Desperate for time, he triggers an explosion in the laboratory to escape his [[Micromaster]] guards. As he runs through the corridors, though, he finds that Megatron has already sent Starscream to Earth by way of the dimensional portal, thanks to a pre-programmed set of personality commands. He then runs into Megatron himself. Uh-oh.

On the Ark, Blackjack is almost done setting the explosives, when he realizes the other Autobots are on their way back in the shuttle. Looking for a weapon to blast them with, Blackjack runs into Kup, who has reactivated and is pointing a gun in his face. Startled, the Micromaster drops the triggering mechanism, starting the countdown on the copious amounts of explosives.

Just as Optimus and Zarak reach an accord on Earth, Starscream arrives through the dimension portal, pre-programmed to hail the glories of Megatron for all who will listen. Oh, and destroy all who are listening, too. Mustn't forget that.

Back on Cybertron, Megatron is interrupted in his execution of Ratchet by some bad news: his other Pretender prototypes have mysteriously begun glowing. Putting two and two together, the Decepticon tyrant realizes what has become of the deactivated Autobots just as Jazz, Bumblebee and Grimlock spring to life as... the [[Classic Pretender|Classic Pretenders]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (10)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (11)
* [[Getaway]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
* [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (18)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (14)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (15)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Blackjack]] (4)
* [[Darkwing]] (5)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (6)
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] (7)
* [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (8)
* [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] (9)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (14)
* [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (15)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (16)
|h4=[[Nebulos|Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] (17)
}}

==Errors==
* When he first separates from Scorponok, Zarak's face is mistakenly colored flesh-toned, and his chest is purple instead of yellow.
* The somewhat abstract U.S. cover promises the reader "Optimus... OUT OF CONTROL!", but nothing of the sort really happens.
* Zarak refers to Starscream as "my traitorous ex-lieutenant"; however, Starscream never served under Zarak/Scorponok.

==Items of note==
* This being 1989, Hot Rod has yet to learn about interfering with "[[The Transformers: The Movie|Prime's fights]]".
* ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] are found after the main story.
* From issue #248 of the UK comic the ''Action Force'' back-up strip was now titled ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'', although the cover logo would not change until issue #249.
* The fate of the Mecannibals would be revealed in the UK story "[[Out to Lunch!]]" However, due to the UK comic suspending its printing of the US material and running reprints of old UK stories for eleven issues, "Out to Lunch" appeared six issues ''before'' the Mecannibal scene here.

===References===
* Part of the reason Zarak decides to trust Optimus is that he recalls Prime's selflessness when it came to the [[Underbase]] in US issue [[Dark Star (issue)|#50]].

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-58.jpg|'''US issue #58''' - ''WHAT?''
Image:MarvelUK-246.jpg|'''UK issue #246''' - Um, is it a chair?
Image:MarvelUK-247.jpg|'''UK issue #247''' - They'd never look ''that'' scary again.
Image:MarvelUK-248.jpg|'''UK issue #248''' - Wow, an actual UK cover that references a US story!
</gallery>
* '''US issue #58 cover:''' A bizarre and mad Optimus Prime by [[José Delbo]].
* '''UK issue #246 cover:''' A Demon in Seawatch's eye by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''UK issue #247 cover:''' Demons and Classic Pretender Autobots by [[Jeff Anderson]].
* '''UK issue #248 cover:''' Classic Pretenders by Geoff Senior.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

User talk:Fortress Minimus

2010-08-26T13:40:42Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Thank you */

Hey, the Energon screen caps you uploaded are stretched horizontally. Can you please correct the aspect ratio? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:09, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
* The caps I got were in widescreen format; I've cropped them to a more sensible size. Hope that works. [[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 08:04, 30 April 2010 (EDT)
::Awesome, thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 08:06, 30 April 2010 (EDT)

:::Is it just me or are [[:Image:Energon-Cruellock-1st-Appearance.jpg|these]] [[:Image:Energon-Demolishor-New-Body.jpg|screencaps]] incredibly tiny? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 15:22, 1 May 2010 (EDT)
::::They look fine to me... [[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 15:24, 1 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::Perhaps you don't realize, but you don't need to actually make the screencap the size it needs to be in order to appear on the article page. You can make it big, and then use "thumb" (not "frame", the way you are) to shrink it down to size on the article. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:54, 1 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::I actually did not realise that. Thanks for the tip!
::::::And, I have to say, you guys are all being really helpful and friendly. Thanks a lot -- [[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 17:08, 2 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::::Happy to help! Gotta ask, though - what program are you using to make these Energon caps? Because they're still coming out stretched - compare [http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/archive/1/11/20100503212053!Energon-Demolishor-VS-Inferno.jpg your upload] with the [[:Image:Energon-Demolishor-VS-Inferno.jpg|new version]] I've just replaced it with. Your caps aren't even full-screen sized - they're stretched horizontally, and yet they're still taller than they are wide. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:24, 3 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::::Because I'm a filthy cheapskate, I watch the episodes on YouTube and take the caps using the PrtScr button, then I crop them into squares using GIMP. I would like to improve; do you use a particular program, or it just that you got that shot from a DVD? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 17:34, 3 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::That's from a DVD, but don't worry, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to Energon as well, I just borrowed them from a friend. ;) These YouTube caps definitely need to have their aspect ratio changed, though, which you can do with most image-editing programs. I use Photoshop personally. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:25, 3 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::OK, I've got my resize fu down, but I figured that to be on the safe side I'd run my latest batch by you before uploading. If you have a minute, could you have a look at these: [http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/FortMin/?action=view&current=E20_titlecard.jpg] [http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/FortMin/?action=view&current=Energon-Alpha-Q-Palace.jpg] [http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/FortMin/?action=view&current=Energon-Megatron-Resurrection-Hand-.jpg] [http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/FortMin/?action=view&current=Energon-Prowl-And-Landmine-Cockpit.jpg] [http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/FortMin/?action=view&current=Energon-Shockwave-Prison.jpg]? Much obliged. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 18:11, 4 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::Now you're cooking, sir! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:45, 4 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::::Excellent! I'll be sure to do it right from now on. And once again, thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 08:04, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::::Also, don't forget a period at the end of the description's sentence. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 14:05, 5 May 2010 (EDT)

after the last episode, are you going to go back and add screencaps for episodes 13 - 17? 13 and 14 have no pictures at all, 15/16/17 have no title cards
: Rest assured, I fully intend to add caps to every ''Energon'' episode unless someone beats me to it. -[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 11:28, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

==Thank you==
Oh lord yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:56, 25 August 2010 (EDT)
:Uh, you're welcome. What did I do? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 09:40, 26 August 2010 (EDT)

Carlos Lopez

2010-08-25T17:10:25Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada cartoon */ --Everything up to "Reinforcement"

Alexis Thi Dang

2010-08-25T17:08:45Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada */ -- "First Encounter" to "Reinforcement"

Rad White

2010-08-25T17:04:46Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Armada cartoon */ --Everything up to "Reinforcement"

Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)

2010-08-24T15:58:17Z

Fortress Minimus: /* External links */ He has less existence than some of the other items in the non-existant category

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hyperdrive}}
:''Hyperdrive was to have been an [[Autobot]] [[Turbomaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:HyperdriveTurboConcept.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So Prime it hurts.]]
The rarely-seen '''Hyperdrive''' is supposedly the supreme commander of the Autobot army in the time of the [[Turbomaster]]s, even out-ranking the "Commander-in-Chief" [[Thunder Clash]].

He was probably really super-duper-heroic.
{{--}}
==Toys==
[[Image:HyperdriveScope01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|How can Skyquake see him if he never existed?]]
No toy of Hyperdrive was ever made, and no hardcopies are known to exist either. He only seems to exist in art form...

Hyperdrive can be seen in one of the [[Megavisor]] slides of the [[Decepticon]] commander [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. For years, the actual identity of this character was unknown (often initially being mistaken for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]), until concept art of Hyperdrive was revealed in the Deluxe edition of the Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' book in 2004.

He clearly would have had the standard Turbomaster spring-loaded cannon gimmick... but what all ''else'' his toy would have done is unknown.

The prevailing theory on why he was never produced is simple "cost"; he was planned to be the "pinnacle" of the 1992 assortment, which likely means he'd have been ''huge''... and the two big boys of the series, Thunder Clash and Skyquake, were already pretty hefty.
{{--}}
==External links==
* [http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/toymerch/hyperdrive.htm Hyperdrive at the Obscure Transformers Web Site]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]
[[Category:Unreleased toys]]

Talk:Silvart War

2010-08-24T15:13:41Z

Fortress Minimus: /* Animated version */

==Animated version==
Do we put the Animated version here, or take it as a different thing with the same name? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:19, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
: The ''Animated'' thing was just a mention in the Almanac, right? Yeah, probably best to stick them both together. --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 11:13, 24 August 2010 (EDT)

Template talk:Factions

2010-08-20T17:10:21Z

Fortress Minimus: /* How to make a new one? */

Man, I miss this template so much. I know there are more important things to reinstate, but... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:30, 21 March 2009 (EDT)

== Star Wars icons ==

Can't get them working and editing the wiki's been (figuratively speaking) like walking through cold molasses for the past two/three hours. Someone else fix them, I'm going to bed... - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 00:54, 27 March 2009 (EDT)

== Unicron's Symbol ==
So, why are we using the crummy Dreamwave Unicron symbol as our default? The Blendtron / Herald symbol is not only much cooler, but it's actually been used in both toys (Overcharge) and fiction (Kiss Players). That's gotta trump one guidebook. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 17:38, 9 August 2009 (EDT)
:Have to agree. It's ridiculously clunky and hard to recognize at smaller sizes. The Blendtron/Herald symbol however is very easy to discern.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:34, 9 August 2009 (EDT)
::So ... any other viewpoints? Was there any discussion about using the Armada symbol that I should be aware of? Anyone vehemently disagree with us on this? --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 09:36, 10 August 2009 (EDT)
:::All right, I'm changing it then. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 11:17, 11 August 2009 (EDT)
::::OK, so..we have Unicron's own faction and Unicron (faction), which really should be linking to Heralds of Unicron, but Overcharge is the only Unicron-allied guy with the Unicron faction link. Are the other ones linking to Unicron on purpose or should they be linking to Heralds of Unicron too? -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 16:14, 11 August 2009 (EDT)

== Live-action ==

I think we should use movie-style symbols for movie characters. Unfortunately the [[insignia#Live-action movie franchise|symbols we have]] aren't well suited for that purpose. Are there any pictures of the symbols as they appear on the toys? Maybe in dark gray or black? I don't think I've ever seen any live-action red and purple insignias anywhere but on the wiki. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 17:11, 6 February 2010 (EST)
{{see|Template talk:Factions/doc}}

== How to make a new one? ==

Based on a short discussion at [[Talk:Cybertron (franchise)]], I want to make a template using Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key]] symbol, which would like to [[Earth]]. How do I do that?

(Said template is intended exclusively for ''Cybertron'' characters descended from those who arrived on Earth on the ''Atlantis'', not everyone with an Earth Key.) --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 16:00, 19 August 2010 (EDT)
:You'll want to edit [[Template:Factions/icons]]. Copy an entry, say Speed Planet, and then make the appropriate changes for the faction name, icon image, and page to link to. Of course, you'll need to upload an image of the Earth Cyber Planet Key symbol if we don't already have one. And add it to the list on this template's main page too. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 16:14, 19 August 2010 (EDT)
::Cool, thanks! :) --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 13:10, 20 August 2010 (EDT)

Lugnutz

2010-08-20T17:10:15Z

Fortress Minimus: faction

{{factions|cybearth|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' Decepticon motorcycle|characters named Lugnut|Lugnut (disambiguation)}}

:''Lugnutz is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lugnutz-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw the best toys of my generation ignored by fan-ness, starving, hysterical...]]
'''Lugnutz''' follows where the road takes him. Though he is usually associated with the Decepticons, he has no interest in their goals of conquest. He simply does jobs for them to keep himself in [[Energon (Energon)|energon]], and as soon as that scene gets too heavy, he's outta there. Distancing himself from the lowbrow "L7" creeps under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] employ, he thinks of himself as a "road scholar", roaming the highways and deserts, thinking the deep thoughts and jotting down poetry... between rounds of blowing things up with his rifle "[[Dutch (Cybertron)|Dutch]]" to stave off boredom.

His hep lingo sometimes loses those cats he chooses to groove with. Can you dig?

He seems to have something resembling an actual friendship with the Decepticon "femme fatale" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Roadstorm'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': ? (English), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)

Lugnutz was one of the many Cybertronians who arrived on [[Earth]] on the starship ''[[Atlantis]]''. At some point he and many others went rogue, and were hunted down and imprisoned by the [[Autobot|Autobots]] [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]. {{storylink|Trap}} He was apparently reawakened with the other [[Ancient Decepticon]]s by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in the (future) modern era, and with Thunderblast observed a group of Autobots arriving at Starscream's volcano island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

After watching Thunderblast fail to halt [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and Evac, Lugnutz became annoyed with the Autobots for harshing his mellow. He transformed and used his [[Cyber Key]] attack on Prime—apparently doing no damage to him in the process—and was then hopped onto by Override, who briefly rode him around before he threw her off and rammed into her.

[[Image:Assault-SnarlLugnutz.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Get off my back, doggy-o!]]
Lugnutz engaged Override in (strangely balletic) hand-to-hand combat, where he failed to land any punches on the speedy Velocitronian. He thought he had an opportunity when Override turned away to warn Prime of a rear assault, but his sucker-punch was caught by his opponent, who flung him away bodily.

When a group of additional Autobots and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons arrived at the island, Lugnutz found himself commandeered in cycle mode by [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] during a massive brawl, who used him to run over an already downed [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. Complaining that Snarl was scratching his chrome, Lugnutz slammed himself into the side of the volcano, sending them both onto their backs. {{storylink|Assault}}

Majorly bummed out by the continuing fracas, Lugnutz took refuge on a nearby hill to chill out. [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] soon ran into him, and, after grokking he wasn't hostile, tried way too hard to dig the hep cat's lingo and sat a spell himself.

[[Image:Starscream-RansackLugnutz.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"So, uh, 'dad', you know where to score any..." "Don't even start with me, man."]]
This doesn't seem to have lasted long, as Lugnutz was by his loneself when the [[Omega Lock]]-empowered Starscream burst out of the volcano. Apparently deciding that this gig was nowheresville, Lugnutz vanished after the battle. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Later, a cycle-mode Lugnutz was sitting alone in a desert when [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] happened to drive by, complaining aloud about his allegiance woes. Lugnutz transformed and sympathathized with his situation, then wondered to himself where Starscream had ended up as Mudflap continued to drive off. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Some time afterwards, he and the remaining Ancient Decepticons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at Evac's behest when [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] threatened to use the [[Omega Lock]] and the four [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] to accelerate the growth of the [[Unicron Singularity]] and destroy the universe. They joined the Autobots and Decepticons from the various worlds to fight the super-sized Decepticons under Galvatron's command. Lugnutz attempted to talk Thunderblast out of her allegiance with Galvatron, but to no avail. {{storylink|End}}

After Galvatron's destruction, Lugnutz convinced his former foe Evac to join the exploration mission to build the universe-spanning [[space bridge]]. He joined Evac and [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]'s crew on the reconstructed ancient starship ''[[Hyperborea]]'', taking the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]'s Cyber Planet Key with them. {{storylink|Beginning}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CYB lugnutz withalt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Beachcomber's violent-er cousin.]]
*'''Lugnutz''' (Scout class, 2005/2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-12'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Dutch (Cybertron)|Dutch]]" tailpipe-rifle, Earth planet Cyber Key

: A Scout-class toy, Lugnutz transforms into a motorcycle resembling a Harley-Davidson touring bike. Plugging a Cyber Planet Key into his left saddlebag in either mode flips up a portion of his right tailpipe to reveal a (non-firing) blaster and missile rack from his right saddlebag. His left tailpipe assembly becomes his rifle "Dutch". The motorcycle features a [[peg]] on the left rear of the vehicle that serves no known purpose. The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy has metallic gold flames painted on his, where the [[Takara]] version uses flat yellow flames.

: He came with a silver-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key. The Hasbro version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] "'''s3y6'''" stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Hightail]]. Another planned redeco, [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Lugnutz/lugnutz.htm More information on Lugnutz at TFU.info]''

===Universe===
*'''Lugnutz''' (Scout, 2007)
**''Accessories'': "Dutch" tailpipe-rifle, Earth planet Cyber Key

: Lugnutz was one of several ''Cybertron'' Scout-class toys also made available on ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' cardbacks, and sold through discount chains like [[KB Toys]]. This version is unchanged from the ''Cybertron'' release.

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Thunderblast (Decepticon)

2010-08-20T17:10:03Z

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{{disambig2|the Cybertron female Decepticon|the Cybertron Autobot-allied Mini-Con|Thunderblast (Mini-Con)}}

:''Thunderblast is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ThunderblastVsLori.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh no you DI'INT!]]

'''Thunderblast''' is obsessed with power. She craves it, but rather than directly attaining it herself, she instead seeks to gain power by latching onto a male Decepticon who has it. She forms an instant infatuation with the strongest Decepticon she can find... but as soon as the power structure shifts, so does the focus of her affections. She is usually seen clinging all lovey-dovey to [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], ignoring the fact that he has no interest in her whatsoever beyond her ability to follow orders and destroy Autobots (and be used as a disposable pawn if necessary).

Though she's fickle and flighty (and greedy and selfish and opportunistic and vain and overconfident and...) she's not ''stupid''. She knows how to use her wiles to get what she wants and is always looking for suckers to manipulate to her advantage. She knows [[Autobot]]s are generally reluctant to shoot at a female (especially one as pretty as she ''thinks'' she is) and uses that to her advantage as long as she can... at least, long enough to give them a face full of missiles. She's an effective warrior as most are on land but when it comes to aquatic combat, few can match her skill.

She seems to have something resembling an actual friendship with her fellow "monster" [[Lugnutz]], despite his mellow, unambitious nature. And while she's generally disappointed if guys aren't fawning over her, she's found that she wants nothing to do with the geeky [[Shortround]], who is always head over wheels in love with her. On the other end of the spectrum, she has quickly gained the undying hatred of the [[human]] girl [[Lori]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Chromia'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Mennykő''' ("Thunderbolt")

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actress:'' [[Maryke Hendrikse]] (English), [[Natsuko Kuwatani]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Thunderboobies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Jeez. Let the animators go home to their wives once in a while, for God's sake.]]

Thunderblast arrived on [[Earth]] in the colony ship ''[[Atlantis]]'' millions of years ago. While the Autobots watched over and guided [[human]] evolution, the Decepticons terrorized the humans, inspiring the myths and legends of old; Thunderblast was the inspiration for the myth of [[Wikipedia:Loreley|Lorelei]] and the Sirens. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Thunderblast's Cyber Key Code text}} These "monsters" were rounded up by the "monster hunter" [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]], who locked up the criminals inside a prison located in the center of the Earth (called the [[Wikipedia:Hollow Earth|"Earth's Navel"]]) where they stayed until they were released by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in the present day.

Thunderblast and Lugnutz defended Starscream's volcano-island base from the Autobots and Decepticons... up to a point. While Lugnutz decided simply to wander away from the "heavy scene", Thunderblast found herself less than impressed with Starscream and took to following Megatron (whose power was just soooooo dreamy), joining his forces as they journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which transformed into [[Primus]]'s gargantuan robot mode. {{storylink|United}}

[[Image:Thunder-OhHi.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hit you?]]

There, while admiring her looks in a mirrored satellite, she was interrupted by a super-sized Starscream who gave her the choice to steal the [[Omega Lock]] or get blasted to smithereens. She took the former option but managed to weasel her way out of it by lying to Starscream, luring him planetside, and then telling Megatron that she was ordered to attack him. Starscream arrived and the two bickered until they were interrupted by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber]]. All parties involved rocketed off to fight, leaving her free to wander off unperturbed. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} Shortly afterwards, she tracked [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and Wing Saber, leading Megatron to the missing [[Atlantis]] starship. {{storylink|Titans}}

When Megatron returned from the [[fire dimension]], Thunderblast and the others continued to follow him all the way to [[Gigantion]]. There, when she teamed up with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] in a hunt for the planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]], they ran across an Autobot party consisting of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Wing Saber]] and the [[human]] [[Lori]]. Thunderblast and Lori very quickly got on each others' nerves, both browbeating Scourge. When Thunderblast took off, Lori scared Wing Saber into following, leaving Scourge and Override to duke it out.

Wing Saber chased Thunderblast through the lower levels, but it was a trap since the Decepticon was leading them to a harbor area and water combat was Thunderblast's element. Wing Saber took a fair pummeling, but Lori noticed a cluster of cranes and she set them up so Wing Saber could lure the overconfident "floozy" (in Lori's words). Thunderblast was crushed under half a dozen massive claws and Wing Saber took the chance to blast her while she was down, the explosion sending her flying away uncontrollably. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Thunderblast-Giant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderblast is on the move, Thunderblast is loose!]]

When Megatron (now Galvatron) and Starscream dueled over the [[Omega Lock]] and the four Cyber Planet Keys, Thunderblast briefly wondered if she was infatuated with the wrong 'bot. But when Galvatron emerged victorious, she happily followed him back to Cybertron. There, she and the few remaining Decepticons still loyal to Galvatron ([[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]) were given a boost of Omega Lock power, super-sizing them so they could take on the massed armies that had gathered from all of the colony worlds to oppose them. After being assaulted (and insulted) by [[Undermine]] and [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]], Thunderblast found herself going up against her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. Though she seemed shocked he'd side with the "good guys", she got over it pretty quickly and had no compunctions about trying to blow him away.

Ultimately, Galvatron's plot failed. Thunderblast realized that Galvatron was going to let her die in the cataclysm that his plan would have caused and she ran off along with the other now de-powered Decepticons. {{storylink|End|End}} When the rocket boosters built on the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] to push the world back to its normal place in the cosmos began to fail from an attack by Galvatron, the four Decepticons arrived cackling...and helped with the efforts to keep the thrusters upright and functional, deciding to try being on the winning team for once. {{storylink|Unfinished|Unfinished}}

[[Image:Cyb ep51 new decepticons crash.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Men never ask for directions.]]

Afterwards, Thunderblast, Ransack and Crumplezone went to each world, trying to find a place to fit in and failing. Thunderblast in particular threw herself at about every strong male bot around but it seemed no one was even remotely interested. When the Autobots were ready to begin their [[space bridge]] initiative, the trio built a rickety rocket, shanghaied the reluctant Thundercracker (who was really enjoying being an Autobot) and took off for parts unknown as the [[New Decepticon Army]].

They made it as far as [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] before the rocket crashed. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{--}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Thunderblast interviews minicons [[Beta Maxx]] and [[Caliburn]] for readers of [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]], a trans-dimensional magazine for [[female Transformers|Decepti-femmes]]. {{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cyb Thunderblast toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Oh, I think I broke a nail carrying this gun!" *pout*]]
* '''Thunderblast''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-11'''
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: Thunderblast transforms into a speedboat of undetermined model via [[Shellformer|shellforming]]. She has a small, rotating (non-firing) machine gun and a large missile rack on a rotating and elevating base in this mode. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of the missile rack opens it up to reveal a spring-loaded missile launcher which uses the torpedoes mounted under her hydrofoils as ammunition. The rack becomes a hand-held weapon for her robot mode. She comes with a silver-bordered Earth-style Key; the Hasbro version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''dh62''' stamped on its back.

: The original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy has a molding defect, giving her lopsided [[wikipedia:Shannen Doherty|Shannen Doherty]] eyes. The [[Hasbro]] release fixes this, as well as changes a few minor [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: This mold was also used for [[BotCon 2009]] [[Elita One|Elita-1]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Thunderblast/thunderblast.htm More information on Thunderblast at TFU.info]''

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* '''Sideways, Brimstone, Thunderblast''' ("Value Pack", 2005)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: Thunderblast was also available in a Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] "Value Pack" alongside [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]]; all three normally-carded toys were put in a large cardboard "sleeve" that let the bubbles stick out. This set retailed for $29.99... and since Deluxes were $9.99... not much of a "value" there.

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[[Image:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hello, nurse-boat!]]
* '''Chromia Minerva-Type''' (DVD pack-in, 2005)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: Packaged with the ninth disc in the ''Galaxy Force'' DVD series, Thunderblast's only toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into a white and red color scheme, an [[homage]] to the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Autobot]] [[Minerva]]. This release uses the Hasbro version of the mold, with the corrected face sculpt.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We were gonna circle the part in question, but we figured you guys were already staring at them.]]

* While Thunderblast isn't the first female Transformer to have a discernible [[Blackarachnia (BW)|rack]] (or ''male'' Transformer, [[Bluestreak|for]] [[Jazz (G1)|that]] [[Red Alert (Armada)|matter]]), she '''is''' the first one to have what appear to be "nipples", as seen in the episode "[[Memory]]". This would seem to imply that the "nipples" were a part of Thunderblast's CG character model, only they'd always been covered up by her "bra" so that we couldn't see them. The animators at [[GONZO]] obviously weren't taking enough cold showers.

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Ancient Decepticon

2010-08-20T17:08:53Z

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:''The Ancient Decepticons are a group of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:CybAncientDeceps01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ancient spirits of evil? Not so much.]]
The '''Ancient Decepticons''' are a group of Transformers who disguised themselves as monsters in the [[Earth]]'s past.

:''Japanese name'': '''Earth Destron'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
The Ancient Decepticons, including [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] and [[Lugnutz]], are the descendants of the Decepticons who came to [[Earth]] (and were stranded there) on the starship [[Atlantis]], {{storylink|Retreat}} and left artifacts discovered by [[Lucy Suzuki|Dr. Lucy Suzuki]].

Their sparks somehow became disembodied but still corporeal and resembled monstrous beasts. They ran amok in these forms, terrifying humans. Thus many of the monsters of myth and legend were really these ancient Decepticons! They were opposed by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]], who over the course of many years imprisoned them in stasis pods, which they stored in an underground chamber near the [[North Pole]].

Thousands of years later, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] discovered this chamber and destroyed the sealing device keeping them in stasis. The ancient sparks took their "true Decepti-forms" at Starscream's urging, and he adopted them as his personal army to oppose the Autobots and attempt to track down Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key]]. {{storylink|Trap}} They blanketed the skies above Earth, showing the ability to merge into gigantic "seeker ships" and overpowering the Autobot resistance. {{storylink|Invasion}} However, they were quickly defeated {{storylink|Assault}} and resealed, though Lugnutz remained loose and bummed around wondering where Starscream had gone. {{storylink|Escape}}

Later, Evac would free the Ancient Decepticons, whom he convinced to help him battle [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Homecoming}} This apparently earned them their freedom, as they were later seen joining the new space bridge project.

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{Charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}}

==Notes==
* The Ancient Decepticons' story shares a few notable similarities to that of the Decepticon [[Pretender|Pretenders]] in the [[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon]].

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