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Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet

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Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Continuity notes */ wrong issue stated in text for chaos theory 1

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 4]], [[2015]]
|coverdate=January 2015
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
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'''Rodimus's team continues their pursuit of Brainstorm through time, only to find that they are more involved in past events than expected—and that Brainstorm's goal is not what they believed it to be.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s team has followed [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] back to [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]-era [[Rodion]], and have spread out to search for the rogue scientist. While Rodimus watches for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] at the police station alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], he checks in with the others: [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] is surveying the city from his position on an airship; the bored [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] is watching the waterways; a nervous [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] is riding the rails to avoid the risk of running into his past self; and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] look down on the city from a nearby cliff. Emotionally moved by the sight of the pristine planet, unblemished by war, to the point that he is struck dumb, Cyclonus doesn't respond to Rodimus, so Tailgate takes the communicator and quickly makes up a story about having set down for repairs. After a moment of silence, Cyclonus apologizes to Tailgate for physically abusing him in the past.

Rodimus then calls [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], who expresses concern over the fact that Rewind's database is being overwritten, as it implies that Brainstorm's alteration to the timeline may have already happened, or is destined to. As such, if they cannot stop him, Perceptor must dismantle the time machine to undo the paradox, warning that many things could "go wrong". Reminded by those words that he had forgotten about [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], Rodimus contacts the psychotherapist, who is staking out [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]]. Unfortunately, Brainstorm is also watching the bar, and when he spots Rung building a model of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', he realizes that he has been followed back in time and abandons his plans. Brainstorm's flight is spotted by Rewind, and Cyclonus gives chase, but just before he can land a missile-hit, Brainstorm's [[time case|briefcase]] activates and he time-jumps away. At Perceptor's instruction, the team regroups at Maccadam's, and he sends them after their quarry.

[[File:Stet-Rungwhistle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Arriving one year further in the past, in 4th Cycle 499, the team are contacted by Perceptor and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who believe that Maccadam's is important, and that the deductions they made about Brainstorm's plans may have been hasty. Accordingly, the group splits in two: Chromedome, Rewind, and Whirl head for the police station while the rest remain at the bar. But Brainstorm has gone to neither, and is, in fact, at a wellbeing clinic several miles away, where he ambushes and knocks out the Rung of the past...

Later at the police station again, Chromedome and Rewind spend time stargazing, but Rewind is preoccupied with thoughts of the unknown fate of [[Dominus Ambus]]. He proposes using the time-case to finally discover what befell his former [[Conjunx Endura]], but Chromedome worries that he will want to change history and save Dominus's life, which would mean that his and Rewind's relationship would never happen. Before they can discuss those unfortunate ramifications too deeply, Whirl alerts them to the arrival of his own past self at the station. This day being so important in his life, Whirl is able to recognize the 'nobody' he's bringing in as being [[Crossbar]], and then realizes what specific day it is — the day [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] is arrested.

Back at Maccadam's, the rest of the team watch the younger Megatron and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] sitting at a nearby table. When Rung goes to fetch a [[curly straw]] for Tailgate, however, he accidentally knocks over a jumped-up cadet's drink, and winds up being thrown into Megatron and Impactor's table when he refuses to clean up the mess. This instigates the famous bar-room brawl that leads to Megatron's arrest, and as the ''Lost Light''ers make themselves scarce, Brainstorm, looking on from outside, grimaces at the realization his attempt to prevent it by incapacitating the past-Rung has failed.

[[File:Stet-Heavies&Friend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
A few hours later, at the police station, after Megatron has been arrested and subsequently released by Pax, the [[Senate]]'s goon squad arrives for payback and kills officers [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]]. Chromedome refuses to let Rewind intervene, regrettably understanding that history must be preserved, but is too slow to stop the deranged Whirl leaping into the fray when three new thugs come stomping up—including the [[Heavies]], who destroyed Whirl's life when they wrecked his watchmaking business. Hungry for revenge, Whirl takes the two huge 'bots down with violent ease; Chromedome intervenes before he can kill them, reminding Whirl that they ''have'' to live, so that Chromedome can have his own encounter with them in a year's time. Whirl justifies his actions by explaining his history with the Heavies... a history which is then elaborated upon by Hammer, who tells Whirl that the pair acted on the orders of the [[Functionist Council]], who wanted him punished him for abandoning his assigned job in the Aerial Corps, and who were also responsible for his later [[empurata]]. With icy detachment, Whirl vents his rage by [[Sparkeater Gun|shooting]] the third 'bot, who is unfamiliar to him, but whom he deems guilty by association.

Back in the present, on the ''Lost Light'', Perceptor discovers that time has ceased to flow in all other parts of the universe, indicating the imminent collapse of the original timeline. Studying the dates Rodimus's team has travelled to, Megatron realizes that they have been working on a flawed principle: the dates correspond to major events in ''Megatron's'' life, not Orion Pax's. It is Megatron's life that Brainstorm is trying to unmake... and even as Ultra Magnus's internal criminal database is overwritten, and Megatron disappears from his records, in the past, Brainstorm appears at the moment of Megatron's creation, and levels his weapons at the once and future Decepticon leader's half-built form...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (1)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (2)
* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (3)
* [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (5)
* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] (6)
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (8)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (10)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (11)
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (14)
|c2=
* [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (15)
|c4=
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'''Present day'''
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)

'''Earlier timeframe - 51st Cycle 500'''
* [[Proteus (G1)|Proteus]] (Billboard, 4)
* [[Quark]] (12)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (13)
* "[[Streaker]]" (16)
* [[Sherma]]'s corpse (17)
* "[[Fallout (G1)|Fallout]]" (18)
* [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (19)

'''Even earlier timeframe - 4th Cycle 499'''
* Rung (20)
* [[Crossbar]] (21)
* Whirl (22)
* Megatron (23)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (24)
* Cadets (25-26)
* [[Valve]]? (27)
* [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (28)
* Visored green and indigo thug (29)
* [[Wheelarch]]'s head (30)
* [[Springarm]] (31)
* White and mauve thug (32)
* [[Heavies|Anvil]] (33)
* Future [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] thug (34)
* [[Heavies|Hammer]] (35)

'''Earliest timeframe - 1st Cycle 012'''
* Megatron's unfinished body (36)

{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"You said the station was always busy. You said—" 
"I '''said''' it was a '''non-stop cop shop'''. An' I only said '''that''' 'cos it '''rhymed'''." 
"I can't tell if you're joking." 
"Welcome to the club."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

''Tailgate, after taking the communicator from Cyclonus and covering for his silence to Rodimus:'' 
"Is it the time travel? 'Cos I'm only just wrapping my head around it myself. I mean, '''think about it''': I'm somewhere out there right now, buried underground. Me! Underground! Right now! Me! The way I see it, you just have to accept what's happening as something that's... happening. And I think that's true of so many things in life." 
"It's beautiful." 
"Oh! Rodion." 
"Cybertron." 
"Yes, well, umm..drink it in, I guess." 
"It's been so '''long'''. So long since I saw it as it '''should''' be seen." 
''Both stare at the beauty of the city, then Cyclonus glances down at Tailgate'' 
"I'm sorry." 
"Noted." 

"No offense, but you couldn't draw attention to yourself if you '''tried'''. Even '''mirrors''' ignore you."
:—'''Rodimus''', to Rung

"Okay, as entrances go, that was only '''slightly''' less conspicuous than projecting "'''Your Attention Please'''" on a mushroom cloud."
:—'''Chromedome''' on the team's arrival in 4th Cycle 499

"Rodimus? It's Ultra Magnus speaking." 
"Listen, whatever I've done, it was an accident and I'm sorry." 
"The '''big picture:''' Brainstorm trying to kill Pax. We drew it at speed because we '''had to'''. But the more we look at it, the less it makes sense." 
"Magnus, the '''last''' thing I want to do is dissuade you from exploring the power of metaphor, but I really don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

'''Rodimus:''' "The back door's this way. No one make eye contact with anybody. Especially not you, Tailgate." 
'''Tailgate:''' "Why especially not me?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "Because you've got one of those faces." 
'''Tailgate:''' "What's wrong with my face?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "It's basically a '''punch magnet.'''" 
'''Tailgate:''' "So '''rude!''' Cyclonus, did you hear that?" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "No. Was it about your face?"

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* ''Elegant Chaos'' is the third part of a trilogy of flashback stories, following ''Chaos Theory'' and ''Shadowplay''.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 36:00 to 36:07</ref>
[[File:Ongoing22 MaccadamsNewOilHouse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
* The first time period our heroes jump to is that of the first chapter of the "Shadowplay" trilogy, from [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]], while the second is that of the first part of "Chaos Theory", from [[Chaos Theory Part 1|issue #22]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. Two pages from each issue are reprinted in context.
* The billboard-airship that Rewind hitches a lift on was seen in issue #9, and can be seen again in the reprinted pages.
* Cyclonus apologises for kicking Tailgate back in [[Life After the Big Bang|issue #4]].
* We get another look at "Magnus-vision", the way Magnus sees the world around him, seen before in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 annual]].
* As Brainstorm flies away from Maccadam's, we see two 'bots carrying a body along the bridge below him. The corpse is that of [[Sherma|Senator Sherma]], who is about to be hung from the bridge, as we saw in issue #9; logically, it would follow that the two 'bots carrying it are the unnamed killers from [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|issue #10]], before their [[spark]]s are implanted in the bodies of [[Streaker]] and [[Fallout (G1)|Fallout]].
* Rung has previously been described as a "historical constant" by Rewind in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]], because of his presence at many important points in Cybertronian history. It now appears that this reputation is partly a product of the present-day Rung travelling back in time to these points in time, rather than his just happening to be there in the regular flow of history—we find out this issue that the Rung who appeared in the past sequences in "Chaos Theory" and "Shadowplay" were both the present-day Rung, in turn validating last issue's implication that the actions Rodimus's team are taking are and were always part of the timeline they knew.
* In-keeping with that, now we know why Rung didn't have any memory of the bar-room brawl when Megatron brought it up back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]] - for him, it hadn't happened yet.
* Previously, issue 9's scene of Rung assembling a model of the ''Lost Light'' seemed to imply a history to the ship, which was further hinted at when Nightbeat appeared to recognize the vessel in [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|''Dark Cybertron Finale'']]. Now we understand that Nightbeat was remembering the model and recognizing its anachronistic nature.
* Past-Rung's scooter is his wheeled backpack, which we learned was a separate attachment back in [[Little Victories|issue #22]].
* The song that past-Rung whistles as Brainstorm ambushes him is "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", the enigmatic piece of music with sinister connotations of which we are not yet aware, previously mentioned in issues [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|#8]] and [[The Gloaming|#16]]. The notes in Rung's speech balloon match those when Swerve played the tune in #16.
* Chromedome and Rewind stargaze, imagining constellations in the shape of Prowl being beaten up, a habit of theirs mentioned in issue #16.
* Rewind brings up his and [[Dominus Ambus]]'s search for [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], originally discussed in [[Before & After|issue #12]].
* The cadets mock Rung, sarcastically asking "Who are you, then? One of the '''[[Knights of Cybertron]]'''? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion#2005 IDW continuity|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost [[Relatives|spark brother]]?" Turns out he's [[Primus#2005 IDW continuity|literally God]].
* Rung groans "always the head" after he gets clobbered, hearkening back to the grave cranial injuries he took in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
* When the police arrive to break up the bar fight, the vehicle they arrive in appears to be [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]], or at least a 'bot with his [[alternate mode]]. The policebots themselves share a [[body-type]] with [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]].
* The Heavies and their history with Whirl were originally introduced in issue #6. Chromedome's encounter with them took place in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]], in which they, [[Kroma]] and [[Macabre]] raided the police station in order to capture [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]]. In the issue, [[Kroma]] noted in passing that Shockwave's whereabouts had been revealed through a tip-off from parties unknown; the Heavies go conspicuously ''un''-mindwiped at the end of this story, and hear Chromedome tell Whirl about the attack and Shockwave's presence. Could ''they'' have been the source of the information?
* Whirl kills the Heavies' unnamed cohort (who we've never seen before, for retroactively obvious reasons) with [[Sparkeater Gun|the curious weapon]] he took from Brainstorm's armory last issue.
* We learn that last issue's events, in 1st Cycle 502, took place on the same day as [[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]].
* Though he has always been unforthcoming about his origins, we know that Megatron, as a [[Point One Percenter]], should have a green spark, but the one seen inside his half-built frame on the final page of this issue is the traditional blue. However, we ''very'' much doubt that's an error...

===Transformers references===
* Rodimus keeps his eye on the Rodion police station using a telescopic visor that slides down out of his helmet over his eyes, just like the one he used to zoom in on the captured shuttle in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* A generic working the waterway is colored like [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]].
* The train track that Chromedome rides is labelled "C-131", the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] of [[Raiden]], combined form of the [[Trainbot|''TRAIN''bots]].

===Real-life references===
* This issue's title, "Stet", is a [[Latin language|Latin]] word meaning "let it stand", used in proofreading to indicate that a previously marked change is to be ignored, much like Brainstorm's attempts to change time.
* When trying to recall Quark's name, Rung believes it might be "{{w|QWERTY|Qwerty}}", after the most common modern-day keyboard layout.
* The address of Rung's wellbeing clinic is NX-74205, the registry number of the [[memoryalpha:USS Defiant (2370)|USS ''Defiant'']] on ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.
* To add even more to the image of [[Jesus]] established in #21 of this series in which he's literally crucified for the sins of others, Rodimus refers to the past in which he was not born yet as P.R: Pre-Rodimus, similar to how we refer to everything that happened before year 1 as B.C: Before Christ.
* The reprint of ''Chaos Theory'' and ''Shadowplay'' scenes was inspired by ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'', which showed scenes from the first film from a different angle.

===Errors===
* The credits on the inside front cover mistakenly claim that the reprinted pages of Megatron and Rung's bar-room escapades are from [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|issue #20]] of the ongoing, rather than #22.
* On the same page, Kotteri's variant cover (see below) is listed as a "30th Anniversary cover", but the 30th anniversary is over; per the [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' #37]], the third variant should be back to being a "retailer incentive" cover.
* The bar brawl and Megatron's arrest are dated here to 4th Cycle 499; issue #28 previously gave a date of 4th Cycle 496 for those same events.
* On page 5, panel 5 Percy is missing his microscope mount.

===Other trivia===
[[Image:Stet WhirlPreEmpurataFlashback.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|right|You're broken… [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|I]] can fix it.]]
* Originally intended for release in January 2015, month-long delays afflicting multiple IDW titles saw this issue pushed to the first week of February.
* The pages reprinted from previous issues are included in addition to the regular 22 pages of story, making for a 26-page story.
* This issue features the first visible instance of Whirl's original, pre-Empurata face.
* Roberts had vaguely planned for a "Let's Kill Hitler" time-travel story for ages but Megatron becoming captain turned it into a more "multi-layered" story.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 43:20 to 44:10</ref>
{{-}}

===Soundtrack===
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMjwlRhjGY Where Damage Isn't Already Done]" by {{w|The Radio Dept.}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=MTMTE #37. Song #1: 'Where Damage Isn't Already Done' by the Radio Dept. https://t.co/GVscxFMfEl|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/560590822417367040|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=01|day=29|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUrWmajIP4 The Certainty of Chance]" by {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=MTMTE #37. Song #2: The Certainty of Chance by the Divine Comedy https://t.co/8oDPBALH23 (100+ musicians on this one, not that size matters)|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/560591817847345153|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=01|day=29|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2NaqB_aVgI The Psychiatrist Is In]" from {{w|God Help the Girl}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=MTMTE #37. Song/clip #3: 'The Psychiatrist Is In' - a scene from God Help The Girl: https://t.co/ssPOa0VIAZ|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/560594060902408193|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=01|day=29|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaxpAhDPboI A Europewide Search for Love]" by {{w|Ballboy (band)|Ballboy}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's another song to accompany Wednesday's issue. It's sad but uplifting, which is what I want MTMTE to be: https://t.co/Uyz60VaMzf|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/562346415645814784|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=02|day=02|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign Localization===
'''Swedish'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Sofistikerat kaos del 2: Låt stå'''" ("Sophisticated Chaos Part 2: Stet")

===Covers (3)===
* '''Regular cover:''' Impactor, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Subscription cover:''' The Heavies, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Skids, Cyclonus, and a glum Tailgate enjoy a drink, by [[Kotteri]]

<gallery>
File:MTMTE37 regcvr.jpg|Impactor's about to screw someone.
File:MTMTE37 subcvr.jpg|Heavy describe more than their personalities.
File:MTMTE37 cvrRI.jpg|Tailgate just got the bill.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* ''More than Meets the Eye'' #38
* ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|#37]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|#3]]
* ''Machi Koro'' (back cover)

===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 7''''' ([[May 13]], [[2015]]) ISBN 1631403273 / ISBN 978-1631403279
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #34–38.
** Bonus material includes covers of each issue.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8]]''''' ([[December 5]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #35–38 & #39–40, [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|38]], ''[[The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment]]'' issues [[City of Steel (issue)|#1]]–[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|5]], and ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' issues [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|#1]]–[[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|4]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' ([[June 12]], [[2019]])
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #35–42.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery and a forward by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''Transformers: Du sköna nya värld''''' ([[November]], [[2022]])
** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #28–38 & #40.
** Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:MTMTE vol7.jpg|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Volume 7''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Trailbreaker) and Alex Milne (retro)
File:MTMTE SWE 04.jpg|'''''Du sköna nya värld''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tformers.com/comics-preview-the-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-issue-37/25786/news.html Preview]

Brick Springstern

2026-05-09T20:46:12Z

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{{disambig3|Brick}}
:''Brick Springstern is a [[human]] entertainer from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Brickspringhorn-tfg3.jpg|thumb|See also: Mick Weinhorn and the Mick Weinhorn 7]]
'''''Brick Springstern''' and the Tenth Avenue Band'' are a popular human musical group. Brick is known worldwide for his hit songs "{{w|Born in the U.S.A. (song)|Born in America}}" and "{{w|Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)|Dancing in the Night}}". Other perennial concert favorites include "{{w|Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)|Born to Ride}}" and "{{w|Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)|Margarita}}" (whether the "{{w|Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out|E Street Freeze-Out}}" is included in his repertoire is not known.) The band's saxophone player is called [[Big Man]].

Springstern's concerts can pack a stadium with 80,000 people. Known fans include [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] isn't so sure.

Springstern's place of origin is not known, but [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] is a good bet.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Brickspringhornandthetenthavenueband.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|An often overlooked form of music piracy.]]
The [[Decepticon]]s used the singer's popularity to their advantage, sabotaging a concert at [[Municipal Stadium]] in an unknown city in northwestern [[Oregon]]. Shortly after the show began, they placed a [[power siphon]] over the stage to convert the music and the crowd's roars of applause into [[energon]]. This had the unfortunate side effect of sucking away most of the music, until a team of Autobots led by Bumblebee foiled the plan by snapping the siphon's cable. This prompted the Decepticons to counter-attack.

When a stray [[cluster bomb]] damaged Springstern's stage rigging, the Autobot [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] popped up in the middle of the concert to stop it from falling and repair it. The easy-going Springstern explained the giant robot as simply part of the show.

Springstern never had a light show before, till [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] provided one. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

Days later, [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] reviewed footage of the incident at Springstern's concert. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}
{{-}}

===''Project Brain Drain''===
True to his tendency to "talk tv," [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] quoted Brick Springstern while communicating with [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}

==Notes==
[[File:BruceSpringsteen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|That just raises ''more'' questions!]]
*Springstern's name is erroneously given as "Brick Springhorn" at one point in the issue that introduces him. In the Marvel UK story "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]", a music cassette with the song "Glory Days" on it misspells Brick Springstern's name as "{{w|Bruce Springsteen}}".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brick Springstern''' (ブリック・スプリングスターン ''Burikku Supuringusutān'')

{{DEFAULTSORT:Springstern, Brick}}
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[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]]

Enemy (G1)

2026-05-02T08:55:03Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Origins */ where -> were

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Enemy (SG)}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Enemy is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Enemy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|''You've got to love to be hated, find the good in being bad'' ''Oh, the crowd is full of gentlemen, but they've paid to see the cad'' ''Yes it's a hoot, a kick, a gas, when you're the villain of the show'' ''Once you wear black, you'll never go back'' ''It's a high to be loathed'']]
'''Enemy''' takes his name seriously. He defines himself by his opposition to others; he likes to say that the long list of people who hate him shows just how important he is. It doesn't make him a great teammate. In fact, Enemy goes out of his way to ''not'' cooperate with his fellow Decepticons, solely to ensure that they don't like him.

On the other hand, his unnatural ability to be despised comes in handy on the battlefield. Enemy is cunning enough to goad the most important of his opponents into focusing on him, drawing them away from their friends and objectives and seriously compromising their usefulness.

He'll make [[you]] sound like a robot if you don't watch it.

{{bigquote|What? Who calls themselves '''Enemy'''?|[[Lancer]]|"[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends extra Cassettes.jpg|thumb|''It's down to you It's down to me'']]
With [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and the other Decepticon cassettes, Enemy was part of an attack on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to steal the new [[Transform Super Cog]] in the late 1980s. Enemy attempted to finish off the [[Jumpstarter]]s, but his attack was blocked in time by [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]]. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|''Transformers'' #24]]}}
[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay EnemyName.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|''Oh, the misery'']]
An [[Mini-Cassette|Infiltration Trooper]], Enemy, who chose his name, fell in with [[the Rise]] in the era that followed the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. He was eventually ordered to sneak into the [[Winged Moon]] where he installed an energon siphon. Unable to fly a shuttle on his own, Enemy hid himself aboard one, waiting to be shuttled off the moon when [[Vigilem]] brought the [[Tether]] down.

After the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] did so, Enemy's shuttle was the only one left behind. When the Winged Moon drifted towards the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]], [[Lancer]] flew the shuttle above the debris field, noticing Enemy's anomalous alternate mode when she touched down and took the infiltration trooper prisoner. Chained up, Enemy was briefly interrogated before being put under [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s watch who told him that he would be left behind in the event of an evacuation. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

After the engineers had saved the moon, it was attacked by [[Team Stream]]. Unable to properly hold him, the scientists dumped Enemy somewhere where he was found, by random chance, by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]'s team, joining in on their mission to steal the moon. Enemy was last seen alongside [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], trying to breach the moon's command centre before the engineers detonated a jury-rigged [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] that propelled the three back to the surface. When the Risers later retreated, they noted that Enemy had vanished. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

==Toys==
===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy enemy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Annoyingly enough, by the criteria of FIBRIR/FIRRIB, I'm actually blue.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundblaster''' (Destron, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Release date'': February ??, 2012
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Versus Crowd Photon Blaster" & "Microwave Plasma Gun" guns, cassette case

: ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Enemy is a red and dark blue redeco of the [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] mold, based on the red version of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' MC-01 Micross toy, transforming into a microcassette sized to fit inside the chest compartments of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] molds. As was the case with the other various reissue cassettes, Enemy sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; an image of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work).

: As he uses the ''Encore'' tooling, he cannot hold his guns "normally", thanks to an added raised bump on the inner wing-side stabilizer (in addition to the bump on the minigun-side stabilizer present in the prior iterations of the mold). However, the raised bits ''do'' fit around the elbow joint, and make for an incredibly snug fit. But this also makes it effectively impossible for him to point his guns straight forward.

: He was only available with the ''Encore'' release of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Encore|Soundblaster]] (the second reissue of this toy) and [[Wingthing (G1)#Encore|Wingthing]].

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/encore/enemy/2654/1/ Image gallery of Enemy at Seibertron.com]''
{{G1FrenzyRumbleMold}}
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-MP-Enemy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cassettbot VS Cassettron''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-15/16E'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 23]], 2017
:*''Accessories'': Pink tape case, two "Hammer Arm" [[piledriver]]s, piledriver mount, left & right "Versus Crowd Photon Blaster" & "Microwave Plasma Gun" guns.

: Issued in a limited edition ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' "Encore" set available from [[TakaraTomy Mall]], along with [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]], [[Nightstalker (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightstalker]], and [[Wingthing (G1)#Masterpiece|Wingthing]], Enemy is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Fru]][[Rumble (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|mble]] mold. Enemy is unique in the set in that his weapons are not integrated into his alt mode and transformation; he comes with a redeco of the Frumble piledrivers, as well as the silver guns, which can be held in his hands, mounted on his back, or stored inside the piledrivers or the foot compartment of the contemporary [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Soundwave or Soundblaster.]]

: If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, the set includes a [[collector coin]], featuring Enemy's face on one side and the Autobot logo and names of all the included characters on the opposite side. The coin is mounted in a card resembling a cassette, similar to the cards housing the coins for MP-15 and MP-16, but styled like Enemy's cassette mode on the "A" side, while the "B" side resembles Stripes's cassette mode.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/collector-coin-for-transformers-masterpiece-mp15-16e-cassettbot-vs-cassetron/40401/ Collector Coin for Transformers Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettbot vs Cassetron]</ref>
{{MPFrenzy/RumbleMold}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Am Radio decepticon.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Does he use anarchy?]]
*'''AM Radio & Headset''' ("Enemy")

: Enemy first appeared in [[1984]] as part of a working AM radio & headset, a piece of merchandise made by [[Nasta]] under the "Power Tronic" brand. Featuring a large wearable Decepticon symbol belt-clip, removing this item revealed Enemy, a solid red (with blue thighs and upper arms) simplification of the [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] mold. Permanently attached to the radio, Enemy could not be removed without breakage, but could nevertheless transform ''in situ''. The radio came in both red and purple.

: In addition to the United States release in English-only packaging, the "AM Radio & Headset" was also released in Canada in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/French packaging.

{{-}}{{anchor|ElectronicVoiceChanger}}
[[File:Enemy ecv inpackage.jpg|thumb|140px|Not to be confused with [[Cobra]], the Enemy.]]
*'''Electronic Voice Changer''' ("Enemy")

: Enemy was given life again the following year when Nasta released a voice-changer in 1985. A large disembodied head, Enemy again looked like a red [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], but this time with proper silver face detailing. If a kid talked into a headset that plugged into Enemy's noggin, their voice would be modified to sound robotic. Enemy came with a belt clip, power pack, and headset with a built-in microphone, and ran on a single 9-volt battery (not included).

: In addition to the United States release in English packaging, the "Electronic Voice Changer" was also released by Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]] in Italian packaging.
{{-}}

===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Soundblaster and Twincast.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''So rally up the demons of your soul]]
*'''Twincast & Soundblaster Set''' ([[October 17]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''67 & 68'''

:Released as part of the ninth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]] and [[Stripes]]) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and Enemy) in their respective ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#68|Translation of Soundblaster's Transformers Character Card]]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
* Enemy is awesome.

===Origins===
By virtue of the standard sorting order of fiction, toys, and merchandise established by {{SITENAME_SHORT}}, Enemy's history with the ''Transformers'' brand comes across a little muddled on this page. Here's a quick chronological order:

The [[1983]] "MC-01 Micross" toy from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' line was available in three color schemes: two shades of blue (the original release), black and red (packaged with "[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Soundwave And Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw|Cassette Man]]"), and red and blue (sold late in the series). When Hasbro licensed the figure and released it as part of their ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' line in [[1984]], the two-blues figure became [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and the black-and-red one became [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (and then the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] swapped the two characters' color schemes; see "[[FIRRIB]]" for ''that'' mess), but the red-and-blue figure was not used.

Once the ''Transformers'' toyline was underway, toy company [[Nasta]] released two licensed electronic toys based on the "Micross" robot: a non-transforming "AM Radio & Headset" Decepticon, and an "Electronic Voice Changer." It's unlikely (though not ''impossible'') that it was a direct reference, but both toys shared the same basic colour scheme as the unused red-and-blue version of the Micross robot. Not intended to represent a specific existing ''Transformers'' character, the toys were given only the generic label of "Decepticon/Enemy" where a character name would normally appear (similar to the "[[Freedom Fighter|Autobot/Freedom Fighter]]" designation Nasta used on certain generic Autobot-themed products). Subsequently, online fandom would sometimes call this obscure little robot "Enemy", as if he were a real character and that were his proper name; examples can be found as far back as [[2001]] in the pages of [[unofficial guidebooks#Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide|''The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide'']], and culminated in TFWiki itself creating this very article in [[2007]], listing both Nasta toys, observing their similarity to the unused ''Micro Change'' colour scheme, and humourously (as we're wont to do around here!) acting as if "Enemy" was a real character. Article creator and TFWiki admin [[David Willis]] took the joke further in 2011, when he made Enemy an official part of ''Transformers'' canon by introducing a [[Enemy (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' version of him]] in his ''[[Recordicons]]'' strip.

In [[2012]], Takara reissued of the original toy in its unused ''Micro Change'' colors as part of the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line under the name "Enemy". We can't sit here and say it with 100% ''absolute'' certainty, but we're pretty sure they got the idea to do so from this article... especially since he was released alongside other ''extremely'' obscure characters we ''also'' happened to have articles for—[[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]], [[Stripes]], and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Enemy''' (エネミー ''Enemī'')
*''French:'' '''Ennemi''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Nemico'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]

Bullets

2026-04-30T04:22:49Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Featured characters */ Prowl has one whole line of dialogue when he calls Ironfist

{{disambig3|Bullet}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''
|next=Out of Bullets
|title="Bullets"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 1]], [[2010]]
|story=[[James Roberts]]
|editor=[[Shaun Knowler]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Seeds for the new Wreckers take root.'''

==Synopsis==
[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s boss, [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], catches him reading datalog #113 of ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' when he should be working and orders him to go check on a "Fader". While going to check on [[Roulette (G1)|Roulette]], First Aid recalls the time when [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] contacted him asking for help with a special project. He is surprised when newly injured members of [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]'s recon team are brought into the medical ward. First Aid began carefully checking them all over, paying special attention to their Autobot [[insignia]]s, while everyone else is confused by his strange behavior. He finds something of interest on [[Dodger (G1)|Dodger]] and excitedly tells him he has to operate immediately. First Aid contacts Springer letting him know what he found.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] treats the shell-shocked [[Flattop (Marvel)|Flattop]] and finds out that he is a survivor of the [[Babu Yar]] atrocity. He was given a new body like any survivor who requested one, and assigned to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]]'s group. On his first mission after recovering from Babu Yar, Flattop saw the [[Shimmer]], which completely pushed him over the edge, and was why he was being treated by Rung now. As Rung gives Flattop scientific and psychoanalytical explanations for the Shimmer, Flattop dies right there in his office.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] is questioned by the [[Ethics Committee]] regarding his invention of [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]]s. The committee comes to the conclusion that use of the bullets would constitute a war crime, and orders him to surrender the bullets within 36 hours. On the way out, he runs into [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], who's impressed by his restrained reaction to the Committee confiscating his work. [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] arrives, bringing his latest development, the [[Time case|Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen]], before the committee, Ironfist and Skyfall aren't quite sure if he's kidding as they head back to the lab.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
On [[Hydrus 5]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] survey the wrecked planet, newly freed from the threat of the Decepticons. Afterburner compliments Pyro on his bravery before speeding off, just before Pyro finds himself experiencing The Shimmer.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Springer stands on the command deck of the ''[[Debris]]'', mulling over [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]'s report, retrieved from a slug lodged in Dodger's Autobot insignia. The report warns of recent happenings at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. With it in mind, Springer is deciding on who to invite to join the [[Wreckers]].
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], currently stationed at the [[Igue-Moor Fuel Depot]], is shooting statues with [[The Judge (weapon)|The Judge]] when he sees a sort of shimmer...
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
In his workshop, Ironfist reviews the schematic of his head and the cerebro-sensitive bullet lodged in it, remembering his long relationship with Skyfall. He had developed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[ion blaster]], though the Autobot leader attributed its invention to Skyfall. Ironfist had continued to support Skyfall, after the latter spent a hundred years in the Decepticon [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison camp]], and after the [[glass gas|black phosphex]] incident when Skyfall was assigned for a time as a guard at Garrus 9.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
[[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] enjoys the victory the Autobots have just attained in the battle of [[Karashi-Delta|Karashi Delta]], but even that is tainted by his memories of the [[Iaconian Aerial Academy]], and the bullying he suffered at the hands of his instructor, [[Whirl (G1)|Jetstream]]. He's brought out of his reverie when he spies the Shimmer and opens fire at it.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Springer decides on the four Autobots who will be invited to join the Wreckers: Rotorstorm, Guzzle, Pyro and Skyfall.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Skyfall passes on reactions to the "[[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]" datalogs to Ironfist, such as readers having coined the term "[[Fisitronism]]s". Irritated by the criticisms, Ironfist returns to packing up the cerebro-cannons and Skyfall leaves. Shortly afterward Ironfist receives a call from [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], who's well aware that he's behind Fisitron.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Springer meets with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], and reveals that Prowl has vetoed Skyfall as a Wrecker and is sending a substitute. Kup relates a story of how Prowl once killed [[Violator|a Decepticon]] by reading [[Tyrest Accord|Cybertron law]] at him until he triggered his own kill-switch. The current Wreckers vote on the three Autobots whom Springer has picked to invite.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
As Ironfist tidies his workshop, Springer appears to him in a shimmer and invites him to join the Wreckers. Ironfist naturally agrees, and Springer reports back to the other Wreckers that the only one who turned him down was Guzzle. However [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] reports that Guzzle's holding on line 2.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Skyfall is astounded at Ironfist's being accepted into the Wreckers. When Ironfist gives him the workshop, he's so excited that he doesn't hear Ironfist saying that he doesn't think he'll be coming back. Once his friend has left, Ironfist receives another call...
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Ironfist arrives at Igue Moor and meets Guzzle, who's impressed when Ironfist reveals he's Fisitron. The pair encounter Rotorstorm and then Pyro, who they at first mistake for Optimus Prime come to see them off. They decide to try out the [[lightformer cannon]] Ironfist has brought along.
[[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|center|20px]]
Nine months later, Skyfall objects to the Ethics Committee cleaning out the contents of his workshop, due to his failure to attend hearings. No sooner has [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] disconnected the call than a pre-recorded message begins to play, triggered by Ironfist's death. Ironfist reveals that he knows Skyfall tampered with the cerebro-gun so it would "accidentally" go off, and that Skyfall leaked the [[Gideon's Glue]] research to the Decepticons. As the recording is also being sent out as a datalog, the [[Enforcement Squad]] begins banging on the workshop door in short order. With nowhere to run, Skyfall drinks a vial of Gideon's Glue found concealed in the [[sky-sled]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (1)
* [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] (2)
* [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] (3)
* [[Roulette (G1)|Roulette]] (4)
* [[Ambulon]] (5)
* [[Schema]] (6)
* [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] (7)
* [[Dodger (G1)|Dodger]] (8)
* [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (9)
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (10)
* [[Flattop (Marvel)|Flattop]] (11)
* [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] (12)
* [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] (13)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Animus]] (14)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (15)
* [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (16)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (17)
* [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] (18)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (19)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (20)
* [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] (21)
* [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] (23)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (24)
* [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (25)
* [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] (26)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (27)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (28)
{{!}}}
}}

==Mentioned characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (1)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack n' Ruin]] (2)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (3)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (4)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (5)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (6)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] (10)
* [[Solomus|Tyrest]] (11)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (12)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (13)
* [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (16)
* [[Tripwire (G1)|Tripwire]] (17)
* "[[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]" (22)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (24)
* [[Crest]] (25)
* [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] (26)
* [[Dipstick]] (27)
* [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (28)
* [[Kaput]] (30)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Jetstream]] (31)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (32)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (33)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (34)
* [[Atomizer]] (35)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (36)
* [[Calculus]] (37)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (39)
{{!}}}
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Gideon]] (9)
* [[Seizor]] (18)
* [[Aftershock (G1)|Aftershock]] (19)
* [[Fracture (G1)|Fracture]] (20)
* [[Tectonix]] (21)
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Sky Quake]] (23)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (29)
* [[Violator]] (38)
}}

==Quotes==
"That, is the best story ever."
:—'''Springer''', upon hearing Kup tell him about the time Prowl literally ''bored'' someone to death.

"A head shot at close range...not a pleasant way to go."
:—'''Rotorstorm''', unknowingly being ironic.

"I nearly forgot to tell you, I've programmed the workshop terminal to treat this message as one of Fisitron's datalogs. Which means that every one of my subscribers will have these words beamed directly into their neural processors. You said you were a slow reader, Skyfall. You're a slow listener as well. There are 4,000 Autobots out there who've heard this part of the message before you have."
:—'''Ironfist''' from beyond the grave, telling Skyfall that he's screwed.

==Notes==
* This text-only story was released as a bonus feature in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' trade paperback, and is a framing device for the material in the trade.
* The story had some minor revisions in the version printed in the hardcover edition, most notably Rung's deliberations on vocal synthesizers. The errors mentioned below are still present. Additionally, the hardcover also includes several scenes originally intended for "Bullets" that had been cut for space, as a sort of "deleted scenes" extra under the name "[[Out of Bullets]]". The hardcover edition of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' is the only way to obtain these extra scenes; they're ''not'' included in the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers Saga|Wreckers Saga]]'' trade paperback.
* First Aid initially misreads the initial on the Wreckers business card Springer gives him as "M"—a description strongly resembling the booby-trapped [[Machination]] card found by [[Verity Carlo]] in ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' [[Escalation issue 4|#4]].
* Rung has a model of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]]''.
* The Autobot insignia used for passage breaks in the ''Wreckers Saga'' trade paperback are definitely the live-action versions. See the page on [[Insignia]] to tell the difference, but the giveaway is the angry eyes.
* [[Delphi]] was the name of a secret Autobot base in James Roberts's ''Eugenesis'' fanfiction.
* The number [[113 (disambiguation)|113]] crops up in a bunch of places: [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]] is the spy who passes on the information about Garrus-9, [[Room 113]] is where the Ethic Committee meets, and Datalog 113 is the one that concerns the Pova incident. This is a little in-joke by James Roberts, in reference to [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|issue #113]] of the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic, which was the issue that got him hooked on the series.
* The description of Pyro's attack on the [[Tremorcon]]s—how he runs over two of them before boosting up and transforming in mid-air—is very similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime's]] famous entrance into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] during ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* In the story Kup tells to Springer about raiding a Decepticon ship named the ''[[Fatal Consequence]]'', he lists a group named the [[Heliobot]]s among the Autobots who were accompanying him during said raid. However, in the text story "[[Zero Point]]" published in the hardcover edition of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'', Springer ''himself'' is said to have been a member of the Heliobots, which would suggest that he should have been there during the events Kup describes to him in this story. For the reprint of "Bullets" in the hardcover edition of ''Last Stand'', Kup's mention of the Heliobots was thus changed to refer to only "a dozen other" Autobots in order to avoid the contradiction; however, the ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers Saga|Wreckers Saga]]'' trade paperback, which also contains reprints of both "Bullets" and "Zero Point", again features the original version of the line in question with the Heliobots as part of the raid.

===Errors===
* [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] is described as being killed by a sniper. [[The Transformers: Autocracy|Later fiction]] would retcon this by having Megatron kill Zeta in his climactic final battle.
* On page 123, "you're" should be "your".
* On page 125, there's an extra "to" in Xaaron's dialogue.
* On page 127, "centric" is misspelled "centirc".
* One scene begins with Perceptor describing the effects of "vicarious perception", but randomly jumps focus to Ironfist after the first few lines. It looks like those lines were actually meant to be the final lines of the previous scene, and that the scene switch was erroneously inserted a paragraph too late.
* The version of Bullets printed in the Swedish hardcover ''Wreckers Sista Strid'' accidentally leaves out the final few paragraphs of the story. Said paragraphs, as well as an apology from the publisher were printed on a piece of A5 paper that was inserted between the pages.

===Foreign localization===
'''Japanese'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Jūdan'''" (銃弾, "Bullet")

'''Swedish'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Kulor'''" ("Bullets")
* An illustrated version of "Bullets" (resembling the old Marvel UK annual text stories) was printed in the Swedish oversized hardcover collection, ''Transformers: Mer än ögat kan se''. The illustrations consisted of First Aid holding an Autobot insignia, pencilled by [[Nick Roche]] and colored by [[Malin Sasse]]; [[:File:Bullets-RungFlattop.jpg|Rung in session with Flattop]], pencilled by [[Stephen Baskerville]] and colored by [[Winston Chan]]; [[:File:Bullets-EthicsCommittee.jpg|The Autobot Ethics Committee]], pencilled and colored by [[Jeff Anderson]]; Afterburner standing around, pencilled by Nick Roche and colored by Malin Sasse and [[:File:Bullets-Skyfall.jpg|Skyfall about to drink Gideon's Glue]], pencilled by [[Thomas Sjöström]] and colored by Winston Chan. The hardcover was published by [[Ades Media]] on [[May 30]], [[2019]], and was limited to 500 copies.

[[Category:Last Stand of the Wreckers issues]]
[[Category:Text stories]]

Circle of Light

2026-04-21T06:15:41Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* 2005 IDW continuity */ tense

[[File:Drift2-somewhereinconspicuous.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"From the day we arrive on the planet and, blinking, step into the sun..."]]
The '''Circle of Light''' is one of the independent factions of [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] that formed in the wake of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. Though they forbid war in any form, they do train and spar with each other using bladed weapons. In addition to ordinary swords, each warrior carries a [[Great Sword]] which is powered by its bearer's very [[spark]].

Known members are:
*[[Axe (G1)|Axe]]
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]]
*[[Outrigger]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]
*[[Unnamed Circle of Light Medic]]
*[[Wing (IDW)|Wing]]

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Drift2-nosickness.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"There's more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than can ever be done..."]]
During the Great War, the [[Transformer]] civilization was split in half on their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as many chose to either side with the Autobots or the Decepticons. Those that did not choose a side had little hope of surviving as carnage engulfed the world in a conflict the likes of which had never been previously seen. It was during this time that the members that made up the Circle of Light gathered in order to contemplate the future. They considered themselves to be the guardians of Cybertron's ancient culture. They preached against the creation of factions and its members believed that the Great War was the result of overwhelming corruption in their nation which led to the civil war. Many that came to the Circle of Light were scholars and scientists though there were some who were simply fleeing for their lives as they did not want to take part in an ideological battle. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to power, he included the Circle of Light as one of the factions represented by his government, the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} However, he also wished to use them as recruiters for his Autobot army, something which Dai Atlas immediately rejected. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} As the war escalated, many Transformers who had neither sided with the Autobots nor the Decepticons chose to abandon Cybertron in an event known as the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]]. The Circle of Light supported this move and were among the first to leave, though many other neutrals considered them religious zealots and didn't trust them any more than they did the Autobots or Decepticons. {{storylink|Massacre}} Heading off into space to find a place to live in peace, the Circle of Light managed to settle but as the war expanded to other worlds and systems, they decided that they needed to find a new hiding spot. Ultimately, they found one on the distant world [[Theophany]] where they hid their civilization underground and away from prying eyes.

[[File:Drift2-noright.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"There's far too much to take in here, more to find than can ever be found..."]]
Thus, they rescued thousands in an attempt at preserving what they believed was the true Cybertronian way of life. Underground, they built a new [[Crystal City]], a great city where they lived a utopian lifestyle with no sickness, poverty or a government that left its citizens lost within the cracks of society. To ensure their survival, a set of laws were formed where the Circle did not involve themselves in the affairs of outsiders or even allow foreigners to enter the city. This was part of a single minded objective of their own survival and the preservation of the lifestyle they had managed to forge in hiding. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

The Circle served as the inspiration for [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and his cadre in abandoning Cybertron and the war. Optimus Prime, on the other hand, considered them a cult. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

One of the members of the Circle of Light called [[Wing (IDW)|Wing]] managed to save the life of the Decepticon warrior [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] who he brought to the underground city. There, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] was displeased by Wing's actions as he believed the Decepticon could potentially be a corruptive presence for their society or worse, bring more of his kind to their settlement. This led to the burden of responsibility of watching over Deadlock being placed on Wing in order to ensure that their society did not collapse due to his actions. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:Drift4-battle.jpg|left|thumb|"But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky keeps great and small on the endless round!"]]
Unfortunately, their society was quickly threatened when the Decepticon [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and a band of alien [[slavers]] tracked Drift to the planet. Noticing that Drift had recently been rebuilt, they were instantly suspicious of what company Drift had been keeping on this planet, and they demanded Drift's benefactors be traded for his freedom. Drift returned to the Circle of Light and told them of his dilemma, but swore that he would not betray his new home. Despite this, Dai Atlas was reasonably outraged, and swore off battle even in the face of his civilization's extinction. But Dai Atlas was alone in his fear of war, and the rest of the Circle of Light pledged their allegiance to Drift's plan. Since Lockdown and the slavers did not know the Circle of Light's true number, a decoy spaceship was constructed to make it appear that a few stragglers had recently crash-landed on the planet, protecting the location of Crystal City. Drift, who was rebuilt completely to match his newfound peers, joined Wing, Axe, and a handful of sworded warriors who were willing to face Lockdown and the slavers to protect their way of life. {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Sure enough, the two groups met in ferocious battle, and the casualties were quickly mounting up on both sides. Tragically, Wing met his death at the hand of the slaver, [[Braid]], an event which shook both Drift and Dai Atlas to their cores. While Drift attempted revenge (badly), Dai Atlas reconsidered his previous stance on war. Refusing to let any more of his friends die on his behalf, he rose Crystal City to the surface of the planet and unleashed the rest of its inhabitants on their intruders. Lockdown and the slavers were rapidly overwhelmed, and the survivors fled.

[[File:Drift4-sunrise.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|It's the Circle of Light!]]
Drift was offered to join them, but he refused, reminding Dai Atlas of his promise to the late Wing to return the slaves they'd freed. Still, Dai Atlas passed Wing's Great Sword on to Drift. Dai Atlas had changed his perspective on the Circle of Light, and realized that their civilization was best shared rather than hidden, and he promised a new age of evangelism. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

At some point following Drift's departure, the Circle of Light was targeted by [[Chief Justice]] [[Solomus|Tyrest]], who was looking for test subjects for his [[universal killswitch]]. An army of [[Legislator]]s assaulted Crystal City, bypassing its defenses thanks to the betrayal of Star Saber, and though the inhabitants fought back bravely and destroyed over ten thousand of the attackers, they were ultimately defeated and spirited away to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Imprisoned on the moon, the members of the Circle of Light were either used as guinea pigs for the killswitch or as raw material to build more Legislators, and 90% of their number had been killed by the time [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] stumbled upon them during the ''Lost Light'' rescue. However the rescue seemed shaky from the outset, for as soon as the survivors were freed from their prison complex, an army of Legislators attacked en masse. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} During this epic battle, Dai Atlas himself met his end at the hands of Star Saber. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} The Circle members ultimately found themselves victorious as the Legislators retreated to defend Tyrest himself. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

In the aftermath, many survivors of the Circle of Light chose to remain on Luna 1, where they kept watch over Tyrest until his disappearance. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} The Autobots on the ''Lost Light'' made an attempt to recruit some of them for their quest to find the Knights of Cybertron, but the Circle members were only disgusted by their dysfunctional crew and useless detours, and some were even driven to go find [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] and participate in his identical quest instead. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
After the Decepticon [[Drift (RID)|Deadlock]] was almost killed during a battle, he found his way to the Circle of Light, which taught him the ways of the Samurai. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
The Circle of Light was searching for a new home when Star Saber found Deadlock, and brought the lost Decepticon back to the base to meet Dai Atlas and Axe. They defended Deadlock when the bounty hunter Lockdown arrived and teamed up with a local band of hunters, and as a result Deadlock turned over a new leaf, changing his name to Drift and joining the Circle on their quest. {{storylink|Circle of Light (Legends)|Circle of Light}}

==Notes==
*"The Circle of Light" was a repeating theme within [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Visionaries]]'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Circle of Light''' (サークル・オブ・ライト ''Sākuru obu Raito'')
*''Swedish:'' '''Ljuscirkelsorden''' (''Order of the Circle of Light'')

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[[Category:IDW (2005) factions]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) subgroups]]

Rock and Roll-Out!

2026-04-19T06:25:18Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Synopsis */ got rid of random em dash

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #14
|prev=Shooting Star!
|next=I, Robot-Master!
|title="Rock and Roll-Out!"
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|prev2=Shooting Star!
|next2=I, Robot-Master!
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|caption=Special Olympians are the real heroes. I'm gonna give 'em everything I've got.
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|shippingdate=[[November 26]], [[1985]]
|onsaledate=[[December 17]], 1985
|coverdate=March 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inker=[[Al Gordon]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
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'''A new group of Autobots are born in the US, and must thwart the Decepticons' attempts to steal sound energy from a rock concert.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|We'll help, Meatloaf! '''But how?''']]
[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] has been brought to life by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and now undergoes the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] to become a full member of the [[Autobot]]s. Optimus gives him a tour of [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]], including a stop in the medical bay, where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] is struggling to repair a large group of Autobots recently damaged in battle. Fortunately, Optimus Prime has a way to replenish his depleted forces: before the Ark left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago, five Autobots agreed to let Optimus copy their minds into [[crystalline containment vessel]]s in the event that he needed new warriors on his mission. Now, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] installs those minds into new bodies constructed by the Ark—and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] live for a second time! Optimus Prime welcomes the new arrivals and instructs [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] to take them out on the road to help them acclimate to their new home town—all save for Grapple, that is, who Prime requests stay behind and put his architectural expertise to work helping him on a secret project.

Off the coast of Portland, [[G.B. Blackrock]] is escorted by intelligence operative [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] to the naval fleet surrounding his [[oil-drilling platform]], previously captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, on which the leaderless [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] now find themselves trapped. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] chooses that moment to make his dramatic return, flying through the barrage of human firepower and landing on the rig just in time to squelch the mewlings of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Shockwave unveils to the three jets the [[power siphon]] he has built in his absence—a device that can convert any source of energy into a form of fuel usable by Transformers known as [[energon cube]]s. Shockwave demonstrates by converting some of the platform's [[oil]] into cubes, then announces his plan to steal "a large release of sonic energy." The Decepticons take flight, evading the naval fleet by detonating one of the cubes in mid-air, blinding their attackers with the blast. But all is not lost; microphones planted in the oil platform's supports allowed the humans to overhear the Decepticons' plans, and the information is soon relayed by Blackrock to the Autobots.

[[File:RockandRollOut facsimilies.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.5]]

Bumblebee teaches the new Autobots the importance of following human road signs, and helps them test out the additional disguise provisions Wheeljack has equipped their vehicle modes with: panels to hide their Autobot [[insignia]], and "[[Facsimile construct]]" mannequins that make it appear there are drivers behind their wheels. The group pulls into a Blackrock gas station to fuel up (by way of [[Blackrock Gold Priority Card|the arrangement they have with the owner]]), where [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] hears the music of [[Brick Springstern]] on the radio and learns from a station attendant about an upcoming concert at [[Municipal Stadium]]. Optimus Prime contacts the group to pass on Blackrock's intel and Skids puts two and two together, deducing that the Decepticons are planning to hit the concert.

Barnett, meanwhile, is summoned to [[Washington, D.C.]] to meet with his boss [[Forrest Forsythe]], from whom he learns that a civilian couple witnessed Shockwave's departure for the rig from the mainland. Hysteria is spreading amongst humanity thanks to the presence of the Transformers, and, under pressure from the [[White House]], Forsythe orders him to come up with some kind of cover story to explain the continued sightings of giant alien robots.

[[File:Brickspringhornandthetenthavenueband.jpg|left|thumb|350px]]

Bumblebee's team arrive at the concert stadium, but fail to observe the sign that instructs them to pay for parking, leading to some security guards chasing after them through the parking lot. Realizing their mistake but unable to do anything about it, the 'bots simply retract their facsimile "drivers," leaving the guards flummoxed. They listen in as the concert begins, but soon detect a disruption in the sound of the music. They spot a strange cable hanging in the rigging above the stage, but in order to investigate, they need to enter a backstage area marked with a sign that forbids "unauthorized vehicles"... so Bumblebee decides the "sign-reading" portion of his curriculum is a little too advanced for his class, and smashes the gate down so they can get inside. The cable turns out to be leading underground, and when Hoist severs it, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp burst out of the ground. Despite Optimus's order not to engage before he arrives with reinforcements, Bumblebee orders the new Autobots to open fire. The resultant exchange of blasts damages the rigging, and while Skids, Tracks, and Smokescreen battle the jets, Hoist gets to work repairing the structure before it collapses, urging the shocked Springstern and his band to keep playing and act like it's all part of the show to keep the crowd from panicking. Bumblebee, meanwhile, discovers the power siphon underground and wrecks it; furious, a vengeance-seeking Shockwave decides to incinerate the audience, but Bumblebee stops him by hurling an energon cube into his barrel just as he fires. The cube detonates, hurling the helpless Shockwave off into the distance, the jets fleeing after him. Unfortunately, though they have won the battle, the Autobots find themselves immediate objects of suspicion from the crowd, who lump them in with the Decepticons. The group quickly pull out and head back home, running into Optimus Prime and his reinforcements on the way. Bumblebee is prepared to accept a reprimand, but Prime is impressed with his team's performance and trusts that Bumblebee did what he felt was best. Bumblebee affirms that he did, having learned that "the show must go on!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (3)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (4)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (6)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (7)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (10)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (11)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (14)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (15)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (17)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (18)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (19)
}}
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (23)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (24)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (27)
|c3=
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (20)
*[[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] (21)
*[[Brad (G1)|Brad]] (25)
*[[Janet]] (26)
*[[Forrest Forsythe]] (28)
*[[Brick Springstern]] (29)
*"[[Big Man]]" (30)
}}

==Quotes==
"To quote the old Cybertronic proverb, '''Jetfire''' -- 'May your luster never dull, and your wires never cross!'"
:— '''Optimus Prime''' welcomes the newest addition to the Autobot ranks

"...Understand that only common cause and mutual agreement bind one Autobot to another. By commanding, it is '''I''' who serve -- for that is what the other Autobots ask of me. If ever they should want me to step down, I will. If ever you want to leave, you may. That is the right of every Autobot."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s noble speech was forgotten [[Used Autobots|later on]]. Even by [[The Pri¢e of Life!|himself]].

"Wait! Another sign! Remember Optimus' instructions!" 
"But 80,000 humans were looking forward to this concert -- and the Decepticons are possibly '''ruining''' it!" 
"Y'know, Skids... I think sign-reading is too advanced for this training session. We haven't '''once''' gotten it right yet." '''''BONK'''''
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Skids'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|By returning this coupon '''today!''']]
*Jetfire has been brought online using the Creation Matrix at some point between this issue and his last appearance in [[Prime Time!|issue #12]]. The UK series inserted the exclusive story "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]" between these two stories which also featured Jetfire as a living 'bot.
*The Autobots in the repair bay were all injured during the events of issue #12. The UK series had to massage this point a little; it was not immediately obvious in issue #12 that these characters had been injured to such a serious extent, and several subsequent UK stories showed them all to still be functional. So it was the aforementioned UK-exclusive story "Dinobot Hunt!" featured many of the Autobots receiving serious injuries under different circumstances, thereby creating a "new" reason that would explain to UK readers why they were in the repair bay.
**That said, of the 'bots actually shown in this issue, only Cliffjumper, Gears, Jazz, Huffer, and Sideswipe were injured in "Dinobot Hunt!"; Prowl was unhurt at the end of the story, while Hound never appeared in "Dinobot Hunt" at all but was shown to be active in "The Icarus Theory". Their presence on the injured list is essentially ignored by the UK series going forward, as they, and several other characters injured in the US storyline but not in "Dinobot Hunt!", will continue to appear in future UK stories.
*Thundercracker and Skywarp were last seen in [[The Worse of Two Evils!|issue #6]]. They have apparently been on the captured Blackrock oil platform ever since then, having been joined by Starscream following his last appearance in [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issue #9]]. This isn't true for the UK continuity, though; the UK series inserted the story "[[Crisis of Command!]]" into the narrative, which showed the trio active on the mainland.
*Shockwave returns after a brief absence, following the events of issue #12 in which he sank into a swamp. The UK series inserted multiple stories between these two, making Shockwave's disappearance a more protracted one.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' 17 active as Jetfire, Skids, Tracks, Hoist, Grapple, and Smokescreen join the ranks; 12 offline (29 total)
**''Decepticons:'' All 17 active (albeit scattered) as Shockwave returns

===Transformers references===
[[File:Energoncubesrockandrollout.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
*Energon cubes, the preferred form of energy used by the Decepticons in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], make their first appearance in comic continuity with this issue (right), as elements of the franchise begin to converge towards the end of its second year.

===Real-life references===
*The couple who see Shockwave are named Brad and Janet, after the protagonists of ''{{w|The Rocky Horror Picture Show}}''.
*"Brick Springstern" is, of course, a parody of real-life singer {{w|Bruce Springsteen}}, just as his backing group the "Tenth Avenue Band" are a reference to both Springsteen's {{w|E Street Band}} and the song "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." The band's saxophone player is referred to as "Big Man," the real-life nickname of E Street Band sax player {{w|Clarence Clemons}}. Springsteen songs parodied in the issue include:
**"{{w|Dancing in the Dark (Springsteen song)|Dancing in the Dark}}" as "Dancing in the Night"
**"{{w|Born to Run (song)|Born to Run}}" as "Born to Ride"
**"{{w|Born in the U.S.A. (song)|Born in the U.S.A.}}" as "Born in America"
**"{{w|Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)}}" as "Margarita (Jump a Little Lighter)"
*Forsythe's office appears to be inside the {{w|United States Capitol}} building.
*An advert on the stadium walls advertises real-life, not-parody-named band [[The Bangles]] as next week's attraction.
{{--}}

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*If Ratchet is having so much trouble fixing the damaged bodies of the existing Autobots, how is it that the Ark can construct bodies for new Autobots from scratch so easily?

===Artwork and technical errors===
[[File:RockandRollOut toyaccurate hoist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|For these panels, Hoist is suddenly drawn using his toy for reference, likely because his rear-view character model (top left) was not available.]]
*Blackrock is missing his mustache again this issue, as previously occurred in [[Warrior School!|issues #7]], [[Repeat Performance!|8]] and [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|10]].
*Hoist's [[character model]] doesn't seem to have been quite ready for this issue. A frontal-view model was evidently good to go, as he looks okay throughout most of the issue, but on page 19, when his back needs to be visible, both it ''and'' Hoist's head have clearly been drawn using the toy itself as reference (right). Further, Hoist spends the entire issue in an incorrect "early" color scheme that makes his left hand green and his right forearm and gun silver-white (both toy accurate, but per his finalized Marvel colors they should be blue-black) and his legs above the ankle solid orange (there should be sections of silver-white in there)
*Page 2:
**Panel 1: Bluestreak is colored as Prowl; he's also toting his gun around for no reason.
**Panel 5: Prime's first speech balloon points to Jetfire.
*Page 3, panel 1: Hound's shoulder cannon is colored as if it is part of the background.
*Page 7:
**Panel 6: For just this panel, Shockwave has got his early-color-scheme dark blue shoulders again. The power siphon is colored a yellowish-green, as opposed to the greyish-green of later pages.
*Page 12, panel 2: Optimus Prime says "I overheard Skid's idea", in an error making the possessive form out of "Skids".
*Page 12, panel 5: Tracks has covered up the flame decal on his hood to hide his Autobot symbol at this point, but the colourist doesn't seem to get this and colors a "u"-shape on his hood yellow anyway.
*Page 14, panel 6: Tracks's hood is miscolored again; no yellow this time, just the central vent panel colored solid red.
*Page 15, panel 6: Springstern's surname is given as "Springhorn" by the narrator.
*Page 16, panel 2: Tracks has the red panel on his hood again.
*Page 17, panel 5: Starscream's head is white, and his chest intakes are a blue-white-red pattern, instead of solid blue.
*Page 20, panel 3: Shockwave says, "I take what what I want from them", using the word what twice.
*Page 20, panel 7: Smokescreen's arms are red instead of blue, and his thighs are red instead of white.
*Page 21, panel 3: Tracks's feet are red instead of blue as they fold up while he transforms.
*Page 22:
**Panel 3: One more red panel on Tracks's hood for good measure. Vehicle-mode Wheeljack is colored in Bluestreak-grey.
**Panel 4: Optimus Prime's truck mode has been drawn using the toy as reference for this page for some reason. It should have a blank red section of cab between the silver stripe and the headlight; this is colored correctly in panel 3, but in this panel, the stripe and blank section's colors are swapped.

===UK printing===
[[File:The special teams have arrived.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|The Special Teams Have Arrived... early.]]
'''Issue #53:'''
*'''Published:''' [[March 15|15th March]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[March 22|22nd March]], 1986
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''[[Robotix]]'' ("A World in Chaos" Part 3), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', and Matt and the Cat
*'''Free Gift:''' A free packet of six stickers for the [[Panini]] Transformers sticker album given away with last issue. The stickers themselves are promoted in [[Robo-Capers issue 53|this week's ''Robo-Capers'']].
*'''[[Who's Who]]:''' Autobots, part 1
'''Issue #54:'''
*'''Published:''' [[March 22|22nd March]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[March 29|29th March]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Robotix'' ("A World in Chaos" Part 4), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', and Matt and the Cat; ''[[Robotix]]'' concludes this issue
*'''Free Gift:''' A special pull-out supplement (right) containing the three-page mini-comic "[[The Special Teams Have Arrived]]", which unfolds into a poster depicting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] toys.
*'''Who's Who:''' Autobots, part 2
{{--}}

===Other trivia===
[[File:Burger Shed.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Following fluctuating appearances in past issues, both Jetfire and Wheeljack settle down into their finalized Marvel color schemes this issue.
*This issue introduces the new [[Autobot Cars]] from the 1985 toy range, but for reasons unknown, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] are not included. In fact, Red will ''never'' appear in the US series, while Inferno will only show up in an alternate future timeline in [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue #67]], and in a non-speaking cameo in [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]]. This frees the pair up to get a little more face time in various UK-exclusive stories, but why they wound up being excluded from the US series in the first place is a total mystery.
*The new Autobots are explicitly said to be created from ''copies'' of the minds of Autobots made on Cybertron before the Ark left the planet four million years ago. So... does this mean the original Tracks, Skids, et al., could still be running around on Cybertron or somewhere? (Budiansky was asked that decades later, and cheerfully admitted he has ''no idea''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160518042814/http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com:80/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html#.WsK_1IiuzIU Interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref>)
*Businesses visible in the background include [[Gloria & Roz's Diner]], [[Moving Sam's|Sam's Moving]], [[Fred & Manny's|Fred & Manny's Garage]], and [[Burger Shed]].
*At some point, CardsOne, a company that deals in vintage comics, trading cards, and collectibles, acquired a large stock of unsold copies of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|Generations]]'' reprint of this issue (see "Reprints," below). These copies were bagged with a second random comic book and a random trading card, then sold via Dollar Tree stores around Easter of [[2012]].

===Courtesy of my...===
*Skids takes out Thundercracker's [[drone rocket]] with a blast of [[liquid nitrogen rifle|liquid nitrogen]].
*Smokescreen then gives them "an explosive dose of my electronic jamming [[missile]]".
*A piece of one of Starscream's [[cluster bomb]]s damages the stage scaffolding.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #14:''' Hoist repairing Brick's scaffolding, by [[Bob Budiansky]] and [[Mike Esposito]].
*'''UK issue #53:''' the new Autobots receiving life, by [[Robin Smith]].
*'''UK issue #54:''' reuse of art from US cover.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-14.jpg|'''US issue #14''' - C'mon Hoist, the music isn't ''that'' bad...
File:MarvelUK-053.jpg|'''UK issue #53''' - And you thought that shooting into their faces kills people.
File:MarvelUK-054.jpg|'''UK issue #54''' - If you believe in Hoist, just cla- oh
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 07-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 7|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #7]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Tf commag 02.JPG|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #2]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)
File:Titan-CybertronReduxSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-CybertronReduxHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:IDW Generations 3 Cover A.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)#"Rock and Roll-Out!"|''The Transformers: Generations'' #3]] cover A''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:IDW Generations 3 Cover B.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)#"Rock and Roll-Out!"|''The Transformers: Generations'' #3]] cover B''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:IDW Generations 3 Cover RI.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)#"Rock and Roll-Out!"|''The Transformers: Generations'' #3]] cover RI''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:Generations TPB.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|The Transformers: Generations]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v4.jpg|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 4: Second Generation'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018)
File:HXClassicsVol4.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers Classics#Japanese reprints|The Transformers Classics]], Vol. 4''''' ([[Mediaboy Mook]], 2019)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''. (n.b. not all the changes made in IDW's ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' are present in the ''Definitive G1 Collection'' in this instance. Where they differ, a note has been made below.)
*Page 4, panel 5: Smokescreen's nose is now incorrectly colored blue.
*Page 7: in both the panels in which it appears, the power siphon is recolored greyish-green to match its later appearances.
*Page 9, panel 2: Skywarp's cockpit is now miscolored blue instead of the correct orange from the original.
*Page 12, panel 5: The yellow on Tracks's hood is changed to red; this still isn't right. ''(change not present in Hachette edition)''
*Page 15, panel 6: "Springhorn" is corrected to "Springstern" to match the rest of the issue. ''(change not present in Hachette edition)''
*Page 17, panel 5: The brownish-orange of the rubble has been shifted to a more yellowish hue, there's a weird pinkish-orange shadow under Starscream's chin, and Skywarp's white eye is now incorrectly colored the same blue as his head.
*Page 22: Rather than ''correct'' panel 4 to move Prime's silver stripe, panel 3 is altered to match the incorrect panel 4. ''(change not present in Hachette edition)''

===Advertisements===
*Marvel [[Christmas]] poster bonanza (Inside front)
*[[Nestlé]] Quik Challenge of the GoBots contest (between pages 4 & 5)
*[[Captain America]] musical audition notice - no, really (between pages 5 & 6)
*Assorted want ads (2 pages on either side of page 8)
*Mile High Comics (2 pages on either side of page 17)
*Garden City comic book convention / assorted want ads (follows page 19)
*Star comics holiday subscription form (follows page 20)
*Transmissions / G.I. Joe Yearbook #2 (bottom right corner of Transmissions letter page)
*Marvel subscriptions
*Bullpen Bulletins (inside back cover)
*Questprobe Adventures computer games featuring [[Hulk|The Hulk]] (back cover)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

David Wise

2026-04-18T02:45:07Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: help wrote

{{disambig3|David}}

[[File:DavidWiseRhinoDVD01.jpg|thumb|300px|Created all of your favorite mutants and machines through recyling.]]

'''David Wise''' ([[February 1]], [[1955]] — [[March 3]], [[2020]]) was an American television animation writer. He was perhaps best known as the head writer for the 1987 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series, where he wrote or co-wrote over one hundred episodes (and story-edited many more). Other animated shows he wrote for include ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Batman|Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'', and the infamous ''Battletoads'' pilot. He was also the single most prolific writer for the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, penning fifteen episodes.

Wise passed away after a nine year battle with lung cancer at the age of 65 on March 3, 2020.

==Episodes written==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{collist|3|
*"[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]"
*"[[Day of the Machines]]"
*"[[Microbots]]"
*"[[Make Tracks]]"
*"[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"
*"[[Kremzeek!]]"
*"[[Auto-Bop]]"
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"
*"[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]"
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]"
|}}

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 1998]]
*[[BotCon 2004]] (unofficial)
*[[BotCon 2009]]

==Notes==
*Wise was a big fan of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and claimed to have inserted the line "reverse the polarity" whenever he could in his writing; in ''Transformers'', that happened in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]". Meanwhile, in "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]", one of the [[Nebulan]] [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] rallies that they must "[[Dalek|exterminate! exterminate!]]" the newly created [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].
*Wise was interviewed as a special feature for [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 3 Part 2 and Season 4 DVD set.
*The character of [[Sōji Yoshikawa]] is named after the real-life animator {{w|Sōji Yoshikawa|of the same name}}, who was a co-worker of Wise's during his time working at DiC Entertainment.
*Before writing ''Transformers'' David Wise had visited Japan and fell in love with giant robots, which made him very excited to work on the show.<ref>[https://rss.com/podcasts/all-things-transformers/1502831/ All Things Transformers interview] February 10, 2010</ref>

===Recycle-o-matic===
David Wise frequently recycled concepts and ideas from older work for use in later scripts. As a result, many Transformers set pieces, concepts and even plots wound up appearing in other series, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in particular, while many other ideas seem to have actually started life as plots for earlier series, such as ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.''

Which ''Transformers'' stories were recycled? ''Wellll...''

*"[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]" — Recycled for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X" (specifically, the rocket chase sequence during the climax).
*"[[Day of the Machines]]" — Recycled from the ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode "Day of the Machines" (specifically, the computer program that takes over other machines). Later recycled for the ''Defenders of the Earth'' episode "Audie and Tweak" (specifically, an evil supercomputer—represented by a giant ugly face on a screen—that remotely controls or influences other machines and taunts the heroes as they enter its lair), ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' episode "B.O.S.S." (specifically, an evil computer system controlling other machines by placing remote command devices on them), and the ''Mighty Ducks'' episode "The Return of Dr. Droid" (specifically, an evil computer that takes control of various machines and makes them attack the heroes).
*"[[Microbots]]" — Recycled from the ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode "Day of the Machines" (specifically, the sequence where a character shrinks down and enters a machine to fix/sabotage it). Recycled again for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Shredder & Splintered".
*"[[Kremzeek!]]" — Recycled from the ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode "Day of the Machines" (specifically, the little energy-based monster that makes trouble). Later recycled almost completely for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "The Big ZIPP Attack", and once again for ''The Mighty Ducks'' episode "Zap Attack". Also recycled for the ''Defenders of the Earth'' episode "Audie and Tweak" (specifically, the heroes' computer babbling nonsensically after being affected by an outside force).
*"[[Auto-Bop]]" — Recycled for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X" (specifically, the villains brainwashing people in New York to build a doomsday device via a phony business).
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]" — Recycled wholesale for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Poor Little Rich Turtle" (specifically, every character, motivation and set piece).
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]" — Recycled for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" (specifically, the weather machine that goes out of control in the climax and has to be destroyed in midair).
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]" - Recycled for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Shredder & Splintered" (specifically, the circumstances where [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] bicker over leadership being nearly identically reused for Krang and Shredder, right down to the dialogue, "We shall see...").

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936335/ David Wise on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://princeospace.blogspot.com/ A Spy in the House of Tomorrow - David Wise's blog]
*[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Interview with David Wise on the Moonbase 2 podcast]
*[http://geewunner.com/?p=87 Interview with David Wise at Geewunner]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, David}}
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Gnaw (G1)

2026-04-18T02:31:34Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ copy edit

{{factions|quintesson|decepticon|autobot|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig3|Gnaw}}
:''Gnaw is a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Gnaw boxart.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Too cute for the Decepticons, too spikey for the Autobots, and expendable by Quintesson standards, a young Gnaw's sense of rejection gave way to overeating.]]
Though he originated as just another [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]], '''Gnaw''' seems to be loyal only to the one who fed him last, be they [[Quintesson]], [[Decepticon]], or even [[Autobot]]. Much like his kin, he is insatiable in appetite and savage in combat. Gnaw's "masters" don't so much give him orders as they do unleash him like a caged tornado that promptly eats its way through the battlefield in a feeding frenzy.

And yet, Gnaw has on occasion shown glimpses of heart and devotion. He has been known to watch over the Autobot [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and seems genuinely loyal to the youngster regardless of suppertime frequency. Gnaw tends to snap at the fingers of any other robot, however.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Oh, anyone get the number of that truck that ran me over?"]]
During the [[Great Shutdown]], the [[Quintesson]]s sent swarms of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for an unknown purpose, possibly to infiltrate and reconquer the planet. Some of them encountered the revived [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]]'s chief agent. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Gnaw was damaged, presumably in battle with these two, and was abandoned on Cybertron when the other Sharkticons were called home. Following the great revival, an amnesiac Gnaw came across the young Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and the two formed a strong bond. Gnaw later followed Wheelie in joining the resistance movement alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and several others. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Down in one of the tunnels that make up the [[Old Slave Trails]], he saved [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Battlecharger]]s in his own... unique style (Tastes great! Less filling!). {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Gnaw took Prime to his resistance group, but when Prime awoke, his first sight was Gnaw, who he thought was trying to eat him, and attacked. Wheelie took this poorly, and bit Prime's foot. Obviously the little guy and the Sharkticon had been hanging around each other for too long. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Once the misunderstanding had been dealt with, Gnaw was present to witness Optimus Prime unite the Autobot resistance and lead it against Shockwave. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} He was last seen working with Wheelie under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command on Cybertron, being assigned perimeter guard duty in anticipation of whatever threat might endanger Cybertron next. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
After accompanying Hot Rod to visit Optimus while he was still off-line and recovering, Gnaw and Wheelie witness their friend being accosted by a group of female Autobots. Gnaw leaped into action to help Hot Rod, but was quickly beaten down. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Gnaw was a Sharkticon picked up on [[Arkus]] by [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] to keep as a pet. Aboard Dead-End's ship, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Gnaw was kept in the liquid coolant systems as a secret, where she occasionally visited and sneaked him food over time. Gnaw proved useful when the [[proto-former]] crew mutinied against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] command structure. Dead-End needed to shut down the higher brain functions of the ship, which was actually the [[Titan (group)|cityformer]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. She unleashed Gnaw to keep the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]] tank drone busy long enough to deactivate Trypticon and stop him from killing them.

After Trypticon crashed on the planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], the crew retrofitted him as a new colony, Dinosaur City. Gnaw and Dead-End remained behind on the colony as other members of the crew returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Gnaw was among the Decepticons who aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their assault on the Autobots failed when they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain (Rising)|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Gnaw-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px|I bite the hand that feeds because that hand is tasty.]]

Gnaw’s loyalty is conditional rather than fixed, determined entirely by whoever most recently provided him with sustenance. Unlike typical Sharkticons, who are universally hostile, he can be temporarily aligned through this simple incentive. In combat, he functions as a highly destructive force, driven by both aggression and an unending appetite. Once directed, he can be unleashed with minimal control, relying on instinct and brute force to overwhelm targets. However, if an opposing force offers energon, Gnaw will readily switch sides without hesitation.{{storylink|Source:Transformers: Earth Wars/2016#Gnaw.28Decepticon.29|Gnaw Bio}}

Both the Autobots and the Decepticons recruited a Sharkticon by tuning a Gnaw Crystal to lock onto his signal. He began munching on the Space Bridge he just came through, and Ironhide/Bludgeon tried unsuccessfully to extract him. Bumblebee/Shockwave figured out they could tame him with Energon snacks. He was then later assigned to work with Seaspray/Octopunch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

On the Autobot side, [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]] named the new Sharkticon Gnaw, after considering "[[Gnasher]]"™ and "Bite Me". Blaster picked up a Decepti-comm on the coast, and so Seapsray and Gnaw went to invesitigate.

On the Decepticon side, Gnaw went with [[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]] to one of Earth's oceans, waiting to ambush an Autobot. Gnaw didn't seem interested in Octopunch's explanation. ("Nuff, Yaff", he said). Seaspray eventually arrived, but Gnaw leapt out too soon, and Seaspray had enough Energon goodies to make him turn on Octopunch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw Decepticon Research}}
*'''Added:''' [[July 22]], 2016
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Gnaw breathes acid on buildings to soften them up before eating.
*'''Ability: Chomp Chomp Chomp''' - Gnaw calls in four Sharkticon buddies. However, using this ability when Sharkticons are already active will cause them to explode, damaging friend and foe alike.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Ability summons 2 additional Sharkticons.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +3 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:gnaw Gnaw at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Gnaw was once an ordinary Sharkticon, but chose to rebel against the hierarchy and join the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Been hitting the energon goodies too much, have we?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gnaw''' (Sharkticon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Sharktron''' (シャークトロン)
:*''Takara release date'': ?? [[1987]] and ?? [[1988]]
:*''Accessories'': tail/[[Mace (weapon)|mace]], [[maceration laser]]
{{toydesigner|[[Floro Dery]] (concept artist)}}
:Gnaw transforms into a rotund, squat-limbed, shark-like monster with [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]] chompers. His [[beast mode]] tail becomes a mace weapon for [[robot mode]] and is also the most frequently missing piece from many Gnaws on the secondary market.

:There is a minor production variation in the beast mode legs/robot arms; some have two screws holding the light-gray calf/forearms together, while other have three screws. Exciting, we know. Some releases of Gnaw also came with one of four pieces to a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster with glow-in-the-dark elements, advertising the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] contest.

:Though the toy is labeled as "Gnaw", it can be considered either the individual character or one of the countless others of its type. Because of its fictional appearance as mass armies, it is one of the few original-line [[Army-building|army builder]] toys, though it is costly to use it for that purpose.

:In the United States, Gnaw's toy shipped as part of the [[Predacon (G1)#Toys|Predacon]] case assortment. In Japan, Gnaw was not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a mail-away contest prize in the first wave of the ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' spin-off line in 1987, requiring mailing in five filled-in survey forms from ''Beastformers'' toys for a chance to win. It was later made available in limited quantities as a mail-away in 1988, by which time the toyline consisted of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|''Super-God Masterforce'' line-up]]. Rather than any sort of Japanese-original packaging, the figure simply shipped in Hasbro packaging, with only a couple of additional stickers identifying it as a "limited" Japanese market version and a separate set of instructions in Japanese that identify the toy as "Sharktron".

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Gnaw/gnaw.htm More information on Gnaw at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TR-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Commence Army Building!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gnaw''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': tail/mace
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class toys, Gnaw transforms once again into a squat-limbed, shark-like monster. He comes with a mace accessory, which can be wielded by his 5mm hands, or plug onto his beast mode butt as his tail.

:Like all other new-mold ''Titans Returns'' Legends toys, he has a riding compartment for [[Titan Master]]s (and [[Prime Master]]s)... but this one is inside ''his mouth''. Yes, you read that right.

:He was [[redeco]]ed to make two different generic Sharkticons, first in ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' as "[[Sharkticon (species)#Legends|Sharktron]]", and later in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' series as a [[Sharkticon (species)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|the only Sharkticon]] in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set.

:He's extremely short for a humanoid Legends Class figure, coming up to the shoulders of most other robot modes.
{{--}}

===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Gnaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"How many would you like to buy?" "Yes."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-qu2|'''Gnaw''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-08'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-70'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': tail mace, fin sword, blaster, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Gnaw is ''mostly'' accurate to the Sharkticons' general appearance in the original cartoon, though he has circular dents where the antennae should be. His tail-mace has a single swivel-joint at the base to give it a bit of articulation. His robot-mode blaster can attach to his beast mode's left side. Sadly, the gun barrel's end is not compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s. His dorsal fin is attached by a simple [[5 mm post]], and can be removed and held as a knife, though Gnaw's cuffs cause some minor clearance issues.

:Gnaw's backpack comes detached in the packaging, and Gnaw himself is set quite high in the box, with his head often humorously looking down into his chest.

:Gnaw has the honor of being both the first [[Quintesson]]-aligned character released in ''Studio Series'' and the first toy of the character to ''not'' be labeled as a Decepticon. While this is a ''quintessential'' (hahaha) [[Army-building|army-builder]], designer [[Evan Brooks]] has stated that the figure is named Gnaw in reference to the original toy during its [[May 21]] [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] reveal.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U May 21st, 2021 Fan First Friday]</ref>

:A lot of Gnaw's details appear to be heavily inspired by an older [[Marvel Productions]] model of the Sharkticon, which in turn, is [https://i.imgur.com/6N3U7Ow.jpeg one of two refinded variants of line art] based on [[Floro Dery]]'s [[:File:FloroDerySharkticonNotes.jpg|original designs]]. The final model by [[Toei Animation|Toei]] actually mirrors the [[Allicon]] models (also designed by Toei artists), in that they share the same poses, but aside from those differences the base details remain mostly the same.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/aqcdKgA.jpeg Toei Sharkticon robot mode models]</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/vVNmo60.jpeg Toei Sharkticon alternate mode models]</ref> Additionally, the heads, shoulders and paint applications ressemble more of the final Toei models, therefore, making Gnaw a combination of both designs.

:As with other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s' famous "self-invited" entrance at [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s execution.

:In 2024, Gnaw was re-released in new packaging that was altered significantly in accordance with Hasbro's new plastic-free packaging approach. This packaging variant was released in the same wave as [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)#Studio Series|Concept Art Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Sideswipe]], and came with different UPC and EAN barcodes than the original version.
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==Merchandise==
===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV08-Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|250px|Can't properly army-build if you get others instead, but hey. You can find second-hand/opened-yet-unbuilt ones elsewhere.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Sharkticon''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories:'': 2 pairs of hands (Item-holding, splayed open-palm), Maceration Laser

:Part of the eighth wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Sharkticon ―can also be represented as Gnaw himself― is a roughly 4-inch-tall version of the character, and it is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, the Sharkticon has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, it comes with his own Maceration Laser gun. While the Sharkticon features an extra ball-jointed waist and a slide-down hip joint axis, it still utilizes the regular thigh parts and pre-assembled hinged elbow/knee joints, rather than the upgraded pieces.

:Unlike the storage box modeled after its alternate mode, this Sharkticon is labeled as unaligned, as if he's still part of Unicron's group.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

:Along with the rest of the wavemates, the Sharkticon/Gnaw is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the IBTE 2025 (Indonesia International Baby Products & Toys Expo) event.

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==Notes==
*Leaked product listings for the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' included a "Gnaw & Gnash" entry, indicating that a new Legends Class toy of Gnaw was in the works prior to cancellation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown] by Monzo ([[Matthew Karpowich]]) on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01 (via the Internet Archive)</ref> It is unknown if this ''Thrilling 30'' figure eventually evolved into the ''Titans Return'' Gnaw figure, or if the latter is a completely separate development.
*''Studio Series'' Gnaw having a blaster accessory is unusual for the scrupulously cartoon-accurate ''Studio Series'' '86, since none of the Sharkticons in the Generation 1 cartoon ever carried firearms.
**This was acknowledged by Evan Brooks during the figure's Fan First Friday reveal, who stated that the blaster was included out of necessity to reference the original Generation 1 Gnaw toy.<ref>Evan Brooks on the May 21 Fan First Friday stated "He comes with the blaster that his G1 toy came with. Wasn't featured in the movie at all, but we just wanted to make sure it was included."</ref>
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gnaw''' (ノー ''Nō'')
*''French:'' '''Fringalo''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng Yá''' (钢牙, "Steel Teeth")

==References==
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]
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Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:SpotlightUltraMagnus-HisWayOrTheHardWay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Aww, betcha say that to all the treaty-breaking weapons dealers."]]
Even in war, there are laws. '''Ultra Magnus''', Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], is the burly blue line that enforces those laws. Whether Autobot or Decepticon, break them and you can do things his way... or the hard way.

He's so popular that people just love to cosplay as him!

{{quote|But is it enough to make me "bend"? In my book, one compromise leads to another... and '''''another'''''... and pretty soon... you've '''''crossed''''' the line you're supposed to be holding.|Ultra Magnus|''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]''}}

{{first|[[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]] (Minimus Ambus, as Ultra Magnus)}}
::[[Parasites|''Autocracy'' #2]] (the original Ultra Magnus)
::[[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]] (Datum, as Ultra Magnus)
::[[Shining Armor issue 1|''Shining Armor'' #1]] (Convoy, as Ultra Magnus)

==Fiction==
===The original Magnus===
[[File:Parasites-OrionPaxUltraMagnusSparring.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Foreshadowing!]]
The legend of Ultra Magnus began with the first 'bot to bear the name: a stern, no-nonsense Autobot who, during the early years of the war, fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the legendary [[Delta Magnus]] to contain the Decepticons. {{storylink|Parasites}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} When Orion sided with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to overthrow [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s corrupt government, Magnus and his security forces stood with them, {{storylink|Overthrown}} but when Zeta was deposed, Megatron betrayed Orion and took over the planet, sending Magnus, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] into hiding. They were captured when their safehouse was raided by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} but were soon liberated by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] and met back up with Orion, who had been transformed into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and awoken the dormant [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Alongside the entire Autobot army, Ultra Magnus then marched on the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] to fight Megatron for the control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After the Decepticons had been chased out of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Magnus aided Optimus Prime in inspecting the remains of Zeta Prime's cache of outlawed weaponry. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Shortly after Optimus Prime's rise to leadership, Ultra Magnus was part of a unit sent to defend the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} During the Autobots' attempts at stopping a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Magnus was responsible for bringing out the strongest weapons in the Autobot arsenal {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} and subsequently fought at Prime's side during the battle with the beast in [[Harmonex]]. {{storylink|Annihilation}} Following the defeat of Trypticon at the hands of Megatron and [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], Ultra Magnus saw the calm as a chance to arrest Megatron, but was discouraged from doing so when the rest of the Decepticon army arrived. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} He went on to oversee the process of cleansing Grimlock's systems of Trypticon's corrupted energon, {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} and witness the epic battle between Trypticon and Metroplex. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Once Trypticon's attack turned out to be the first phase of a Decepticon invasion, Ultra Magnus stood with the other Autobots in defense of Iacon. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

===The immortal lawman===
[[File:MTMTE19 magnus armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I've never seen anything so awesome in the entire galaxy...Alright, give me the bomb."]]
But all beings have a fixed lifespan, and Ultra Magnus was no different. When he passed away (under unrevealed circumstances), the legend he left in his wake inspired Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] to ensure that he lived on. Circulating a rumor that Magnus had merely faked his death, Tyrest fashioned a suit of [[Magnus Armor|armor]] cast in Magnus's image and bestowed it upon a succession of other 'bots—the first being '''[[Suture (G1)|Suture]]''', with later successors including '''[[Datum]]''', '''[[Ramp]]''' and '''[[Blockus]]'''—who took on Magnus's name and reputation, and served Tyrest as a Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], upholding the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]], a treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. Each wearer was a "loadbearer", a kind of [[Point One Percenter]] possessing a [[spark]] with an animating force strong enough to integrate the Magnus armor. Upon the passing of each wearer, a trigger in the armor would return it to Tyrest wherever he was in the galaxy, so that it could be passed on to his next chosen enforcer. The Cybertronian public only ever believed that there was a solitary Ultra Magnus who flouted death at every turn; {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} the "freak recoveries" he made only enhanced Magnus's reputation, and he would later be cited by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] as an example of a larger sized bot whose Spark could recover from the kind of damage suffered by [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:MTMTE16 magnus on simanzi.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|You know Magnus, you don't need this much firepower just to fix a leak in your basement.]]
As such, it becomes hard to know exactly which Magnus was involved in which of his recorded appearances, such as his battle against [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] as part of the [[113th Battalion]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} One bearer of the Magnus Armor perished on [[Simanzi]], 1st Cycle 3718, when he was caught offguard by a [[Cybernought|Cybernaught]] while heading toward the [[Crucible]] with [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]. Later, during the 2nd Cycle, another Magnus fell when he took a direct hit from the [[K-Class]] Decepticon [[Torque (G1)|Torque]] while giving orders during a battle on [[Clemency]] over the [[Nightmare Engine]]. In the 3rd Cycle, the statistician Datum was wearing the Magnus Armor and took part in the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], during which he blocked the exhaust vent of [[Hell's Point|the ship in question]] with his body, trusting that the [[Warriors Elite]] wouldn't risk destroying it by blasting him off without Megatron's permission. Unfortunately, he hadn't realized Megatron was right there, hiding in plain sight in his new gun alternate mode, which [[Heretech]] used to blast him. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Legend held that the smirk Magnus had given the warriors when he thought he had them beaten was the only time he ever smiled in his life. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} One Magnus would fall victim to the Spark affliction known as a [[zero point]], {{storylink|Zero Point}} and another to the [[Fast-Folding Sun]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

One of the Ultra Magnuses had Wheelie work under him, who supplied him with reserve ammunition. Unfortunately, due to Wheelie's small size, Magnus had a tendency to overlook the little bot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Only a few Autobots ever knew the truth of Magnus's identity; by the time of the 19th century, they included Optimus Prime, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}} [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the latter only aware because people tended to tell him their secrets. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}} However, the secret did leak in the form of a conspiracy theory claiming that Ultra Magnus was "just a little guy in armor", though it wasn't widely believed. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:MTMTE18 minimus ambus.jpg|thumb|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, hmmm. We need to do a [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legends|redeco]], don't we?"]]
After burning through several other load bearers, '''[[Minimus Ambus]]''', spark brother to the noted Autobot philanthropist [[Dominus Ambus]], took up the mantle of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Minimus found his overachieving brother difficult to get along with, but loved him all the same; he was off-planet when Dominus mysteriously disappeared, but the connection the brothers shared led Minimus to believe his brother had died. His physical resemblance to Dominus (including the shared "facial insignia" moustache of the [[House of Ambus]]) pained Minimus, so when Tyrest chose him to be the next Ultra Magnus—to become a different person—Minimus was happy to take on the role. He aspired to be the kind of no-nonsense lawman the original had been. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Renowned for his stalwart personality and his commitment to the job, Minimus became the longest serving wearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} As Magnus, Minimus had many adventures in his duties as enforcer of the Tyrest Accord, including the arrests of both a Decepticon peddling miniaturization technology who infected him with [[Nanocon]]s, {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} and wannabe [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] [[Blip]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s renegade "patient" [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] cut a swathe of destruction across the galaxy, Magnus hunted her down, using a combination of holographic trickery and shock grenades to subdue her so she could be sent to the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

In his leisure time, Minimus began writing ''[[Terms of Peace]]'', a book that detailed every law for every conceivable scenario and would ensure everlasting peace and prosperity if followed. He ran into trouble, however, when he failed to find a politically correct way of phrasing "punishable by death" as the penalty for breaking many of the rules. {{storylink|Sardines}}

===Xetaxxis and back===
[[File:ShiningArmor2-spacewalk.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.4]]

Some three hundred years ago, Minimus Ambus was gravely wounded and opted to take a sabbatical from his duties. In his place, Tyrest appointed '''[[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]]''' as the next Point One Percenter to don the armor. Convoy brought his own unique spin on Ultra Magnus to the table: eschewing his predecessor's stern, measured approach, Convoy was hotheaded, triggerhappy, and prejudiced against organics. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

In the mid-19th century, Ultra Magnus and his crew of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] were patrolling the [[Zugzwang Cluster]] when they came across a pair of Decepticons assaulting a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle. They quickly overwhelmed their foes and, at Magnus's urging, investigated the wreckage to ensure that nobody had survived. The two found that the Decepticons had been trying to destroy the Council ship to cover up their tracks; smelling a conspiracy, Magnus hacked into the shuttle's security and discovered the Council had been bound for the backwater planet of [[Xetaxxis]]. The Autobots followed, and eventually caught up with them over the [[Solstar Order]] space station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]''; leaving Sky Blast to watch the ship, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} the pair made a dramatic entrance by blasting their way in through a wall. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

[[File:ShiningArmor2-wereintrouble.jpg|thumb||right|upright=1.4]]

The two Autobots were immediately attacked by four [[Space Knight]]s; misreading the situation, Magnus mistook the Cybertronian orphan [[Stardrive]] for a Decepticon operative and opened fire on Starscream and the Knights as the chaotic battle began tearing the space station apart. Sky Blast joined the fight, but was jumped by one of the Decepticon's [[Dire Wraith]] allies and subsequently mutated into an out-of-control monster.

Deciding the battle was lost, Magnus hacked into the space station's systems and disabled everything, sending ''Orchid Crossing'' plummeting into Xetaxxis in the hopes that atmospheric reentry would burn the hybrid up with them. Stardrive - hoping to rescue the Cybertronians - used her starfighter configuration to rescue them, and all three Transformers plummeted onto the icy surface of the planet. Quickly recovering form his ordeal, Magnus placed her under arrest for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]s; Stardrive agreed to go with Magnus under the condition that they find her Space Knight comrades. Irked at the idea of helping organics, Magnus didn't get far into his argument before Rom, [[Livia]], and [[Sata]] arrived and shot him. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

[[File:ShiningArmor4-MagnusVsWraiths.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Recovering from the blast, the two Autobots engaged the Space Knights in a brief shootout as he shielded Stardrive from [[Neutralizer]] fire. Stardrive managed to break up the fighting and properly introduced herself to the two feuding factions. Rom was left confused by talk of the Decepticons, prompting Ultra Magnus to explain the nature of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the factionalized state of the Cybertronian species. When Stardrive revealed the existence of her energon synthesizer, the Autobots and Knights agreed to a temporary teamup and rolled out to find the synthesizer before the Decepticons could. The ground-bound Autobots and Sata were delayed when Bumblebee stopped to help the native [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxians]] cope with the extreme cold, a violation of the Tyrest Accord which earned the ire of Ultra Magnus. It didn't take long before the "Xetaxxians" revealed themselves as Dire Wraith imposters as [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]] and [[Vekktral]] attacked. Magnus ordered his two comrades to join the others while he stayed behind to hold off the horde. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

[[File:ShiningArmor4-UltraMonster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Guzzlord_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Guzzlord], is that you?]]
Using the superheated rock as an improvised weapon, Magnus fought wave after wave of Wraiths, shrugging off their blows before he began to tire. After dispatching a hundred of the aliens, an exhausted Magnus was slowly worn down by their onslaught and pinned to the ground as Vekktral approached, boasting that he now understood how to properly control Cybertronian biology. Possessed by Vekktral, the Wraith-Magnus regrouped with the Decepticons and, using his new knowledge, immediately turned on Starscream and the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

Decepticons, Autobots, and Space Knights formed a strange alliance against Vekktral and his body-snatching forces, Vekktral losing an arm from their combined attack. Within his mind, Magnus continued to struggle against Vekktral before Convoy realized that the Wraith had made a crucial oversight; unaware of the nature of the [[Magnus Armor]], Vekktral had failed to account for the inner robot. Convoy was thus able to stop Vekktral by forcing Ultra Magnus's chest open, giving Rom opening he needed to end the threat by allowing Rom to shoot him.

Following the sterilization of Xetaxxis, Bumblebee used the armor's recall switch to return to the Autobot fleet and inform Optimus Prime about Convoy's passing. Optimus Prime briefly eulogizied Convoy as he laid the fallen Autobot to rest; after a century of recuperation, Minimus Ambus returned to active duty and donned the repaired armor to become Ultra Magnus once more. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

===The hunt for Scorponok===
[[File:SpotlightUltraMagnus shoots Scorpie.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Tracking down Decepticon wheeler-dealer [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] on the planet [[Zull]], Magnus was convinced to let the criminal go in exchange for information on the current whereabouts of an even greater offender: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], against whom Magnus bore a personal grudge. Magnus followed Swindle's lead to the planet [[Nebulos]], and although he disrupted Scorponok's operations, the Decepticon was able to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}} The cycle repeated years later when Magnus caught up to Swindle again, arresting him for yet another violation, only to wind up once again letting him go in return for a fresh lead on Scorponok's new location. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

While en route to help deal with the fallout of a [[Spotlight: Arcee|break-in at Garrus-9]], Magnus changed course in response to a distress call from [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]'s crew, who were under attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]. After Magnus drove Cyclonus off, he teamed with Hound's crew to track him to [[Corata-Vaz]] and stage an ambush, only to be beaten back when he unleashed [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} After obtaining further intel on the plot being orchestrated by Cyclonus and his fellow [[Dead Universe]] Transformers, {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Magnus co-ordinated a simultaneous strike against their various [[Nega-Core]] installations. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:MaxDinos5 Grimlock Magnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|It's now my job to jail all the interesting guys.]]
Sometime after the foiling of the Dead Universe [[Expansion]], Ultra Magnus received a signal from a battered Hot Rod, requesting some backup for [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], who was in the process of confronting Scorponok on Earth. Determined to put an end to his old quarry once and for all, Magnus headed for Earth. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Scorponok had already been defeated by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] by the time Magnus arrived, though he made it in time to stop them from killing him, intent on seeing Scorponok punished by the law. After stripping Scorponok's [[Machination]] facility of Cybertronian tech and providing Optimus Prime with a report on the events, Magnus departed for Garrus-9 with Scorponok, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] and Grimlock, who had surrendered to Magnus in exchange for his rescinding the warrants on the other Dynobots. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

===Taking charge===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-trysomethinghilarious.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Ultra Magnus uses sarcasm quotes to remind you he doesn't find ''anything'' hilarious.]]
Magnus was soon to discover that he had picked up a stowaway when he left Earth: human runaway [[Verity Carlo]]. Surprisingly, Magnus warmed to Verity in his own way and allowed her to stay with him; she, in return, affectionately dubbed him "Uncle Magnus". After about four years of adventuring together, Magnus and Verity were called upon by Prowl to transport the Autobot commando squad known as the [[Wreckers]] to Garrus-9, which had been overrun by Decepticons during a [[Surge (event)|galaxy-wide uprising]] a few years before. En route, the group picked up former Wreckers leader and Garrus-9 escapee [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} who Magnus encouraged the recalcitrant [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] to take on the mission with them. Magnus proceeded to brief the Wreckers and sent them on their way, but refrained from participating in the mission himself, both to turn a blind eye to the Wreckers' often-brutal methods, and because Prowl had requested his presence back on Earth to investigate the murder of Ironhide. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} The mission was a disaster at best, with many Wreckers dying at the hands of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]; Magnus would go on to carry great guilt over his non-participation. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Further, on the return trip, Magnus discovered that Verity had also left him, having stolen away with the Wreckers on their mission; {{storylink|In Word and Deed}} despite appearances, he would dearly miss her. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

[[File:SeasonsInFlight-RodimusMagnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
Arriving on Earth, {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Magnus discovered the Autobots in disarray, Ironhide's death having caused Optimus Prime to surrender to human agency [[Skywatch]], leaving Bumblebee in charge. Magnus called for the Autobots' full cooperation, but after performing an autopsy of Ironhide's body and learning that the 'bot who had led the mission on which he died, Hot Rod, had broken away from Bumblebee's group, he elected to search Hot Rod out for questioning. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} Discovering that Hot Rod—now calling himself "Rodimus Prime"—had begun to construct a rocket to leave Earth, and had allied himself with Decepticons in order to do so, including Magnus's old stoolie Swindle, Magnus attempted to arrest Rodimus under charges of treason. Prowl stood up for Rodimus, and, unable to arrest ''everyone'', the furious Magnus returned to Bumblebee's cave. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} In short order, he forcibly recruited a team of Autobots to arrest Rodimus and his followers, but when they returned to Rodimus's launch site, they were confronted by Swindle's secret weapon: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] [[combiner]] [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], who was ordered to kill Magnus first. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Magnus fared poorly in the battle, but was saved from death at Menasor's hands by Optimus Prime, who had brokered an alliance with Skywatch. Repaired after the battle, Magnus was furious to find Swindle had slipped through his fingers again, and took out his frustrations on Rodimus. When Bumblebee tried to defuse the situation, Magnus attempted to cite his greater authority of his legal jurisdiction, but was put in his place when the younger Autobot pointed out that on Earth, ''he'' was in charge. However, as this was going on, Rodimus took off in Ultra Magnus's shuttle, leaving him stuck on Earth with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Temporarily provided with a ship by Skywatch, {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Magnus recovered the surviving Wreckers from Garrus-9, and delivered the fruit of their mission to Prowl: a [[data slug]] containing complete records of Autobot war crimes from the [[Aequitas]] computer. Knowing that it would be disastrous if the data got out, Magnus maintained his plausible deniability and left it in Prowl's hands. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:IDW16 magnus under fire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Eastbound and Down.]]
Some time later, when Bumblebee was the victim of an attempted assassination, Magnus lost patience with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]'s raging and threatened to have him restrained. He was interrupted by the news that the plane carrying Optimus Prime's team back from [[North Korea]] had been blown out of the sky, but before he and [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] could get any real information about the attack, the Decepticons launched an attack on the base. Ultra Magnus was incapacitated by [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic powers, allowing the Decepticons to free their captive comrades and escape. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} In the aftermath of the attack, Magnus took command and relocated everyone to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s location, but not before leaving Brawn with a mission to find and recruit the aid of the disenfranchised Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} On the way to Omega, the Autobots were attacked by humans who didn't want them on their planet, and Pennington had to talk Ultra Magnus out of retaliating. Unfortunately, things got worse when Megatron himself showed up and easily dispatched Ultra Magnus and his troops. Assuming that he was out to destroy the Autobots as usual, Magnus tried to distract Megatron from killing the Skywatch soldiers, but the Decepticon made it clear that the humans were just as important targets for his revenge. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} The injured Magnus was held hostage by Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and used as leverage to get Optimus Prime to meet with them. This meeting ended with Megatron retreating with a [[stasis lock]]ed Soundwave, and Ultra Magnus was brought to safety. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} As he awaited repairs, Magnus told Prime that he had managed to place a tracking chip on Soundwave, allowing the Autobots to find Megatron's hideout. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Six weeks later, Ultra Magnus watched as Rodimus returned to Earth with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and several lost Autobots in tow. He brought news that Galvatron had built an army and taken control of Cybertron, prompting Optimus Prime to lead his Autobots back to their home planet. On Bumblebee's orders, Ultra Magnus remained on Earth with him, Prowl and a few others to investigate charges brought against [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] for the supposed murder of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} He still participated in talks of what would be done with Megatron, who had surrendered himself and been taken into space with Prime's Autobots. When [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] explained that they needed a neutral third party to judge the Decepticon leader for his crimes, Magnus suggested [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], and opined that they should aim for a death sentence. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

[[File:IDW29 magnus arrests swindle.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|"Don't worry, Swindle. I kept your room the way you left it."]]
Magnus chewed out Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] after the latter had broken protocol and transformed into [[robot mode]] during a mission to spy on Witwicky. Prowl brought up his suspicions of anti-Transformer pundit [[Ben Simpson]] and of a deeper Decepticon conspiracy, but Magnus ordered him to stick to the case at hand. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} The Autobots then brought in [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]], a former Skywatch agent who abandoned Spike's unit once it started breaking too many rules. Ultra Magnus commended her for sticking to military protocol before questioning her on Spike's past. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Around this time, Ultra Magnus was on hand to witness Bumblebee bring all five Stunticons into custody to everyone's surprise. {{storylink|The Question}} Then, after learning the whereabouts of Ben Simpson from Sandra, Bumblebee and Magnus agreed to circumvent the slow human legal system and rolled out with Skywatch to confront Simpson, discovering him to be a [[facsimile construct]] controlled by none other than Swindle. The Decepticon tried to escape again, but Ultra Magnus dismembered him and dragged him back to base, where he admitted under interrogation that he had been supplying Spike Witwicky and Skywatch with Cybertronian technology from the start. This revelation caused the Autobots to sever their ties with Skywatch. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

===The problem with peace===
[[File:LiarsAtoD1-MagnusVision.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Risk of criminal activity: None. Practically perfect in every way.]]
The Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron once Optimus Prime's team had defeated Galvatron, the [[D-Void]], and the Decepticons. Feeling that the Autobots were no longer wanted on post-war Cybertron, Ultra Magnus decided to accompany Rodimus and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] on their quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} He joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as Rodimus's second-in-command, but soon started to become increasingly petty about minor infractions and had many, ''many'' reservations about those who had signed up for the quest. Magnus's troubles on the ''Lost Light'' started when an accident at launch caused the ship to [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] to a random point in space. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} A ruptured hull led to a portion of the crew being sucked out into space, so Rodimus and Ultra Magnus set the ''Lost Light'' down on a nearby planet and went out searching for them. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} The ship was soon repaired and took off again, only for a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] to be discovered on board, reminding Ultra Magnus of Blip. Magnus heavily disapproved of Rodimus using [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] as bait to lure the creature in to be killed, and told Rodimus that he had to call him out on that because nobody else would, but Rodimus brushed off the lecture, stating that ''he'' was in charge now. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

As time went on, Magnus became increasingly anal about ''everything'', especially minor, pointless things like dirt {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}, Autobrands at angles, lighting problems, and so on—an inability to cope with peacetime had led to a full-blown nervous breakdown for Magnus that saw him try to append as much weight to the everyday rules of life as he had to the rules of war. {{storylink|Parasites}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} He made life hell for just about everyone of the ship with his obsessive-compulsive tendencies and relentless attempts to enforce petty, pointless standards of conduct that the entire crew did their best to defy, Rodimus most of all, who simply started ignoring his many, many memos. He started to question why he'd joined the quest and tried to leave several times, but Rodimus would keep talking him into staying. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

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Discovering that the naive [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who had been offline for the duration of the war, wanted to be a Decepticon Magnus reported him to Rodimus. A history lesson courtesy of Rewind quickly disabused Tailgate of this notion, and he decided to be an Autobot instead {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} so Magnus began educating him in the [[Autobot Code]]—a long tortuous process that saw Magnus pore over the unabridged version and go over it in [[Semicolon|excruciating detail]]. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

After attending a ceremony honoring [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], Ultra Magnus was among the crew members temporarily frozen in place by one of Brainstorm's backfiring weapons. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Learning of the [[Swerve's|bar]] that [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] had set up, he promptly arrested the big-mouthed 'bot, and sent him to join Rewind replacing rivets on the ship's hull. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] took Rung and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage, Magnus listened in on his threats. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Magnus smile.jpg|If looks could kill.|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
The infestation of Nanocons, long thought eradicated, became active within Ultra Magnus, so a team of hardy Autobots were miniaturized and implanted inside him to try to fight the creatures. The Nanocons eventually ended up at Magnus's mouth pistons, and he was forced to destroy them by smiling—not without great effort, as those mechanisms had become rusted with disuse. Though he was greatly embarrassed by it and the crew consequently mocked him for it, Rodimus assured him that it meant they were beginning to accept him. When the ''Lost Light'' encountered the [[Galactic Council]] ship ''[[The Benign Intervention]]'', Magnus was able to use his bureaucratic skills to talk [[K'gard|Captain K'gard]] into allowing a delegation of Autobots to visit Crystal City. He himself was beamed aboard the Council ship, where K'gard told him that he was trusted by the Council and tried unsuccessfully to talk him into joining them—he even smiled at the idea the other Autobots might influence him to be less strict in his outlook. When the Council ship came under apparent attack from the surface, Magnus was beamed back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before K'gard began the process of destroying the Autobot ship with an incineration shell. Fortunately the ship had a last-minute save, courtesy of a freed [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

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Following a reconnaissance mission to [[Temptoria]], {{storylink|Before & After}} Magnus returned to the ''Lost Light'' to find Cyclonus had been blamed for an attack on [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and was forced to restrain Cyclonus after Drift's attempted interrogation turned violent. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When it turned out Red Alert's decapitation was self-inflicted, Magnus suggested putting him into cold storage, something Rodimus reluctantly agreed with. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} This matter dealt with, the Autobots were able to follow up on Magnus's information from Temptoria, which pointed to the missing [[Circle of Light]] possibly being held there by Decepticons. Magnus joined a task force of Autobots in an attack on the Decepticon base on the planet, his prowess in the subsequent battle particularly impressing Tailgate. Though they liberated Temptoria's capital, they failed to find the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Fire exits. Important stuff.]]
Having been ordered by Rodimus to go on shore leave to Hedonia, Magnus joined Swerve's social group and debuted his holomatter avatar: a copy of Verity. Slipped a [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] mickey by Whirl, Magnus fell unconscious, awakening just long enough to break down in front of Swerve, admitting that he hated the quest, was upset that nobody liked him, and believed everything had gone wrong when he'd accepted Tyrest's offer. Passing out once more, his unconscious body was hauled out into the street by Swerve and friends, where they jumped up and down on him until he reflexively transformed, allowing them to drive him back to the shuttle. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Afterwards, he tried to socialise with Rung and even tried jokes, to toe-curlingly embarrassing failure. Despite that, they got on quite well. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Magnus was among those interviewed for Rewind's documentary about life on the ship, "Little Victories". He used his authority to censor the parts that made him look silly. Magnus later joined Rodimus and Drift in welcoming [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] to the ''Lost Light''. Rodimus tried to use Ultra Magnus to impress Thunderclash, pointing out how the Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord was his first officer. Thunderclash ignored Rodimus's petty oneupsmanship and instead complimented Ultra Magnus on an article he had written about military typography, eagerly wanting to discuss its finer points. Thunderclash quickly apologized for coming on too strong, but Magnus responded to the praise by giving Thunderclash a spontaneous hug. {{storylink|Little Victories}}
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===Identity revealed===
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Unbeknownst to Magnus, the captive Overlord was being held in a secret cell on the ''Lost Light''. When he was accidentally allowed to escape, Magnus was the first one to charge against the loose Decepticon, still carrying the guilt after the Garrus-9 fiasco. He managed to briefly beat Overlord into submission until the Decepticon stabbed him through the spark with Drift's [[Great Sword]]. While the rest of the crew dealt with dispatching Overlord, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] tended to Magnus's injuries, only to discover that he would be unable to prevent the collapse of his spark. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} The comatose Magnus was given only ten days to live, but before his end could come, within the Magnus Armor, Ambus reflexively tripped the recall switch. Under its own power, the armor levitated from the med-slab, carrying Ambus within it, appropriating a shuttle that would take him to Tyrest, who currently dwelt on Cybertron's lost moon, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} The switch normally functioned as a teleporter, but Ambus deliberately chose to activate the manual recall, which he knew would allow the ''Lost Light'' to follow him, in hopes that Tyrest would properly discipline Rodimus for the reckless leadership that Magnus had been unable to curb. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

[[File:Ambus Unveiled.jpg|thumb||right|Do not remove from packaging!]]
Upon arrival, Magnus's body was recovered by Tyrest and taken to [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], who was able to use Tyrest's collection of bleeding-edge tech to save his life. While the doctor worked, however, Tyrest reviewed Magnus's journals, and was appalled to see how he had become reduced to an officious, bureaucratic ''joke''. He angrily deactivated the Magnus Armor, stripping Minimus Ambus of the role he had played for years and made his very life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Presently, when Rodimus and a contingent of ''Lost Light''ers arrived on Luna 1 as Magnus had expected, they were promptly captured by Tyrest's forces. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Learning from Tyrest that they were to be put to death for harboring a criminal—amnesiac crewmember [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]—Ambus requested that he be placed in a cell alongside them. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} He pretended to be an energon trader in order to get them to tell him about their recent escapades, hoping to prove to Tyrest that they, like he, had no knowledge of Skids's criminal past. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} That went wrong when Rung was able to recognize the personal tics of Magnus in Ambus, and he forced Ambus to come clean about his identity and explain his life story to Rodimus and the others. Rodimus's story also had its share of surprises for Ambus, as he learned that Tyrest was working with the Decepticon [[Titan Hunter]]s and had amassed a graveyard of [[Titan (group)|Titan]] remains. Determined to find out what was going on, and why the ''Lost Light''ers were being charged with "crimes against creation", he confronted Tyrest for answers. The revelations were shocking: Tyrest believed that all Transformers "constructed cold" were abominations and he intended to exterminate them all with a [[universal killswitch]]. Ambus refused to allow him to go through with his plans, so Tyrest initiated the newest amendment to his accord—pre-emptive execution—and had one of his [[Legislator]] robots crush Ambus's head. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:Minimus ambus rodimus this calamitous life.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|left|You're nothing but a dirty carbuncle, festering in the corner!]]
Soon after, Rodimus and the others escaped their cell and burst into Tyrest's control room. Tyrest warned them against interfering, gesturing at Ambus's fallen body as an example of what happened to those who opposed him. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Fortunately, the Magnus Armor was not the only load that Ambus was capable of carrying: the head that was crushed by the Legislator belonged to ''another'' layer of augmentation around his irreducible core. After Tyrest activated the killswitch, Minimus awoke and punched his way clear of his intermediate body's remains and, grabbing one of the Legislators' guns, shot Tyrest in the back. Along with [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], he devised a way to use Rodimus's half of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to reverse the effects of Tyrest's killswitch, though at great risk to Rodimus's own life. Before it was put into operation Rodimus and Ambus took the opportunity to clear the air between them, with Minimus revealing that he didn't consider Rodimus a fit captain and Rodimus revealing that he had done far worse, but promising to make amends. Though their plan was successful and Rodimus survived, they were quickly overrun with Legislators and Ambus had to take up his gun once again to fight them off before [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] managed to use everything Magnus had taught him about the Autobot Code to re-write Tyrest's laws and shut them all down. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

In the aftermath of the battle, Ambus retrieved his outer shell and reintegrated with it. Later in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medbay, [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] helped him put the Magnus Armor back on, revealing that he had known about it all along, right back to the original Ultra Magnus, but since he had known Minimus the longest he considered him to be the ''true'' Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} With his armor reattached, Magnus met with Rodimus to take stock of recent events, then, upon learning that Cyclonus had saved Tailgate's life, formally welcomed the ancient Transformer on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

===Seeing justice done===
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After the ''Lost Light'' rescued Orion Pax from the destruction of the planet [[Gorlam Prime]], Magnus accompanied him and Rodimus on a tour of the ship, {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} and later joined them for a drink in Swerve's to discuss the current state of affairs. Having learned that a portal to the Dead Universe had appeared on Cybertron, Rodimus and Pax ventured through the portal that had consumed Gorlam Prime to investigate the mystery from the other side, while Magnus was left in charge of the ''Lost Light'' and given orders to track down Jhiaxus, who Prime suspected was responsible. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Before long, however, the ''Lost Light'' found itself pushed off-course by Metroplex's thumb, which they had previously recovered. After conferring with the crew, Magnus made the decision to follow the thumb's pull and go in search of Metroplex. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Locking on to the thumb's signal and quantum-jumping to the ocean world of [[Hydrophena]], the ship was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s. Magnus's group took to the sea in the [[Rodpod]] and soon found Metroplex, {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} only to discover that the giant's brain module was missing. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} While searching Metroplex's interior, they learned that Shockwave was the architect of their recent misfortunes, and encountered the [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Their companion [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was able to fill the group in on Metroplex's status, and Magnus had the idea to jumpstart Metroplex with the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> quantum engines. This successfully allowed Metroplex to quantum jump back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} From Metroplex, Ultra Magnus and the others had a front row seat as the giant defeated the [[Necrotitan]] that had been battering [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

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In the aftermath, Ultra Magnus tried to learn more from Metroplex about the Knights of Cybertron, but could glean nothing. Receiving word of a fight between Chromedome and Prowl, he left to break the scuffle up; Prowl took offense at his intrusion, prompting Magnus to offer some choice words for the police 'bot regarding his underhanded tactics and how they harmed people. A fight seemed like it might break out between the two, until the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who had become fond of Prowl, stepped in, and Magnus left Prowl with his new "friends". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As an army of seventy billion Ammonites descended upon Cybertron, Magnus joined a team led by Bumblebee to confront Shockwave in his [[Crystal City]] headquarters, though Magnus became sidetracked fighting [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] with Skids and Brainstorm while the others went on. Bludgeon was about to stab him through the chest when Optimus Prime's team suddenly emerged through a wormhole inside Brainstorm and saved him. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Prime, Magnus and Megatron confronted Shockwave, but Magnus was blasted by Shockwave and taken out of the fight early. He was fortunately intact enough to escape after Shockwave's time drive collapsed into a black hole. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

As a direct outcome of Shockwave's defeat, Megatron decided to lay down his arms and become an Autobot. When the public of Cybertron demanded that the ex-Decepticon be placed on trial, Optimus appointed Ultra Magnus as the defense, a position he accepted, albeit not without a brief hesitation. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:MTMTE30 magnus hammer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.1|[[Diedrich Bader|HAMMER OF JUSTICE!!!]]]]

Following testimony from Starscream—which Magnus had to interrupt to object to the former air commander's grandstanding—Megatron asked Magnus to change his plea to not guilty. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After Magnus resignedly read Megatron's statement to the crowd, however, a group of Decepticons attacked the proceedings, and Magnus grabbed a giant hammer from one of the arena's statues to beat them back. Subsequently, during a recess, Megatron explained that this change of plea was a ploy to evoke an ancient legal loophole that permitted him to be tried not by his peers, but by the Knights of Cybertron. To that end, Optimus Prime assigned him co-captaincy of the ''Lost Light'' alongside Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus rejoined the ship's crew as it left Cybertron to resume its quest. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===A change in perspective===
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Some time into the journey, the ''Lost Light'' encountered an object in space which turned out to be a coffin. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Magnus objected to Megatron's decision to bring it on board, but was relieved that he was at least willing to follow proper quarantine protocols. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the discovery that the coffin contained a dead second Rodimus and that the ''Lost Light'' was disappearing piece by piece, the crew were forced to abandon ship, with Magnus and Rodimus escaping in the ''[[Leading Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} As crew members began disappearing as well, Magnus used his holomatter avatar to communicate with Megatron on the Rodpod, only to disappear mid-conversation. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The remaining crew discovered that these disappearances were the result of their coming into proximity with a quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light'', created in the original quantum jump launch accident, which was "overwriting" theirs. Investigating the wreckage of the duplicate, the small group of survivors discovered that the entire duplicate crew, including Ultra Magnus, had been slaughtered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} Fortunately, they were soon able to shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines, causing it to disappear and the other ship and crew to reappear. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:MTMTE35 disaggregator gun.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|[[Bob Budiansky#Budianskyisms|Have some armor removal, courtesy of my disaggregator gun!]]]]
As everyone gathered in Swerve's to celebrate their survival, Brainstorm—revealed to be an undercover Decepticon—made his move, triggering a poison he had laced the bar's drinks with that incapacitated the whole crew. Only Magnus, as a teetotaler, remained to confront him, but Brainstorm had prepared for that eventuality and blasted Magnus with a [[disaggregator gun]], which ripped the armor off Minimus. By the time he pulled himself together, Brainstorm had escaped via his [[Time case|time-machine briefcase]]; Megatron found the whole situation so ridiculous that he lost his temper, but Magnus reassured him that having a mental breakdown on the ''Lost Light'' was perfectly normal. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Believing that Brainstorm intended to alter history by killing Orion Pax, Rodimus took a team back in time after him; Magnus remained in the present, though he questioned Rodimus's wisdom in taking Whirl along on the mission. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Things did not go well; when Megatron vanished from Magnus's internal database, they realized that they had made a mistake, and that it was the Decepticon leader himself, not Orion Pax, who was Brainstorm's target. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Megatron took this as well as could be expected, forcing Magnus to physically restrain him as he tried to force Perceptor to send him back in time to save himself. After Megatron was calmed down, Magnus tried to lighten the mood by comparing [[Rodimus Star]]s; he won his for "Neatest Handwriting". Ultimately, the time-travellers were able to keep history from being altered, and when they returned to their present, Magnus joined the rest of the crew in Swerve's for celebrations. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

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The [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]] was subsequently convened to decide upon Brainstorm's fate, overseen by Rodimus, Magnus, and Xaaron, where it was decided that since Brainstorm was not actually a Decepticon, but had only been using them for their resources to accomplish what he thought would be to the betterment of history, he would not be kicked off the ship. Following the verdict, Magnus visited Megatron in his quarters, suspecting he had stolen a datapad that had vanished from Magnus's quarters, but found nothing. Called in to see Ratchet for a checkup, Magnus admitted to the medic that his irritation stemmed from the fact he was feeling "enfeebled"; now that everyone on the ship knew he was really Minimus Ambus, he believed they no longer respected him, and he had even found a little figurine of Minimus outside his door that he felt sure had been left there to mock him. Ratchet soon discovered, however, that it was just the opposite: the figurine had been sculpted by Swerve's bouncer [[Ten]], who thought Magnus was the bee's knees and had taken his missing datapad, leaving the figurine as a trade. Discovering the that datapad contained ''poetry'' that Magnus had been trying to write, Ratchet wrote a message for him on it advising him to be more open, and told Ten to deliver it. Encouraged by Ratchet's words, Magnus accepted Ten as a friend, and removed his armor to get a drink with him at Swerve's as Minimus Ambus. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

When the ''Lost Light'' crew attended a pre-wake for Thunderclash, Minimus Ambus attended sans armor, and studied the supposed map to [[Cyberutopia]] that Thunderclash had carved into a wall. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Unfortunately, his lack of armor left him defenseless when the crew were attacked by the [[personality tick]]s that had brought Thunderclash to the brink of death, but the combined charisma of Rodimus and Megatron proved enough to "overdose" the psychic monsters. A little later, back in his armor on the ''Lost Light'', Magnus informed [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] that [[Skater]], [[Flex]], and [[Borer]] had solved the mystery of the ticks before him and were much more humble in doing it. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} Shortly thereafter, the ''Lost Light'' was contacted by Optimus Prime on Cybertron, inviting them to return to their homeworld in order to be present for the historic first contact with the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Unwilling to pause their quest again, they agreed to send an ambassador on their behalf; Magnus tried to tell Prime about recent events, but Rodimus cut him off. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

[[File:MTMTE44 a lot of banter.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|And then they kissed.]]
When Swerve's mind retreated to [[Swearth|holomatter duplicate of Earth]], Magnus (along with the rest of the crew) sent a holomatter avatar to help search for the minibot's mind, in the process recreating ''[[Community]]'' with Chromedome and Rewind. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} Later, as Swerve was recuperating, Magnus, having had enough of Rodimus's dirty office, took it upon himself to clean it up, but in the process he discovered that the doodles Rodimus had carved into his desk were a map to Cyberutopia. Another revelation followed hot on the heels of this one; Swerve's condition had been caused by an infection resulting from a message bullet lodged in his shoulder by the Autobot spy [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]. Magnus and Megatron examined the contents of the bullet together, which contained coordinates pointing the way to the home base of the supposedly-mythical "[[Mortilus|Necrobot]]". Magnus objected to exploring this tangent rather than following the Cyberutopia map, but was overruled by Megatron. Consequently, Magnus shed his armor and took Rewind aside; the little archivist was a former [[Conjunx Endura]] of his missing spark brother Dominus, and Minimus cautioned him against being too hopeful that they would find evidence that Dominus still lived. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

After an altercation involving Cyclonus and Tailgate, which ended with the latter hospitalized, Rodimus had Chromedome use his mnemosurgery abilities to discover just what had happened, revealing Getaway had been conspiring to get Megatron killed or arrested, at the cost of Tailgate's life. So Ultra Magnus went to arrest him, at which point Getaway's co-conspirator Atomizer took offense and tried attacking him, for all the good that did. Shortly thereafter, noted psychiatrist [[Froid]] arrived on board, in a ship containing the infamous murderer Sunder. For some reason this made Ultra Magnus incredibly unwelcoming toward Froid. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} And that was before Sunder got free and started make people tear themselves inside out, Rodimus included. Fortunately, everything turned out fine thanks to Tailgate. In the aftermath, Ultra Magnus helped Megatron make witty comments at his recovered co-captain. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

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Around late December of that year, Rodimus took off for three days to go surfing on comets, much to Minimus and Megatron's shared exasperation. By the time he returned, the ship had started moving close to Mauler territory, and in order to protect the crew they had to hide their spark energy signatures in Biometric Envelopment Devices, while Brainstorm's cloaking device hid the ship. Rodimus returned just in time to find Megatron helping Minimus put the last finishing touches on the device.

A short while later, as he crooned merrily to himself, Minimus found Swerve, Nautica and Whirl looking stiff and humorless outside his office, rather than in their B.E.Ds. Before he could finish lecturing them, he got a call from Rewind, who was finding the concept of "one bot to a B.E.D." difficult to grasp. Then, as he entered his office Minimus was set upon by his own armor, which had apparently come to life. Before he could react, Minimus was knocked unconscious by a stray wrench. {{storylink|Silent Light}} Of course, the armor had just been taken over by a swarm of scraplets, and in the aftermath Minimus spent several days fumigating it, just to be sure, distracting him from being concerned about Perceptor's experiments with space-time fissures in ''Swerve's'', though he did join the crew in a toast to surprises. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}
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===Lost in time and space===
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Some weeks after Sunder's rampage, Magnus was part of the Autobot force that heroically defended the people of [[Miliarium]], fighting alongside Thunderclash. Later, on board the Lost Light, Minimus was present for Megatron's lecture on the Knights of Cybertron, and what the crew had learnt about them. As Mimimus praised for the discipline and focus he was bringing, Megatron started having spasms. When Mimimus tried approaching him, Megatron lashed out. Later, Velocity noted that if Megatron hadn't been taking Fool's Energon, the blow would've likely killed Minimus.

That night, at thirty-one oh-seven hours, several members of the crew were subject to a psychological assault. Rodimus, ever the beacon of rationality, suggested tracking it to its source, distracting Magnus from his concerns with a grammatical slip. Magnus then joined the expedition, which wound up with the Rodpod inside a planet, which soon turned out to be the Necrobot's. Before the crew could dwell on that one, they were attacked. As they fled toward the Necrobot's compound, the Rodpod was shot down and destroyed, Magnus losing an arm in his effort to shield Swerve from the destruction.

Once inside, the bad news just kept on coming. It turned out the crew had been lured to the planet thanks to Getaway, and his fellow conspirators. As in, the rest of the crew, who had gotten fed up with Megatron being in charge, and Rodimus's leadership. So they arranged for them to be stranded there, with no means of getting off the planet and no means of contacting the Lost Light, their punishment for daring to side with the enemy. And just to round off the bad news, the D.J.D. were there too. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} The Autobots were given until sundown before the enemy would storm them, in a bit of psychological warfare, but Magnus and the others learned that the Necrobot's teleportation chamber was still active and they could escape. Problem was, that would mean abandoning dozens of slumbering organics in stasis pods that the Necrobot had been keeping. Magnus, along with the others, decided to stay and ensure the organics wouldn't be murdered after Megatron gave a rousing speech. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

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A surprise appearance by Ratchet and Drift, taking the DJD's [[turbofox]] "Pet" as a hostage, gave them a titchy edge, undone by Megatron being near-killed by [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] when trying to negotiate. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} The crew began to fortify the place while Magnus, in Ambus form, was measured for a new suit of armour by Brainstorm. The ''biggest possible'' suit Brainstorm could fit on his loadbearing self! MiniMagnus was clear they were all going to die and that was the be all end all (and he had a [http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/poets/mccraearticle.htm poem about poppies] to read out for it), and told Nightbeat that to get him to ''stop talking'' about this unimportant hollow bit of the Necroworld; just to keep him quiet, he told Nightbeat he could go investigate as long as it wasn't alone. Mid-measurement, Rewind arranged it so the crew could broadcast into space how they wanted their corpses to be disposed of.
{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Minimus Ambus, blaming himself for having fun instead of stopping all of this, requested to be buried in his armour at the Luna-1 hot spot. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:AtCloseOfDay-MaximusAmbus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|He's bigger, faster, and stronger too. He's the first member of the ''Lost Light'' crew.]]
While berating Rewind for searching the Necrobot's files, Minimus casually mentioned that his brother Dominus had also been a loadbearer, something Rewind hadn't known. This upset Rewind and he wanted to know what Dominus really looked like... and Minimus showed him Dominus's turbofox form, unaware that the "Pet" they'd captured was ''his brother, lobotimised and "domesticated"'', and left unaware when Rewind killed Dominus to prevent Chromedome's own death while fixing the man. He was still blissfully unaware when he arrived in his new '''MAXIMUS AMBUS''' armour, courtesy of Brainstorm; armour he remarked was "tasty". In the end, after Rodimus thanked everyone for travelling with him, Magnus and his friends charged the Decepticon guns, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} but not before everyone received a power boost from Skids. Ambus was one of the most ferocious opponents to face the Decepticons, knocking the daylights out of [[Helex (G1)|Helex]] during the battle's opening stages. Soon, however, the power boost wore off and the Autobots were surrounded. Megatron joined the battle and covered the crew's retreat back into the fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} After Megatron emerged victorious and the DJD were defeated, Minimus was present with the old command trio of him, Rodimus, and Drift at the Momument to the [[Disappeared]], as Rewind explained how several missing 'bots were rescued by the Necrobot, and Rewind paid a last tribute to his deceased brother. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

The ''Lost Light'' crew were now joined by dozens of disoriented Cybertronians yanked from across time and space, and so Ultra Magnus took it upon himself to bring the new arrivals up to speed with the help of an extremely long slideshow. His audiovisual presentation did little to impress new arrival [[Anode]]. Minimus Ambus subsequently shed his outer armor to travel back to Cybertron with Rodimus and a small crew of other Autobots to pick up a new ship, using a jury-rigged [[Teleport chamber|teleporter]]. They discovered, however, that their entire world had been shunted into an [[Functionist Universe|alternate reality]] thanks to a rogue Galactic Council [[geobomb]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

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The entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]], believing them to be rogue members of the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], and paraded through the streets in a public spectacle; when Rodimus looked to Minimus for consolation, the tiny Autobot only succeeded in making Rodimus feel worse about their predicament. That's when the real AVL showed up to free the captives, but their prowess left something to be desired and resulted in Megatron taking command of the battle. In the aftermath, [[Clicker]] offered to take the group back to [[Kalis|Adaptica]], their base of operations. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} The group met up with rogue [[Functionist Council]] member [[Nine-of-Twelve]], from whom they learned more about the history of the Functionist Universe. Their history lesson was overshadowed when [[Six-of-Twelve]] announced "Revelation Day" and unveiled Rung's supposed alternate mode: a gigantic mining tank that left Minimus suspicious. Before the Autobots could coordinate their next move, they were interrupted by the sudden return of [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]], thought lost after a string of wars against the greater galaxy. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

The moon, as it turned out, had been weaponized into a gigantic [[harvester unit]] and began laying siege to the city, dragging buildings and their occupants into the air to be stripped down and processed. Having learned of a way to return to their own universe, Rodimus and Megatron butted heads as they argued about whether to save this Cybertron or flee back to their home reality, forcing Minimus to step in. Ultimately, Minimus stayed behind in Adaptica with Megatron while Rodimus's crew went off to rescue Rung, helping to coordinate the evacuation as Cybertronians fled the city. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

With time running out, Minimus relayed an urgent communique from Brainstorm back on the dimensionally-displaced Necroworld, warning the Autobots that they had less than twenty minutes before it would be impossible for them to return home. With Rung laying down his life to fight the moon, the Autobots hatched a new plan where they would teleport the entire moon away from Cybertron, saving the planet and allowing them to return home. Clicker led the group to a [[matter transporter]], which turned out to be a dud, and then to a second device, which worked. Frustrated that Megatron and Terminus had yet to return, Minimus warned Rodimus that they couldn't let the ex-Decepticon "get away"... which provoked Rodimus into leaving the two behind. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

[[File:AfterMegatron MagnusBetrayed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|''You forfeit all rights to my heart!'' ''You forfeit the place in our bed!'' ''You sleep in your office instead'' ''With only the memories'' ''Of when you were mine…'']]
In the wake of their adventure, Minimus donned his old, repaired Magnus Armor once again, only to discover that it wasn't working properly. Unbeknownst to the tiny Autobot, this hardware failure was a result of his internal cognitive dissonance after letting Megatron escape, unable to reconcile the murderous Decepticon with the odd friendship he had formed with the ex-Decepticon leader. Realizing that he was uncharacteristically late for an inspection, Minimus Ambus headed off to check up on [[Skip (IDW)|Skip]]'s makeshift starship form. Once more ensconced in his malfunctioning armor, Ultra Magnus sadly mused on Rodimus's leadership versus Megatron's own stint as captain. Rodimus admitted that he had come to accept Megatron's change of heart... which prompted Ultra Magnus to snap at Rodimus, decrying his captain's judgement and denouncing Megatron as an abuser and manipulator. This tirade snapped Ultra Magnus's armor back to normal, and he promptly stomped off to conduct a proper inspection before takeoff. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Three weeks after the mutiny and the adventure in the Functionist Universe, the funerary broadcast reached Cybertron and Earth. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

At some unspecified point after this, a message reached Ultra Magnus and Whirl via the holographic [[Shimmer]]—Springer, sending out a message to those he trusted, asking them to destroy the legacy of the Wreckers and make a better future. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

===Road's End===
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Aboard Skip's cramped alternate mode, Magnus attempted to continue his work on ''Terms of Peace'' only to be suddenly magnetized to Anode as part of an increasingly ridiculous prank war between her and Swerve. While [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] managed to pull her conjunx off Magnus, this only led to all the tensions erupting, a situation made even worse by Ratchet succumbing to [[aggressive depigmentation]], despite being alive, and turning intangible, all while the mass-displacement began to wear off. {{storylink|Sardines}}

Salvation came at the hands of an unusually lucid [[Ten]] who told everyone that they needed to get to a [[Mederi]] facility via the [[Warren]]. Though the crew managed to access the cosmic structure, Skip's mass-displacement finally gave out and everyone was forced to "abandon Skip", their bodies being ravaged by the effects of super-compressed space. They'd managed to come within spitting distance of the original Mederi however, now in the year [[2018]], and fell into its gravity well. The moon's systems repaired them and, based off Cyclonus's powerful desire to reach the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] and reunite with Tailgate, presented itself as the [[Clavis Aurea]]n interpretation of the realm. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Magnus awoke on a mortuary slab to a deserted landscape being contacted by Rodimus who asked him to meet him under the giant [[Matrix of Leadership]] and name the planet. Unable to do the latter (given the sheer amount of planets in the galaxy), he met with the group under the artifact. When the more religious among them decided that they were in the next life, the [[ghost]]s of Trailcutter and Pipes arrived to confirm the belief. After Rodimus had a brief mental breakdown, he angrily demanded an audience with Primus before being blasted by divine lighting. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

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As Magnus examined the scorch mark where Rodimus had once stood, he was approached by [[Dominus Ambus]]'s spectre who declared his pride for his younger brother and apologized for the distance between them. Finally at peace, Magnus began to ascend into the full Afterspark... only to be snatched away by the Guiding Hand to serve as legal counsel in their plea for resurrection. While Magnus quickly established that the Hand ''could'' revive them, doing so would bar them from the second life when they inevitably perished again. Ultimately, it was [[Adaptus]] who decided that, since Rodimus's main objective was his crew's happiness, they had no need to be revived and sent them back to limbo. Satisfied, Magnus drove off to speak with Dominus again. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}}

[[File:YouAreHere MagnusRodimusFastball.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|He's great at combo maneuvers...]]
Rightly suspecting that Rodimus wouldn't leave well enough alone, Magnus turned back and caught up with him as he, Drift, and Ratchet were fighting a group of [[Omega Guardian]]s, though a batch notably weaker than those on [[Ki-Aleta]]. After Magnus performed a [[Fastball Special]] with Rodimus, Ratchet turned his attention to the cylinder of "trapped light", the seeming power source of the afterlife, while Whirl called Magnus to relay his suspicions that everyone else was going to be murdered. Ratchet then shattered the cylinder causing the afterspark to fade away and revealing Mederi to them. As Magnus told Whirl to inform the others, and to never call him "chunky" ever again, Rodimus deduced that Mederi was [[Cyberutopia]], the Knights having contracted [[atrophosia]] and come here for treatment. With the quest wrapped up, and joined by the Decepticon [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], the group prepared to leave Mederi and head back to Cybertron before the crew of the ''Lost Light'' arrived, now mutated into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying CrankcaseUsedByMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|right|-even ''unwilling'' combo maneuvers.]]
After a failed attempt to reason with the infected, the group retreated before [[Wipe-Out's ship]] arrived, dropping Grimlock into battle, who began hacking apart the sparkeaters. Using [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] as a makeshift gun, Magnus reined in Grimlock before [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] caught Rodimus up on [[Getaway]]'s depravity. When the ''Lost Light'' was sighted, Magnus boarded the Q-Ship, and ordered Crankcase to dock in Shuttle Bay Four. No sooner had the ship landed did Getaway blow the ceiling above them, flooding the bay with the contents of the [[oil]] reservoir, including the [[Scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

As Magnus lectured on the biology of the Scraplet [[combiner]], Grimlock cleaved it in twain only for it to quickly reform into a serpentine form before they lunged at Whirl. Rather than devour the Wrecker however, the predators gently brushed up against him. Recognizing that the Luna 1 Scraplets he'd domesticated on [[Christmas]] Eve were part of the swarm, Whirl broke them free of the flooded bay and set off to aid Rodimus. No sooner had the ship been retaken did a massive tear in the Warren open above the moon. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} The ''Lost Light'' was quickly brought down to Mederi's surface, and the crew loaded aboard, but it was soon found that, despite Magnus's monstrously intimidating glare, the gravity of the rift was too much for the ship's engines, dragging them to the [[Benzene Cluster]]. When they arrived, they were taken captive by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. When [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reunited with the group, they informed them of what little they knew about the Architect and his plans for the [[God Gun]]. As the weapon began drilling into the void between universes, a war fleet emerged from the portal with [[Last Light (ship)|a duplicate]] ''Lost Light'' flying point. Its captain then called Magnus and Rodimus, revealing himself to be Megatron. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

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Though the Autobot duo thought Megatron was invading the universe once more, that theory was soon disproven when the [[Functionist Universe]]'s Cybertron itself appeared, now cast in the likeness of Primus and controlled by the [[Functionist Council]]. After he'd shaken off the [[Functionary]] ships, Megatron flew to the [[Worldsweeper]] and caused a hull breach to free his friends. While the Architect managed to seal the hull breach, Magnus was brought aboard the ''Last Light'' where Megatron brought them up to speed on the Council's plans. When the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] opined that they destroy "Primus", Megatron overruled it on the basis that "Primus" was inhabited. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

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Once Rodimus's group had freed themselves, and brought news that ''Rung'' was the ''real'' Primus, everyone met on the ''Lost Light'' to compare notes. It was decided that Rung would manufacture twelve duplicates of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and their energy would be unleashed on every one of Functionist Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] to overload [[Vector Sigma]]. At this, the Omega Guardians, speaking from the [[Higher Realms]] via the Magnificence, flew into an unholy rage and demanded that the false "Primus" be destroyed so that they could return. That problem was quickly handled however by [[Nickel]] crushing the Magnificence. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Magnus was given a Matrix and he and Whirl were sent to the hot spot at [[Mesmerica]], quickly being surrounded by Functionist soldiers. Magnus was unable to open the Matrix and distracted as he was, was hit by a Functionary's missile, knocking him out of both layers of his armor. With Minimus Ambus now unconscious, Whirl managed to open the Matrix and ultimately, the Functionists were defeated. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

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As the crew took stock, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] arrived to inspect "New Cybertron" before declaring that, since the [[Knights of Cybertron]] didn't exist, Megatron would once again have to stand trial, this time with the [[Galactic Council]] presiding. Over Rodimus's protests, Megatron agreed to go quietly but was nonetheless allowed to join the ''Lost Light'' for one last "victory lap" cruise. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adventures would never truly end. When the time to jump came, the crew simply wound up back on Cybertron.

As they all settled into ''Swerve's'' for a last drink, Magnus recited his favorite poem, Afterlight, which Megatron revealed to have written under a pseudonym. Adding that it was Impactor's favorite too, Megatron lamented that he'd wasted his life. Not wanting to leave it at that, Magnus gave a toast to all the friendships and bonds they'd forged... before construction cranes killed the moment and began disassembling the ship.

[[File:LL25 MagnusMegatronFarewell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Now kiss.]]
When Megatron was tried again, Magnus again acted as his defense orator. As the jury debated between infinite imprisonment and outright execution, Magnus allowed Rodimus and Megatron to have one last discussion, with Megatron revealing he'd always held onto his [[Rodimus Star]], before they were called back to the sentencing chamber. On their way, Minimus revealed he was going to follow Megatron's advice and destroy the [[Magnus Armor]].

Following through on his words, Minimus Ambus dedicated his life to helping bring the [[Lunarian]]s, the generation born on Luna 1's hot spot, to term, never quite getting around to finishing ''Terms of Peace''. Years later, when Ratchet had passed, Minimus had overseen the rearing of half the new generation.

And far away, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Prevenge==
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English)}}
Ultra Magnus was lecturing Tailgate on the Autobot Code when he was suddenly transported away from the ''Lost Light'' through a trans-dimensional portal. He found himself in a metal corridor, accompanied by a reverse-polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]. The recordicon's speech mannerisms soon began to annoy Ultra Magnus, but "thankfully," auto-cannons popped out from the corridor, giving Ultra Magnus something to blast. The two of them made their way through the labyrinth they found themselves in, eventually meeting with six other abductees from different universes: [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]. Despite Sureshock's protests, Ultra Magnus established himself as being in charge, stating that it was his business to be the ranking officer in any given situation.

A menacing voice then made itself heard, saying that it was responsible for bringing everyone together inside its death trap. After rather embarrassingly unleashing a sick and rusted [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] against the group, the voice commanded the lot to fight one another to the death. The group (for the most part) refused, and forced the [[Skuxxoid]] to reveal himself as the architect behind the whole plot. The villain was disposed of in short order, leaving the abductees to devise a way to get themselves back home. Sonar suggested that since the place they were in was governed inherently ridiculous laws, an equally ridiculous solution was called for. Ultra Magnus went along with the idea, despite it going against everything he held dear in life. The group settled on all laughing together, as characters in a cheesy cartoon are prone to do when an episode comes to an end. Surprisingly enough, this worked, and Ultra Magnus found himself on the Lost Light once more. Shaken by his adventure, he made Tailgate promise to never speak of what had just happened, and dismissed him from his lessons for the day. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

==Notes==
*Magnus here is very different to the previous G1 takes. [[Simon Furman]] stated this was out of his 2005-2006 desire to be different and not repeat things; rather than be uncertain of his role as he was in [[Marvel Comics]], this character would be utterly certain and unwavering.<ref>[http://insidepulse.com/2006/08/04/50140/ Comics Nexus: "Caught in the Nexus: Simon Furman"]</ref>
*Furman spent some time teasing an Ultra Magnus/[[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] fight in homage to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]], but had abandoned it by the time he wrote ''Revelation''.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/its-qa-time-again/ IT’S Q&A TIME AGAIN! | simon furman] ''
''20. You previously mentioned that we’d see Ultra Magnus vs Galvatron. Is this still going to happen?
SF) This was where my plans for Revelation/Expansion really did change, and not just because of the shift in format. Originally, I really wanted to have an Ultra Magnus/Galvatron smackdown in the tradition of the one from Target: 2006, but once I'd arranged all the players in Revelation I realised it just wasn’t going to work.</ref>
*Ultra Magnus was one of the characters whom both [[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]] wanted for their respective books.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309188#309188 James Roberts:] As for the divvying up, we both started off with two or three characters that had been dictated – actually, that’s the wrong word – by IDW editorial, then came up with a core cast wish list. There were only a few clashes. I would have liked Prowl and Wheeljack and I think John would have liked Magnus and Ratchet. We compromised.</ref>
*Optimus Prime's unnamed Senator friend wandered around the "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay]]" 3-parter in not only a Magnus-style design, but in Ultra Magnus's colours. This was deliberate, making us believe that this was going to be the origin of Ultra Magnus rather than the origin of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]].<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/716601-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-11-discussion-spoilers-29.html#post8649838 Forum post by Alex Milne]</ref>
[[File:Ultra Magnus alt-Alex Milne-MtMtE.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*James Roberts had carefully seeded some clues of Ultra Magnus's true identities in issues of ''More Than Meets The Eye'':
**In "[[Interiors]]", Skids mentions that Magnus used to do wisecracks.
**In the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 annual]], he prescriptively describes himself using the third person. Twice.
**Magnus refers to Tyrest giving him everything he wanted in "[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]".
**The fatal damage done to Magnus in "[[Under Cold Blue Stars]]", the damage First Aid says can't be fixed? It's exactly the same type of damage First Aid says Magnus survived once before in "[[Before & After]]".
**Flashbacks in "[[The Gloaming]]" showed Ultra Magnus dirty, with a crooked badge, and wise-cracking, all things his present self could never do, and each flashback ended with damage that Magnus would be really lucky to survive.
*Tragically, Ultra Magnus is the best hugger on the ''Lost Light''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Until I contradict myself: yes.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/799406382181220353|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=11|day=18|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*The idea of the lineage of loadbearers is a reinvention of the original idea of the Magnus armor, used in the G1 toy and Dreamwave, where Magnus was a single normal-size robot who wore armor.

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Minimus Ambus

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:''Minimus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE18 minimus ambus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm here to subvert your [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]-spawned expectations.]]
'''Minimus Ambus''' (aka '''Minimum Ambus'''), true to his name, is a tiny dude. This diminutive robot has always had big dreams, however, wishing to be the kind of venerated Autobot who holds the line against evil and serves as a soldier in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Despite his small stature, Minimus Ambus is a type of [[Point One Percenter]]. As a "load-bearer", he has a specially-empowered [[spark]] that allows his body to survive drastic physical augmentations.

He is the spark brother of [[Dominus Ambus]], with whom he shares their [[House (group)|House]]'s [[Facial hair|distinctive facial insignia]] and presumably his birthplace, [[Ambustus Minor]]. While Minimus does love his brother, he's also always felt overshadowed by Dominus's long string of accomplishments. It probably doesn't help that Minimus is usually a stiff, laconic sort, not very good at expressing what feelings he has.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

{{first|[[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]] (as Ultra Magnus); [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]] (as Minimus Ambus)}}

[[File:Ambus Unveiled.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|I'm full of tinier mes!]]

Having devised the [[Magnus Armor]] as a way to keep the legend of the "immortal lawman" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] alive after his passing, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] selected Minimus Ambus to be the latest Autobot to wear it and serve as the duly-appointed enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. As Magnus, Minimus had many adventures, incluing hunting [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] across the galaxy and helping co-ordinate the counterattack against the encroaching forces of the [[Dead Universe]]. Following the end of the war, he befriended the human [[Verity Carlo]] and travelled with her for a time, but when Magnus transported the [[Wreckers]] on their disastrous mission on [[Garrus-9]], she left him to take part in the action.

Magnus rejoined the Autobots on Earth, causing ructions as he attempted to arrest [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] for working with Decepticons. After a failed assassination attempt on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], Magnus took command of the Earthbound Autobots as they dealt with the return of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. When Optimus Prime took most of the group back to Cybertron to handle the threat of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Magnus remained on Earth with a few other law-enforcement Autobots to investigate [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and his secret dealings with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

When Cybertron was reborn and Rodimus declared his intentions to seek out the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Magnus signed up for the mission, becoming second-in-command of the ship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Unfortunately, an inability to deal with peacetime led him to suffer a nervous breakdown; he became increasingly obsessive-compulsive about ridiculously minor things, and made life hell for all aboard the ship. The existence of Minimus Ambus was revealed to all aboard the vessel when Magnus was critically injured by the rogue [[Decepticon]] [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], and the recall trigger built into the Magnus armor returned his body to Tyrest on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. Though healed by the lawmaker, he realized his former superior had gone insane, and helped thwart his plan to exterminate all [[reproduction|Constructed Cold]] Cybertronians. His identity now exposed to his shipmates, Minimus grappled with the fact that he felt they had lost respect for him, but with a little help from [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] and new admirer [[Ten]], he has come to accept his change in circumstance and now splits his time between wearing the Magnus Armor and publicly going without it. Regardless of who he might be underneath the armor, to his friends and crewmates, he is still, and has always been, ''the'' Ultra Magnus.

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:CustomMadeNow-Minimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|left|Sharp-looking Ambus, but can he transform?]]
In [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]], Minimus never had to become Magnus and served as a soldier in the [[Primal Vanguard]]. After two million years offworld, keeping in touch with his brother Dominus by video, he finally returned home after a peace deal. He was sickened to see the oppression and casual genocide of Cybertron, and to see his brother had been made an [[empurata]] victim for speaking out, but was unsure about whether to become a full-on rebel. Minimus was not given the chance to decide as a few hours later, the Council began the "mass recall" of all memory sticks.

He drove through streets littered with Cybertronian corpses to warn Rewind and found Dominus's vocabulary had been deleted by the Functionists. Via Dominus's face, the Council taunted him that they'd replaced his optics with cameras on his flight home and he'd been unwittingly spying on his brother. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Minimum Ambus was goalie for the [[Throttlebot Wanderers]] and a [[Cyberdroid]] from [[Master (planet)|Master]]. He was saddened by the news that Cyberdroids could not play in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]], instead being restricted to the Micro Division. {{Storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Various versions of Minimus Ambus across the [[multiverse]] were [[Nebulan]]s, [[Cyberdroid]]s, [[Mini-Con]]s, and [[Micromaster]]s. One Cyberdroid known as Minimum Ambus underwent the [[Bravemaster]] process to [[Binary bonding|binary bond]] with Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsMinimusAmbus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Judge me by my size, do you?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Minimus Ambus is a ''very'' small mini-figure that comes with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]]. Despite its tiny size, it is based on his "middle" augmentation armor rather than the tiny innermost robot. In robot mode, Minimus can "pilot" the Ultra Magnus robot; he even "wears" the Magnus head like a helmet. He cannot remain inside when the "Magnus Armor" is transformed, but he can transform into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|Cybertronian hovercar]] which can then tab into a set of three grooves on the lower level of the Ultra Magnus trailer.

:[[Andrew Griffith]] worked on the design of the figure and its "cockpit".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=2|day=14|(defunct=)}}</ref> Many Ultra Magnus toys feature Minimus toys with poor joint tolerances, causing his arms to pop off with minimal resistance.

:He was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legends|Alpha Trion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWMinimusAmbus/minimusambus.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Minimus Ambus at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Minimus-Ambus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He was in the movie, he was just inside Ultra Magnus the whole time.]]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Minimus Ambus (who ''never appeared in the movie'', due to not having been conceived as a character until 2013) is a minor redeco of his original version that was available with ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Ultra Magnus. Like the white parts of the redeco of Ultra Magnus he comes with, he is cast in white plastic that is now truly ''white'', compared to the more creamy color of the original version. In addition, he features more light and dark green paint operations on his torso than the original release, both of which are considerably darker and more saturated than the original's lighter, "pearly" green paint operations.

:Ultra Magnus and Minimus Ambus were released as part of 5-pack with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Springer]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website but again never sold in stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
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==Notes==
*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=8|day=2|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*In [[Latin language|Latin]], ''minimus'' means "smallest" and "ambus" doesn't exist in Latin. The closest is ''ambo'', which means "both". In relation to "Dominus Ambus", it probably is supposed to evoke that between the both of them, Minimus is the lesser, although the fact that both words are in the nominative case linguistically doesn't allow "minimus" to be only one half of "ambus". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Minimus Ambus''' (ミニマス・アンバス ''Minimasu Anbasu'')

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Spotlight: Arcee

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}

'''As a Decepticon strike force threatens to overrun Garrus-9, Fortress Maximus cuts a deal with his most dangerous inmate...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]

''[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction across the galaxy in an attempt to eliminate [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and purge his handiwork from the universe. In the [[Van-Dema Sector]], Arcee rampages through the [[Stellar Cartography Archive]] until she runs into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who's been authorized under the terms of the [[Tyrest Accord]] to bring her in. As they fight, Magnus demands an explanation for her erratic behavior, but he can't understand her cryptic ramblings that she's the only thing standing between them and the end of the universe. Finally, after a protracted fight, Magnus knocks her down with a [[shock grenade]] and hauls her away. As they leave, a pair of Cybertronians watch them go; some time later, those same Transformers report to Jhiaxus that the [[Nega-Core]] hidden in the facility remains unharmed. Pleased, Jhiaxus confirms that they will continue their preparation for the [[Expansion]]...''

Some time later, Arcee has been transferred to the [[Garrus-9]] prison, where her [[spark]] has been [[Spark extractor|extracted]] from her body and interred in "The Rig" alongside the sparks of many other notorious Autobots and Decepticons. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] is eager to transfer the recently captured [[Pretender Monster|"Monstructor Six"]] into similar accommodations, but [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] remind him that spark extraction is always an option of last resort, and that their remit is to attempt reformation before incarceration. However, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'s components have resisted all forms of treatment thus far. Maximus is concerned that their unique [[combiner]] physiology will draw the attention of the [[Decepticon]]s... and he's proven right when [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], acting on a tip-off from [[Doubledealer]], sends the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to steal this so-called gestalt technology for his [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. The Combaticons strike at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment, breach the facility, and easily overrun the Autobot garrison. With no reinforcements on the way, Fortress Maximus makes the drastic decision: recruit the most dangerous Autobot prisoner on the docket and convince them to help them...

As Arcee comes to, Fortress Maximus explains that they're under siege from some of the toughest Decepticons around. Initially, Arcee has no interest in helping her captor, but Maximus explains that their newest prisoners owe their existence to Jhiaxus, and the Decepticons want to get their hands on this revolutionary combiner technology. Arcee immediately changes her tune, but Fortress warns her that she's been fitted with a synchronized g-force crusher to keep her in line—if she turns on her nominal allies, Maximus can terminate her by remotely crushing her [[spark]] chamber.

As Jetfire and the Technobots struggle to hold the line against the encroaching Decepticons, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] prepare a contingency measure that will immediately kill the Monstructor Six and keep them out of Decepticon hands. At that moment, however, Arcee leaps into battle; although she easily fights her way through the Combaticons, she's too late to prevent [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] from tripping an [[orbital jump|orbital bounce]] that teleports their six targets of interest directly out from under the Autobots. Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down, as her own history has given her an uncanny ability to track down Jhiaxus and his creations. When Jetfire asks what really happened between the two, Arcee finally reveals that she was one of Jhiaxus's early experiments, an attempt to introduce gender into the Cybertronian species by altering her [[CNA]]; it is for this reason that the other Transformers around her unconsciously refer to her with female pronouns. Traumatized from his mistreatment and subsequent abandonment, all the vengeful Autobot can think of now is wiping out Jhiaxus and expunging his influence from the universe.

Fortress Maximus initially disagrees and threatens to trip Arcee's g-force crusher unless she returns to captivity, but Jetfire ultimately persuades his comrade to let her go—after all, at this point, they've got nothing to lose. As Arcee stalks away, Maximus comments that, if Jhiaxus really ''is'' still out there, he almost feels sorry for him...

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==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics—and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way—author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''Spotlight: Arcee'' depicts Arcee with an Autobot [[insignia]], implying that she was, at one point, an ordinary Autobot, presumably before her encounter with Jhiaxus. When Arcee became a prominent character in Barber's ''Robots in Disguise'' comic, this conceit was quietly dropped; [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] shows her carving an improvised Autobot [[insignia]] into her arm, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] reacts with surprise when she announces her intent to join the faction. Subsequent instalments would establish Arcee as an ancient warrior, a contemporary of the [[Thirteen]] who predated the rise of the Autobots by several million years.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], a planet where female and male Transformers coexisted. Although ''Windblade'' implied that these developments were the result of speciation, [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''"The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] revealed that ancient Cybertron ''did'' possess both female Transformers and an understanding of gender; thus, Jhiaxus's experiments on Arcee (and the existence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]) were attempts to ''restore'' lost elements of ancient Cybertronian civilization.
** In ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|#3]], Arcee's internal monologue implied that she had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's experiments, as she hadn't seen the malevolent scientist for who he truly was. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before the incident; narration from her point of view recognized her prior self as a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and her current form as "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> Flashbacks in ''Optimus Prime'' and ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' didn't use gendered pronouns for Arcee, but showed that her original body closely resembled her brother [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. Finally, [[Post|''Optimus Prime'' #25]] laid out what had really happened between the two: Arcee explained she had been "forged male", and that she'd deliberately sought out Jhiaxus for assistance in transitioning. Her violent behavior was not a product of the transition itself, but instead stemmed from a combination of unforseen side effects and Jhiaxus's non-existent aftercare. Arcee's mental state in this issue was retroactively attributed to the recent disappearance of [[Anode]], a fellow transgender Cybertronian whom Arcee had befriended offscreen at some point after Jhiaxus abandoned her.

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationales for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't reproduce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>
* Six years later, the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover A.

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File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
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File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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File:IDWCollection3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Three''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 42: Revelation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Chromia (G1)

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:''Chromia is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Chromiamodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"At least our animated character models didn't have [[Heel struts|high heels]]."]]
'''Chromia''' is a seasoned, tough-as-nails infiltrator who's adept at unflinching sabotage. Bluntly honest and a little married to her job, she doesn't make an ideal friend, but she can nevertheless be fiercely protective, a quality which also makes her an exceptional bodyguard. Her rough edges often find her a kinship with other like-minded security officers such as [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. More diplomatic peers such as [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] have attempted to socialize her, but beware—she might "arrange" an exit out of an overwhelming interpersonal situation with a quietly-placed detonator.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|? (English); [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese), [[Esperanza Gracia]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Adalmária Mesquita]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Joëlle Fossier]] (European French)}}

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Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while it was being attacked, with the rest of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.

[[File:TSFAT Chromia vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|Cybertronic soccer mom.]]
Chromia led a mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]. When [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia sent [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] ahead with the energon cubes and confronted the alerted Shockwave. Although she had failed to free Moonracer with [[Female Autobot laser pistol|her pistol]], she did manage to trick Shockwave into freeing Moonracer.

Shortly thereafter, a team of [[Decepticon]]s from [[Earth]] came to capture Elita One. In doing so, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Chromia was reunited with [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by [[Alpha Trion]], Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Optimus' team returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====MC Axis comics=====
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. Chromia and her compatriots seemed confident that they could retake Cybertron on their own, though Elita One insisted that Optimus Prime was still their last hope to win the war. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)#Elita One|The Transformers: Elita One}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|Little known fact: Chromia is [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]'s great-aunt.]]
[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] of the [[Legends World]] had a dream in which Chromia appeared before him and warned him he was in danger, soon followed by all kinds of heroic female Transformers. Sure enough, a group of evil female Transformers then showed up to kidnap Tigatron, but Chromia picked him up and kept him safe during the ensuing battle. {{storylink|LG11 Chromia}}

During [[Halloween]], Alpha Trion summoned the real Chromia into the Legends Universe to help stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s latest grab for energy. Dressed up as a bunny girl, she confronted Megatron and his underlings alongside Arcee and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], though she was confused and embarrassed as to why it being Halloween meant she had to dress like that. The three were then defeated and tied up by [[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]], but it turned out the Decepticons hadn't gotten any energy anyway. {{storylink|LG17 Blackarachnia}} Tigatron later had another dream of Chromia in which she explained that her new body was the result of changing armor parts, displayed her new altmode and ability to fly, and traded armors with Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Chromia later swooned over the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] from her home universe when he crossed over to the Legends Universe. {{storylink|LG19 Springer}} Chromia and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] were tied up by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] during his mission to send all interdimensional visitors to the Legends Universe back to where they came from, though he eventually gave up and allowed them to stay. {{storylink|LG20 Skids}}

While acting as cheerleaders at a soccer game for whatever reason, Chromia and the other girls found themselves being harassed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|LG29 Wheelie}} After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was sold off to the [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], Chromia joined the Decepticon organization so that she could remain with the city-bot. {{storylink|LG31 Fortress Maximus}} As Alpha Trion had done the same, she was near him when he was looking for his [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]]. {{storylink|LG33 Highbrow}} As an office worker she wore a snazzy suit, though [[Apeface]] ripped it to pieces while displaying his telekinetic powers. {{storylink|LG38 Laserbeak}} She later started taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s new commuter service to work, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was exasperated with Alpha Trion when he lost his drill again. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

When the Decepticon Headmasters turned on Tera-Kura Co. and came to steal Metroplex's transformation cog, Chromia was defeated by [[Trickdiamond]]'s earthquake powers. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She hung back at the office while the cog was used to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], then cheered Metroplex on when he defeated the beast. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon}} She was later among those pestered by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and his clone army. {{storylink|LG47 Kickback}}

As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s obsession with plasma energy threatened the entire Legends World, Chromia and Alpha Trion worked with the [[Jumpstarter]]s to begin opening dimensional portals, evacuating the population. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Targetmaster Chapter Finale Part Two}} Chromia and her Autobot allies returned to Cybertron of 2039. They faced the [[Powered Master]]s, corrupted and possessed by the spirits of [[Violengiguar]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}} By 2039, peace reigned on Earth and on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons. Metroplex and Trypticon became sister cities on the planet Earth, and Chromia was on hand as a law enforcer, keeping an eye out for the few remaining criminal elements. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Chromia and the Autobots supported the [[Selector]]s' revolution on Earth. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and Chromia were present at the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]] in race queen outfits. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

[[File:Battlelines6-femaleautobotsandsideburn.jpg|thumb|left|Welp, got left behind, time for a nap.]]

To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}

Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. [[The Route of All Evil|Following a report]] from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], but [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with an unconscious [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Chromia-DIE.jpg|upright=0.5|thumb|150px]]
Chromia and her ward [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]' cloning lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] underling [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]] on [[Regulon Four]] some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.

Chromia, along with her teammates ''and'' the backup team of Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], was ultimately rescued when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|''Robots in Disguise'' #25]]}}

[[File:DarkCybertron7 Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
One erroneous account presented Chromia as a Cybertronian, who was among those to attend [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]'s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} However, every other account shows that Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]], who founded [[Caminus (planet)|a distant colony in his name]] that was cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the war and whose citizens retained differentiated genders. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who had come seeking help from a [[Cityspeaker]] in order to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The chosen Cityspeaker, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]) were enlisted. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City|A Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|If I Know You}} The three joined the crew of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' shortly before it crossed paths with [[Alpha Trion]]. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' who were battling an army of angered [[Ammonite]]s. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the ''Lost Light'' was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to [[space bridge|spacebridge]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} On arrival, they couldn't do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following Metroplex's victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Toward the end of the battle, [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] contacted Chromia to let them to know the ''Lost Light'' was about to ram [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', helping out by keeping her friend's rambling to a minimum. Chromia and Windblade later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The pair went to find cover when a group of Decepticons disrupted proceedings with the intent to rescue the defendant. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-nottechnicallydawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot.]]
Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex's Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron's elected ruler, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade's choice of talking to the "mopey" [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Chromia planted a bomb near where they'd be, in an attempt to make Windblade return to Caminus. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} In the morning, when she and Windblade returned to the area, the bomb exploded, damaging Windblade. Chromia dragged her to medical care. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

[[File:Windblade3-altmodes.jpg|left|thumb|No, it's true, they actually elected Starscream.]]
Chromia was guarding Windblade when Starscream paid her a visit, and afterwards encouraged Windblade to pursue the idea that Starscream was behind the bomb. Enlisting Ironhide's help, they followed up a lead in the form of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] whom Chromia had to physically tackle when he tried to run. Chromia stayed in [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s bar while Windblade went with Waspinator. After Windblade discovered Starscream was trying to mine ore from Metroplex, Chromia joined a team that went down to investigate. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} They were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and Chromia went instinctively to Windblade's aid, eventually managing to avoid being arrested when Starscream and Rattrap arrived. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} She arranged for Metroplex's spacebridge to activate, {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} and organized a jail break, successfully springing Windblade and the others. As they headed for Metroplex, Windblade revealed that she believed Starscream wasn't behind the bomb. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

The pair rushed to Metroplex, where Chromia insisted Windblade merge with the Titan's mind. She fought with Starscream when he arrived, but he managed to injure Windblade and sliced off Chromia's right arm. Windblade, merged with Metroplex, was able to subdue him with the Titan's internal defenses and revealed she'd discovered Chromia was behind the bomb. Though Chromia encouraged Windblade to make Metroplex jump back to Caminus, Windblade instead opted to shut the spacebridge down in favor of making a deal with Starscream. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

She was among the group present when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] was brought back online, though she wasn't as enthusiastic about the event when she observed how happy Starscream was. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Chromia then participated in the violent arrest of the [[Firecon]]s, primary suspects in a series of murders, {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} and was present when they were locked up. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-ChromiaHasHadEnough.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Chromia and Ironhide found Windblade and Optimus Prime being attacked by Decepticons and Chromia managed to stop the fight through sheer force of intimidation. They retired to Metroplex to contemplate the spacebridge, now linked to Caminus. Optimus ordered Chromia and Ironhide to guard the portal; however they were unable to prevent [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] from taking [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] through. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They headed through the portal with Starscream's forces and attacked Menasor. The giant briefly held Chromia in his fist until she broke free. In the end, the battle was decided when [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] joined in. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Chromia was taking part in the subsequent cleanup on Caminus when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] arrived and started smashing more things. As the giant started trying to smash the spacebridge, Chromia rallied those present to fight him until Superion and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] defeated him. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} As Starscream returned to Cybertron, Chromia went with him to make sure no one started shooting. She was later back on Caminus when Menasor again went through the spacebridge and started fighting with the combiners already there. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} As a combiner incorporating Optimus joined the fight, Chromia led a group back through to Cybertron to help prevent the Decepticons there from attacking Caminus. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-ChromiaVsArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|''Prime'' Arcee vs. G1 Arcee.]]
Windblade and Chromia were returning to Cybertron through the spacebridge while Optimus communicated with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} To celebrate the union between Cybertron and Caminus, the Mistress of Flame declared an official holiday that saw Chromia temporarily don some Cityspeaker-style face paint for the occasion. While she was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with a [[Badgeless]], Arcee stole the artifact. Chromia and Windblade pursued her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where their confrontation was interrupted by the [[Torchbearer]]s. After the Torchbearers were merged into [[Victorion]], the trio fought to survive the giant's onslaught until Windblade managed to talk the giant into separating. Chromia later returned the Enigma and resumed guarding it. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She and Windblade interceded in a quarrel between visiting Camiens and Decepticons, though Chromia was a little too aggressive with the Decepticons. Windblade left her to finish sorting things out. She later joined Windblade, Ironhide, and Blurr for a trip to [[Velocitron]], where they found themselves in the path of [[Delta]], a city fleeing a wall of fire. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Chromia managed to encourage Ironhide into safely making it onto the city by staying by his side. She accompanied Windblade and [[Clocker (G1)|Clocker]] to inspect [[Navitas]], the Titan on which the city was built, and stood by as Windblade talked to the Titan directly. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

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When Windblade returned disappointed from [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] following the death of [[Chela]], Chromia believed she'd done her best to save the Titan. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Following the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Starscream declared [[Chosen One Day]], a new holiday. Windblade hugged Chromia and forgave her for past discretions... if only for a night. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

Chromia, Ironhide, and Windblade helped re-secure the spacebridge nexus after a gaggle of Decepticons stormed it. Chromia was present when Optimus Prime used the bridge to go to Earth and annex it in advance of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s invasion. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Shortly after taking this drastic step, Optimus had a nightmare where he saw Windblade and Chromia bowing down before him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} The real Chromia, meanwhile, had gone off to attend an emergency Council meeting to discuss this problem. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs-ChromiaGoesToJail.jpg|thumb|left|Kinky, but at least buy her dinner first!]]

The uneasy peace on Cybertron was growing increasingly threatened by the distrust of the Badgeless, and compounded by a spree of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on several Decepticons within Iacon, including a supplier of parts to [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. The Committee moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the issue. When the meeting was adjourned, Chromia went off to spar with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Tensions boiled over after the suspicious death of [[Drunkatron|a disgruntled Decepticon]], and Chromia participated in a Council meeting that saw Ironhide step up as the new head of Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Shortly after [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] reawoke, Chromia was walking around in the Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} On learning that Windblade was being forced to help Starscream because he knew of Chromia's actions in bombing Acrolight, Chromia took over decoding security footage related to Swindle's death and discovered the Decepticon's body had been taken by Wheeljack and Rattrap. She visited Wheeljack, only for the pair of them to be taken prisoner by the rest of the Combaticons, who forced Wheeljack to lead them to Swindle's brain-dead body. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} After the Combaticons used the Enigma to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Chromia worked with Windblade to talk the Combaticons down, however Ironhide took matters into his own hands and blasted Bruticus. In the aftermath, Chromia coopted [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]]'s broadcast to make a public confession of her actions in Acrolight, and was arrested by Ironhide. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

[[File:Rubicon ChromiaHoldsWindblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Please just this once... stay...]]
Chromia being in prison was later one of the factors Windblade mentioned that had demoralized her. {{storylink|Ping}} When a fleet of undead Titans arrived to destroy Cybertron (as they do), Chromia was marched onto a prison ship when Starscream gave the evacuation order. She broke the prison line to speak to Ironhide about Metroplex being felled and urged him to help Windblade who was doubtlessly with the Titan. Ironhide said Windblade was at the [[Spire]] (and he was right) and there was no need to worry but Chromia was convinced that without Ironhide, Windblade would do something stupid (she was also right). {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

Said stupid thing turned out to be releasing [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. When the evil Titan made planetfall, Chromia rushed back to Ironhide to try and find Windblade, only for the irritable warden to grab her and stuff her in a prison cell to be killed by the undead. However, Metroplex managed to release her and direct her to Windblade's location with Carcer so she could free her friend. Chromia rushed to the Titan and scaled up his body, breaching his body and arriving at his [[brain module]] just as [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] had blown it into chunks, seemingly killing Windblade. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Chromia was subsequently put back into prison and set to be tried for crimes against Cybertron. The [[Mistress of Flame]] attempted to get Starscream to turn Chromia over to her but when Starscream refused, she demanded Swindle and Menasor in exchange. The ghost of Bumblebee urged Starscream to hand over Chromia. Starscream instead opted to free Chromia and turn her into a hit-bot to hunt down and kill [[Liege Maximo]], offering her a pardon in exchange, as well as saying he'd lost his own chance to be better, telling Chromia not to waste hers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Starscream and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] provided Chromia with the ''[[Sabre]]'', with [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] as her crew, while the Camien herself recorded a goodbye message for Windblade, encouraging her friend to stay strong while she was away. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

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Shortly after setting out, however, the crew ran afoul of the [[Maximal]]s. Though they managed to triumph over their foes, the Maximals had damaged the ''Sabre''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s long-range communication, leaving them unable to contact [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} When Liege Maximo returned to Cybertron as a prisoner of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Windblade asked whether the bestial Prime had encountered Chromia or her team. Onyx chose to ignore the question and grill [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] instead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When the ''Sabre'' finally repaired its communications, the crew had caught up with the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] facing off against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in [[G Nebula 89]]. Calling Cybertron, Chromia was quickly caught up on the recent political changes before she reported that, despite their incredible firepower, the Decepticons were failing to damage the Chaos Bringer. Unicron unleashing the Maximals on the Decepticons was enough incentive for Chromia to order a quantum jump back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The ''Sabre'' arrived back home to find Unicron had beaten them there and assumed a robot mode to attack the planet while having warped the DVD into his service. Acting as a battlefield coordinator, Chromia tried to deter Elita One from charging head-on to no success, the Carcerian confident in her plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}} As the [[Autobot fleet]] fell and Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Windblade called upon the [[Spectral Knight]]s to use their [[magic]] to teleport Cybertron's populace to safety. Noticing this, Unicron returned his attention to the fleet, preventing them from reaching the magic before Elita One defiantly slammed Carcer into Unicron's face, distracting him just long enough for the magical ribbon to reach the fleet and teleport them to Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}}

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Safe on the organic world, Chromia reunited with Windblade before Prowl arrived with information on Unicron's origins and inner workings. As part of the do-or-die attack on Unicron, Chromia joined in the diversionary attack on the DVD. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} When Optimus Prime had successfully used the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to collapse Unicron, Chromia pulled [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s burning corpse before Metroplex space bridged everyone back to Earth. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Chromia was one of the mourners present at Optimus's funeral, {{storylink|Post}} before she invited [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to Earth so they could catch up. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Chromia's Pizza]] featured a picture of Chromia on the box. A box of this pizza sat on the floor near [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] as he watched [[television]]. {{Storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

===Legends World===
[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] owned the [[#Legends|''Legends'' Chromia toy]], and it inspired [[#Legends comic|a dream]] he had. {{storylink|LG11 Chromia}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Chromia-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Chromia was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], whose function was Counter Intelligence. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron Chromia was dispatched to locate a possible Autobot escape site located in the largest spaceport on Cybertron, the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. Anything else that may have been given to her as part of her mission's specifications, were classified. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Georgia Reed]] (English), [[Masami Katsuyama]] (Japanese)|[[Amanda Manso]] (Portuguese), [[Christèle Billault]] (French), [[Cornelia Waibel]] (German), [[Margot Lago]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rommy Mendoza]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the war, Chromia lived on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Chromia was present when [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] returned from their mission. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} Chromia was sent to the fake coordinates of the [[AllSpark]], which turned out to be a Decepticon ambush. Chromia dragged [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] to safety after he was shot in the chest, then rode on the back of Optimus with the injured Cog when they retreated from the battle. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} After [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s attempted holographic infiltration of a Decepticon squad failed, Chromia provided cover fire for him and helped defeat their foes. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep5-Chromia-snipes-Seeker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|First she [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|took Moonracer's body]], now she's taking her skillset.]]
Chromia was part of the group sent to fix the [[space bridge]]. She served as lookout duty and managed to snipe three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] that attacked the group. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Chromia continued to guard the bridge as Mirage cast a large hologram to hide it from further Decepticon discovery. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} Once Mirage's hologram finally failed, Chromia had to exchange fire with more Seekers. She tried to hold the Autobots' position beside the activated space bridge. Chromia was blasted trying to provide coverage for Optimus Prime as he boarded the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ultimately left behind on Cybertron after the ship launched through the space bridge. She placed herself under Elita-1's command to continue the resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Chromia was part of an Autobot force to help free Decepticon prisoners and successfully liberated them. Elita-1 asked her to prep for another mission to raid a Decepticon prison-camp in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena. The group performed reconnaissance on the next camp and suspected it might be a trap. Chromia sniped the few guards who were on duty and shot a Decepticon who was attacking Elita-1. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] soon sprung the trap and the Decepticons managed to capture Chromia's group. They were brought before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who showed the Autobots a demonstration of Project ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

Placed in the detention cells, the Autobots tried to work out what Project Nemesis entailed. The group was soon brought before Megatron again and placed in tubes to have their sparks drained. As the machinery was activating, it was shut off just as quickly and the group was rescued by [[Scrapface]], who helped them escape. Chromia knocked out a willing [[Flywheels|Skytread]], who had his own doubts about Megatron's methods and let them leave. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Chromia and the others trekked back to Autobot camp with Scrapface's Decepticons, trying to avoid further detection by Seeker patrols. The group observed [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s message that recalled all Decepticons to Kaon with false promises of protection. Chromia pledged her support to return and stop the Decepticons' plans once and for all. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

[[File:EarthriseEp6 ChromiaSnipes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[:File:Oneshottwokills.jpg|Thanks for the help]].]]
Within the [[Dead Universe]], Optimus Prime suffered a nightmarish vision that showed Chromia and other Autobots lying dead at Megatron's hands. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

Back on Cybertron, Elita-1's group returned to the Kaon arena, only to find it largely deserted. They began laying timed explosive charges to demolish the place, but Chromia was suddenly shot in the chest from out of nowhere and dropped to the ground. Decepticons utilizing stealth camouflage appeared and took the others prisoner, leaving Chromia for dead. She managed to get back up and snipe all the attackers, including Skytread, who tried to beg for mercy. Chromia and the others then tried to flee the area before the charges detonated, but couldn't get far enough and died in the massive explosion. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

When the AllSpark was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by Bumblebee, Chromia was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed Elita-1 banish [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. Chromia and the other deceased Transformers' sparks then rejoined the AllSpark, which restored Cybertron's vitality. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

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Chromia was the head of [[Security Operations]], a position she attained at least partly due to Prowl's unsociability. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} After [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] returned from [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] with no energon and a comatose [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], Chromia briefly questioned the minibot but eventually let him go. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

Along with Prowl, Chromia was called to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s [[energon transmission station]] when the scientist was found to have been murdered. After getting statements from Windblade and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Chromia asked [[Rubble]], a newborn, to not consider the murder indicative of Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] created the [[Ascenticon Guard]], with the notable inclusion of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Chromia briefed [[Senate|Senator]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] on the actions of [[The Rise]] before [[Froid]] stole the Senator away for a private word. Chromia later made her way to Rubble's apartment, along with [[Geomotus]], so she could borrow Windblade. Before leaving, Chromia linked her and Prowl's communicators' to Rubble's but, much to Windblade's disapproval, added a tracer, albeit an inactive one in the code. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart4-Chromiaaltmode.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Attempted vehicular manslaughter ''is the'' true Autobot way.]]

As the trio made their way back into the wilderness, Windblade and Chromia compared stories about Brainstorm, trying to find something nice to say, before they ran across [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Though the veteran initially tried to avoid their questions, he revealed that he'd seen a blue Cybertronian near the transmission station on the night of the murder. Unsatisfied, Chromia gave him one cycle to present himself to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] for further questioning. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} As she drove back into Iacon, Chromia was hailed by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] who revealed that, while several high ranking Rise members had gone into hiding, a total of ''two hundred'' Cybertronians had mysteriously dropped off the grid since the night of the murder. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Tragedy soon struck again when Rubble was found dead in the [[Xeno-Quarter]] along with the missing [[Voin]] scavenger. Chromia largely kept to herself in the autopsy only speaking up to have [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] recite his analysis of Rubble's corpse. After seeing off [[Greenlight]], Chromia assured Prowl that Rubble's death was not his fault. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

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Alongside Prowl, Chromia was questioning Froid about Quake's psychology before Cyclonus crashed into the interrogation room, telling Chromia that he'd found the missing people beneath the [[Memorial Crater]], hoarding an armory's worth of weapons. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}}

Breaking open their own armory, Chromia led [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and Windblade to the base, entering with the latter only to find that the place had been picked clean. As Chromia tried to salvage data from an [[energon station]], she was attacked by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Though proving nimble enough to evade the hexa-changer, Chromia failed to detain him. She returned to the surface in time to see the base detonate, Windblade's broken body being spat out of the explosion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}}

After [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had returned to Cybertron, Chromia briefed the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] on what he'd missed before she passed her confirmed list of Risers onto Orion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} While visiting Windblade in the hospital, Chromia was called away to a stand-off in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. Before she left, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] suggested that [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] had been Brainstorm's killer. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

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Meeting up with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Chromia attempted negotiation before [[Javelin]] was shot in the head. Ordering her troops into action, Chromia failed to smoke out the terrorists before the [[Ascenticon Guard]] arrived, Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] entering the immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to conduct negotiations personally. Shortly after Soundwave returned, the Titan's corpse violently exploded. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Managing to capture two of [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]'s cell, albeit in stasis, Chromia checked in with Orion and Bumblebee, revealing their suspicions to the yellow bot that Quake had killed Rubble, before she and Orion came before Sentinel. In light of their findings, Sentinel agreed to bend the Nominus Edict but also made several other changes to their operating procedures, diverting some of Chromia's authority in Security Operations to Colonial Security. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

[[File:AllFallDown-Chromia.jpg|thumb|200px|She is the LAW!]]

Soon afterwards, disaster struck when the Rise caused the [[Tether]] to collapse, the space elevator devastating Iacon. In the midst of all this, Chromia received a distress call from Bumblebee, who'd begun to fear for his life among the Guard, and arrived in time to save him from [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Catgut]]. After confirming Bumblebee's suspicions, Chromia relieved him of his mission and thanked him for his services. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Despite Bumblebee's report, hundreds of Ascenticons began to blockade the faction's headquarters, leaving Chromia and Sec-Ops unable to reach or interview Soundwave. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} Chromia reported her failed attempts to Orion Pax, but remained confident her people had gathered enough evidence to pursue the Ascenticons for crimes in a court of law. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

She was wrong. Or, rather, her efforts were moot as Megatron and Soundwave led a full uprising against the elected government, capturing the Senate building and the senators inside, including Sentinel Prime and Orion Pax. Chromia joined with Ironhide, Hound, and Novastar to plan taking back their people and their government. Chromia accompanied Ironhide and the Senate Guard as they drilled into the Senate building's under-passages. Ironhide freed the rest of his Guard to retake the building, while Chromia found Orion and Sentinel to take them to safety. Once they exited the tunnels, however, the infuriated Sentinel Prime took off ahead of his escorts towards their south tower base. The First Senator intended to address his people as soon as possible about the uprising, but Chromia had no air support to provide protection for Sentinel's vehicle mode. He was intercepted by the [[Rainmaker]]s and mortally wounded before Chromia and Orion Pax caught up with him. Before the optics of Chromia and the Guard, Sentinel Prime died and the Matrix emerged from his chest, bonding with Orion Pax. After receiving a vision from the Allspark, Pax stepped up to become what times required of him, declaring himself Optimus Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 ChromiaKick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Chromia Van Damme]]
At Optimus Prime's direction, Chromia arranged for the release of [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]], one of the [[Great General]]s of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] who had been imprisoned ever since she continued fighting after the amnesty. It was a risky maneuver to gain credibility for the Autobots' opposition to the Decepticons, assuming Pyra Magna and her [[Companion]]s agreed with their cause. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} The street-fighting in Iacon continued until it became necessary to abandon the capital. Chromia lent security to a procession leading the Autobots away from Iacon to seek refuge in [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}} Those opposing Megatron united under the Autobot faction. Even Chromia and previous unaligned Security Operations personnel underwent the Autobranding ceremony as a symbol of their cause's unity. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When Ultra Magnus was captured and brought back to Iacon, Chromia assembled a small unit to bring him back. Her knowledge of the city as head of Security Operations was combined with Smokescreen's criminal contact Swindle to secure them an escape route. At the former Senate, they found Magnus imprisoned along with other political prisoners, Senators who refused to recognize Megatron's rule. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Back at Swindle's, their escape brought heat down on the bar owner as Sixshot's Decepticons pursued Ultra Magnus. Chromia's team managed to escape through the underground tunnels, but they knew it was only a matter of time before the Decepticons followed them to Crystal City. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

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As the siege of Crystal City began, Chromia coordinated their defenses with [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]. The Autobots had all retreated back to a fortified bunker when the tide turned. The last Titan, [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], had come home. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} With a new combiner and a Titan as leverage, Optimus Prime negotiated a truce with Megatron. The Autobots gathered in a procession to make their way to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and use the last ''Ark'' to leave Cybertron behind, in Decepticon hands. Megatron still wanted his enemies dead, and orchestrated an artillery bombardment to trap the Autobots between his firepower and the approaching [[rust worm]]s. Chromia tried to find a path beyond the bombardment, only to be blocked by the Seekers. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Unable to break their lines without more death, Chromia retreated back to Optimus and the main contingent. Fortunately, a plan was enacted that pitted the [[Insecticon clone]] horde against the rust worms, dealing with both threats. {{storylink|End of Time}} The truce collapsed, and a final battle was held at Darkmount until Chromia and the Autobots finally escaped the occupied planet, but not before pledging to return. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 44}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}}}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Chromia.jpg|thumb|Huh! Vehicle kibble!]]
Chromia was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Stella (AB)#As Chromia}}
Chromia appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by Stella and is a blue and red redeco of Arcee. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Chromia.jpg|thumb]]
Chromia participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Chromia.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Chromia arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Hellbat (G1)|Fellbat]]. {{storylink|Slumbering Giants}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
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Chromia was [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s bodyguard and a security and intel expert. As part of the [[Guardian Program]], she insisted on being paired with humans as a security check before they met Windblade. Though confused by earthling communications, especially emojis, she worked on learning to master it. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Chromia was an Autobot security officer who specialized in sabotage and infiltration. Although she kept herself at arm's length from many of her fellow Autobots, she was fiercely protective of her comrades. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:FtF-Chromia-files.jpg|thumb|right]]
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's no Moon(racer)!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1d1|'''Descent into Evil''' (Box set, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Chromia is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile. She also comes with an [[energon star]] that can attach to the [[spark crystal]] of any ''Energon''-series mold.

: The toy was originally intended to be [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], but [[Fun Publications]] could not secure the [[trademark]] on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e39fbfb4b4bd2b3a alt.toys.transformers post] by [[Lanny Lathem]] explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.</ref><ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref> Later Fun Publications stories would [[repurposing|repurpose]] the Chromia toy as Moonracer.

: She was only available as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s "Descent into Evil" set, packed in with [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]].

: Her base mold was also used to make [[Flamewar (G1)#Toys|Flamewar]] and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movieverse]] [[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]], while the Chromia-retooled version was used to make [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformersclub.com/chromiapreview.cfm Chromia at TransformersClub.com]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Chromia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|STILL the fastest thing on the Grid.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #022'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: Released in the eleventh and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013-2014)|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxes, Chromia is a heavy [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Robots in Disguise|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorbike. Her blaster weapon can be mounted on the bottom of her bike mode.

: Due to the nature of her transformation, Chromia's paint is extremely prone to chipping, especially the white paint on her head. Caution and care is recommended when transforming her to avoid damaging her paint.

: Originally scheduled for March 2014 along with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]], Chromia was delayed to fall of that year and ultimately not released until December.

: Hasbro's original stock photo for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype (which is also featured on the back of the toy's packaging) showed her holding one of her [[wave]]-mate Arcee's guns along with her own. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the weapon's design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee's other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. A different version of the stock photo was released in November 2014 on the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page, with the extra gun edited out; compare and contrast the two stock photos [[:File:Generations Chromia stock photo edited.jpg|here]]. Some specimens of Chromia also feature a sticker on the back of the packaging that says "Additional weapon not included."

: The original version of this sculpt was also used to make [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]], and was ''differently'' retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]. This version of the mold served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' version of [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenChromia/chromia.htm More information on ''Generations'' Chromia at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Chromia''' (Deluxe, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG11'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 14]], 2015
:*''Accessories'': Gun

: Released in the fifth wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, Chromia is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Chromia, making use of lavender and white in place of sky blue in a bid to appear more cartoon-accurate. Her wheels feature more black and much of her bike kibble is coated in metallic blue paint, including the back half of her canopy, which is now cast in translucent blue. Her eyes are also painted blue.

: Chromia comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the mini-manga ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' [[LG11 Chromia]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Chromia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|This is how Chromia auditions for a new ''Final Fantasy'' game.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Combiner Hunters''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[July 9]], 2015
:*''Accessories'': Gun, "Primeon Blade" sword

: The ''Combiner Hunters'' [[redeco]] of ''Thrilling 30'' Chromia not only has many of her coloring details changed to represent her attendance to the Camien religious ceremony, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a huge [[Primeon Blade]] sword. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16"-tall electronic version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' ''[[Titan Heroes]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ETitan|Optimus Prime]].

: This version of Chromia was only available in a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecoes of ''Generations'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Combiner Hunter Chromia at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm in the same wave as Ironhide?!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S20'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 31]], 2019
:*''Hidden message code'': '''SIIEXXXIITSFAT'''
:*''Accessories'': "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades"
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Chromia transforms into a Cybertronian car, based on her original Sunbow animation model. She includes the "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," a gun compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Two "EMP-Grenades" can connect to the barrel, and the "SR Hushfuze" scope can be detached and can extend the barrel as well, allowing you to change the length of the barrel and/or scope. The grenades can also attach to the back of the vehicle, as if they are big exhaust pipes. As with all non-gimmick ''Siege'' figures, Chromia features "battle damage" paint applications on her vehicle mode front. She also features multiple hardpoints all over herself and her weapon to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

: Despite Chromia sharing a similar transformation scheme with the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]/[[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] mold, the Chromia mold is ''mostly'' unique, save for the wheels, thighs and hip [[ball joint]] sockets.

: In a rather amusing design flaw, moving both her hips together at an angle may pop off her crotch piece.

: The final figure differs quite a bit from the initial promotional renders. Her shoulders are pale blue, her ankles, scope, and backpack hinges are the deeper shade of blue, her entire collar and toes are painted pale blue, and there are minor molding differences on her helmet. Namely, the red part is ''much'' thinner and the dark blue part is taller and less rounded. Additionally, her blaster and scope feature pale blue and red paint applications not present on the final figure. Half of the official promotion pictures have the backpack wheels folded back in robot mode, and the head not visible on the back of the vehicle, the other half of the official promotional images have the backpack wheels splayed out to the sides and the robot head visible on the back of the vehicle. Strangely, some of these photos also (poorly) paint out the red on her collar for no apparent reason.

: She is infamous for shelfwarming in multiple markets, and could still be found in plentiful numbers after the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|next toyline]] began.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Chromia (below), retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Nightbird (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightbird]], and retooled again to make [[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]. This toy also served as the model for [[Moonracer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Moonracer]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAeN5YVhGqU Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Autobot Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now covered in crap.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 23]], 2020
:*''Accessories:'' "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades"

: Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]]-exclusive [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this redeco of ''Siege'' Chromia slathers the Autobot in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Unlike the other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, the battle-worn deco is not accurate to the cartoon.

: This toy also included a portion of a cardstock background of [[Teletraan I#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Teletraan I]]. Chromia's part has tabs D and L, and slot E.

: This release was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyChromia.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cyberverse Universe Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Chromia''' (クロミア)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-72'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[September 28]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 Bladed Mecha Stars
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
{{note|''Legacy'' [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Chromia]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Chromia in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' [[Go! Go! issue 44|Issue #44]].}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Cyberverse Universe Chromia" is a new-head retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]] (making her look much closer to her canceled [[:File:TFHeavyMetal Chromia.jpg|Heavy Metal design]]), and transforms into a motorcycle in 20 steps. She comes with two Mecha Stars which can be stored in her motorcycle wheels, and deployed by twisting the blade housing. Both hands are sculpted to hold the stars by their blades, while her right hand can additionally hold [[5 mm post|5 mm accessories]]. Like Prowl, Chromia has a twin speedometer molded into the back of her head, present in vehicle mode.

:Chromia shares the same design problem with Prowl; her right hand ''cannot'' securely hold one of the Bladed Mecha Stars. Because of this, one of [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Media:TakaraTomy stock Unite CBV Chromia glue tack.jpg|stock photos]] had a slightly visible adhesive tack when the figure was holding the weapon.

: Official Hasbro promotional photography by [[Matthew Cohen]] shows Chromia performing the iconic "motorcycle slide" from the [[Japan]]ese animated film ''{{w|Akira (1988 film)|Akira}}''.
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Chromia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Chromia''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Chromia is a very small, soft-plastic figure of her in robot mode, based mainly on the original animation model.

: She includes a collectible card that renders her in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The difference between Chromia and Liz Truss is that Chromia can become a leader again...]]
*'''Chromia, Special Ops''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T11/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8

:'''Chromia, Special Ops''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game

:For some unknown reason, she loses her leader trait while in alt mode. She is the only leader character in the game with this oddity.

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[[File:W3SergeantChromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T41/T48'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Chromia toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by [[Dan Khanna]]).
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==Notes==
*Chromia, together with Moonracer and Firestar, hold the distinction of being the first female Transformers to appear in the entire franchise. Chromia is the first of the group to speak!
*"Chromia" is [[Latin language|pseudo-Neo-Latin]] for "chromium". To create "Chromia", the neuter -''um'' suffix of ''chromium'' is exchanged for the feminine -''a''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chromia''' (クロミア ''Kuromia'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Krómia'''
*''Korean:'' '''Chromia''' (크로미아 ''Keuromia'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chroria''' (克劳莉娅 ''Kèláolìyà'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-Windblade-V1-Chromia-Stone.jpg|2014 IDW robot mode model
File:Combiner Hunters-Chromia-Sara Pitre-Durocher.jpg|2015 IDW robot mode temporary paint job
File:RID27 cvrHAS.jpg|2014 ''Thrilling 30'' packaging art
File:Transformers Legends LG 11.jpg|2015 ''Legends'' packaging art
File:EW-skin-Chromia-CW.jpg|2026 ''Combiner Wars''-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Camiens]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
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[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Autobots]]
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[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Tera-Kura Co.]]
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Beast (G1)

2026-04-14T08:49:28Z

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{{disambig3|Beast}}
:''The Beast is an [[Autobot]] combiner from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:THE BEAST clean.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|This is a monument to all of your sins.]]
The '''Beast''' is the combined form of the five [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Like them, his strength is awe inspiring, far beyond the other [[combiner]]s. Unfortunately, he is also a mindless monster, whose single impulse is simply to kill, regardless of allegiance.

{{quote|Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop all writhed in agony as their bodies were torn and conjoined into a single creature, one that should never have existed.|The [[Narrator]] says what we're all thinking|"[[The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Beast Within''===
[[File:Thebeast-kill.jpg|left|thumb|250px|T ...H ...I ...S ...I ...S ...N ...O ...T ...H ...O ...W ...E ...L ...L ...I ...P ...S ...E ...S ...W ...O ...R ...K]]
The Beast was let loose upon the battlefield once, four million years ago. Fearing the uncontrollable savagery it possessed, Grimlock vowed never to let the Beast loose again. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

In the present day, with the [[Autobot]]s moments from death (some several moments ''past'' death) [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] laid all his cards on the table and combined with his teammates into the Beast in an act of desperation. After killing the [[Decepticon]] combiners, and any Decepticon foolish enough to attack him, he turned on the Autobots. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to reason with him, but to no avail. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} After significant casualties, the Autobots were forced to kill the Beast, and therefore all of the Dinobots, by leading him to fall off a cliff. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The massive body count inflicted by the Beast's rampage left both the Autobots and Decepticons weakened, and meant they were unable to fend off [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. With [[Primus]] grievously wounded, reality-quakes tore the cosmos apart, and the remains of this particular [[Primax 504.0 Gamma|reality]] were eventually devoured by the [[Hytherion]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/30}}

[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] was confident that he could take this mindless brute in a fight. Yeeeeah, good luck with that. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/17}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
While pondering the various applications of the [[Enigma of Combination]], [[Vorath]] dreaded the idea of the five Dinobots using it to combine into a savage beast. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Notes==
[[File:BeastWithin menasor killed.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And then he stabs Menasor with his chin.]]
*While the Beast is a combiner, is it not quite in the traditional sense. The Dinobots had to physically break themselves down to change into the various components that made up its body, rather than transform into them, leading to its frankensteined appearance. [[Dylan Gibson]] stated that he wanted the Beast to look different from any other Transformers to really show the horror and monstrosity it is. Mission accomplished?
*Certain parts of the Beast's limbs are more easily identifiable than others. Snarl seems to form the right leg, while Sludge forms the left. Grimlock's robot-mode torso makes up its torso, while his dino-mode's upper body seems to form its neck and head, complete with his stubby ''T. rex''-arms sticking out from said neck. Grimlock's robot-mode arms form the shoulders and upper arms, while Slag forms the right forearm with ''parts'' of Swoop forming the left forearm. Swoop's wing parts attach to the Beast's back to form its supposedly useless wings. The Beast carries an Energo-sword like its individual components, although it isn't identifiable as to which of them it may belong, if any.
*The idea of a Dinobot combiner has independently cropped up officially with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' [[Mega-Dinobot]], ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] and ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], the latter being the only one to use the same components as the Beast.

==See also==
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]

Airachnid (G1)

2026-04-14T04:15:06Z

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{{disambig3|Airachnid}}
: ''Airachnid is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:TF-Annual-2021-LightStar-Airachnid-concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"Everyone was in favor of saving Hitler's brain. But when you put it in the body of a great white shark... ''Oooh, suddenly you've gone too far!''"]]

'''Airachnid''' is a scientist in only the loosest sense of the word—ruthless, amoral, and more interested in using her discoveries for her personal gain instead of any kind of greater good. Whether it's [[mnemosurgery]], exotic body modifications, or even arcane super-science, Airachnid tackles problems with a mixture of cold logic and a gleeful disregard for ethics.

This attitude would make her an excellent potential [[Decepticon]]—and when push comes to shove, she'll readily fall in with their ranks to save her own skin—but given the choice she'd much rather work behind the scenes for warlords, dictators, and other unsavory sorts, cooking up gadgets and pulling strings in exchange for a free workspace, the freedom to experiment as she pleases... and a steady supply of new test subjects to victimize.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePriceOfYou-AirachnidsVictims.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Eukaris vs. the Spider'']]
Born from [[Chela]] on the colony world of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Airachnid was a member of the oracular Fateweavers, who used their talents to divine the future from the thoughts of other 'bots. This wasn't enough for Airachnid; hoping to discover a more scientific way to advance her tribe's prophetic powers, she used her mnemosurgical abilities to fatally experiment on other Transformers, dissecting their brain modules in the hopes of calculating all the potential variables in the Cybertronian mind and applying it to the art of prophesying. For her crimes, she was exiled from the Fateweavers and banished from Eukaris. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Airachnid came into the employ of Cybertron's High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who was searching for more information regarding the whereabouts of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s brain-damaged body. On Starscream's orders, Airachnid began attacking Decepticons in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and aggressively probing their memories—a process that proved unfortunately fatal, but turned up no concrete evidence. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

[[File:ThePriceOfYou-Airachnid.jpg|thumb]]

Following the reunited Combaticons' disastrous outing as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Starscream took all five of the comatose Decepticons into his custody, and turned them over to Airachnid's care. Hoping to turn the powerful Decepticons over to his side—and cover up his involvement in the disastrous "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]" that had precipitated Swindle's death—he told Airachnid to alter their memories so that they would believe that they had always been working for Starscream, and that their recent misadventure as Bruticus was under Starscream's own supervision. Airachnid noted that it was usually impractical to attempt such a procedure on more than one individual, but, since the Combaticons had combined with one another, their minds would be synchronized and thus easier to manipulate... as long as one of their number was ''aware'' of the procedure and able to explain away any discrepancies to the other four.

Airachnid thus patched Starscream into [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s mind, tempting him with a vision of an idyllic life with Onslaught where the team worked for Starscream as his bodyguards. The Chancellor promised Blast Off that, in exchange for maintaining his cover, Airachnid would alter Onslaught's mind so that he would be develop an infatuation with Blast Off, who had always secretly admired his commander. When Blast Off grudgingly accepted the deal, Airachnid rewrote their memories to comply with the terms of the bargain. She also falsified psychiatric evidence to [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], claiming that the Combaticons were not culpable for their actions as Bruticus and thus would not face trial. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

On her own time, Airachnid familiarized herself with the situation regarding [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Vigilem]] before she fixed up Swindle. When Blast Off and Swindle arrived, Starscream pulled the Eukarian aside to question her about Windblade. Airachnid gleefully informed the ex-Decepticon that the only way to save Windblade would be for a third bot to enter her mind and help her destroy Vigilem but since all three risked dying, only an idiot would even consider doing it. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

Proving himself an idiot, Starscream ordered Airachnid to patch him into Windblade's mind. When the two awoke, Starscream commanded her to leave to which Airachnid atypically displayed medical concern regarding the major neurological event but left anyways when Starscream reiterated the order. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

After Starscream publicly confessed to his laundry list of crimes, Airachnid was placed in jail for being complicit. She scratched up her cell and glared hatefully at Windblade when she passed by. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
[[File:STvT Airachnid.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.80|She's trying out for ''The Adventures of Captain Proton''.]]
When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the moon and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} The attack brought the attention of the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], with the Decepticons managing to corner the away team sent by the human ship only for [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] to scare the Decepticons away with a [[photon torpedo]] barrage. Retreating to a nearby moon, the Decepticons found Trypticon with [[Klingon]]s occupying his city mode. When [[Kuri]] demanded the Decepticons identify themselves, Airachnid grumbled about all the organics pointing weapons at them. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

[[File:PrimesDirectivePart3-Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Megatron and Kuri soon came to an agreement, having Trypticon scan Kuri's [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] to lure the ''Enterprise'' into a trap. Once the human ship had been crippled, the villains resumed their attack on the mining colony. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Airachnid aimed to finish off the wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only for Fortress Maximus and the other Autobots to join the fray, Airachnid being knocked out of the sky by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

After Trypticon beamed the Decepticons to safety to pursue the treacherous Starscream, Airachnid joined Megatron and the other Decepticons as they caught up with the Air Commander over the planet [[Kronos]]. Though the Decepticons initially held the advantage in the battle for the world, they were ultimately felled and taken into Klingon custody. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheMagicOfCybertron-AirachnidShadowStriker.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had opened a [[space bridge]] back to [[Equestria]], Airachnid and [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] were sent to the [[Crystal Mountains]], discovering a rock that pulsed with power, unknowingly bringing [[King Sombra]] to Cybertron. When the evil king was released from his prison, he cast a mind-control spell on the Decepticon forces, enthralling Airachnid to his will. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"My friends actually call me Liv. My ''enemies'' call me Doc Ock."]]

Airachnid was a wanted criminal who experimented on unwilling Cybertronians test subjects and used what she learned to upgrade herself with exotic, sometimes unpredictable technology. When news of her atrocities inevitably drew the attention of [[Colonial Security]], Airachnid went into hiding, and eventually took up residence on the remote asteroid colony of [[Hexagon]]. There, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] recruited her as part of a project to reverse-engineer the various [[Artifacts of the Primes]] using mundane technology.

Some time later, Colonial Security operatives [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] discovered her secret laboratory; as she clambered up from the depths to deal with the intruders after first explaining her latest project, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s arrived and tackled her. Airachnid retaliated by unleashing a shrapnel barrage that sent all five of them plummeting into her [[Combination Core]], an artificial replica of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Realizing what had happened, Airachnid fled the room as the newly-formed [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] arose from the depths of Hexagon and destroyed her lab, then contacted Thunderwing to warn him that the only way for Hexagon to survive was to eject part of the colony and take the combiner with it. {{storylink|Light/Star}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Airachnid was a sadistic Decepticon who hailed from [[Old Cybertron]], with the ability to control lesser [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-AirachnidRID.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
:''See: [[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys]]''

:Airachnid's illustrations in the 2005-2018 IDW comics and the ''Transformers Roleplaying Game'' are largely copied from her ''Prime'' character model, which only received...well...ahem...toys of rough animation accuracy and functionality during the run of the ''Prime'' cartoon. So we will link you to that toy section rather than reproduce it all here, and you can judge for yourself whether you really want one of those figures for yourself as a representation of Generation 1 Airachnid!
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==Notes==
* Airachnid is a cross-continuity transplant of the [[Airachnid (Prime)|''Prime'' character of the same name]], who could transform between a regular robot, a secondary spider-like robot, and a helicopter. As ''Till All Are One'' depicted her as a neutral Eukarian from a planet entirely populated by Transformers with [[beast mode]]s, she was implied to simply transform into a giant spider, as evidenced by a dream sequence in [[The Price of You|issue #10]]. ''Star Trek vs. Transformers'' and ''My Little Pony/Transformers'' would return the character to her conceptual roots by depicting her as a Decepticon with a helicopter mode, while her appearances in [[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW's rebooted ''Transformers'' comic]] and the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Role Playing Game]] split the difference by depicting her as a full triple changer with the ability to shift between robot, spider, and flight mode.

==Gallery==
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File:Airachnid alt form idw 2019.jpg|2019 IDW alternate modes
File:TFRP Airachnid.jpeg|RPG illustration
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Circular reporting

2026-04-13T08:19:14Z

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[[File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|issue #15]], featuring text from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's article on this wiki.]]]]
As befitting a franchise that has run continuously for {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}} years, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] is a vast and sprawling one. However, as an intellectual property based around the inherently transient medium of [[To sell toys|merchandising]], both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have, historically, taken a laissez-faire approach to storytelling and don't have a complete, centralized repository of internal reference material.

As a result, the largest compendium of ''Transformers'' knowledge is, in fact, this [[TFWiki.Net|very website]] you are reading this article on right now, and many creatives have confirmed that they have used our wiki when writing stories or looking for toy references. While wikis have a few advantages over "in-house" lore bibles—they can be edited by anyone, not just professionals, for instance—their main downside is that... well, they can be edited by anyone. Although we at {{SITENAME SHORT}} strive for accuracy and neutrality when covering ''Transformers'' topics, there have been cases where inaccurate, misleading or misinterpreted information on this very wiki have gone on to inform official ''Transformers'' toys and fiction.

Of course, people working on official Transformers work use references outside of the wiki, namely other sites reporting on ''Transformers'', leaving the door open for many, many more errors. See the [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|miscolorings]] page for more information.

This phenomenon is formally termed '''{{w|circular reporting}}''', commonly nicknamed '''citogenesis''' due to a 2011 [https://xkcd.com/978/ xkcd webcomic strip] that satirized the concept. This article provides a non-comprehensive cross-section of such mishaps.

{{quote|Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|{{w|Gail Simone}}|Twitter<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Now, I am not talking about some niche comic book property, I am talking about massively successful film, game and tv properties. Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913142152/https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1304831678045585408|name=Gail Simone|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=09|day=12}}</ref>}}

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==Hasbro's in-house continuity documents==
[[File:Ultimateguide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Comprehensive. Definitive. Authoritative.]]
In the mid-2000s, Hasbro licensees were provided with copies of [[Simon Furman]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' as reference—notably, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] regularly consulted the guide while writing the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. In a similar vein, [[IDW Publishing]]'s reprints of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series were directly referenced for ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', and have been used by other licensees such as [[Fun Publications]] and [[Space Ape Games]].

The only known example of a high-level continuity document designed solely for internal use was the 2010 [[Binder of Revelation]], compiled to help new creatives in the franchise get up to speed with key characters, concepts, and settings, to bring the various stories they were producing at the time into alignment. This lore bible went on to inform vast swathes of modern ''Transformers'' storytelling, most notably the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, which proved extremely influential in its own right.

As the creatives behind the Binder have moved on from the company over the years, however, it appears to have fallen by the wayside, with Hasbro happy to have different concurrent media diverge entirely so long as some key synergies remain—such as the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon being informed by the script for the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie—directing writers to the wiki for lore nitty-gritty. ''Cyberverse'' showrunner [[Randolph Heard]] cites this as one reason for the show's starring roles for many more obscure fan-favourite characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I came to this, again, without a lot of ''Transformers'' knowledge, and I was directed to TFWiki, and I started reading TFWiki and I'm like, oh my god, I don't understand ''anything'', is this a multiverse, or- why- why are there so many variations on things? I'm never gonna learn this thing or understand it. And fortunately my staff were very helpful in that regard. But I think that ''Cyberverse'' to me was like, because I came from the outside in a way, I looked at it as a big box of toys, and I could play with any of them. And you know, that's how kids are, right? They're not going to distinguish between a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] toy, a [[DC Comics|DC]] toy, and something else—if they're cool they'll make a battle between anything. And so to me I felt the freedom, like, yeah, I'll just pick stuff and no-one said no. In fact they seemed delighted that we were bringing back characters. [...] I researched lists of 'weirdest Transformers ever.' [...] I said I don't, you know, I confessed to [[Mikiel Houser]], and he said that's fine, check out the TFWiki and that'll tell you everything you need to know, and I was kind of like- it told me too much, you know? It was overwhelming. And I love TFWiki—they have such great writers, they're hilarious.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vindAiN7YNY&t=1087s|name=Randolph Heard is too kind,|site=Keyan Carlile's Transformer Channel|title=The cancelled TF show BEFORE Cyberverse! (Randolph Heard talks Early Development & Seasons 1-2)|year=2021|month=11|day=20}}</ref> Another franchise newcomer, [[Brian Ruckley]], writer of [[IDW Publishing]]'s rebooted ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' series, plucked a large number of obscure characters from the wiki, in particular a great many [[female Transformer]]s. All of this is to say that the referencing of fan wikis is perfectly normal and can often be positive. It's also why the wiki should strive for completeness and accuracy when documenting the ''Transformers'' universe—as the following cautionary tales show...
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==Examples of circular reporting through TFWiki.net==


===Absence of evidence===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The original Tailwind that went undocumented on this wiki...]]
[[File:BeforeAndAfter-DriftTailwindTentakil.jpg|thumb|200px|...and this guy showed up! Maybe if he gets hurt, [[Mario (ROTF)|he'll shrink back?]]]]
In the [[2008]] comic story ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', the [[Micromaster]] toy character [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] was given a cameo as one of the many [[Gorlamite]]s attacking [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]—but for many years, Tailwind was the only one whose appearance in that comic was not documented on his own wiki page. As part of a general desire to make use of characters who had yet to be introduced to the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]], writer [[James Roberts]] evidently decided to check him off the list by writing a full-sized Cybertronian Tailwind into [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], being bisected by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]].

{{anchor|Trickshot}}
Similarly, the 2007 online [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] profile for [[Flashdrive]]—based on the Japanese-exclusive Mini-Con Processor—refers to a teammate called "[[Trickshot]]", clearly intended to be his fellow [[Micron Booster]] toy Triac; the wiki failed to note this, and soon thereafter the Mini-Con bio regimen ended without Trickshot's own profile being published. Thusly, the 2015 [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] column would instead give Triac the localized identity of "Bingo".
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===Text transfer===
====(Heavy) Artillery Drones====
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Once we were nameless...]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone robot.jpg|thumb|200px|...until a mix-up gave us our name!]]
The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] belonging to [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline]], or related media. Back when TFWiki started out on Wikia (now Fandom), [[fandom:transformers:Special:Contributions/72.48.102.5|an anonymous user]] created the article for Strika's drones in [[2008]] using the fan name "Heavy Artillery Drone". Due to an oversight (as no one knew that it ''wasn't'' an official name), this remained the article's name for nearly a decade.

In a non-visual, text-only instance of this roundabout reporting, the [[2016]] prose story "[[Derailment]]" officially named Strika's drones as "Artillery Drones" based on the wiki's use of the name "Heavy Artillery Drone". The article was soon moved to "[[Artillery Drone]]" shortly after in early [[2017]], to reflect the official name. But, the official name only came about in the first place because of the wiki unknowingly using a completely made-up fan name.
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{{anchor|Stratosphere}}
====''Rise of the Beasts'' Stratosphere bio====
{{stub}}

====Blokees Classic Class====
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====2023 ''Transformers'' letter pages====
{{Stub}}

===Incorrect colors in official media===
The use of {{SITENAME SHORT}} images as color references can occasionally result in... interesting... new color schemes when characters appear in official media. Original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Horri-Bull}}
====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' Horri-Bull====
In the [[IDW Publishing]] comic issue [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], [[Horri-Bull]]'s colorization is apparently based on photos of a [[Photodegradation|photodegradated]] example of his original toy that was once used on his page. When asked, colorist [[Josh Perez]] purported that he chose to use the yellow to "help him stick out a lot more".<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/84653-idw-rid-teaser-images/page-5|name=Josh Perez|site=The Allspark Forums|defunct=yes}}</ref>

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File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|''Degraded toy pictured''
File:Autonomy Lesson Horri-Bull Zetca.jpg|''2012 comic scene pictured'' [[Photodegradation|It's canon folks!]]
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====''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex====
[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]'s color scheme in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' is an unusual red and beige, derived from [[Vortex (G1)|G1 Vortex]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' character art that is his main page image—in particular, our previously-used scan of the artwork makes it appear to have a much warmer tone than it does in print, shifting the gray towards brown and the lilac towards pink. These tones influenced the coloring of Vortex's ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[:File:FOC Vortex.jpg|concept art]], which evolved to the in-game colors.

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File:G1Vortex toy.jpg|''Original 1985 deco pictured''
File:MTMTE2003-Vortex.jpg|''Better scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:MTMTEVortex.jpg|''Worse scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:FOC-HMS-render-Vortex-robot mode.jpg|''2012 game render pictured''
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====''Legends'' Roadburner====
''Here we go...''

[[Roadburner]]'s 2013 appearance in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game can only be described as a fit of insanity. His appearance is based on a catastrophic misinterpretation of this wiki's photography for the toy, depicting his partner [[Wheel Blaze]] as white... because they didn't understand the greyed-out photo this wiki uses to indicate ''which toy the article isn't about''. To make matters worse, it is highly likely Roadburner ''wasn't supposed to be in the game to begin with.'' Considering that the theme of [[By Land, Sea, or Air|the event he appeared in]] was basically "These Autobots with military alt-modes do stuff," and the fact that [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road''buster'']] would make more sense given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s prevalence in said event... yeah. Not helping matters is that when in the process of typing "Roadbuster" into this wiki's search bar, Roadburner shows up first in the search results. Someone must have been in a hurry.

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File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|''1990 toy pictured''
File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|''2013 art pictured'' "What grade did you get today, honey?"
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====IDW ''Transformers'' Azimuth====
[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] was originally a minor character who appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. Beyond a brief namedrop, she went unseen for several years until 2015, when the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature revealed that she sported a body based on the gold MC-6 ''[[Kronoform]]'' toy. However, when [[Azimuth (G1)|a new incarnation of Azimuth]] appeared in 2020, in IDW's ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, she was colored silver—a mixup that almost assuredly stems from the photo on Azimuth's wiki article more prominently displaying ''that'' figure, with the "correct" gold figure tucked away on the far right.

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File:Aligned Azimuth Toy.jpg|''Original 1993 deco pictured''
File:Mc-06 Micro Change catalog.jpg|''Catalogue scan uploaded to the wiki in 2015'' Hey, she got a [[Azimuth (G1)#Toys|''Transformers'' toy]] out of it.
File:Tremors-Azimuth.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured'' You know what, you're welcome.
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====''Earth Wars'' Dile====
In the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game, [[Dile]] was revealed as a forthcoming character in early September 2020, sporting an unusual gray and purple deco which doesn't match his toy's colors at all. The following month, [[Space Ape Games]] put out a new render via their official newsletter, explaining that the original colors were based on the washed out scan of his card art seen at the top of his TFWiki character page. This makes it one of the few known instances where circular reporting was caught and corrected before release. The new render instead uses a more light-green and silvery hue based on a somewhat color-corrected version of the card art, rather than the much more pronounced green of [[:File:G1toy dile.jpg|the toy itself]]. However following a total overhaul of the game's UI in 2024, he wound up using the initial render instead whilst his in-game model's colors remains the same finalized color scheme. Potentially due to the game's official wiki still using [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733799213343-Dile-Overkill#toc1| that same render on his page].

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File:G1toy dile.jpg|''Original 1987 toy pictured''
File:G1 Dial boxart.jpg|''Scan of 1987 art pictured'' A washout, that's all you are! A washout!
File:Early Dile-EarthWars.jpg|''Initial 2020 CG model pictured''
File:Dile Fixed-EarthWars.jpg|''Finalized 2020 CG model pictured''
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====''Siege'' Ion Storm====
The stock photography for ''Siege'' [[Ion Storm]]'s jet mode mistakenly showed [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]'s jet instead—which is nearly identical apart from red highlights. With the 2019 [[Rainmaker]]s set being hard to come by, this erroneous image was used on the wiki for a couple of years, and appears highly in Google Images search results—leading Ion Storm's jet mode to be colored accordingly as Thundercracker in [[Volcanicus comic 2|a TakaraTomy comic]] released in September 2020 and in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|an IDW comic]] released in September 2021.

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File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack-Ion-Storm.jpg|''Erroneous 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:Siege-toy IonStorm.jpg|''True 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:GS-Volcanicus comic 2-Rainmakers.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured''
File:SeaOfRustPartII-Rainmakers.jpg|''2021 comic scene pictured''
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===Incorrect decos for official toys===
On rare occasions, coloring misadventures as described above can even escalate to the point of affecting actual ''new toys'' of those characters. Once again, original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Igu}}
====''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' Igu====
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Post-Prime releases|10 Year Anniversary]]'' reissue of [[Igu]] ([[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner from the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]'' toyline) mistakenly colors him bright silver, as opposed to the black of the original release.

This can be attributed to the set designer using the first image in the "Toys" subheading of Igu's wiki page for reference—which was actually an "elite" redeco packed with [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]]. The original black release of Igu is used as the article's mainpic instead of being used in the "Toys" section, due to a lack of images of his vanishingly few fictional appearances. From a toy design perspective, this error means that the now-silver Igu breaks aesthetic cohesion with his mostly-black partner Jet Vehicon.

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File:Prime-toy Igu.jpg|''Original 2012 deco pictured''
File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMicronIguS.jpg|''Secondary 2013 deco pictured'' Please, "Igu S" was my father.
File:Prime-toy Igu 10Year.jpg|''2020 reissue deco pictured''
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====''Siege'' Caliburst====
''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]] uses a colour scheme of black and indigo, as opposed to the paler blue seen in most of his other appearances. For years, the main pictures for [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] and Caliburst were erroneously reversed, which likely led to this extrapolated colour scheme.
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File:BlowpipeRebirth.jpg|''Screenshot of Blowpipe from the '80s cartoon''
File:CaliburstRebirth.jpg|''Screenshot of Caliburst from the '80s cartoon''
File:G1-toy Caliburst.jpg|''1987 toy of Caliburst pictured''
File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S30-Battle-Master-Caliburst.jpg|''2019 toy of Caliburst pictured''
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====''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks====
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toy of [[T-Wrecks#Generations|T-Wrecks]] has a colour scheme which is much more drab than the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra Class iteration, with the brown-tinted torso being swapped for a dull grey, and the bright bronze of his helmet being swapped for the same red as his beast-mode skin. More noticeably, only the lower portion of T-Wrecks's crotch is molded blue, with the waist itself being left unpainted grey. It seems that these changes are the result of the wiki's use of the Hasbro stock photo of the original toy, depicting the hand-painted sample, being primarily used for reference; the lighting in the image is a little misleading, and the toy's posed leaning forward such that its belly overhangs its waist entirely! The ''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks's eyes are also yellow rather than the green of the ''Beast Machines'' toy. It would seem that [[:File:Disclosure-Dinobots.jpg|some of the]] [[:File:TWrecksdinobotspackaging art.jpg|other pictures]] on his page may have played into this color change also.

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File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|''Finalized 2000 deco pictured''
File: BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|''Hand-painted proto Hasbro stock photo pictured''
File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|''2021 toy pictured'' His bronze and innocence: Gone.
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====''Age of the Primes'' Sideways====
''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]], in contrast to either his original toy or cartoon depiction, gives [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise's]] head mode unusual yellow eyes. The first depiction of Crosswise's head mode on Sideway's article is via a collage made up of screencaps from "[[Credulous]]" where he swaps heads to show off all three of his configurations from the same camera angle, where head mode Crosswise's eyes are shown glowing yellow. The episode in question has Crosswise's eyes dramatically glow yellow when attached to his partner, only to turn to their default pink ''the frame right after'' the screencap was taken, with pink-eyed Sideways being the default from then on (and on the other cartoon screencaps on Sideway's article).

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File:Sidewaysheads.jpg|''Collage from Sideway's article''
File:Sidewayses.jpg|''Sideway's default pink eyes (top)''
File:AOTP Armada Crosswise.jpg|''2026 Crosswise toy pictured'' "[[Circular reporting#Sideways|If I had a nickel for every time Sideways was citogenised, I'd have two nickels. Y'know.]]"
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===The big ones===
{{anchor|Black Roritchi}}
====Black Roritchi's antennae====
For years, the main image for [[Black Roritchi]] on this wiki used an image from the [[2006]] [[Metrodome]] release [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Masterforce'' cartoon]] depicting him against a pitch-black backdrop, which his equally-black antennae blended into. When ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Black Roritchi was produced in 2020 as a redeco of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]], the figure was given a custom head solely to remove the antennae under the mistaken belief that he didn't have them. Color-correction in later re-releases of the cartoon would reveal Black Roritchi to have blue antennae against a starfield. The timing of those re-releases? [[2012]]. Oops.

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File:MF-toy Black Roritchi.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Mf35 guardminder leader.jpg|''2006 [[Metrodome]] version of 1988 anime scene pictured'' He's literally about to turn his head and show off his black antennae.
File:Black roritchi masterforce.jpg|''2012 [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] restoration pictured'' Uh, make that blue antennae. 
File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|''2020 toy pictured'' The only time people wouldn't care if Hasbro [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|accidently forgot to show off the new head]].
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====''Studio Series'' Scrapmetal====
[[File:ROTF Constructicon concept.jpg|thumb|250px|left|{{SITENAME SHORT}}'s beautiful son. Our little guy.]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-41-Deluxe-Scrapmetal.jpg|thumb|250px|Nobody tell him he was an accident.]]
The character that the wiki identifies as "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]" was created through a complicated, decade-long tennis match between the wiki and Hasbro. In 2009, shortly after the theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the wiki created a page for the then-nameless character under the half-jokey title "Ze little one". Rather than assuming that the character was a [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] clone, wiki editors at the time decided that he was his own character, as the scene where [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] went underwater featured a yellow Volvo excavator that didn't match to any of the other characters. "Ze little one" quickly picked up an ironic fan following, and by December 2009 Hasbro called him "Scrapmetal" and identified his alternate mode as "the bulldozer."<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/641 Hasbro Q&A December 2009 at TFviews.com]</ref> The wiki documented this and moved on. Around the same time, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s page noted that the film version of the character was formed from [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|an extra bulldozer]] compared to the official list of his components.

Almost ten years later, Hasbro announced a giant, fully-articulated ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Studio Series|Devastator]] toy formed from multiple Constructicon figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline. It is not 100% clear, but what appears to have happened is that whoever was planning the character selection looked at both Devastator and Scrapmetal's pages and decided to marry these two random tidbits by making Scrapmetal the extra bulldozer. ''Then'', the individual(s) assigned to design Scrapmetal's toy consulted the wiki page to figure out who the character was and instead made them a yellow excavator with the robot mode of the concept art randomly chosen for the main picture of the article—the result of the wiki stringing together tidbits of contradictory information from the movie. ''Whoops...''

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====Sideways the dimension-hopper====
[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|''Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery Step inside and hold on for dear life'' ''Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free I am all, I am all of me'']]
Oh dear.

In [[2002]], Hasbro released two motorcycle toys bearing the same name: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. The Hasbro toy bio for the latter recycled much of the same text from the bio of the former, nearly verbatim. This led to speculation at the time about whether or not they were meant to be the same character, ''regardless'' of the differences in toyline release since ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways also came packaged with [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise|Axer]], whose own bio hinted at his being the same person as [[Axer (G1)#The Transformers|his Generation 1 namesake]], having crossed dimensions from Generation 1 to ''Robots in Disguise''.

In [[2004]], Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line released another motorcycle toy named [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]], who shared the exact same colors and Japanese name of ''Armada'' Sideways. Since the ''Robotmasters'' series was a big crossover event similar in concept to the concurrent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series, compounded by the then notoriously scattershot documenting done for the Japanese side of the franchise, fans in the West initially mistook ''Robotmasters'' for a [[multiverse|multiversal]] event, with characters crossing dimensions from different universes to team up with each other in a Generation 1 setting (as was the case in ''Universe''). In actuality, ''Robotmasters'' only featured time travel, not dimensional travel. But because of the initial misconception, what came next was very easily believed.

In early [[2005]], a mere two months after Double Face's release, a [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/lKVCHWhYoJM/m/1NhElIcSnwwJ fan-given claim] was made online about Takara's official [http://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm ''Robotmasters'' website] supposedly declaring Double Face to be the same character as ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways. When the [[Sideways (Armada)|original TFWiki article for Sideways]] was first being put together in [[2006]], this same claim was reiterated several times on the article's [[Talk:Sideways (Armada)|talk page]], which misled the article's original creators to believe it and treat the ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', and ''Robotmasters'' characters all as the same Sideways, assuming that ''Robotmasters'' had confirmed the character to have dimension-hopped from another universe into Generation 1 (when it actually ''hadn't'').

With the wiki article treating all three as the same person, able to jump from universe to universe, the article went on to inspire later versions of Sideways, like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] and [[Ask Vector Prime]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], who not only were ''explicitly'' presented as dimension-hoppers, but also had ''implicit'' ties to the originally-unrelated ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], which only led to even ''more'' debates about how ''that'' Sideways related to the others, and whether or not ''every'' Sideways was really the ''same'' individual!

It wasn't until late [[2022]] that the validity of the original claim about ''Robotmasters'' Double Face was finally investigated; the results of this investigation revealed that there had actually been ''zero evidence'' in support of the claim found anywhere on the Takara ''Robotmasters'' website. And thanks to this false claim influencing the wiki, Sideways went on to have a reputation for being a multiversal mischief maker who jumps across multiple realities, which was never originally supposed to be the case.
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File:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]]
File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] / ''Legends of the Microns'' Double Face
File:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
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===The littlest one===
====Spelling the word Robo-Smasher====
In perhaps the amusingly smallest example of circular reporting from this wiki, the "[[Robosmasher]]" from the 1985 cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" was in fact written as one plain word in the episode's script. However, as is prone to happening with televised media, the original dialogue's text was not consulted when a TFWiki article for the device was created in [[2006]], under the hyphenated spelling "Robo-Smasher". This spelling was thus used by the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories in [[2015]] prior to the wiki article being amended in [[2017]] to acknowledge the original spelling.

==Misuse of the TFWiki==
It's sometimes the case that even ''accurate'' content on the TFWiki gets misused, misappropriated, or misinterpreted by people working for Hasbro. Look, we try our best, but there is literally only so much we can do.
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====''The Loyal Subjects'' Swoop====
Hasbro licensee [[The Loyal Subjects]] frequently, ah, took ''inspiration'' from the wiki's writeups for its various [[Tech Spec|bio cards]]. Most memorably, this resulted in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s 2014 motto being given as the image caption from his main picture.

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File:TVMagSwoop.jpg|"Him Swoop have legs that go for miiiles."
File:HimSwoopHaveLegsThatGoForMiles.jpg|All the good mottos were taken.
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====''Hero Mashers'' Heatwave====
The 2014 ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line featured ''Shattered Glass'' [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], of all 'bots. As no other Mirrorverse characters appeared in mainline retail at the time, this can be surmised as a consequence of rushed production leading to the wrong Wiki article being consulted, as opposed to the more well-known [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]].

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File:Heatwave bio.jpg|Heatwave's original bio picture.
File:HM-toy Heatwave.jpg|Why do I exist?
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====''Shattered Glass'' Hailstorm====
In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'' miniseries, [[Shattered Glass II issue 4|the fourth issue]] focused on a ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. Put bluntly, writer [[Danny Lore]] appears to have worked out the backstory for [[Flamewar (SG)|this mirror-universe version of Flamewar]] by giving her existing TFWiki article a cursory skim; in particular, the incongruous presence of [[Hailstorm (SG)|Hailstorm]] in the comic is likely extrapolated entirely from a cropped panel used on the article, where Flamewar is seen hanging out with Hailstorm in the multiversal melting-pot of [[Axiom Nexus]].

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File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] hanging on the arm of [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]
File:SGHailstorm.jpg|[[Hailstorm (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Hailstorm]]
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{{anchor|Ladybug}}
====BotCon Ladybug/Cliffjumper====
In [[2025]], when unofficial ''Transformers'' convention BotCon began promoting their convention-exclusive figures—produced under official license from Hasbro, via licensor [[Yolopark]]—the wiki duly created a new page for "Ladybug", a female Decepticon based on the G1 "red Bumblebee" toy [[variant]], being touted by BotCon to be a brand-new character. In the first sentence of the toy's writeup, the word "unofficial" was used to describe BotCon, as the convention is organised by a third party, Agabyss. Representatives from BotCon tried to have this word removed from the article, for reasons which were—at the time—totally unclear. Then, in the run-up to the convention, social media posts from BotCon inexplicably appeared to walk back the characterisation of "Ladybug"; she was instead referred to simply as [[Cliffjumper (Yolopark)|Cliffjumper]], and depicted as an Autobot.

At the convention itself, the people involved gave an explanation: apparently, someone at Hasbro had come across the wiki's article for "Ladybug", seen the word "unofficial", and somehow completely misread this to mean that "Ladybug" was a ''pre-existing, fanmade'' character. As it happened, this was actually true: many fans (including [[Dave Edwards|Zobovor]], going back to the days of [[alt.toys.transformers]]) had independently come up with the idea of calling the red Bumblebee toy "Ladybug", though the BotCon staff reportedly had never heard of this. Presumably for legal reasons, Hasbro became adamantly against the "Ladybug" character, and for simplicity's sake suggested that she be called "Cliffjumper" instead. Unhappy that the toy didn't really resemble previous Cliffjumpers, BotCon argued that they should produce a pack-in comic to give the character a backstory and justify its existence: "[[A Cliffjumper(s) Tale]]". This in turn led to [[The Sound of Science|an equivalent comic]] being produced for the accompanying Soundblaster/Glyph two-pack from the same convention. In other words, the presence of one little word on one of our pages killed a character and created two comics.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User_talk:Sabrblade/BotCon_2025_report|name=Sabrblade|site=TFWiki|title=BotCon 2025 report|year=2025|month=06|day=18}}</ref> Disturbing!

==Non-TFWiki misreporting==
Of course, people working on official ''Transformers'' material make use of unofficial reference material outside of this wiki, and errors in ''Transformers'' scholarship elsewhere are just as capable of leading to incorrect or occasionally, outright made up, information making it into the final product.


===Incorrectly-colored animation models===
[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Inaccurate model at left'' ''Accurate model at centre'' ''Off-model 2020 product at right'']]
{{main|Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon}}

The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the brand was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, Hasbro and licensees have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wikia pages, making it hard not to come across them on Google Images.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books as they were the only real source available for Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that a large majority of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw, and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since.

As can be seen in the example at right, the 2020 ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#RED|Soundwave]] figure's shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

Hasbro also tends to use the images from Transformers.kiev.ua whole-hog in their social media posts on Instagram and Facebook for memes, visuals for trivia, and holiday celebration posts, as well as using them as placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures in the works. A notable example of this was the pipeline reveal of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]], whose [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/devcong1.html placeholder "model" image] isn't even a model at all, rather [[:File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|a couple of]] [[:File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|traced screencaps]] from the episode "[[The Gambler]]".<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374 Transformers Jan 23 Livestream Recap – Legacy Evolution Wave 2 and More!] at TFW2005</ref> The Devcon mishap also extends to his toy, as the vertical line detailing below the molded ring on his left arm is missing from the right arm, something that the traced "model" completely neglected to translate from the original show screencap. The same had also been done for [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]], and so on. It's one thing to use them as reference for toys and design inspiration, but the practice of taking them whole-hog without a background check, and using them in official posts is a bit of a shoddy practice, to say the least.
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===Designs based on "third party" toys===
[[File:OnePrimus.jpg|thumb|400px|]]
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Many illustrations and character models created in the franchise's recent history are based on unlicensed products, usually simply because these get lumped in with official reference material in Google Images search results.

===Other oddities===
====Discmaster====
This might be one of the earliest cases of circular reporting in the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and fandom (and one of the rare, non-visual, text-only cases). The [http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html toy bio] for ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Autolauncher]] refers to both himself and his rival [[Mantis]] with the turn of phrase ''enban tsukai'' (円盤使い, meaning "disc user"). When the bio was translated into English in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the phrase was written in English as "Discmaster", with the one responsible having likely taken some creative inspiration from [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Powermaster|forms]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|of]] "[[Brainmaster|-master]]" [[Micromaster|technology]] [[Powered Master|of]] Generation 1.

During the mid-2000s, when putting together the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', longtime fan [[Ben Yee]] (who was co-author of the ''Sourcebook'' with [[Simon Furman]]) took this translation to heart and applied the term to the book's profiles for both Autolauncher and Mantis—unaware that "Discmaster" was actually creative liberty on part of the fan translation and not an accurate representation of what was originally written in the Japanese bio text. As a result, the term "[[Discmaster]]" now referred to a martial art practiced by both characters, despite the term having never actually existed beforehand in the first place.

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====''Transformers Legends'' Axe====
[[File:TFLegends Axe vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In 2014, the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game added a card based on [[Axe (G1)|Axe]], a character designed by [[Alex Milne]] for ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''. However, for alt-mode reference, the card directly copied a piece of fanart created by Sara Guyon-Gellin.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nicely done, but the game's artist lacks some creativity IMHO. For the design of jet mode in particular. Done and uploaded in 2011. Nice to know my work is good enough that someone officially hired by Hasbro decided there was no need for further adjustment and simply copied his/her own pictures from it :( I mean, couldn't you at least have changed the tail rudders ? </sarcasm>|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/journal/Nice-to-be-an-inspiration-for-official-TF-artists-494832421|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Nice to be an inspiration for official TF artists|year=2014|month=11|day=16}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/art/Axe-alt-modes-studies-252754825|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Axe alt modes - studies|year=2011|month=08|day=14}}</ref> Milne had intended the character to have a land-based mode!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too bad for the jet part, though, [Alex Milne] told me later Axe was land-based only. Voice of God :/|link=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/252754825/2172060396|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|year=2011|month=08|day=30}}</ref> Also, not cool.

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====''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor====
At first glance, Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] looks to be a simple homage to the original, canceled ''Generation 2'' toy. However, a closer inspection reveals that it took some notable inspiration from a 2014 fanmade digibash [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 posted to DeviantArt] by longtime fan artist Air Hammer, which was itself based on another fan's [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 hand-painted customization] of the original Generation 1 Stunticons in an attempt to recreate the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys. As an extra, the official Transformers Facebook page [[:file:G2Offroad.jpg|posted a promotional pic of the set]] that used the aforemented digibashes of the individual Stunticons instead of their proper stock photos... which featured [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] as the fifth member of the team, rather than [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] (whose ''Combiner Wars'' version wasn't revealed yet when the digibash was made) as the official set.

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File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|''Original 1994 deco pictured, left''
File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|''Purple-faced Menasor, as seen in the [[cross-sell]] from the figures' packaging''
File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|''2015 deco pictured'' Why, these limbs are the wrong toolings entirel- [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Oh, right.]]
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====Warriorbot====
[[File:Warriorbot hobby lobby.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[2017]], a Hasbro license, [[Open Road Brands]], released a [[:File:Open road brands faction sign.jpg|tin wall sign]] exclusively to Hobby Lobby stores, meant to showcase the many [[Insignia|faction symbols]] from the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s history, but one symbol stood out. The self-proclaimed "Warriorbots" were never a real thing. So were did they come from? The answer can be found on the "[https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Insignia?diff=prev&oldid=405151 Insignia]" page on the Transformers Fandom (formerly Wikia) wiki from 2014 to 2017, with it being listed among the others. In other words: Whoever designed it used that page as reference.
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====''Cyberverse'' character models====
While the core cast of the [[2018]] series ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)| Cyberverse]]'' was based on the [[evergreen]] characters being pushed at the time, the supporting cast drew from a range of pre-existing toys (mostly from the ''Generations'' line) and designs (mostly from [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics). Close inspection of character models reveals that, in some cases, specific pieces of artwork were used for reference—and in a couple of cases, the artwork in question wasn't actually official, but rather fan-work that crops up often on Google Images:
* [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] is based on a fan-colored version of [[Guido Guidi]]'s character model sketched for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', which is where his grey feet come from (in IDW's comics, they were black).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Coloring of Guido Guidi's Perceptor.|link=https://www.deviantart.com/vaderprime1/art/Perceptor-208339678|name=VaderPrime1|site=DeviantArt|title=Perceptor|year=2011|month=05|day=10}}</ref>
* [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]]'s original "Deadlock" body is based on a piece of fanart by Guido Guidi.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A fanart rendering based on G1 Springer repurposed as an hypothetical G1 Deadlock repaint (Drift former identity as Decepticon)|link=https://www.deviantart.com/guidoguidi/art/Retro-G1-Deadlock-model-sheet-526900626|name=Guido Guidi|site=DeviantArt|title=Retro G1 Deadlock model sheet|year=2015|month=04|day=15}}</ref>
* [[Alpha Trion#Cyberverse|Alpha Trion]] is based on a piece of fanart by [[Makoto Ono]], the original source for which has disappeared along with the rest of his DeviantArt account, but which still remains [https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/autobot-leader-alpha-trion-by-makotoonodeviantartcom-on-deviantart--375909900129440770/ floating around on the internet]. This is where Alpha Trion's hulked-out proportions come from, as well as the details of his lower legs.

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====IDW ''Transformers'' Megaplex====
[[File:Megaplex Digibash IDW.jpg|thumb]]
In the IDW Publishing comic issue [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|''Transformers'' #20]], the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''-based characters [[Starscream (MW)|Starscream]] and [[Megaplex]] make cameo appearances in a crowd. Line artist [[Anna Malkova]] drew Megaplex according to a 2012 "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Deluxe-sized [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]] [https://www.deviantart.com/air-hammer/art/Machine-Wars-Megatron-and-Megaplex-Digibash-341964614 posted to DeviantArt] by fan artist Air Hammer (similar to the above case of ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor). Given that "Starscream" is drawn according to his [[Starscream (MW)#Toys|original toy]], one imagines that Malkova intended to do the same for Megaplex—but as Google Images returns the fan-made digibash near the top of its search results for "''Machine Wars'' Megaplex", Malkova presumably believed it to be an official toy, and wound up drawing that design instead.

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====''Legacy: United'' Rukus====
The [[2024]] modernised toy of [[Ruckus (G1)#Legacy|Rukus]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Exclusives 3|Doom 'n Destruction Collection]]'' capsule subline of ''Legacy: United'' sports new [[paint operation]]s on his forearms. In addition, the suspension springs sculpted into his legs are upside down compared to the original toy and [[package art]]. The toy was clearly designed with reference to an incorrectly-[[sticker]]ed sample of the G1 toy, with the hip detailing mistakenly applied to the forearms, and the leg stickers placed upside-down. For several years prior to this incident, the TFWiki itself had been using [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g1-1988/ruckus/124/1/ images from Seibertron] with misplaced hip stickers—but the upside-down springs on the legs point towards a different specific sample of the toy being the culprit.
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File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original [[1988]] toy with correct sticker placement'' Many thanks to [[Sixo]]! You wreck and rule!
File:Misstickered G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original 1988 toy with'' '''''incorrect''''' ''sticker placement, from Seibertron.com''
File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|''2024 toy pictured''
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==References==
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[[Category:Fandom]]

Photodegradation

2026-04-13T07:51:45Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Unpaintable plastics */ verb tense fix

[[Image:Topspin yellowed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Once you go yellow, you never go back.]]
[[Image:Tigatronyellowed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Guess what mode this toy was left in!]]
'''Photodegradation''', more commonly referred to by toy collectors as "yellowing", is the phenomenon by which the [[plastic]]s in a [[Toy|Transformers toy]] grow discolored over time. The process is generally started by exposure to ultraviolet light, whether from natural sunlight or fluorescent lighting. Photodegradation is most noticeable on figures with bright white or light grey plastics, although it actually happens to virtually all colors (when blue plastics photodegrade, it is often referred to as "greening" since that's generally the end result).

There is no hard and fast way to determine which individual figures will be more susceptible to it. A [[Jetfire (G1)/toys|Jetfire]] opened once, then left in a closet for 20 years seems just as likely to be affected as one left sitting on a shelf for the same amount of time. Since yellowing is a function of the plastic itself decomposing with age, it can still strike toys that have been kept in complete darkness for prolonged periods of time. Furthermore, different pieces of identically-colored plastic on the ''same toy'' can photodegrade differently, resulting in a [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] with a normally colored canopy and discolored legs. Areas covered by [[decal]]s are typically unaffected. As manufacturing changes over the years, the time for onset of photodegradation can also change, as discussed further below.

Photodegradation is not to be confused with cigarette smoke residue, which also leaves a yellowish cast on plastic (and can be removed with toothpaste or other products designed to remove cigarette stains) or sun damage, a bleaching effect caused by exposure to direct sunlight (which more commonly affects packaging materials).

==Treatment Options==
The Transformers fandom has struggled with this issue for [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/e7f1387b0fa24b51/9bee2fe815faff64?lnk=st&q=yellowed+group%3Aalt.toys.transformers#9bee2fe815faff64 ages], and despite having the answer [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/d8622dceed52a2e3/0918518b00349f33?lnk=st&q=yellowed+group%3Aalt.toys.transformers#0918518b00349f33 for some time], fans still often tinker with various concoctions hoping to reverse this scourge. Simply put, if a liberal amount of denture cream/household cleanser/virgin blood gets the toy white again, it wasn't photodegradation, it was your common everyday grime that you removed. Some people have experimented with physically removing layers of plastic from toys (via fine-grit sandpaper) to remove photodegradation, but this seems like a temporary fix at best (and one that actually may damage the toy ''more'').

However, [http://archive.thetf.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=13204 a much more promising technique] surfaced on discussion boards in December 2008. This method consists of immersing the yellowed figures in a clear container (plastic or glass) full of a hydrogen peroxide solution, then leaving it exposed to direct sunlight for varying lengths of time. Test runs have indeed shown that figures displaying substantial photodegradation were largely or entirely restored to their original pigments. Though the technique has not yet been evaluated by [[Quickmix (G1)|professional chemists]], the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] are already plotting to steal the [[Corrostop|miracle cure]] for themselves.

Note that even these dramatic results are more of a treatment than a cure: [http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2013-01-15-retr0bright-only-temporary.htm even plastic that is treated, then kept in darkness with an airtight surface cover (such as a coat of varnish) will eventually turn yellow again.] ''C'est la vie.''

===A few caveats===
*As of June 2016, there have been no reports that the hydrogen peroxide technique causes embrittlement or any other collateral damage to the toys. What ''has'' been confirmed is that the yellowing will eventually and inevitably return. The TFWiki will ''not'' be held responsible for any damage your toys may incur from trying this technique.
*Strong solutions of hydrogen peroxide are ''very nasty business'', requiring proper safety precautions: thick gloves, goggles, and ample ventilation. '''The TFWiki will ''not'' be held responsible if you turbo-revvin' young punks mishandle the stuff and require hospitalization and skin grafts.'''

==Recent developments==
===Unpaintable plastics===
[[File:CHUG-TF-photodegradations.jpg|thumb|300px]]
For reasons not fully explained, very rapid photodegradation has become more common since approximately the advent of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' and ''[[Studio Series]]'' toylines in 2018 and thereafter. Where the plastic decay would once have taken years or even decades to become noticeable, there have now been widespread reports of figures such as ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Grimlock]], and many, ''many'' others yellowing in just a matter of months — as well as sightings of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|''Bumblebee'' Ratchet]] visibly yellowed while still [[Mint in sealed box|packaged and newly-arrived on store shelves]], having decayed in just the time it took to ship from [[Asia]]! Another toy that frequently displayed photodegradation straight out of the box was ''[[Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]], which many collectors found particularly displeasing as it was a [[Size class|Commander Class toy]] with an MSRP of $90. Notably, this issue seems to be affecting [[unpaintable plastic]]s specifically.

Hasbro has attributed this issue to the worldwide {{w|COVID-19}} pandemic, making it difficult for them to send dedicated [[quality control]] agents to their factories in [[Vietnam]]…<ref>Yellowing on recent figures – Aware, researching the issue. Has been seen by Mark and the team, and forwarded to engineering for research. Feedback and specifics are always welcome to help narrow down the problem. The Pandemic restricted traveling to Asia for quality checks. — [https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/04/20/transformers-brand-team-fan-roundtable-legacy-reveal-edition-454263#images TFW2005 summary of Transformers Fan Roundtable on April 20, 2022]</ref> ''however'', as stated above, this problem was first noticed a few years before the pandemic travel disruptions began. A common theory among the [[fandom]] is that a fire retardant within the nylon chemical buildup is the cause of this phenomenon and reacts to heat or humidity, causing the plastic to yellow. There was even one case in {{SITENAME SHORT}}'s community [https://discord.gg/tfwiki Discord server] where—what is believed to be—the yellowy-colored fire retardant chemical seeped out of a seam in an individual's ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]]'s knee! Gross. This was most notable as their figure never suffered the same fate of the rapid yellowing that just about everyone else had endured, likely due to the cause seeping out of the plastic instead.

Well-documented victims include:

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* Almost every version of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] mold released from [[2020]]-onwards that uses gray or silvery unpaintable plastic
* ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Optimus Prime]], though only applied to the early-to-mid 2020s reruns
* ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' [[Acid Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Seeker Acid Storm]] / [[Ion Storm#War for Cybertron: Siege|Seeker Ion Storm]] / [[Nova Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Seeker Nova Storm]]
* ''Studio Series'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron (''Revenge of the Fallen'')]]
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class [[Hammerbyte#Cyberverse|Hammerbyte]]
* ''Cyberverse'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]
* ''Cyberverse'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Bumblebee]]
* ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Megatron (G1)]]
* ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' [[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]]
* ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020-2022)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]]
* ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]]
* ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Sandstorm (G2)#Generations Selects|Decepticon Sandstorm]]
* ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|'86 Autobot Jazz]] (2025 reissue may not be as severely affected)
* ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Warpath (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Warpath]]
* ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Dinobot]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]
* ''Generations Selects'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Ramjet (G2)]]
* ''Generations Selects'' [[Artfire#Generations Selects|Artfire]]
* ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Starscream (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Starscream]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' [[Tigatron (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tigatron]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' [[Tigatron (BW)#GDC|Mutant Tigatron]]
* ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blaster]]
* ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]]
* ''Studio Series'' [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|Autobot Ratchet (''Bumblebee'')]]
* ''Studio Series'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|'86 Coronation Starscream]]
* ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Premium Finish|Starscream (''War for Cybertron Trilogy'')]]
* ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]
* ''Generation Selects'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster|Cyclonus]]
* ''Studio Series 86'' [[Ratchet_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Autobot Ratchet (Core Class)]]
* ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]]
* ''Legacy'' Voyager Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]]
* ''Legacy'' Voyager Class [[Bulkhead_(Prime)#Legacy|Bulkhead]]
* ''Shattered Glass Collection'' [[Soundwave (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Soundwave]]
}}

This list is not definitive; discoloration of varying degrees—from small spots to fully discolored parts—has been seen on various other figures since 2020, just less consistently. It should also be noted that sometimes, unpaintable plastic is simply a few shades different from similarly colored plastics and is not always an immediate sign of yellowing.

===Paint operations===
Also among the aforementioned developments is an odd phenomenon involving white and off-white [[Paint operation|paint applications]] yellowing. Prior to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''-era of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys, white paint was typically the only thing to last on an all-white figure, with notable examples being Generation 1 toys like [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jetfire]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]] (''and'' his reissues), having unchanged, pure white-painted [[die-cast]] parts, even after the white plastics have long since yellowed… or even ''oranged'' in some extreme cases. Figures from other toylines such as [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|''Energon'' Jetfire]], who use white paint for accents on other colored plastics, tend to stay unchanged, while the molded white plastic parts around them have yellowed to all hell.

So far there are only a few minor cases of this happening, notably [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' {{'}}86 Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'' Wheeljack]], where their other colored plastic parts (both opaque and translucent), have had the white paint applications yellow very lightly over just a short period of time. This would seem to suggest that a new paint mixture is being used when compared to the figures of prior toylines. The reason for the yellowing is—much like the issue above—unknown, but the theory is that it is some form of photodegradation.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] weaponized [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] and invented the Photo Degradation Protocol in a failed attempt to fight off [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] mindless hordes of [[Decepto-Pack]]-enhanced human slaves. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links== 
* [http://msds.fmc.com/msds/100000010225-MSDS_US-E.pdf Safety data for hydrogen peroxide, 20%-40%]
* [http://wiki.joecustoms.com/wiki/Whitening_with_peroxyde Peroxide whitening guide at JoeCustoms]

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Theme song

2025-09-23T15:23:01Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Theme songs in other countries */ sang -> sung

[[File:Soundwave mixalot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|DJ Soundwave 'gon lay down some sick beats!]]

Wherever ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' goes, it takes with it its '''theme song'''. Its lyrics were established in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and most Western ''Transformers'' shows (''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' being the notable exceptions) follow the lyrics, or at the very least an acoustic pattern matching them. No two series have ever used the lyrics in the same order.

{{quote|''The Transformers! More than meets the eye!'' ''Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!'' ''The Transformers! Robots in disguise!'' ''The Transformers! More than meets the eye!'' ''The Transformers!''|The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] theme song.}}

==Generation 1==
The original, classic [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] theme tune by [[Ford Kinder|Kinder]] & [[Anne Bryant|Bryant]], with its simple, iconic repetition of the brand's rhyming slogans, "more than meets the eye" and "robots in disguise", has formed the basis of most Western ''Transformers'' theme tunes. Various versions of it accompanying the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] [[title sequence]]s and a multitude of [[commercial]]s, it's pretty much burned into the mind of every child of the '80s in the English-speaking Western world, and maybe their parents as well. You say to someone, "Transformers?" and it's not unlikely that you'll hear them jingle back, ''"Ro-bots in dis-guise!"''

The song may have also given us another iconic aural meme, the "[[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]]". The song was featured in the first ''Transformers'' TV appearances, which were commercials for [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Marvel comics]] and [[The Transformers (toyline)|the toys]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/26r6RrCkXGE Montage of several commercials] on [https://youtube.com YouTube]</ref> In them and also in the cartoon season-1 title sequence,<ref>[https://youtu.be/5zFLm8bpAN8 Generation 1 cartoon season-1 title sequence] on the [https://www.youtube.com/@TransformersOfficial TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]</ref> the noise was heard consistently and exclusively after the lyrics "the Transformers", regardless of whether any transformation was occurring. Sometimes there was, but there were also multiple instances of the noise happening without transforming and transforming happening without the noise. Thus, it seems likely that the noise had not been created to be a sound effect per se, but rather was a part of the song that was repurposed in the cartoon due to someone either misunderstanding the audio mix of the earlier animations or appreciating the happy accident when the noise overlapped transformations and deciding to run with it. [[Hasbro]] could have brought clarity to this issue when they released the song as a track on the [[2018]] LP ''[[Hasbro Studios Presents 80s TV Classics: Music From The Transformers]]''. However, this version is not the same as the broadcast ones; it lacks not only the transformation noise, but also almost all "robotic" vocal modifications, with the exception of a single flanged "robots in disguise".<ref>[https://youtu.be/UpTgUEr398A&t=12s The ''Hasbro Studios Presents 80s TV Classics: Music From The Transformers'' LP] on [https://youtube.com YouTube]</ref>

Seasons 2 and 3 of the series featured their own distinct renditions of the theme tune. Season 2's version was mostly different but the tune and lyrics remain unchanged. Season 3's version is especially distinguished by the unusual "Ah-aah!" chant which is a chorus tune that runs throughout it, and being offbeat compared to those of earlier seasons, which suits Season 3's grim and sci fi orientated nature. (Season 4, having only three episodes, used the previous season's theme.)

For ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', composer [[Vince DiCola]] created several new versions of the tune (featuring instrumental pieces included in other parts of the movie's score), sung by [[Ed Frugé]], [[Gary Falcone]] and [[Stan Bush]], although ultimately, the finished movie used [[The Transformers (Theme)|a power metal arrangement]] by [[Lion]] with additional verses in between the familiar chorus.

Various iterations of the theme were incorporated into many pieces of the show's stock background music, which was composed by [[Robert J. Walsh]]. The show's [[commercial bumper]]s used the theme song as well.

The closing theme of the first two seasons had a different orchestration, dominated by guitar and horn. An instrumental version of the Season 3 theme was used as the closing theme of that season and Season 4.

==''Generation 2''==
''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' had a new theme arranged by [[Kinder & Company]]. This theme was more orchestral-sounding and retained only the "robots in disguise" opening of the original theme.

==Beast Era==
As the first new Transformers cartoons since Generation 1, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' featured new theme tunes that owed nothing to the original; in years to come, this would make them the distinct exceptions amongst their animated brethren. ''Beast Wars'' features an instrumental theme tune with occasional roaring shouts of "Beast Wars!" (unless you lived in Canada, in which case they were shouting "Beasties!"). The theme was composed by [[Robert Buckley]], who composed and performed all of the show's background music as well. The motifs of the ''Beast Wars'' theme show up in many scenes during the show itself.

During the episode [[The Agenda (Part 2)]], Decepticon-turned-Predacon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] turns on the Maximals, declares "Decepticons Forever!" and transforms to his G1 cassette-mode, slotting into a control panel. For this brief moment of uber-fan-wank, Mainframe wanted to briefly insert the original G1 theme, but were unable to acquire the rights. Instead Ravage's transformation was set to the original G1 transformation sound, and lo, there was much rejoicing.

''Beast Machines'' stands out even further, having licensed the pre-existing song, [[Leftfield]]'s "[[Phat Planet]]," to serve as its theme, though with several additional SFX such as animal snarls and gunfire for the background. However, Buckley continued to supply background music for the show itself, though it had more of a hip-hop/techno feel than its predecessor. Another song related to Beast Machines, "[[Evolution Revolution]]," was produced by Fox Kids for use in preview materials but was not heard in the series itself.

==''Robots In Disguise'' (2001)==
The fandom just about wet itself when ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' became the first cartoon since Generation 1 to employ a variation of the classic theme tune, although there were a few surprises along the way. First, an mp3 of what appeared to be the new theme tune was released online, but when the series actually debuted, everyone was a bit surprised to discover that its theme was an entirely ''different'' variation of the G1 theme, most notable for adding the new line, "Change before your eyes," in place of "more than meets the eye." The mp3 turned out to be the new commercial jingle by [[Marc S. Pearlman]], which featured in commercials for all subsequent lines. The actual opening theme used in the show was arranged by [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] mainstay [[Paul Gordon]]; an extended version of the theme song could at one time be heard on his website, [http://www.stayawakemusic.com/composer.htm Stay Awake Music]; that site no longer exists, but the song can still be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo6VEqnwivc here].

==The Unicron Trilogy==
''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' followed this trend, featuring a trance version of the classic theme, sans lyrics (with a [[narrator]] lecturing the audience on the premise of the show instead). A second arrangement, however, was included as an "insert song" during episodes, and featured the traditional "more than meets the eye" and "robots in disguise" lines. The [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], meanwhile, included a stirring orchestral version of the theme composed by [[Ric Formosa]], in addition to a metal version by [[Dropbox]], an odd techno version by [[Regurgitator]], and a funk version by [[The Brown Hornet]], the latter of which was used over the end credits.

The ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon's theme featured another new version of the classic theme, this time with lyrics, the transformation sound mixed in at various points, and a keyboard solo during the middle eight. The vocal track is actually re-used from the previously mentioned ''Robots in Disguise'' toy commercials. The name of the show is also announced at the end of the song.

''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' offered a unique version of the tune by British DJ [[Paul Oakenfold]], with energetic shouts of the brand and faction names. It also includes a narration by [[Garry Chalk|Optimus Prime]], explaining how the Autobots have to find the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s and namedropping several members of the Autobot team. Perhaps most significantly, it featured the return of the long-lost line, "Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons"—albeit simply spoken by Oakenfold during the middle-eight, rather than sung.

==Live-action films==
As part of the [[Sector Seven (game)|viral marketing]] for the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], an mp3 of Linkin Park soundalikes "[[DECEPTIBOT]]" performing a song that included the classic theme as a chorus was released online. The song also featured a roll call of the Autobots in the movie while excluding [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] as... well, we all know what [[Death|happened]] to Jazz. This song didn't feature in the movie or on the soundtrack, though. Instead, [[MuteMath]] performed a <s>whiny and emo</s> laid back version of the tune for the soundtrack, although it didn't appear in the film itself. Ironically, the Deceptibot theme does appear in the IMAX extended cut of the film, though none of the lyrics are heard.

In 2009, the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|soundtrack]] featured a cover of Lion's version of the ''Transformers'' theme song by the American band [[Cheap Trick]].

==''Animated''==
''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' continued this tradition with yet another new variation of the theme by [[Andy Sturmer]] and [[Sebastian Evans II]], including an entirely new rhyming couplet, "More than they appear/Justice, bolts, and gears!" However, because the opening credits had to be shortened from one minute down to thirty seconds, this new verse had to be omitted from the final broadcast version of the opening. The full, uncut theme song is available on the DVD that comes in the Optimus Prime vs. Megatron - The Battle Begins 2-pack, and was available for download in mp3 format on Hasbro's website.

==''Prime''==
''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' on the other hand, eschewed the theme for a classical composition by [[Brian Tyler]] (which goes for more of a "Hollywood blockbuster movie theme" vibe similar to [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]]'s [[Transformers: The Score|score]] or Michael Giacchino's "Enterprising Young Men" from the 2009 ''Star Trek'' film, both of which Orci and Kurtzman were also involved with). The "[[Darkness Rising]]" mini-series didn't have an opening theme, only showing the title and development credits following the cold open. The theme was re-recorded for Season 3 in line with the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' subline, and was dropped for the final three episodes of the series, starting with "[[Persuasion]]", reverting to just the title and development credits of "Darkness Rising", presumably to save screentime during these final episodes. Years later, Tyler would incorporate motifs from this theme into his score for ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

==''Rescue Bots''==
''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' also did its own thing, opting for a rock/pop opening composed by the show's incidental musicians, husband and wife team [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. The lyrics, written by [[Nicole Dubuc]] and sung by Marianas Trench front-man [[Josh Ramsay]], describe the show's premise.

At the climax of the musical episode "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]", the main cast sings a revamped version of the theme song.

The show's sequel, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'', has a different, shorter and more dramatic theme to it. Unlike ''Rescue Bots'', ''Rescue Bots Academy'' features a short roll call of the main cast partway through the song. [[Doug Califano]] composed the theme, with vocals by [[Zach Allen]].

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)==
The theme for the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon uses the original Transformers theme as a jumping off point for a composition of its own, suspense-building with rising horns and a meaty guitar riff at the end. [[Kevin Kiner]] rearranged the theme for the show.

==''Cyberverse''==
''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' features a new track dominated by heavy guitars, though it still ends on the familiar call of "more than meets the eye". The track was composed by [[Max Repka]] and [[Toonocracy LLC]].

==''BotBots''==
The ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' cartoon features an upbeat techno-pop theme that describes the show's basic backstory and premise, placing heavy emphasis on the line's core concept of "literally anything could secretly be a tiny robot." The theme was composed by [[Igor Correia]] and [[Jeff Milutinovic]] of TV music production group [[The Wilders]].

==''EarthSpark''==
The ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'''s cartoon's opening titles are a few seconds long, so there is only time for a few synthwave notes overlaid with sound effects including the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]]. This is in line with the series' score, which is composed and recorded by electronica producers [[Crush Effect]].

==Theme songs in other countries==
There are many [[Japanese themes]], with different openings and closings for each series. Many different performers have contributed songs over the years. One of the songs is totally about how [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] [[Cybertron Banzai|wet the bed as a kid]]. Seriously. The opening for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' ("[[Honō no Overdrive: Car Robot Cybertron|Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~]]" performed by [[Kōji Wada]]) has the lyrics "Go Boy! Convoy!" It's kind of dubious. Interestingly enough, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> "[[Transformer: Dream Again]]" features the phrase "More than Meets the Eye" uttered just before the refrain, while ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]" has the phrase "Robots in Disguise" during the bridge in the full version.

France kept almost all the original openings. The ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' French opening just removed the voice shouting "Beast Machines!" when the logo appears. However, the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' and ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' opening theme songs were translated and sung in French. For the dubs of the ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'', the English theme songs were used (with the talking parts translated in French), since the three cartoons were dubbed from the English dub version rather than the original Japanese. Curiously, in the ''Cybertron'' opening, the moment when Optimus Prime names the various Autobots one by one is replaced by him saying "I know I can count on the dedication and loyalty of all of you to achieve this goal".

The French-Canadian one uses the same music as the original Season 1 theme song, but with the lyrics translated to French.

In Germany, the ''Animated'' theme song is the same, but translated into German. This makes ''Animated'' the first Transformers series to air there with a German theme instead of the original.

Italy kept the original openings for most of the series, except for the ''[[Transformers Generation 2 (Italian opening)|Generation 2]]'' cartoon, ''[[Rombi di Tuono e Cieli di Fuoco per i Biocombat|Beast Wars]]'', the [[Transformers (Superobots)|DVD]] [[Cybertron (Superobots)|release]] of ''Robots in Disguise'', later reruns of ''[[Transformers Energon (Italian opening)|Energon]]'' and the first season of ''[[Transformers Prime (Italian opening)|Prime]]'', which got brand new openings. Also, the TV broadcast of ''Robots in Disguise'' used an instrumental version of the English opening.
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Delphine Chauvier

2025-05-23T02:20:57Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: or -> and

[[File:Delphine Chauvier.jpg|215px|thumb|Pichu!]]
'''Delphine Chauvier''' (b. [[January 18]], [[1977]]) is a Belgian actress specialized in dubbing.

She is mostly known for being the French voice of many Pokémon in various ''Pokémon'' animated series, films and videogames, but she is also the voice of Julia Blaze in ''Inazuma Eleven'' and Pacifica Northwest in ''Gravity Falls''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Prime''===
*[[Miko Nakadai]]

===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*[[Cody Burns]]

==External Links==
*[https://wikidoublage.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Delphine_Chauvier Wiki Doublage page] ''(French)''
*[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/staff-21521-delphine-chauvier.html Planète Jeunesse page] ''(French)''

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Velocity (G1)

2025-05-12T09:44:09Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: pluralized a word

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:''Velocity is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Velocity-IDW.jpg|right|thumb|225px|That's my speed and direction.]]

'''Velocity''', or '''Lotty''' to her friends, only recently passed her medical exams and is fairly new to this whole "cosmic adventure" thing. Having served on both the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' and now the ''[[Lost Light]]'' has given her a lot of practical experience, however; she's enthusiastic, skilled, and has the right bedside manner. With the various improbable phenomena the crew of the ''Lost Light'' face on a regular basis, she's also had to learn a lot of new skills on the job.

As a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]], Velocity missed the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] entirely; as such, she has no preconceptions when she meets former [[Decepticon]]s like [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Don't mistake this cheery attitude for a weakness, however: she may be only a recent Autobot recruit, but her well-developed moral sense means she won't stand for injustices. And, no matter how difficult her quests get, she has no regrets about embarking on this adventure.

{{quote|But let's be clear about one thing: even after all that's happened—even bearing in mind what's '''about''' to happen—I'm not sorry I came aboard. The last few months have been '''revelatory'''. That's what I'd like it to say on my spark chamber: "no regrets."|Velocity|[[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds]]}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Sensuous Frame|''More Than Meets The Eye'' #41]]}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-studying.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Velocity was forged on the Cybertronian colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. In her early years, she lived in a sorority with other Transformers, including [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} and the Cybertronian immigrant [[Anode]]. Like most Camiens, she initially chose to study the performing arts, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} but after befriending the shy engineer [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and bonding over their shared dislike of Firestar, Velocity eventually came to realize that her ''true'' talents lay in medicine. {{Storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Velocity enrolled in a medical program, but repeatedly struggled with her exams; {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} worse still, her culture's focus on the performing arts as worthy left Velocity believing that her medical studies weren't as worthwhile. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

During her tutelage, Velocity worked at the obstetric clinic known as the [[Lighthouse]] alongside Anode; when the latter's overconfidence led her to fail a delicate operation, she fled the planet in shame and falsified evidence to make it seem as though she'd stolen a batch of [[living metal|sentio metallico]]. Unaware of the deception, Velocity believed that Anode had betrayed her. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Eventually, Velocity left Caminus entirely to study at a nearby [[Mederi]] center. {{Storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

After finally passing her exams on the tenth try, Velocity joined Firestar and many of her former classmates {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} to find Windblade, who had left Caminus several months earlier on a mission of her own. Their search brought them to the planet [[Marasma]], {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} inadvertently picking up an infestation of [[personality tick]]s in the process. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} The ticks killed their pilot, [[Vertex]], and when their pilotless ship crashed into an asteroid they were rescued by the ''[[Vis Vitalis]],'' joining [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s crew of [[Autobot]]s.

[[File:TheSensuousFrame-CyberutopiaMap.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Trab... Pu... Kcip?"]]

Velocity served as an extra medic for the ailing war hero, charting his deteriorating health as he carved out a map to [[Cyberutopia]] on a wall before his strength gave out. When one of the personality ticks broke cover to heal Thunderclash—so that the aliens could continue feeding on his limitless charisma—Velocity and the other crewmembers remembered the incident as a visit from a "passing medic." {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Thunderclash fell into a fatal coma, and when the ''Vis Vitalis'' docked with the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Velocity eschewed the pre-wake dance party in favor of bringing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Minimus Ambus]] up to speed with what had happened to Thunderclash. First Aid soon discovered that Thunderclash ''shouldn't be dying'', as his war wound, the thing that was ''supposed'' to be killing him, had healed... he was dying from something else. Unable to remember what had happened, Velocity was only able to remember the "medic" as "normal."

[[File:TheFrailGaze-VelocityAndNautica.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The group then realized that Thunderclash was manipulating the readouts of the medical machines to send a warning to the crew. Before they could make sense of it, a knock from Thunderclash's trailer interrupted them {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} and they were besieged by the personality ticks. Only a revived Thunderclash allowed them to escape and take refuge with some others... including Nautica, who had left Caminus with Windblade, and congratulated "Lotty" on passing her exams. Velocity then helped [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] identify their opponents as [[personality tick]]s and work out a plan on stopping them, but the day was saved when [[Skater|a different 'bot]] hit on the same solution and used it to save the day. Afterwards, Firestar successfully encouraged Velocity to join the ''Lost Light'' instead of returning home, claiming that she should stay behind to "help Nautica," but really to give her a place to hone her newly acquired medical skills. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Velocity had only just unpacked when First Aid, the ship's current chief medic had to leave on orders from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. His departure was interrupted when [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] burst in carrying [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s comatose body. The two medics found no immediate injuries, but they were unable to operate on him without knowing the exact cause of his illness. After the rest of the crew found and retrieved his consciousness from "[[Swearth]]," Velocity performed her first operation, discovering that his problems stemmed from a fatal rust infection. First Aid congratulated her and left her a 'phone' to call in case she ever did need help.

[[File:TheOneWhereTheyGoToEarth-surgery.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While he was flying away, First Aid realised something important and ordered her to operate on Swerve's shoulder again; his suspicions were correct, as Swerve had contracted the initial rust infection from a bullet fired by the Autobot spy "[[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]." Velocity found a [[data slug]] in bullet form {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} that contained a message from that, among other things, revealed the [[Necroworld|planet]] where the supposedly mythical "[[Mortilus|Necrobot]]" lived. Velocity was one of the dozen crew members eager to learn more about Censere and went with her friend Nautica (and a recovered Swerve) to check it out. When the Necrobot came out to meet them though, Velocity stood far away while Nautica got close. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

At some point after joining the crew of the ''Lost Light'', Velocity was one of the crewmembers interviewed by [[Getaway]] to see if she would stand with them when Getaway launched a mutiny against Megatron. Velocity, having only ever known him as an Autobot, was glad to see him happy and turned down the proposition. She was subsequently made to forget the encounter through Getaway's [[nudge gun]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

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Some time after, Velocity was startled in her lab to see [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s [[Holomatter|holomatter avatar]] float through. That was part of an incident that saw [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] hospitalised {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} and the latter suffer a debilitating [[spark spasm]] that shot an energy wave through the ship. Velocity was able to stabilize Tailgate while keeping an eye on the still-damaged Cyclonus (who refused to repair his bodywork), but while she kept Tailgate stable she couldn't get him to wake up. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} Following [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]'s attack, Tailgate ''did'' wake up, demonstrating newfound super strength. Velocity determined that his [[Spark]] had been made susceptibtle to mutation by exposure to the ship's quantum radiation; acute stress-related trauma had caused Tailgate "to evolve" into a new breed of [[Outlier (group)|outlier]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

[[Image:mtmte 51 nautica velocity swerve.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Getting up to speed]]

Soon after the incident, [[Powerflash]] and [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] came to her complaining of sudden burnout. She put it down to bad [[engex]], unaware that this was a side effect of Tailgate's rapid mutation. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} That was normal compared to [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] being infected by [[scraplet]]s disguised as a protoform! She had to fix him up and explain how he'd almost died at the hands of something he thought loved him, but knowing that made Whirl proud of the pests! {{storylink|Silent Light}}

When a time fissure opened in Swerve's, allowing people to look back at departed crew members, Velocity (and the medical diagnostic drone) chose to look back at her predecessors, First Aid and the deceased [[Ambulon]]. Back in the present, she and Thunderclash had a video chat with Firestar. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

On the day that Getaway launched his mutiny, Velocity gave Megatron a checkup after the ex-Decepticon suffered a vivid hallucination; unbeknownst to either, this was caused by the mutineers, who used a psychic lure to trick the loyalists into leaving the ship. Subsequent uses of the Necrobot's weapon caused all of the afflicted individuals, including Megatron and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] to follow the signal to its source. Velocity went with them and was talked by [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] into taking Whirl with her. Once they'd returned to the Necrobot's planet, their ship was destroyed, the loyalists were chased inside the Necrobot's fortress by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], and informed by Getaway of ''exactly'' what had happened. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Before the DJD could block their transmissions, Velocity attempted to contact First Aid through the phone he had given her, and in doing so, inadvertently sent a distress signal through to [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], who had given First Aid the phone in the first place. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

With the DJD preparing to attack at sundown, Velocity threw herself into her work so she wouldn't have ''time'' to think about the threat.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Seeing that the Necrobot's dead body had crumbled to dust, Velocity investigated and found a key in his remains. Velocity, Nautica and Swerve scoured the base for what it might open, and discovered a locked room filled with what appeared to be hibernating organics in [[stasis pod]]s. Returning to the main group with news of their discovery, she listened to Brainstorm's logical reasons to run away anyway and Megatron's emotional speech to stay and protect the sleepers; Velocity, like the other Autobots, chose to stay. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:AtCloseOfDay-AmicaEndurae.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

When Ratchet and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] arrived in response to Velocity's distress call, she was confused; as it turned out, the phone she'd been given was a direct line to ''Ratchet'', and her confused description of the old medic as a grumpy old git didn't do much to ingratiate her. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Ratchet continued to disappoint her, as she found his brusque nature and overconfidence grating. When he started reading her updates on what he'd missed, she snapped that she assumed it'd be ''after'' he'd finished patching up Megatron instead of during. To her dismay, he then spotted something ''she'd'' missed: Powerflash and Strafe's ill-effects earlier were what happens to Transformers given an artificial boost, and it indicated they'd been given such a boost by Tailgate's spark. Drift was able to establish a broadcast so that the crew could transmit their goodbyes and provide burial instructions. Velocity, forced to properly think about her imminent death by the conversation, almost doubled over. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} In the end, she broadcast that she had no regrets and wanted that put on her spark casing, and for her body to be recycled. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Following this, Nautica called her and four others in for, to her delight, the [[Amica Endura]] ceremony. Velocity was invited into Nautica's spark for her determination, and agreed. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

[[File:RageRage-vehiclemodes.jpg|right|thumb|300px|surprise, i'm a car]]

As the Autobots prepared to go out and make a last stand against the DJD and their allies, Tailgate's super-strength caused Velocity to have an idea: if they could artificially induce another spark spasm, the subsequent burst would temporarily mutate them all into super-strong outliers. Thanks to Skids' sacrifice, his mutated spark cased them all to temporarily gain similar super-strength, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} and thus empowered, they charged to meet their foes head-on. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} While the Autobots were able to hold the line against the Decepticons for a time, the upgrade wore off and the Autobots were forced into a retreat.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

Back inside the fortress, Velocity watched as Megatron took up arms once more and battled the DJD, expressing her confusion at the fact that the members of the Division didn't use their real names. The converstion was interrupted when the "organics" the Necrobot had been protecting awoke... and revealed themselves as the "[[Disappeared]]," Transformers that the [[time travel]]ling Necrobot had plucked from across history for safekeeping. Velocity's insistence that someone go out and rescue Megatron from the explosive deluge of [[antimatter]] that he had created prompted Rodimus to use the Necrobot's "time case" to do so.

With the Autobots safe at last, Velocity and Ratchet performed checkups on the newly arrived Transformers... until a [[geobomb]], courtesy of the Galactic Council, impacted the planet as part of a last-ditch solution to getting rid of Megatron, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} shunting the planet into a [[Functionist Universe|parallel universe]]. Like the other Autobots on the surface, Velocity was unaware of this, having been checking each of the Disappeared for symptoms of timesickness {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} while administering the ''Lost Light'' crew with [[mood suppressant]]s to help cope with Skids' death. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} When Anode, one of the Disappeared, heard Velocity's name, she tried to escape, unwilling to fess up to her mistakes on Caminus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

[[File:Anomie-ImVelocity.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When Velocity realized that Anode was among the Disappeared, she immediately attempted to arrest Anode for her supposed theft, producing a "snowflake" of [[widowed metal]] that Anode had stolen and telling her that they needed to talk. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} After completing a checkup on Anode—and learning that Anode was innocent, and had merely fabricated the crime as a pretense to leave—Velocity excused herself to administer another round of suppressants. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Some time later, Velocity and [[Kaput]] were repairing [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] after the Decepticon's run-in with Tailgate when an emotional Anode burst in, searching for [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]. Their confusion over Lug's identity led Anode to realize that she had been hallucinating her dead friend as a symptom of the timesickness. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Together with Nautica, the Autobots took Anode to the "spark flower" containing what remained of Lug's spark. Realizing that the spark could be combined with her fragment of sentio metallico, Anode grabbed the flower and ran back to the Necrobot's fortress, intending to bring her friend back to life. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} With the Necroworld returned to its proper universe, Rodimus and several other Autobots, Velocity among them, prepared to strike out in search of the ''Lost Light'', using [[Skip]]'s dead body as a jury-rigged starship. As they worked, Velocity noted that it was odd that Megatron—who had stayed behind in the [[Functionist Universe]]—was no longer captain, prompting a crisis of conscience in Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Three weeks later, Velocity's funerary message reached Cybertron, to Windblade's distress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

To find the ''Lost Light'', the crew travelled to [[Troja Major]]'s [[Howling Town]] in the hopes of finding a map to [[Cyberutopia]] from Nautica's contact [[Agonizer]]. Anode, Velocity, Lug, and Nautica trawled the markets, and after running afoul of a [[Rust Giant]], Nautica and Velocity were too happy to let Anode and Lug go off in search of a mysterious smell. Arriving at Agonizer's [[Museum of Curios and Rumored Objects|museum]], Velocity quickly realized that Nautica had ulterior motives: she knew that Agonizer didn't have a map, but had come to inquire about ''another'' artifact associated with the Knights: the "[[Epistemus|Resus Cradle]]." Velocity grudgingly joined Nautica in her trip across the market to meet with [[Mengel]], current owner of the Cradle, and revealed her plan to resurrect Skids from the salvaged [[brain module]] she'd been hiding under her eyepatch. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

[[File:ChasingTheInfinite-prettybad.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Alarmed by Mengel's price for the resurrection and her suggestion that Nautica "sell her friendship," Velocity tried to talk her out of it, only to be rebuffed. Finally, Velocity admitted that Nautica probably resented her for coming up with the idea of the spark spasm in the first place; a fact that Nautica couldn't entirely deny, seeing this transaction as a way to "reboot" their friendship. As Mengel prepared to extract these emotions she was called away on urgent business. Moments later, Transformers associated with the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] attacked, and while Velocity tried to defend herself, it was Nautica who broke free of her restraints to save her friend. Velocity's mention of choice led her to realize that Skids had ''chosen'' to sacrifice himself... but when the pair met up with Anode, Lug, and their friend [[Wipe-Out]], Velocity realized what had happened: Mengel's machine had extracted all the feelings Nautica had ever held for Skids. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

Back aboard Skip, the Autobots quickly began getting on one another's nerves in the ship's cramped confines. Tensions between Anode and Swerve led to a prank war, with Swerve roping Velocity into telling Anode that she'd found a second head growing out of Anode's rear. Following an accident with Cyclonus's sword, Velocity helped repair the injured Rewind while Cyclonus and [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] argued, chaos that only intensified when Ratchet's body began suffering [[aggressive depigmentation]]... and Skip's [[Size changing|mass displacement]] wearing off, causing the ship to start shrinking around them. It was at that moment that [[Ten]] spoke up, ordering them all to follow his instructions. {{storylink|Sardines}}

[[File:YouAreHere VelocitySwerve.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|]]
Ten got the group to redirect Skip to the nearest [[Mederi]] facility, but in transit Skip's mass-displacement gave out and dumped everyone into space. The group suddenly awoke to find themselves in what appeared to be a transitional dimension to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], believing to have died from exposure to super-compressed space. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} Velocity and the others struggled to comprehend their new circumstances, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} but ultimately accepted their fate and prepared to ascend into the Afterspark together. Velocity took a moment to compliment Swerve's heartfelt nature after he reassured the others of what was occurring. The entire scenario was soon proven to be a complex illusion created by the Mederi facility. Joined by the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], who had also wound up there, the group barely had time to process their ordeal before being set upon by a horde of [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]- mutated from the rest of the ''Lost Light'''s crew! {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:Lustrare NickelVelocity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|]]
After a failed attempt to reason with the sparkeaters, Velocity and the others retreated. The group split up, with Velocity being part of the one that barricaded themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to try and find a cure for the sparkeaters. {{storylink| Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} First Aid prescribed a blast of "concussive medicine", but it was unclear if it would harmful to the sleeping organics trapped in the room with them. The organic-hating [[Nickel]] triggered the blast anyway, which Velocity naively assumed was simply her having no choice as they would all die anyway. The concussive medicine managed to purge the sparkeater mutation and return their former crewmmates to normal. Getaway was also defeated and the ''Lost Light'' reclaimed, but the group again had no time to process as a massive rift in nearby space opened up. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

Velocity had to drag the frozen-in-terror Swerve away from the sight of the rift and they retreated back to the ''Lost Light''. Once aboard, the ship was pulled through the rift into the [[Benzene Cluster]], now populated by five duplicates of Cybertron. Touching down on one, the crew was quickly taken prisoner by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. Joined by [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] in their holding cell, Froid explained that the multiple Cybertrons were an upscaled [[God Gun]] which opened a portal to the next universe over, out from which came Megatron flying point amongst a fleet of starships. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

After reassuring that he wasn't invading, Megatron directed everyone to the real threat, a massive planet-sized effigy of [[Primus]], one that Chromedome recognized as the [[Functionist Universe]]'s Cybertron granted a [[robot mode]]. When Megatron came to the rescue, Velocity was part of the group that managed to be pulled aboard the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. She tended to the wounded [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and was stunned when Megatron successfully treated him for a [[zero point]] affliction on the spot. After Megatron had caught everyone up on the Functionist Council's schemes, he revealed that "Primus" was still populated by the citizenry of Cybertron. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the group had managed to free themselves, and discover that Rung was the true Primus, everyone touched down on the last Cybertron for a group brainstorm, hitting on the idea of using twelve copies of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to overload Cybertron's twelve [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] to wipe out the Functionist Council in Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:LL 24 Four Matrices.jpg|upright=2.4|thumb|left|]]
Rung closed himself in his quarters and created the duplicate Matrices, at the cost of his own life. Velocity was chosen as one of those who could conceivably open a Matrix and was sent to the [[Eugenesis]] hot spot with [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] as her escort. At first, no one could open their Matrix while the Functionist troops surrounded them. Rodimus delivered a rousing speech that allowed everyone to open their Matrix, overloading Vector Sigma and killing the Functionists. Returning to the ''Lost Light'' everyone saw that Luna 1's hot spot had been reactivated by Cybertron shunting the energy wave, bearing a final "Don't Forget Me" from Rung. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

Velocity went on the "victory lap" aboard the ''Lost Light'' before the ship's decommissioning. After agreeing to another potential [[quantum generator|quantum duplication]] with the rest of the crew, she attended the ''Lost Light'''s farewell party in [[Swerve's]]. Afterwards, Velocity and Nautica met up with [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] for a visit to Earth.

Far in the future, Velocity attended Ratchet's funeral.

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

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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Velocity was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] used [[Teletraan-I]] to reactivate Velocity alongside [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]—the only Autobots undamaged by the battle between the Decepticons and the time-travelling [[T-800]] that precipitated their awakening. Optimus and Velocity tracked the Decepticons to [[Oregon]]'s west coast; once [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] reported that he'd found the Decepticons trashing the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory in [[California]], Optimus and Velocity joined their fellow Autobots and the Terminator in taking on the villains, unaware that the T-800 had already double-crossed them by remotely bombing the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

The three Autobots took on the bulk of the Decepticon forces, and while Arcee battled [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the other two Autobots worked together to incapacitate [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. The T-800 was left badly damaged after [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crash, and although Velocity warned that she lacked the tools to repair him she nevertheless threw him to Arcee, who in turn tossed him directly into [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s spark chamber. The Terminator's sacrifice blew the Decepticon leader apart from the inside out; in the aftermath, the Autobots took custody of their Decepticon prisoners and said goodbye to [[Sarah Connor]]. When they arrived at the ''Ark'', however, they learned of the Terminator's treachery; though Velocity struggled to process the loss Optimus suggested a truce between both sides until they could find a way home. Some time later, Sarah Connor had gotten a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her new connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Velocity. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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==Notes==
[[File:TF-vs-Terminator-Velocity-Character-Art.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*For her appearance in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'', artist [[Alex Milne]] based Velocity's Earth alternate mode on a 1977 {{w|Pontiac Firebird}}. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I've seen a preview of TF vs Terminator #3 floating around the web, so I figure it's ok to post this since she appears in the preview. Here is my design for Velocity. She is based on a 1977 Pontiac Firebird. #IDWPublishing #Transformers #Terminator #Velocity|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310606985101315|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

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Palace

2025-05-07T19:08:24Z

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{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=8
|prev=Carnival
|next=Confrontation (episode)
|title="Palace"
|furigana=たから
|japanese=神殿
|romaji=Takara
|translation=Temple: Treasure
|image=Palace-Stone Panel.jpg
|caption=Not this world's Keyhole.
|production code=TF: A-08
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Takashi Sano]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[October 18]], [[2002]] (English) [[February 28|28 February]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzaCZtcIcus
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''The Autobots detect a Mini-Con in the desert, but its panel is hidden away in a strange temple underground...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Palace-Minicon Panel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Arabian Nights]]
After Rad narrates an old tale, the [[Decepticon]]s have arrived in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] to attempt to locate a Mini-Con. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] lays in ambush and fires on a passing helicopter, which turns out to be an indignant [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who reports no success in finding the [[Mini-Con]]. After complaining about the ubiquitous sand, Cyclonus takes off again, and the wash from his rotors covers Demolishor with sand. The tank Decepticon is further annoyed when the ground begins falling away.

The Mini-Con alarm also sends the [[Autobot]]s and their three human friends to the desert, where [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] immediately discovers his tires don't get much in the way of traction. They prepare to search the desert on foot, but before they get the chance, Demolishor strikes them. While the kids and their Mini-Cons scatter, the Autobots take cover and attempt to locate the weapons fire source. Hot Shot combines with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] to try returning fire and almost gets blasted, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] knocks him out of the way.

[[File:Palace-Exploring.jpg|200px|thumb|Strangers in the night...]]
[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots Demolishor, but before the three kids can execute a diversion, the panicked Decepticon begins sinking into the sand. As [[Rad White|Rad]] shouts a warning, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] also falls into the growing hole, and [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] grabs him. Demolishor calls out to [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] while disappearing beneath the sand and, on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] reports the SOS to their leader. The kids all begin sinking into the pit too, and Rad releases [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to get help.

Meanwhile, the Autobots realize the kids are missing and begin looking for them. They quickly locate Laserbeak in the sand, but their search is interrupted by Megatron, Cyclonus, and Starscream's arrival.

The kids recover to find themselves in a mysterious, ruined ancient palace in a cavern beneath the desert. They explore to find a way out and see the Mini-Con [[Insignia|symbol]] carved into a ceiling. After discussing what it might mean, Alexis, warns the others to watch out for Decepticons, who'll also be hunting for the Mini-Con.

The Autobots and Decepticons fight topside. Megatron enquires what they've done with Demolishor, but Optimus naturally doesn't know.

[[File:Palace-Security Eyes.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Uhmm... Want some Clear Eyes?]]
In the ruin, Carlos sees a glowing eye symbol appearing on the wall and believes he sees things. He joins his friends only to see a couple of dozen glowing red eye symbols floating in the air ahead of them. They find themselves surrounded by terrible metal spider-like creatures. The kids are within a fraction of death, but Demolishor isn't far from them and, hearing their cries, begins breaking through walls to find them. He soon locates the kids and their Mini-Cons, but Demolishor is promptly attacked by the mechanical spiders, unwittingly saving Rad and his friends.

Above ground, the battle continues, and Megatron wonders again where Demolishor is.

[[File:Palace-Reeeeeaaaach!.jpg|200px|thumb|You don't wanna know what's going on below.]]
While Demolishor deals with the spider robots, the kids go farther and arrive in a grand throne room. They stumble on a vast statue-lined chamber; at the end of it is the [[Mini-Con storage panel]] for which they've been searching. After admiring the sight for some time, Carlos steps forward and triggers a trap, and Rad has to save him from a colossal falling boulder. Demolishor appears, having disposed of the mechanical spiders and heads for the Mini-Con panel. As the kids move to stop him, the floor begins caving in, cutting them off from the Decepticon and panel. Demolishor clings to the side, climbing back up and running along the floor as it collapses behind him. The statues begin firing energy pulses at him to add to his troubles. The three Street Action Mini-Cons combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to save Rad and Carlos from another falling boulder. Finally, Demolishor can grab the Mini-Con and begins making for the surface in tank mode.

[[File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|left|thumb]]
Above, the warring Transformers are startled when the ground begins falling away. Demolishor climbs out of the growing pit to report success in obtaining the Mini-Con. As Hot Shot jumps into the hole, Demolishor activates the new Mini-Con, [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]], and begins firing on the Autobots. Megatron orders a withdrawal as they've obtained the Mini-Con, and the Decepticons teleport away. Hot Shot soon emerges from the sand carrying Perceptor and the kids.

Back on the Moon, Megatron demands that Demolishor hand over the Mini-Con to him as punishment for disobeying his orders to only stand lookout in the desert. The Decepticon objects, but Megatron forces him to obey. Starscream witnesses the scene, lacking his usual fiendish delight; though he's not a friend of Demolishor, he understands that Megatron treats him unjustly.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (5)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (1)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (11)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (12)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (13)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (14)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (18)
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Palace-Dusty Demolishor.jpg|200px|thumb|Wait, but aren't you a desert tank?]]
"I tell ya, I got sand in my mouth, sand in my joints; I even have sand in places I'd rather not mention, but no Mini-" 
"Well, keep looking!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Demolishor''' hate sand.

"You think any mole-like dudes live down here?" 
"Boy, Carlos, with your imagination, you should write comic books. You are one strange guy."
:—'''Carlos''' and '''Rad''' explore the ruined palace.

[[File:Palace-Demolishor smug.jpg|200px|thumb]]
"Hey you, what have you done with the humans?" 
"I ate them. And they were quite tasty, too."
:—'''Hot Shot''' talks about the kids, but '''Demolishor''' is only concerned with food.

"But that isn't fair, sir!" 
"Not fair? Why I'll show you what's not fair." 
"Well, actually sir, you really don't have to." 
"No no no, really, I insist. I said I was going to show you what's not fair and so I shall show you what's not fair. Why don't you come a little closer, Demolishor, so I can give you a hands-on demonstration, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|yesss]]."
:—'''Demolishor''' and '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*There's a ''lot'' of silence in this episode's Japanese version, from un-narrated flashbacks to long pans of desert sands, to characters wandering through hallways and staring into the distance. ''Armada'' is determined to fill as much of it as possible with noise, whether it's the transformation noise; narration from Rad; characters grunting, gasping, growling, laughing under their breath, or making the dreaded "uh?" sound.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', the desert is never identified as the Sahara. The aesthetics of the flashbacks would instead seem to indicate that it takes place in the {{w|Arabian Desert}}... but given that the jackal statues in the palace seem to be based on the Egyptian god Anubis, it's likely that precise historical accuracy wasn't much of a consideration.
*It's silent until Cyclonus transforms in ''Legends of the Microns''. ''Armada'' adds narration from Rad over the "prologue" segment, talking about the Mini-Con panel's history and the legend surrounding it (the Japanese dub never suggests that it's a known story), then some filler dialogue from Demolishor about "spotting a bogey" (the incoming Cyclonus).
*While ''Armada'' has Cyclonus complaining about the sand (quoted above), he's complaining about being on the job alone and angrily suggests Demolishor should also be searching in ''Legends of the Microns''. Demolishor snaps back that Megatron ordered him to stand lookout, but ''Armada'' turns it into Demolishor demanding that Cyclonus return to work.
*As the kids suit up and the Autobots warp out, the Japanese dub has Carlos give the opening narration, noting that although the kids know it's for a serious matter, it's something they plan on enjoying. ''Armada'' adds short lines to Hot Shot and Red Alert to fill in the Japanese version's silence. ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 1|Lets Roll Out, Cybertrons!]]" during the sequence. ''Armada'' has the insert Transformers theme seamlessly flow into the [[Commercial bumper#Armada|opening bumper]], as Carlos laughs annoyingly during the last few seconds before it.
*When Hot Shot gets stuck in the sand upon arrival in the desert, the tone of his exchange with Carlos is a little different between dubs: In ''Armada'', Carlos sarcastically informs him that he'll never get out of the sand in vehicle mode, so Hot Shot transforms, thanking him for the advice. However, in ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos notes exasperatedly that the kids ''already told'' Hot Shot that he couldn't travel over the sand in vehicle mode, and Hot Shot responds with a sarcastic "Know-it-all" harrumph. Hot Shot's reluctance to take their advice prompts Optimus to make his speech about listening to the kids, who know more about Earth than the Transformers do, making the children their ''sempai'' (mentors).
*After Hot Shot complains about where they should look for the Mini-Con, Red Alert says, "More than likely we ''don't'' know where to look." He talks about setting up a grid system in ''Armada''.
*The Japanese version removes the kids screaming as Demolishor's shots go over the team's heads. Demolishor later says the Autobots took off rather than saying that he missed them.
*In ''Armada'', as the Autobots take cover after Demolishor's opening shots, Red Alert says he doesn't detect any Decepticons, and Hot Shot pointlessly says that they should keep their heads down. ''Legends of the Microns'' removes Red's line, and Hot Shot asks about the shots' origin instead. Then Rad doesn't speak until he turns to the camera in the Japanese dub, and Carlos acknowledges Rad's idea. Carlos quips about "kicking some 'bot butt" in ''Armada''.
*In ''Armada'', Hot Shot guesses Demolishor to be the one shooting at the Autobots, and Optimus tells him to pipe down unless he wants Demolishor to lock on to them. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes this slightly, so the dialogue makes sense as Hot Shot wants the Autobots to attack, but Optimus tells him to stay down instead of keeping quiet.
*''Legends of the Microns'' removes Hot Shot saying, "Holy cow!" when Demolishor fires at him and changes his following line about Demolishor having the Autobots pinned down to "No way we can easily see each other."
*As the kids sneak around to Demolishor's side, Rad's dialogue in ''Legends of the Microns'' suggests they will somehow attack him. Alexis is wary of the kids going ahead, but the eager Carlos says they should go. ''Armada'' changes Rad's lines to the kids suggesting they catch Demolishor's attention with a distraction, and Alexis agrees with Rad instead of being nervous.
*In ''Armada'', Demolishor laughs while shooting at the Autobots and exclaims as the sand gives way beneath him. He is silent during the scene in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*''Legends of the Microns'' changes the tone of Carlos's response to Rad just before he nearly falls into the sandpit from casual to cautious and removes Rad's line about the dune sinking into a pit.
*When Demolishor sinks into the sand, his cry for Megatron to save him is a plea bellowed to the heavens. ''Armada'' reframes it as a literal SOS message he transmits to the Decepticon base, where Starscream informs Megatron of it. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Starscream reports they've "lost contact" with Demolishor, not that they've ''received'' a message.
*Similarly, as the kids sink with Demolishor in ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad calls for Optimus to save them before sending Laserbeak to get him. He addresses Laserbeak instead in ''Armada''. After the sandpit closes, ''Legends of the Microns'' removes some lines added to ''Armada'', like Optimus saying the Autobots should wait to be sure, Hot Shot being sick of waiting, and Prime saying that he has a bad feeling.
*After finding Laserbeak in the sand, ''Armada'' has Optimus asking Hot Shot what's wrong and the latter saying that it doesn't look good; ''Legends of the Microns'' removes these lines and only has Prime referring to Hot Shot. Hot Shot's line about the kids being in trouble is changed in the Japanese dub to him only saying Carlos's name.
*After waking underground, Carlos asks where they are, with his pyramid line removed, and Rad asks the same question after speaking to Alexis.
*When the Decepticons appear, Starscream gives a slightly exaggerated chortle; he's silent like Megatron in the Japanese dub. Optimus says Megatron's name as the shot finishes panning from Starscream to the Decepticon leader; ''Armada'' has Prime say the snarkier, "Megatron, what an unpleasant surprise." Then he declares the Autobots have no choice but to delay searching for the missing humans until later, and Hot Shot (via internal monologue) hopes the kids (''sempai'') will stay safe until then.
*Like the episode's opening, the first minute or so after the mid-episode commercial bumper is silent in ''Legends of the Microns,'' wordlessly continuing the story from the prologue. However, ''Armada'' features a pointless, filler narration from Rad, mainly dedicated to recapping the episode's first half and unrelated to the actual animation.
*As the kids walk through the pyramid, Carlos and Rad are in awe of it in ''Legends of the Microns''. Rad recognizes it as a shrine's base, and Carlos wonders if it was initially built underground. Alexis explains it was likely buried because of the desert's shifting sands like the Sphinx, prompting Carlos to compliment her intelligence as something he'd expect from a future President. ''Armada'' warps this into more irrelevant jargon as Carlos says the place creeps him out and wonders if "mole-like dudes" live in this underground city. Rad says the feeling is mutual and tells Carlos he is a "strange guy" who should use his imagination to "write comic books." Then Alexis chips in by mocking the two "men" for hanging back and being scared while a "woman" takes the lead, resulting in Carlos angrily responding that he isn't scared of anything. What''ever, Armada.'' This trend continues into the following exchange in ''Armada'', where Carlos mocks Alexis for acting like "an archaeologist," delivering his "Harrison Ford" joke before Rad tells him to knock it off. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos only agrees with her again, complimenting her knowledge, and Rad says the Mini-Con may be "happy to be found again."
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', the "shrine" was built to "worship" the Mini-Con panel, but in ''Armada'', the "palace" was made to "honor" the Mini-Con panel. Subtle, but...yeah. Alexis later refers to multiple Decepticons looking for the panel in ''Armada'' but singles out Demolishor since he's underground with them in the Japanese dub.
*After the glowing eye appears on the wall and vanishes, ''Legends of the Microns'' slightly edits Carlos's lines. Carlos says seeing the eye was just his imagination, and he must've been startled. He asks Rad and Alexis if they feel the same, and while the kids see the multiple floating eyes, ''Legends of the Microns'' removes his line of begging Rad and Alexis to tell him that he isn't imagining things. Then ''Legends of the Microns'' extends the children's screaming so that it flows naturally into the scene of Demolishor wondering what he just heard. He asks what's happening while demanding whoever is there to speak up in ''Armada''.
*''Armada'' has Rad state the obvious about the kids now having company before comically resigning himself to his doomed fate. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Rad asking what the spider bots are and saying there're too many of them. The kids are silent as the bot's leg comes down.
*Before leaving Demolishor in ''Armada'', Carlos says to him, "Hope you're not afraid of spiders!" before Demolishor demands the kids return. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad says they should use the 'Con's appearance to make a run for it. Then Carlos says, "We'll leave the rest to you from this point on, Ironhide!" and Demolishor tells Carlos not to mock him.
*Cutting back to the fight above-ground, ''Armada'' plays the insert Transformers tune, but ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "Charge!". Megatron asking about Demolishor at the end of the scene is a shout to the heavens in the Japanese dub but is a somewhat average yell in ''Armada''.
*''Armada'' adds even more narration from Rad to the extended scene that slowly pans across the statues and reveals the Mini-Con panel, which is silent in ''Legends of the Microns.'' This time, he describes what the animation is already showing. After Carlos triggers the boobytrap, Alexis asks what's happening instead of expecting more trouble.
*Demolishor comments on how disposing of the spider bots was a handful instead of inquiring about the Mini-Con as he does in ''Armada''.
*When Demolishor passes the children towards the Mini-Con, Carlos tells him to back off before going after him in ''Armada''. Carlos only says, "Not good!" in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Instead of telling Demolishor to quit "blubbering," Megatron praises the soldier for finding the Mini-Con.
*After Hot Shot asks Demolishor what's happened to the kids, ''Armada'' has him utter perhaps one of his most famous lines (quoted above). In ''Legends of the Microns,'' he merely retorts, "Like I care?!" and returns to extolling the Mini-Con panel's importance.
*When Demolishor opens fire after combining with Bonecrusher, his gun fingers make rapid laser noises in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' uses a sound effect closer to a standard machine gun.
*Rather than "getting caught up in all of the excitement" as he does in ''Armada'', Demolishor blames an insufficient targeting adjustment for his aiming.
*Red Alert remembers the kids after the Decepticons retreat in ''Armada''; in ''Legends of the Microns'', he refers to Hot Shot.
*''Armada'' features more narration from Rad in the end. ''Legends of the Microns'' has narration from Carlos. He says the unconscious kids later awoke in their beds back at base; the Autobots were worried about them; they also lost the Mini-Con, so the whole experience was a downer, closing out his initial monologue on a depressing note.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron extends his hand and demands Demolishor to hand over the Mini-Con before calling the latter a "spoiled bot" and demanding the Mini-Con again. Demolishor states being under the impression that the Mini-Con is now his, but Megatron berates him for disobeying a direct order and leaving his post, which is why the Mini-Con is ''his'' now. Demolishor says it's not fair, irritating Megatron, who insists on showing him what's unfair and tells a now-reluctant Demolishor to come closer for "a hands-on demonstration," much to Starscream's delight. In ''Legends of the Microns'', the scene's tone is the same but with slightly different dialogue. Megatron doesn't speak until the shot of him and Demolishor, asking the latter what he's so surprised about before demanding the Mini-Con. Demolishor begins mumbling in protest, but Megatron cuts him off with "No, ifs, ands, or buts!" before telling him off about leaving his post. Then Demolishor answers, "How can this be?" Now aggravated, Megatron asks Demolishor if he's unhappy about something and tells Demolishor to approach him if there is. The now-scared Demolishor tries to back out and tells Megatron he's not upset about anything, but Megatron insists that Demolishor come to him, so Demolishor gives in and complies. Demolishor continues babbling as Megatron laughs during the final shot in ''Armada'', but ''Legends of the Microns'' closes out with only Megatron's laughter.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Hot Shot calls for Jolt to Powerlinx with him, he refers to him as "Grindor," Carlos's partner Mini-Con. This mistake is ''Armada''-exclusive.
*The shots Demolishor fires at the Autobots right before the sand gives way underneath him are Autobot-red instead of Decepticon-purple.
*Just before Demolishor sinks into the sand, and while he sinks, he strangely sounds like Cyclonus. This mistake happens again when Demolishor laughs after grabbing the Mini-Con panel. He doesn't have Cyclonus's voice in the Japanese dub.
*In the shot of Red Alert, Optimus, and Hot Shot, after finding Laserbeak in the sand, Hot Shot's right leg is miscolored light gray.
*Upon awakening underground, Alexis asks where ''she'' is, as if she's alone when she isn't. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes it so that Alexis realizes she and the others are alive.
*When the Autobots are under fire from Cyclonus, the Autobot insignia on Red Alert's chest is miscolored as a white pentagon with a black outline.
*Alexis tells the boys to look out for any Decepticons since they're also searching for the Mini-Con, and when Rad says, "We'll beat'em," his neutral tone doesn't match his facial expression. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Alexis tell Rad that he's right since ''Demolishor'' is somewhere nearby too, and they have to find the panel before he does. Now more in line with his animation, Rad excitedly says, "Okay, let's go!"
*In the scene where Megatron threatens to "send Optimus to the scrapheap," Megatron's face looks like a jumbled off-model mess.
*When Demolishor bursts through the wall, unwittingly "saving" the kids, Carlos's line about him seems incomplete or cut short as Rad immediately speaks after him abruptly. Carlos says Demolishor "saved" them in the Japanese dub without interruption.
*The outline for Demolishor's right eye is colored tan like his face instead of black before Bonecrusher awakens. It suddenly corrects itself after the Mini-Con appears in the same shot.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode makes Bonecrusher ''technically'' Demolishor's "true" Mini-Con partner in the cartoon. As Megatron is who activated Blackout back in the episode "[[Base]]," this would mean that he is only Demolishor's Mini-Con partner by association.
**However, this doesn't seem to hold up later in the series as Megatron confiscates Bonecrusher from Demolishor at the end of this episode; Blackout is the one Demolishor partners with often, and he even gains the color-changing upgrade later in the series.
**The ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comics (set in the same continuity as ''Legends of the Microns'') would later establish the "[[Servility Program]]," a program that all Mini-Cons have preinstalled, which bonds them with a Bulk. It's activated by either a Bulk waking them from their panels or when they [[Powerlinx]] with a Bulk. Blackout never once Powerlinx with Demolishor in the cartoon or any supporting fiction, meaning Blackout is ''still'' Megatron's Mini-Con.
**''Legends of the Microns'' shows Demolishor christening the Mini-Con ("Bomb," as he's known in Japan) ''before'' activating his panel and releasing him. It's still unclear at this point if the Mini-Cons already have names that the 'bots learn upon bonding with them or if they're given to them by the 'bots who activate their panels. However, Megatron seemingly recognized Leader-1 by name in "[[Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis]]," and referred to Blackout by name ''before'' activating his panel in the Japanese version of "Base."
*This is the first episode to focus on Demolishor.
*The Japanese dub provides some educational content about the desert and how things built above the sand can end up beneath it, much like how "[[Jungle]]" explained illegal logging and global warming.
*''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' explains that the hidden temple and the fact that it houses a Mini-Con connects directly to "[[Ruin]]," as the later episode explains how and why the pair of vestiges contained the panels more in-depth.
*Going by how the Japanese dub regards the children as the Transformers' ''sempai'', future episodes will show they won't be Hot Shot's only mentors for long.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Blackout sits behind Demolishor's turret; this is the only instance where the cartoon displays this function from the toy.
**Starscream fires lasers from his chest again, but the lasers come from further down this time. His cockpit fins even fold down out of the way of the lasers.
*Powerlinx forms:
**Hot Shot Powerlinx with Jolt in robot mode.
**Demolishor Powerlinx with Bonecrusher for the first time, increasing the strength of his Finger Cannons.

===Continuity errors===
*The Japanese dub sets up the final scene's gag between Demolishor and Megatron early as Demolishor affirms to Cyclonus that his job is to stand lookout via Megatron's orders. However, ''Armada'' changes Demolishor's line to him telling Cyclonus to return to work, doing away with the setup, so the ending between him and Megatron doesn't feel as natural as it does in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*In his brief monologue early on, Carlos explains the alarm sounding means a Mini-Con has been detected, though we already know that. He doesn't say this in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*After the rest of the Decepticons show up, how can Optimus be thinking about delaying finding the Mini-Con when he was troubled about the missing kids only moments before? On top of that, Hot Shot only thinks about how beating the Decepticons will be simple after worrying about the children a while ago, like Optimus. They appropriately think about the kids in the Japanese dub.
*How can Demolishor end up with a spider bot on his back after busting through the wall behind it? It'd make sense if it fell from the ceiling, but the spider bot was already on the floor, so yeah.
*When Demolishor spots the Mini-Con panel, he says, "My own Mini-Con," which is nonsense since he already has one. Demolishor only calls it a panel in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*For some reason, Starscream tells Megatron to move back from the sandpit, but wouldn't Starscream want to do Megatron in for treating him poorly? He apprehensively only notes the sand in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Rad's ending narration in ''Armada'' is about how the Autobots always care about the children's wellbeing, even in the heat of battle, whether or not they get the Mini-Con, which is bogus since the kids flew solo for most of the episode and the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticons. Also, why does Rad give the closing monologue when the only kid that any shot during it focuses on is Carlos? ''Legends of the Microns'' corrects these errors as Carlos provides a more fitting narration in the Japanese dub, stating the Autobots were worried about the kids.

===Transformers references===
*[[David Kaye]] managed to fit a nice long "yes" into the last scene, a staple from his [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].

===Real-world references===
[[File:Palace-Treasure.jpg|200px|thumb|"That belongs in a museum!"]]
*Optimus saying, "I have a bad feeling about this," could be an homage to ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' media as many characters say that line either before something bad happens or something makes matters worse.
*When Carlos worries about "mole-like dudes" in the temple, he references the urban legend about {{w|Mole people}}.
*While joking about archaeology, Carlos refers to [[Harrison Ford]] "swinging out of the wall on a vine," alluding to Ford's famous film character, [[Indiana Jones]].

===Trivia===
*The kanji 神殿 would usually be pronounced as "''shinden''," while "''takara''" is used for the kanji 宝, 財, 貨, 寳, or 寶 (宝 is the most commonly used one).
*This episode is noticeably ''very'' high quality in the animation department, especially compared to the three episodes before it.
*According to ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'', the heart carving above the temple archway mimics the Mini-Con storage panel sigil.
*This episode's Japanese dub reveals the kids have beds in the Autobot base, which the series never shows.
*This episode's English dub possibly has the most narration for any episode in the series: four from Rad and one by Carlos, a total of ''five'', with one part near the middle being almost a ''minute'' long. Perhaps even "[[Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion]]" doesn't have as much redundant monologuing as this one.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le temple'''" ("The Temple")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 24]], [[2003]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sivatagi palota'''" ("Desert Palace")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il Minicon del deserto'''" ("The Desert Mini-Con")
::*Carlos says "Indiana Jones" instead of "Harrison Ford". Not a big difference, though...
::*"Zillion" is changed to the real existing "sextillion" (known as ''triliardo'' in Italian).
::*When Demolishor activates Bonecrusher, his actor makes a pretty big pronounciation mistake. He was supposed to say "Attivati!" with an accent on the second syllable, meaning "Activate yourself!", but he instead pronounces it with an accent on the third syllable, which is still a real existing Italian word, that instead means: "(Y'all are) Activated!", something that makes little sense there. As a comparison, think about someone saying: "Gold and lead" but with "lead" pronounced as the verb...

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''사막속의 신전'''" ("Temple in the Desert")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pałac'''" ("Palace")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Palácio'''" ("Palace")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 2 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume 2 ([[TFou Vidéo]]) — French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:03 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Triple Collection (Universal) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Palace

2025-05-07T19:07:56Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=8
|prev=Carnival
|next=Confrontation (episode)
|title="Palace"
|furigana=たから
|japanese=神殿
|romaji=Takara
|translation=Temple: Treasure
|image=Palace-Stone Panel.jpg
|caption=Not this world's Keyhole.
|production code=TF: A-08
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Takashi Sano]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[October 18]], [[2002]] (English) [[February 28|28 February]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzaCZtcIcus
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''The Autobots detect a Mini-Con in the desert, but its panel is hidden away in a strange temple underground...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Palace-Minicon Panel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Arabian Nights]]
After Rad narrates an old tale, the [[Decepticon]]s have arrived in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] to attempt to locate a Mini-Con. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] lays in ambush and fires on a passing helicopter, which turns out to be an indignant [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who reports no success in finding the [[Mini-Con]]. After complaining about the ubiquitous sand, Cyclonus takes off again, and the wash from his rotors covers Demolishor with sand. The tank Decepticon is further annoyed when the ground begins falling away.

The Mini-Con alarm also sends the [[Autobot]]s and their three human friends to the desert, where [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] immediately discovers his tires don't get much in the way of traction. They prepare to search the desert on foot, but before they get the chance, Demolishor strikes them. While the kids and their Mini-Cons scatter, the Autobots take cover and attempt to locate the weapons fire source. Hot Shot combines with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] to try returning fire and almost gets blasted, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] knocks him out of the way.

[[File:Palace-Exploring.jpg|200px|thumb|Strangers in the night...]]
[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots Demolishor, but before the three kids can execute a diversion, the panicked Decepticon begins sinking into the sand. As [[Rad White|Rad]] shouts a warning, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] also falls into the growing hole, and [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] grabs him. Demolishor calls out to [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] while disappearing beneath the sand and, on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] reports the SOS to their leader. The kids all begin sinking into the pit too, and Rad releases [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to get help.

Meanwhile, the Autobots realize the kids are missing and begin looking for them. They quickly locate Laserbeak in the sand, but their search is interrupted by Megatron, Cyclonus, and Starscream's arrival.

The kids recover to find themselves in a mysterious, ruined ancient palace in a cavern beneath the desert. They explore to find a way out and see the Mini-Con [[Insignia|symbol]] carved into a ceiling. After discussing what it might mean, Alexis, warns the others to watch out for Decepticons, who'll also be hunting for the Mini-Con.

The Autobots and Decepticons fight topside. Megatron enquires what they've done with Demolishor, but Optimus naturally doesn't know.

[[File:Palace-Security Eyes.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Uhmm... Want some Clear Eyes?]]
In the ruin, Carlos sees a glowing eye symbol appearing on the wall and believes he sees things. He joins his friends only to see a couple of dozen glowing red eye symbols floating in the air ahead of them. They find themselves surrounded by terrible metal spider-like creatures. The kids are within a fraction of death, but Demolishor isn't far from them and, hearing their cries, begins breaking through walls to find them. He soon locates the kids and their Mini-Cons, but Demolishor is promptly attacked by the mechanical spiders, unwittingly saving Rad and his friends.

Above ground, the battle continues, and Megatron wonders again where Demolishor is.

[[File:Palace-Reeeeeaaaach!.jpg|200px|thumb|You don't wanna know what's going on below.]]
While Demolishor deals with the spider robots, the kids go farther and arrive in a grand throne room. They stumble on a vast statue-lined chamber; at the end of it is the [[Mini-Con storage panel]] for which they've been searching. After admiring the sight for some time, Carlos steps forward and triggers a trap, and Rad has to save him from a colossal falling boulder. Demolishor appears, having disposed of the mechanical spiders and heads for the Mini-Con panel. As the kids move to stop him, the floor begins caving in, cutting them off from the Decepticon and panel. Demolishor clings to the side, climbing back up and running along the floor as it collapses behind him. The statues begin firing energy pulses at him to add to his troubles. The three Street Action Mini-Cons combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to save Rad and Carlos from another falling boulder. Finally, Demolishor can grab the Mini-Con and begins making for the surface in tank mode.

[[File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|left|thumb]]
Above, the warring Transformers are startled when the ground begins falling away. Demolishor climbs out of the growing pit to report success in obtaining the Mini-Con. As Hot Shot jumps into the hole, Demolishor activates the new Mini-Con, [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]], and begins firing on the Autobots. Megatron orders a withdrawal as they've obtained the Mini-Con, and the Decepticons teleport away. Hot Shot soon emerges from the sand carrying Perceptor and the kids.

Back on the Moon, Megatron demands that Demolishor hand over the Mini-Con to him as punishment for disobeying his orders to only stand lookout in the desert. The Decepticon objects, but Megatron forces him to obey. Starscream witnesses the scene, lacking his usual fiendish delight; though he's not a friend of Demolishor, he understands that Megatron treats him unjustly.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (5)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (1)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (11)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (12)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (13)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (14)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (18)
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Palace-Dusty Demolishor.jpg|200px|thumb|Wait, but aren't you a desert tank?]]
"I tell ya, I got sand in my mouth, sand in my joints; I even have sand in places I'd rather not mention, but no Mini-" 
"Well, keep looking!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Demolishor''' hate sand.

"You think any mole-like dudes live down here?" 
"Boy, Carlos, with your imagination, you should write comic books. You are one strange guy."
:—'''Carlos''' and '''Rad''' explore the ruined palace.

[[File:Palace-Demolishor smug.jpg|200px|thumb]]
"Hey you, what have you done with the humans?" 
"I ate them. And they were quite tasty, too."
:—'''Hot Shot''' talks about the kids, but '''Demolishor''' is only concerned with food.

"But that isn't fair, sir!" 
"Not fair? Why I'll show you what's not fair." 
"Well, actually sir, you really don't have to." 
"No no no, really, I insist. I said I was going to show you what's not fair and so I shall show you what's not fair. Why don't you come a little closer, Demolishor, so I can give you a hands-on demonstration, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|yesss]]."
:—'''Demolishor''' and '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*There's a ''lot'' of silence in this episode's Japanese version, from un-narrated flashbacks to long pans of desert sands, to characters wandering through hallways and staring into the distance. ''Armada'' is determined to fill as much of it as possible with noise, whether it's the transformation noise; narration from Rad; characters grunting, gasping, growling, laughing under their breath, or making the dreaded "uh?" sound.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', the desert is never identified as the Sahara. The aesthetics of the flashbacks would instead seem to indicate that it takes place in the {{w|Arabian Desert}}... but given that the jackal statues in the palace seem to be based on the Egyptian god Anubis, it's likely that precise historical accuracy wasn't much of a consideration.
*It's silent until Cyclonus transforms in ''Legends of the Microns''. ''Armada'' adds narration from Rad over the "prologue" segment, talking about the Mini-Con panel's history and the legend surrounding it (the Japanese dub never suggests that it's a known story), then some filler dialogue from Demolishor about "spotting a bogey" (the incoming Cyclonus).
*While ''Armada'' has Cyclonus complaining about the sand (quoted above), he's complaining about being on the job alone and angrily suggests Demolishor should also be searching in ''Legends of the Microns''. Demolishor snaps back that Megatron ordered him to stand lookout, but ''Armada'' turns it into Demolishor demanding that Cyclonus return to work.
*As the kids suit up and the Autobots warp out, the Japanese dub has Carlos give the opening narration, noting that although the kids know it's for a serious matter, it's something they plan on enjoying. ''Armada'' adds short lines to Hot Shot and Red Alert to fill in the Japanese version's silence. ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 1|Lets Roll Out, Cybertrons!]]" during the sequence. ''Armada'' has the insert Transformers theme seamlessly flow into the [[Commercial bumper#Armada|opening bumper]], as Carlos laughs annoyingly during the last few seconds before it.
*When Hot Shot gets stuck in the sand upon arrival in the desert, the tone of his exchange with Carlos is a little different between dubs: In ''Armada'', Carlos sarcastically informs him that he'll never get out of the sand in vehicle mode, so Hot Shot transforms, thanking him for the advice. However, in ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos notes exasperatedly that the kids ''already told'' Hot Shot that he couldn't travel over the sand in vehicle mode, and Hot Shot responds with a sarcastic "Know-it-all" harrumph. Hot Shot's reluctance to take their advice prompts Optimus to make his speech about listening to the kids, who know more about Earth than the Transformers do, making the children their ''sempai'' (mentors).
*After Hot Shot complains about where they should look for the Mini-Con, Red Alert says, "More than likely we ''don't'' know where to look." He talks about setting up a grid system in ''Armada''.
*The Japanese version removes the kids screaming as Demolishor's shots go over the team's heads. Demolishor later says the Autobots took off rather than saying that he missed them.
*In ''Armada'', as the Autobots take cover after Demolishor's opening shots, Red Alert says he doesn't detect any Decepticons, and Hot Shot pointlessly says that they should keep their heads down. ''Legends of the Microns'' removes Red's line, and Hot Shot asks about the shots' origin instead. Then Rad doesn't speak until he turns to the camera in the Japanese dub, and Carlos acknowledges Rad's idea. Carlos quips about "kicking some 'bot butt" in ''Armada''.
*In ''Armada'', Hot Shot guesses Demolishor to be the one shooting at the Autobots, and Optimus tells him to pipe down unless he wants Demolishor to lock on to them. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes this slightly, so the dialogue makes sense as Hot Shot wants the Autobots to attack, but Optimus tells him to stay down instead of keeping quiet.
*''Legends of the Microns'' removes Hot Shot saying, "Holy cow!" when Demolishor fires at him and changes his following line about Demolishor having the Autobots pinned down to "No way we can easily see each other."
*As the kids sneak around to Demolishor's side, Rad's dialogue in ''Legends of the Microns'' suggests they will somehow attack him. Alexis is wary of the kids going ahead, but the eager Carlos says they should go. ''Armada'' changes Rad's lines to the kids suggesting they catch Demolishor's attention with a distraction, and Alexis agrees with Rad instead of being nervous.
*In ''Armada'', Demolishor laughs while shooting at the Autobots and exclaims as the sand gives way beneath him. He is silent during the scene in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*''Legends of the Microns'' changes the tone of Carlos's response to Rad just before he nearly falls into the sandpit from casual to cautious and removes Rad's line about the dune sinking into a pit.
*When Demolishor sinks into the sand, his cry for Megatron to save him is a plea bellowed to the heavens. ''Armada'' reframes it as a literal SOS message he transmits to the Decepticon base, where Starscream informs Megatron of it. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Starscream reports they've "lost contact" with Demolishor, not that they've ''received'' a message.
*Similarly, as the kids sink with Demolishor in ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad calls for Optimus to save them before sending Laserbeak to get him. He addresses Laserbeak instead in ''Armada''. After the sandpit closes, ''Legends of the Microns'' removes some lines added to ''Armada'', like Optimus saying the Autobots should wait to be sure, Hot Shot being sick of waiting, and Prime saying that he has a bad feeling.
*After finding Laserbeak in the sand, ''Armada'' has Optimus asking Hot Shot what's wrong and the latter saying that it doesn't look good; ''Legends of the Microns'' removes these lines and only has Prime referring to Hot Shot. Hot Shot's line about the kids being in trouble is changed in the Japanese dub to him only saying Carlos's name.
*After waking underground, Carlos asks where they are, with his pyramid line removed, and Rad asks the same question after speaking to Alexis.
*When the Decepticons appear, Starscream gives a slightly exaggerated chortle; he's silent like Megatron in the Japanese dub. Optimus says Megatron's name as the shot finishes panning from Starscream to the Decepticon leader; ''Armada'' has Prime say the snarkier, "Megatron, what an unpleasant surprise." Then he declares the Autobots have no choice but to delay searching for the missing humans until later, and Hot Shot (via internal monologue) hopes the kids (''sempai'') will stay safe until then.
*Like the episode's opening, the first minute or so after the mid-episode commercial bumper is silent in ''Legends of the Microns,'' wordlessly continuing the story from the prologue. However, ''Armada'' features a pointless, filler narration from Rad, mainly dedicated to recapping the episode's first half and unrelated to the actual animation.
*As the kids walk through the pyramid, Carlos and Rad are in awe of it in ''Legends of the Microns''. Rad recognizes it as a shrine's base, and Carlos wonders if it was initially built underground. Alexis explains it was likely buried because of the desert's shifting sands like the Sphinx, prompting Carlos to compliment her intelligence as something he'd expect from a future President. ''Armada'' warps this into more irrelevant jargon as Carlos says the place creeps him out and wonders if "mole-like dudes" live in this underground city. Rad says the feeling is mutual and tells Carlos he is a "strange guy" who should use his imagination to "write comic books." Then Alexis chips in by mocking the two "men" for hanging back and being scared while a "woman" takes the lead, resulting in Carlos angrily responding that he isn't scared of anything. What''ever, Armada.'' This trend continues into the following exchange in ''Armada'', where Carlos mocks Alexis for acting like "an archaeologist," delivering his "Harrison Ford" joke before Rad tells him to knock it off. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos only agrees with her again, complimenting her knowledge, and Rad says the Mini-Con may be "happy to be found again."
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', the "shrine" was built to "worship" the Mini-Con panel, but in ''Armada'', the "palace" was made to "honor" the Mini-Con panel. Subtle, but...yeah. Alexis later refers to multiple Decepticons looking for the panel in ''Armada'' but singles out Demolishor since he's underground with them in the Japanese dub.
*After the glowing eye appears on the wall and vanishes, ''Legends of the Microns'' slightly edits Carlos's lines. Carlos says seeing the eye was just his imagination, and he must've been startled. He asks Rad and Alexis if they feel the same, and while the kids see the multiple floating eyes, ''Legends of the Microns'' removes his line of begging Rad and Alexis to tell him that he isn't imagining things. Then ''Legends of the Microns'' extends the children's screaming so that it flows naturally into the scene of Demolishor wondering what he just heard. He asks what's happening while demanding whoever is there to speak up in ''Armada''.
*''Armada'' has Rad state the obvious about the kids now having company before comically resigning himself to his doomed fate. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Rad asking what the spider bots are and saying there're too many of them. The kids are silent as the bot's leg comes down.
*Before leaving Demolishor in ''Armada'', Carlos says to him, "Hope you're not afraid of spiders!" before Demolishor demands the kids return. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad says they should use the 'Con's appearance to make a run for it. Then Carlos says, "We'll leave the rest to you from this point on, Ironhide!" and Demolishor tells Carlos not to mock him.
*Cutting back to the fight above-ground, ''Armada'' plays the insert Transformers tune, but ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "Charge!". Megatron asking about Demolishor at the end of the scene is a shout to the heavens in the Japanese dub but is a somewhat average yell in ''Armada''.
*''Armada'' adds even more narration from Rad to the extended scene that slowly pans across the statues and reveals the Mini-Con panel, which is silent in ''Legends of the Microns.'' This time, he describes what the animation is already showing. After Carlos triggers the boobytrap, Alexis asks what's happening instead of expecting more trouble.
*Demolishor comments on how disposing of the spider bots was a handful instead of inquiring about the Mini-Con as he does in ''Armada''.
*When Demolishor passes the children towards the Mini-Con, Carlos tells him to back off before going after him in ''Armada''. Carlos only says, "Not good!" in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Instead of telling Demolishor to quit "blubbering," Megatron praises the soldier for finding the Mini-Con.
*After Hot Shot asks Demolishor what's happened to the kids, ''Armada'' has him utter perhaps one of his most famous lines (quoted above). In ''Legends of the Microns,'' he merely retorts, "Like I care?!" and returns to extolling the Mini-Con panel's importance.
*When Demolishor opens fire after combining with Bonecrusher, his gun fingers make rapid laser noises in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' uses a sound effect closer to a standard machine gun.
*Rather than "getting caught up in all of the excitement" as he does in ''Armada'', Demolishor blames an insufficient targeting adjustment for his aiming.
*Red Alert remembers the kids after the Decepticons retreat in ''Armada''; in ''Legends of the Microns'', he refers to Hot Shot.
*''Armada'' features more narration from Rad in the end. ''Legends of the Microns'' has narration from Carlos. He says the unconscious kids later awoke in their beds back at base; the Autobots were worried about them; they also lost the Mini-Con, so the whole experience was a downer, closing out his initial monologue on a depressing note.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron extends his hand and demands Demolishor to hand over the Mini-Con before calling the latter a "spoiled bot" and demanding the Mini-Con again. Demolishor states being under the impression that the Mini-Con is now his, but Megatron berates him for disobeying a direct order and leaving his post, which is why the Mini-Con is ''his'' now. Demolishor says it's not fair, irritating Megatron, who insists on showing him what's unfair and tells a now-reluctant Demolishor to come closer for "a hands-on demonstration," much to Starscream's delight. In ''Legends of the Microns'', the scene's tone is the same but with slightly different dialogue. Megatron doesn't speak until the shot of him and Demolishor, asking the latter what he's so surprised about before demanding the Mini-Con. Demolishor begins mumbling in protest, but Megatron cuts him off with "No, ifs, ands, or buts!" before telling him off about leaving his post. Then Demolishor answers, "How can this be?" Now aggravated, Megatron asks Demolishor if he's unhappy about something and tells Demolishor to approach him if there is. The now-scared Demolishor tries to back out and tells Megatron he's not upset about anything, but Megatron insists that Demolishor come to him, so Demolishor gives in and complies. Demolishor continues babbling as Megatron laughs during the final shot in ''Armada'', but ''Legends of the Microns'' closes out with only Megatron's laughter.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Hot Shot calls for Jolt to Powerlinx with him, he refers to him as "Grindor," Carlos's partner Mini-Con. This mistake is ''Armada''-exclusive.
*The shots Demolishor fires at the Autobots right before the sand gives way underneath him are Autobot-red instead of Decepticon-purple.
*Just before Demolishor sinks into the sand, and while he sinks, he strangely sounds like Cyclonus. This mistake happens again when Demolishor laughs after grabbing the Mini-Con panel. He doesn't have Cyclonus's voice in the Japanese dub.
*In the shot of Red Alert, Optimus, and Hot Shot, after finding Laserbeak in the sand, Hot Shot's right leg is miscolored light gray.
*Upon awakening underground, Alexis asks where ''she'' is, as if she's alone when she isn't. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes it so that Alexis realizes she and the others are alive.
*When the Autobots are under fire from Cyclonus, the Autobot insignia on Red Alert's chest is miscolored as a white pentagon with a black outline.
*Alexis tells the boys to look out for any Decepticons since they're also searching for the Mini-Con, and when Rad says, "We'll beat'em," his neutral tone doesn't match his facial expression. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Alexis tell Rad that he's right since ''Demolishor'' is somewhere nearby too, and they have to find the panel before he does. Now more in line with his animation, Rad excitedly says, "Okay, let's go!"
*In the scene where Megatron threatens to "send Optimus to the scrapheap," Megatron's face looks like a jumbled off-model mess.
*When Demolishor bursts through the wall, unwittingly "saving" the kids, Carlos's line about him seems incomplete or cut short as Rad immediately speaks after him abruptly. Carlos says Demolishor "saved" them in the Japanese dub without interruption.
*The outline for Demolishor's right eye is colored tan like his face instead of black before Bonecrusher awakens. It suddenly corrects itself after the Mini-Con appears in the same shot.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode makes Bonecrusher ''technically'' Demolishor's "true" Mini-Con partner in the cartoon. As Megatron is who activated Blackout back in the episode "[[Base]]," this would mean that he is only Demolishor's Mini-Con partner by association.
**However, this doesn't seem to hold up later in the series as Megatron confiscates Bonecrusher from Demolishor at the end of this episode; Blackout is the one Demolishor partners with often, and he even gains the color-changing upgrade later in the series.
**The ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comics (set in the same continuity as ''Legends of the Microns'') would later establish the "[[Servility Program]]," a program that all Mini-Cons have preinstalled, which bonds them with a Bulk. It's activated by either a Bulk waking them from their panels or when they [[Powerlinx]] with a Bulk. Blackout never once Powerlinx with Demolishor in the cartoon or any supporting fiction, meaning Blackout is ''still'' Megatron's Mini-Con.
**''Legends of the Microns'' shows Demolishor christening the Mini-Con ("Bomb," as he's known in Japan) ''before'' activating his panel and releasing him. It's still unclear at this point if the Mini-Cons already have names that the 'bots learn upon bonding with them or if they're given to them by the 'bots who activate their panels. However, Megatron seemingly recognized Leader-1 by name in "[[Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis]]," and referred to Blackout by name ''before'' activating his panel in the Japanese version of "Base."
*This is the first episode to focus on Demolishor.
*The Japanese dub provides some educational content about the desert and how things built above the sand can end up beneath it, much like how "[[Jungle]]" explained illegal logging and global warming.
*''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' explains that the hidden temple and the fact that it houses a Mini-Con connects directly to "[[Ruin]]," as the later episode explains how and why the pair of vestiges contained the panels more in-depth.
*Going by how the Japanese dub regards the children as the Transformers' ''sempai'', future episodes will show they won't be Hot Shot's only mentors for long.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Blackout sits behind Demolishor's turret; this is the only instance where the cartoon displays this function from the toy.
**Starscream fires lasers from his chest again, but the lasers come from further down this time. His cockpit fins even fold down out of the way of the lasers.
*Powerlinx forms:
**Hot Shot Powerlinx with Jolt in robot mode.
**Demolishor Powerlinx with Bonecrusher for the first time, increasing the strength of his Finger Cannons.

===Continuity errors===
*The Japanese dub sets up the final scene's gag between Demolishor and Megatron early as Demolishor affirms to Cyclonus that his job is to stand lookout via Megatron's orders. However, ''Armada'' changes Demolishor's line to him telling Cyclonus to return to work, doing away with the setup, so the ending between him and Megatron doesn't feel as natural as it does in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*In his brief monologue early on, Carlos explains the alarm sounding means a Mini-Con has been detected, though we already know that. He doesn't say this in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*After the rest of the Decepticons show up, how can Optimus be thinking about delaying finding the Mini-Con when he was troubled about the missing kids only moments before? On top of that, Hot Shot only thinks about how beating the Decepticons will be simple after worrying about the children a while ago, like Optimus. They appropriately think about the kids in the Japanese dub.
*How can Demolishor end up with a spider bot on his back after busting through the wall behind it? It'd make sense if it fell from the ceiling, but the spider bot was already on the floor, so yeah.
*When Demolishor spots the Mini-Con panel, he says, "My own Mini-Con," which is nonsense since he already has one. Demolishor only calls it a panel in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*For some reason, Starscream tells Megatron to move back from the sandpit, but wouldn't Starscream want to do Megatron in for treating him poorly? He apprehensively only notes the sand in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Rad's ending narration in ''Armada'' is about how the Autobots always care about the children's wellbeing, even in the heat of battle, whether or not they get the Mini-Con, which is bogus since the kids flew solo for most of the episode and the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticons. Also, why does Rad give the closing monologue when the only kid that any shot during it focuses on is Carlos? ''Legends of the Microns'' corrects these errors as Carlos provides a more fitting narration in the Japanese dub, stating the Autobots were worried about the kids.

===Transformers references===
*[[David Kaye]] managed to fit a nice long "yes" into the last scene, a staple from his [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].

===Real-world references===
[[File:Palace-Treasure.jpg|200px|thumb|"That belongs in a museum!"]]
*Optimus saying, "I have a bad feeling about this," could be an homage to ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' media as many characters say that line either before something bad happens or something makes matters worse.
*When Carlos worries about "mole-like dudes" in the temple, he references the urban legend about {{w|Mole people}}.
*While joking about archaeology, Carlos refers to [[Harrison Ford]] "swinging out of the wall on a vine," alluding to Ford's famous film character, [[Indiana Jones]].

===Trivia===
*The kanji 神殿 would usually be pronounced as "''shinden''," while "''takara''" is used for the kanji 宝, 財, 貨, 寳, or 寶 (宝 is the most commonly used one).
*This episode is noticeably ''very'' high quality in the animation department, especially compared to the three episodes before it.
*According to ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'', the heart carving above the temple archway mimics the Mini-Con storage panel sigil.
*This episode's Japanese dub reveals the kids have beds in the Autobot base, which the series never shows.
*This episode's English dub possibly has the most narration for any episode in the series: four from Rad and one by Carlos, a total of ''five'', with one part near the middle being almost a ''minute'' long. Perhaps even "[[Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion]]" doesn't have as much redundant monologuing as this one.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le temple'''" ("The Temple")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 24]], [[2003]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sivatagi palota'''" ("Desert Palace")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il Minicon del deserto'''" ("The Desert Mini-Con")
::*Carlos says "Indiana Jones" instead of "Harrison Ford". Not a big difference, though...
::*"Zillion" is changed to the real existing "sextillion" (known as ''triliardo'' in Italian).
::*When Demolishor activates Bonecrusher, his actor makes a pretty big pronounciation mistake. He was supposed to say: "Attivati!" with an accent on the second syllable, meaning "Activate yourself!", but he instead pronounces it with an accent on the third syllable, which is still a real existing Italian word, that instead means: "(Y'all are) Activated!", something that makes little sense there. As a comparison, think about someone saying: "Gold and lead" but with "lead" pronounced as the verb...

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''사막속의 신전'''" ("Temple in the Desert")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pałac'''" ("Palace")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Palácio'''" ("Palace")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 2 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume 2 ([[TFou Vidéo]]) — French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:03 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Triple Collection (Universal) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Overkill (G1)

2025-04-11T07:45:13Z

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{{disambig3|Overkill}}
:''Overkill is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Overkill.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones..."]]
As you might guess from the name, '''Overkill''' is all about excess. Sometimes this works to his advantage, such as when his endless tirades and theatrics distract his foes in combat. Sometimes excess works to his disadvantage, such as when he gets so caught up in showing off that he becomes distracted in combat. And sometimes it just makes him look silly, swinging and blasting at a fallen foe long after the fight has ended.

Though he talks a better game than he fights, Overkill's dinosaur mode is strong enough to be a decent threat... except when the circuits that control his [[Size changing|size-change]] from cassette to dinosaur malfunction (as they are wont to do) and he finds himself stuck as an audiotape-sized dino. Awwww!<ref>Generation 1 Overkill toy bio and ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile in [[The Resurrection Gambit!|''The Transformers'' #57]]</ref>

==Fiction==
[[File:CallPrimitivesOverkillSlugfest1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|''Ghosts appear and fade away...'']]

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
In [[2006]], during a battle on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Overkill was one of the many "primitive" Transformers who answered the call put forth by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] in response to the threat posed by [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[File:OverkillSlugfestDanielManga01.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
After the Decepticons abandoned Earth, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] remained behind with his cassettes. He jumped the Witwicky family out of nowhere, and had Overkill and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] keep them hostage while he taunted their protector, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. While his back was turned, though, Overkill and Slugfest were overwhelmed and defeated by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[File:Madman comic Soundwave ejects tapes.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb]]
In the year [[2001]], Overkill, along with [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]], and [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]], were dispatched by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had buried somewhere at the construction site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], prior to the mass Autobot evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Slugfest had to explain what "excavation" was to the dull witted Beastbox, though [[Squawkbox]] ended up finding the Matrix. However, Slugfest and Squawktalk were then run over by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In the late 1980s, Overkill and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and destroyed its alarm system, leaving the Autobots unaware that the rest of the Decepticon forces were approaching. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon forces, Overkill attempted to prevent a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] from escaping Decepticon headquarters. While trying to devour [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], he bragged about his future girl-bot harem and let slip that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], only to be violently blinded by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Despite his claims that he didn't need his eyes anyway, Overkill fell to the ground unconscious. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===Toy bios===
Overkill reinstalled his [[Circuit (circuit)#Brain circuits|cerebro-circuitry]] into a larger, more dangerous body. Doing so released him from his status as a partner and slave to Soundwave. He was now free to indulge in his destructive whims. {{storylink|#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' toy bio}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Overkill was one of the absurd amount of minions Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|My first in-fiction Marvel continuity appearance!]]
In a gambit to counter a string of humiliating defeats by Grimlock, Overkill's leader had this new body built for Overkill. Overkill's chronic failure to grow larger in [[robot mode]] had become a permanent condition, sidelining him from the battlefield. This new body carries an armored interface housing in its chest allowing Overkill to be inserted in cassette mode, effectively overcoming his disability.<ref>This information is summarized from the [[BotCon 2007]] Custom Class booklet.</ref>

After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Overkill was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Recordicons''====
Overkill pronounced himself the most fearsome of the Recordicons, towering over all the others. Of course, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] simply had to frighten him to make him emit a high-pitched shriek, which completely undercut his argument. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 22|''Recordicons'' #22}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Before&After Overkill vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|When Rewind said Chromedome was acting like Optimus Prime, why the hell did it have to be [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|this one]]?]]

Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Overkill was part of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s combined forces occupying [[Temptoria]], and he was also ''huge''. He took part in the battle when a large part of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew visited the planet in search of the [[Circle of Light]], and at one point was fighting [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

===''Regeneration One''===
Overkill was present on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the [[Dark Matrix|Dark Matrix creature]] attacked the population and was converted into a [[shadow-leech]] alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]], [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]], [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]], [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]], and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]. Their combined form menaced [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] before he was rescued by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|King of Shadows}} The shadow-leeches ceased to be a threat once [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] defeated the Dark Matrix creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
As a [[Titan Master]], '''Overboard''' could sabotage a larger bot's systems by pushing them dangerously beyond maximum capacity, giving them a powerful but costly boost. {{Storylink|Overkill (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Overboard online bio}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
{{note|Although he never played an active role in any of the campaigns' storylines, Overkill was an obtainable character in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' video game.}}

===Transformers: Earth Wars===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Overkill was a melodramatic Mini-Cassette who threw himself into overwrought displays of dominance. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Overkillg1toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|That's one horny T. rex.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Slugfest / Overkill''' (Mini-Cassette multi-pack, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': left & right [[motion missile]] pods
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Sold in the fourth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Overkill transforms from a blue and white microcassette into what his cardback bio calls a "''Tyrannosaurus''" (the actual toy more resembles a {{w|ceratosaur}}, with a prominent nose-horn ''T. rex'' lacks). He has two non-firing chromed "motion missile" weapons which attach to his robot-dino mode. In cassette mode, he can fit in the chest compartment of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] or [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] molds (and a few other toys of those characters).

:He was only available in a two-pack with his partner, [[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Overkill/overkill.htm More information on Overkill at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
{{anchor|G1Japan}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overkill''' (Cassettron, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-109'''
:*''Accessories'': left & right motion missile pods, tape case
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:In Japan, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s Overkill was available only by himself. Like all Japanese releases of the cassettes, he also came with a clear-plastic "tape case" to store in.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Overkill.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Me Grimlo—er, me Overkill, not kisser!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overkill''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': missile launcher, [[missile]], tail-flail
:At [[BotCon 2007]], [[Customizing|customization]] class attendees received unpainted, unassembled sets of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]] parts (in Grimlock colors) to be painted up and assembled to look like Overkill. White paint over vast swathes of darker plastic? Good luck!

:This mold transforms from robot mode to a mechanical ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. His spring-loaded bayonet blaster can fire a clear projectile, as well as peg via [[5 mm post]] onto his hands and back. His [[beast mode]] tail becomes a 5mm-held flail weapon in robot mode.

:As a redeco of the ''Classics'' Grimlock mold, Overkill suffers from a few common issues carried from the mold: the size of the peg that locks his arms in place is too small in relation to the peg-hole, making it difficult to keep him transformed. The black shoulder flaps above this assembly are meant to tab into these and lock the whole thing together, but the flaps don't align properly and the tabs themselves are too short to even reach the slots. In addition, the bayonet blaster has a hair-trigger and his fist holes are a few fractions of a millimeter too small to accommodate standard [[5 mm post]] accessories that most modern ''Transformers'' toys use.
{{ClassicsGrimlockMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universeoverkill.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Juicy-Fruit Overkill. Now in Spearmint flavour.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overkill''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': missile launcher, missile, tail-flail
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:''Classics'' Grimlock was once again used as the base to make the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] "Special Edition" version of Overkill, in response to the BotCon customization class figure above.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99783-when-exclusives-influence-mass-retail-figures/#entry2546214 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/04/23]</ref> Unlike that version, this toy has actually been [[redeco]]ed in bluish-white and blue plastics. Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Overkill comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art.

:Though an Asian/Australian [[exclusive]], Overkill was available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], and was eventually sold at clearance prices at Marshalls stores.

:Hasbro's stock photos for Overkill, specifically its mis-transformed legs, resulted in the character's stumpy proportions in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''. This likely came about due to said photos being used on this wiki page for about twelve years.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSOverkill/overkill.htm More information on ''Universe'' Overkill at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsGrimlockMold}}
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:DeviceLabel-Overkill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Surprised they didn't do Grimlock instea—oh wait.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overkill''' (Device Label, <s>[[2009]]</s>)}}</ul>
:Planned for the Takara ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' series of toys that were also actual working computer accessories, Overkill would have transformed from a working USB laser mouse into a light grey and blue mechanoid raptor.

:An early [[BigBadToyStore]] solicitation for him was almost immediately supplanted by a solicitation for [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Grimlock]], once better information was had.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Encore''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Great Cassette Operation Vol.3''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Encore number'': '''19'''
:*''Accessories'': left & right motion missile pods, tape case
:Overkill was reissued for the first time in over twenty years, along with [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Encore|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Encore|Frenzy]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#JapaneseMultipack|Laserbeak]], as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This version also came with a tape case.

:In 2014, Overkill and the rest of the Cassettes were re-released as a lucky draw prize (along with the previous two box sets) for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's [[Toys"R"Us]], though this was very likely to be remaining stock.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Overboard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Guess [[Hasbro|they]] went ''overboard'' with the K word.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overboard''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': dinosaur/dragon/blaster vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]] class toys, "Overboard" (renamed either for [[trademark]] reasons or because the word "kill" is inappropriate to today's standards, or both) is a straight redeco of [[Titan Master]] [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]], transforming into a robot head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger ''Titans Return'' toy. So far, he is the ''only'' Titan Master figure in the [[Hasbro]] line to be a straight-up redeco of another character's figure rather than a partial [[retool]]ing.

:He comes with a redeco of Crashbash's beast/weapon accessory, which can transform into a dragon (which can be ridden by Overboard in bot mode), a dinosaur (which is completed by Overboard forming its lower jaw and arms) or a gun that can be used by larger figures. His vehicle partner's dinosaur mode is redecoed to resemble Overkill's original Mini-Cassette colors.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] depicting the combined dinosaur mode is mistransformed, with the face of his head mode pointing forward, so that the shell wings did not close properly. In an interesting twist, this makes his feet into a more convincing and poseable lower jaw and the cheek guards somewhat resemble his original toy's missile pods (though super small in comparison), at the expense of having no arms.

:Overboard was reissued for the fifth wave of Titan Masters alongside [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Ptero]], [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]], and the new [[Ramhorn (G1)#Titans Return|Ramhorn]]. Like his wavemates, Overboard never saw wide release in Malaysia, due to [[Shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] in the first and second waves.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Nestor]] and [[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]].
{{TRCrashbashMold}}
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==Notes==
*Overkill had the preliminary names of "Gouge" and Crusher.
*Overkill's [[robot mode]] is drawn without his weapons attached in his only appearance in the cartoon. A lot of the season three and four [[character model]]s showcased the characters without their weapons/accessories attached to better show off the details that would be hidden by them. Instead, some of the models featured dotted lines that pointed towards the places that they should be placed on the body (other examples of this can be found with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]), however, Overkill wasn't one of these examples to use the dotted line method, instead, his weapons just float to the side of his character model. That being said, this appears to have resulted in Overkill being depicted as if his weapon placements were optional, unlike the previous cassette Transformers to appear in the show. As it happens, [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' character profile for Overkill featured his weapons attached—and unlike [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] the weapons were ''actually'' placed in the correct places.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Overkill''' (オーバーキル ''Ōbākiru'')
*''French:'' '''Mâchoire''' ("Jaw")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shālù''' (China, 杀戮, "Massacre")

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

[[Category:Customization class toys]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Overkill (disambiguation)

2025-03-25T13:51:20Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: missing word fix

The name '''Overkill''' has been applied to multiple characters in ''Transformers'':

{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]] dinosaur from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Overkill (SG)|Overkill]], the heroic Decepticon Mini-Cassette [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinocon]] from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Overkill (DOTM)|Overkill]], the Decepticon from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series]].}}

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Overbite (disambiguation)|Overbite]]
*[[Overcast (disambiguation)|Overcast]]

{{disambig}}

Recordicons issue 20

2025-03-21T06:21:17Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Recordicons]]''
|prev=Recordicons issue 19
|next=Recordicons issue 21
|title=
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 53|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #53]]
|date=October/November [[2013]]
|script=[[David Willis]]
|art= David Willis
|continuity=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
}}

'''Ravage gets a message from several future counterparts.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] is once again confronted by his future counterpart. However, before he can tell anything to his past self, future Ravage is interrupted by several other future Ravages; a distant possible future Ravage who has turned evil, a Ravage from an even more distant future who was merged with [[Squawktalk (SG)|Squawktalk]] in a [[space bridge]] accident, a Ravage from an even more distant possible future who was merged with Squawktalk and thought having a black paintjob would be neat, and a floating head Ravage who prefers not to divulge his origins. Ravage asks them what they want as he prepares to press a large, red button, and all of them shout at him not to.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] (1)
*Future Ravage (2)
*Future Ravage 2 (3)
*Future Ravage 3 (4)
*Future Ravage 4 (5)
*Future Ravage 5 (6)
}}

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned include: [[Squawktalk (SG)|Squawktalk]].

===Continuity notes===
* Ravage met his first future counterpart back in strip [[Recordicons issue 7|#7]].

===Transformers references===
* The future counterparts of Ravage are all repurposed (and in one instance, virtually redecoed from) various toys:
** The evil future Ravage is repurposed from his positive-universe [[Ravage (G1)|counterpart]]'s ''Beast Wars Metals'' toy.
** The Ravage fused with Squawktalk is repurposed from ''Beast Wars'' [[Tigerhawk]].
** The black Ravage fused with Squawktalk is repurposed from ''Universe'' [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]].
** The floating head Ravage is a white virtual redeco of the [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' toy [[Under-3]].

===Errors===
* Technically, it should have been a [[stellar spanner]] accident, rather than a space bridge accident, that fused Ravage and Squawktalk.
[[Category:Shattered Glass issues]]

Samus Aran

2025-03-18T01:43:11Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Notes */

[[Image:Samus Aran.jpg|thumb|300px|She's still embarrassed about confusing [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] for [[:File:BW-toy_TerrorsaurTM.jpg|Ridley]].]]

'''Samus Aran''' is a strange and seemingly mechanoid life form. With [[Axiom Nexus]] being frequently visited by [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s, it is likely that she is not originally of the [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] universe.

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

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

==Notes==
* Samus Aran is the protagonist of [[Nintendo]]'s ''{{w|Metroid}}'' video game series.
* In ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', a type of weapon, the [[Samus-blaster]], is a reference to Samus Aran.
* In ''{{w|Metroid Fusion}}'', Samus blew up the planet SR388 by dropping a space station on it. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' alluded to this act of hers (without name dropping her) by mentioning a destroyed planet named [[SR388]].

==External links==
*{{w|Samus Aran}} at Wikipedia
*[http://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Samus_Aran Samus Aran] at Metroid Wiki

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The Power of Love

2025-03-07T14:21:27Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: period

'''"The Power of Love'''" is a song by [[human]] band {{w|Huey Lewis and the News}}, evidently associated with a [[Back to the Future|similarly human-made film]] about [[time travel]]. It seems to be a favorite of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew, particularly [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
After a movie screening at [[Swerve's]], Cyclonus led a group sing-a-long of "The Power of Love". Apparently the song was already at least somewhat known amongst the crew of the Lost Light, since they seemed to know the lyrics. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

Some time later, during the "indie disco" at Swerve's, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] put in a request for "The Power of Love" in the hopes that Cyclonus would dance with him. After previously resisting Tailgate's proposal, he perked up when he heard the song, and agreed to just one dance... And found that Tailgate had already decided to dance with [[Getaway]] instead. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Cyclonus sang a line from "The Power of Love" at the final party at Swerve's during the last trip on the Lost Light. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

==External links==
* {{w|The Power of Love (Huey Lewis and the News song)|The Power of Love}} at Wikipedia

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Breakdown (WFC)

2025-03-05T18:54:37Z

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{{faction|decepticon|unicron|primestunticon|primusvanguard|{{factions/icons|custom=MayhemAttackSquaed-Insignia-LegacyToyline.png|cLink=Mayhem Attack Squad}}}}
{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeBreakdown-HowToDraw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<ref>[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio</ref>

After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two.<ref>[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio</ref> Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds. The two have become good friends in their long partnership, and seem to value each other as much as any pair of friends could.

Since joining the war on Earth, Breakdown has proven to have some quite intriguing depths to his character, besides his deep friendship with Knock Out. He doesn't treat the cannon fodder [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] as such, and even chats to them about romance and is sure to thank them for their hard work. He also has a healthy dose of respect for his foes, as well as gratitude. However, these noble traits are tempered by his boisterous temper; always eager to join a fight or pound some dents into someone, even on his best days.

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (WFC)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovrizhnykh]] (Russian; season 1), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Fábio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Walter Rivetti]] (Italian), [[Arturo Cataño]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish, "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Metal Attraction]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish, episodes 16 & 18)}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]
Breakdown had a long history with the Autobot known as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} to the point one would call them "archenemies". During their rivalry, Breakdown caused Bulkhead great pains. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—Bulkhead—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee's human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:TFP ep18 BD optic patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as "Orion Pax". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. When asked how ''he'' was doing, Breakdown replied with surprising kindness and sincerity, responding that he was fine, acknowledging the Vehicons' thankless job and encouraging them to keep up the good work. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]
Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"We have a crime scene here."]]
Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}

While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", or "Cylas". This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Thirst-restinpeace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's dead?! He's supposed to be a llama!!]]

Cylas had become Knock Out's guinea pig for virtually any test he could think of. Knock Out had no qualm about experimenting even further on Breakdown's corpse, believing that his deceased partner would approve of the situation's irony. Cylas became a new form of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] who fed on a host's Energon, and the ensuing plague ravaged the Decepticons' ranks and numbers. Cylas was finally killed when he freed Airachnid, who left Breakdown's inactive body a lifeless and, ahem, empty husk once more. {{storylink|Thirst}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] took over a TV studio which was filming ''[[Down and Out]]'', and modified the course into a death trap which they then invited [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to take part in. To ensure they complied, they put the show's crew and audience into a box suspended over a pit of spikes, and Breakdown held on to [[Chuck Chuckles]]'s unconscious form as extra insurance. Unfortunately for the pair, the death trap was less than deadly, and the two Autobots had brought [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who shot the floor out from under the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime''.}}

=====Japanese ''Prime'' bios=====
Breakdown was a member of the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]] alongside [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Wildrider (Prime)#Prime|Stunt Wildrider}} After a confrontation with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], the comparatively smaller Breakdown took on a larger frame to match, with accompanying combat skills to boot. His hammer weapon was in actuality the [[Arms Micron]], [[Zamu]], unbeknownst to him. {{Storylink|#Prime|War Breakdown}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:BreakdownNewBody-GrandGalvatronChapter.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.7|...wait, never mind.]]
Breakdown managed to survive his repeated deaths and wandered Earth as a malicious zombie. The undead Decepticon's sheer malice attracted the attention of [[Unicron]], {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}} who would summon Breakdown, among others, to his universe to convince [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to combine with them in lieu of using Unicron for his new "[[Grand Galvatron]]" body. Breakdown was resurrected in a new combiner body as "Zombie War Breakdown", and he could serve as a limb to Grand Galvatron. The assembled combiner team was ordered by Unicron to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that the planet would become Unicron's new body. Galvatron, not much for obeying anybody, ignored the order and set out to conquer in his own name as Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} While Breakdown was loyal to his new master, he sought to return to his universe and reunite with his partner. {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the main component of Grand Galvatron, had the group undergo training by exposing them to the lava pools of [[Thrull]], which Breakdown actually found enjoyable. {{storylink|Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!}}

[[File:Epilogue-War-Breakdown-home.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Grand Galvatron attacked Cybertron only to be separated into his components by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. As the team continued the battle on foot, Breakdown was shocked to run into Knock Out on the battlefield and tearfully embraced him, unaware that his partner was merely a hologram projected by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] as a distraction. After realizing his mistake, he rejoined the others and combined back into Grand Galvatron to fight [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} When the battle was interrupted by [[Megaempress]], Grand Galvatron's limbs detached and fled out of fear, but Breakdown and Roller were cornered by [[Flowspade]] and forced to transform into giant fist weapons for her to wield. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Then Unicron showed up to conquer Cybertron himself, prompting the team to reform Grand Galvatron and participate in the battle with the Chaos-Bringer. After the battle was won, Breakdown was able to return to his home universe through a dimensional rift and was happily reunited with Knock Out. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Knock Out later showed Breakdown the schematics to the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===Toy bios===
Breakdown wore the powerful [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]], which was armed and upgraded with ancient weaponry given by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Apex Armor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Breakdown witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s little temper-tantrum over getting pummeled by a newly powered-up [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. He also witnessed Megatron pummeling Knock Out after the latter's attempt to power-up Megatron went humiliatingly wrong. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} Following the embarrassing defeat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Breakdown was one of those in charge of the Constructicons' tickle training. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was present during Megatron's (brief) takeover of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], now wearing an eyepatch. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Breakdown, again with two optics, was present during Megatron's [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]-helmet-induced rampage, and after it ended, he was horrified to see that Knock Out had learned nothing from the experience and was developing more new helmets for Megatron. {{Storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}} He tried to warn [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] about [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s manipulative ways, to no avail. {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Breakdown was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Antonio Abenójar]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Grzegorz Mikołajczyk]] (Polish)}}

{{bigquote| I'm the fastest thing on 4 wheels.|Breakdown in his vehicle mode}}

[[File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh... all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Breakdown does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron'', however he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
{{Note|Breakdown appears as an Escalation only character. His default ability is the Hover Slam, and the Scatter Blaster as his default weapon.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Online''===
Breakdown found [[War Rotor]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Breakdown and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Enraged that Optimus Prime had defeated Knock Out in combat, Breakdown faced off against the Autobot leader resolved to destroy him. He alternatively shot laser blasts, unleashed energy waves and charged Optimus Prime throughout their battle. He was defeated however, and sent running off. He later returned when Megatron did battle against Optimus, and aided his leader throughout combat. The Decepticons were defeated once more, and ran off again. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''War Breakdown''' (Voyager, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 30]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': "[[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]]" Arms Micron

: For unknown reasons, Hasbro chose not to develop a full-size toy of Breakdown for the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline. Instead, it fell to [[TakaraTomy]] to produce their own. Released in the fourth wave of TakaraTomy's version of the ''Prime'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into a massive armored truck of made-up model. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5 mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns (or other accessories) to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu#Prime|Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).

: "War Breakdown" was notionally available for [[Hasbro]] to release in their line, but its production cost reportedly fell into a "no man's land",<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> stymieing Hasbro's ability to release it at one of their normal price points. The mold would eventually be released by Hasbro in 2020 as a Hasbro Pulse-exclusive item for the U.S. and Canada ([[#10 Year Anniversary|see below]]).

: This mold was differently [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed each time into [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] and [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]], the latter of which was retooled further into the [[BotCon 2015]] [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMWarBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on War Breakdown at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|IT'S... hammer time?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''War Breakdown'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-14'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 30]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toys, Breakdown is a tiny, simple toy that turns into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle mode cannon, which has multiple 3 mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles.

: As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].

: This toy was released in Japan, without notable changes, in the fourth wave of ''Prime: [[EZ Collection]]'' toys (the same days as his larger toy above, in the fourth wave of that product line).

: This sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], who features a recolor of the same weapon, and [[Berserker#MtCWalmart2Pack|''The Last Knight'' Berserker]], who has no weapon at all.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 24]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of "War Breakdown" is cast in an ever-so-slightly darker shade of plastic than his Hasbro counterpart. The silver [[paint operation]]s are also a tad darker, the [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest is significantly darker, his spare wheel is painted in glossy rather than flat black, and his regular wheels and upper legs are cast in dark gray rather than black plastic.

: He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm still alive?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
:*''Accessories'': Large missile-firing blaster, four missiles, small blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Vehicle playsets, the "[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]" comes with a green redeco of Legion Class Breakdown. He retains the purple blaster accessory.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybApexBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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====''10 Year Anniversary''====
[[File:TFP-10th-Anniversary-War-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scalpers receive double the Breakdowns!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''War Breakdown and Vehicon 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Zamu" Arms Micron

: Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Prime'', this Breakdown is a re-release of the TakaraTomy ''Prime'' figure, sticker sheet and all. He also includes [[Zamu#10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]], his Arms Micron, who still comes as parts on a model kit sprue. There are a number of small differences between the two releases, the most noticeable being the addition of a production number stamp on his right heel, and his sticker sheet uses plastic-matching dark blue rather than dark purple. Other small differences include a lighter shade of dark gray plastic, and a more orange-tinted shade of red paint used for his face.

: War Breakdown is packed with the similarly-previously-TakaraTomy-line-only [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Jet Vehicon]] (oddly just called "Vehicon" despite Breakdown carrying the "War" prefix from the Takara release). This set was exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S. and Canada, made available for preorder concurrently with [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] on [[September 26]], [[2020]]. This set was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

: Amusingly, despite being a Voyager-equivalent figure, War Breakdown was designated as part of the Deluxe Class for this release, and the set was priced accordingly. What a bargain!
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Breakdown Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do you wish for Heavy to KILL YOU!? WISH GRANTED!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Breakdown''' (Scout, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': 45
:*''Accessories'': Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Scout-class kits, Breakdown comes as a pack of disassembled parts. He is then assembled into a skeleton of sorts, then once his armor is applied, he can transform into a truck and back without disassembly. His various parts are covered in 3 mm bars and 5 mm post-holes to attach weapons to. As all of the first-year ''Construct-Bots'' joints are universal, you can swap parts and combine him with other kits to make some ''interesting'' combinations.

: Breakdown is made up almost entirely of recycled parts from other figures. His vehicle hood, chest armor, and leg armor are all from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Hound]]. His shoulder armor is [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Ironhide's]] thigh armor, and his feet, thigh armor, forearm armor, and axe are from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]. His head is the only unique part of the toy, and it's just a retooling of Hound's with a snarling face being the only change.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Breakdown (G1)|Aaand we're back where we started.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grand Galvatron''' (Multi-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 30]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': Axe, hand/foot/gun

: ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Zombie War Breakdown" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon (which can form a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode), and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot for his limb modes or a gun for robot mode, and can also be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: As a Deluxe-sized ''Unite Warriors'' figure, Breakdown can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner, or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, although he is nominally part of [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also has a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem. Thankfully, he does not have this problem with his normal Combiner team.

: War Breakdown was sold in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-[[exclusive]] giftset of Grand Galvatron, along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], and [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]].
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-United-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I even have space in my chest for Silas!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mas|'''Prime Universe Breakdown''' / '''Windsweeper''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tarp cover/shield, hammer, blaster, mace
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Prime Universe Breakdown" is a new-head [[retool]]ing of his rival, ''Legacy'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]], transforming into a squished version of a Rába H18 military truck. His vehicle mode has a tarp covering his back bed, which unfolds into a riot shield for robot mode. The tarp does not need to be removed for transformation, but doing so provides additional clearance.

: He comes with the full complement of weapons from the [[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Wreck N' Rule Collection Bulkhead]], with the most Breakdown-appropriate being the hammer that was new to that version of the toy. His mace accessory opens up to wrap around his fist, and his (non-rotating) gatling gun can be mounted on either shoulder via 3 mm peg, making this the first Breakdown toy to meaningfully include his shoulder cannon. Most of these weapons can stow under the tarp in vehicle mode; the hammer and gatling gun can be stored together, or the mace and gatling gun, but not all three. The mold is loaded with [[5 mm post]]-holes so whatever isn't stored can go elsewhere.

: He was only available in a multi-pack with [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], and [[Ozone]], as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom 'n Destruction Collection". These sets were an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on [[February 29]], [[2024]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:TransformersPrime Breakdown happymeal toy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming SUV. Rotating the rear-mounted spare tire rotates the roof to reveal a cannon resembling the one he possessed on the show.

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[[File:Breakdown_Prime_McD_Toy.jpg|thumb|Breakdown is now an unofficial SPEEN enthusiast!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:This Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming robot. Equipped with a hammer for each hand, squeezing his legs will cause the upper torso and arms to spin.
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==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hammer this [[Superman]]!]]
*He seems to have been initially planned as a [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] redeco in the ''War for Cybertron'' game, as seen in one concept art,<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2010/05/05/war-for-cybertron-tfw2005-visits-high-moon-studios-gameplay-impressions-169615 TFW2005 visits High Moon Studios]</ref> ultimately he got to have his own distinct model (although his transformation animation echoes that of Barricade with his feet as the front of the car, thrusters on his back).
*Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*While Breakdown's bulky design is largely dissimilar from [[Breakdown (G1)|his G1 counterpart]], his red face and yellow eyes are directly lifted from his G1 toy, which had similarly colored features.
*Promotional blurbs for the episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode—which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material—the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been Knock Out's original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.
*Breakdown's body parts were available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal coloration, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.
*The bio for the Japanese "War Breakdown" release explicitly ties together his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War For Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' appearances, explaining that he had his physical form upgraded in order to better face Bulkhead.
* Breakdown's appearance in the Kre-O online manga is, like most non-toy robot Kreons, made from preexisting Kre-O parts. He uses Megatron's helmet, the generic wheels on his legs, clip-on smokestacks on his arms, and some sort of apparatus to bulk up his torso.
*According to Adam Baldwin, Breakdown was killed off in ''Transformers: Prime'' due to "budget cuts".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjXXDDpvN6k]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''Wō Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu
: Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wō Bureikudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, "Strike")

==See also==
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*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], the bulky [[Velocitron]]ian and [[Conjunx Endura]] to [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Construct-Bots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
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[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
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Megatron (RID)

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{{Disambigm|Gigatron (disambiguation)|Megatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron (disambiguation)}}
:''Megatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] originally from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's see, I conquered Care-a-lot, Sesame Street, Shining Time Station, that planet Gumby came from...]]
'''Megatron''' (aka '''Gigatron''') is the leader of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] with the ability to take on [[Six Changer|six forms]]. He claims to have decimated numerous planets during his campaign for Predacon supremacy before coming to [[Earth]] in search of the megaweapon [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. He appears to have come into conflict with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s numerous times before.

Although Megatron is a great and powerful warrior, he typically leaves the fighting to his Predacon lackeys, such as [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], preferring to stalk around his headquarters, the ''[[Megastar]]'', and berate his underlings when they inevitably fail. Upon his conversion to '''Galvatron''' (aka '''Devil Gigatron'''), he is a ''lot'' more active and effective, able to change into ''ten'' forms. His primary attack seems to be his [[Cutter Beam]] technique. As Galvatron, he can increase his power by draining the life energy of other beings!<ref>[[Bio]] in the R2 DVD.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Riordan]] (English), [[Yōichi Kobiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Oleg Kutsenko]] (Russian), [[Byeong-gwan Kim]] (Korean), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Megatron and Galvatron's second voice, Brazilian Portuguese), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Galvatron's first voice, Brazilian Portuguese), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Giorgio Locuratolo]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Megatron hand.jpg|left|thumb|''He wants the whole world, in his hand...'']]
Megatron arrived on Earth in search of Fortress Maximus by orders of the [[Predacon Council]] {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} with a cover story of plundering Earth's energy. His first appearance was at the International Scientific Symposium in [[New York City|New York]], during which he and the Predacon trio fought [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot Brothers]]. Although the battle did not go well, Megatron was able to abduct [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]], an energy expert and archaeologist. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} Doctor Onishi was subjected to the [[psycho-probe]] which was proving to be slow work in extracting information. In the meantime, Megatron sent his minions out to steal energy to refuel the ''Megastar'', only occasionally venturing out himself to help them. He would often bemoan the Predacons' predicament, and wished that he could simply bully the humans into handing over their energy supply.

The first energy-gathering mission that Megatron assigned to [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] was the retrieval of a bomb hidden within a XC-12 model red sports car, planted there by a group of terrorists. Sky-Byte failed Megatron in this assignment. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} Megatron was next seen when he caught his troops out and about attempting to destroy the [[Linear RFG]] without orders to do so. After briefly berating his troops, he opened fire on Optimus Prime. [[Team Bullet Train]] then joined the Autobots, and attempted to retaliate against the Predacon leader. Their attacks were easily brushed away, however. As [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], the trains gained the speed and power necessary to drive Megatron off, who sped away in his jet mode. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

Megatron then orchestrated a plot to steal a [[Plutonium Energy Generator]] as it was being escorted by the Autobots across the city. Halfway through the mission, Gas Skunk, Slapper, and Dark Scream ran into trouble, as they were unable to fend off the [[Spychanger]]s. Megatron sent Sky-Byte into the field to assist his troops. Although at first it seemed that the Predacons returned to base successfully, it turned out that the Spychangers had somehow managed to swap out the real Energy Generator with a decoy. Infuriated, Megatron declared that he would turn his incompetent toadies into scrap. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

[[File:Explosive Situation Angry Megatron.jpg|thumb|I DO NOT NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT!]]

Next, Megatron sought to activate the [[Black Pyramid]], an ancient ruin which he boasted he had known about long before the humans. The power-generating matrix chamber within was to be Megatron's next target in his quest for energy. As the Predacons prepared to tap into the Black Pyramid's power, a ship entered the area. Fearing that it would draw the Autobots’ attention, Megatron ordered Sky-Byte to take it out before it got any closer. Of course, attacking the ship did nothing but bring the Autobots onto the scene faster. As the Predacon's mission went south, Megatron decided to destroy the Black Pyramid rather than allow it to fall into anybody else's hands, then fled. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

Attempting to provide a distraction for Sky-Byte's mission to some ruins, Megatron and the Predacon trio attacked [[Metro City]], fighting [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}} Another plan to trap Optimus Prime started off well—Megatron disguising himself as a red sports car proved to be an effective method to trap the Autobot [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and they were soon able to trap Optimus as well. Megatron took great pleasure in punishing the Autobot leader until the rest of the Autobots mounted a rescue and the Predacons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

With little information forthcoming from the psycho-probing of Doctor Onishi, the Predacons stole a disk left by the doctor, leading them to attack a steam train under the mistaken assumption it was a weapon of some sort. This did not help Megatron's temper. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}} Nor did the destruction of his [[Mega-Laser Cannon]] by the Autobots. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}} In an attempt to destroy their foe, Megatron and Sky-Byte entered the International Grand Prix which the Autobots had also entered in an attempt to find one of their number who'd gone rogue. Megatron managed to trap Optimus and the three brothers under a huge rock, but the rogue Autobot, [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], turned up in time to rescue them and Megatron was sent packing. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

In the middle of yet another one of the Predacons' harebrained schemes, Megatron checked up on Sky-Byte to see if his plan to brainwash Tow-Line was going smoothly. He and Sky-Byte came upon the Autobots as the now clear-headed Tow-Line was rescuing the Autobots he had been tricked into taking captive. Attempting the salvage the scheme, Megatron faced off against [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]. Megatron's Mega Sword wound up not being a match for Rapid Run's Deflector Shield, and the Predacon leader was forced to fly off. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

[[File:Commandos Megatron.jpg|left|thumb|]]

On one of Megatron's many attempts to glean secrets from Doctor Onishi's mind using the psycho-probe, he uncovered images of a "[[Cave of the Dragon]]". Coincidently, Gas Skunk caught footage on one of the base's monitor about a movie taking place within the same cave. The Predacon misinterpreted what he saw as footage of an "ultimate robot warrior", capable of transforming into a dragon, and so informed his leader about his discovery. Intrigued about this "transformer" the humans had hidden away on their planet, Megatron sent out his troops to convince this potential "champion of the Predacons" to join his crew. Slapper's later report that the Autobots “knew” about the transforming statue only cemented Megatron's desire to acquire the statue. In reality, there was no robot warrior, only a bunch of flashy special effects for a movie being filmed at the cave. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

Despite Megatron's numerous defeats, the Autobots considered him “just as dangerous as ever." They also [[Stock footage|somehow]] [[Clip show|acquired]] footage of Megatron's point of view... {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

After several more failed missions, the interrogation of Dr. Onishi finally saw results in the discovery of a crashed Autobot spaceship in America. Megatron was able to snatch six protoforms from the ship and took them to the nearby McKinley Army Base where he imbued them with energy from his spark and gave them new forms as Decepticons. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} Eager to test his new troops, he sent them to destroy Sherman Dam and hacked into the primitive human television transmissions in order to extort the humans in the nearby city of [[Las Bogus]] into surrendering. Unfortunately, things did not go well and Megatron was left looking embarrassed in front of all the humans. {{storylink|Commandos}} Megatron largely stayed back at base after these incidents.

[[File:Forced Fusion Megatron Ruination.jpg|thumb|Dragonback rides were the hit of the fair!]]

Megatron supervised the Commandos' plan to find the Autobots' base by sending Movor out into orbit. His patience began to wear thin when he realized that the results of this plan wouldn't be immediate. Ultimately, the plan would yield no results whatsoever, as Movor came crashing down to Earth before he yielded any useful information. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} The next plan that Megatron orchestrated involved having the Decepticons pretend they had turned over a new leaf, in order to infiltrate the Autobots and discover the secret location of their base. Megatron went so far as to keep Sky-Byte in the dark, so that he would clash with his rivals, making the act look that much more genuine. But the Decepticons’ track record remained as bad as it always had been. The Decepticons' ruse fell through, and the base's location continued to elude Megatron. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}} Tired of Sky-Byte's incompetence, Megatron ordered Sky-Byte to listen to whatever Scourge said from now on, while the much more reliable Decepticon spearheaded energy raids. Sky-Byte, being Sky-Byte, did the exact opposite of what he was told in a misguided attempt to mend his tarnished reputation. Three separate attacks on three separate power plants were thus botched. Megatron assigned Sky-Byte the unappealing task of cleaning out the base's Energon Smelters as punishment. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

[[File:Gigatron ep 31.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.75]]

The Commandos were able to sabotage the Autobot [[Global Space Bridge]]. With the Autobots unable to reach specific destinations, Megatron and Scourge attacked an energy facility near the North Pole. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots were able to get the space bridge repaired in time for Megatron to be seen off by [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]]. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

Unexpectedly, Megatron heard some good news pertaining to Sky-Byte for once. Sky-Byte, Slapper, Gas Skunk, and Dark Scream had managed to take all the humans attending the opening of the [[CGA Tower]] hostage, and had negotiated their release in exchange of the [[O-Part]]s in the Autobots' position. Megatron nonetheless felt the need to send Scourge to actually retrieve the O-parts. Ironically, for once Sky-Byte might have pleased Megatron... if not for the fact that Scourge forestalling the exchange meant that Sky-Byte got caught up in being called a hero, and forgot to actually acquire the O-parts. Oops. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

When the Commandos reported that Rail Racer and the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] had thwarted the Commandos' latest heist, Megatron uncharacteristically plainly stated that he was disappointed instead of blowing a gasket, as he usually would. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

Megatron was especially interested in the arrival of a new Autobot, [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], who had an intense rivalry with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} After Magnus badly damaged Prime in a fight, causing the latter to retreat to an island to recuperate, Megatron saw his chance and personally led the attack on Optimus Prime. The attack might have succeeded if it weren't for the arrival of Ultra Magnus, who merged with Optimus to form the powerful [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:Peril from the Past Galvatron.jpg|thumb|Arise, Chooktimus Prime]]

After the capture of the three Autobot brothers, Megatron again ventured out and was able to successfully fight Optimus, who was unwilling to fight back while the three brothers were under threat. Even after the brothers were freed, Megatron attempted to stomp the trio, only to have them fight back after they supercharged under the influence of mysterious energy channelled through Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Megatron watched archival footage of Ultra Magnus with his troops in order to get a better understanding of his newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} Despite a previous attempt at making Ultra Magnus join the Decepticons having ended in total failure, Megatron allowed Scourge a second attempt at convincing the Autobot in joining the forces of evil. Though Ultra Magnus remained steadfast in his allegiance to the Autobots, Scourge plan resulted in Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime being led to an isolated area, where both the Decepticons and the Predacons were granted free reign to pummel the brothers. Though Megatron's forces dealt their fair share of punishment onto the Autobots, Ultra Magnus was able to put aside his and Optimus's differences aside once more, and the pair combined into Omega Prime. Megatron fled as Omega Prime overwhelmed the entirety of his forces. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Finally, information obtained from Dr. Onishi led the Decepticons to discover the location of Fortress Maximus and the fulfilling of Megatron's quest. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} However, the Autobots hid Fortress Maximus, and Doctor Onishi escape from the Predacons' grasp. (In other words, Sky-Byte screwed up again...) Megatron was undeterred nonetheless, and officially had the Predacons and Decepticons join together as a single group, as per Scourge's suggestion. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} Megatron also had his men try to track down the rest of the [[O-Part]]s. The Autobots again got there first, but Megatron was able to take [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] hostage, offering him back in exchange for the O-Parts. The exchange was ruined by Sky-Byte, which didn't exactly endear the Predacon to his master. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

The Decepticons subsequently tracked the Autobots to the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], Megatron leading the mission himself. By the time they caught up to the Autobots, Optimus had already located the [[Orb of Sigma]], the key to finding Fortress Maximus' commanding entity [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], in a deep cavern. Megatron attempted to take the Orb, but was caught in a booby trap which seized him in a powerful energy field. Soon he and Optimus were locked in combat, resulting in Megatron disappearing in the collapsing cavern. In the aftermath, the three beast Predacons pulled themselves out of the rubble, only to have their energy drained. Megatron was back with a new form and name—Galvatron. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Skybytegalvatron.jpg|thumb|...wait, that's ''proper [[scale]]''. What are they playing at in Japan?!]]
Galvatron rejoined his troops as Scourge attempted to take control of Fortress Maximus in the heart of Metro City. He proclaimed Megatron dead and he himself to be an entirely new person. Though the attempt to control Fortress Maximus was unsuccessful, Galvatron seized Cerebros during the retreat. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} Enraged by the complications involved in controlling Fortress Maximus, Galvatron ordered Scourge to continue researching Cerebros's circuits in order to bypass their current setback. Scourge discovered that Fortress Maximus was programmed to recognized human bio-signatures, and was marginally more successful in controlling the giant Autobot on a second go at it... But the attempt proved once more unsuccessful when Dr. Onishi brought in a thousand Earth children to overpower Scourge's own bio-signature. Galvatron made a brief appearance on the battlefield to seize Cerebros once more before retreating with his troops. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

This led to the Decepticons trying to capture [[Koji Onishi]], the Autobots' pet human. Instead they got hold of Koji's friend [[Carl (RID)|Carl]], but Galvatron accompanied Scourge and Sky-Byte to Maximus's location nevertheless. Once Carl had taken control of the titan, Scourge turned on his master, ordering Carl to destroy Galvatron. With the coup a failure, Galvatron stunned his minion and retreated. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

[[File:The Final Battle Omegagalvatron.jpg|left|thumb|Have at thee!]]

Galvatron used one of his new abilities to seize the traitorous Decepticons in an energy field and forcibly reprogram them to serve him. Placing them under the command of Sky-Byte, he then sent them to attack the Autobot base. Although the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap by the Autobots, Galvatron brought the ''Megastar'' to the battle, growing in size to join with the battle station as its right hand. After Fortress Maximus destroyed the battle station, Galvatron fell, apparently lifeless, to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Not finished yet, Galvatron used his new vampiric powers to drain energy from Maximus. When confronted by Omega Prime, Galvatron demonstrated another new ability, releasing from his mouth thousands of [[cyber-bat]]s which took control of Earth's children. The Autobots were forced to call a retreat.

Galvatron sent his Decepticon forces in after the Autobots, intending to kill two birds with one stone—he used his [[Mega Sword|Striker Lance]] to rupture the wall of the Global Space Bridge, flooding it with lava. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The Autobots soon escaped, but Galvatron was able to swiftly seize them in an energy field, only losing Optimus Prime when the other Autobots shielded their leader from Galvatron's energies. Optimus and Ultra Magnus again combined into Omega Prime to confront Galvatron, leading him through the space bridge to [[Earth's core]] for a final confrontation.

When [[Omega Prime]] used the [[Matrix Blade]] to destroy Galvatron's Striker Lance, the resulting explosion (and apparent release of Galvatron's absorbed energies) was enough to defeat the villain. He was last seen being exiled to the [[asteroid prison colony]], swearing that he would return to seek revenge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Dreamwave ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[File:DWSummerspecial RID Autobrothers Megs.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Megatron's seventh "Ugly Drawing" mode was impossible to hold back.]]
Annoyed at the Predacons' inability to steal energy, Megatron ordered Scourge and Sky-Byte to undertake a joint operation to an energy research facility in [[Arizona]], while he and several of the other Decepticons kept the Autobots busy. Megatron was soon struggling with the Autobot Brothers in [[Oregon]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
{{CRnote|Megatron / Galvatron|[[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] / [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]|Gigatron" / "Devil Gigatron}}
=====''Car Robots'' catalog=====
Fire Convoy and Gigatron were once "childhood friends" that became eternal rivals.

Gigatron and his Predacons arrived on Earth in the year 2000 via a dimensional rift. They were pursued by Fire Convoy and his [[Dimensional Patrol]].

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[Shaoshao Li]] time-traveled the year [[2000]] to acquire Fire Convoy's piece of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] (in reality [[Angolmois Energy|Unicron's lifeforce]]) while Fire Convoy [[Battle Protocol!|was battling]] Gigatron in New York City. Shortly thereafter, [[Primus|a golden hand]] snatched away the Allspark fragment. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}}

=====''Legends''/''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:BlackConvoyPrologue DevilGigatronSkids.jpg|upright=0.6|left|thumb]]

Having escaped from Autobot captivity, Scourge sought to return and break Devil Gigatron out of jail as well, believing he would need his leader's power to reach his own selfish goals. To this end he recruited the dimensionally-displaced Sky-Byte from the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], and together the two set out to free Gigatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

While in the process of reformatting the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]] back to their original programming, the Autobots of the post-[[Cybertron Alliance]] era explained how they were corrupted by Gigatron and his Predacons. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}}

After escaping captivity, the Combatrons joined up with Scourge and Sky-Byte on their quest to rescue Devil Gigatron. They convened in a bath house to discuss their strategy, though Scourge was annoyed to find the team was more interested in bathing than planning. {{storylink|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}}

Scourge's group eventually reached Devil Gigatron inside [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where he was held, only to find that he refused to be rescued. He explained that upon learning of the extradimensional threats the Dimensional Patrol protected them all against, he had decided to give up on his evil ambitions, rekindle his old friendship with Fire Convoy, and join the Patrol in defending the universe. Determined to remain evil, Scourge refused to do the same and attacked Gigatron to absorb the power in his [[spark]]. In return, Gigatron used his Devilostrich mode to extract the evil he once infused Scourge with, reverting him to a heroic [[protoform]]. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}, probably more}}

====Spacewarp's Log====
In one timeline, Devil Gigatron ended up at [[Garrus-7]] after his defeat, where he was kept securely under lock. Unfortunately, the very protocols that kept Gigatron from getting out were tiresome and irritating to the dissatisfied [[Autobot]] warden, [[Armored Corps]]. Striking when the iron was hot, Gigatron managed to lure Armored Corps over to his philosophy, along with [[Stealth Saber]], [[Victory Bomber]], and the [[Scoutforce]]. Even then, it proved impossible to break out, so Gigatron sent Stealth Saber and Victory Bomber to the [[Dark Nebula]], where they were able to successfully convince [[Devil Z]] to assist. With the god's power, Devil Gigatron was upgraded to Gigatron Z, and the Predacon was able to bust out of Garrus-7 and lead his new Predacon crew on a swath of destruction across the universe. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he faced against his nemesis, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], again. [[Spacewarp]] presumed that the Predacons were defeated as Armored Corps eventually wound up at [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Spacewarp's Log (1), 2015/10/27}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' toy bio continuity===
[[File:MegatronMegabolt.jpg|125px|thumb]]
On 21st century Earth in [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], Galvatron offered [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who had came from the future, refuge aboard his ship, the ''[[Megastar]]'', in exchange for a body upgrade. By Cryotek's hand, the Predacon leader become "Megatron Megabolt". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} This "[[Emissary (RID)|emissary]] mode" was designed to combine with both [[Megastar|his space cruiser]] and the Autobots' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|secret defense fortress]]. In a show of arrogance, Megatron also began calling himself a Decepticon.<ref>Megatron Megabolt on-package bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics1/11664.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> {{storylink|#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt toy bio}} Megatron thusly took control of Fortress Maximus, becoming Megabolt Maximus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} However, Autobot leader Optimus Prime received assistance from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the Protector. {{storylink|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal toy bio}} In the tough battle that ensued, Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal fought against Megatron and Cryotek and emerged victorious. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Megatron went over all the different modes he could change into, including a cheese grater, a socket wrench, and a bocce ball set. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' toy bios===
Megatron did not trust [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]] to do more than act as a guard, but Bruticus was content to serve in the dungeons beneath the Predacon leader's headquarters. {{storylink|Bruticus (RID)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Bruticus toy bio}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:EmpireofStone2 Gigatron.jpg|thumb|left]]
During the war, Gigatron learned from [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] and [[Turmoil]] that an [[Stone Army|army of stone soldiers]] was hidden on an obscure planet, though [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] saw no use for it at the time. Centuries later, refusing to accept that the war had ended, he returned to absorb the army into his forces, but couldn't find it. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}} Fortunately, Deadlock—having defected and changed his name to Drift—also arrived on the planet, where he was captured and brought before Gigatron. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|Empire of Stone #1}} Gigatron convinced the former Decepticon to lead him to the Stone Army in exchange for freeing his friend [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], but went back on his word on the advice of [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]. When the captives then tried to escape, he lost his temper, cut off their escape route and would have killed them on the spot if Hellbat hadn't again intervened, convincing him to imprison them instead. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}}

[[File:EmpireofStone3 Gigatron dragon.jpg|thumb|''And it burns, burns, burns The ring of fire'']]
Not long afterwards, the captives came running straight back into Gigatron's throne room, followed closely by Stone Army soldiers that attacked the Decepticons. Told by Drift that Hellbat had betrayed him and activated the army for his own gain, Gigatron was enraged and transformed into his two-headed dragon mode, single-handedly wiping out the stone soldiers. Drift then brokered an alliance with the Decepticon commander against Hellbat's new army. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|Empire of Stone #3}} Unwilling to destroy too many of his potential soldiers, however, Gigatron soon left the group to confront Hellbat directly and was faced with a gigantic stone warrior. Kept at bay by the giant, Gigatron instead [[Fastball Special|tossed Drift]] onto Hellbat's platform to deal with him, which he did by cutting the army's control device off of the traitor's arm. Gigatron tried to take the chance to kill Hellbat and retrieve the device for himself, but was stopped in his tracks by Drift, who urged him to give up on war. The interruption allowed Hellbat to take back the device and send the entire army after Gigatron, who in his rage waded through the stone soldiers to get to his treacherous second-in-command and cut him down. Unfortunately, his strike also destroyed the machinery used to activate the army, causing a series of explosions that collapsed the building on top of him as he fought off the remaining soldiers. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|Empire of Stone #4}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] formed the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]], Gigatron came from "beyond the reach of time itself" to join. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Shell Game===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] then arrived from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the death of Megatron by [[Omega Prime]] and declared for leadership of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]/[[Decepticon]] forces. Megazarak later used Megatron's corpse to create the [[zombie|undead]] monstrosity [[Megabolt]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

===Spychanger continuity===
In [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], Megatron was pleased that Sky-Byte had (accidentally) rendered all energon on Earth toxic, which forced all the Autobots to downsize to [[Spychanger]]s. However, after [[Daytonus]] and [[X-Brawn]] destroyed the Predacons' pure energon stash, the war ground to a halt. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Gigatron was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] pointed out that some of Gigatron's many forms could be considered [[Transmetal 2]] beasts. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RID Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|It sorta looks like a bat, right? (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigatron''' ([[March]] [[2000]]) / '''Megatron''' (Ultra Class, [[July]] [[2001]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-001'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] and [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept art)}}

: The ''only'' new-mold bad guy from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' line, "Gigatron", (as he was called in Japan) has six modes: robot, a bat named "Gigabat" (ギガバット), a two-headed dragon named Gigadragon (ギガドラゴン), a jet called Gigajet (ギガジェット), a strange-looking car called Gigaformula (ギガフォーミュラ), and a hand called Gigahand (ギガハンド). As Gigahand, he has a spring-loaded "gripping" gimmick triggered by pulling on the codpiece to articulate the fingers. Gigatron comes with a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers that can double as swords, or be combined to form a single staff-like weapon. Gigatron was later retooled into "Devil Gigatron", and it was this slightly modified version of the mold that [[Hasbro]] released in their ''Robots in Disguise'' line (see "Galvatron", below, for specific details).

: The Hasbro version was renamed "Megatron" and sold in the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Hasbro Robots in Disguise toyline|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. Three of his [[alternate mode|altmodes]] were likewise renamed by the toy's instructions: His bat mode was labeled a "gargoyle" (though, the cartoon's English dub continued to call it a bat), his car mode was called a "transport", and his hand mode was more precisely a "claw". The blades of his missiles were also heavily retooled [[for safety reasons]], completely reshaped to remove all of their spiky edges while rounding off and reducing the sizes of the edges left intact.

: Megatron (and the later Galvatron version) suffers a common misassembly: the sliding ball joint that connects the tail/thumb/fuselage to the body is often the wrong way around. As intended (and seen in the instructions), the tail should be positioned centrally when the joint is slid as far to Megatron's right as possible, with tabs on the joint locking into a notch on Megatron's back. The joint slides to the left so that the thumb sticks out to make the claw a right hand, with a cutout nesting against the end of the slider. Flipping the joint requires removing screws and punching out several heavy-duty pins from the torso, and is probably more trouble than it's worth.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=okay, yeah, THIS is definitely the intended orientation. It lines up perfectly on either side. I had to punch a single pin and bend the torso halves to the limit of their tolerances to slide it off and on again; the other pins were too scary to remove|link=https://twitter.com/TheWadapan/status/1596543378422136832|name=wadapan|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=26}}</ref>
: The Hasbro version of this mold, albeit without the bat snout piece, was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]] and [[BotCon 2016]] [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].

: By chance, the pegs keeping Megatron's chromed chest closed are able to fit into the port within [[Omega Prime]]'s palms. If used to combine with Megatron in Claw mode, this combination gives Omega Prime a huge, unwieldy fist that can barely be held up due to the weight of having an entire figure on his arm. It was canonized in [[2019]] by [[Hayato Sakamoto]] using the Devil Gigatron version of the mold in ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' as [[Omega Prime#Legends comic|Devil God Fire Convoy]].

: [[Sonokong]] also released ''Gigatron'' in [[South Korea|Korean]] markets with no differences other than the packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Galvatron}}
[[File:RIDGalvatron.jpg|upright=2|thumb|One little, two little, three little alt-modes. Four little, five little, six little alt-modes. Seven little, eight little, nine little alt-modes. Ten little modes has he. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Devil Gigatron''' ([[October]] 2000)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Ultra Class, [[December]] 2001)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-013'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers

: [[Redeco]]ed into a color scheme more traditionally associated with "death" in Japan, "Devil Gigatron" retains his previous alternates modes but renamed in the Japanese market accordingly: Devilbat (デビルバット), Devildragon (デビルドラゴン), Deviljet (デビルジェット), Devilformula (デビルフォーミュラ) and Devilhand (デビルハンド). With that in mind, he features four additional transformations, which make this toy the Transformer with the most official altmodes in a single body. These new modes are a winged, quadrupedal dinosaur creature named Devilsaurer (デビルザウラー), a Pteranodon named Devilnodon (デビルノドン), a hydrofoil called Devilcruiser (デビルクルーザー), and an elephant named Devilelephant (デビルエレファント).

: The first three of these new modes were pretty clearly just made up by fiddling with the original toy, given that they feature no dedicated parts and can be reproduced on the original Gigatron mold, while a very slight [[retool]] was actually made to accommodate Devilelephant: a pair of tabs were added to that allow the elephant's "trunk" to clip securely into place, which merely hangs loose if one attempts to configure the original Gigatron into this form. As noted above, this slight retool was used by Hasbro for their Megatron figure, and for all other Hasbro-released incarnations of the mold.

: The Hasbro version was renamed "Galvatron" and released near at end of [[2001]] in the ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline, just in time for [[Christmas]]. While there are no notable differences, deco-wise, between Hasbro's Galvatron and Takara's Devil Gigatron, Galvatron features the same modified missile blades as Megatron, which would be used for all future releases of the mold. In addition to the three renamed modes of the Megatron release, three of Galvatron's new modes were likewise renamed by the toy's instructions: His "Devil Saurer" mode was (arguably more sensibly) labeled a "griffin", his Pteranodon mode was labeled a "flying dragon", and his hydrofoil mode was more simply a "boat" (ironically, while his elephant mode wasn't renamed, the cartoon's English dub instead gave it the name of "Iron Mammoth", and erroneously did the same for the dinosaur/griffin and Pteranodon/flying dragon modes, calling all three "Iron Mammoth"). Galvatron also has the exact same common misassembly as Megatron.

: In addition to the four extra official modes, Takara employee [[Takashi Kunihiro]] created an additional eleventh fan-mode which he dubbed the "Devilostrich" (デビルオーストリッチ) mode. This eleventh mode wasn't officially [[canon]]ized until [[2017]] when it was included in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic story taking place post-''Car Robots''. For a complete reference of all canon modes, we have included the Devilostrich form in a thick-bordered box to separate it from the modes that were originally included in the figure's instructions upon release. For more on this, see [[#Notes]] below.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Galvatron at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Megabolt}}
[[File:RID MegatronMegabolt toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms into a [[Predator (alien)|Predator]] mask!]]
[[File:Car Robots-toy-Brave Maximus-Megatron Megabolt.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Megabolt''' (Deluxe Class, [[May]] [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 8]], 2002
:*''Accessories:'' Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: "Megatron Megabolt" transforms into a head-shaped spider tank based on the [[Grand Mal]] design from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. A gear-wheel mechanism moves the mouth and legs up and down as the tank mode is pushed along. Pressing the (Vehicon) [[spark crystal]] on the tank's top opens its jaw and fires a spring-loaded missile. In [[robot mode]], this swings the entire cannon assembly up over the robot's head, along with a "battle mask". The mask and cannon are held in this position by a magnet on the back of his head. Pressing the button again fires the missile.

: He can have some difficulty standing unsupported due to the ball joints of his knees. While not particularly loose, his upper body is very heavy due to the mechanisms used in his gimmicks.

: In a rather clever [[retcon]], this toy's bio ([[#Robots in Disguise toy bio continuity|described above]]) says that the [[alternate mode|altmode]] is a means for Megatron to take control of Fortress Maximus. As it happens, the figure ''can'' actually be used as Maximus's head if you remove the spider-legs.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=350 TFormers.com article] describing how to combine the Megatron Megabolt toy with Fortress Maximus</ref>

: This mold was originally developed for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Machines'' toyline]] but shelved, finally seeing release as a ''Robots in Disguise'' [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] in May of 2002 (the original [[prototype]] of this toy looked vastly different and sported a different transformation<ref name="mbproto">
[https://twitter.com/G1Grimlock1/status/1326169398114099200?s=20] The original unused design for Megabolt Megatron </ref>). It was also released in Japan a few months later as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as simply "[[Megabolt#Toys|Megabolt]]". It was then redecoed again in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Beast Wars Returns|Beast Wars Returns]]'' as [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaheadMegatron|Megahead Megatron]], the character it had originally been designed for.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/MegaboltMegatron/megaboltmegatron.htm More information on Megatron Megabolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Car Bot''===
{{anchor|Gigatron Z}}
[[File:BWII toy - Galvatron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaH23Gh8TBs GIGA GIGA/Rock the Giga/ GIGATRON Z!]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigatron Z''' ([[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-16'''
:*''Accessories'': Two axe/missiles, wing/claw weapon
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (Takara)}}

:A reissue of the ''Beast Wars'' Ultra-sized [[Galvatron (BW)#Toys|Galvatron]] toy for Korean markets, Dinosaur Warrior '''Gigatron Z''' (기가트론Z ''Gigateuron Jedeu'') has three modes, transforming from robot to [[dragon]] and "drill-tank" [[alternate mode]]s.

:Gigatron Z is armed with a pair of bladed missiles that are fired by two spring-loaded launchers located in the bifurcated tail of his dragon mode. These launchers wind up on his wrists in robot mode, and can be flipped forward over his fists to act as weapons in this mode. He can also wield the missiles in his fists as scythe- or axe-like melee weapons. In robot mode, Gigatron Z's dragon-wings unfold into a pair of serrated claws that can either be angled over his shoulders, or disconnect to become a hand-held weapon that features a lever-activated pinching gimmick. His drill-tank mode features a gear-activated spinning drill, activated by pushing a large black button on his back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Gigatron Z (Galvatron) at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RobotHeroes-RID2001-OptimusPrimeMegatron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|ADORABLE BURNING SPIRIT]] with lazy madman]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Megatron''' (Two-pack, <s>[[2009]]</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Megatron was an ''adorable little robot'' and was going to be available with his rival [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]]. Unfortunately, the line was cancelled before this pack could see any release.
{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
*According to the early ''Car Robots'' bible, Gigatron has the following statistics:
:Height: 7 meters
:Weight: 10 tons
:Speed: 700 kilometers per hour
*In ''Car Robots'', Gigatron's Gigabat and Gigadragon alternate modes each have their own distinct voice and mannerisms. The bat's voice is higher-pitched, a bit dumber, and speaks how older people used to speak during the Japan's Edo period by ending most of his dialogue with ''deansu'' (であんす). Conversely, the dragon's voice is deeper, angrier, and overall more aggressive-sounding. The first ''Car Robots'' toy catalog describes this as Gigatron having developed multiple personalities from transforming too much, but only as speculation rather than fact.
*Per the catalog, Gigatron and his Destrongers "passed through a rift in dimensions" to appear on 21st-century Earth, with Fire Convoy's Cybertron "Dimensional Patrol" following them. This seems to have been only vaguely alluded to in the Japanese version of the show—Fire Convoy expressed bewilderment in the 12th episode for an OOPArt "to exist during this time", suggesting that he and the OOPArts come from another time—but does not seem to have played a large part of the main story, to the extent that the ''Robots in Disguise'' dub was able to omit it entirely. It gets a mention in a Megatron character profile on the [[United Kingdom|R2]] DVD boxsets, which refer to "rumours" that he comes from another time and place. [[Chris McFeely|The author]] claims that, at the time, he was just willfully screwing with people by including it, it was more rumor in the fandom than the cited fact it is now. The [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline]] and the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would expand upon this to explicitly establish Gigatron and his Destrongers as time travelers.
*The CG illustrations on ''Car Robots'' Gigatron and Devil Gigatron's packaging were done by [[Tamotsu Shinohara]], a designer at [[Toei Animation|Toei]] who mainly does creature design for live-action ''tokusatsu'' series such as ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai''. <ref>Tamotsu Shinohara ICON Art Book</ref>
[[File:FigureKingDevilOstrich.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Put it up to eleven.]]
*An interview with TakaraTomy employee [[Takashi Kunihiro]] in the August 2011 issue of ''Figure King'' magazine revealed that ''Car Robots'' Gigatron is his favorite design of the ''Transformers'' items he's worked on. Kunihiro also revealed an "eleventh mode" for Devil Gigatron in the interview, the "Devilostrich". This mode later appeared in [[LGEX Scourge Prologue|a chapter of the ''Legends'' comic]], making it canon.

===Foreign names===
====Megatron====
*''Japanese:'' '''Gigatron''' (ギガトロン ''Gigatoron''), '''Megatron Megabolt''' (メガトロンメガボルト ''Megatoron Megaboruto'')
*''Korean:'' '''Gigatron''' (기가트론 ''Gigateuron''), '''Gigatron Z''' (기가트론Z ''Gigateuron Jedeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīng Jié Tiān''' (惊劫天, "Sky-hijacking Awe")
*''Spanish:'' '''Megatrón''' (Latin America)

====Galvatron====
*''Japanese:'' '''Devil Gigatron''' (デビルギガトロン ''Debiru Gigatoron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Èmó Jīng Jié Tiān''' (恶魔惊劫天, "Devil Sky-hijacking Awe")
*''Spanish:'' '''Galvatrón''' (Latin America)

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Samus Aran

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Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Notes */ are -> is (it's referring to 'a type of weapon' not to 'the samus-blasters')

[[Image:Samus Aran.jpg|thumb|300px|She's still embarrassed about confusing [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] for [[:File:BW-toy_TerrorsaurTM.jpg|Ridley]].]]

'''Samus Aran''' is a strange and seemingly mechanoid life form. With [[Axiom Nexus]] being frequently visited by [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s, it is likely that she is not originally of the [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] universe.

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

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

==Notes==
* Samus Aran is the protagonist of [[Nintendo]]'s ''{{w|Metroid}}'' video game series.
* In ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', a type of weapon, the [[Samus-blaster]]s, is a reference to Samus Aran.
* In ''{{w|Metroid Fusion}}'', Samus blew up the planet SR388 by dropping a space station on it. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' alluded to this act of hers (without name dropping her) by mentioning a destroyed planet named [[SR388]].

==External links==
*{{w|Samus Aran}} at Wikipedia
*[http://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Samus_Aran Samus Aran] at Metroid Wiki

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IDW Publishing

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Frenchfriedpotatoes: added a period

[[File:IDW Logo2.svg|right|250px]]
'''Idea and Design Works, LLC''' is a publishing company that held the [[Transformers brand|Transformers]] [[Comics|comic book]] license from May [[2005]] through December [[2022]]. Their tenure followed the financial collapse of previous license holder [[Dreamwave Productions]] at the tail-end of [[2004]]. (IDW's license excluded [[manga]]; those rights are handled by [[Viz Media]] in the English-language market.)

IDW's flagship storyline was, for ''thirteen years'', [[2005 IDW continuity|a new ''Transformers'' continuity that started in 2005]]. Initially written by longtime Transformers scribe [[Simon Furman]], it was told through a succession of mini-series and one-shot [[The Transformers: Spotlight|''Spotlight''s]], before becoming a monthly comic in [[2009]]. IDW was also authorized to re-release trade paperbacks published by [[Dreamwave Productions]], such as the ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series and ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]''. In May 2008, IDW's relationship with [[Hasbro]] proved to be quite healthy indeed as they snapped up the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' comic book license as well, and in 2010 obtained the license to ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Then in 2012 they started publishing ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' comics. Hasbro definitely seemed to like them.

In [[2016]], IDW and Hasbro decided to create a "shared universe" for many of its properties. The ''[[Revolution]]'' event merged the Transformer books with the recently acquired ''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]'', ''[[Micronauts (comic)|Micronauts]]'', ''[[Action Man (comic)|Action Man]]'', [[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand|''M.A.S.K.'']] and currently-running ''G.I. Joe''. This met with tenuous levels of success, and all of the non-Transformers titles were consolidated and relaunched after [[2017]]'s ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover event, which led into a ''[[Visionaries]]'' [[Transformers vs. Visionaries|miniseries]]. For various reasons, IDW and Hasbro decided the ''Transformers'' universe needed a complete reboot; in 2018, the ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' crossover concluded IDW's first ''Transformers'' universe before a [[2019 IDW continuity|full continuity reboot]] debuted in 2019.

Other licensed comics published by the company over the years include ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Godzilla]]'', ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Adventures]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars Adventures]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers|The X-Files]]'', and many, MANY others.

On [[January 20]], [[2022]], following months of rumors, IDW announced that they would be losing the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' licenses at the end of the year;<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/idw-losing-g-i-joe-transformers-license-1235078466/|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=IDW to Lose 'G.I. Joe,' 'Transformers' License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)|year=2022|month=01|day=20}}</ref> their very last miniseries, ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II|Shattered Glass II]]'', concluded in December 2022. The ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic licenses subsequently went to [[Skybound Entertainment]], who debuted a [[Energon Universe|new ''Transformers'' universe]] in June 2023.

==Series published==
=== 2005 IDW continuity ===
{{main|2005 IDW continuity}}
Initial ideas for IDW's Transformer line included a ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''-style story crossing over with the new [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toyline]], starting ongoings in both G1 and ''Cybertron'' continuity. The G1 cast would suffer Cybertron's destruction and learn [[Unicron]]'s death had destabilized the entire [[omniverse]], forcing them to try and assemble an artifact called the "Decepticon Matrix" in order to ''resurrect'' Unicron. This would parallel with the ''Cybertron'' plot, in which the Autobots seek out the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to revive [[Primus]], and [[Vector Prime]] would have appeared as a guide in both series. It seems that series would then have come together with the concurrent ''Cybertron'' comic as Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] were brought together for a final, epic clash.<ref>Pitch printed in ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''</ref>

This was considered too confusing for new readers, however, and dropped for a [[2005 IDW continuity|hard continuity reboot]], based on the Generation 1 characters. Furman mostly oversaw this, creating a more sophisticated universe around the familiar characters and tropes: Marvel Comics' ''Ultimate'' line was the inspiration, and Furman deliberately borrowed the more leisurely pacing of Ultimate Marvel.<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyBtqe67uk|site=YouTUbe|title=AA2010- Chapter 4- Simon Furman.|name=Moonbase 2m AA2010 interview|year=2010|month=08|day=21}}</ref>

Instead of an ongoing civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] which spills over to [[Earth]] by accident, Furman presented us with an interstellar war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, a war with a [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]] and alt-form-and-dagger covert operations, with [[energon]] the prize and whole planets at stake. A surprising development on Earth heats up the war and turns our planet from just another proxy battleground into the ultimate prize.

This slow, measured storyline was eventually abandoned in an attempt to bring in more casual fans with a more G1 cartoon-inspired revamp in ''All Hail Megatron''. This failed to have the desired effect both in terms of sales and fan-response, so ''another'' revamp was attempted with the start of ''The Transformers'' ongoing series. It was met with sharp fan criticism as well.

Yet '''another''' revamp was attempted with two concurrent ongoing series, ''More Than Meets The Eye'' and ''Robots In Disguise'' beginning in 2012, later dubbed "Phase 2". Positive fan response came at last, and the writers of those books ([[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]]) would continue to be the main writers of the universe until its conclusion in late 2018.

*'''''[[The Transformers: Infiltration]]'''''
:(October [[2005]] – July [[2006]])
:Establishes the presence of the Transformers on modern-day Earth and re-establishes the theme of "robots in disguise" as central to the new continuity; a seven-issue story arc (issues #0 to #6).
*'''''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'''''
:(July – October 2006)
:A four-issue miniseries tie-in to ''Infiltration'', establishing Cybertron's current situation in the re-boot and focusing squarely on the Transformers.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'''''
:(September 2006 – May [[2013]])
:A series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue; this series has no fixed publication format, and often jumps around in the universe's chronology. It went on a hiatus after "[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]" while the new ongoing series was getting established, returned with a tie-in to the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]] with several issues packed in with (usually) relevant toys, but petered out shortly after the toyline's format shift.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'''''
:(November 2006 – May [[2007]])
:The direct sequel to ''Infiltration''; a six-issue story arc detailing a conflict with the Decepticons in [[Brasnya]] and the abduction of [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'''''
:(June – October 2007)
:A four-issue story arc detailing the events surrounding [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s rise to power and the founding of the Decepticon faction.
*'''''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'''''
:(July – October 2007)
:A collaboration between [[Marvel Comics]] and IDW featuring the first ever crossover between the Transformers and New [[Avengers]]. Though it has minimal effects on the overall universe, it was specifically designed to fit into continuity between ''Infiltration'' and ''Escalation''. This series has been effectively rendered non-canon for both IDW and Marvel... or at least "yeah we don't talk about that" territory.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Devastation]]'''''
:(October 2007 – February [[2008]])
:The direct sequel to ''Escalation''; a six-issue story arc following up on what happened to Sunstreaker, as well as the Decepticons' battle with the [[Reaper]]s, and seeds are planted for the upcoming [[Dead Universe]] arc.
*'''''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'''''
:(June – October 2008)
:The sequel to ''Devastation'' composed of four ''Spotlight''s in fairly direct continuity: "[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]", "[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]", "[[Doubledealer]]" and "[[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]". This series wraps up the first set of [[Dead Universe]]-related events.
*'''''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'''''
:(April 2008 – October [[2009]])
:A twelve-issue maxi-series, extended to sixteen to include the ''All Hail Megatron Coda'' series. Intended to be a "soft reboot" of the series, it chronicles the aftermath of the defeat of the Autobots and the Decepticon conquest of Earth. The publication schedule overlaps with ''Revelation'' and ''Maximum Dinobots''. Issues 13–16 each consist of two 11-page stories that help strengthen the flaws in ''All Hail Megatron'' and tie into the ongoing series.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots]]'''''
:(December 2008 – April 2009)
:A five-issue miniseries taking place chronologically between ''Revelation'' and ''All Hail Megatron'' (which it was published concurrently with). The series wraps up Furman's story arcs with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], Sunstreaker, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Skywatch]] and the [[Machination]].
*'''''[[The Transformers Continuum]]'''''
:(November 2009)
:A one-shot intended as a 'catch-up' for new readers, ahead of the new ongoing series.
*'''''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'''''
:(November 2009 – December [[2011]])
:An ongoing series in the aftermath of ''All Hail Megatron''. The series is penned by [[Mike Costa]], with art on the first arc by [[Don Figueroa]], and eventually a string of different artists.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'''''
:(December 2009 – March [[2010]])
:A four-issue miniseries chronicling [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s journey on Earth after the events of ''All Hail Megatron'', focusing on the conflicts and decisions 'Bee makes. Written by [[Zander Cannon]] with art by [[Chee Yang Ong]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'''''
:(January – May 2010)
:A five-issue miniseries chronicling the actions of the [[Wreckers]] in deep space after ''All Hail Megatron''. A number of short supplemental stories were also released across a number of outlets. Written by [[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]], drawn (mainly) by Roche with colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'''''
:(May – August 2010)
:A four-issue miniseries in which the thought-to-be-dead [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] wanders the wastelands of Cybertron. Story by Mike Costa and art by [[Casey Coller]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'''''
:(September – October 2010)
:A bi-weekly four-issue miniseries that chronicles [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s origins as the Decepticon Deadlock to becoming an Autobot. Written by Shane McCarthy, with art by Alex Milne and colors by Josh Perez.
*'''''[[Infestation (IDW)|The Transformers: Infestation]]'''''
:(February 2011)
:A two-issue story set within the larger ''Infestation'' series, a large-scale cross-over in which cross-dimensional zombies invade the universes of ''Transformers'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''Ghostbusters''. The ''Transformers'' segment involves the Autobots teaming up with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron's]] crew to stop the menace. Written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]], with art by Nick Roche and colors by Joana Lafuente and Josh Perez. The entire series was released weekly over 10 weeks.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]'''''
:(March – June 2011)
:A four-issue miniseries featuring Galvatron and crew, following the events in ''Infestation'', and leading into the final arc of [[The Transformers (IDW)|the Costa ongoing]] which marks the end of IDW's "phase 1" by ending the long-running Autobot-Decepticon war. Written by Abnett and Lanning, with art by [[Ulises Fariñas]].
*'''''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'''''
:(December [[2011]])
:The start of IDW's "phase 2". [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] makes a decision about his role in a post-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] Cybertron. IDW's 125th issue, written by James Roberts and John Barber, with art by Nick Roche.
*'''''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'''''
:(January [[2012]] – September [[2016]])
: Following the revitalization of Cybertron and the departure of Optimus Prime, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] sets out to find the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] with a crew of like-minded Autobots aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Ended after issue #57 and rebranded as ''The Transformers: Lost Light''. Written by James Roberts, with art (mainly) by Alex Milne.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'''''
:(January – June 2012)
:A bi-weekly twelve-issue digital comic set in the days just before the start of the Great War, focusing on Orion Pax's transformation into Optimus Prime. Written by [[Flint Dille]] and [[Chris Metzen]], with art by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]] / The Transformers vol. 2'''''
:(January 2012 – September 2016)
:Bumblebee, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], and [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] attempt to forge a government and maintain control on the revitalized Cybertron, while personal mistrusts, old grudges, and new problems seek to shatter the fragile peace. This title was renamed to "''The Transformers'' vol. 2" at issue #35 to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|new ''Robots In Disguise'']] toy-and-TV-show franchise, which included [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|an IDW tie-in comic]]. Ended at issue #57 and rebranded as ''Optimus Prime''. Written by [[John Barber]], with art by [[Andrew Griffith]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity]]'''''
:(March – July [[2013]])
:The direct sequel to ''Autocracy'', set in the early days of the Great War. Released digitally bi-weekly, then later compiled into four print issues.
*'''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'''''
:(June 2013 – March [[2014]])
:A twelve-issue maxi-series primarily told within the ongoing ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''More Than Meets the Eye'' series, with a number of side-stories and setups. The series focuses on Shockwave's machinations to change the entire universe. Written by John Barber and James Roberts with a variety of artists.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'''''
:(April – July [[2014]])
:A four-issue miniseries focusing on [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in the wake of the "Dark Cybertron" crossover event, as she tries to help rebuild a shattered Cybertron while dealing with the planet's duly-elected leader Starscream. Written by [[Mairghread Scott]] and drawn by [[Saren Stone]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]'''''
:(June 2014)
:A five-issue digital motion comic miniseries, eventually collected into a print one-shot. Optimus Prime investigates a series of murders on Cybertron after the events of "Dark Cybertron". Written by John Barber and illustrated by Livio Ramondelli.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Primacy]]'''''
:(August – November 2014)
:The direct sequel to ''Monstrosity'', concluding the Great War trilogy. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] clash as Megatron discovers an ancient secret on a dilapidated planet. By the same creative team as the previous installments.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone]]'''''
:(November 2014 – February [[2015]])
:As Drift rights wrongs in the galaxy, he is joined by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] and winds up facing an old enemy. Written by [[Shane McCarthy]] with artwork by the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' team of penciller [[Guido Guidi]], inker [[Stephen Baskerville]], and colorist [[John-Paul Bove]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' vol. 2'''
:(March – September 2015)
:A seven-issue miniseries advancing the ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'', trading issues with the main series. Windblade and Starscream seek out the lost Cybertronian colony worlds, with Windblade constantly trying to blunt and stymie Starscream's aggressive (and sometimes deadly) machinations. Written by Mairghread Scott and drawn by [[Corin Howell]].
*'''''[[An Uneventful Night|The Transformers: Combiner Hunters]]'''''
:(July 2015)
:A one-shot directly following ''Windblade'' vol. 2. On the trail of the stolen [[Enigma of Combination]], Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] run afoul of both [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the [[Torchbearer]]s. Written by Mairghread Scott and drawn by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]'''''
:(October 2015)
:The Dinobots head out into the Cybertronian wilderness on a secret mission. A one-shot story written by John Barber and drawn by Livio Ramondelli.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers]]'''''
:(November 2015 – June [[2016]])
:Five-issue miniseries. Dark secrets come to light when a mission to rescue the kidnapped [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] leads the Wreckers into a sinister web of shocking revelations. Written and drawn by Nick Roche.
*'''''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]'''''
:(December 2015)
:A one-shot anthology of holiday-themed tales set on Earth, Cybertron, and deep space.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One]]'''''
:(June 2016 – December [[2017]])
:A continuation of the ''Windblade'' miniseries as an ongoing book. Windblade tries to maintain the peace on Cybertron while dealing with the [[Council of Worlds]], and, of course, Starscream. Cancelled after issue #12, with a thirteenth "Annual" issue to wrap up the primary storylines. Written by Mairghread Scott and drawn by Sara Pitre-Durocher.
*'''''[[The Last Autobot|Titans Return]]'''''
:(July 2016)
:A one-shot issue setting up events in ''Till All Are One'', ''Transformers'' vol. 2 and ''More Than Meets the Eye''. [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returns, but he's unhappy with what Cybertron has become in his absence. Written by Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and John Barber, and drawn by Livio Ramondelli.
*'''''[[Revolution]]'''''
:(July – November 2016)
:A five-issue miniseries with associated one-shots and setups across several books, setting up the ''massive'' cross-property "shared universe" that will be the setting for the ''Transformers'' books from here til the end. [[Hasbro]]'s greatest heroes and villains collide in a battle for Earth's [[Ore-13]]. Written by John Barber and [[Cullen Bunn]], and drawn by [[Fico Ossio]].
*'''''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'''''
:(December 2016 – November [[2018]])
:The re-retitled continuation of ''Robots in Disguise''. Optimus Prime grapples with what it means to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] as he defends his adopted homeworld of Earth. Written by John Barber and drawn (mainly) by [[Kei Zama]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'''''
:(December 2016 – November 2018)
:The retitled continuation of ''More than Meets the Eye''. The marooned crew of the ''Lost Light'' deal with new allies and surprising new enemies as they try to get back home. Written by James Roberts and illustrated by [[Jack Lawrence]].
*'''''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5]]'''''
:(December 2016 – March 2018)
:The [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe team]]'s adventures continue with the strangest member they've ever seen: the Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]! Written by Aubrey Sitterson and drawn by Giannis Milonogiannis. Ended at issue #9, rebranded as ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]'', which was cancelled after three issues.
*'''''[[Revolutionaries]]'''''
:(January – September [[2017]])
:[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[G.B. Blackrock]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], and [[Ayana Jones]] embark on a globetrotting adventure in search of an ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and uncover a globe-spanning conspiracy in the process. Sets up the upcoming ''First Strike'' miniseries. Written by John Barber and drawn by Fico Ossio.
*'''''[[Micronauts: Wrath of Karza]]'''''
:(April – September 2017)
:Five-issue miniseries. Wielding Cybertronian technology, Baron Karza returns to Earth to turn it into a new home for his people. Written by Cullen Bunn and [[Jimmy Johnston]] and drawn by Andrew Griffith.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]'''''
:(June 2017)
:One-shot concluding the "Dinobot Trilogy" following on from ''Punishment'' and ''Redemption''. The Dinobots join forces with [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] to face the twin threats of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and Trypticon. From the same creative team as prior installments.
*'''''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'''''
:(July – November 2017)
:Five issue miniseries. Set two hundred years ago, the [[Solstar Order]] finds themselves caught up in the Cybertronian Great War, with their one-of-a-kind warrior [[Stardrive]] and an alliance between the [[Dire Wraith]]s and Decepticons in the center of it all. Written by John Barber and [[Christos Gage]], and drawn by Alex Milne.
*'''''[[First Strike]]'''''
:(June – October 2017)
:Six-issue multi-brand crossover miniseries with associated one-shots. The time has finally come for Earth to formally join the Council of Worlds... that is, if the Transformers and G.I. Joe can defeat the villainous [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] in time! Written by Mairghread Scott and [[David Rodriguez]] and drawn by [[Max Dunbar]].
*'''''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'''''
:(January – May 2018)
:Five-issue miniseries. Science and [[magic]] clash as the forces of [[Prysmos]] emerge from Cybertron. Written by [[Magdalene Visaggio]] and drawn by Fico Ossio.
*'''''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]'''''
:(May 2018)
:One-shot ending the ''Wreckers'' trilogy. The few remaining Wreckers come under fire from an old foe and an anti-Cybertronian campaigner. Written and drawn by Nick Roche with other art duties by Josh Burcham, [[Geoff Senior]], and Guido Guidi.
*'''''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'''''
:(May – November 2018)
:Seven issue miniseries, wrapping up the first Generation 1 continuity in advance of 2019's ''Transformers'' ongoing. [[Unicron]] awakens and begins to consume all in its path. Written by John Barber and drawn by Alex Milne.

====See also====
*[[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]]
*[[2005 IDW timeline]]
*[[Hasbro Universe]]

===2019 IDW continuity===
Four months after the end of ''Unicron'' and IDW's first ''Transformers'' continuity as a whole, IDW relaunched its ''Transformers'' continuity, a rebooted universe with no connections to IDW's previous output. Under the pen of writer [[Brian Ruckley]], IDW's new ''Transformers'' ongoing adopted a back-to-basics approach to the mythos, a single comic that established a "Year One"-style origin story for Optimus Prime, Megatron, and many other characters as the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] unfolds against the backdrop of a utopian Cybertron.

Compared to IDW's previous ''Transformers'' output, the debut of the 2019 continuity marked a shift in IDW's approach to ''Transformers'' comics as a whole—while IDW's previous ''Transformers'' books pinballed between dozens of different miniseries and sometimes several simultaneous ongoings, the rebooted comic is confined to a single ongoing, with one companion miniseries at a time focusing on a different cast of characters set far away from the main story. Perhaps to compensate for this tightly focused storyline, IDW shifted its approach to include multiple self-contained miniseries not set in this continuity, including crossover comics advertising Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass]]'' toylines.

*'''''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'''''
:(March 2019-June 2022)
:The first installment of IDW's new continuity, ''Transformers'' begins on a utopian Cybertron before the Autobot-Decepticon war. Written by [[Brian Ruckley]] and illustrated by [[Angel Hernandez]] and [[Cachét Whitman]].

*'''''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'''''
:(September 2019-December 2020)
:A companion to ''Transformers'', ''Galaxies'' is an anthology series that ties into the ongoing, featuring a rotating creative cast and a variety of characters from across the new ''Transformers'' universe.

*'''''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]'''''
:(February 2020)
:A special romance-themed one-shot.

*'''''[[Transformers: Escape]]'''''
*(December 2020-July 2021)
:[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] organize the evacuation of Cybertron. Written by Brian Ruckley and illustrated by [[Beth McGuire-Smith]].

*'''''[[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream|Transformers Halloween Special]]'''''
:(September 2021)
: A special horror-themed one shot.

*'''''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits]]'''''
:(October 2021-January 2022)
:A miniseries documenting the adventures of a new team of [[Wreckers]]. Written by [[David Mariotte]] and illustrated by [[Jack Lawrence]].

*'''''[[Transformers: War's End]]'''''
:(February 2022-May 2022)
:A companion to ''Transformers'', ''War's End'' focuses on the return of the ancient warlord [[Exarchon]] and his renewed plan for conquest. Written by [[Brian Ruckley]] and illustrated by [[Jack Lawrence]].

====See also====
*[[2019 IDW continuity]]

===2006 ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Weaving in and around the events of the [[Beast Wars continuity|''Beast Wars'' cartoon universe]], this line eschews the previous [[3H Productions]] fiction that previously continued the show's story to strike out in a new direction, focusing mainly on the non-show toy characters.

*''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' (2006)— A four-issue mini-series marking the 10th anniversary of the ''Beast Wars'' franchise.
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' (2007–08) — A four-issue sequel to ''The Gathering'' that began publication in October 2007.
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' (2007) — A profile series of the Beast Era.
*''[[Dawn of the Predacus]]'' (2016)— A [[BotCon]] exclusive comic prequel to ''The Gathering''.

====See also====
*[[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]'' (February 2021 – June 2022)
: A brand new retelling of ''Beast Wars'' set in an original continuity.

===''Evolutions''===
''Evolutions'' was originally intended to be a series of {{w|Elseworlds}}-like stories that existed in their own separate continuities, each taking different takes on Transformers. Only one miniseries – ''Hearts of Steel'' – was ever produced; reportedly, Hasbro asked IDW to hold back on ''Evolutions'' as to not confuse customers looking for merchandise based on the live action films.{{fact}} [[Chris Ryall]] stated that the subsequent focus on Movie and ''Animated'' meant that it was unlikely that ''Evolutions'' would continue further,<ref>{{citesocial|name=Chris Ryall|site=IDW's forums|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430044354/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30|quote=Probably not. That was a plan I really liked but between all the other TF universes, and the lack of too many high-profile folks able to work on them, it probably wont happen again any time soon.|year=2008|month=04|day=16}}</ref> though various comic stories over the years have sporadically revisited the ''Hearts of Steel'' universe.

In 2017, a version of the ''Hearts of Steel'' story was retroactively folded into the main IDW universe via [[Revolutionaries]]; the first two stories listed here are also canon in the ongoing G1 continuity.

*''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' (2006) — Places the Generation 1 Transformers in the American West during the Industrial Revolution.
*''[[Infestation 2]]'' (2012) — The sequel to ''Infestation''. This time, it's Lovecraftian demons that invade the various licensed properties. The Transformers-specific issues take place in the ''Hearts of Steel'' universe.
*''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers|The X-Files: Conspiracy]]'' (2014) — Another multi-brand crossover, this time involving ''The X-Files'' series, whose Transformers-specific issue takes place in the present day of the ''Hearts of Steel'' universe.

===Live-action film series===
*''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' (2007) — A 4-issue series detailing the lead-up to the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]].
*"[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]" and "[[Interlude (Movie Prequel)|Interlude]]" (2007) — A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] 2-issue prequel to the 2007 film.
*''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' (2007) — A four-part comic adaptation of the film, released weekly in June 2007.
*''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream]]'' (2008) — A 5-issue sequel to the 2007 film dealing with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s return to Cybertron to take his place as the new leader of the Decepticons.
*''[[Transformers: Saga of the Allspark]]'' (2008) — IDW's Reprint of the [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|UK Movie comics]] from Titan Magazine.
*''[[Transformers: Destiny]]'' (2008–2009) — The 2-miniseries prequel to ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
**''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' (2008–2009) — A 4-issue series chronicling the formation of [[NEST]] in response to new waves of Decepticons arriving on Earth. The first prequel to ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
**''[[Transformers: Defiance]]'' (2009) — A 4-issue series set in the distant past on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] comes under the sway of [[The Fallen]] and declares war on his former comrade [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. The second prequel to ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'' (2009) — A four-part comic adaptation of the film, released weekly in May and June 2009.
*''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' (2009–2010) — A series of spotlights for six ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' characters.
*''[[Transformers: Nefarious]]'' (2010) — A 6-issue sequel to ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' dealing with a group of humans trying to create their own AllSpark.
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]'' (2010–2011) — A 5-issue series telling the history of Sector 7. The first prequel to ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]'' (2011) — A 4-issue series telling the history of Optimus Prime and Megatron on Cybertron. The second prequel to ''Dark of the Moon''.
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' (2011) — A 4-issue series dealing with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] being tasked with reassembling the fractured Decepticons. The third prequel to ''Dark of the Moon''.
*[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]] (2011) — A Target-exclusive series of mini-comics.
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]'' (2011) — A four-part comic adaptation of the film, released weekly in June and July 2011.
**''[[Transformers: Convergence]]'' (2011) — A prose story published in the adaptation's individual issues chronicling some of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] adventures and also filling in the loose ends in preparation for what was assumed to be, at the time, the end of the live-action film series.
*''[[How to Ride a Dinobot!]]'' (2014) — One-shot digital comic based on a series of [[How to Ride Your Dinobot|web videos]] loosely related to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.
*''[[A New Friend|Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers]]'' (2017) — One-shot digital promotional comic tying in to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' (2018) — A 4-issue prequel to the film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''.

====See Also====
*[[Movie expanded universe timeline]]

===''Transformers Animated''===
*''[[Transformers Animated (IDW)|Transformers Animated]]'' (2008) — An ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon adaptation series with screenshots from the series.
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival]]'' (2008) — A six-issue mini-series set in the same continuity as the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon.
*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]'' (2009) — Covers ''The Arrival'' and seasons 1 and 2 of the cartoon.
*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' (2010) — Covers season 3 of the cartoon and other information.
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' (2015) — An omnibus volume containing the two books and ''[[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]]'' with some new information added.

====See also====
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

===Marvel Comics continuity===
*''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]'' (2012–2014) — A limited series set in the main [[Marvel Comics continuity]] that continues on from the [[End of the Road! (US)|final issue]] of the Marvel's original ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' series 21 years later, ignoring the events of both of the Marvel UK material and the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comics.
* ''[[Transformers '84 issue 0|Transformers '84]]'' (2019) — A one-shot prequel to the 1980s Marvel comic series.
* ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies]]'' (2020) — Four-issue limited sequel series to the aforementioned one-shot.

===Aligned continuity family===
*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (2010) — A partial adaptation of the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010) — A graphic novel prequel to the television series, later released as four issues.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (comic series)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2011) — A ''Prime'' cartoon adaptation series with screenshots from the series.
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (2012) — A digital-first prequel/tie-in to the video game, focusing on the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]].
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' (2012–2013) — A four-part mini-series which continues the Dinobots' story and leads into the television series' third season.
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' (2013) — An eight-part maxi-series depicting the Dinobots' efforts to survive on a desolate Cybertron.
*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015–2016) — An six-issue series tying in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|second]] ''Robots in Disguise'' TV series.
*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise: A New Mission]]'' (2016) — An adaptation of the pilot of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]] ''Robots in Disguise'' TV series.

====See also====
*[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]
*[[Aligned timeline]]

===Crossovers===
* ''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]'' (2013) One-shot crossover comic with the trading card franchise.
* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' (2014–2017) — Crossover maxi-series set in a separate continuity.
* ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' (2014–2015) Four-issue limited series based on the crossover [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|video game]].
* ''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]'' (2018–2019) — Five-issue limited crossover series featuring the cast of ''[[Star Trek]]'''s 1974 {{w|Star Trek: The Animated Series|animated series}}.
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' (2019) — Five-issue limited crossover series set in IDW's ''Ghostbusters'' comics continuity.
* ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' (2020) — Four-issue limited crossover series.
* ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!]]'' (2020) — Four-issue limited crossover series featuring the cast of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''.
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (2020–2021) — Four-issue limited crossover series.
* ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron]]'' (2021) — Four-issue limited crossover series and direct sequel to ''Friendship in Disguise!''

===Other continuities===
* ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' (2006) A four-issue adaptation of the original ''Transformers'' film, 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''; marks the film's 20th anniversary and new DVD release.
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: Deviations]]'' (2016) — One-shot taking place in an alternate version of the G1 cartoon continuity.
* ''[[Aw Yeah Revolution!]]'' (2017) — Limited series goofing on the ''Revolution'' event with the distinguishing writing and art style of its creator, Art Baltazar.
* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare]]'' (2018) — A self-contained graphic novel set in a version of the Generation 1 cartoon continuity.
* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold]]'' (2018) — A one-shot prequel to the aforementioned graphic novel.
* ''[[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase]]'' (2019) — Features [[An Arcee Sort of Day|a short story]] set in an unspecified ''Transformers'' continuity.
* ''[[Transformers: King Grimlock]]'' (2021) — A five-issue miniseries starring [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a pulp fantasy adventure.
* ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Transformers: Shattered Glass]]'' (2021) — A five-issue miniseries that returns to the fan-favorite ''Shattered Glass'' universe.
* ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing]]'' (2022) — A hypothetical "last ''Transformers'' story".
* ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'' (2022) — A sequel to IDW's first ''Shattered Glass'' comic.

===Reprint series===
====U.S. Marvel reprints====
*'''''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|The Transformers: Generations]]''''' (2006–2007) — [12 issues] Reprints random old [[Marvel Comics]] issues, specifically ones that did not feature Marvel-owned characters such as [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]].
*'''''[[Classic Transformers]]''''' (2008–2010) — [6 volumes] Collects old [[Marvel Comics]] issues in trade paperback format, starting with [[The Transformers (issue)|Transformers #1]] and summarizing those featuring Marvel-owned characters such as [[Spider-Man]] and [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] (until Volume 5, by which point the Marvel-owned characters are allowed).
*'''''[[The Transformers Classics]]''''' (2011–2015) — [8 volumes] Second run of ''Classic Transformers'' with the missing issues restored.

====U.K. Marvel reprints====
*'''''[[The Transformers: Target: 2006]]''''' (2007) — [5 issues] Reprints the titular Marvel UK story.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots]]''''' (2007–2008) — [6 issues] Reprints of UK Dinobot stories.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]''''' (2008) — [5 issues] Reprints the UK "[[Space Pirates!]]" saga and other stories.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars]]''''' (2008) — [5 issues] Reprints the UK "[[Time Wars]]" saga and other stories.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: City of Fear]]''''' (2009) — [5 issues] Reprints the UK "[[City of Fear!]]" saga and related stories.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey]]''''' (2009) — [5 issues] Reprints the UK "[[Prey!]]" and related stories.
*'''''[[The Transformers Classics UK]]''''' (2011–2014) — [5 volumes] Aimed to reprint the Marvel UK stories in order of publication, including the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK#Marvel UK Annuals|Annuals]], but was cancelled after the fifth volume.

====Dreamwave reprints====
Straight reprints of some TPB collections previously released by Dreamwave.

====G.I. Joe/Transformers====
Paperback collections of various ''G.I. Joe'' crossovers from over the years.
*'''''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]''''' (2012–2013) — [3 volumes] The first volume covers Marvel's crossovers, while the second two cover the [[Devil's Due Press]] series.

====IDW hardcovers====
*'''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]]''''' (2007, 2009) — [2 volumes] Larger-format hardcover reprints collectively covering Furman's tenure on IDW's G1 continuity (minus ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'').
*'''''[[Transformers Movie Collection Volume 1]]''''' (2010), (TPB 2013) — Hardcover reprint of the tie-in comics for the first live-action movie: the ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'', the 2007 ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|Movie Adaptation]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''. Later reprinted as a paperback.
*'''''[[Transformers Movie Collection Volume 2]]''''' (2010), (TPB 2013) — Hardcover reprint of the tie-in comics for the second live-action movie: ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'', ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]''. Later reprinted as a paperback.
*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection]]''''' (2010–2013) — [8 volumes] Hardcover collection reprinting the IDW Transformers stories in a "suggested reading order" up through the end of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009 ongoing series]].
*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection|The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two]]''''' (2014–2020) — [12 volumes] Hardcover collection reprinting the IDW Transformers stories in a "suggested reading order" starting with the one-shot "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]".
*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection|The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three]]''''' (2020–2022) — [3 volumes] Hardcover collection reprinting the IDW Transformers stories in a "suggested reading order" starting with the crossover "[[Revolution]]". Unfortunately, due to the loss of the Transformers license, it ends right before "[[First Strike]]", and the remaining five or so volumes will probably never be published, at least not by IDW.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This is the last one, I'm afraid. Maintaining the quality and length you've come to expect, we'd need to do 5 more volumes to finish out, I believe, and that's not workable. The final hardcover volume of IDW2 is out in November. More TF collections, Best ofs, and issues to come!|link=https://twitter.com/idw_david_m/status/1575183770474336257|name=David Mariotte|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=28}}</ref>

====Omnibuses====
Smaller-format TPBs collecting specific larger runs of material.
*'''''[[Transformers: War Within Omnibus]]''''' (2009) — Reprints Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' (including [[The War Within Preview|the preview]]) and ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]''.
*'''''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Omnibus]]''''' (2009) — Reprints IDW's ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'', ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'', and the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]].
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of UK Omnibus]]''''' (2009) — Reprints the first three runs of IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK|Best of UK]]'' Marvel reprint series: ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates|Space Pirates]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars|Time Wars]]''.
*'''''[[All Hail Megatron: Earth War]]''''' (2010) — Reprints IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series (excluding the four "Coda" issues and the ''Spotlight'' stories).
*'''''[[Transformers: Armada Omnibus]]''''' (2010) — Reprints Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' (including [[Armada Preview|the preview]] but not [[Armada Free Comic Book Day|the Free Comic Book Day issue]]).
*'''''[[The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus]]''''' (2014) — Reprints IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]''.
*'''''[[Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus]]''''' (2015) — [2 volumes] Companion to the above collectively containing the relevant spotlight issues, including the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' follow-up and the ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' spotlights.
*'''''[[Infestation Omnibus]]''''' (2014) — Collects both ''Infestation'' events in full, including the tie-in issues but presumably missing the ''[[Classified Secrets of Infestation]]'' flyer.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Rise of the Autobots]]''''' (2017) — Reprints IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' series under a different title and format.

====Compendiums====
Reprints of reprints—doorstopper paperback collections of previous volumes. Each was apparently intended to be the first in a series, but no more instalments ever materialised.
*'''''[[The Transformers Classics Compendium, Vol. 1]]''''' (2016) — The first four volumes of ''The Transformers Classics'' combined, collectively covering the first 50 issues of the U.S. Marvel series.
*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1]]''''' (2016) — The first two volumes of ''The IDW Collection'' combined.

====Compilations====
Themed collections of random highlights from the ''Transformers'' back catalogue.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron]]''''' (2007) — TPB reprinting Prime vs Megatron fights from the Marvel, [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], and IDW runs.
*'''''[[Transformers: Magazine]]''''' (2007) — [4 issues] Reprints three comics per issue from the Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW runs.
*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' (2007) — Hardcover collection reprinting [[Simon Furman]]-written stories from Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa]]''''' (2007) — Hardcover collection reprinting [[Don Figueroa]]-illustrated stories from Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Heroes & Villains]]''''' (2009) — Smaller-format collection of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' stories ([[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]], [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus]], [[Spotlight: Grimlock|Grimlock]], [[Spotlight: Shockwave|Shockwave]], [[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]], and [[Spotlight: Soundwave|Soundwave]]) most likely produced for book fairs.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]''''' (2010) — TPB collection reprinting Optimus Prime stories from Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' (2010) — TPB collection reprinting Megatron stories from Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Grimlock]]''''' (2010) — TPB collection reprinting Grimlock stories from Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' (2010) — TPB collection reprinting Starscream stories from Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW.
*'''''[[The Transformers 30th Anniversary Collection]]''''' (2013) — Hardcover collection celebrating 30 years of Transformers comics.

====100-Page Giants====
Perfect-bound one-shots containing themed collections of stories.
*'''''[[Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular]]''''' (2012) — The final five Marvel US issues, to support the launch of ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]''.
*'''''[[Revolution: The Road To Revolution 100-Page Special]]''''' (2016) — Material from IDW's back catalogue with essays from [[John Barber]] tying them in to the ''[[Revolution]]'' event.
*'''''[[Transformers 100-Page Giant: Power of the Predacons]]''''' (2020) — Comics featuring [[Predacon (disambiguation)|Predacons]] of all kinds.
*'''''[[Transformers '84: Legends & Rumors 100-Page Giant]]''''' (2021) — Comics that "inspired" the ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies]]'' series.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Optimus Prime.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Megatron.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Hot Rod]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Hot Rod.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of the Beasts]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring ''Beast Wars'' characters.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]]''''' (2022) — Rare or never-before-reprinted stories, curated by [[James Roberts]].
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Bumblebee]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Bumblebee.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Starscream.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Arcee]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Arcee.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Grimlock]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Grimlock.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Shockwave]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Shockwave.
*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Windblade]]''''' (2022) — Comics featuring Windblade.

===Artbooks===
* ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' (2007) — A complete compendium Of ''Transformers'' animation models.
* ''[[The Art of IDW's Transformers]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: The Ark II]]'' (2008) — Collected Japanese character designs.
* ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' (2009) — Combines the first and second volumes.
* ''[[The Transformers: The Art of Trevor Hutchison]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Alex Milne Sketchbook: The Transformers]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Livio Ramondelli Sketchbook: The Transformers]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Transformers: The Art of Prime]]'' (2013)

===Unpublished===
* ''[[Transformers: The Thirteen]]''
* ''[[Legacy of Rust]]''
* ''[[Spy Games]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Collision Course]]''

==Notes==
* From 2008 to 2011, IDW developed a reputation amongst the [[fandom]] for its cavalier approach to both visual and storytelling continuity in both ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' and ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' ongoing—an attitude exemplified by then-Senior Editor [[Andy Schmidt]]'s infamous remark that suggested readers prioritized these things more than IDW's own editorial team.<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?p=214908#p214908|site=IDW's forums|name=Andy Scmidt|quote=If I could go back to the 70s and 80s and stop Marvel and DC from ingraining in comics fans brains that continuity is paramount, I would.|year=2010|defunct=yes}}</ref> Eventually, however, corporate shakeups resulted in new creative and editorial teams taking the reins, and [[John Barber]]'s subsequent tenure as Senior Editor resulted in a far tighter approach.
* "Phase Three" of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]] was going to be IDW doing comics with Aligned backstories instead of the established ones. Hasbro first proposed a "[[Dan DiDio|New 52]]" reboot event (uh oh)... and then ''instead'' agreed that IDW had put five years of work in, upcoming plans would have to be cancelled, and it'd be too confusing for readers to do another reboot, so they let IDW carry on.<ref>[[Rik Alvarez]] panel at TFcon Charlotte in 2015 - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was See fan photos] of the slides.</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/ IDW Publishing]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=ongoing TF Archive's guide to the Ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]

==References==
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Revolution

2025-01-21T16:34:53Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Conception */ homonym fix

{{disambig2|the IDW Generation 1 crossover event|the Titan movie story arc of the same name|Transformers Comic issue 23}}
[[File:RevolutionLogo.jpg|center|500px]]
[[File:RoadtoRevolution1.jpg|thumb|right|375px|This is the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny.]]
'''''Revolution''''' is a multi-property crossover event by [[IDW Publishing]] that includes many of [[Hasbro]]'s properties, aiming to amalgamate the separate IDW continuities into a [[Hasbro Universe|new shared universe]]. Running from September to November 2016, it consists of a main five-issue mini-series and eight one-shot tie-ins—one for each of the series crossing over in the story. The five-issue mini-series was written by [[John Barber]] and [[Cullen Bunn]] (writer of IDW's ''[[Micronauts (comic)|Micronauts]]''), with art by [[Fico Ossio]]. The tie-ins were handled by each book's respective creative teams.

January 2017 saw the launch of ''[[Revolutionaries]]'', a team-book featuring various ''Transformers'' and ''Revolution'' characters, including [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and [[Ayana Jones]].<ref>http://www.cbr.com/barber-ossios-revolutionaries-expands-the-idwhasbro-universe/</ref>

''Revolution'' was followed by the ''[[Reconstruction]]'' post-event branding, designed as a jumping-on point for new readers. Later on, ''Revolution'' received a sequel of sorts, ''[[First Strike]]''.

{{chapters|title=''Revolution'' issues:'''|prev=Titans Return (comic)|next=Reconstruction|content=
<div class="list-header">"Road to Revolution" - ''Till All Are One''</div>
* [[07:00:00|#1]]
* [[Applicable Skills|#2]]
* [[Things We Said We'd Never Do|#3]]
* [[The Line Between Us|#4]]
 <div class="list-header">"Road to Revolution" - ''Titans Return''</div>
* ''Titans Return'' [[The Last Autobot|#1]]
* ''The Transformers'' [[White Light|#56]]
* [[White Heat|#57]]
* ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[Ten to Midnight|#56]]
* [[Last Light (issue)|#57]]
 <div class="list-header">''Revolution''</div>
* [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|#0]]
* [[Concorde Hymn|#1]]
* [[The Divine Source of Liberty|#2]]
* [[O Ship of State|#3]]
* [[The New Colossus|#4]]
* [[Valley Forge|#5]]
 <div class="list-header">''Revolution'' one-shots</div>
* ''[[Field Test|ROM]]''
* ''[[M.A.S.K.: Revolution|M.A.S.K.]]''
* ''[[Micronauts: Revolution|Micronauts]]''
* ''[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|The Transformers]]''
* ''[[The Modern World|Action Man]]''
* ''[[Informed|Till All Are One]]''
* ''[[D.T.A.|G.I. Joe]]''
* ''[[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|More than Meets the Eye]]''
}}

==Conception==
According to John Barber's foreword in the ''Revolution'' trade paperback, the shared universe concept came not from Hasbro, but from himself, [[Chris Ryall]], and [[David Hedgecock]]. The three of them came up with the idea and then contacted [[Michael Kelly (writer)|Michael Kelly]] to get Hasbro on board. Barber talked with Cullen Bunn, who was already planning on sending the Micronauts to Earth, and suggested that it be the same Earth as the Transformers. From there they wove in the rest of Hasbro's properties, with [[Andrew Griffith]] establishing a timeline to make their already established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' stories fit together.

==Build-up==
IDW's slate of new Hasbro licenses was announced from mid-2015 onwards: ''{{w|Rom (comics)|ROM}}'' and ''{{w|Micronauts}}'' in July [[2015]], ''{{w|Action Man}}'' in October 2015, and finally ''{{w|M.A.S.K.}}'' in May [[2016]]. The next month, ''Revolution'' was announced, a five-issue crossover that would unite those four properties with ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' – not as a one-time-only deal, but to establish a shared fictional world in which all those characters would co-exist. Much was made of the fact that no continuity was being discarded – the existing IDW ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' stories were handwaved into having happened in the same universe all along, all their stories and characters intact; the ''Jem and the Holograms'' comic which began publishing in 2015 has been stated to have also been placed into the new shared universe, but did not appear in ''Revolution'' for "reasons of tone" compared to the other titles.

Whilst ''Micronauts'' was the first new book to debut, explicit build-up for ''Revolution''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shared world began with the initial issues ''ROM'' and ''Action Man''. Both books made reference to the events happening at [[Monument Valley]] in the pages of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'', whilst ''ROM'' also incorporated a number of ''G.I. Joe'' characters into its debut storyline. Around this time, IDW also released a [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|prelude issue]] of ''Revolution'' through various avenues, which recapped the essentials of the previous ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' stories, and set the stage for the main crossover event.

On the ''Transformers'' side of things, both the debut arc of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' and the ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' crossover were billed on their covers as being lead-ins to ''Revolution'', although only the latter featured any significant tie-ins to the event.

==Overview==
Several months have passed since [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s controversial annexation of [[Earth]] into the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Council of Worlds]]. On Earth, the political situation remains volatile as [[human]]ity struggles to come to terms with the actions of the Transformers, viewing them with distrust. The tensions heighten after Earth's deposits of [[Ore-13]] start to rapidly destabilize, threatening Earth with nuclear annihilation.

Believing the Transformers to be at fault, the [[President of the United States]] makes the decision to reactivate America's highly trained special mission force [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] to counter the mechanical invaders. Unbeknownst to the government, G.I. Joe's ranks have been infiltrated by an entirely different race of alien shapeshifters: the evil wizards known as [[Dire Wraith]]s – also drawn to Earth's supplies of Ore-13 – in a conspiracy that spreads all the way up to [[Joe Colton]] himself. The Wraith masquerading as Colton contacts his old [[Adventure Team]] friend [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]], hoping to reverse-engineer [[Blitzwing (G1)|captured Cybertronian assets]] into a mechanical [[M.A.S.K.|strike force]] in order to fight back. Manheim, however, has cut a deal with the extradimensional conqueror [[Baron Karza]] - in exchange for Earth's deposits of Ore-13 to save Karza's [[Microspace|dimension]] from a destructive [[entropy storm]], Manheim will receive dominion over Earth.

When the Autobot base [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] abruptly goes silent, Optimus Prime calls [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] to Earth in the hopes of using her [[cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] skills to diagnose the problem. Before long, however, Prime and his allies are dispatched to [[Portland]] when Joe Colton takes the fight to Transformers. The battle is interrupted by [[Rom|Rom the Space Knight]], who annihilates the Wraiths within the ranks of the Joes and forces the Autobots to pursue the alien. Meanwhile, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Aileron]] discover the true problem with Ore-13, but are ambushed by M.A.S.K., with Miles Mayhem taking Kup prisoner.

Optimus and Rom reach an understanding and the Space Knight accompanies them back to Metrotitan, just as Windblade returns from a mental voyage into [[Microspace]], where she encountered its progenitor [[Micronus Prime]]. Her desire to save this dying dimension runs up against Optimus Prime's orders to protect Earth first, but Rom's recklessness prompts Prime to realize that both Earth and Microspace must be saved; meanwhile, in Microspace, the adventurous [[Micronaut]]s head into the fray as part of a deal with the devil.

Meanwhile, the restless Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] finds himself protecting the President and her entourage from a team of Dire Wraiths. The extraterrestrial activity on Earth prompts the attention of the UK-based [[Action Man Programme]], prompting them to deploy their top agent [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] to retrieve Kup from beneath [[Governor's Island]]. Ian and Kup form a friendship as they return to Monument Valley, now under siege by the combined forces of MASK and the Dire Wraiths. As the battle intensifies, Baron Karza finally reveals himself as the perpetrator behind it all, fusing with Wraith [[magic]] and M.A.S.K. technology to transform himself into a colossal monster. The arrival of G.I. Joe turns the advantage towards the Autobots and their allies; with the help of the Micronauts and repentant M.A.S.K. pilot [[Matt Trakker]], they succeed in forcing Karza back into his dimension, ending the threat to Earth.

A side story focuses on the adventures of the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]] as they head to Earth so that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] can go on a date with [[CONS4EVA|someone he met online]].

==Recommended reading order==
* ''Revolution'' #0-1
* ''ROM: Revolution''
* ''M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: ''Revolution''
* ''Revolution'' #2
* ''The Transformers: Till All Are One: Revolution''
* ''Micronauts: Revolution''
* ''Revolution'' #3
* ''G.I. Joe: Revolution''
* ''The Transformers: Revolution''
* ''Action Man: Revolution''
* ''Revolution'' #4-5
* ''The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye: Revolution''

==Collections==
* '''''Revolution''''' ([[February 8]], [[2017]]) ISBN 163140816X / ISBN 978-1631408168 
** Collects ''Revolution'' issues #0–5.
** Bonus material includes a foreword by John Barber and a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''Revolution: Heroes''''' ([[March 8]], 2017) ISBN 1631408410 / ISBN 978-1631408410 
** Collects ''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]: Revolution'' #1, ''M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand – Revolution'' #1, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5|G.I. Joe]]: Revolution'' #1, and ''[[Action Man (comic)|Action Man]]: Revolution'' #1.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''Revolution: Transformers''''' (March 8, 2017) ISBN 1631408429 / ISBN 978-1631408427 
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'': ''Revolution'' #1, [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]]: ''Revolution'' #1, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'': ''Revolution'' #1, and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''Revolution''''' ([[March 29]], 2017) ISBN 978-1631409370
** Collects ''Revolution'' issues #0–5 and all the tie-in one-shots.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Hardcover format, exclusively sold through the comic book direct market.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 81: Revolution''''' ([[February 19]], [[2020]])
** Collects ''Revolution'' issues #0–5, ''Till All Are One'': ''Revolution'' #1, ''The Transformers'' (2012): ''Revolution'' #1, and ''More than Meets the Eye'': ''Revolution'' #1.
** Bonus material includes an intro from [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 1]]''''' ([[November 17]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684058422 / ISBN 978-1684058426
** Collects ''Revolution'' issues #0–5, ''Till All Are One'': ''Revolution'' #1 & issues [[Ping|#5]]–[[Rubicon|8]], ''The Transformers'' (2012): ''Revolution'' #1, ''Action Man'': ''Revolution'' #1, ''More than Meets the Eye'': ''Revolution'' #1, and ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' issues [[Crisis Intervention|#1]]–[[The Iron Klaw|4]].
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:Revolution-TPB.jpg|'''''Revolution''''' – cover art by [[Tradd Moore]] and [[Felipe Sobreiro]]
File:Revolution-Heroes.jpg|'''''Revolution: Heroes''''' – cover art by [[Brandon Peterson]]
File:Revolution-Transformers-TPB.jpg|'''''Revolution: Transformers''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:Revolution-HC.jpg|'''''Revolution''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v81.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 81: Revolution''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions]] (Blitzwing) and [[Fico Ossio]] (retro)
File:IDWCollectionP3V1.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
</gallery>

==Toys==
[[File:SDCC Revolution.jpg|thumb|300px|What, no [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]]?]]
In a surprising move, as a tie into the crossover almost a year after it happened, Hasbro released a ''Revolution''-branded boxset as an [[exclusive]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017. In addition to a re-release of [[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Legends'']] [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Legends|Jetfire]], the Revolution set includes ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-scaled toys of [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)#Revolution|Roadblock]], [[Rom#Revolution|Rom the Space Knight]], a [[Dire Wraith#Revolution|Dire Wraith]], [[Ian Noble#Revolution|Action Man]], [[Matt Trakker#Revolution|Matt Trakker]], and — in a surprising, possibly [[Transformers vs. Visionaries|foreshadowing]] move — [[Leoric#Revolution|Leoric]] of the [[Visionaries]]. On top of that, the set also includes a set of nine non-articulated [[Micronauts (franchise)|Micronauts]] minifigures; [[Baron Karza]], [[Acroyear]], [[Quin-Tillus]], [[Phenolo-Phi]], [[Oberon]], [[Biotron]], [[Gammatron]], [[Betatron (Micronauts)|Betatron]], and [[Xant]].

In a cute touch, Roadblock has a figure stand emblazoned with the ''G.I. Joe'' logo, while the other characters all have generic stands. The box's summary for the conflict it depicts is taken directly from the blurb of the ''Revolution'' TPB... which means that Leoric and the Visionaries don't get mentioned at all.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]
[[Category:Revolution issues]]

List of universal streams

2025-01-09T16:56:45Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Aurex */ link change

Although over fifteen million universes have been recorded in the official [[Axiom Nexus]] catalogue,<ref name="witheredhope"/> only a minute fraction of these [[universal stream]]s have revealed. Here are those streams, with their individual [[continuity family|continuities]] and the [[Continuity family|continuity families]] they belong to.

{{quote|What's with all the numbers? Do Cybertronians really talk like that?}}
{{quote|Cybertronians are a backwards, primitive race.|[[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] and [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] weigh in|[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#January 16, 2016|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16]]}}

==[[Aurex]]==
The [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].

[[File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"These must be [[David Willis|Walky]]'s favorite because [[Hot Shot (Armada)|I]] debuted here!"]]

*[[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Aurex 103.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>"[[To Die Game!]]"</ref>
*[[Aurex 203.26 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Reader's Digest]] books.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]]—the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic mini-series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.21 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|Panini ''Armada'' comic]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 603.0 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name="almanacII">''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>
*[[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron|Battle for Megatron]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]]—the Megawing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|instructions]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]'' PlayStation 2 video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.0 Beta]]—the [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.24 Gamma]]—the [[Energon Volume 4|fourth ''Energon'' pack-in comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]]—the "[[Lonesome Diesel]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]]—the "[[Fire in the Dark]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta]]—the "[[Something Robotic This Way Comes]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.15 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Transformers: Galaxy Force]]'' manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]]—the [[Fun Publications]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' fiction.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]—the canceled ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
[[File:DWArmada5 Demolishor whatmakeshumanstick.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|"Urg, guys, I think we've got humans all over these."]]
*[[Aurex 906.29 Alpha]]—the alternate universe seen in the end credits of the episode "[[Beginning]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1006.0 Beta]]—Jungle Planet [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s toy bio.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 1107.23 Beta]]—the [[Tech Spec]]s from the Black Friday release date of the [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]/[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] "Search for the Pirate Moon" two-pack.<ref name=TransformersIQ>''[[Transformers I.Q. issue 14|Transformers I.Q.]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|Club magazine #56]]</ref>
*[[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] of [[Alpha Q's universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex something something]]— the universe where a bunch of [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s new [[Renegade]]s came from.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Cymond]]==
[[File:Diaclone GRB logo.png|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[continuity family]] for [[Pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] lines and other miscellaneous series related to ''Transformers''.
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]—the ''Henshin Cyborg'', ''[[Diakron]]'', and ''[[Kronoform]]'' toylines.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]—the "New ''[[Microman]]''" toyline that included ''[[Micro Change]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 1184.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Starriors]]'' comic miniseries.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 290.03 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' {{w|Brave Exkaiser|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 999.04 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Zoids]]'' {{w|Zoids: Chaotic Century|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Fornax]]==
[[File:DecepticonKreons.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
The [[Kre-O|''Kre-O'' continuity family]]

*[[Fornax 711.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Fornax 613.03 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O: Think Like A Kreon]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>

{{--}}

==[[Gargent]]==
[[File:Gobots DVD case.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Not to be confused with [[#Yayayarst|these guys]].]]
The [[GoBots|''GoBots'' continuity family]].

*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]—the five-part ''Challenge of the GoBots'' miniseries, comprising the first five episodes of the regular series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 1184.10 Gamma]]—the {{w|Robo Machines (comics)|''Robo Machines'' comic}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent -1185.01 Alpha]]—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 186.0 Gamma]]—the ''Gobots Magazine''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]]—the ''Challenge of the Gobots'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Iocus]]==
[[File:Legends web comic.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|Iocus 514.31 Hentai]]
A [[continuity family]] for miscellaneous franchises that usually tend to be generic or overlap with various other continuity families, such as ''[[Construct-Bots]]'', ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'', and ''[[Hero Mashers]]''.

*[[Iocus 606.0 Beta‎]]—the ''[[Attacktix]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 607.02 Kappa]]—the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 1012.30 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]'' book.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 214.24 Kappa]]—the ''[[Battle Masters]]'' mobile game.
*[[Legends World|Iocus 514.31 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic.

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==[[Lukas]]==
[[File:DarthVader-SWTF-Art.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Disney scrubbed the canon, but ''we'' remember.]]
The [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'' continuity family]].

*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Malgus]]==
[[File:Arrival1 coverRI.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[Animated continuity family|''Animated'' continuity family]].
*[[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Malgus 508.6 Zeta]]—the ''[[Robot Roll Call]]'' storybook.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 1008.19 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|Titan ''Animated'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 410.03 Delta]]—the [[Otoboto family]] segments from the Japanese release of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]—the ''[[Shattered Glass Animated]]'' universe.<ref>''[[Transformers I.Q. issue 16]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|Club magazine #58]]</ref>

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==[[Nexus]]==
[[File:Axiomnexusgonetoofar.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
The [[Transformers: TransTech|''TransTech'' continuity family]].

*[[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]—[[Axiom Nexus]].<ref name=almanacII/>

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==[[Primax]]==
The [[Generation 1 continuity family]], which also encompasses the [[Beast Era]]. There are a '''LOT''' of these ones! The [[Vector Prime]] and [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] of [[Axiom Nexus]] posit that the [[multiverse]] may have started from a Primax reality, hence the sheer volume of them.

===Alpha universal streams===
[[File:TransformersLogoSlantedOrange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''This'' one, you know.]]
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]—''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]]—the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]]—the universe introduced in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' episodes "Worlds Without End".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]]—the alternate [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] timeline beginning with "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]—''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.<ref name="ilowtech"/>
*[[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]]—the ''[[Video Challenger]]'' opening of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.12 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 496.22 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1097.01 Alpha]]—the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)#Japan|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 498.1 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon.<ref>[[Transformers I.Q.#issue 50|''Transformers I.Q.'' #8]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Club magazine #50]]</ref>
*[[Primax 1298.19 Alpha]]—the ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'' film.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 400.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Universe]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Beta universal streams===
[[File:Transformers-G1-toy-catalog-1984.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]—the [[Decepto-Pack]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 092.0 Beta]]—the [[Megavisor]] image of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] from the [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 095.0 Beta]]—the [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]] toy's bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 096.0 Beta]]—the home to many [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' toys.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 196.0 Beta]]—the first wave ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' bios.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 296.0 Beta]]—the second wave ''Beast Wars'' bios.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 700.0 Beta]]—[[Primal Prime]]'s ''Beast Machines'' toy bio.
*[[Primax 603.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' [[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 905.0 Beta]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 1206.0 Beta]]—the [[Autorooper]] toy and the timeline included with it.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.13 Beta]]—the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 109.0 Beta]]—the original home of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref>
*[[Primax 513.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 716.21 Beta]]—the tech specs of the Titan Force [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive.<ref name=andromedafb/>

===Gamma universal streams===
[[File:Marvelcomicscontinuity.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Marvel Comics continuity]] alone has enough alternate timelines to be its own continuity family.]]
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|UK Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]]—The "[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 886.0 Gamma]]—the Marvel ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]—the alternate Marvel UK future of "[[Target: 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.0 Gamma]]—the U.S. comic adaptation of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.03 Gamma]]—the Marvel Comics UK [[Earthforce]] continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 490.0 Gamma]]—the universe introduced in "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Gamma]]—[[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the "[[The New Battle!!]]" comic.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|"Hero" Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 798.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]'' manga.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 302.06 Gamma]]—the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave Generation 1 comics]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 603.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|''Universe'' CD-ROM]] comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 703.02 Gamma]]—the [[Devil's Due Press]] ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' comics.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 703.09 Gamma]]—the doomed universe introduced in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 13|''Armada'' #13]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.04 Gamma]]—the Dreamwave ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1103.12-R Gamma]]—the ''Beast Machines'' universe glimpsed in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 504.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Beast Within|Beast Within]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ain't No Rat]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]]—the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]].<ref>"[[Timeless]]"</ref>
[[File:Thefunctionistcouncil.jpg|right|thumb|"So it's unanimous. We find ''[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]'' guilty."]]
*[[Primax 206.15 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 206.24 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb>[[Ask Vector Prime]] on Facebook</ref>
*[[Primax 706.05 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 806.30 Gamma]]—the vision of the future in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' [[The Art of War issue 5|#5]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.15 Gamma]]—the "[[Hail and Farewell]]" comic strip.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax -408.01 Gamma]]—the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" April Fools' Day comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1008.15 Gamma]]—the ''Comic Bun Bun'' [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' bios.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|BWU Depth Charge bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 209.20 Gamma]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Generations manga)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' manga in the ''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Primax 113.23 Gamma]]—the "[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 713.31 Gamma]]—the "[[Metrowars]]" guidebook manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cloud World|Primax 514.29 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 514.3 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' comic series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Functionist Universe|Primax 1114.26 Gamma]]—the [[Functionist Universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Delta universal streams===
*[[Primax 988.0 Delta]]—the bookend segments of Season 5 of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Epsilon universal streams===
[[File:BC01adv.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars continuity#3H Productions|3H Beast Era]] continuity.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 905.22 Epsilon]]—the "[[Descent into Evil]]" continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]—the Fun Publications ''[[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Classics]]'' continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref>
*[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Club magazine #27]]</ref>
*[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 913.12 Epsilon]]—the [[INSIRT]] continuity first seen in "[[Timeless]]".<ref name="rookfb">[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]</ref>
*[[Primax 215.19 Epsilon]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose fiction.<ref name="unity">"[[Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny]]"</ref>

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===Zeta universal streams===
[[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]—the draft script of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]—the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK letters page]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 489.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone]]'' story pages.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]—the "[[Another Time & Place]]" text story.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 304.25-P3 Zeta]]—the unused [[Pretender]] concept art seen in the deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)#Editions|Transformers Generations]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.30-TW Zeta]]—the "[[Collect and Save]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 807.11 Zeta]]—the timeline included with the ''[[Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!]]'' compilation.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.06 Zeta]]—the alternate universe mentioned in [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' profile.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' magazine shorts.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]]—the [[Big Looker Storybook]]s.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 61|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts in Club magazine #61]]</ref>

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===Eta universal streams===
[[File:Tf battleforplanetearth.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]—''[[The Battle for Planet Earth]]'' audio stories.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 406.3 Eta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players]]'' radio drama.<ref name=todiegame/>

===Theta universal streams===
*[[Primax 698.20 Theta]]—the "[[Visitations]]" script reading.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 614.21 Theta]]—the "[[Prevenge]]" script reading.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Iota universal streams===
*[[Primax 712.17 Iota]]—A proposed third-season episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 514.23 Iota]]—the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' online text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Kappa universal streams===
[[File:N64 Optimus Primal.jpg|right|thumb|Maybe there's a Primax where this doesn't look dated.]]
*[[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]]—''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Primax 399.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-N4 Kappa]]—the Nintendo 64 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-SP Kappa]]—the PlayStation ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1003.30 Kappa]]—the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 610.17 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video games.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1212.13 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1015.06 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' video game.<ref name=editorfb>[[Axiom Nexus News Editor]]</ref>
*[[Primax 616.02 Kappa]]-the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-N6 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-PS Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Lambda universal streams===
[[File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|right|thumb|"I think Optimus is smaller than Godzilla." "Pfff, it’s not to ''[[scale]]''."]]
*[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]—the cover of [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' series.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 487.0 Lambda]]—the ''Grand Scramble Team'' art from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'' story pages]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.0-M Lambda]]—the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] art from ''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.10 Lambda]]—the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 708.10-R Lambda]]—the retail-exclusive cover of [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 613.28 Lambda]]—the convention exclusive cover of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony Micro-Series]]'' #5.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1215.02-RH Lambda]]—the subscription cover of [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #48]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Quadwal]]==
[[File:BotCon2008-FridayFloor.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|You should be very familiar with this one.]]
A [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent continuity family]].

*[[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 B.C.E. is the first day of the {{w|Hebrew calendar}} That answers THAT question.</ref>
*[[Quadwal 1215.15 Epsilon]]—a world where ''[[GoBots]]'' was more successful than ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Rovio (universal cluster)|Rovio]]==
[[File:ABTF IDW promo.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb]]
The [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds'' continuity family]].

*[[Rovio 914.25 Kappa]]—the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' mobile game.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Tyran]]==
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|The timeline that makes that dollar, y'all (''MOTHER****ING MONEY'')]]
The [[Movie continuity family]].

*[[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]]—the [[Movie expanded universe timeline|IDW movie comics]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 307.27 Zeta]]—the world of ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 407.1 Beta]]—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Tyran 607.07 Kappa]]—the ''[[Capture the Cube]]'' online game.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 707.04 Delta]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]]—the alternate Titan Magazines timeline started by "[[Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 509.12 Zeta]]—''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]''.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 509.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Autobot Stronghold]]'' game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Tyran 609.08 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.22 Iota]]—the [[Burger King]] ''[[Transform Your Way]]'' website.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PS3 game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-XP Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PC video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 110.21 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]'' online cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Victory Is Sweet]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.14 Kappa]]—the ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' video games from Activision.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]]—the world of [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Uniend]]==
[[File:PrimeTS-Autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"This is getting confusing. Why don't we call our universe 'Universe A' and this universe 'Universe B'?" "Hey! Why can't we be Universe A?"]]
The [[Aligned continuity family]].

*[[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]]—the Aligned novel series begun by ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''.<ref name=andromedafb>[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]</ref>
*[[Uniend 911.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 312.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 812.21 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 1012.30 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1212.01 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 713.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Go!]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1214.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Viron]]==
[[File:Fortress Maximus Koji Tai.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|"Viron 90... no, this isn't working, Koji. Just write down we're Earth-1."]]
The [[Robots in Disguise continuity family|''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family]].

*[[Viron 901.8 Alpha]]—the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.<ref name=TransformersIQ/>
*[[Viron 102.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—the [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] toys<ref name=almanacII/> and the [[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots toyline]]<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 903.0 Beta]]—the Sam's Club-exclusive release of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]]—the home of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Spy Changers seen in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]—the "[[Shell Game]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Xobitor]]==
[[File:ProtectonsSL.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|''This'' one, you probably don't know.]]
The ''[[Robotix]]'' [[continuity family]].
*[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/>

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==[[Yayayarst]]==
[[File:PlayskoolGo-BotsVHSCover.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|No, this has nothing to do with [[#Gargent|them]].]]
The [[Go-Bots continuity family|''Go-Bots'' continuity family]].
*[[Yayayarst 086.0 Beta]]—the world of ''[[First Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Yayayarst 201.11 Beta]]—the world of ''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>

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==References==
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[[Category:Alternity]]
[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:TransTech]]
[[Category:Universal streams]]

List of universal streams

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Frenchfriedpotatoes: comma rm

Although over fifteen million universes have been recorded in the official [[Axiom Nexus]] catalogue,<ref name="witheredhope"/> only a minute fraction of these [[universal stream]]s have revealed. Here are those streams, with their individual [[continuity family|continuities]] and the [[Continuity family|continuity families]] they belong to.

{{quote|What's with all the numbers? Do Cybertronians really talk like that?}}
{{quote|Cybertronians are a backwards, primitive race.|[[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] and [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] weigh in|[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#January 16, 2016|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16]]}}

==[[Aurex]]==
The [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].

[[File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"These must be [[David Willis|Walky]]'s favorite because [[Hot Shot (Armada)|I]] debuted here!"]]

*[[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Aurex 103.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>"[[To Die Game!]]"</ref>
*[[Aurex 203.26 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Reader's Digest]] books.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]]—the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic mini-series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.21 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|Panini ''Armada'' comic]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 603.0 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name="almanacII">''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>
*[[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron|Battle for Megatron]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]]—the Megawing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|instructions]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]'' PlayStation 2 video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.0 Beta]]—the [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.24 Gamma]]—the [[Energon Volume 4|fourth ''Energon'' pack-in comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]]—the "[[Lonesome Diesel]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]]—the "[[Fire in the Dark]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta]]—the "[[Something Robotic This Way Comes]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.15 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Transformers: Galaxy Force]]'' manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]]—the [[Fun Publications]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' fiction.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]—the canceled ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
[[File:DWArmada5 Demolishor whatmakeshumanstick.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|"Urg, guys, I think we've got humans all over these."]]
*[[Aurex 906.29 Alpha]]—the alternate universe seen in the end credits of the episode "[[Beginning]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1006.0 Beta]]—Jungle Planet [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s toy bio.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 1107.23 Beta]]—the [[Tech Spec]]s from the Black Friday release date of the [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]/[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] "Search for the Pirate Moon" two-pack.<ref name=TransformersIQ>''[[Transformers I.Q.#issue 56|Transformers I.Q.]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|Club magazine #56]]</ref>
*[[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] of [[Alpha Q's universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex something something]]— the universe where a bunch of [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s new [[Renegade]]s came from.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Cymond]]==
[[File:Diaclone GRB logo.png|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[continuity family]] for [[Pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] lines and other miscellaneous series related to ''Transformers''.
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]—the ''Henshin Cyborg'', ''[[Diakron]]'', and ''[[Kronoform]]'' toylines.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]—the "New ''[[Microman]]''" toyline that included ''[[Micro Change]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 1184.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Starriors]]'' comic miniseries.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 290.03 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' {{w|Brave Exkaiser|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 999.04 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Zoids]]'' {{w|Zoids: Chaotic Century|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Fornax]]==
[[File:DecepticonKreons.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
The [[Kre-O|''Kre-O'' continuity family]]

*[[Fornax 711.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Fornax 613.03 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O: Think Like A Kreon]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Gargent]]==
[[File:Gobots DVD case.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Not to be confused with [[#Yayayarst|these guys]].]]
The [[GoBots|''GoBots'' continuity family]].

*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]—the five-part ''Challenge of the GoBots'' miniseries, comprising the first five episodes of the regular series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 1184.10 Gamma]]—the {{w|Robo Machines (comics)|''Robo Machines'' comic}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent -1185.01 Alpha]]—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 186.0 Gamma]]—the ''Gobots Magazine''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]]—the ''Challenge of the Gobots'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Iocus]]==
[[File:Legends web comic.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|Iocus 514.31 Hentai]]
A [[continuity family]] for miscellaneous franchises that usually tend to be generic or overlap with various other continuity families, such as ''[[Construct-Bots]]'', ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'', and ''[[Hero Mashers]]''.

*[[Iocus 606.0 Beta‎]]—the ''[[Attacktix]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 607.02 Kappa]]—the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 1012.30 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]'' book.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 214.24 Kappa]]—the ''[[Battle Masters]]'' mobile game.
*[[Legends World|Iocus 514.31 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic.

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==[[Lukas]]==
[[File:DarthVader-SWTF-Art.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Disney scrubbed the canon, but ''we'' remember.]]
The [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'' continuity family]].

*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Malgus]]==
[[File:Arrival1 coverRI.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[Animated continuity family|''Animated'' continuity family]].
*[[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Malgus 508.6 Zeta]]—the ''[[Robot Roll Call]]'' storybook.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 1008.19 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|Titan ''Animated'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 410.03 Delta]]—the [[Otoboto family]] segments from the Japanese release of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]—the ''[[Shattered Glass Animated]]'' universe.<ref>''[[Transformers I.Q. issue 16]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|Club magazine #58]]</ref>

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==[[Nexus]]==
[[File:Axiomnexusgonetoofar.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
The [[Transformers: TransTech|''TransTech'' continuity family]].

*[[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]—[[Axiom Nexus]].<ref name=almanacII/>

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==[[Primax]]==
The [[Generation 1 continuity family]], which also encompasses the [[Beast Era]]. There are a '''LOT''' of these ones! The [[Vector Prime]] and [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] of [[Axiom Nexus]] posit that the [[multiverse]] may have started from a Primax reality, hence the sheer volume of them.

===Alpha universal streams===
[[File:TransformersLogoSlantedOrange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''This'' one, you know.]]
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]—''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]]—the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]]—the universe introduced in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' episodes "Worlds Without End".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]]—the alternate [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] timeline beginning with "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]—''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.<ref name="ilowtech"/>
*[[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]]—the ''[[Video Challenger]]'' opening of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.12 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 496.22 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1097.01 Alpha]]—the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)#Japan|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 498.1 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon.<ref>[[Transformers I.Q.#issue 50|''Transformers I.Q.'' #8]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Club magazine #50]]</ref>
*[[Primax 1298.19 Alpha]]—the ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'' film.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 400.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Universe]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Beta universal streams===
[[File:Transformers-G1-toy-catalog-1984.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]—the [[Decepto-Pack]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 092.0 Beta]]—the [[Megavisor]] image of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] from the [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 095.0 Beta]]—the [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]] toy's bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 096.0 Beta]]—the home to many [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' toys.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 196.0 Beta]]—the first wave ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' bios.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 296.0 Beta]]—the second wave ''Beast Wars'' bios.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 700.0 Beta]]—[[Primal Prime]]'s ''Beast Machines'' toy bio.
*[[Primax 603.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' [[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 905.0 Beta]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 1206.0 Beta]]—the [[Autorooper]] toy and the timeline included with it.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.13 Beta]]—the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 109.0 Beta]]—the original home of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref>
*[[Primax 513.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 716.21 Beta]]—the tech specs of the Titan Force [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive.<ref name=andromedafb/>

===Gamma universal streams===
[[File:Marvelcomicscontinuity.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Marvel Comics continuity]] alone has enough alternate timelines to be its own continuity family.]]
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|UK Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]]—The "[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 886.0 Gamma]]—the Marvel ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]—the alternate Marvel UK future of "[[Target: 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.0 Gamma]]—the U.S. comic adaptation of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.03 Gamma]]—the Marvel Comics UK [[Earthforce]] continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 490.0 Gamma]]—the universe introduced in "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Gamma]]—[[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the "[[The New Battle!!]]" comic.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|"Hero" Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 798.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]'' manga.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 302.06 Gamma]]—the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave Generation 1 comics]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 603.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|''Universe'' CD-ROM]] comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 703.02 Gamma]]—the [[Devil's Due Press]] ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' comics.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 703.09 Gamma]]—the doomed universe introduced in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 13|''Armada'' #13]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.04 Gamma]]—the Dreamwave ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1103.12-R Gamma]]—the ''Beast Machines'' universe glimpsed in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 504.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Beast Within|Beast Within]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ain't No Rat]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]]—the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]].<ref>"[[Timeless]]"</ref>
[[File:Thefunctionistcouncil.jpg|right|thumb|"So it's unanimous. We find ''[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]'' guilty."]]
*[[Primax 206.15 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 206.24 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb>[[Ask Vector Prime]] on Facebook</ref>
*[[Primax 706.05 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 806.30 Gamma]]—the vision of the future in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' [[The Art of War issue 5|#5]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.15 Gamma]]—the "[[Hail and Farewell]]" comic strip.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax -408.01 Gamma]]—the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" April Fools' Day comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1008.15 Gamma]]—the ''Comic Bun Bun'' [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' bios.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|BWU Depth Charge bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 209.20 Gamma]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Generations manga)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' manga in the ''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Primax 113.23 Gamma]]—the "[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 713.31 Gamma]]—the "[[Metrowars]]" guidebook manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cloud World|Primax 514.29 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 514.3 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' comic series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Functionist Universe|Primax 1114.26 Gamma]]—the [[Functionist Universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Delta universal streams===
*[[Primax 988.0 Delta]]—the bookend segments of Season 5 of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Epsilon universal streams===
[[File:BC01adv.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars continuity#3H Productions|3H Beast Era]] continuity.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 905.22 Epsilon]]—the "[[Descent into Evil]]" continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]—the Fun Publications ''[[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Classics]]'' continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref>
*[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Club magazine #27]]</ref>
*[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 913.12 Epsilon]]—the [[INSIRT]] continuity first seen in "[[Timeless]]".<ref name="rookfb">[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]</ref>
*[[Primax 215.19 Epsilon]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose fiction.<ref name="unity">"[[Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny]]"</ref>

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===Zeta universal streams===
[[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]—the draft script of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]—the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK letters page]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 489.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone]]'' story pages.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]—the "[[Another Time & Place]]" text story.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 304.25-P3 Zeta]]—the unused [[Pretender]] concept art seen in the deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)#Editions|Transformers Generations]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.30-TW Zeta]]—the "[[Collect and Save]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 807.11 Zeta]]—the timeline included with the ''[[Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!]]'' compilation.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.06 Zeta]]—the alternate universe mentioned in [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' profile.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' magazine shorts.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]]—the [[Big Looker Storybook]]s.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 61|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts in Club magazine #61]]</ref>

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===Eta universal streams===
[[File:Tf battleforplanetearth.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]—''[[The Battle for Planet Earth]]'' audio stories.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 406.3 Eta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players]]'' radio drama.<ref name=todiegame/>

===Theta universal streams===
*[[Primax 698.20 Theta]]—the "[[Visitations]]" script reading.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 614.21 Theta]]—the "[[Prevenge]]" script reading.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Iota universal streams===
*[[Primax 712.17 Iota]]—A proposed third-season episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 514.23 Iota]]—the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' online text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Kappa universal streams===
[[File:N64 Optimus Primal.jpg|right|thumb|Maybe there's a Primax where this doesn't look dated.]]
*[[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]]—''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Primax 399.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-N4 Kappa]]—the Nintendo 64 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-SP Kappa]]—the PlayStation ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1003.30 Kappa]]—the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 610.17 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video games.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1212.13 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1015.06 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' video game.<ref name=editorfb>[[Axiom Nexus News Editor]]</ref>
*[[Primax 616.02 Kappa]]-the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-N6 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-PS Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Lambda universal streams===
[[File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|right|thumb|"I think Optimus is smaller than Godzilla." "Pfff, it’s not to ''[[scale]]''."]]
*[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]—the cover of [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' series.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 487.0 Lambda]]—the ''Grand Scramble Team'' art from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'' story pages]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.0-M Lambda]]—the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] art from ''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.10 Lambda]]—the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 708.10-R Lambda]]—the retail-exclusive cover of [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 613.28 Lambda]]—the convention exclusive cover of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony Micro-Series]]'' #5.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1215.02-RH Lambda]]—the subscription cover of [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #48]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Quadwal]]==
[[File:BotCon2008-FridayFloor.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|You should be very familiar with this one.]]
A [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent continuity family]].

*[[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 B.C.E. is the first day of the {{w|Hebrew calendar}} That answers THAT question.</ref>
*[[Quadwal 1215.15 Epsilon]]—a world where ''[[GoBots]]'' was more successful than ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Rovio (universal cluster)|Rovio]]==
[[File:ABTF IDW promo.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb]]
The [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds'' continuity family]].

*[[Rovio 914.25 Kappa]]—the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' mobile game.<ref name=completealmanac/>

{{--}}

==[[Tyran]]==
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|The timeline that makes that dollar, y'all (''MOTHER****ING MONEY'')]]
The [[Movie continuity family]].

*[[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]]—the [[Movie expanded universe timeline|IDW movie comics]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 307.27 Zeta]]—the world of ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 407.1 Beta]]—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Tyran 607.07 Kappa]]—the ''[[Capture the Cube]]'' online game.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 707.04 Delta]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]]—the alternate Titan Magazines timeline started by "[[Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 509.12 Zeta]]—''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]''.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 509.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Autobot Stronghold]]'' game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Tyran 609.08 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.22 Iota]]—the [[Burger King]] ''[[Transform Your Way]]'' website.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PS3 game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-XP Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PC video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 110.21 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]'' online cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Victory Is Sweet]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.14 Kappa]]—the ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' video games from Activision.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]]—the world of [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

{{--}}

==[[Uniend]]==
[[File:PrimeTS-Autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"This is getting confusing. Why don't we call our universe 'Universe A' and this universe 'Universe B'?" "Hey! Why can't we be Universe A?"]]
The [[Aligned continuity family]].

*[[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]]—the Aligned novel series begun by ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''.<ref name=andromedafb>[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]</ref>
*[[Uniend 911.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 312.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 812.21 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 1012.30 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1212.01 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 713.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Go!]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1214.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

{{--}}

==[[Viron]]==
[[File:Fortress Maximus Koji Tai.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|"Viron 90... no, this isn't working, Koji. Just write down we're Earth-1."]]
The [[Robots in Disguise continuity family|''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family]].

*[[Viron 901.8 Alpha]]—the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.<ref name=TransformersIQ/>
*[[Viron 102.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—the [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] toys<ref name=almanacII/> and the [[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots toyline]]<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 903.0 Beta]]—the Sam's Club-exclusive release of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]]—the home of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Spy Changers seen in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]—the "[[Shell Game]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

{{--}}

==[[Xobitor]]==
[[File:ProtectonsSL.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|''This'' one, you probably don't know.]]
The ''[[Robotix]]'' [[continuity family]].
*[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/>

{{--}}

==[[Yayayarst]]==
[[File:PlayskoolGo-BotsVHSCover.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|No, this has nothing to do with [[#Gargent|them]].]]
The [[Go-Bots continuity family|''Go-Bots'' continuity family]].
*[[Yayayarst 086.0 Beta]]—the world of ''[[First Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Yayayarst 201.11 Beta]]—the world of ''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>

{{--}}

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

[[Category:Alternity]]
[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:TransTech]]
[[Category:Universal streams]]

Viron

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'''Viron''' is a [[Universal stream|universal cluster]]. Repeated features include the [[Decepticon]]s being an offshoot of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as opposed to the other way around.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications===
Very few Viron Predacons have turned up at [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Shark Sonnets|Shark Sonnets, 2015/10/22}}

When asked about the distant future of the Viron Cluster, Vector Prime told of the eventual fate of the universal streams in the cluster, billions of years into the future; some would experience a {{w|Big Rip}}, others a {{w|Big Crunch}}, and others a balance of matter and energy in which the universe ends with all matter eventually breaking down into nothing. He then noted that, in a very small number of Viron universes, [[Earth]]'s children would be so united in purpose that their combined power would be able to stall the end of everything. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

After Vector Prime departed Axiom Nexus in response to [[Out of the One, Many|a call from his brother]], Axiom Nexus lost contact with the Viron Cluster. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/10/01}}

The [[GoBot]]s call the Viron Cluster "Level 44" in their classification scheme. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}} Hoping to escape the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]] that threatened their own universe, the GoBot [[Diaspora]] saw several [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s and [[Renegade]]s from [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] travel to somewhere in this universe group, including the [[RoGun]]s, [[Blades (GoBots)|Blades]], [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]], [[Tank (GoBots)|Tank]], [[Screw Head]], and [[Spoiler]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

==Notes==
*The Viron Cluster encompasses the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]]. ''Car Robots'', the Japanese version of ''Robots in Disguise'', is found in [[Primax]].
*In contrast to most universal clusters, which have names evoking or referencing some trait of the universes they contain, "Viron" was picked purely because it sounds cool.<ref>Comment by Trent on the [https://discord.gg/tfwiki Transformers Wiki Discord server], [https://discordapp.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/718605701055774821 6 June 2020] — "Viron was just a cool name."</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of universal streams#Viron|List of Viron universal streams]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations| ]]
[[Category:Universal clusters]]
[[Category:Viron universes| ]]

Drift (Animated)

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{{faction|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Drift}}
:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DriftAnimated-CAA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]

A young bot who joined the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]], '''Drift''' is in stern need of discipline. Thankfully, [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]] is just the mentor to give it to him.<ref>[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Drift was once a Decepticon, but he voluntarily reformatted himself into an Autobot shell. His change of spark apparently took place after witnessing horrors on [[Dabola]], which led to him deserting the Decepticons. Dai Atlas has asked [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] to spend some time with Drift to help get the young bot's head on straight. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
*He shares a [[body-type]] with [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] and [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]].
*[[Eric Bauza]] half-jokingly called dibs on voicing this character before he landed the role of [[Drift (RID)|another Drift]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Almanac-only characters]]
[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cyber-Ninja Corps]]

2005 IDW timeline

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{{featured}}
[[File:Transformers Historia Cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's see how far we've come.]]
Beginning as a simple reimagining of the traditional [[Generation 1 continuity family]] under the pen of [[Simon Furman]], the [[2005 IDW continuity]] evolved over the course of thirteen years into the single longest-running continuity in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]], spanning numerous ongoings, miniseries, and one-shots. Almost every work from 2005 to 2018 ties into the overarching '''timeline''', telling a single unified story that starts at the dawn of time, moves through to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and eventually into a new era of post-war reconstruction. Naturally, such a long-running work of fiction is bound to contain occasional storytelling and artistic inconsistencies, though [[John Barber|certain writers]] have actively sought to correct these mistakes over the course of their careers.

In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced the formation of the [[Hasbro Universe]], a shared comic continuity retroactively encompassing the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], other Hasbro properties such as [[Rom|Rom the Space Knight]], and, in a stranger development, the events of the largely forgotten ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' miniseries. For the sake of completion, all those events are covered in this timeline... though some adjustments are required to make them fit.<ref name="GIJoe">The events of IDW's G.I. Joe comics just... cannot take place in the eight-year timeframe allotted to them in post-''[[Revolution]]'' works. Per {{i|G.I. Joe issue 2|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 1 #2}}, at least five years passed between G.I. Joe's founding and their first contact with Cobra; per {{i|The Last Laugh|''Cobra'' vol. 2 #12}}, two years passed between first contact and the end of "{{i|Cobra Command}}"; an undefined amount of time was covered by the events of "{{i|Deep Terror, Part 1|Deep Terror}}" and "{{i|Target: Snake Eyes}}"; per {{i|The Search for Siren|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #15}}, ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 covered at least seven months; and according to {{i|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 4 #1}}, five years passed between the events of volumes 3 and 4. To make it fit, we're here assuming that the "retconned" timeline shortens the first and last gaps to 3 years each.</ref>

{{quote|The story never ends, Ironhide. It just changes into something else.|[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], having a nice [[Furmanism]]|[[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia]]}}

{{note|Events in italics were originally presented as part of IDW's ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' universe, a separate continuity from their ''Transformers'' titles. For the ''[[Revolution]]'' event in 2016, the G.I. Joe and Transformers universes were [[retcon]]ned into both being part of a larger "[[Hasbro Universe]]".}}
==1,000,000+ years ago==
===5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is formed around this time; later religions will hold that the creation of the planet was divinely ordained by the Transformer god [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===4.5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Earth]] forms. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===16 million BCE===
The [[Stentarian]] civil war begins, pitting the heroic [[Terradore]]s against the villainous [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Their war precipitates the disastrous [[Shattering]], necessitating the creation of the [[Galactic Council]] to stabilize the galaxy and govern the planets who join its ranks. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

===12 million BCE===
[[File:GodWars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Name brand vs. Great Value.]]

According to legend, the very first Cybertronian, in the land that will one day become [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], realizes that he can [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} This first Transformer is Primus; though later religions will remember him as an omnipotent warrior-god, the "true" Primus is a humble robot much like any other, distinguished solely by his ability to generate the [[photonic crystal]]s capable of storing [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} At some point after his creation, he is joined by four others like him: [[Mortilus]], [[Adaptus]], [[Solomus]], and [[Epistemus]]. The five are present for the first activation of Cybertron's twelve [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, which birth the first true generation of Transformers. The five become known as the "[[Guiding Hand]]". Primus is able to use his alternate mode to compress multiple photonic crystals together, creating the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:TheUnremembering-informationcreep.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|When Moons Attack.]]

The creation and subsequent proliferation of the Transformer race leads to the planet's first golden age. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Primus supposedly delivers the [[Prime Pastoral]] at the future site of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} The peace lasts until the ambitious Adaptus—worried that their perfect society will only lead to stagnation—encourages Cybertron to wage war against the rest of the galaxy, to encourage growth; when the other four members of the pantheon refuse, the conflict leads to the "[[God War]]", pitting the four allies against their treacherous brother. Epistemus is killed in the conflict, and Adaptus—routed but not defeated—flees to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where he blasts the planet with an [[electromagnetic pulse]] designed to erase the memories of Cybertron's inhabitants and leave them disoriented while he makes his escape. Primus attempts to ''absorb'' this same blast, but is only partially successful; he and the other surviving members of the Guiding Hand forget their true identities, with Primus being rendered "compulsively forgettable", and the fallout gives rise to the neurological condition known as "[[information creep]]". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Adaptus escapes Cybertron by installing thrusters on Luna-1 and leaving the planet through the [[Warren]]. In the meantime, the Cybertronian race, left with only hazy memories of their origins, create new myths based on half-remembered truths; in these stories, ''Mortilus,'' supposedly the "god of death", is cast as the treacherous member of the Guiding Hand, whose "death" at the hands of "Primus" rendered the Cybertronian race immortal while giving rise to the Matrix, the [[brain module]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The first generation of Cybertronians present to witness these supernatural feats supposedly go on to become the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]], {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} who go on to turn the planet into a paradise. Among their many feats involve defeating the monstrous [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], rumored to be a creation of Mortilus, {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the First [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Trypticon's body is sealed away beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fleeing the Great Kirby Krackle Scourge of Cybertron.]]

Eventually, after turning Cybertron into a utopian haven for both the mind and spirit, the Knights leave Cybertron to spread enlightenment aboard a fleet of [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, taking the Matrix of Leadership with them. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} They never return, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} though some later evidence suggests that the Knights split into different clans during their voyage across the galaxy. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Most successive generations of Cybertronians do not believe in the Knights as concrete beings, instead viewing them as mythological folk heroes. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Having fled Cybertron, Adaptus exploits the strange properties of the Warren to travel many millions of years into the future; there he witnesses a terrible sight of a gigantic, false effigy to Primus ravaging the galaxy. In order to prevent this fate from coming to pass, he returns to his own era of history, setting up Luna One as a new base of operations for himself and his clan of followers while building a new network of contacts designed to prevent this terrible future from coming to pass. In this new role, he dubs himself the "Grand Architect". and adopting the motto "prepare, confront, [and] repel". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusOrigins.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Everything from this image that follows is [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his]] fault.]]

Deprived of the benevolent leadership of the Knights of Cybertron, Cybertron regresses into a primitive state of barbarism, reverting to a new Dark Age as early Cybertronian civilization splinters into a multitude of competing tribes and societies. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As a result of the destruction of his [[chronal drive]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] is flung twelve million years into the past from the moment of his defeat in the year [[#2012-2013|2013]]. Grievously injured, he spends years wandering the barbarian land until he is found by a peaceful "shepherd" named [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]], who Shockwave recognises as the Cybertronian who will one day be known as Onyx Prime. Shockwave murders Onyx and takes on his identity; he also takes control of Onyx's "flock" of mostly [[beast mode|beast-mode Cybertronians]], taking one particularly fearless individual under his wing as a student and naming him "[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]".

Inspired by [[#10,000 BCE|a previous encounter]] in his youth, Shockwave uses his knowledge of future events to manipulate history on a grand scale, guiding it along the course he learned in his youth, while simultaneously manipulating those around him in the hopes of analyzing why his species falls to civil war; {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} eventually, Shockwave determines that the only hope for his race's future is to destroy its past, and sets about creating every facet of its culture and religion so that he can, in time, reveal it as a falsehood and build a new civilization on a blank slate. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Prominent tribal leaders soon arise, chief among them the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. Five of these Primes—[[Solus Prime|Solus]], [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and their followers—join forces to commemorate Primus by founding the small village of Crystal City. Around the same time, Megatronus—now a powerful warlord in his own right—aims to expand his territory of the [[Darklands]], and after invading and annexing [[Protihex|Protohex]] he recruits the twin gladiators [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who slay their capricious master [[Septimus Prime]] and pledge allegiance to Megatronus. His legions conquer the [[Forgotten Plains]], but when Megatronus marches on the Crystal City, he is met by the armies of the Primes, bolstered by the [[Liege Maximo]] and Onyx Prime's bestial legions. Their fighting awakens the original three Titans before Onyx "realizes" that their enemy is his "old friend" Megatronus, leading to ceasefire and a truce—all of which Onyx planned, having unleashed Megatronus on Cybertron to force an alliance between the tribes that would build Cybertronian society. To celebrate the new alliance, Onyx Prime creates a new flag for Cybertron, supposedly based on the visage of Primus himself, but actually based on his foreknowledge of the symbol of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:Heavy-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cybertron League Unlimited.]]

The alliance is joined by five more Primes, and together they become known as the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} each ruling a group of followers that come to be known as the [[Thirteen Tribes]] and commanding the loyalty of gigantic Titans and diminutive [[Titan Master]]s. {{storylink|White Light}} The Primes become the archetypes for future Cybertronians to pattern themselves after, {{storylink|Heavy}} but it doesn't take long before the Thirteen grow drunk on their own arrogance and begin to think themselves above other Cybertronians: indeed, it soon becomes common belief that the Primes are so powerful that only a Prime can kill another Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

===10 million BCE===
After leaving Cybertron, the Knights of Cybertron travel the galaxy for many years, "changing and being changed by" the many new [[alien]] races they encounter. However, their adventure takes an unfortunate turn when the Knights contract the degenerative disease [[atrophosia]] through prolonged contact with organic species; around the same time, their fleet lands on the planet [[Mederi]], a planetary euthanasia clinic. The telepathic aliens who control the planet's illusions reconcile the Knights' homesickness with their desire to explore new worlds by creating a "perfect" Cybertron for them to inhabit, a "[[Cyberutopia]]". The Knights, believing they'd found paradise at last, inscribe a map to "Cyberutopia" in the Matrix and send it back to Cybertron before they pass away. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

===8 million BCE===
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-AntillanWar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|How come Midnight Oil never wrote a song about ''[[Antillan|them]]''?]]

As the Primes govern their planet peacefully, Shockwave, in the guise of Onyx, advises [[Prima]] to spread Cybertron's "enlightenment" to other worlds via colonization. Megatronus, Alpha Trion, Arcee, and Galvatron join [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on this mission, the first since the days of the Knights of Cybertron. Their effort to colonize the planet [[Antilla]] leads into a brutal war against the native [[Antillan]]s, which only ends when a desperate Antillan scientist constructs and activates a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilates ''all'' life on Antilla, its energies wreaking havoc across the galaxy. In the process, the device reaches out across time and space, drawing on the [[magic]] of [[Prysmos]] and creating the [[Dire Wraith]]s and their dark sorcery from it. The resulting dead world is transformed into the dormant [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

Inspired by Onyx Prime's rhetoric of galactic expansion, twelve Titans leave Cybertron at or around the same time, each one the former servant of a Prime. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They embark on millennia-long deep space voyages, intending to find and colonize distant worlds in an attempt at spreading [[Pax Cybertronia]] across the cosmos. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} These planets include [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} and [[Arduria]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Some of these planets, such as [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], are aggressively [[cyberforming|cyberformed]], crushing the native civilizations in the process. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Eventually, thirteen planets become closely associated with the Cybertronian species, and history will remember them as the "thirteen colonies", each connected to one of the Primes.<ref>The thirteen colonies are [[LV-117]], [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Arduria]], [[Antilla]], [[Tsiehshi]], [[Velocitron]], [[Vigilem|Carcer]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], [[Elonia]], and [[Earth]]. Not all of these planets were shown to have been officially colonized by Cybertronians; in some cases, they are only called colonies due to their close ''association'' with the history of Cybertron, though it's possible that at least some of them hosted true colonies that simply failed.</ref> {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look, Hasbro, we'll give you anything to not have this plot point come up again.]]

After the Antillan mission fails, however, Prima blames Megatronus for the expedition's failure; acting on Onyx's orders, Liege Maximo stokes Megatronus's resentment, leading him to turn on Prima. Solus Prime intervenes in the fight to save Prima's life, but is killed by Megatronus with the Star Saber. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The betrayal ignites tensions between the thirteen tribes and escalates into the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Heavy}} Megatronus flees the planet, while Liege Maximo is captured by the Primes and imprisoned within his titan, [[Vigilem]], whom the other Titans deem unworthy of remembrance and exile into space. A repentant splinter of Liege Maximo's old tribe agree to keep their former leader and his Titan permanently interred, renaming their dormant Titan "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]". {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Onyx Prime allies first with [[Micronus Prime]], {{storylink|White Heat}} and later, [[Nexus Prime]]. Onyx and Nexus utilize the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]: [[combiner]]s between beast-bots and humanoid Transformers. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} The joint faction proves powerful, and the Headmasters see action on distant worlds such as [[Spindrift]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

Onyx Prime and Prima hunt down Megatronus aboard Prima's Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], finding him on the planet [[Tsiehshi]]; Megatronus kills Prima before being slain by Onyx, his usefulness to Shockwave's machinations at an end. Emissary carries Prima's body to the stars, but Onyx ensures that he will crash on [[Elonia|a faraway planet]]. On returning, Onyx tells Alpha Trion that Megatronus and Prima slew each other in final battle. Megatronus's name is soon forgotten by history, and he becomes known only as "the Fallen". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-GalvatronKillsHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Off with his Headmaster.]]

Disgusted by this fusion between beast-bots and his own kind, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] deserts his post in Megatronus's army to begin his own campaign against the Headmasters—a campaign that ends with him killing Nexus Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Disgusted by the idea of combination, Galvatron conceals the Enigma to prevent any future combiners from coming into being. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} {{storylink|The Crucible}} The realization that they are not as invulnerable as they thought provokes many of the Primes to flee Cybertron, with the exception of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Nexus Prime's most devoted servant, a diminutive Titan Master named [[Infinitus]], vows revenge for his master's death and swears allegiance to Onyx Prime before going into hiding. {{storylink|White Light}}

With the war over and the Primes gone, Trion brings together Galvatron and [[Prima]]'s follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] in hopes of reuniting Cybertron. Nova Major agrees, noting that under the principles of [[functionism]], everyone will "know their place". {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:Windblade1 Caminus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The lack of tail fins was a disappointment.]]

Over time, the surviving members of the Guiding Hand re-emerge under new identities: Solomus as the judge [[Solomus|Tyrest]], Mortilus as the forensic pathologist [[Mortilus|Censere]], and Primus as the unassuming psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Censere is inspired by the death of an [[Tusk|an old friend of his]] to begin a lifelong mission to chronicle the deaths of every Cybertronian; after losing his hometown in the war, he relocates to a [[Necroworld|distant planet]] where he sets up a base of operations, equipped with a [[teleport chamber]] to allow him to record every fatality. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} He is unaware that this "planet" is, in fact, a hollow "mould" used to forge multiple copies of Cybertron, utilized by his former brother Adaptus to create a weapon known as the "[[God Gun]]" as part of his ongoing goals. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Elsewhere, the decapitated head of Epistemus ends up under the care of the [[Omega Guardian]]s and becomes known as "the Magnificence", an artifact able to immediately and accurately answer any question posed to it. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Eventually, however, the [[space bridge]] network between the Titans fails and the colonies are permanently cut off from Cybertron and each other. In their absence, the colonists begin developing their own societies that invariably venerate the Thirteen—and, by extension, all Primes—as deities. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}
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===7 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-NovaPrimeAndFriends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Pastel Age was a soothing time.]]
Alpha Trion and Metroplex work together to explore the surface of Cybertron, {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} until the Titan eventually goes dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

Nova Major declares himself "Nova Prime". Accompanied by Galvatron, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], he embarks on a quest into the planet's lowermost reaches. There, they discover the ancient [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who allies himself with the Prime in the hopes of returning their wartorn planet to its former glory. With Omega Supreme's aid, Nova Prime ushers in Cybertron's "Golden Age". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Under his direction, the Cybertronian empire expands into space, with the [[Primal Vanguard]] serving as offworld peacekeepers. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

At some point following the departure of the colony Titans, [[female Transformer]]s disappear from Cybertron under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee, feeling that her "forged male" status has never been true to her spark, approaches Jhiaxus for help; but though the scientist's experiments in reintroducing female Transformers to the now "genderless" Cybertronian species are broadly successful, the invasive process of altering Arcee's CNA gives her her a "maelstrom of contradictory sensory input", and Jhiaxus abandons his now disoriented and homicidal follower. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}}

===6.7 million BCE===
[[File:Tyrest and the matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"It consisted of our Top Bots."]]

Nova Prime aims to further expand the reach of the Cybertronian race and, inspired by the legends of the Knights of Cybertron, begins planning what he calls the "[[Expansion]]", a massive wave of interplanetary colonization and conquest aimed at establishing "[[Pax Cybertronia]]" across the known galaxy. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} To do so, he requires a fresh generation of new Cybertronians, but, around this time, the life-giving, [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]-igniting pulse waves of Vector Sigma slow down. Nova tasks a team of scientists, led by Tyrest, with extracting new sparks from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], exponentially boosting the Cybertronian population and dividing Cybertronians along [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|"forged" or "cold constructed"]] lines. A "first wave" of new Transformers is created; additional Sparks are stored until bodies can be created for them.

The process ends after a scientist has a crisis of conscience, steals the Matrix, and replaces it with a forgery while hiding the real one underground. The team simply assumes that they have bled the Matrix dry and the project is abandoned. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Hoping to rediscover the lost art of combination, Nova Prime conspires with Jhiaxus in an attempt to replicate combiner technology, seeking a process that allows sentient minds to be merged into one in the pursuit of peace—eliminating all free will save his own, a society where "all are one". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Galvatron, still opposed to the existence of combiners, secretly launches Nexus's [[Enigma of Combination]] into space to put it beyond Jhiaxus's reach. It lands on [[Earth]], in the region that will one day be known as [[Mesopotamia]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In deep space, Onyx Prime and his Titan [[Chela]] make planetfall on [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], an uninhabited jungle world. Using the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his Titan, Onyx oversees the development of a new civilization of [[beast mode]] Transformers, free to live without the stigma surrounding beast modes. He eventually departs, but instructs Chela to guard his colony from any intruding "standard-formers". {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Aware of Galvatron's gambit from his past experiences as Shockwave, Onyx correctly deduces that Nexus's artifact has landed on Earth and dispatches a Titan Master named [[Sovereign]] to find the artifact and summon the Prime when he had found it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Abandoning his colony world of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Micronus Prime]] creates and then retreats into the sub-atomic realm of [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} {{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===6.5 million BCE===
With the Cybertronian population growing exponentially under [[Nova Prime]]'s program of expansion, Jhiaxus's student [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] begins planning for an inevitable energon shortage by developing a [[Ore-14|self-regenerating energy source]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

===6 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|They did, in fact, ask for this.]]
After a long period of experimentation, Jhiaxus creates [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] from six volunteers. Though physically powerful, Monstructor is also violently insane as a result of the crude combination process, and Nova Prime's enthusiasm for the creature prompts Omega Supreme and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] to turn on him. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

While Omega Supreme is occupied battling the beast, Nova Prime and Jhiaxus depart Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to begin their work, with notable crew members Galvatron, {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Rebirth}} A young 'bot named [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], born only two weeks previously, is part of the crew responsible for cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He runs late and tries taking a shortcut across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]], which results in him falling into stasis underground for several million years. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:DarkCybertron01-setcoursefortheanomaly.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"We'll simply set a new course, for that empty region over there, near that blackish, hole-ish thing."]]

After a prolonged battle, Omega defeats Monstructor and locks him away in an inter-dimensional prison {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and entrusts [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], one of two remaining Titans on Cybetrtron, to Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The [[Crystal City]] is destroyed, but not before Shockwave plants a seed of [[Ore-14]] within. The defeat of Monstructor allows Shockwave to realize that his old teacher had flaws of his own; Shockwave takes up the mantle of his teacher, striving to study and better his erstwhile master's works. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Around this time he begins to investigate the history of ancient Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Nova Prime's ''Ark'' is subsequently lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], transported to the [[Dead Universe]]. All aboard perish and are resurrected as undead creatures to serve the will of the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

With Nova Prime gone, Cybertron enters a brief period known as the [[Interregnum]]. Unaware that it's a fake, [[Delta Magnus]] of the Primal Vanguard safeguard the Matrix of Leadership until a new bearer can be found. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Cybertron suffers from a lack of energy in the wake of Nova's expansion program, and tensions emerge.

Those who were constructed cold face institutionalized apartheid; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} although this eventually ends due to mounting public pressure, including mass protests and marches. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} However, intrinsic prejudice against constructed cold Transformers persists in among a sizable percentage of the population. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After a period of unrest, [[Nominus Prime]] becomes the next Matrix-bearer, though by this point the office of "Prime" is largely subordinate to the new, but increasingly corrupt, [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} At some point around this time, Cybertronian datekeeping switches to a [[New Calendar]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} [[Functionism|Functionist]] sentiment becomes an institution of society overseen by the [[Functionist Council]], with robots expected to stick to a single job determined by their [[alternate mode]]. [[Militant Monoform Movement|Monoformers]], those without alt mode, face shape-hate. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Unable to determine what [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] does, the Council classifies him as an "[[Ornament class|ornament]]"... {{storylink|Little Victories}} unaware that the unassuming psychiatrist, is, in fact, Primus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:RID17 senator shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You can tell it's advanced because it's glowing.]]
The Senate use the sinister network of secret facilities known as the [[Institute]] root out and quash dissent through [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] techniques like [[shadowplay]]. The Functionist Council becomes fond of subjecting criminals to a barbaric head-and-hand replacement ritual known as [[empurata]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Shockwave joins the Senate in the hopes of precipitating real change on Cybertron and founds the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] in memory of his old teacher. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

As a result of their increasingly stagnant and moribund society, neighboring alien races start calling the Cybertronians "Autobots": an insult, meaning "automatons". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

At an unknown point, the Omega Guardians "ascend" to the "[[Higher Realms]]", becoming four-dimensional beings. They leave the Magnificence on [[Ki-Aleta]], protected by statue-like automatons. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Eventually, one of them seeks to return to three-dimensional space through a rift in the [[Benzene Cluster]], but is killed in the attempt, with their four-dimensional corpse becoming the knot of quantum tunnels known as the [[Warren]], spanning all of space and time. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}

===5 million BCE===
[[File:MTMTE37 megatron under construction.jpg|thumb|left|Would you kill baby Megatron?]]
The experimental ship ''[[Lost Light|Unitrex-1]]'' is commissioned and constructed in the city of [[Unitrex]], designed to house a prototype [[quantum generator]]. Before it can launch, [[time travel]]ling [[Autobot]]s from the future infiltrate the vessel, searching for a way to recharge their [[time case|time machine]]. Hoping to use the ship's engine to provide the necessary jump-start, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] uses [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]'s knowledge of future quantum science to upgrade the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s generator so that it can perform the task, and retroactively creates the very first quantum generator. A reaction between the case and generator causes the vessel to quantum jump away through time and space. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

A watchmaker named [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] attempts to leave the [[Aerial Corps]] and follow his true passion as a watchmaker. Though initially successful due to a moderate functionary pemitting the change, the Council catches word of his blasphemy and engineer his downfall via a local criminal syndicate. In the aftermath, he is subjected to [[empurata]], leaving him destitute, and, eventually, he is convinced to join the Senate's security forces. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}
[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] is constructed cold in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], intended to house a spark from the Matrix of Leadership. The same Autobots from the future interfere with his development, extinguishing the original spark. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

The time travel misadventure creates a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]] where Megatron was never constructed at all. Before this alternate universe can overwrite reality, the future Whirl replaces Megatron's spark with a forged [[Point One Percenter]] spark harvested from the future. This action returns history to its proper course and gives rise to the first and only "hybrid" Transformer. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} Megatron spends his early life hoping to become a medic, {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} but the tenets of Functionism means that he instead becomes a miner, working at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] is brought online from a sparkfield in Iacon; the [[blacksmith]], impressed with his size, invites Alpha Trion to bear witness to his birth. With many options available to him thanks to his truck alternate mode, Orion joins the Iacon police force, but is disturbed by the violence and cynicism inherent in the system. {{storylink|Post}}

Sickened by the caste-based brutality of Nominus Prime's Cybertron, Megatron writes a [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|treatise]] arguing in favor of non-violent dissent and the peaceful exchange of ideas. His ideas prove popular among Cybertron's menial classes, attracting a growing movement that threatens the sovereignty of the Senate. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

While discussing his ideas with his friend [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]], the two are caught in a bar brawl {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} accidentally caused by the same time-hopping Autobots from the future. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} The fight sees both Megatron and Impactor arrested; hoping to use the event to silence Megatron, the Senate send Whirl to visit Megatron's cell to permanently silence him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

[[File:ChaosTheory2 orion addresses senate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Lend me your audio receptors.]]
Orion Pax, now a police captain, manages to arrange for Megatron's release before Whirl can finish him off, saving his life. Orion discovers Megatron's readings, and, moved by them, decides to confront the Senate, deciding to 'reclaim' the slur Autobot as short for "autonomous robot". Orion's diatribe inspires Shockwave, who has been searching for promising young Cybertronians, to befriend the police captain in the hopes of nudging him into bearing the Matrix of Leadership. Shockwave arranges for his release and repair, adding a new Matrix chamber to his chest in the repair process. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Megatron, however, comes to the realization that peaceful dissent will not be enough to unseat the Senate—and that violence makes a more powerful statement. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

Shortly afterwards, several Senators make a grab for more power by ordering an attack on Nominus Prime, using it as an excuse to obtain the Matrix of Leadership and enforce more control over an increasingly unruly Cybertronian populace. During the [[Primal Procession]], Nominus is attacked by a suicide bomber and rendered comatose. The public is told that Nominus is merely in hiding while the Senate investigate the comatose Prime, hoping to use their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] to tap into the power of the Matrix. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Unbeknownst to all, "Sentinel" is, in reality, a false identity constructed by [[Infinitus]], using his [[Titan Master]] powers to disguise himself as a normal Cybertronian. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Sentinel's attempts prove fruitless, but expose an ancient secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" is a fake holdover from the days of Nova Prime's reign. Realizing this, the Senate sees no use keeping the Prime around and kill him, releasing a cover story that he passed away from a [[rust]] infection. Thus bolstered, the Senate impose the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], limiting the rights and social mobilities of all Cybertronians. Ostensibly, this is to root out terrorists and tighten security, in reality, it is an opportunity for Senators to track down and silence those who contest their rule. The injustice proves useful for the growing "[[Decepticon]]" movement, basing themselves off Megatron's [[w:Samizdat|samizdat]] writings.

[[File:MTMTE34 what you might call a thinker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."]]
As part of attempts to limit any future Decepticon uprisings, the Senate has Megatron transferred to an offworld mine on [[Messatine]] to limit his influence. {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} There, he meets [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], an elderly miner who encourages him to keep writing. Terminus helps smuggle each new work back to Cybertron, continuing the spread of the Decepticon movement. The Senate eventually tries to cut the problem off at the source, deploying [[Froid]] and [[Trepan]] to try and rewire Megatron's mind through shadowplay. Megatron escapes the procedure due to a nearby explosion and subsequent evacuation—in reality, the explosion is caused by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] jumping backwards through time. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards Megatron publishes his magnum opus, ''[[Towards Peace]]'', which will eventually become the Decepticon manifesto. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:Shadowplay3-SenatorWho.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We can rebuild him. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. More logical.]]
As part of a complicated plan to eliminate the threat the Decepticons pose to their social order, Senator [[Proteus]] promises to recognize the Decepticons as a legitimate political entity if 10,000 of them register as such, actually a method of gathering names for future shadowplay. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} To discredit the growing movement, the Senate intends to stage a bombing that will be pinned on the Decepticons. The scheme is foiled by Orion Pax, [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], and a trio of [[Outlier (group)|outliers]] comprising [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tarn (G1)|Damus]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They succeed, but as a repercussion, his friend Senator Shockwave is brainwashed and subjected to empurata and shadowplay by the Institute. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Realizing that he has been "liberated" from the constraints of emotions, Shockwave continues his [[Regenesis|energy research]] in secret. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thanks to the influence of the Senate, Sentinel is installed as the new Matrix-bearer and becomes “Sentinel Prime”. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Sentinel reorganizes the Senate's security forces into the [[Elite Guard#2005 IDW continuity|Elite Guard]], a collection of thuggish bruisers. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Infinitus quietly uses his Titan Master talents to assemble a legion of sleeper agents that will join his side should the need arise, including [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] joins his security services and eventually becomes Sentinel's second-in-command. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Hoping to take out the bot responsible for the heist, Sentinel Prime's forces try to track down Orion Pax and his friends, forcing them to go on the run. While on the lam, he meets the ambitious [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]], another of Shockwave's handpicked wunderkind. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

===4.2 million BCE===
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]], [[Thymesis Energon mining facility]] workers [[Frak]] and [[Rushcut]] uncover a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] beneath the moon's surface, the first in ten generations. The spark will become [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

===4 million BCE===
[[File:BirthsDeathsAndInterventions-OutlawPax.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You seem familiar. Ain't I killed you before?"]]
By this time, Cybertronian society is growing increasingly secular, and as a result the role of the Functionist Council in society has greatly diminished. When the Senate catches wind of a new hand-shaped [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] that seemingly proves the existence of the supernatural Guiding Hand, they send the Elite Guard to secure the site, cover its existence from prying Functionist eyes, and use the newborn sparks within for experimentation. Orion Pax and his fugitives clash with the Senate for control of the hot spot, and with the help of some time-travelling Autobots they are successful in defending the location. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

With Messatine abandoned, Megatron is transferred to [[Mining Outpost C-12]] on [[Croteus 12]]. Growing increasingly frustrated with his life, he works there for a period of time until Senator [[Decimus]] automates the mine, leaving the miners unemployed. When Decimus and his thuggish police force arrives to announce the closure of the facility, the reaction sparks a riot—and in the chaos, Megatron takes his first life. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Megatron and his fellow miners escape in a shuttle to join the illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] beneath the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Megatron takes over the games and is approached by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], an emissary of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], to cause terror throughout Cybertron. Thousands of new Decepticons join the cause, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, who help rebuild the motley collection of gladiators into full-on warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

During this period, Shockwave is approached by Starscream, who brings him before Megatron. Realizing that Shockwave has a goal of his own, but with no interest in what it actually ''is'', Megatron offers the former senator the freedom and resources that the Senate cannot provide. In exchange, Shockwave will use his scientific talents to study and improve on Jhiaxus's technology in the hopes of creating a functioning [[combiner]] for the Decepticons. Shockwave accepts the offer, though he notes that it will take a very long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Apexthrone.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|"I could make a giant purple griffin out of stolen automobiles..."]]
Megatron unites his gladiators under the Decepticon banner and arranges their "capture" by Sentinel Prime's forces. Once captured, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and Soundwave's forces massacre the Senate, and release the Decepticons from prison so they can overrun the security force's HQ. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} News of the Decepticon uprising reaches Sentinel Prime, and the Prime dons his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] to make a final stand against the Decepticons in Kaon. He loses the ensuing duel with Megatron, and the Decepticon leader fashions his defeated enemy's armor into a throne. With Kaon now a Decepticon stronghold, the security forces withdraw to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Sentinel Prime's body is laid to rest within the [[Primal Basilica]]... but while "Sentinel Prime" has publicly perished, ''Infinitus'' lives on, and the tiny head-bot abandons his old body and goes into hiding underneath Kaon. Neither the Senate nor the Decepticons are able to explain the mysterious loss of the corpse's head. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Zeta subsequently steps up as the next Prime. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} His leadership—relying heavily on pageantry and theatrical displays of force—restores a semblance of order to Cybertron, forcing the Decepticons back underground for the time being. Orion Pax returns to the force, helping to keep the peace in these troubled times; {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} he asks [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to teach him how to be a ''soldier'' and not just a cop. {{storylink|Old Ways}}

Orion Pax and Zeta help to reshape Cybertron's disorganized security forces into a counter-terrorism army dubbed the "[[Autobot]]s". {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Zeta begins reorganizing Cybertron in ways large and small, "pushing Cybertronian society as fast as it can go". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Among other things, he gives more rights to members of the [[disposable class]], a political move spurred in part by the writings and campaigning of noted adventurer and rhetorician [[Dominus Ambus]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} Under his leadership, Zeta brings back the Senate as the "New Senate", but he also secretly resuscitates the [[Institute]] and turns it into "The New Institute" for his own uses. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

With the Decepticon movement now publicly recognized as a terrorist movement, Zeta takes numerous actions to root out illegal activity, which eventually leads to shutting down popular venues like racetracks. This temporarily puts star racer [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] out of the spotlight. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Orion Pax later oversees a hostage exchange with the Decepticons. This is a trick to capture the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], so the Decepticons can use him to find a Titan and gain spacebridge technology. Pax prevents this. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax}}

[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] is stranded in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] and develops a fear of solitude. {{storylink|The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist}} Blurr gets caught in Autobot/Decepticon crossfire, but Orion convinces him to turn his self-confidence to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-zetaprime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Ah, I could just look at myself all day.]]
On the Decepticon side of things, growing tension causes ideological rifts among the community. a sizeable portion of Decepticons maintain that their movement should be one of pacifism, but others—bolstered by Megatron's recent actions—begin preparing for all-out war by amassing weapons from offworld. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Decepticon gunrunner [[Hefter]] finds himself on the wrong side of the law when Zeta's forces crack down on the Decepticons, and his death in police custody sparks a larger inquiry that involves Orion Pax. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} With the help of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and conflicted Decepticon pacifist [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]], Orion succeeds in uncovering exposing [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]]'s Decepticon cell, but his experiences leave him embittered and ready to go to war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

A young Cybertronian named [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] joins the Autobots after the Decepticons trick him into delivering explosives through his dreams. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

With war looming on the horizon, Prowl forms an alliance with the neutral scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Together, they create many weapons and devices that will see use in the upcoming conflict, but Prowl eventually has a crisis of conscience and recruits Impactor to dispose of his increasingly depraved comrade. Impactor does so in exchange for having [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] released, but finds himself unable to kill "Ostaros", an artificial Cybertronian created in the lab. Instead, he inducts the young "Transformer" into the Autobots as "[[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]]". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

Megatron holds [[Declaration Day]], officially announcing the commencement of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Zeta and Orion work to fight back against the Decepticons, but Zeta Prime's ruthlessness pushes him to create the [[vamparc ribbon]], which drains energon from his own citizens and other insurgents. Horrified by his leader, Orion Pax turns on him and forges an alliance with Megatron to overthrow the tyrannical Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[File:Autocracy9 pax becomes prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's getting The Touch.]]
They succeed, and Megatron kills Zeta in an action later remembered as "the gunshot that killed a civilization". {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Megatron immediately betrays Orion, casts him into the depths of Cybertron, and declares himself ruler of the planet. Lost underground, Orion discovers the long-lost true Matrix and is turned into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus uses his new connection with the Matrix to awaken the dormant Metroplex and rally a new army against Megatron's dictatorship. The new army of Autobots drive the Decepticons out of Iacon, setting the stage for all-out war. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] is finally (reluctantly) accepted for a scouting mission and crashlands on [[LV-117]]. He spends a period of time getting beaten up by giant spiders, picking his arm out of giant lizard dung, and sending a distress signal.<ref>In "[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination]]", Rodimus claims that Wheelie disappeared shortly after Rodimus joined the Autobots, which he did in ''Autocracy''.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Megatron is overthrown and exiled to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who destroys Cybertron's last major source of energon and awakens the ancient monster [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Aided by the [[Quintesson]] [[Pentius]], Megatron is able to return and defeat the beast alongside [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity}}

[[File:Drift2-somewhereinconspicuous.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Are you ''sure'' this is the Heleus Cluster?]]
Alarmed by the energon crisis and escalating hostilities, numerous Cybertronians began evacuating the planet in the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]], a mass diaspora of neutrals, conscientious objectors, and other non-participants in the war. Dai Atlas and Tyrest oversee the safe evacuation of approximately 10-20 million refugees. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Among the evacuees are the [[Circle of Light]], who secretly depart Cybertron aboard [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and establish a hidden city on the planet of [[Theophany]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} A group of [[Mortilus]]-worshiping neutrals discover the drifting ''Unitrex-1'' near [[Vela Pulsar]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} They take custody of the abandoned ship for the duration of the war, keeping a mutated [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] aboard docile by feeding it [[turbofox]]es. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Megatron revives Trypticon using Pentius's spark and gathers the scattered Decepticon forces for a full-scale assault on the Autobots, but Optimus Prime cleanses him of the Quintesson's influence and captures him, {{storylink|The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy}} though he is soon freed by a Decepticon raid. {{storylink|Post}}

At some point after this, the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dies under mysterious circumstances. Hoping to keep the legend of the immortal lawman alive, Tyrest creates the [[Magnus Armor]] and recruits [[Point One Percenter|load-bearer]] Autobots to wear it, effectively becoming Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

With both sides searching for a way to bolster their numbers, Cybertronians discover reserves of cryogenically frozen [[Spark]]s created via Nova Prime's Matrix bleeding. These new sparks are used to create new Transformers which become known as "[[M.T.O.|Made to Order]]" soldiers for specific campaigns in what is later termed the "Silver Harvest". {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

The Decepticons move to conquer several nearby cities, and their string of major victories is remembered as the [[Fall of the First Five Cities]] —the conquests of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], [[Helex (polity)|Helex]], Kaon, and [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus]]. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} These cities become the inspiration for the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], who name their five operatives after the cities. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Optimus Prime and Megatron repeatedly clash over the course of the war; their very first showdown at the Battle of [[Sherma Bridge]] (2nd Cycle 087) becomes legendary. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Early into the war, Optimus Prime turns down Megatron's first and only invitation for an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] is injured saving Optimus Prime from an [[Axer (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
Tyrest attempts to broker peace between the two sides. His efforts ultimately fail, but do result in the creation of the [[Tyrest Accord]], limiting the spread of Transformer technology to other races. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-BattleOfJunkion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

The Autobot-Decepticon war expands beyond Cybertron and encompasses many other worlds, and thousands of battles occur both on and off Cybertron over a period of time. During this period, Shockwave leads a detachment back to Junkion in order to recruit the natives. They are opposed by Prowl; the struggle goes on, neither side able to gain an advantage over the other, until one faction decides to detonate the planet entirely to keep it out of the other's hands. The surviving Junkions, led by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]], flee the destruction of their home aboard a [[Quintesson Cruiser|gigantic vessel]] and become galactic nomads. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
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===3 million BCE===
A battle takes place on the planet [[Clemency]] for control of the [[Nightmare Engine]], and a flight of [[K-Class]] Decepticons succeed in killing a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

The early phases of the war culminate in the destructive [[Simanzi Massacre]], a cataclysmic battle over the [[Crucible]]. Details are unclear, but the fallout from the conflict irradiates a sizeable percentage of the planet while cutting the Cybertronian population in half. Among the casualties is a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} The Simanzi Massacre leads to the [[Forced Flood]] and the [[Endless Retaliation]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:Omniglobes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Electrohamster balls were a popular accessory for the well-equipped commanding officer.]]
Bolstered by their victories, the Decepticons form the [[Constellate]], marking the peak of Decepticon power. In this brief period, the Decepticons conquer and colonize many worlds, using grandiose weapons of war like the gigantic [[Worldsweeper]]-class warships. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} The devastation visited on other races is enough to prompt the [[Galactic Council]] to permanently blacklist the Cybertronian race, {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} and develop anti-Cybertronian weapons to safeguard their member worlds from future destruction. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

With both sides now defending on-planet and offworld footings, the conflict enters a state of total war as both sides pour all available resources into defeating the other. Optimus and Megatron seal themselves inside [[omniglobe]]s to direct the war effort. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Eventually, the Constellate collapses, marking the decline of the Decepticon's imperial phase. Imperial assets are recalled to Cybertron to fight on the home front. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Mtmte 48 grindcore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Comes with its own cheerful [[The Empyrean Suite|theme tune]]!]]
Skids joins the Autobots as a "bomb negotiator", disabling [[anti-personal mine]]s. One negotiation session goes wrong and lands him in the notorious [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} There, he befriends [[Quark]] and catches the attention of Decepticon Damus—Skids's old friend, now a Decepticon. Damus plays a sadistic game where the Autobot repairs the camp's "teleporter", in reality a smelting chamber, and then kills the fifty Autobots he promised to send away, including Quark. The experience proves traumatic enough for Skids to suppress the memory. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} At some point after this, Damus is promoted and joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] as "Tarn". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Skids eventually escapes prison and joins the Autobot [[Diplomatic Corps]], working to persuade other races to support the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

After several other Magnus Armor wearers succumb to battlefield injuries or ailments, [[Minimus Ambus]] becomes the latest and longest-serving bearer of the Armor. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}
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==100,000+ years ago==
===650,000 BCE===
Shockwave realises Cybertron will soon die and fully launches [[Regenesis]]; using [[energon]] as a catalyst, he launches thirteen specific ores at thirteen distant planets.<ref>"Six Hundred Thousand Meta-Cycles Ago"</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} Unbeknownst to the younger Shockwave, these planets are the thirteen colonies of Cybertronian legend, an ontological paradox set up years beforehand by his future self in the guise of "Onyx Prime". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing}}

===500,000 BCE===
Shockwave leaves Cybertron to begin examining the fruits of Regenesis. Over the ensuing thousands of years, he discovers that the ores that have formed on the different planets have taken on wildly different attributes, and begins formulating a scheme to use them in conjunction to achieve his dream of fuelling Cybertron forever. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Alpha Trion takes Metroplex off Cybertron to keep him out of Megatron's hands and investigate Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Still searching for usable Titan technology, Megatron has a team of Decepticons led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] search outer space for Metroplex. Crew member [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] finds the Titan, but has a crisis of conscience and ends up letting him go. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Another member, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], is able to find and injure [[Quintessa (IDW)|another Titan]], causing it to teleport to [[Gorlam Prime]] where it goes dormant. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

===18,000 BCE===
Returning to Antilla aboard the titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], Onyx Prime and his [[Maximal]]s uncover the core of the Unicron device, which he dubs the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]". {{storylink|Our Finest}} Knowing its destructive potential, Onyx entrusts the device to the Maximal crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', sending them on a deep-space mission to locate the [[Enigma of Combination]] in the knowledge that their quest would take them to Earth; {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion's profile}} Onyx's ultimate goal for the Talisman is for it to poison Cybertron and act as bait to draw in and destroy Unicron, leaving the Transformers freed of their past and able to begin again on Earth. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

===10,000 BCE===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''All this has happened before All this shall happen again'']]
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] attack a Decepticon-held Energon silo in [[Sub-Sector-Nine]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}} Later, they depart Cybertron to hunt down Shockwave in pursuit of revenge for a past defeat. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

The ''Axalon'', needing to refuel, stops by prehistoric Earth after tracking the energon surges from Shockwave's experiments. Shockwave, present to check on his work, shoots them down, and the crash scrambles their memories. As an experiment, he brainwashes and retrofits the crew to think they are prominent Autobots and Decepticons so he can run the "[[Ice Age Wars]]", a control experiment of the Great War while he studies the Talisman.<ref>A caption says [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] hasn't been on the ''Axalon'' for "twenty thousand years", which clashes with ''Spotlight: Shockwave'' but does put this nicely in the Ice Age.</ref> {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===8390 BCE===
[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|"A six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the middle toe. He doesn't bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say... no no. He slashes at you here, or here..."]]
The Ice Age has ended<ref>The real Ice Age ended several thousand years earlier.</ref> and Ore-13 has started to grow unstable. Shockwave abandons his miniature Great War to stabilize Ore-13 but the Dynobots—seeking revenge and sporting energon-shielded beast modes—have finally tracked him down, and they engage him in combat. While he defeats them, he is deactivated by a failsafe set by Grimlock, as the Dynobots' ship triggers a volcanic eruption which buries all six in what would later become [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]].<ref>Shockwave specifies in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]] that he has been waiting for "ten thousand, three hundred and ninety-six years, two months and three days".</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} The abandoned ''Axalon'' crew fight on for a time, but low energon levels eventually force them all into hibernation in secluded regions. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Megatron assigns Bludgeon to investigate Shockwave's projects {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}—and Soundwave to watch over Bludgeon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] is rescued from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] by an [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|unknown Autobot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] crashlands on an unnamed planet and spends a period of time there watching over young aliens named [[Kita]] and [[Coll]] until Kita dies when Cliffjumper is discovered by Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}

A Decepticon named [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] leaves [[Turmoil]]'s command when he feels disillusioned by what the civil war had become, and he stumbles across the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Drift issue 1}} His coming prompts the Circle to raise their hidden city above ground. {{storylink|Drift issue 4}}

===3000 BCE===
At some point before this period of time, ancient humans discover the Enigma of Combination. The influence of the Enigma "combines" their thoughts and ideas, allowing them to work together and found the city of [[Uruk]].<ref>Issue 37 of ''The Transformers'' claims that this only happened 2000 years ago, which contradicts historical events alluded to in later issues ''and'' real life; Uruk existed as far back as 4000 years ago, and was far from the first civilization.</ref> {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

Sumerians develop an early civilization. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===2560 BCE===
The [[Pyramid]]s are constructed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} Around this time, the Talisman somehow winds up underneath the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]], [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

==100+ years ago==
[[File:GhostStories-onyxprime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|[[Tirac|Tirek]] got a big makeover for his ''[[My Little Pony|Friendship Is Magic]]'' appearance.]]
Over time, the colony world of Caminus runs low on resources and energon, becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} At an indeterminate point in time, while Caminus still has functioning interstellar ships, the inhabitants detect an emergency beacon from the planet [[Antilla]]; however, the explorers find the planet dead and rusted, and inhabited only by Onyx Prime and his army. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} The surviving explorers flee back to Caminus, but after some years are followed back there by Onyx, who attacks the village [[Parvus Oppidum]] and claims the life of [[Praesidia Magna]], leader of the [[Torchbearer]]s and one of the explorers. Her subordinate [[Pyra Magna|Pyra]] steps up as leader, {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} while the [[Mistress of Flame]] covers up the attack. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

===603 BCE===
The [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s put down local resistance in the [[Skomiloch Territories]]. They remain while [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] rules a mini-empire there. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}

===27 BCE===
Octavian establishes the Roman Empire as {{w|Emperor Augustus}}. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===220===
The Han Dynasty in Ancient [[China]] ends. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1309===
''The earliest known [[Cobra Commander|Commander]] of [[Cobra]] is inspired by the writings of Cobra agent [[Dante Alighieri]], whose ''{{w|Divine Comedy}}'' serves as an allegory for Cobra and its dealings, to expand the organization's pursuits into newly discovered lands and new areas of science and learning. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}''

===1320===
''Dante completes and publishes the ''Divine Comedy''. Cobra Commander sadly has his old friend poisoned for risking revealing Cobra to the world, concluding that the virtuous future Dante had envisioned for Cobra would never come to be. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}'' {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1408===
Fortress Maximus is instated as warden of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

===1516===
Runaway [[blacksmith]] turned adventurer-archeologist [[Anode]] and her conjunx endura [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] travel to [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]] at the behest of their employer, the mysterious "[[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]", in search of a rare piece of "[[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|widowed metal]]". They run afoul of a Decepticon [[Cybernought]], but Censere, as the "Necrobot", intervenes. He spirits Anode away through time and space, but Lug is left behind and perishes. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

Arcee, who Anode had offered to help with her trauma from Jhiaxus's experiments, is left even more unstable by her sudden disappearance, {{storylink|Post}} and ends up on a violent rampage trying to track down Jhiaxus and destroy everything he created; she is eventually stopped by Ultra Magnus, who has her spark extracted and imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

===1550===
[[File:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|{{w|Pod People}}.]]
Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron—between ever-dwindling supplies of energon and the fallout caused by millennia of warfare—will soon be entirely uninhabitable. Believing that the Transformers must find a way to adapt to changing planetary conditions, he develops an upgrade based on "[[Pretender|polydermal grafting]]" procedures. Unfortunately, he uses himself as a test subject for the process and, driven mad, he ends up destroying the planet even faster before perishing.<ref>700 stellar-cycles ago, so if a stellar cycle is ~7.5 months, then presumptively ~437 years ago.</ref> {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Shortly after Thunderwing's rampage, Soundwave uses [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to take control of [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Beachcomber attempts to assassinate [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]], leaving him adrift in space. The Decepticons began a massive offensive against the demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} It's all for naught anyway as the planet is soon abandoned, a lifeless, radiation-saturated wreck. With Cybertron now completely uninhabitable, the war does not abate, but moves permanently off-planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Following the loss of Cybertron, the nature of the war changes, becoming a series of cloak-and-dagger operations on alien worlds. The Decepticon war machine reorganizes around the [[infiltration protocol]], a step-by-step process by which Decepticons covertly infiltrate a planet's society and manipulate events to bring it down from within. As part of this process, three of the [[Warriors Elite]] are promoted to [[Phase Sixer]]s, including [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]—who promptly deserts from the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

===1586===
[[United Kingdom|England]] creates the original [[Action Man Programme]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1610===
{{w|Galileo Galilei|Galileo}} charts the moons of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1700s===
Incumbent Magnus Armor wearer Minimus Ambus is critically injured in the line of duty, requiring him to step down as Ultra Magnus for a prolonged period. He is replaced as the armor's wearer by [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], a hot-headed Autobot with a disdain for organic life. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

Around this time, the [[Prysmos]]ian sorcerer [[Merklynn]], disgusted by his home planet's technological advancements, plots to reverse their technological development and does so by casting a spell that brings the system's three suns into alignment with one another, shutting down machinery across the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}} In the ensuing "Age of Magic", he and his "[[Visionaries]]" keep the peace until catastrophe strikes: as the suns move back out of alignment, the gravitational forces unleashed tear the world apart, and only a handful of Prysmosians escape its destruction. Merklynn goes out into the galaxy in the hopes of finding a new world to colonize: a quest that, eventually, leads him to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Schismatic}} Though Merklynn believes the de-alignment to have been the fault of his own miscalculations, the true cause was the creation of Unicron, which had harnessed the [[Magic|arcana vast]] from across time and space, destroying Prysmos in the process. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

===1800===
Following the deaths of his family at the hands of the [[Dire Wraith]]s, [[Rom|Rom K'atsema]] of [[Elonia]] joins the [[Solstar Order]] to take the fight to them. On his homeworld, he discovers a [[Ore-12|mysterious ore]], anathema to the Wraiths, that forms itself into a symbiotic armor around his body. The Solstar Order uses this ore to found its order of [[Space Knight]]s. {{storylink|Cold Fire}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

Shortly afterwards, the Dire Wraiths discover Earth, drawn to Shockwave's supplies of [[Ore-13]] to amplify their powerful dark magic. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Using their shapeshifting talents, Dire Wraith scouts begin infiltrating the worlds' governments and militaries, preparing for an eventual encounter with the Space Knight. {{storylink|Earthfall, Part 3}}

===1830s===
[[File:Shining Armor 4 - Ultra Vekktral vs Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"]]
A Galactic Council ship destroys a Camien vessel in the [[Gray Area]]. One protoform survives, recovered by [[Rom]] and taken to the Solstar Order, where the protoform matures into [[Stardrive]]. After some years the Cybertronian joins the Order's Space Knights as a cadet, though she is often excluded and made to feel unwanted thanks to anti-Cybertronian prejudice.

The [[energon synthesizer]] the Order have developed for Stardrive draws the attention of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], whose Decepticons ally with the Dire Wraith [[Vekktral]] and attack the [[Orchid Crossing]] space station in order to claim it. The battle draws the attention of an Autobot ship commanded by Convoy's Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} The ensuing fight sees the Autobots team up with the Solstar Knights to counter the Decepticon/Dire Wraith alliance as both parties battle it out on the frozen world of [[Xetaxxis]], Wraith leader [[Vekktral]] using his [[magic]] to create monstrous Wraith-Cybertronian hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} The battle ends with Starscream destroying the energon synthesizer and sterilizing half of the planet in the process, forcing the heroes to retreat and wiping out Vekktral and his Dire Wraiths. The experience leaves Stardrive unwilling to continue fighting in the Space Knights' war; abandoning her allies, she takes up residence on a distant planet... unaware that she has been infected by a fragment of Wraith biomatter.

Bumblebee returns with the Magnus Armor to the Autobot fleet, where Minimus Ambus—recovered from his injuries—takes up the mantle once more. The Galactic Council and the Solstar Order formally decide to keep to their own sectors of space rather than getting caught up in each other's wars, while Starscream determines that the Dire Wraiths are too dangerous to risk allying with—and the Wraiths themselves decide to rely on their magic rather than turning to technology in future. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

===1867===
[[File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''John Henry was a man just six feet high Nearly two feet and a half across his breast He'd hammer with a nine-pound hammer all day And never get tired and want to rest'']]
Still believing themselves to be the Autobots and Decepticons, the lost Maximals are roused from their slumber by [[human]] activity sometime in the late 19th century.<ref>The ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' would lay down that the events of ''Hearts of Steel'' took place 150 years before the present date. This date contradicts real-world historical information; In the story, Mark Twain lives in San Francisco, as he did from 1864 to 1866, but refers to a daughter in [[Hearts of Steel issue 4|issue #4]], who would not be born in the real world until 1872.</ref> [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (believing himself Bumblebee) awakens to the sound of [[John Henry]] laying railroad track. While Centurion takes the form of a steam locomotive and makes contact with John Henry and his friends, the brainwashed "Shockwave" fools disgraced scientist [[Tobias Muldoon]] into helping him create a "Golden Age" of progress. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Muldoon realizes he's been tricked in time and manages to alert mankind by reaching [[Mark Twain]], helped by "Ravage" following him and Twain defeating him. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} Human industrialists [[Vanflint]] and [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] collaborate with the Decepticons in Muldoon's place, while John Henry and his friends join the Autobots in heading out to stop the Decepticon's "[[Astrotrain (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Astrotrain]]" reaching [[New York City]] (running through [[United States Army]] blockades). The Autobots fight a running battle down the railroad tracks before knocking the Astrotrain, and the human collaborators riding it, off a cliff. With the threat over, the "Autobots" return to their slumber. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1887===
Dormant Maximals are found by the [[fish people|Deep Ones]] that lurk in our oceans and taken to their unearthly city to join the forces of a slumbering [[Elder God]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

===1888===
[[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Iä! Iä! Optimus primhagn!]]
Shipping is being sunk by the fishy foes and their "Seacon" slaves, and "Ironhide" (riding the [[USS Miskatonic|USS ''Miskatonic'']]) identifies the threat. The steam-powered "Autobots" are rallied again and seek 1,000,000 volts to power up "Optimus Prime" (actually Domitius Major) with the help of Muldoon and [[Nikola Tesla]], but [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Canada]] is overrun before they reach it. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Domitius Major is awoken just as a combined naval fleet of the world's powers reaches Port Cenotaph and runs into the Elder God. Domitius Major joins the battle and wounds the Elder God badly enough to provoke a retreat, leaving the Royal Navy bemused and questioning Tesla and Muldoon. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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==1900s==
[[File:SpotlightHotRod rush.jpg|thumb|Wheeeeeee!]]
Over the course of his travels, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] is challenged by the alien [[Reaper]]s. He refuses to join them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}
[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] leads a team to secure the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. [[Doubledealer]], posing as an Autobot, sabotages the raid. Hot Rod hides the Magnificence. He later infiltrates the Decepticon penal colony [[Styx]] to rescue "Dealer", who befriends him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Meanwhile, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-land on the planet [[Tsiehshi]], one of Shockwave's Regenesis test planets. The barren, uncharted planet is covered with radioactive crystals of [[Ore-8]]. Outback is killed in the crash, and Kup is slowly driven insane by the radiation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

The massacre at [[Babu Yar]] takes place, which sees the deployment of the controversial bioweapon [[Gideon's Glue]] against [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Bullets}}

===1914-1919===
The Maximal Autobots are, by this time, slowly dying off, though several beginning to shake off their reconditioning and realizing that they are not who they believed themselves to be. Several of the Maximals try to find the Talisman and perish in the attempt. [[World War I]] breaks out on Earth, and Domitius Major and Centurion stumble on a battleground. Seeing real conflict causes their artificial memories of the Great War to unravel; Domitius perishes, but Centurion, confused and enraged, dedicates the remainder of his life to hunting down and killing the remaining Maximals on Earth. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1941===
[[Merklynn]]—who has arrived on Earth at some point before this time—has forged a [[human]] disguise and a new alter-ego as "Garrison Kreiger". Hoping to plot a new course, he joins the [[United States Army|US army]] at the beginning of [[World War II]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine|One Unholy Machine}}

[[Sgt. Savage|Robert Steven Savage]] also joins the military; after going above and beyond the call of duty in [[Galibi]], he receives a crack team of his own to command: the elite [[Screaming Eagles]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Sgt. Savage profile}}

===1943===
With Garrison "Blitz" Kreiger now serving as an officer on the Screaming Eagles, the unit is deployed to fight in [[Kalistan]]. They are startled to find [[IRON Trooper|robot drones]]—in reality, creations of the Talisman—fighting for the Axis. [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], recognizing them as the work of alien magic, becomes fascinated by them. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

===1944===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionVsFakeShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''We're leaving together, but still it's farewell'']]

In the winter of 1944, Centurion tracks the last of the ''Axalon'' crew—"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]"—to his hiding place in [[France]]. The two battle one another, and are witnessed by the Screaming Eagles, who have arrived in France to help out the local resistance. Centurion defeats his foe and takes his gun as a trophy. Centurion asks for their help in tracking down his old starship so that he can die in peace, and although Kreiger is horrified at the prospect of the "mechanical hell" the Maximals embody, he convinces Savage to assist the alien... and so that he can learn more about the IRON Troopers.

The trio eventually locate the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s frozen remains in [[Brasnya]], but are unprepared for an IRON Trooper ambush, or the sight of the robots puppeteering Domitius's corpse to attack the group. Though Centurion defeats his reanimated commander, energies unleashed by the Talisman caused the ship to vanish, with taking [[Sgt. Savage]] with it. A confused and upset Centurion agreed to assist Kreiger, who spends the next several decades grooming him as he begins a decades-long search for the Talisman. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===1960s===
Disabled amateur sleuth [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] accidentally stumbles on a ring of Brasnyan spies smuggling alien technology into the United States. Their plan is foiled by British super-spy [[Action Man]], who offers Power some words of encouragement. Bolstered by this praise, he goes on to study some of the technology he surreptitiously recovers from their base and eventually builds himself a new set of prostheses. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

===1982===
[[File:Adventure Team Revolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb."]]
After serving with the [[Green Berets]], [[Joe Colton|Joseph B. "Joe" Colton]] is selected to join the [[Adventure Team]], an crack team of American operatives. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}} He serves alongside elite military assets such as [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]]. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} They are eventually joined by superpowered operatives including [[Bulletman]] and Mike Power, now calling himself the "[[Atomic Man]]". {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} {{storylink|Power and Glory}} As "G.I. Joe", Colton and the Adventure Team enjoy numerous globetrotting escapades, on one occasion meeting Action Man. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

===1984===
Soundwave is sent to investigate Bludgeon's activities on Earth {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} but first makes a detour to Egypt to investigate unusual energy readings.

Kreiger, having spent decades scouring the Earth for alien artifacts, finally tracks the Talisman to its resting place in the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] and goes to retrieve it, disposing of his [[Elliot Marsh|guide]] along the way. A few days later, the Adventure Team is deployed to rescue him. The team battles IRON Troopers and runs afoul of Soundwave before before discovering Kreiger and the Talisman. The Talisman upgrades Mike Power's cybernetic limbs; thus empowered, the team is able to see the Decepticon off and recover the Talisman, entrusting it to British intelligence. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

Soundwave returns to his main mission on Earth, but is deactivated when Bludgeon, after some of Shockwave's Regenesis ore—which he calls "ultra-energon"—triggers the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]].<ref>In real life, the volcano erupted four years earlier.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1985===
[[File:SpotlightSoundwave infoispower.jpg|thumb|left|Decepticonism killed the radio star.]]
Soundwave, [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are excavated by [[Skywatch]]. Interest is taken in the cassettes, found in "[[robot mode]]", but Soundwave, in cassette player mode, is apparently discarded. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1988===
[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] lands on the backwater planet [[Nebulos]]. The latest in a series of flagrant violation of the Tyrest Accords, he develops a working relationship with [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]] and the [[Zarak Consortium]] as part of his ''modus operandi''. The duo develop a variation of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process involving hybridizing [[Nebulan]]s and Cybertronians. Ultra Magnus tracks Scorponok to [[Nebulos]], but despite taking severe damage, the Decepticon escapes.<ref>29 stellar cycles ago, or 18 years</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

[[Solomus|Tyrest]] constructs the supercomputer/judging machine [[Aequitas]], based on [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]' old designs. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} The [[Aequitas trials]] begin, a catalog of Autobot atrocities. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} What nobody but Tyrest knows is that every Autobot on trial is "[[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]]", a process he'd helped develop. The revelation is enough to gnaw at his conscience, and eventually Tyrest vanishes from the public eye. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Skids eventually moves to Prowl's covert [[Special Operations]], necessitating faking his own death. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Partnered with [[Getaway]], he is sent to "assassinate" the rogue Tyrest by using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's increasingly disturbed mind. The plan fails, and Skids barely manages to escape. Aboard his escape craft, he uses the gun to erase his own memory before setting the shuttle to hone in on the coordinates of his handlers, the [[Duobot]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

===1990===
Obsessed with defeating [[Squadron X]], the [[Wreckers]] track them down to the planet [[Pova]]. After capturing them, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is ordered to release them due to a technicality. Instead, he executes the prisoners, and as a consequence is himself imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. Springer subsequently takes over leadership of the Wreckers. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}} {{storylink|Bullets}}

After a disastrous mission, a despairing Mike Power turns to Kreiger to further upgrade his limbs. Power disappears from the public eye as Kreiger, hoping to use Power for his own ends, experiments on him further. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Though deprived of their most powerful member, Joe Colton reorganizes the team into the totally radical "Adventure Force". {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1994===
After years of augmentation to his body by Garrison Kreiger, Mike Power reactivates the Talisman, causing a surge of energy and the reappearance of both the ''Axalon'' and a confused Sgt. Savage. Before explanations can be provided, the Adventure Team—now rechristened the "Adventure Force"—storm the facility to shut down Krieger's experiments; team member [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] does not detect any signs of life from Mike Power's body, and the team is incorrectly left to believe that Power has died. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Over the following decade, the time-displaced Sgt. Savage goes on to have many totally radical adventures, teaming up with the contemporary Action Man's [[Team Extreme]] and fighting ninja, mutants eco-terrorists, and skateboard gangs! {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1997===
[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and Metroplex return to Cybertron. Hoping to return the planet to habitability, Alpha Trion slowly begins cleaning Cybertron's polluted atmosphere.<ref>12 meta-cycles ago, or 13 years</ref> {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

===1999===
''A {{i|Chimera|genius psychologist}} serving in the [[United States of America|United States]] military murders his family and deserts the army, taking with him a cache of explosives and ordnance. Over the seven years that follow, he goes on to build a fortune on pyramid schemes as a Wall Street broker. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}}''

==2000s==
At some point, a mission by incumbent [[Action Man]] [[Mike Brogan]] prevents the Action Man Programme's nemesis [[Doctor X]] from using a chemical compound to mutate college students. In the mission's aftermath, the head of intel for the Action Man Programme [[Mercy Gale]] discovers the body of Doctor X in the wreckage caused by Action Man's entry, and, covering up his death, takes his place as the new Doctor X in order to effect real change instead of just reacting to supervillains' schemes. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}}

===2001===
[[File:What Its Really Like - Jazz likes jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The music was ''dope''."]]
The current era of Transformer activity on Earth begins. Starscream heads a unit on Earth as part of the now-standardized infiltration protocol, and the Autobots retaliate by deploying an Autobot cell led by Prowl. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Advance scout [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] is the first Autobot to make planetfall, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} and is eventually joined by the rest of Prowl's team aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

Conspiracy theorists like [[Hunter O'Nion]] begin searching for evidence of extraterrestrials after the anomalous "Buchanan crop manifestations" in [[Iowa]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

The Cybertronians discover that Earth is not as unaware of their presence as they might have thought—the Decepticons become aware of the [[Machination]]. In reality, this is merely a front for Scorponok's latest operation, intending to build off his Headmaster research on Nebulos in the hopes of supplying himself, by this point reduced to little more than a ruined head, with a new body. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

===2006-7===
[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|left|This is your Starscream on drugs.]]

Shockwave's hand is discovered in an excavation in Nevada. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} News of the dig reaches the conspiracy theorists but is considered a fringe theory, the "paleo-purists". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

''General Clayton Abernathy—codenamed "[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]"—forms the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joint Services Special Counterterrorist Group]], a secretive counter-terrorism unit whose members are taken from the most elite members of the military and legally declared dead for secrecy. His first recruits are Shana O'Hara, given the name [[Scarlett]], and the former Adventure Team member Lonzo "[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]" Wilkison. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}''

Joshua Red and Skywatch bring in Joe Colton and Garrison Kreiger to run their Mount St. Helens base, [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]]. The Skywatch team manages to revive the incapacitated Decepticon [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], but the Transformer escapes, bringing him into conflict with Hawk's newly formed team; meanwhile, Sgt. Savage arrives in response to a priority distress beacon sent by Colton and Kreiger. Kreiger's ally Centurion defeats Bugly and brings the Decepticon, the Joes and Savage back to the base, and inside, Kreiger has Centurion chain Bugly to the Talisman and throw Savage at it, destroying the Decepticon and flinging Savage into the future once more; the destruction of Bugly proves to Colton and Kreiger that the Talisman can be used as a weapon. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

From the Dead Universe, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] lures [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to the rapidly-evolving world of [[Gorlam Prime]] and implants a device in his brain. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

On Earth, Starscream's infiltration unit discover ripe samples of Shockwave's Regenesis ore, dubbing it "Ore-13". In [[Arizona]], wandering drifter [[Verity Carlo]] steals a [[SM-40|palm computer]] from a travelling businessman, unaware that her victim is really an agent of the Machination. Possessing a record of Cybertronian activity on Earth makes her, Hunter, and [[Jimmy Pink]] targets of the Decepticons, prompting Ratchet to intervene. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Ratchet brings them back to the Autobot base, and, learning that the Decepticons have preemptively initiated "siege mode", brings the humans along to investigate their abandoned base in [[Nebraska]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

[[File:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|thumb|''The thunder of guns Tore me apart You've been Thunderstruck!'']]

The humans discover that Megatron has come to Earth; Megatron learns from the base's old files that Starscream plans on overthrowing his leader using Ore-13. Disgusted by the power games—and infuriated when [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] accidentally bomb their old base with him inside—Megatron sets off to the new command bunker in [[Oregon]] to retake command. Megatron quickly puts down Starscream's insurrection and announces the beginning of "phase 2". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

''Hawk's next recruit to his elite team is Sergeant Conrad Hauser, given the new name "[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]", selected for his heroic defense of a supply convoy in {{i|Trucial}}. {{istorylink|In or Out?}} At around the same time, the former psychologist who deserted the army has his finances ruined by the collapse of one of his pyramid schemes; visiting a [[Las Vegas]] plastic surgery clinic, he has his face reconstructed in order to build a new life, but is recognised by his former military ally [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]]. The man blows up the clinic to erase the evidence of his new identity, but Snake Eyes survives and is recruited by G.I. Joe. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} The team manage to kill this "Chimera" and prevent the release of a nerve toxin in 10 major cities, but have no time to also stop the release of financial information that would trigger a subprime mortgage crisis. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}}''

''In the aftermath of their first mission, the team takes {{i|Pit|the abandoned base}} Chimera was operating out of as their headquarters, and is informally named "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]" after Joe Colton, with his blessing. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Not long afterwards, Sergeant Marvin Hinton manages to track his cousin—a founding member of G.I. Joe codenamed [[Heavy Duty]]—to the base after assuming him to be dead, and is inducted into the team himself under the codename of [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 11|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #11}}''

Orbiting the dead husk of Cybertron, the crew of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' pick up an anomalous energy burst. Jetfire and several [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s investigate the strange readings and discover that Bludgeon has used his "ultra-energon" to reanimate Thunderwing's corpse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Thunderwing lays waste to Nebulos and overruns the Decepticon cell already located on the planet before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Optimus Prime calls in the Wreckers to combat the threat, and bringing their full firepower to bear the Autobots blast Thunderwing until he runs out of energon. Jetfire analyzes Bludgeon's files and discovers information related to Earth and the Regenesis project. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} The news prompts Optimus to set course for Earth, and he arrives shortly after Megatron removes Starscream from command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave, still trapped in his alternate mode, is purchased from a pawn shop. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}
Springer orders a costly mission to rescue the stranded and demented [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], whose Spark is beginning a fatal meltdown. They eventually succeed, but not without taking significant losses at the hands of the elderly Autobot, who mistakes his rescuers for [[zombie]]s. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[File:Megsandspidy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Later, he died off-panel.]]
Shortly after Megatron arrives on Earth, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] joins the Decepticon's Earth unit. Megatron initiates a plan to increase political unrest on Earth using [[Psycho-Prism|technology]] stolen from [[Doctor Doom]]. Facing resistance from the Autobots and [[Avengers]], the Decepticons initiate [[mirror response mode]] and boost their powers by tapping into [[Spider-Man]]'s superhuman abilities. Megatron's plan is thwarted by the Autobots and Avengers, helped in part by Ramjet's increasing disloyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|New Avengers/Transformers|Man and Machine}}

While returning the humans to their normal lives, Machination forces successfully tail and capture [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Hunter O'Nion while incapacitating [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Prime, Jazz, and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] join Ironhide to search for the attackers. Meanwhile, the Decepticons proceed to phase two by activating numerous [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] sleeper agents within world governments to further destabilize human society. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}

The Decepticons use their facsimiles to, among other things, escalate tension between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]]. The Autobots intervene, and Prime summons Hot Rod, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to Earth. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} During the battle, Prime is nearly killed and encounters the form of [[Nova Prime]] within [[infraspace]] as he shunts his consciousness into his trailer. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

''G.I. Joe agent [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], bed-bound after an injury in the field, discovers consistent references to "[[Cobra]]" in various terrorist communications. Unable to convince his superiors of his theory that Cobra is a major player driving the happenings of the terrorist underworld, Mainframe goes AWOL in order to investigate Cobra alone. As a parting message, he warns the Joes to "beware {{i|Rangoon}}". {{istorylink|Origins issue 7|Origins #7}}''

Ironhide, Ratchet, Jimmy, and Verity continue to search for Sunstreaker's disappearance, but Ironhide is severely damaged in the process and left behind. Unbeknownst to them, Sunstreaker and Hunter are sent to surgical prep to test the Machination's [[binary bonding]] process. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

Skywatch takes over the excavation of Shockwave and the Dinobots, while also reactivating and reprogramming Ravage and Laserbeak into loyal Skywatch operatives. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

[[File:SLOptimus prime vs monstructor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Quickly, give him your face and he'll go away!]]
With Megatron's other forces busy, Ramjet initiates an ambitious plan to overthrow the Decepticon leader and seize control of the Decepticons, involving, among other things, a group of jive-talking [[Mini-Constructicon]]s. His bungled plan ends when Megatron returns from Brasyna, beats him to death, and throws his parts across the globe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

[[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] is found drifting in space and returned to the Autobot fold. As he reintegrates into the Autobot command structure, he helps free [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] from Decepticon control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Optimus Prime briefly leaves Earth to meet with the ancient warrior [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], from whom he learns more about Nova Prime and the nature of Nova's original quest. Optimus winds up defeating and capturing Monstructor, and he sends the "Monstructor Six" into the care of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Around this time, Wheelie's original distress signal from LV-117 finally reaches Autobot space... only to be ignored due to more pressing concerns. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Galvatron briefly leaves the Dead Universe to travel to Cybertron to retrieve Thunderwing's body, defeating [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]'s unit on the way. He takes his trophy to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] initiates an attack on the Autobot prison facility at [[Garrus-9]] in an attempt to free the long-imprisoned Monstructor team. Realizing that they need another of Jhiaxus's creations to track down the unpredictable escapees, Fortress Maximus takes a gamble by releasing [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and sending the warrior-bot after them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

His defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime turns Megatron's behavior increasingly erratic, and so the Earth-bound Decepticons reactivate Starscream to help deal with the problem. Hoping to get an edge over Optimus Prime, Megatron summons Sixshot to Earth, violating the infiltration protocol. Sixshot, though internally conflicted, follows orders and opens fire on the Autobot assets stationed on the planet, destroying the ''Ark-19''. He is, however, followed by the Reapers. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] and Hot Rod attempt to rescue Ironhide but are attacked by the Machination's army of mass-produced [[Sunstreaker clone]]s. With Hardhead's help, they defeat them and rescue Ironhide. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:Devastation03-HeadmasterHunter.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|My hands! My horrible human hands!]]
Meanwhile, Hunter awakens at Machination headquarters and finds Sunstreaker's head. He undergoes the Headmaster process as [[Abraham Dante]] does the same with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Stealing a spare clone body, he links with Sunstreaker's mind to become a Headmaster and uses his new body to escape the facility. However, the Machination takes Sunstreaker's real head. The hybrid Sunstreaker/O'Nion entity agrees to search for Sunstreaker's real head in the hopes of undoing the process. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

From the [[Dead Universe]], Nova Prime orders Galvatron to Earth to deal with the Reapers, whom Sixshot has aligned with, before Starscream shuts him down using a failsafe trigger. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The other Decepticons engage the Reapers, losing the [[Battlecharger]]s, before being covertly assisted by Galvatron. Triumphant in his mission, he returns to the Dead Universe with Sixshot's body. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Learning of the breakout at Garrus-9, the majority of the Autobots prepare to leave Earth, though Hot Rod and Sunstreaker remain. Concurrently, Skywatch is notified of the battle and prepares to deploy their latest and most powerful asset: Grimlock. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} After he is awoken, he escapes from Skywatch and refuses an offer to join forces with Scorponok. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

''Soldier {{i|Mad Monk|Michael Monk}}, who served alongside Duke in Trucial, {{istorylink|Threat Matrix 3 of 4}} is recruited into Cobra by psychologist {{i|Lester Horvath}}, following the discovery that he ranks as an incredibly rare "1" on Horvath's {{i|Lome System}}. Horvath places Monk under high-ranking Cobra member {{i|Krake}}, secretly hoping to sabotaging the terrifyingly brilliant member of High Command, and is eventually killed by Monk for acting outside of Cobra's interests—though not before informing Monk of his intentions, and the fact that Krake has had Monk's family imprisoned in {{i|Section Ten}}. {{istorylink|Sedition by Numbers Part 4|Sedition by Numbers}}''

On Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] arrives and attacks Hound's crew as revenge for the devastation wrought by the war. His attack is interrupted by Ultra Magnus, and he is forced to retreat to [[Corata-Vaz]]. After activating the [[Nega-Core]], Cyclonus is again set upon, and activates the Nega-core's reanimated guardian, Thunderwing. He is forced to return to the Dead Universe as his body has been in the "living" world too long. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus DeadUniversetransformers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Death walks among you."]]
In the wake of the attack, Optimus and his crew arrive at Garrus-9. They meet with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and head back to the ''Ark-32''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

The forces of the Dead Universe—including Jhiaxus, Galvatron, Straxus and Grindcore—leave the Dead Universe to begin the [[Expansion]]. Leading the charge is Nova Prime, now calling himself "Nemesis Prime". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Nightbeat and Hardhead travel to [[Gorlam Prime]] to investigate Nightbeat's missing memories, and they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s trying to impede their progress. The pair makes it to the Dead Universe portal and Jhiaxus takes control of Nightbeat, forcing Hardhead to kill him, and dive into the portal himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Jetfire decides to use [[Pretender]] technology to enable [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] to survive the Benzuli Expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Optimus receives a transmission from Dealer, who says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Hot Rod agrees and both travel to [[Ki-Aleta]], the planet where Hot Rod had hidden it earlier. Using the oracle, Hot Rod discovers that Dealer betrayed him, and sends the traitor to his death moments before he could do the same to him. The Magnificence later provides useful info to Ultra Magnus about the machinations of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

On Earth, Straxus and Grindcore mine energon in [[China]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are prevented doing this by Hound's team, primarily Sideswipe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:IDWAutobotPretenders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|To infinity and beyond!]]
Galvatron and Cyclonus attack the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'', the ship of Cloudburst and crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are beamed out seconds before their ship explodes by the Technobots in the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', who present them with their own personal Pretender carapaces. Using these, they battle Galvatron and Cyclonus, defeating one and allowing the other to escape. Using their shells as temporary shields, they cross into the Dead Universe and manage to seal the gate to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Nemesis Prime arrives on Garrus-9, and is faced by Optimus Prime. Optimus is attacked, using the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} However, the Darkness reaches out to Optimus as a successor. Nemesis continues the attack but is blasted in the back by Galvatron and falls dead. The Darkness enters Optimus Prime. Galvatron offers Prime a choice: kill himself in the nearby Solar Pool, or willingly pass on the Darkness to him. Prime does both, passing on the Darkness ''and'' tossing Galvatron into the pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} Meanwhile, Arcee manages to track down Jhiaxus beneath Gorlam Prime, and with some help from an undead Hardhead, defeats him. With Jhiaxus rendered functionally immortal due to the energies of the Dead Universe portal, Arcee gleefully kills him over, and over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Above ground, the residents of Gorlam Prime finally complete their evolution into wholly mechanical beings. In honor of their great leap forward, they rename their planet... ''Cybertron''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:GrimlockMaxDino01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Because "Skree-onk" was copyrighted.]]
Back on Earth, Grimlock and the other Dynobots end up fighting Sunstreaker clones in [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]] in an event orchestrated by Scorponok and the Machination. Hoping to repair their ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', Grimlock calls the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s for help. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

Hot Rod takes on Scorponok and fails, while Sunstreaker and Hunter try to reclaim Sunstreaker's original head. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The Monsterbots arrive on Earth just in time to rescue the bedraggled Dynobots. The Dynobots begin to have misgivings about Grimlock's increasingly unstable leadership—feelings which come to a head when it appears [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] has died from a blast by Scorponok. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Soundwave, Shockwave, Laserbeak, and Ravage plot together and free themselves from Skywatch's control; {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave involves himself in the battle with Scorponok, and both are ultimately are defeated by Grimlock and the Dynobots. Ultra Magnus arrives to arrest the group. Though Grimlock willingly goes with Ultra Magnus, the other four Dynobots walk free thanks to his sacrifice. Shockwave, Scorponok, and Grimlock are all sent to Garrus-9 after a trial, though Grimlock's sentence is shortened thanks to bringing in two wanted Decepticons. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

===2008===
[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|He's your huckleberry.]]
Hoping to bolster the Decepticon ranks, Megatron and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. The process is highly imperfect, however, and the thousands upon thousands of failed clones are abandoned on Cybertron to become the feral "[[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Shortly after their creation, scientist [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] completes Shockwave's project regarding Jhiaxus's combination technology. The result is [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]]: a mentally stable, combat-ready combiner using the like-minded [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Perceptor rebuilds Kup using [[Pretender]] technology, reversing the deleterious effects of Ore-8 on his mind. At Prowl's insistence, however, Perceptor also adds technology into Kup's new body that will allow Prowl to take control of the elderly Autobot. {{storylink|Everything in Its Right Place}} With his new lease on life, Kup organizes a team to rescue captured Autobots. They receive assistance from former Decepticon Deadlock, now known as [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} On their first mission, they rescue Hot Rod from Bludgeon and the Monster Pretenders; Perceptor is injured and upgrades himself into a sniper. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Sixshot, freed from the Dead Universe following the defeat of Nemesis Prime, attacks [[Orvus Base]] to recover secret Autobot scientific research, only for the [[Throttlebot]]s to escape to the nearby planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. Though Sixshot pursues them, they are rescued by Metroplex, who transforms from the city mode he was hiding as on the planet and stomped the six changer, temporarily incapacitating him. However, Metroplex immediately takes off with the object that he was on the planet to protect, leaving the Throttlebots on Sakvvatan VIII. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}} Unfortunately, Sixshot soon recovers and damages the team's shuttle as they try to leave; though the remaining Throttlebots believe they manage to kill the Decepticon before taking off, they soon crash land on the planet [[Regalis V|Botanica]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

On Earth, Ratchet succeeds in separating Sunstreaker and Hunter. Horrified and disgusted by what humans did to him, Sunstreaker makes a Faustian deal with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to help him take out Megatron in exchange for the Autobots permanently abandoning Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}} Ratchet returns Hunter to his house and leaves, unaware that Bombshell is preparing to abduct the young human to gain access to the Headmaster technology still implanted in his body. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

''Following a mission to Rangoon that ends in disaster and a battle with his old [[Arashikage]] clan brother [[Storm Shadow]], Snake Eyes goes AWOL from G.I. Joe to investigate Cobra, though he retains back-channel communications with Scarlett. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}}''

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Overlord.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I come in peace. Shoot to kill."]]

Using Autobot access codes acquired from Sunstreaker, Megatron launches "[[Surge (event)|The Surge]]": across the galaxy, Decepticons abandon infiltration protocol and launch an all-out attack on every major Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Bullets}} The Autobots on Earth are led into a Decepticon trap and are soundly defeated, leaving Optimus Prime in critical condition. Megatron takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and exiles them back to Cybertron while he and his Decepticons run amok on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the Surge, [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s assault [[Garrus-9]]. Rogue former Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] kills Skyquake and takes over the prison, turning it into an arena for his own amusement. Former warden Fortress Maximus is lobotomized and repeatedly tortured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} As part of a deal, Overlord releases Shockwave and restores him operational status; in return, Shockwave removes the [[Achilles virus]] implanted in Overlord's body as a failsafe. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Knowing that he is being targeted by the Decepticon Justice Division, Shockwave selects a crew consisting of ''other'' Decepticons on their "list", and offers them as a trade for his life when the DJD tracks him down; however, Tarn rejects his offer, intent on following the list in order despite its inefficiency. Unaware that the DJD is only there for Scorponok, three members of Shockwave's crew—Scorponok, Flame and Flywheels—eject themselves into space before Shockwave manages to shut off the transmission of Tarn's lethal voice. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Flywheels is found by the crew of the [[Weak Anthropic Principle]] (aka the "Foragers"), while Scorponok and Flame are found and claimed by the Grand Architect, manifesting as an enormous spacebound hieroglyph. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|YOU—ARE NOT—PREPARED.]]

On [[May 29]], 2008, the Earth-based Decepticons make their presence known to humankind. Their combined forces demolish [[New York City]] and easily defeat the US military. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Daniel Witwicky]] is brought to New York to aid in its defense, though his troops can do little to defeat the onslaught. The Decepticons rampage across America and annihilate major cities across the nation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} Within a matter of hours, [[Washington, D.C.]] falls. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} College student [[Marissa Faireborn]], in New York as part of the {{w|Occupy Wall Street}} movement, has her worldview shaken by the scope and horror of the invasion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Mercy Gale, head of intelligence for the [[Action Man Programme]]—and, in secret, the AMP's greatest nemesis [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]]—makes her own arrangements that prevent the Decepticon invasion from touching the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}}

Over the next few days, the Autobots and humans struggle to get back on their feet while the Decepticons continue to ravage cities across the globe. On Cybertron, Kup's team crash-lands on the planet and joins the stranded Autobots, who are fighting off the Swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} On Earth, Colonel Witwicky appoints a team lead by his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike]] to take out Megatron. Spike's team is killed by Ratbat and Spike is the only survivor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Without the Autobots, the Decepticons quickly grow bored and start squabbling among themselves. The [[European Union]] decides to end the threat by deploying nuclear weapons against New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Frustrated by Megatron's sudden listlessness, Starscream plots with the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

On Cybertron, the Autobots decide to use their remaining energon to repair Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Autobots struggle to elude the Swarm, but Perceptor is injured. Guilt ridden, Sunstreaker makes the ultimate sacrifice and detonates a bomb to blow up a bridge (and himself) to keep the Swarm away from the other Autobots. Just before he does so, he reveals to Ironhide that it was he who brokered the deal with Starscream that betrayed the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Sarah and Bridge run into Spike, and are later joined by [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge against [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] for killing his son. With a weapon reverse-engineered from Shockwave, Spike brings Rumble down with the help of his new friends. On Cybertron, Optimus Prime is repaired, along with the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Bombshell builds a [[space bridge]] and reveals that he helped hack into the Autobots' defenses using technology gained by dissecting Hunter O'Nion. Starscream teams up with the Insecticons and Constructicons to attack Megatron, but they are not successful. The Autobots on Cybertron are saved by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and taken back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

===2009===
{{note|According to "[[Ride-Along]]", the events of ''All Hail Megatron'' spanned over a year, though it's unclear exactly when the transition to 2009 happened.}}
[[File:AHM12 prime vs megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One Shall...oh, you know the drill.]]
The Autobots arrive on Earth and battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron gets the upper hand against Prime and orders a retreat, leaving the Autobots to be [[Nuclear weapon|nuked]] by the humans... but Spike Witwicky, welding a powerful weapon reverse-engineered from Transformer technology, shoots Megatron in the face, allowing Prime to smash Megatron in the face with his own fusion cannon. With Megatron grievously wounded, Starscream takes command and orders a retreat.

The Decepticons do so, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] stays behind to dispose of the EU's bomb. He succeeds, but [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] blasts him out of the sky for his efforts.

Discovering that his brother's old Headmaster partner has been horrifically mutilated under Bombshell's custody, Sideswipe mercifully terminates the vegetative Hunter. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} In the aftermath, Optimus Prime talks Ironhide out of retiring. {{storylink|Old Ways}}

Believing the Matrix to be purely symbolic and now devoid of any power it might have once held, Starscream prepares to dump it into space. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] reminds him that the Autobots use it to choose their leaders, Starscream declares that with Megatron incapacitated, he will use the Matrix to lead the Decepticons to victory once more. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Though the Decepticons have been defeated and mostly driven off-planet, Earth is largely in ruins. More than a billion people have died worldwide from the invasion, and most major cities are left utterly devastated by the Decepticons. Military assets begin hunting for Decepticon stragglers; as part of these early missions, Spike defeats Ravage, but is injured. Faced with a persistent Decepticon threat, Skywatch is heavily reorganized, going from a clandestine paramilitary organization into an international peacekeeping unit designed to hunt down and eliminate rogue Transformers on Earth, wielding reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology. Sparkplug is made head of Skywatch and recruits Spike to work for him. {{storylink|The Man of Steel}} This new incarnation of Skywatch does not differentiate between factions, and hunts both Autobots and Decepticons indiscriminately. Bumblebee briefly breaks cover to save some humans and is injured for his efforts. {{storylink|Hidden (G1)|Hidden}}

After the Decepticon invasion, Action Man Programme director [[Patrick Cain]] steps down and is replaced by [[Pauline Bestley]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Pauline Bestley profile}}

[[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Eight years later and we still haven't gotten him off the couch.]]
Over the next two years, humans and Cybertronians alike struggle to recover from the Surge. With their infrastructure across the galaxy in shambles, many Autobots seek shelter on Earth. Humanity slowly repairs the damage caused by the invasion, but are enraged at the Cybertronians that remain on their planet. After witnessing a defenseless [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] executed by a group of police officers, Prowl decides that with their numbers so reduced by war, all Cybertronian life—even Decepticons—needs to be protected. {{storylink|Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl}}

Thundercracker survives his ordeal, but is badly damaged and unable to transform or fly. Stranded in the ruins of New York, Thundercracker takes refuge in an abandoned building and watches [[television]] to pass the time until he's rescued. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

''Cobra commissions Laird James "[[Destro]]" McCullen to create the [[M.A.S.S. Device]], a teleporter allowing instantaneous transport across the world; however, his theory is flawed, and he is forced to seal himself into a metal containment suit to survive after testing the device on himself. For his failure, Destro is brought to Cobra's arctic "[[Section Zero]]" base to fix his creation or die. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}} {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 4}}<ref name="GIJoe"/> At the same time, Cobra High Command members [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax and Xamot Paoli]] are hired to provide intelligence on G.I. Joe for {{i|Colonel Shtern}}, who wishes to create [[Oktober Guard|a Russian counterpart to the team]]. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 3|Oktober Guard, Part 3}}''

[[File:Crashsuitsandtransports.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Geronimo!'']]
Skywatch continues its anti-Transformer operations, reverse-engineering Cybertronian technology to produce new weapons to safely combat rogue Transformers on Earth; this initiative culminating in the development of the unit's signature [[crash suit]]s. What Skywatch doesn't know is that this technology is secretly being provided to Skywatch via Spike Witwicky, whose disregard for the rules drives him to cut a deal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] are amongst those captured. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

''Undercover G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] infiltrates Cobra, unaware of its true nature. Though he is outplayed by the Paoli brothers, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra}} his intelligence helps convince Hawk that Cobra is real, leading to Snake Eyes and Mainframe being reinstated as Joes. {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 6}} Destro completes the M.A.S.S. Device with the help of Doctors [[Doctor Mindbender|Mindbender]] and {{i|Gerry Orizama|Orizama}}, but is imprisoned in the Section Ten gulag for his insolence; {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} however, he manages to depose the warden [[Major Bludd]] and take over, bargaining with Cobra Commander for freedom and power. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}} Cobra puts M.A.S.S. into use for theft, assassination, extortion, and even creating "[[Section Sabine]]", a base in the Sabine crater on the moon.{{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} In response to Cobra's use of the M.A.S.S. Device, the G.I. Joe team undergoes retraining under Snake Eyes. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}}''

[[Dominus Ambus]], now a mole within the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], reports that the Decepticons have lost contact with [[Garrus-9]] and DJD scouting parties do not return. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] authorizes [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] to assemble a new team of [[Wreckers]]. Their mission is twofold—to rescue any Autobot prisoners and to download data from the [[Aequitas]] supercomputer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Bullets}} At some point after this, the other four members of the DJD discover the mole in their organization and subject Dominus to "[[domestication]]", reducing him to a feral "Pet". Another Decepticon thus steps up to become the next "[[Vos (G1)|Vos]]". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Still marooned on LV-114, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] discovers a Decepticon shipwreck with surviving crewmembers [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] ([[Viewfinder]] alas, didn't make it.) He saves an [[Varta|alien]] from them and in the process blows them and his escape ship to pieces. And so, he waits... {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

At some point after Gorlam Prime's transformation, the malevolent Dead Universe entity known as the [[D-Void]] lures the entire population of the planet into his domain and devours their [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

===2010===
''Hawk deploys a new recruit to G.I. Joe, codenamed {{i|Ronin|"Chameleon"}}, to locate and retrieve Chuckles, who has gone off the grid; she is unable to persuade him to return, but brings back Cobra defector Erika Le Tene, half-sister of the [[Baroness]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}} In exchange for asylum, Erika joins the Joes, taking on the codename of her rescuer (who quit the team in disgust) and becoming the new [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]. {{istorylink|Cobra: Special issue 2|Cobra: Special #2}} Chuckles is captured by Cobra Commander, who seeks to truly recruit him into Cobra. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}}''

[[File:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|thumb|left|Botkind, well, that was another story.]]
Thundercracker is rescued by a rag-tag team of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. He discovers, however, that he has lost his taste for fighting, having come to respect humanity and its culture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Prowl is captured by Skywatch, and Hot Rod's rescue mission leads to Ironhide's death. Depressed, Optimus Prime resigns as Autobot leader and surrenders to Skywatch. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Frustrated by recent events, Hot Rod and a group of like-minded Autobots make preparations to leave Earth. They decide to join forces with Swindle's Decepticons, while the other Autobots chose to remain on Earth, and Bumblebee is elected the new Autobot leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Cue the A-Team [[theme song|theme]].]]

''Hawk recruits a civilian to the G.I. Joe team, [[Agent Helix]], thanks to her possession of an unusual ability known as {{i|total organic battlefield awareness}}, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special - Helix|Special - Helix}} and also recruits private investigator [[Scoop (G.I. Joe)|Leonard Michaels]] to investigate the {{i|Coil}}, a religious movement with suspected Cobra ties; however, Michaels ends up brainwashed by the cult's leader [[Serpentor]] following Hawk's seemingly apathetic treatment of him, and willingly offers himself to be sacrificed to their deity, [[Golobulus]]. {{istorylink|Serpent's Tale Part Five: Viper's Nest|Serpent's Tale}}''

Eight months after Dominus Ambus's report, the [[Wreckers]]—bolstered by new recruits [[Verity Carlo]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], ascended fanboy [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and lead by a returned Impactor—arrive at Garrus-9 and begin their assault. Overlord retaliates by ordering the death of all Autobot prisoners upon the Wreckers' arrival save Grimlock, who has vanished. The Wreckers take heavy casualties over the course of their mission, but succeed in capturing Overlord and securing the data from [[Aequitas]]. Overlord is captured and the remaining Decepticons scatter, glad to be free of Overlord's oppression. The [[data slug]] that contains the various records from the Aequitas trials are entrusted to Prowl. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}

After dropping off the Wreckers on Garrus-9, Ultra Magnus arrives on Earth to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus Prime. Afraid of being arrested by Magnus, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Blurr leave to join Hot Rod, but all except Blurr are captured by Skywatch and used as leverage by Spike for Optimus Prime to talk. Magnus leaves to find Hot Rod. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Bumblebee's feelings of inadequacy, combined with the derision he faces from his fellow Autobots, pushes him into making a reckless deal with Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]]. Horiuchi promises the Autobots protection from Skywatch if they capture Decepticons, but at the price of being immobilized if they disobey. Skywatch quickly forces Bumblebee's troops to capture other ''Autobots'', starting with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. After Bumblebee's immobilizing badge is damaged, he locates the [[Sanjay Bharwaney|creator]] of the badges and personally destroys them, defeating Skywarp and proving his worth as leader of the Autobots in the process. {{storylink|The Transformers: Bumblebee}}

Ultra Magnus shows up and tries to arrest Swindle, but Rodimus defends his ally. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Ultra Magnus takes several Autobots from Bumblebee's group with him to help him detain Swindle and the rebellious Rodimus. Swindle uses the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s to test some experimental [[combiner]] technology, and when Ultra Magnus arrives Swindle betrays Rodimus and unleashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to kill the Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Spike releases Optimus Prime to battle Menasor, but the combiner is undone after the Stunticons fail to unite their minds into a workable gestalt. The battle prompts Spike to realize that the Autobots are not part of the problem. Skywatch forges a new alliance with Bumblebee's Autobots, while Rodimus steals Ultra Magnus's spaceship and strikes off on his own. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The space-bound Decepticons fare little better than their Earth-bound counterparts; Starscream's poor leadership, combined with dwindling fuel sources, leads to the collapse of the Decepticon faction. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} On a desolate asteroid, the Decepticons scrounge for fuel and cannibalize each other for Energon and parts, {{storylink|All His Engines‎}} a barbaric practice encouraged by [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] general [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who travels to space following a failed combiner experiment. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} The other Predacons remain on Earth, where they eventually join the government of [[China]] as border guards. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

[[File:Ongoing Issue 13 - Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|''Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Yes, I'm back in black'']]

Tiring of Starscream's bungled leadership, Soundwave and Shockwave revive Megatron in a new body equipped with [[Titan (group)|Titan]]-derived [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] technology. His old body is used to create replicas of his old gun mode, which contain small pieces of the Decepticon leader's consciousness. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Rodimus arrives at the Decepticons' asteroid base, intending to retrieve the Matrix. He succeeds in stealing it back from Starscream, but is confronted by the newly upgraded Megatron who blasts him and the Matrix into space. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

In his new body, Megatron retakes leadership of the Decepticons {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} and sends the Megatron guns to Earth, where they quickly spread amongst unsuspecting humans with anti-Transformer sentiments. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Spike disobeys orders and goes rogue, hunting down and executing [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in an attempt to prevent Devastator from ever being formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion continues his project to clean the desolate world, though these efforts are threatened by the increasingly ravenous Insecticon swarm. Trion decides to resurrect a copy of the one Autobot most suited for the job: Ironhide. The confused duplicate lacks all of Ironhide's memories from the war, but does his job well. He also recovers Sunstreaker, having survived his sacrifice years earlier. Alpha Trion and Metroplex take off for parts unknown, leaving Ironhide and Sunstreaker on the planet to finish off the Swarm. Over the course of their campaign, Sunstreaker adopts one of the failed clones as a pet, which he nicknames "[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: Ironhide}}

As Rodimus floats through space, the Matrix bonds with him, saving his life. He crashes on the planet [[LV-118]], where he meets Wheelie. Together with him and the alien [[Garnak]], Rodimus steals a ship and heads to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

[[File:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Alas, neither a pirate nor a ninja.]]

Galvatron frees himself from the solar pool, fully fused with the Darkness. He tracks down the Dead Universe Transformers trapped on Gorlam Prime, Cyclonus and Scourge. Using his new powers, he revives Scourge, using him to create a personal guard in the form of the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|Rebirth}} They investigate the planet's missing inhabitants, {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} and upon learning about the D-Void's plans to destroy all Transformers, set out to raise an army to oppose it.<ref>The point at which Galvatron escapes the solar pool is never made explicit, but it can be inferred from several pieces of evidence: it occurs after ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' (per ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'''s epilogue), Autobot guards are present on Garrus-9, and it has been "years" since Galvatron's defeat.</ref> {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Galvatron and his men discover a block of ice in space, unaware that it contains a [[zombie]] virus brought from another dimension by the extradimensional vampire-zombie [[Britt]]. Several of Galvatron's crew members are infected by the zombie virus, and his ship crash-lands on Earth in [[Las Vegas]], forcing the Autobots and Skywatch to pitch in and contain the infestation. Kup is infected by the virus and transformed into a zombie, but uses Prowl's mental link to thwart the swarm and warp Britt, her virus, and himself through time and space to the dawn of the Dead Universe. The Autobots refuse to join Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Infestation (IDW)|Infestation}} ''This {{i|Undermind}} also targets G.I. Joe through a malevolent, sentient computer virus, but it is stopped from spreading beyond an underwater Cobra base by the sacrifice of [[Psych Out|Psyche Out]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Infestation}}''

Though physically unharmed by his experience, Kup is stranded within the Dead Universe and spends the next several billion years on a barren asteroid. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} He encounters the similarly stranded Nova Prime, who tries and fails to turn his body into a space bridge back into the living world. {{storylink| No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

''Through some difficulty G.I. Joe manages to partially reverse-engineer M.A.S.S. technology, and Snake Eyes and Helix use it to hitch a ride back to Section Zero, forcing Cobra Commander to activate the base's self-destruct and destroy M.A.S.S. to keep it out of the Joes' hands. The staff of the Section Sabine moonbase, totally cut off without the M.A.S.S. device, are left to starve to death. {{istorylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction Part 5|M.A.S.S. Destruction}}''

Galvatron takes his new army to Cybertron, declaring it the first line of defense against the D-Void. Rodimus also arrives on the planet where he meets Ironhide and Sunstreaker and learns of Galvatron's presence. The assorted Autobots leave Cybertron to warn Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Four months later, [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] strikes a deal with three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], providing them with energon in exchange for their services. Under his orders, the Combaticons attack [[South Korea]], prompting the United States government to declare the employment of Cybertronians equivalent to the use of weapons of mass destruction. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Skywatch and the Autobots move out to defeat the Combaticons. To keep the public from learning that the US also employs Cybertronians, the Autobots remain in their vehicle modes throughout the battle, and are easily defeated. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

[[File:TheDemolishedMan-BumblebeeGetsShot.jpg|thumb|left|"NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENED. ''EVVVVER''."]]
Bumblebee meets with Thundercracker, who is now only interested in watching TV, and convinces him to help them. [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] hacks the spy satellites above Korea, allowing the Autobots to fight in [[robot mode]]. Backed up by these resources, the Autobots defeat the Combaticons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawks Among the Sparrows}} As the Autobots are attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who have a similar contract with [[China]], Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] breaks the encryption on one of the satellites. The secret alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots is revealed to the world, and [[Russia]] attempts to nuke the Transformers, though Cosmos saves them. The energon factories in North Korea and China are destroyed, ending the threat from the Combaticons and Predacons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

The incident turns into a PR nightmare for both Skywatch and the Autobots. Bumblebee holds a press conference, but fails to contain the unruly crowd and is grievously injured by [[Joe Gladki]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}} Megatron's Decepticons return to Earth, attacking the Autobot-Skywatch base and freeing the Decepticon captives within. The plane carrying Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky and the rest of the Korea team is shot down over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Ultra Magnus takes charge and has the base evacuated. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He and his troops attempt to regroup, but are defeated by Megatron himself. Meanwhile, Starscream tries and fails to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

After two days, Optimus Prime's team emerge from the oceans alive. Prime confronts Megatron, who is holding Magnus hostage, and causes him to flee by injuring Soundwave. Jazz is forced to kill [[John Powell|a human]] in order to save his comrades, furthering Autobot distrust among human civilians. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} After another meeting with Prime, Megatron surrenders himself so that he can watch from the inside as the Autobots are crushed by the humans they protect. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

''The Commander offers to let Chuckles kill Tomax and Xamot, the architects of his misery, to win him over; Chuckles agrees, {{istorylink|Sidewinder}} but, his agreement is merely a ploy to get close to the Commander, and when he gets the opportunity, Chuckles shoots Cobra Commander through the head, killing him. {{istorylink|Rattler (issue)|Rattler}} Though he intends to kill Tomax and Xamot as well, Tomax manages to get away from him; instead, Chuckles uses a nuclear submarine docked at Section Twenty to destroy the base and kill everyone on it, including himself and Xamot. The Baroness and Tomax manage to escape at the last minute. {{istorylink|King Cobra (issue)|King Cobra}}''
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===2011===
[[File:PoliceActionPrologue-Prowl.jpg|thumb|Prowl discovered his "Summon Leggy Dame" spell had failed.]]
Six weeks after Megatron's surrender, Rodimus and his crew arrive on Earth and return the Matrix to Optimus Prime. Learning about Galvatron's invasion of Cybertron, Optimus takes most of the Autobots and Megatron with him, Prime leaves Earth on Omega Supreme. Bumblebee, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, and several others remain behind to investigate Megatron's claims that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

Prowl investigates Spike by following him around. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}} While investigating the site of Scrapper's death, he is attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but defeating and interrogating yields nothing about his motives. The Autobots bring in Sandra, who enlightens them on Spike's sociopathic past. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Bumblebee and the other Autobots keep busy by tracking down rogue Decepticons, and Bumblebee singlehandedly takes down a Decepticon plot to activate a space bridge. {{storylink|The Question}} The defeat proves so humiliating that [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] quits the Stunticons forever. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After four months of investigation, {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Spike shamelessly admits to killing Scrapper, but Prowl's fair share of questionable actions makes him unsure on what to do about it. During an attempted arrest of anti-Autobot pundit [[Ben Simpson]], the Autobots learn that he was a [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] created by Swindle. Under interrogation, Swindle reveals that he had been selling weapons to Skywatch via Spike for years. The alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots quickly dissolves and Spike becomes an international fugitive. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

''Cobra scientist {{i|Dr. Llund}} opens a Lovecraftian gateway to bring the Elder Gods through into the world. Crystal Ball, Storm Shadow, {{i|Interrogator}}, and a group of inmates of {{i|Snake Pit|Cobra's insane asylum}} manage to stop Llund, though Crystal Ball—a worshipper of the Elder Gods—only stops her as he wants to bring them through ''properly'', by finding ''every'' gateway. {{istorylink|Infestation 2: G.I. Joe}}''

En route to Cybertron, Optimus Prime must choose life imprisonment or execution for Megatron's punishment in anticipation of his future trial. He tries to talk to his nemesis, but is only goaded into torturing him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} When he asks Megatron what he would choose, Megatron chooses death. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Cyclonus and the Sweeps take over [[Kimia Facility]]. The Autobots arrive on Cybertron, where Optimus Prime again declines to join Galvatron's army, causing Galvatron to responds with violence. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} In order to reach Cybertron's core, Galvatron uses Kimia to fire on the planet's surface until the facility is destroyed from within. As the Autobots fight Galvatron's army, Megatron escapes from captivity and powers himself up using his Megatron-guns. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Deceptigod Chaos part3 Kings.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Deceptigod?]]
Megatron uses the space bridge technology in his body to summon his Decepticon army to Cybertron. The D-Void, acting through Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], mind-controls them into combining with Galvatron's troops to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} While Megatron fights and defeats the Deceptigod, Galvatron reaches [[Vector Sigma]] and inserts the Heart of Darkness into it, hoping this will stop the D-Void from entering the universe when in truth it does the opposite. Optimus Prime stops the D-Void from turning Cybertron into a portal to the Dead Universe by opening the Matrix of Leadership into the planet's core, emptying the artifact completely. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

Galvatron and his forces are defeated, and the cleansing of Vector Sigma has the unexpected side effect of "resetting" Cybertron back to a living, primordial state. Though the planet is habitable once again, it is also wild and untamed, and all indications of Transformer civilization have been lost. Every Cybertronian in the universe receives a simple message, courtesy of Vector Sigma: "come home". With the Decepticons in shambles and Megatron missing, the Great War is considered over, though the Autobot victory proves pyrrhic. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Over the next three weeks, Bumblebee's team returns to Cybertron, taking care to remove every piece of Cybertronian technology they can find on Earth before they depart. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Joining up with the other Autobots on Cybertron, they successfully inter the weakened and disoriented Decepticons within the wreckage of the Kimia satellite and plant them with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] to keep them docile. Before they can begin rebuilding society, however, they are joined by tens of thousands of neutrals, deserters, refugees, and other assorted noncombatants. Prowl dubs the hordes of civilians "[[NAIL]]s".

[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Remember to share, kids. Peace, I'm out.]]
Tensions between the three groups grow until Optimus Prime, having inadvertently time-jumped three weeks forward following his defeat of Galvatron, arrives in the shantytown that was once Iacon. The Autobots bring him up to speed, though ex-Autobot [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], ''de facto'' speaker for the NAILs, makes it clear that his people want neither the Autobots nor Decepticons on "their" planet. When riots break out in the streets due to his presence, Prime departs the planet and entrusts the empty Matrix halves to Bumblebee and Rodimus, who are split on whether to stay and rebuild Cybertronian society, or go in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the hopes of starting anew on [[Cyberutopia]] . Prime leaves, and declares that, without the Matrix, he is "Orion Pax" once more—and that Optimus Prime is dead. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:SecretRaiders-GIJoe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."]]
On Earth, the Transformer war is soon overshadowed by the rising threat of Cobra. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} ''The {{i|Cobra Council}} determines the new Cobra Commander through a contest, with the objective to bring as much misery to G.I. Joe as possible, between 7 members of Cobra High Command. The contestants kill countless Joes, destroy the Pit and sink their {{i|Dreadnaught|replacement command center}}, but in the end, Krake is chosen as Cobra's new leader. {{istorylink|Cobra Civil War}} As his first act, the new Cobra Commander brings Cobra out of the shadows by invading the country of [[Nanzhao]], in the {{i|Golden Triangle}} region where he grew up. Cobra takes control of the country and forces its evacuation, before dropping nuclear weapons acquired from [[China]] on Nanzhao's largest population centres, rendering them uninhabitable; thanks to international opposition to the Nanzhaoese regime and a slow-to-act U.S. government, G.I. Joe are unable to prevent Cobra's near-total victory.''

''Major Bludd, Tomax Paoli and Serpentor, unhappy with the new Commander's actions, attempt a coup; however, the Baroness's assassination of the Cobra Council to cement the new Commander's total control forces Bludd and Tomax to surrender themselves into G.I. Joe custody after Serpentor rats them out. Meanwhile, Storm Shadow—angry over the murder of his ''oyabun'' Oda Satori by Cobra assassin [[Zartan]]—invites his old sword-brother Snake Eyes to rejoin the Arashikage and help them take down Cobra; Snake Eyes accepts, though Helix is the only Joe aware of the fact, with all others believing him to have died in Nanzhao. {{istorylink|Cobra Command}}''

''In the aftermath of the invasion, Hawk is dismissed by his superiors, with Duke promoted to Colonel and put in charge of G.I. Joe in his place; the Joes' operating budget is also slashed to 1/3 of what it previously was. To help circumvent their new limitations, Hawk calls in Sergeant {{i|Bildocker}}, a highly skilled "scrounger" capable of calling in favors to get hold of extra resources, on Duke's behalf. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 13|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #13}}'' The reduced budget prevents G.I. Joe from mounting a planned rescue mission for the Cobra forces trapped in Section Sabine. {{storylink|Enter the Shadow}} ''In order to secure their status as a newly "legitimate" world power, Cobra reveals the existence of G.I. Joe to the world, waging a propaganda campaign against them. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #12}} Public awareness of their location forces the Joes to move again, from {{i|Fort Baxter}} to the [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']]. {{istorylink|Deep Terror Epilogue}}''

Though the Cybertronians have left Earth alone for the time being, the effect they have on the shellshocked planet is profound. Embroiled in controversy, Skywatch is considered defunct and is shut down by the United States government. Several operatives are shunted into its successor, the international [[Earth Defense Command]], headed by [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} Determined not to let another invasion happen on her watch, Faireborn and the EDC reverse-engineer what technology they can find, producing new anti-Cybertronian weaponry such as [[mind bomb]]s and particle-based warheads. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Around this time, eccentric tech industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] comes to prominence, head of the [[Onyx]] software and engineering firm. Unbeknownst to anyone on Earth—including ''himself''—Blackrock is a false identity constructed by [[Sovereign]]. As "Blackrock", Sovereign succeeds in collecting dozens of Transformer artifacts from their recent conflicts on Earth, including the corpses of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} From the former two artifacts, he creates an army of [[Seeker clone]]s for the EDC, which are augmented to combine through the energies of the Engima. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Among their many anti-Transformer initiatives is "Project Spectrum", a series of experimental weapons designed to use the Transformers' chameleonic natures against them. Following the mysterious loss of [[Cornelius Trakker]], Adventure Team alumni [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]] steps up and refines it into the "[[M.A.S.K.]]" program. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Matt Trakker profile}}

''Using a "gift" of 700 million dollars from Tomax Paoli, Duke sets up a {{i|G.I. Joe Intelligence|specialised, intelligence-focused unit}} headed by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] to make use of their ex-Cobra assets Tomax, Chameleon and Major Bludd; the unit is stationed in {{i|The Gemini}}, a [[Las Vegas]] casino also "donated" by Tomax. Tomax offers them several leads, including Cobra Commander's son [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy Kessler-Latta]]; {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 1: A New Era|A New Era}} however, Tomax is able to sabotage their missions through back-channels the Joes are unaware of, {{istorylink|The House Always Wins, Part 2: Hand to Hand|Hand to Hand}} leaving the Joes with proof that Tomax's intel is "good" but with no workable leads. {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 4: The Hunt is On!|The Hunt is On!}} The unit takes another blow after Major Bludd is abducted by Colonel Shtern and his [[Oktober Guard]]; when the Joes try to investigate, they barely escape with their lives, and Bludd is able to kill Shtern and take control of the Oktober Guard himself. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 4|Oktober Guard}}''

''Snake Eyes works with the Arashikage to bring down Zartan, managing to crash his plane in the [[Australia]]n outback, but is secretly working to sabotage and weaken the clan from within. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes|Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow}} When G.I. Joe discovers Snake Eyes' betrayal, they become a third party in the Cobra-Arashikage war. Snake Eyes' unwillingness to kill Scarlett leads Storm Shadow to realise that he has been misleading them, and seemingly kills him in a climactic battle that destroys the U.S.S. ''Flagg'' after Snake Eyes is brought back there; {{istorylink|Target: Snake Eyes}} but in fact, Snake Eyes has faked his death and gone into hiding, with only the [[Hard Master]] knowing the truth. {{istorylink|Silence}}''

''The Pentagon determines that G.I. Joe needs a new approach to effectively fight Cobra, and the unit is reorganised into a public-facing team of "celebrity soldiers" similar to the Adventure Team, stationed on [[Governor's Island]] and under the direct command of their namesake Joe Colton; Duke is placed in charge of the field team, {{istorylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}} while Scarlett and Mainframe are placed in charge of the {{i|Special Missions unit}}, a sub-team carrying out more "traditional" black ops missions. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special Missions}} Michael Monk is placed in charge of Cobra's {{i|Manhattan Bureau}}, and begins manipulating events to make it seem as if Duke is a Cobra mole; though Monk is eventually found out and defeated, his actions uncover Duke's ''actual'' past indiscretions, and he is discharged from the Army. {{istorylink|Threat Matrix, Part 4 of 4|Threat Matrix}}''

''Tomax's manipulations lead to the destruction of the Gemini casino and the total collapse of the intelligence unit; Tomax escapes back to Cobra, while Billy Kessler-Latta and G.I. Joe agents Chameleon and Ronin flee and go into hiding. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files|The Cobra Files}}''
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===2012-2013===
[[File:Mtmte-01-liarsatod-p19-panel345-boom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wait for it...wait for it...]]
Rodimus gathers a crew of two hundred Autobots and purchases the ''Unitrex-1'' during the [[Festival of Lost Light]]. The event inspires him to rename the vessel the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Hoping to learn more about the secrets behind creating [[Phase Sixer]]s, Prowl manages to convince Rodimus to take Overlord with them in the hopes of using [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]'s [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] skills to probe the Decepticon's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Before they depart, Chromedome, his [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], and Ratchet discover Tailgate and take him aboard. The ''Lost Light'' departs Cybertron shortly afterwards... but the quantum engines malfunction shortly after the ship launches due to a mishap involving Overlord's slow cell {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}, and the vessel vanishes in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:TheAutonomyLesson-spaceport.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."]]
The loss of the ''Lost Light'' causes ructions between the Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs; the latter faction believing that the Autobots are now publicly discouraging anyone from leaving their shantytown. Having made the difficult choice to release the Decepticons to help keep the peace, Bumblebee is forced to put down [[Horri-Bull]] when the Decepticon oversteps his authority. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

Around this time, war hero and all-around do-gooder [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] decides to strike out on his own search for the Knights of Cybertron aboard his own ship, the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''. He discovers the lost colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and recruits three of the inhabitants—[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]—to join him on his quest. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

An attempt on Bumblebee's life via [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] leads to the latter's death and prompts Starscream to start working with Bumblebee's Autobots in their efforts to rebuild a functioning government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] secretly continues Shockwave's old combiner experiments, which results in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, seemingly executing him. {{storylink|Devisive}} Ironhide salvages the situation by petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons deactivated. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

After [[Barrel Roll]] dies, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his crew of [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] leave Iacon to start anew in the wilderness beyond. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to try and find the missing fliers; they discover that the lands beyond Iacon have a disorienting effect on Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}}

[[File:Sparkeater rips The Chaos of Warm Things.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''HEEEEERE'S JOHNNY!'']]

Meanwhile, in space, the ''Lost Light'' rematerializes, ''twice''; the peculiar quantum engines mean that the explosion creates a duplicate ''Lost Light'', one on-course and one off-course. The on-course ''Lost Light'' and its duplicate crew embark on a series of improbable adventures that ends when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], on the trail of the traitorous Overlord and tipped off to his location by conflicted double agent [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], kill everyone aboard save Rewind. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The ''other'' ''Lost Light'', however, materializes near the edge of the galaxy, where the crew meets Skids and contends with the Sparkeater. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The Sparkeater's rampage accidentally damages the [[slow cell]] containing Overlord, which alerts paranoid security director Red Alert to the stowaway. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:MTMTE ROE Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Grimlock in stained glass.]]

On Cybertron, Wheeljack investigates a mysterious time machine brought to the planet by [[Turmoil]]. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} This has repercussions across the galaxy; far away from Cybertron, Orion Pax, Hardhead, [[Garnak]], and Wheelie discover that Jhiaxus, Bludgeon, and Monstructor are carrying out a part of Shockwave's Regenesis program to alter the future using the chronologically destabilized world of [[LV-117]], a plan involving Turmoil's time machine. Thought they thwart Jhiaxus's scheme, the planet is destroyed. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

On the planet [[Clemency]], a [[Scavengers (G1)|band of misfit Decepticons]]—the former Foragers—stumble on [[Fulcrum]], a cowardly [[K-Class]] suicide bomber. Together, they investigate an anomalous [[Worldsweeper]] ship containing numerous strange experiments and a brain-damaged Grimlock, whom they reactivate to battle the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The Scavengers reluctantly take him on. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Shortly afterwards, the ship chances on the planet [[Theophany]], former home of the now-missing [[Circle of Light]]. The crew discovers [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], and help the struggling Titan return to Cybertron by using Brainstorm's [[mass-displacement gun]] to shrink him to a manageable size so he can safely teleport away. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:RID16 heavyisthehead.jpg|thumb|Spoiler: this won't end well.]]

Metrotitan materializes within the ruins of [[Crystal City]], where his arrival interrupts the search for the missing Autobots. Starscream investigates, and the Titan proclaims him the "chosen one" before his destabilized molecules explode and teleport him away {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} to [[Monument Valley]] on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}} Before Starscream can use his new standing to tip upcoming elections in his favor, Iacon is thrown into chaos when Megatron returns. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Having experimented with [[combiner]] technology in the wake of the D-Void's defeat, Megatron has secretly collaborated with several Decepticons to perfect the process and create a new, more powerful Devastator from the remaining Constructicons... and using Prowl, who has been under Bombshell's mind control all along, as a guinea pig. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

The new Devastator lays waste to Iacon, but is defeated by Ironhide, the Dinobots, and the Aerialbots, the latter group having accidentally combined into a new combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Wheeljack sacrifices himself to neutralize Megatron, while Superion helps defeat Devastator and return Prowl to his senses. Starscream kills Metalhawk to exploit the NAILs and uses the political leverage to declare himself as the sole ruler of the "[[Republic of Cybertron]]", casting both Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}} Starscream recruits [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] as his second-in-command and finds a useful stooge in the religiously inclined [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] {{storylink|Three Monologues}} after taking custody of the comatose Superion and secretly placing Wheeljack into stasis. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

A subsequent stopover on [[Hedonia]] {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} brings the ''Lost Light'' crew into contact with a group of [[Ammonite]]s, and a game of one-upmanship goes wrong when [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] annihilates [[Terradore]] commander [[Imperius Drax]]. With Drax's successor pushing the Terradores towards a dangerous conclusion, the Ammonites join forces with Shockwave. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Megatron's defeat pushes Shockwave into accelerating the development of his Regenesis program—having evolved into an ambitious plan to end the universe so Cybertron can live forever. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Not far away, Metroplex detects [[Ore-7]], and Shockwave dispatches his Ammonite army to reclaim the sample. The Ammonites prove incapable of bringing the Titan down, but ''are'' successful in incapacitating him with a sample of [[Ore-2]]. Having contracted an [[alchemical virus]] from exposure to the deadly ore, a grievously wounded Metroplex jettisons his thumb and the Ore-7 sample before splashing down beneath the oceans of [[Hydrophena]] to recuperate. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Metroplex's thumb impacts the ''Lost Light'', leaving a reluctant [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] to fight off [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and his crew of [[Titan Hunter]]s. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Meanwhile, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and a crew of Autobots cope with a leftover [[phobia shield]]. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife-legislatorfight.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|";"]]

When Rewind is grievously injured in a battle on [[Temptoria]], the possibility of losing his beloved sends Chromedome into a grief spiral that eventually sees him tapping Overlord's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Unfortunately, Chromedome accidentally allows Overlord to escape, and Rewind has to sacrifice himself to jettison the monster from the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Not wanting to jeopardize a great destiny he has foreseen for Rodimus, Drift volunteers to take the fall for the incident and is exiled from the ship. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Overlord's drifting body is found and taken in by the [[Galactic Council]], who rebuild and recruit him into their service. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Ultra Magnus is also fatally wounded in the battle, but his body disappears from the ship's Medibay. The crew track the Magnus Armor and discover lost moon of [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} where they discover Chief Justice Tyrest, who has gone rogue and constructed a [[universal killswitch]] designed to eliminate all Transformers who were constructed cold in an act of religious genocide, helped by mad doctor [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and knight Templar [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. The crew discovers the secret of [[Minimus Ambus]] and eventually defeat Tyrest by using their half of the Matrix to overwrite the killswitch, sacrificing their map to Cyberutopia in the process. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tyrest escapes, managing to teleport himself to the other side of Luna 1, where he is found and repaired by the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:BurningBright-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''They're Windblade and the Brain Windblade and the Brain One is a Titan, the other's a plane!'']]

Alpha Trion makes contact with Thunderclash and persuades him to send his Camien crew members to Hydrophena, where [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] uses her [[cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] talents to tend to Metroplex's many injuries. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

Believing that Shockwave's plans will involve the [[Enigma of Combination]], Alpha Trion correctly deduces it to be on Earth. He travels there to retrieve it, but his vessel is shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he is taken hostage to forward the development of the EDC's weaponry. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

With his pieces in place, Shockwave puts the final pieces of his plan into play. At the request of his old student, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] manipulates Orion Pax into awakening a Titan slumbering beneath [[Gorlam Prime]] and transports it to Cybertron, transforming it into a [[zombie|undead]] "[[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]" that lays waste to Iacon by unleashing a "death plague" that brings the dead back to life, including Metalhawk. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:BlackPlanet-bigfight.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Our arrows will blot out the sun!" "Good; then we will fight in the shade."]]

Shockwave creates a portal to the [[Dead Universe]] to summon Nova Prime and his ancient Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Bumblebee makes an alliance with Soundwave to stop this, but their strike on Shockwave's base proves only partially successful, as Galvatron reemerges before they can close the gate. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Gorlam Prime collapses into a Dead Universe portal, and Orion and his crew are saved by the ''Lost Light''. Orion and Hardhead venture into the rift to stop Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Though Hardhead perishes, Orion succeeds in rescuing both Nightbeat and Kup from the thrall of the Dead Universe. In the ensuing fight against Nova Prime, Prime finally kills his villainous predecessor and retakes the title of "Optimus Prime". {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

With the ''Lost Light'' on Jhiaxus's tail, the ship makes a detour to [[Hydrophena]], where they encounter Metroplex's body, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} his Camien caretakers, {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} and an army of Ammonites. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The crew use their ship's engines to power up the Titan and return him to Cybertron. In the ravaged remains of Iacon, Bumblebee and Megatron form a strange alliance, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and the Decepticon leader uses his internal space bridge to teleport Metroplex's thumb back to its rightful owner, giving Metroplex the energy to kill the Necrotitan and counter the plague. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Unfortunately, all of this plays right into Shockwave's metaphorical hands; having lured all of the elements in his final plan to Cybertron—and having eliminated Nova Prime's control over the Dead Universe—Shockwave begins his final endgame, using Jhiaxus's [[chronal drive]] and the power of all fourteen ores to collapse all of reality into a singularity that will feed Cybertron for all eternity. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:DCFinale megatron the autobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|WHAT.]]

Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron confront Shockwave beneath Crystal City {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} while Metalhawk sacrifices himself once again to destroy the Ammonite army. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Shockwave shoots Bumblebee {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} but the Autobot's sacrifice moves Megatron—having slowly realized the error of his ways—to announce that he is changing sides. Shockwave's incredulity breaks the shadowplay, and, horrified at what he has become, he allows Optimus Prime to put him down. Crystal City collapses into a singularity and drags Bumblebee's body with it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Unbeknownst to anyone, however, Shockwave is not dead, instead having been sent [[#12 million BCE|twelve million years back in time]], to the dawn of Cybertronian civilisation. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Though the Transformers have saved reality, the events of the crisis have changed Cybertron forever. In the aftermath, Autobot Megatron allows himself to stand trial for his crimes against the species, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} while the three Camiens struggle to adjust to their new lives. With the Decepticons left betrayed and rudderless, a new warrior steps up to take command... [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}
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===2014===
''Over the course of several years, an increasingly high-tech G.I. Joe continues to pursue Cobra. At some point, Tomax Paoli takes over Cobra and reforms it into a "legitimate" private security force, and G.I. Joe faces the threat of being shut down now that their job is seemingly done. {{istorylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}}''<ref name="GIJoe"/>

[[File:MTMTE28 megatron pleads guilty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Cast in the name of Primus.]]
Megatron's trial in the [[Raskol Arena]] lasts for five months, and though Megatron initially pleads guilty, Starscream's blustering testimony convinces him to change his plea to "not guilty". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} The ex-Decepticon escapes immediate sentencing on a technicality. Requesting to be judged by the Knights of Cybertron, he joins the crew of the ''Lost Light'' as co-captain alongside an annoyed Rodimus. Before leaving Cybertron, he announces that the Decepticon cause has failed and that all active Decepticons are to stand down. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

Snake Eyes emerges from hiding to apparently join Cobra, though he is in fact acting as a deep-cover operative for G.I. Joe. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} ''After breaking Destro out of a maximum security prison transport, Snake Eyes is tasked with hunting down Billy Kessler-Latta for a pin in his leg, secretly encoded with data; he manages to do so with the help of Erika Le Tene, but allows Billy to go free after a battle with Storm Shadow, instead giving Destro a fake pin. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra|Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra}}''

''Thanks to a combination of G.I. Joe operations in the region, the defection of {{i|Cobra Youth}} captain [[Isaac Craft]], and sabotage by the war-hungry Baroness, Cobra is kicked out of the country of [[Galibi]], where they had been hired to keep the peace during negotiations with its neighbor [[Schleteva]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 4}}'' The [[CIA]]'s {{i|Operational Support}} hires Isaac Craft and ex-Joe mercenaries Duke and [[Big Ben]] to kill Tomax, but though their actions manage to cause the total collapse of Cobra, their lack of knowledge of Snake Eyes' involvement leads to Isaac's death. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} With Cobra defunct, G.I. Joe is shut down. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-galvatronandedc.jpg|thumb|''Awkward!'']]

Those Decepticons still loyal to the cause rally under Galvatron's new banner. Soundwave joins Galvatron's splinter group, announcing that they will follow the ''true'' Decepticon path and seek peace. Galvatron leads his new troops to [[Earth]], where they meet with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] and [[Marissa Faireborn|Director Faireborn]]. The neo-Decepticons convince the skeptical humans of their good intentions by telling them that Megatron has defected to the Autobots, though Galvatron openly chafes under the idea of working alongside humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} In exchange for aid against the Autobots, G.B. Blackrock sponsors the construction of [[Sanctuary Station]] in orbit around Jupiter, which will house the new Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

As the Autobots and their new allies settle in, Optimus Prime decides to lead a small crew of Autobots (and Prowl's Constructicon hangers-on) back to Earth aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'' in search of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Metroplex transforms into his city mode and links up with the ruins of Iacon, providing housing, power, and infrastructure for any in need. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} In time, a "ghetto" of Decepticons springs up around his outskirts, while the Autobots and NAILs live inside the Titan. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Though alive, Metroplex is barely functional, and over several months Windblade slowly nurses him back to health. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} As Metroplex recovers, he begins searching for his Titan brethren, scattered throughout the galaxy. Eventually, he locates [[Navitas]] on [[Velocitron]], [[Chela]] on [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], the remains of the [[Devisiun (Titan)|dead Titan]] on [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} and [[Vigilem|Carcer]], disguised as Metroplex's lost brother [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Though most of the colonies have survived their millennia of isolation unscathed, one world is not so lucky: [[Micronus Prime]]'s colony world of [[Mini-Con]]s is sterilized by the robophobic [[Black Block Consortia]]. The sole survivor, a young female named [[Nickel]], joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happen on the planet days after the attack. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:ABotAndHerCity-metroplexsbrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''They're Windblade and the Brain Yes, Windblade and the Brain Their robotic campaign, is easy to explain'']]

[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron is too dangerous for Windblade to stay, and engineers a public crisis that will allow her access to Metroplex's space bridge by surreptitiously bombing districts within Metroplex. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} Windblade investigates and repeatedly clashes with Starscream {{storylink|A Long Way Down}}, who has by this point established the [[Badgeless]] troopers as enforcers of his will. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} Windblade is horrified when she learns the truth, but strikes an uneasy deal with Starscream in the name of the greater good: in exchange for keeping Chromia's crimes hidden, Windblade will allow Starscream to contact the ''other'' lost colony worlds, help her impoverished home and rebuild the Cybertronian empire with himself at the helm. Though her friend walks free, Windblade is left conflicted by her friend's duplicity and her own moral compromise. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}}

[[File:Full Fathom Five Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Old Primes never die, they just get to be lab rats.]]

Entering Earth's orbit, the ''[[Ark-7]]'' runs up against post-invasion humanity, who deploy sophisticated orbital defense systems derived from Cybertronian technology against them. Sneaking to Earth aboard Sky Lynx, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz encounter [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], who has gone native on Earth and turned his love of television into a career as an aspiring screenwriter. Thundercracker and his new pet [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] are bait, however, and the Earth Defence Command arrives to arrest the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The Autobots flee to the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where Prowl and the Constructicons deploy Devastator against their foes. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} The Autobots escape custody and return to their ship, where they trace the development of the "[[mindbomb]]" to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. The Autobots manage to infiltrate the facility, where they discover and free Alpha Trion. In the conflict, Galvatron kills General Witwicky. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Trion explains the sordid history behind the Enigma of Combination, prompting the Autobots under Prowl's command to search for it {{storylink|The Crucible}} while Optimus returns to Cybertron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}
A globetrotting chase across the world ensues as Prowl's Autobots race Galvatron's Decepticons to find the artifact before the Decepticon leader can destroy it. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} As they close on the Enigma, Prowl and his Constructicons form an unlikely alliance with Spike Witwicky to infiltrate Blackrock's Onyx facility in [[China]]. Devastator's hatred of Spike jeopardizes the mission and causes him to lose control of the Enigma to the Decepticons... who in turn, lose it to Starscream's double-agent Scoop, who has been working within the Decepticons as a mole. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''[Feels intensify]'']]

In deep space, Megatron continues to grapple with his legacy while dealing with the less-than-accepting crew of the ''Lost Light'', including his old nemesis [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} A freak transmission and a mysterious coffin causes the ''Lost Light'' and its crewmembers to start disappearing, a phenomenon caused by their approach to the quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The ''Lost Light'' crew investigates the wreckage of the ship and discovers the "other" Rewind, who is reunited with his beloved Chromedome. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Immediately afterwards, Brainstorm, who has been perfecting the development of a portable [[time case]], takes the ''Lost Light'' crew out of commission and escapes backwards through history with the intention of talking Megatron out of starting the war and saving [[Quark]] from his eventual fate. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} A team of Autobots chase Brainstorm across time to prevent a [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] from overwriting reality entirely and succeed in preventing the increasingly desperate scientist from killing Megatron at the moment of his creation—but not without creating some critically important time loops along the way. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|Good god, y'all.]]

Ratchet decides, after some soul-searching, to leave the ''Lost Light'' and go off in search of his friend [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He tracks the wayward Autobot to the outer rim of the [[galaxy]], and joins Drift in confronting his old commander [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] and [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] over an [[Stone Army|army of ancient automatons]]. Ratchet agrees to help Drift, but only if he promises to return to the ''Lost Light'' at the conclusion of their adventure. {{storylink|The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift: Empire of Stone}}

Learning of Megatron's defection from a postwar edition of his [[Towards Peace|manifesto]], Tarn briefly despairs, but his grief hardens into a resolve to kill Megatron, whom he considers a traitor. He joins forces with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s troops in preparation for all-out war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

With Windblade's repairs on Metroplex nearing completion, Optimus arrives on Cybertron and helps bring Autobot serial killer [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who has been exerting vengeance on war criminals who went unpunished, to justice. {{storylink|The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment}}
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===2015===
[[File:TheSumAndItsParts-OptimusMatrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Starring: Space Jesus, Space Peter, and Space Judas.]]
Starscream resuscitates Wheeljack to help repair Superion with the help of the Enigma and aid Windblade on Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Having established a stable link between the two worlds, Cybertron prepares to make official "first contact"with Caminus after millions of years of mutual isolation. Starscream uses both Menasor and Superion to stage a combiner attack on the planet to win them over, but discovers that the Camiens, like most colonists, consider Optimus Prime to be a divine being, and immediately fall behind him on learning of his existence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Caminus's leader, the [[Mistress of Flame]], comes to believes that Optimus is the "Arisen", the legendary Thirteenth Prime, a belief not held by Pyra Magna or her Torchbearers. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:Optimusmaximus.jpg|thumb|"You have failed. We will find another way."]]

Windblade and Optimus collaborate to undermine Starscream's imperialism from within, and manipulate him into announcing the formation of the "[[Council of Worlds]]", a democratic parliament where Cybertron and its colonies will all have an equal voice. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Infuriated by news of Starscream's scheme, Prowl and the Constructicons arrive on Cybertron to forcibly cut the planet off from the rest of the galaxy, but Starscream stops them by creating [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] from the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], a group of ''Lost Light'' delegates. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Starscream takes custody of Devastator and rebuilds him to incorporate Scoop, forcing the combiner into obeying him. Rattrap, who is secretly a double agent working for Prowl, releases Prowl from prison and gives him the Enigma. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

When Devastator and Menasor go berserk, Prowl uses the Enigma on himself, Prime, and several other Autobots to create [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], who battles Devastator in a fight that spans across the lost colonies. Swindle leads a riot at Metroplex's space bridge; he is shot and presumed dead,{{storylink|All That Remains}} but Rattrap and Wheeljack secretly hide the brain-damaged Cybertronian, knowing that he has incriminating information on Starscream. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} The rogue combiners are defeated, paving the way for the creation of the Council of Worlds. Across the other colonies, the inhabitants are alerted to the fact that Cybertron still exists, and prepare for their own first contacts with their ancestral homeworld. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Optimus visits Prowl to try and reconcile, but the increasingly unstable tactician rejects his attempts. Their disagreement escalates into a full-on fistfight, and Rattrap has no choice but to spirit Prowl's broken body to safety. On Earth, Galvatron and Arcee arrange a clandestine meeting, where Galvatron reveals the otherworldly source behind [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s Onyx operating code. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Bots of the Square Table.]]

Arcee travels to Cybertron and steals the Enigma, hoping to ensure that nobody else can be changed against their will. Windblade and Chromia track her to the [[Rust Sea]], where they encounter Pyra Magna's group of Torchbearers. An accident leads to the creation of [[Victorion]], the first Camien combiner. The Enigma is returned to its proper place, with Starscream none the wiser, while the Torchbearers opt to remain in the Rust Sea. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Starscream and Windblade race each other to try and recruit more colonies into the Council of Worlds; after some adventuring, they succeed in convincing the citizens of [[Velocitron]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]" to join. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In space, a visit to the Vis Vitalis for Thunderclash's "pre-wake" sees the legendary Autobot, and the Camien medic [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], join the Lost Light's crew after they save the other ship from an infestation of "[[personality tick]]s". {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} A series of whimsical events leads to the ''Lost Light'' crew braving the holographic "[[Swearth]]" in search of Swerve {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}, which, in turn, leads them to the [[Necroworld]], where they meet [[Mortilus|Censere]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} A discussion regarding the Necrobot's passivity inspires Censere to use one of Brainstorm's discarded [[time case]]s to start travelling back in time and rescuing the "Disappeared" before they can vanish from history, storing them in stasis pods before they can overcome their timesickness. Among those brought to the present are [[Anode]] and [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Tarantulasspider.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Come into my Noisemaze, said the spider to the bot.]]

At some point after this, Prowl is kidnapped by his old comrade [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]], who has escaped from the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] and recruited [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], a post-war terrorist group sporting experimental biomechanical [[beast mode]]s, to capture a terminally ill [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] for the Aequitas data they carry. Prowl's capture necessitates the return of the Wreckers, who assemble to rescue the disgraced strategist. Their mission takes them into the Noisemaze, where Prowl rejects Tarantulas's offer of an alliance. The Wreckers manage to free Prowl; Kup and Arcee finally sever ties with him and return to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers}}

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', crewmember [[Getaway]] decides that enough is enough and makes a move to incriminate Megatron by grooming Tailgate into performing a suicide mission. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} In case this fails, he also plans a large-scale mutiny, taking advantage of the crew's resentment of Megatron's presence and Rodimus's increasingly erratic leadership; Getaway also convinces them that the captains plan to have him locked up on trumped-up charges, which results in the crew having doubts when he is imprisoned for his attempt to manipulate Tailgate into his death. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} A subsequent encounter with [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] results in a super-powered Tailgate, while Megatron decides to permanently lay down arms in the name of pacifism. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}
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===2016===
[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|left|''Got tired of whining A grander scheme with silver lining For every boy and girl'']]
The formation of the Council of Worlds brings great changes to Cybertron; Transformers from all five colonies start immigrating to Iacon, and the mix of cultures and traditions bolsters the rebuilding city. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Choose Me}} This new optimism has little effect on the increasingly frazzled Starscream, who starts experiencing recurring hallucinations of Bumblebee—who, unbeknownst to anyone, still lives within the Crystal City singularity. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Unsure of his place in this rapidly changing society, Optimus Prime finds a sympathetic ear in [[Aileron]], a young Camien who persuades him to seek out the Torchbearers. They do so, and Pyra Magna vows to build the agnostic Optimus into a worthy Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} At the same time, Galvatron begins recruiting new Decepticons on Cybertron, intending to restart the war on Earth via the space bridge network. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Action Man Mike Brogan sacrifices his life beneath the [[Thames]] to prevent Doctor X's antimatter reactor from destroying the world. [[Ian Noble]], the Action Man Programme agent who uncovered the plot, is made the new Action Man thanks to pressure from the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|To the Victors the Spoils}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Action Man profile}}

The Dinobots accept a secret mission from Camien-turned-Decepticon sympathizer [[Swift (G1)|Swift]]: transporting a payload of Sparks into the Cybertronian wilderness. They contend with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s latest wave of experiments and succeed in reigniting [[Alyon]]'s old hot spot, gaining [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] as the newest member of their team. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

[[File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|thumb|The old man's back again.]]

The faith the colonists place in Optimus pushes him into making ever more reckless decisions, and when Galvatron launches a unilateral attack on Earth, Optimus responds by using his authority to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds, permanently placing it under Cybertronian protection {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} His actions throw both worlds into chaos; on Earth, the Earth Defense Command forms an alliance with the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] to prepare for total war against the Cybertronians, while on Cybertron, Starscream galvanizes the Council against Prime's actions. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Blackrock, his status as a mechanical imposter fully revealed, forges an alliance of convenience with Galvatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Seeking a new advantage, Optimus travels to Sanctuary Station and blackmails Soundwave's Decepticons into joining him and taking down Galvatron. The Autobots battle the Decepticons underwater, where Galvatron uses the powers of the Enigma against his foes before Superion sacrifices himself by de-combining for good to neutralize Blackrock's Enigma code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}}

On Earth, events come to a head in [[Monument Valley]], where Optimus, at Alpha Trion's urging, uses his control over Titans to summon Metrotitan. Optimus summoning a holy Titan convinces the colonists that Prime is, indeed, the Thirteenth Prime, and that Earth is a lost colony of Cybertron, which swings public opinion back his way. Prime, Arcee, and Soundwave subsequently pursue Galvatron to [[Jupiter]], where Prime finally kills the ancient warrior. Hoping to repair relations with humankind, Optimus orders Metrotitan to transform and dubs the Titan "[[Autobot City (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Autobot City]]", an embassy for Cybertronians on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Project Spectrum is accelerated in response to the arrival of Metrotitan, with Miles Mayhem recruiting a group of young civilians (including troubled youth [[Matt Trakker]]) into the project, which has created anti-Cybertronian weapons including weaponized [[Mask]]s and heavily armed transforming vehicles. The result is the elite [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]] task force; however, Mayhem secretly recruits certain members into his own personal black ops team, [[V.E.N.O.M.]]. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}

In space, the mutinous crew of the ''Lost Light'' make their move against Rodimus and his crew by luring them to the [[Necroworld]] under the guise of a psychic attack and stranding them there. What they ''don't'' know is that Getaway has made a deal with the [[Galactic Council]] to hand over Megatron—and even he is unaware that the Decepticon Justice Division has finally tracked down Megatron, and that the Decepticon forces have assembled to take out the traitor and his allies. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} The Galactic Council arrives and deploys their new asset Overlord against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} With the help of the returned Ratchet and Drift—and through Skids's own self sacrifice—the crew manage to repel Deathsaurus's troops; Megatron renounces his pacifism and takes up arms once more to finally put down the DJD for good. In the aftermath, the crew discovers the fate of the time-hopping "Disappeared". Megatron is finally reunited with his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]]... moments before a GC [[geobomb]] detonates inside the planet. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

On the ''Lost Light'', the crew are shocked to learn both about Getaway's deal with the council and that he used his nudge gun to erase the memories of those who would not agree to the coup. Getaway pacifies them by lying that the council promised not to harm anyone but Megatron, but his subsequent efforts to alter the terms of the deal ends in failure. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ModesOfProduction-tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|They're heeeere!]]

The detonation of the geobomb shunts the entire Necroworld into an [[Functionist Universe|alternate reality]] created by Brainstorm's time-travel misadventures. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Rodimus and a small crew of Autobots attempt to teleport back to Cybertron, only to find themselves on the wrong Cybertron! {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} The [[Functionism|Functionist]] Cybertron stands on the brink of extermination, and the arrival of the Autobots threatens to push the uneasy peace completely over the brink. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} The [[Functionist Council]] eventually deploy their [[Moonbase Two|ultimate weapon]] against Cybertron, and Megatron steps up to lead the counterattack and rallies the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Most of the Autobots return to their home universe, but Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron joins the League and begins again, this time basing his revolution on "peace through empathy". On Necroworld, Anode—having been hallucinating Lug still being alive thanks to her timesickness—manages to resurrect her using the widowed metal "snowflake" and traces of Lug's spark energy in Necroworld's flowers. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

On the "real" Cybertron, Windblade and the other Council members continue to keep the peace {{storylink|07:00:00}} while Starscream hires exiled [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Fateweaver]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to search for Swindle's body in the hopes of permanently silencing the loose end. {{storylink|The Price of You}} {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Increasing tensions between the [[Badgeless]] and the civilians prompt [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to step up and reform Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Chromia and Windblade continue to search for Swindle's body as Airachnid surreptitiously racks up a mnemosurgical murder spree, while [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] joins the Badgeless to bring down their organization from within. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Their inquiry ends when Rattrap and Wheeljack reveal the location of Swindle's body. The Combaticons use the Enigma to probe Swindle's mind and merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who attacks Iacon. Ironhide's new recruits bring down the combiner, but in the aftermath Chromia confesses to her old crimes and is sent to jail. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Prompted by Getaway, Perceptor manages to find "the [[Warren]]", a series of quantum tunnels that the Lost Light crew can use to reach Cyberutopia, but this "victory" is stymied by the Lost Light finally receiving the "last will and testament" of the crew, broadcast from Necroworld, which reveals their apparent imminent deaths at the hands of the Decepticon Justice Division. Despite Getaway's flustered insistence that the transmission is a fake, the crew is horrified and wants to go back for them, leading Getaway to use his nudge gun to memory-wipe Thunderclash and Riptide, though—unbeknownst to him—it fails on the latter. Getaway has Froid and Sunder released from the ship's brig so that Sunder can use his remote mnemosurgery abilities to trap Thunderclash in a memory loop and make the crew forget the transmission; though Getaway initially balks at Sunder's demand for twenty-five [[life cord]]s to feast on in exchange, he quickly comes around. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

The [[President of the United States]], furious at the EDC's recent failures, dissolves the organization in favor of [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]], leading a revitalized team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] veterans. {{storylink|White Light}} What she doesn't know is that Joe Colton and several G.I. Joe troopers have been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The real Colton, having survived the Dire Wraith attack, takes on the identity of Baron Ironblood and joins up with Garrison Kreiger, intending to solve the Cybertronian problem by other means. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"SHUT UP, DAMMIT!"]]

Metrotitan broadcasts a message to the galaxy at large... a message that reaches Cybertron and awakens [[Infinitus]] from his long slumber beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Disgusted at what Cybertron has become, "Sentinel Prime" returns to life and rampages through Iacon before bridging to Earth. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} There, he captures G.B. Blackrock and forcibly awakens his "Sovereign" persona {{storylink|White Light}} before leaving for Prion with Soundwave and Optimus. Claiming to be the herald of Onyx Prime's return, Sentinel attempts and fails to convince Optimus to stand with him. {{storylink|White Light}} Subsequently, Infinitus and Sovereign travel to [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], where Infinitus uses his powers to reactivate the Titan graveyard and send them to "cleanse" Cybertron. Infinitus perishes and Fortress Maximus, Red Alert, and Prowl manage to send his fleet of Titans off-course so that it will take months for them to reach Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

On Necroworld, the stranded ''Lost Light''ers prepare to attempt re-contact with Cybertron using a [[Skip|convenient alt-mode]] they found amongst the dead Decepticons. Tailgate accepts treatment for his hyperactive spark, but a vengeful [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] buries him for another six million years {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} before taking control of Necroworld with his fellow Decepticon Disappeared, until Fortress Maximus and his team arrive in response to Team Rodimus's "last will and testament". {{storylink|Sardines}}

The "Rod Squad"'s first stop is [[Troja Major]], where they seek to obtain a new map to Cyberutopia from [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]'s contact [[Agonizer]]; however, Nautica has an ulterior motive for travelling to the planet, seeking to use the [[Carthasian]] [[Mengel]]'s Resus Cradle to resurrect Skids from his brain module. Meanwhile, Anode and Lug meet up with her old co-worker [[Wipe-Out]], but soon find themselves under attack from both the Black Block Consortia and the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Anode, Lug and Wipe-Out escape, and Flame's troops instead pursue their more important target—a newborn Transformer known as the "[[Infinite]]", capable of turning into anything—to Mengel's lab. Nautica manages to break out of Mengel's siphon and escape from the Grand Architect's men before losing her friendship with Velocity, which Mengel had demanded as payment for Skids's resurrection, but loses her emotional connection to her memories of Skids in the process. Flame and his men recover the Resus Cradle, which is actually the Magnificence, and deliver it to Scorponok. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} The Grand Architect moves his plans into their final phase, using the Black Block Consortia, which he has infiltrated and taken over, to clear the Benzene cluster of life so that he can use its threadbare space to banish the threat he had seen so long before. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

Around three weeks into Skip's journey, tensions start to flare during a prank war between the bored Swerve and Anode; things come to a head when the crew receive news from Fortress Maximus on Necroworld that Tailgate has apparently spontaneously combusted, leading a grief-stricken Cyclonus to inadvertently wound Rewind with his Great Sword. As fighting breaks out aboard the ship, Skip's [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] begins wearing off, causing the dead Decepticon to shrink, threatening to crush the crew. {{storylink|Sardines}} Ten, having apparently gained the ability to speak—in reality, the Omega Guardians manipulating the crew by speaking through him—attempts to rally the other Autobots to save the de-materializing Ratchet by plotting a course through the Warren to Mederi.<ref name="LLTimeline">The Lost Light timeline relative to the rest of the universe takes... a lot of {{w|No-Prize|No-Prizing}} to figure out. Despite [https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1062091397271089152 ''Crucible'' taking place simultaneously to ''Unicron''], the characters indicate that from their perspective it was only four weeks between ''Dissolution'' and ''Crucible'', rather than ''two years''. This can be fixed by assuming that the characters' various trips through the Warren took them through time as well as space... but we're also going to assume that Scorponok's transmat portal had similar time-bending consequences, as otherwise, timeline crossover means we'd have to conclude that it took years for Mirage and the Protectobots to catch up with the ''Lost Light''. James Roberts encourages us not to try and do the mathematics.</ref> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:TheNewColossus-thisendsnow.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Behold the power of brand synergy*! (* [[Synergy]] not included.)]]

Doctor X manipulates the Action Man Programme into retrieving the [[O.S. Codex|data]] she requires to gain full access to all American intelligence communications; in the process, however, Action Man discovers her true identity as Mercy Gale, and she is forced to flee the AMP. {{storylink|Action Man (comic)|Action Man}}

Rom the Space Knight makes planetfall on Earth to hunt the Dire Wraiths, but is taken off guard by the subtlety of their infiltration and their ability to hide from his [[energy analyzer]]. With the help of traumatized military veteran [[Darby Mason]] and Wraith-infected police officer [[Camilla Byers]], Rom is able to disrupt the Wraiths' operations in northern [[California]], and discovers that they have infiltrated the forces of G.I. Joe. {{storylink|ROM (comic)|Earthfall}} Rom's investigation leads him to [[Seattle]], where the Wraiths have him attacked by the monstrous [[Axiom (ROM)|Axiom]]. {{storylink|Field Test}}

Several months pass, and humanity and Cybertronians uneasily coexist on Earth in spite of the Autobot's continued humanitarian efforts. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} All this changes when extradimensional warlord [[Baron Karza]], hailing from [[Micronus Prime]]'s dying dimension of [[Microspace]], sets his sights on Earth's ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], which he can use to save his universe. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} He cuts a deal with the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[Miles Mayhem]] and begins transporting supplies of the ore into his dimension, which has the side effect of destabilizing the ore on Earth and threatening the planet with nuclear annihilation. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} Believing the Cybertronians at fault, “Colton” seeks out Miles Mayhem, who gears up to deploy [[M.A.S.K.]] in the field by using his captive [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as a source of scientific development. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Colton deploys G.I. Joe in [[Portland]] against Jazz and Arcee; during the battle, [[Rom]] arrives and immediately kills the false Colton. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The Autobots pursue Rom while [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] relocates to Earth to deal with the malfunctioning Metrotitan, and a [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] session catapults her into Microspace. {{storylink|Informed}} Thundercracker defends the President from a Dire Wraith incursion {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} while [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] leads a daring heist to rescue Kup from MASK captivity. {{storylink|The Modern World}} The heroic [[Micronaut]]s cut a deal with their nemesis Karza and travel to our dimension. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} The Scavengers briefly stop by Earth, where they befriend washed-up G.I. Joe recruit [[MP3]] and Crankcase's [[CONS4EVA|online boyfriend]]—in reality a pacifistic Dire Wraith—as part of a mystical "[[Crossover]]". {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

[[File:ValleyForge-MonsterKarza.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"''Enerchange''."]]

Miles Mayhem, M.A.S.K., and the Dire Wraiths launch an assault on Autobot City, which turns into a free-for-all when Baron Karza arrives. Only by teaming up do the heroes manage to force the villain back into Microspace and neutralize Earth's remaining stores of Ore-13. In the aftermath, Optimus Prime and his new allies realize that they will have to defend Earth together, as equals. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

G.I. Joe parts ways with the U.S. government to become an independent peacekeeping force, adapting the captured Decepticon warship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which they rechristen ''Lemuria'', into an underwater base of operations. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} Skywarp, mistreated and abandoned by Galvatron's Decepticons, reluctantly joins the G.I. Joe team in exchange for them promising to fix his lost teleportation powers. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} Former G.I. Joe leader Duke returns to the U.S. Army, taking on Roadblock—torn between his loyalties to G.I. Joe and his country—as an informant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Duke profile}}

The Micronauts are captured by a scientific organisation that seeks to vivisect them, but escape with the help of a [[Rhonda Conway|sympathetic scientist]]. {{storylink|Micronauts issue 7|Micronauts #7}} Following their discovery of a miniature city populated by [[Kronus|refugees]] from a destroyed future Microspace, {{storylink|Micronauts issue 9|Micronauts #9}} a battle with alternate future versions of themselves inadvertently brings the Micronauts under attack by Baron Karza's forces once more. {{storylink|Micronauts Annual 2017|Micronauts Annual}}

[[File:Desperate Times - Depth Of My Pettiness.jpg|thumb|left|Nothing more need be said.]]

Windblade returns to Cybertron just in time for Sentinel Prime's fleet of [[zombie|undead]] titans to make planetfall on Cybertron. The Republic of Cybertron musters its defenses and prepares to fight back... {{storylink|Ping}} but their efforts aren't enough, and as a result Starscream orders his troops to storm [[Vigilem|Carcer]] against the wishes of its commander [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and force the Titan to transform. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Windblade joins the infiltration team, but is horrified when she learns she has awoken Vigilem after years of slumber. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} Vigilem destroys the zombie Titans, but proves too much for Windblade to control. Metroplex releases Chromia to help her, and Elita One manages to kill the Titan... but not before Vigilem disgorges Liege Maximo, the Prime teleporting away to places unknown. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Miles Mayhem and his V.E.N.O.M. loyalists split from M.A.S.K., and begin building a criminal empire by selling dangerous prototype [[Mask]]s on the black market. They are thwarted by M.A.S.K., who have V.E.N.O.M. arrested and imprisoned; however, while they celebrate their victory, M.A.S.K. member [[Brad Turner]] is captured and replaced by the shapeshifting Zartan. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5}}

Rom's fellow Space Knights [[Livia]] and [[Orphion]] arrive on Earth, believing that the planet's Wraith infection has reached the point where the planet must be destroyed. Despite his comrades' intent, Rom is able to convince them to stay their hand and investigate the cause of the Wraiths' unusual behavior after a battle with the [[Absence]] almost kills Livia. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 5|Reinforcements}} A battle with the Wraith-monsters [[Scylla (ROM)|Scylla]] and [[Charybdis]] reveals that the Dire Wraiths are gathering energy to hasten the growth of the [[Presence]], a Dire Wraith deity incubating within the planet. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4|Long Roads to Ruin}}
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===2017===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionMeetsTheAutobots.jpg|thumb|Remember me, from two-thirds up the page? I still exist!]]

In the country of [[Schleteva]], G.B. Blackrock investigates the Talisman and provokes a crisis aboveground when his recklessness transforms civilians into Dire Wraiths. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} He, [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], [[Ayana Jones]], and Kup team up to chase the Talisman across the globe and beyond in the hopes of returning Ayana's G.I. Joe comrades to normal, encountering a villainous alliance—the [[Iron Ring]]—of foes such as [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the last of the living Maximal Autobots... even as the frozen corpse of Domitius Major is examined by the forces of Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} The Revolutionaries break into Kreiger's [[Project Ice Man]] compound and capture Kreiger while also reuniting with the time lost [[Sgt. Savage]]. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Before they can transfer the Talisman and Kreiger over to G.I. Joe however, Baron Ironblood attacks with Savage unmasking him as Joe Colton. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Blackrock proves able to use his connection to the Talisman and his Titan Master powers to heal the infected the mutates Verenyans via Metrotitan's Space Bridge, a wave that somehow releases the consciousness of the deceased [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] into the body of Centurion. Nonetheless, Colton's alliance proves able to escape with the Talisman with it sending another mutagenic wave that the new Centurion shields Action Man from before returning to life and explaining his recovery. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Baron Karza, having built a new army after being sent back to Microspace, invades Earth to create a new home for his people; Enerchanging with Micronus Prime's body, Karza uses its power to defeat and capture Optimus Prime, Arcee and Jazz, while his forces neutralise M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Though his armies almost manage to conquer the planet, he is stopped by the Micronauts, who release the Autobots from Karza's orbital prison to fight him. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} Karza is forced to team up with the Autobots when his wife, [[Shazraella]], starts using the power of the [[Entropy Cloud]] that has consumed Microspace, but they are unable to defeat her. Shazraella is eventually stopped when the Micronauts' leader, [[Oziron Rael]], ascends to become one of the Time Travelers and separates her from the source of her power; the Time Travelers arrange to have spacebridges created between Microspace and Earth, with Optimus pledging to help welcome any ambassadors of Microspace to the planet. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-NewAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|They'll let anyone be 'chosen' these days.]]
Optimus Prime's adventures prove inspirational enough to recruit a whole new generation of idealistic Autobots, recruited from the colonies and religiously devoted to their leader. With his new recruits, Prime and the Autobots continue their mission of global peacekeeping while preparing Earth to join the Council. This uneasy status quo is thrown into doubt when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrive on Earth, hoping to rebuild their world using Earth's supplies of Ore-13. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} A series of mutual misunderstandings caused by Prime's increasing ruthlessness escalate the crisis to the point of all-out war between the Transformers and Junkions, as Soundwave uses Megatron's ''original'' words to turn the Junkions' servant [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] against their masters, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} but Optimus salvages the situation at the last moment by convincing his troops to lay down arms. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The Junkions relocate to an abandoned EDC base to start the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]", but [[Slide]], who has lost her brother [[Oiler]] in the hostilities, is unable to forgive the Junkions and finds herself being groomed by an increasingly ambitious Pyra Magna, who has grown tired of Prime's leadership, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} even as Optimus and Pyra tentatively bury their hatchet...for now. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Jazz, in an effort to increase understanding between humans and Cybertronians, agrees to an interview with [[Hector Ramirez]], but the interview is used as a trap by G.I. Joe, who seek to apprehend him for his killing of John Powell years before. Jazz escapes thanks to a tip-off from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

Ex-Cobra mysticist [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s take over Inner Mongolia, leading the Chinese government to call on G.I. Joe for aid; {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} though they manage to capture Crystal Ball, the team are faced with a greater threat when a group of [[Fatal Fluffy|subterranean monster]] are released on the Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #4}} Snake Eyes and Agent Helix disobey orders to try and fight the monsters, but are disciplined and imprisoned in the brig when they return to ''Lemuria''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} An underground G.I. Joe mission succeeds in destroying the monsters' nest, but in the chaos, Crystal Ball and the Baroness—previously captured by the Joes—are broken free of a prison transport taking them to the Hague by Cobra loyalists, and escape. The Baroness subsequently declares herself the new Cobra Commander of a revived Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}

[[File:LostLight12 smite the abomination.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Who would win? a) A powerful gestalt being formed of six Autobots through mystical and ancient technology b) One sword-wielding boi]]
After months in space, the Protectobots and [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] finally catch up with the ''Lost Light'' where they are all, First Aid in particular, caught off guard by the change in command and the resulting changes aboard ship as well the myriad of suspicious activities and attitudes. At a private meeting, they are approached by [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] who confesses the truth behind the mutiny against Rodimus and his role therein. Simultaneously however, Getaway and his loyalists corner them forcing the Protectobots into a running firefight to try and escape the ship only to be subdued and placed within a memory loop, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} while Riptide is forced into the ship's oil reservoir, which has been filled with [[scraplet]]s. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} To secure his control of the ship, Getaway contacts Star Saber, hiring him as an enforcer.

As the ''Lost Light'' makes multiple trips through the Warren, in order to deal with his co-conspirator [[Atomizer]]'s growing doubts, Getaway forces him to execute the comatose [[Rook (CW)|Rook]] to prevent the Protectobots from forming Defensor; however, Riptide, who survived his dip in the oil reservoir, awakens the comatose Autobots to help them escape. The Protectobots retrieve the corpse of Ambulon from the ship's morgue to use as the combiner's leg, but even the combined might of Thunderclash, Mirage and Defensor is no match for Star Saber, who cuts them down where they stand. Thunderclash, Riptide and First Aid are able to escape the ship thanks to Atomizer turning on Getaway, but the captain murders Atomizer with his bare hands in response before the ship emerges from the Warren at its destination.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

The body of [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], sliced into pieces in Jupiter's orbit, falls to Earth infected with a techno-virus that Earth's villains take an interest in; however, M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe are together able to secure the body. {{storylink|The Deathstone}} A subsequent battle with a [[Shawn Berger|Dire Wraith sorcerer]] by M.A.S.K. is thrown into jeopardy when V.E.N.O.M. attacks, forcing Matt Trakker to surrender to Mayhem so that they can stop the Wraith's plans. The team is able to disrupt the Wraith's mutagenic magic, but the team loses faith in Matt's leadership and breaks apart. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}}

Meanwhile, a bunch of people are manipulated into murdering each other in a mansion. {{istorylink|Clue (comic)|Clue}}

During a misadventure on the planet [[Frayus]], the Scavengers are caught in a three-way fight between the Galactic Council, the Black Block Consortia, and Deathsaurus and Nickel's Decepticons. They are rescued by Agonizer, who uses a portal to bring them to Troja Major, with Nickel inadvertently being brought with them. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} Agonizer hires the Scavengers to retrieve the Magnificence from Flame on the planet [[Confluence]], but after they arrive they are captured by Flame's master Scorponok; {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} however, the group is able to escape after Nickel and Spinister manage to treat the symptoms of Grimlock's brain damage, restoring the Dinobot to his "old self". Discovering that Scorponok has created an organic baby called the [[Firstborn]], the first of a race of "organic Decepticons" containing Cybertronian sparks, the Scavengers take the baby and the Magnificence and flee; Grimlock takes the Firstborn and fights his way out, while the other Scavengers and the Magnificence are sent through Scorponok's transmat portal.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} Grimlock is picked up by First Aid and crew, who drop the Firstborn off at Troja Major and repair Thunderclash before setting off in search of the Lost Light on a ship chartered from [[Wipe-Out]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}
[[File:Salvation - Trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, he pulls the spitting high-tension wires down.]]
On Cybertron, Starscream—increasingly "haunted" by the "ghost" of Bumblebee {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}—picks up the pieces from the leftover Titan crisis; as part of a deal between himself and the Mistress of Flame, he releases Chromia into the Mistress's custody so that she can hunt down and kill Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Heavy}} He subsequently has Airachnid alter the memories of the Combaticons and turn them into loyal bodyguards for his own purposes. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Meanwhile, Bludgeon reawakens Trypticon, intending to lay waste to the galaxy in the name of Cybertron; the Dinobots, Sandstorm, and Trypticon defeat him, sparks Bludgeon had harvested from the Alyon hotspot subsequently developing into a wave of newborn protoforms within the belly of the bestial Titan. Starscream takes Bludgeon into custody, and manages to revive Slug—who was killed by Sandstorm while hunting Bludgeon—using a corrupted Sweep spark. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[Windblade's doctor]] informs Starscream of his discovery that Vigilem downloaded his mind into Windblade's before his death, and that it is slowly killing her. After some deliberation, Starscream has Airachnid connect his mind to Windblade's so that he can save her, despite the risk to his own life. {{storylink|If I Know You}} Entering Windblade's mind, he intervenes to stop Vigilem from killing her, but Vigilem begins to take control of Starscream's body. However, on looking into Starscream's memories, Windblade sees his creation through cold construction; in response, she "forges" Starscream's spark to create a projection of his"true form"—the form he would have taken had he been forged, rather constructed cold. With Starscream forcing Vigilem back into Windblade's mind, she destroys the Titan within her spark, allowing the two to awaken. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

With Sideswipe's health increasingly deteriorating, the Autobots humanely shut down his CR chamber. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} Soon afterwards, Alpha Trion recounts the origin of the Autobot symbol to Optimus Prime, Starscream and Pyra Magna before the President calls to announce that [[Marissa Faireborn]] has been chosen to represent Earth on the Council of Worlds. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:FirstStrike6-Merklynn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I turned myself into an alien wizard, Colton! Boom! Big reveal!"]]
At the official induction ceremony, Colton's alliance attacks {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} before heading into the depths of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to deploy the Talisman, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} leaving behind their army of [[Iron Grenadier]]s, [[Dreadnok]]s and [[Red Shadows]], with [[Doctor Mindbender]] in the Baron Ironblood costume as a distraction. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} During the attack, the mercenary [[Colditz]] and a trio of Red Shadows are sent to retrieve the Centurion/Mike Power hybrid, who apparently willingly rejoins his side, kidnapping Blackrock in the process. Arcee and the remaining "[[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]]" head into the Cybertronian wilderness after them. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Centurion actually intends to take revenge on Kreiger, but Colditz has actually been ordered to take him into the wilderness to ensure that he doesn't interfere with the villain's plans with his connection to the Talisman. The Revolutionaries manage to talk the overloading Centurion down, but he is left in [[stasis lock]] and unable to help them against the Iron Ring. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Meanwhile, on Earth, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]] contact [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] to reach Cybertron and stop Colton, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} only to be thrown in jail under charges of suspicion by Starscream. Sunstreaker and Ironhide head underground to try and kill Colton but the human general manages to outmaneuver them and escape Metroplex. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Optimus Prime breaks the Joes out of prison, to Windblade's disappointment, and—along with Soundwave and a returning Arcee—head to the core of Cybertron, managing to beat the villains there. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Despite the intervention of Starscream, Elita One and Obsidian, who attempt to arrest or kill everyone present, Colton's alliance is prevented from reaching the core; however, Kreiger—actually the alien wizard Merklynn—activates the device where they are, using it to magically alter the whole planet's energon and transform a portion of Cybertron into [[New Prysmos|a replica]] of his lost homeworld [[Prysmos]], from which he intends to conquer the galaxy. A broken, defeated Colton and his allies are taken into custody on Cybertron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

In response to Merklynn's actions, Cybertron uses almost half its energy to beam a signal—"Welcome. Death."—into space, where it finds its target in the orbit of a black hole: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|The Signal}}

[[File:OP13 prowl and the gang.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|There's a war going on! And it's time that you knew Every lad in this land has his duty to do.]]
While G.I. Joe and the Cybertronians deal with Colton's attack, [[Aileron]] leads a team of colonists to search for the missing Jazz on Earth, eventually finding him under attack by humans in [[Oaxaca]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Though Jazz and the colonists succeed in tracking the Cybertronian weapons the humans were using to their source ([[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], posing as humans via [[holomatter]] avatars), Jazz is angry and upset that Optimus Prime didn't attempt to find him or deal with the weapons, and heads off on his own once more. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Meanwhile, other villains take advantage of the absence of G.I. Joe and Autobot City's leadership, such as [[V.E.N.O.M.]] (now under the employ of Cobra) {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} and the Dire Wraiths. {{storylink|Micronauts: First Strike}}

Discovering from Centurion that protoforms once again exist on Cybertron, Optimus and his allies confront Starscream over his knowledge of the active hot spot. Starscream takes Prime to see the resurrected Slug, who agrees to help track down the Dinobots and the protoforms; however, when Optimus's team finds Centurion, the Dinobots and Sandstorm in the wilderness, Bludgeon uses his [[Void Scepter]] from afar to drive Slug into a murderous rage over his teammates working with his killer. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} After Slug is calmed down, Trypticon, wishing to protect the protoforms, emerges from the ground to demand an end to the fighting; this prompts Optimus to declare Trypticon to be the Earth embassy on Cybertron, preventing him from having to turn the protoforms over to Starscream's government. Meanwhile, Prowl and his allies rescue the surviving Throttlebots on Regalis V from Onyx Prime's beast army in the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'', acting on intelligence provided by Pyra Magna. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}
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===2018===
[[File:TheChosenOne-imsorry.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Spoiler: this didn't end well.]]
Thundercracker's attempts to write a biopic of G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] are interrupted by Starscream, who asks Thundercracker to make a film about his life. Thundercracker eagerly sets to the task, though he is stymied by the seemingly impossible task of portraying Starscream both positively and honestly. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

On returning to her seat on the Council of Worlds, Windblade is outraged to learn that the council have not yet told the public about Liege Maximo's escape, and informs the planet of the truth herself. Though she is expelled from the council, when Starscream calls free elections as demanded by Elita One, she agrees to run for office. Starscream, meanwhile, is haunted by his experience within Windblade's mind and the vision of what he could have been, and when the electoral debate comes, he confesses to his crimes in full for all to hear. Starscream, along with his co-conspirators Airachnid, Rattrap and the Combaticons, are all arrested, and Windblade goes on to win the election and be declared the "first delegate", the new ruler of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Thundercracker, on learning of Starscream's arrest, is not dissuaded from his filmmaking, seeing it as the perfect ending to the movie. Not wanting the fairly-accurate-but-kind-of-terrible film released, the imprisoned Starscream has a message sent to two Badgeless, who attempt to kill Thundercracker to prevent the film's release. Thundercracker manages to kill his two attackers, and returns to Earth... where he finds out that all interest in the film is dead in the water. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Baron Karza joins forces with the Dire Wraiths, intending to channel the Entropy Cloud destroying Microspace to accelerate the awakening of the Presence. The Micronauts recruit Rom and his allies to help them, and—following a detour to Microspace—are able to use the Cloud's power to kill the Presence instead, though it costs Orphion's life to do so. Though the Wraiths are defeated, a more-than-happy Karza returns to Microspace a hero, and the Micronauts pursue him to prevent him from conquering the now-saved dimension. {{storylink|Rom & the Micronauts}}

Using intelligence gained from [[Cesspool]], G.I. Joe track Cobra to their new base: a mysterious, verdant jungle populated by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] at the [[Arctic|North Pole]]. The Joes make it past Cobra's defenses, but their killing of the {{i|Viper (mutant)|Viper}} army plays into Cobra's hands, fueling Crystal Ball's blood-magic and allowing the birth of a new "Cobra Moon". At the same time, Roadblock breaks ties with Duke, but Skywarp offers to defect to Duke's side instead, and breaks Snake Eyes and Helix out of the brig to join him. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force}}

[[File:OP17 Everything is Shockwave's fault.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, OPTIMUS! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT—HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN [[Liege Maximo|MY FAMILY]]—EVEN [[The Fallen|MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY]] BOUGHT IT!"]]
Optimus Prime, Marissa Faireborn and the President of the United States inaugurate an Ore-13 mine in Kentucky, staffed by human, Cybertronian, and Junkion alike; the ore is refined into energon and shipped to Cybertron, compensating for Merklynn's magical tainting of their fuel supply. However, the arrival of the first shipment is overshadowed—quite literally—by the arrival of Onyx Prime's enormous eyeball-shaped ship [[Nemesis (BW)|''Nemesis'']] in the skies above Iacon. Onyx Prime, with a chained Liege Maximo at his feet, demands to speak to Optimus Prime, who he calls "the Arisen". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} While Soundwave attempts and fails to read the mind of Liege Maximo, arguing breaks out between Onyx, the Council of Worlds, and Optimus; things reach a head when Soundwave enters the council chambers, and is enraged to see Optimus defending Onyx. Just as Alpha Trion realises the truth of Onyx's identity, an explosion rips through the [[Spire]] and kills Trion, which Onyx blames on Soundwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Liege Maximo vanishes from captivity in the chaos, while Onyx stokes dissent and confusion by impugning Optimus's allies, revealing the truth that Soundwave killed Horri-Bull to the furious Decepticons.

With fighting breaking out in the city streets, Onyx boards his skiff to return to the ''Nemesis''; meanwhile, Devastator forms to forcibly "rescue" Starscream from prison, while Metrotitan travels from Earth to Cybertron and submits to the command of the "chosen one", firing on Onyx's vessel. As the situation gets further out of control, Metrotitan refuses to obey Optimus's orders to stand down and fires on him and Windblade, sending Optimus falling to the ground; Onyx catches him aboard the skiff and has the ''Nemesis'' return fire, knocking Metrotitan to the ground. After subduing the furious Optimus, Onyx tears his "face" off, revealing his true identity as Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Explaining what happened to him and how he became "Onyx" to Optimus, Shockwave has the ''Nemesis'' take them to the Crystal City singularity and throws Optimus in so that he may share Shockwave's enlightenment. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} With the discovery of his "true self" and the prophecies surrounding him seemingly adding up into a chance to become the savior Cybertron needs, Starscream has Devastator carry him to the fallen Metrotitan, where for one moment he believes he really ''does'' have some grand destiny... only for Shockwave to show up and mock him with the revelation that the entire prophecy was the result of his manipulations to place a fool like Starscream on the throne of Cybertron, before murdering Metrotitan. Within the singularity, Optimus—now finding himself in [[infraspace]] once more—reunites with Bumblebee, whose ghostly form is dragged away from Starscream to meet with his old leader. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|Or: How Not To Sell Fans On A Crossover.]]
With Shockwave's machinations having sowed chaos across Iacon, Scoop's religious faith drives him and the other Constructicons on as Devastator, taking on Victorion out of a sheer single-minded intent to prove that Starscream is a reincarnation of the treacherous [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. In the meantime, Optimus devises a means of escaping from Infraspace, using the Matrix as a means of generating an escape back to the real world. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Ultimately, Arcee succeeds in killing Liege Maximo, Victorion triumphs over Devastator, and the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee come to inhabit Pyra Magna's body; Shockwave is taken prisoner, and Pyra is treated to disentangle the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee from her own. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

During Optimus's convalescence, Ironhide and Kup are sent to attempt diplomatic negotiations with the [[Prysmosian]] inhabitants of [[New Prysmos]]. While Wheeljack discovers that the Talisman is tunnelling towards Cybertron's core and threatening to finish what Merklynn started, a faction of Visionaries called the [[Darkling Lord]]s—covertly urged on by Merklynn—attempt to conquer Cybertron for themselves, their leader [[Virulina]] murdering Kup with magic. [[Leoric]] and his [[Spectral Knight]]s oppose Virulina's plan, and ally with Ironhide's team to stop them; though they succeed in preventing the Darkling Lords' conquest, a reaction between [[Galadria]]'s magics and Wheeljack's bomb rockets New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron and surrounds it with a swathe of organic grass. Merklynn is imprisoned for his misdeeds, and is left dejected and fatalistic by his realisation that all he did was for naught, as his actions have summoned Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers vs. Visionaries}}

Learning of Kup's death, Springer and Verity Carlo attempt to meet up with Impactor, but are embroiled in Mayhem's anti-faction scheme in the process—which, in turn, causes Verity's kidnapping by Overlord, who has been working on Earth with Tarantulas on the [[Timemaze]], a gateway allowing access to other times and alternate timelines. Though Impactor sacrifices himself to save Springer and Verity, Overlord is dealt with by sending the two halves of his body into different time periods, and Tarantulas dies in the arms of his "son". Leaving a message to the surviving Wreckers and their allies asking that they make sure nobody has to do what the Wreckers did again, Springer departs into the Timemaze in the hope of changing history for the better by preventing the war. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

The Lost Light's final Warren jump brings them to what they believe to be Cyberutopia; {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} however, the paradise world is actually [[Mederi]], an ancient medical facility designed to allow terminally ill patients to die happy through an telepathic "happy ending". {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Due to a lack of a cohesive idea of what Cyberutopia "should" be, however, the crew finds the planet empty; when they are subsequently attacked by the Grand Architect's fleet, Getaway strikes a deal, allowing Scorponok to transform the crew into sparkeaters in exchange for a position among the Grand Architect's followers. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Scorponok's transmat portal also brings the Scavengers to Mederi, the illusion causing them to perceive the facility as Grimlock's cell in Garrus-9.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}
[[File:LL20 Rodimus saves Getaway.jpg|thumb|left|After the [[Contrivance Engine]], Brainstorm's next invention was an Incredibly On-The-Nose Symbolism Engine.]]
Skip's travel through the Warren to Mederi is interrupted when the mass-displacement fails and the Autobots are exposed to the [[compressed space]] outside, causing them to crash on the artificial moon; because of Cyclonus's desire to see Tailgate again, the facility presents itself to them as the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], complete with illusory versions of their dead friends to welcome them.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

However, the Mederi illusion is imperfect; Nautica's loss of her connection to Skids allows her to walk into the Scavengers (causing the illusion to fail when they see conflicting environments), while Ratchet's scepticism leads him, Rodimus, Drift and Ultra Magnus to the device controlling the illusion, which they destroy. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Realizing where they are, Rodimus's group figures out what happened, and Rodimus comes to the conclusion that Mederi ''is'' Cyberutopia, the dying Knights having been fooled by the illusion into believing that they had found a new, perfect Cybertron. Ultra Magnus manages to inform the crew of the truth in time to prevent all of them except for Nightbeat and Ten from being killed by "ascension", causing all of the "ghosts" to fade away—except Tailgate, who had been secretly teleported to Mederi from Necroworld by the Omega Guardians—but as soon as the three groups reunite with the intention of returning to Cybertron, they are set upon by the Sparkeater army transformed from the ''Lost Light'' crew. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Joined by Grimlock, First Aid and their team, the combined group comes flees the Sparkeaters, only to be attacked by the ''Lost Light'' itself, under the command of the Grand Architect's forces; under Rodimus's direction, the majority of the crew barricades themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to find a cure for the Sparkeaters, while he and a small team board the ''Lost Light'' aboard Wipe-Out's ship. Rodimus and Cyclonus confront Star Saber and Getaway, killing the former and preventing the latter from committing suicide by destroying the ship in a [[nucleon (fuel)|nucleon]] explosion; Getaway instead tries to stab Rodimus in the back, but is killed by the oil reservoir scraplets, under the control of the scraplet colony that Whirl had previously bonded with.
[[File:LL22 Functionist Primus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Oooh, 'e's a big 'un!]]
Though the medics on the ground manage to cure the sparkeaters through "concussive medicine", as everything else is going on, a giant rift is formed in space, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} pulling Mederi and the ''Lost Light'' through to the Benzene Cluster, now home to the five false Cybertrons created by the Grand Architect. Rodimus persuades the Grand Architect to let his entire team come aboard the Architect's Worldsweeper, angering Scorponok, who has Sunder attempt to probe the Architect's mind; however, the Grand Architect is able to force Sunder out, and kills Scorponok in response. The God Gun is activated with the intent to form an interdimensional portal to banish the Architect's foreseen threat through, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} but in fact, the false Primus that the Architect had seen so long ago was the Cybertron of the Functionist Universe, transformed and controlled by the Functionist Council, which used the portal to enter the mainline universe—with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fleeing ahead of it.
[[File:LL24 Matrix Opening Pt2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Now, light our second-darkest hour!]]
Split up between the Worldsweeper and Megatron's ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the ''Lost Light''ers have both the Functionists' plan and the true history of the Guiding Hand revealed to each other; {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} the latter prompts the enraged Solomus to kill Adaptus, though he is fatally wounded himself. The crews of the ''Lost Light'' and ''Last Light'' reunite on the former ship to plan a way to stop the Functionist Primus, currently laying waste to the replica Cybertrons; the Magnificence proposes having Rung create three Matrices as bombs to destroy the planet, but instead, the crew propose using ''twelve'' Matrices to destroy Vector Sigma and the Functionist Council while leaving the planet unharmed. The Magnificence, angered, reveals its "wisdom" to actually be the voices of the Omega Guardians, who want Primus destroyed to blow the Benzene rift open wide enough for them to return and "eat everything"... so Nickel smashes the Magnificence, stopping their plans short. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Rung uses his alternate mode to create twelve Matrix replicas, but the effort kills him in the process. To forcibly transform "Primus" back to planet mode, Fortress Maximus and Red Alert—on the instructions of a future Rodimus—pilot Luna 1 through the Warren, back in time and into the back of the robot's neck, forcing transformation and ensuring the crew can use the planet's hot spots to channel the Matrix energy. The crew land on the hot spots, but thanks to the [[morality lock]], are unable to open the Matrices until an encouraging speech from Rodimus gives them the self-belief they need to do so—though Megatron remains unable to do it, forcing Rodimus to open his Matrix instead. The released energy obliterates the Functionist Council for good before radiating back out, igniting the Luna 1 hot spot and giving life to a new generation of sparks; together, they form the shape of a message from Rung: "DON'T FORGET ME". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}} Tragically, within a matter of days, the crew give in to information creep and lose all their memories of Rung. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

[[File:Unicron4 Unicron Arrives.jpg|thumb|"Yes, ma'am, Earth is literally under siege by planet fragging Jupiter."]]
On Cybertron, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are revived to help against Unicron, now in the process of consuming Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Though Prime and his allies are able to save much of the populations of Elonia {{storylink|Our Darkest}} and Caminus, they are unable to find a way to stop Unicron within the monster-planet, and are forced to retreat. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Starscream's plan, to have Bludgeon's "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" trap Unicron in a [[stasis web]], proves a miscalculation; Bludgeon has changed loyalties to Unicron, and allows his fleet to be corrupted and transformed by the chaos-bringer. Meanwhile, Bumblebee seeks out Omega Supreme, who was part of the original invasion of Antilla, for answers; the comatose Omega Sentinel projects a vision of Unicron's origins into Bumblebee's mind before dying, just in time for Unicron to appear over Cybertron, transforming into a robot mode in the image of Cybertron's mythical Uncreator, gained from the integration of the Titan Nemesis and its transformation cog. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} Meanwhile, Earth comes under attack by an advance party of Maximals, who target ''Lemuria''; G.I. Joe and the refugees they have taken in are saved by Skywarp, Snake Eyes and Helix, who return to rescue their old comrades. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Unicron6 Spirits of the Dead.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Press F to pay respects.]]
The Cybertronian fleet rallies to defend Cybertron while its leaders debate what to do; Victorion attempts to break into Unicron's interior and kill the planet-eater from the inside, but is stopped by Monstructor, who—under Bludgeon's command—tears [[Stormclash]] in half and breaks the Torchbearer combiner apart. Starscream advocates having Metroplex space bridge to Earth so that a ''portion'' of the population can survive, but is convinced to allow Windblade to execute an alternative plan: {{storylink|Our Finest}} appealing to the Visionaries and their magic for help. Using the Talisman, the Visionaries use a wave of magic to teleport the Cybertronians and refugees to Earth, though only the sacrifice of Blurr and a suicide attack on Unicron by Elita One lets everyone get to safety. The Transformers and Elonians are teleported to Earth, moments before Unicron tears Cybertron in two and consumes it, {{storylink|Road's End}} while the Visionaries themselves are sent back in time to the earliest days of Prysmos. {{storylink|A World and a Future}} Meanwhile, a confrontation between Slide's colonists and the Dinobots at Mount Rushmore ends in the death of Gimlet and G.I. Joe agent Mainframe. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

Shockwave—teleported to [[Toronto]] to begin his conquest—is horrified to realise Unicron has survived the destruction of Cybertron, and contacts Bludgeon to initiate his backup plan, unaware that his agent and the Maximal army have switched their loyalties from Shockwave to Unicron himself. Sanctuary Station is evacuated in light of the approaching Maximals, with a small number of its residents laying down their lives to buy time. {{storylink|Road's End}} Putting aside their history and enimities, all of Earth's heroes and villains join to hold the attackers back, with Destro's M.A.S.S. device allowing Trypticon, Metroplex and a full army of Cybertronians to teleport into the midst of Bludgeon's fleet. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker carry Optimus Prime, Arcee and the Talisman down to Unicron's surface, but Skywarp and Thundercracker are waylaid by Maximals, preventing Skywarp from teleporting them into the planet-eater's interior; instead, Starscream chooses to give up his life to activate the Talisman, which burns its way down into Unicron. Optimus and Arcee follow it into the interior where it enters the black hole at Unicron's core, with Optimus jumping in after it.
[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|The power of love might just save your life.]]
On Earth, Shockwave is betrayed by his follower [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], but is "rescued" by Prowl, who has Stardrive use her Dire Wraith powers to link with Shockwave's mind; in turn, Jetfire connects her to Soundwave, wielding the Enigma of Combination in conjunction with Superion and the Earth Enigma. Victorion, who uses the Enigma energies to combine with Slide as a replacement limb, kills Monstructor while the Dinobots sacrifice themselves to kill Bludgeon and destroy his Worldsweeper; but Soundwave's true intent is to unite the spirits of those who have fallen with Shockwave's memories and send them through to Optimus to give him the strength he needs, though Soundwave crumbles to dust as he uses its power. In Infraspace, Optimus encounters the spirit of Unicron's creator, whose rage and grief animates the superweapon; rather than fight him, however, Optimus owns up to the legacy of Cybertron and the Primes, and offers the Antillan peace and compassion instead. Remembering his daughter who was killed so long ago, the scientist allows the Talisman to consume Unicron; the giant collapses into its own singularity, which settles in as a second, dark sun for Earth.

{{anchor|QuantumJump}}
[[File:Unicron6 Peace At Last.jpg|thumb|left|And they all lived happily ever after.]]
In the aftermath, the survivors take stock. Arcee celebrates with her love on Earth's moon, while Thundercracker carries Skywarp back to Earth and reunites with Marissa Faireborn and Buster. Windblade and the President of the United States begin making plans for a future for Cybertronian and human alike; the surviving Dinobots are rescued from the ruins of the White House; and Pyra Magna takes up the mantle of the deceased Mistress of Flame, inviting the remorseful Slide to serve as one of her new Torchbearers. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Prowl makes contact with the ''Lost Light'' crew on "New Cybertron", where he insists that Megatron face trial once more, with the Galactic Council presiding in lieu of the long-dead Knights of Cybertron. In order to increase the planet's energon reserves and bring the new generation of sparks online, he also requisitions the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> quantum generators; Rodimus reluctantly agrees, on the condition that he and the crew are allowed one last trip aboard the ship before it's decommissioned. After a one-day "victory lap", the crew returns to Cybertron, but not before the scientists propose attempting to recreate the quantum accident that duplicated the ''Lost Light'' at the beginning of their quest, shunting the "duplicate" ship into another universe so that they can continue their quest on their own terms. With the agreement of the crew, they do so—and though the version of the crew that returns to Cybertron is unaware, they are successful in the attempt, their duplicates setting out on a new adventure.

The "main universe" Megatron is tried by the Galactic Council, and—despite Rodimus lying on his behalf by claiming that Megatron was able to open the Matrix—he is sentenced to either death or permanent solitary confinement. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}} The trial marks the start of a better working relationship between Cybertronians and the council: Bumblebee is selected as the Transformers' ambassador, accompanied—unbeknownst to anyone but him—by the spirit of Starscream, who has traded roles with Bumblebee to become a "ghost" only he can see.

Life goes on. A funeral is held for Optimus Prime, with Windblade reflecting on his flaws and virtues alike, and opining that the most important thing about him was his willingness to challenge himself. Transformers, Elonians and humans alike help to rebuild on Earth. Pyra makes an effort to settle into her new role as a spiritual leader. Buzzsaw hunts down human poachers in Soundwave's name. Thundercracker's film, ''[[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles]]'', is nominated for "Best Original Screenplay" at an awards show. Shockwave is imprisoned in ''Lemuria'', left immobile to reflect how his lack of faith led to his failure. Aileron and her colonist allies take to the stars to explore. And Arcee becomes a mentor and teacher to a new generation of three races on Earth, using the story of Optimus Prime and his life to inspire them to build a better future. {{storylink|Post}}
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===Many years later===
[[File:LL25 - Ratchet's funeral.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"I was here at the start of it all, Miss Carlo. I'm not going to miss the end."]]

Years pass. Minimus Ambus, having destroyed the Magnus Armor at Megatron's urging, helps with resettle the new "[[Lunarian]]" 'bots born from Luna-1, unaware that they all resemble Rung. Swerve's becomes a franchise, but eventually its owner is forced to close all but one location. Rewind's quest to learn all he can about the Functionist Universe causes him to contract [[Delta's Malady]] and becomes stuck as a mass-shifted data stick, though he and Chromedome continue to live happily together. Brainstorm, injured in a lab accident, adapts his briefcase as a mobile life support system. Whirl, directionless, ends up in and out of prison for various crimes. Rodimus signs onto the crew of Thunderclash's new ship, the ''[[Exitus]]''. Nautica writes a memoir of the crew's travels. Ratchet and Drift become conjunx endurae, and share many years together.

Eventually, Ratchet dies of age-related burnout; his components are sent to medical centers across the planet, and a funeral is held for him on the Rivets Field of the Functionist Cybertron. The crew reunites after many years, catching each other up on what has become of them. Cyclonus and Tailgate, concerned by what has become of Whirl, invite him to live with them when he is released; and, when Whirl is offered Ratchet's hands by Drift to replace his own lost ones, refuses, as he doesn't consider himself broken. Drift and Rodimus reflect on whether their attempt to duplicate the ship so long ago worked before going their separate ways, promising to keep in touch. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Alternate timelines==
===''Spotlight: Mirage''===
[[File:SLMirage prime stabbed.jpg|thumb|"Megatron's greatest mistake was in ever allowing you to ''live'', Prime!"]]
The [[Decepticon]] [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] tracks the ailing Autobots to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], where he briefly succeeds in taking Optimus Prime hostage before perishing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

{{note|The issue is vague on whether this sequence of events is merely a dream by the "real" Mirage or a supernatural glimpse into a true alternate timeline. [[Mistakes and Mayhem|A later issue]] would go on to explain Mirage’s hallucination as a side-effect from a long-running medical condition. However, in that same issue, he experiences several accurate premonitions of future events, which leaves the original question up in the air.}}
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===Hail and Farwell===
====2008====
Two years after becoming a Headmaster, [[Hunter O'Nion]] continues to have adventures with his partner Sunstreaker, their minds permanently fusing into a new, singular entity. {{storylink|Hail and Farewell}}

{{note|"Hail and Farewell" was declared canonical when it was first published online. However, the subsequent truncation of author [[Simon Furman]]'s intended story arcs and the subsequent ''All Hail Megatron'' storyline, which among other things, saw Hunter horribly tortured and killed, means that this sequence of events is incompatible with the mainstream timeline.}}

===Pax Cybertronia===
====15 million CE====
[[File:PaxCybertronia-IronhideAndKids.jpg|thumb|And stay off his lawn.]]
In a far-distant future, the Great War is over and the Decepticons have perished. An ancient [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], the last surviving veteran of the Great War, tells war stories to a [[Autobot youth|new generation]] of Cybertronians on [[Gorlam Prime]] alongside [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

{{note|This sequence of events was later established to be a vision that both Ironhide and Jhiaxus experienced during the reformation of Cybertron following the events of the ''Chaos'' miniseries, calling into question if it was a definite glimpse of the future or merely a vision of what might be. Ironhide would later come to believe it was a vision of the world he would have liked to have seen, rather than a true future. This is seemingly confirmed by the destruction of Gorlam Prime as well as the deaths of Alpha Trion and Ironhide himself.}}
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===Functionist timeline===
{{main|Functionist Universe}}
====5 million BCE====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause."]]
Megatron perishes on the date of his cold construction. Without Megatron's writings to upheave Cybertronian society, the Senate grows increasingly controlling, and eventually clashes with the Functionist Council regarding the use of Nova Prime's spark stockpiles. When the Senate seals [[Vector Sigma]] behind a wall of impenetrable [[ununtrium]], the Council overthrows the Senate, kills Nominus Prime, and institutes hardline Functionism across Cybertron, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} periodically altering the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] to declare "[[mass recall]]s" of "obsolete" Transformers. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2014====
Following the dissolution of the [[Primal Vanguard]], Minimus Ambus returns to Cybertron to find [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]] an [[empurata]] victim. Rewind dies in a mass recall. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2016====
[[File:ThisMachineKillsFascists-GiantRung.jpg|thumb|left|Rung digs giant robots.]]
A [[geobomb]] accident sends the crew of the ''Lost Light'' to Functionist Cybertron. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} They battle the forces of the Council with the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] in their quest to return home, as the Council deploys [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to "harvest" Cybertronians for reforging into [[M.T.O.|crusaders]] to cleanse the universe of everything not having a role in the eyes of Primus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} The crew manages to return to the main timeline victorious, but the Functionist Universe Rung is killed and Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron takes command of the League and prepares to start his revolution anew, as it always ''should'' have been. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

Despite the loss of Luna 2, the Council continues their plans, instead turning Cybertron itself into their weapon of genocide, augmenting it with a robot mode in the image of Primus after Megatron thwarts their plans one time too many. Over centuries, the Council—now merged with Vector Sigma—carry out their campaign of "sterilization", with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fighting them at every turn. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

====2833====
After centuries, the Council pursue the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the AVL's ship, through a rift in space; this brings them to the present-day Benzene of Megatron's native universe, which [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] declares to be a gift from Primus in the form of a new universe to purify. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}
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===Quantum jump universe===
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And to all, a good night.]]

====2018====
Having pulled the "magic trick" of [[#QuantumJump|duplicating themselves into another universe]], the ''Lost Light'' crew finds themselves in completely uncharted space, further than they've ever been. Jubilant, the crew sets out to chart the new universe, an adventure that could well take forever. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Footnotes==
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Toys"R"Us

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{{faction|TRU}}
[[File:OnlyAtToysRUsLogo.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|Toys weЯe Us.]]
[[File:TFAdv-toy GeoffreyPrime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Geoffrey Prime, too precious for this world.]]

From bikes to trains to video games, '''Toys"R"Us''' (stylistically '''ToysЯUs''' in the logo) was a toy retailer chain, originally based in the [[United States of America|United States]] but with branches in many other countries. According to various sources, it accounted for anywhere from 15 to 20% of major toymakers' sales. Those days are pretty much over in the US market, although their regional branches still have a major presence in some European and Asian countries.

Over the years, they carried many [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' [[toy]]s, in addition to regular mass retail releases. Many of those exclusives have been carried not only by US retailers, but also by international Toys"R"Us branches.

[[Japan]] also has its own branch of Toys"R"Us (トイザらス ''Toizarasu''), which has its own exclusive toys from [[TakaraTomy]], independent of the toys [[Hasbro]] provided Western Toys"R"Us stores with (well... ''mostly''. We'll explain when we get there).

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==History==
Originally founded by Charles P. Lazarus as Children's Supermart in 1948, the store later changed its focus entirely to toys. By 1957, Lazarus came up with the tagline "Toys"R"Us", eventually operating several additional stores under the Children's Supermart brand. Nine years later, the company was acquired by Interstate Department Stores, Inc., who already owned the toy store chain Children's Bargain Town USA, which featured the original version of Geoffrey the Giraffe as its mascot. Following the bankruptcy of Interstate Department Stores in 1974, Lazarus himself took control of the bankrupt corporation and rebranded the merged Children's Bargain Town USA/Children's Supermart company into "Toys"R"Us", which subsequently grew into the biggest toy store chain in the United States, eventually expanding into other markets around the globe to the point where the company was considered a prime example of a "category killer".<ref name="abandoned">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSPl4YsQQ8 "Abandoned - Toys R Us"] by Youtube channel Bright Sun Films.</ref>

After many decades of success, Toys"R"Us failed to realize the growing importance of the internet during the 1990s, and as a result added its own online store very late in the game. Following a disastrous 1999 holiday shopping season, during which the company fell behind on shipping online customer orders, it struck a ten-year deal with [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], who would subsequently act as Toys"R"Us's online presence. Following a brief period of financial success that exceeded Amazon's expectations, the partnership was prematurely ended by Toys"R"Us after Amazon had allowed competing merchants to begin selling toys through the website, and following a lawsuit, Amazon paid Toys"R"Us $51 million in settlements. In 2006, Toys"R"Us reopened an independent website, but by that time, the damage had already been done.<ref name="amazon">Alison Griswold: [https://qz.com/1080389/a-dot-com-era-deal-with-amazon-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-toys-r-us/ "A dot-com era deal with Amazon marked the beginning of the end for Toys R Us"], Quartz, published September 2017.</ref>

In 2005, Toys"R"Us was bought out by venture capitalist firms including Bain Capital, and as a result, the chain was saddled with a ''massive'' debt when the cost of paying back the loan used to buy the chain was then dumped onto it, with interest. Despite rebounding sales-wise and making a profit above its nominal operating expenses, the sheer size of the debt was too much, and Toys"R"Us eventually declared bankruptcy on [[September 18]], [[2017]], leading to their planned liquidation, resulting in all stores in the United States to be closed by [[June 29]], [[2018]]. And in the middle of all these tumultuous times, the original Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, who had parted ways with the company in 1994, died on March 24, 2018, at age 94.

Operations in other markets were also affected, though not all cases ended in all-out job losses: The United Kingdom division entered administration in February 2018, with the last remaining stores being closed on [[April 24]] of the same year; the Australian division entered administration in May 2018, with the last remaining stores expected to close in July. The divisions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which were still profitable, were taken over by Irish family-owned toy giant Smyths in April 2018, who rebranded all stores in those three countries into "Smyths" in 2019.

Meanwhile, other regional branches have survived: for instance, Toys"R"Us declared bankruptcy in Portugal and Spain by March 2018, but was eventually purchased by the Green Swan group and it still continues to soldier on using the same branding. The Canadian division, which was also still profitable by that point, was bought out by Fairfax Financial Holdings in April 2018 (with the takeover completed in May), and similarly, they've continued operations under the original branding. Most notably, operations in Asia have also continued as usual since.

Meanwhile, the original Toys"R"Us brand in the United States is now owned by Tru Kids. They've returned to retail in 2022, opening up a few dozen stores in the US, but as of now, their presence is still only a modest fraction of what it once was.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:AHM1 NYCToyCompanies1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
A Toys"R"Us store was in [[Times Square]]. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

===Commercial appearances===
At a Toys"R"Us store in a [[Quadwal]] stream where toys are sentient, Snackin' Sara the {{w|Baby Alive}} toy informed an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|unboxed Optimus Prime toy]] about the store's Price Match guarantee, wherein if Optimus was found at a lower price at another retailer, Toys"R"Us would match their prices. The Optimus toy was confused as to the existence of another one of himself and was advised by Sara to look to his left. When he did so, both he and his doppelganger were distraught at their existence, a panic which soon spread to his entire shelf, fully populated by Optimi. {{storylink|Commercial#2015_2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}

==Hasbro market Toys"R"Us exclusives==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Scourge Ultra.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Scourge, major baddie and major pain to obtain in the US.]]
Toys"R"Us's first exclusives were for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]], and they snagged a pair of absolute doozies: a major villain character from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and a huge toy that had been canceled the year prior that fans thought would never see the light of day.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Super Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class''' (UK only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}

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===Commemorative Series===
[[File:G1-toy SkywarpCommSeries.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skywarp, with "safe" firing missiles.]]
[[File:G1-toy RicochetCommSeries.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Ricochet, former holy grail]]
"Enhanced" re-releases of classic [[The Transformers (toyline)|"Generation 1"]] toys, the entire ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' toyline was originally intended to be exclusively available from Toys"R"Us stores. However, two toys from the later series were ultimately made available through other venues, at least for the United States market, particularly "closeout" chains, sold at a massive discount.

The "Commemorative Series" branding would pop up again in later lines; we're listing those items both here and under their respective lines so you don't have to go searching for them.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Rodimus Major]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ApexArmorPrime|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] with [[Apex Bomber#Toys|Apex Armor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series III'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series IV'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series V'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Autobot Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series VI'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series VII'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Rodimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series VIII'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Side Swipe]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Series IX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Commemorative Series|Ricochet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Classics'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Universe (2008)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] ([[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (G1)#Universe (2008)|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sharpshot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]]}}
|}
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===Unicron Trilogy (Armada / Energon / Cybertron)===
====Armada====
[[File:Arm-toy CyclonusPX TRUBonus.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Powerlix Cyclonus with bonus Iceberg]]
The chain's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' offerings were not particularly special, but they ''were'' a great bargain: standard-issue "Super-Con" toys with a bonus pack-in [[Mini-Con]] from one of the normal retail three-packs, but sold at a cost ''below'' a Super-Con on its own!

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Bonus Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]] (plus either [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]] (plus either [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]] (plus either Dune Runner, Iceberg, or Ransack)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]] and [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] (plus either Buzzsaw, Drill Bit, or Dualor)}}
|}

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====Energon====
[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Optimus Prime / Megatron]]
For ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', once again the bulk of their exclusives were just repackaged ''Armada'' toys, and even then, two of them, the Road Wrecker/Night Attack Team and Race/Space Team packs, were also available at [[Walmart]] stores. However, there was the big draw of an Optimus Prime & Megatron two-pack using molds that had previously been exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Super Link'' version of the line!

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con Team 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]]
*[[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]]
*[[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]]
*[[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]]
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]]
*[[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]
*[[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]]
*[[Mirage (Armada)#Toys|Mirage]]
*[[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]]
*[[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]]
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]]
*[[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]]
*[[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]]
*[[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]]
*[[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader 2-pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
|}
{{Note|Despite the names on the packaging, the "Race Team" are in their "Road Wrecker Team" colors, and the "Road Wrecker Team" are in their original "Destruction Team" colors.}}

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====Cybertron====
[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Starscream vs. Vector Prime]]
''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' content was light, being mostly "Value Packs" which were just fully-packaged normal Deluxes sold at less than the total cost of the toys bought individually. And the two-pack versions of that were another "exclusive" shared with [[Walmart]]. However, there was one truly exclusive multi-pack that provided Western fans with access to a mold previously available only by importing it from Japan, and in unique colors to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Value Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
(Could contain any two of the following toys)
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''"Super Value!" Deluxe 3-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#multipack|Landmine]] / [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Snarl]] / [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#multipack|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]] / [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Multipack|Brimstone]] / [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Multipack|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Go-Bots===
Yes, Toys"R"Us even got some exclusives for the [[Playskool]] ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]]'' line, done up in shiny chrome. Delightful!

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Basics'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-rhgb|[[Aero-Bot#TRU|Aero-Bot]]}}
{{Bp-rhgb|[[Speed-Bot#TRU|Speed-Bot]]}}
|}
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===Universe (2003)===
The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' offerings were limited to a single multi-pack, but it was a sizable one!

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderclash]], [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Terradive]], and [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderwing]]}}
</ul>

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===Alternators===
The chain had an "exclusive" ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' "Mega Alternators" assortment... which ultimately turned out to be merely shrinkwrapped combos of regular-retail single ''Alternators'' releases. The most common combinations were [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]/[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and Smokescreen/[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alternators|Silverstreak]], but Smokescreen/[[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]], Smokescreen/[[Hound (G1)/toys#Alternators|Autobot Hound]], and even Smokescreen/Smokescreen(!) combos have been found as well.

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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Grimlock, ''War Within'' style]]
''[[Titanium Series]]'' was Hasbro's short-lived line of mostly-[[die-cast]]-metal toys for various brands, with small "Robot Masters" mini figurines and 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes" fully-transformable toys. Most of the Toys"R"Us exclusives fall under the ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' comic styling... despite that series having ended (prematurely) years prior. And the comic license having changed hands since then to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Robot Master 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#tit2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Ti2pack|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron Heroes 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#WarWithin2pack|War Within Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (G1)/toys#WarWithin2pack|War Within Megatron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}

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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
For the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line, Toys"R"Us got a repackaging of the Japanese "[[Beast Wars Reborn]]" set, featuring extensively-redecoed re-releases of the Ultra-class Optimus Primal and Megatron molds.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#BWXVSMegatron|Optimus Primal]] vs [[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWXVSPrimal|Megatron]]}}
</ul>

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===Classics===
While the focal point of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' was modern-mold reinventions of classic characters, there were a few exceptions. ''Classics'' Soundwave was a reissue of the original toy, originally slated for the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line (above).

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>

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===Masterpiece===
[[File:TRU Masterpiece Acid Storm.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Acid Storm]]
The big, expensive, complex ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toys were an instant hit with collectors, and of course Toys"R"Us got in several exclusives. However, in many non-US Hasbro markets, ''all'' of the Hasbro-release ''Masterpiece'' toys were Toys"R"Us exclusives, so we won't be listing ''all'' of those here.

As some of these were sold as part of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], we'll list them in those lines' sections as well. It just kinda makes sense to have them all gathered up here too.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Transformers (2010)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Masterpiece Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Platinum Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Year of the Horse Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Masterpiece'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#2014MP|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|Starscream Ghost Version]] (Australia only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#HasbroMP|Sunstorm]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Masterpiece Movie Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MasterpieceMPM3|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece Movie Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
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===Live-action movie toylines===
With the absolute explosion of ''Transformers'' popularity due to the [[live-action film series]], naturally a vast number of exclusives for said series were made, with Toys"R"Us getting quite a lot.

====Transformers (2007)====
[[Image:Movie Inferno toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Inferno w/ Longarm]]
For the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' toyline]], most of the exclusives were redecoed "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" molds used to quickly boost the amount of "new" product in the wake of the first film's staggering success, as well as a pair of multi-packs of normal-retail-release toys.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]] (w/ [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Movie)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingblade#Toys|Wingblade]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Desert Attack (Voyager [[Blackout (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Blackout]] & Deluxe [[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Scorponok]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1d1|Battle for the Allspark (Legends-class [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Starscream]])}}
|}
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====Revenge of the Fallen====
[[File:ROTF-toy GreenMixmaster.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Back Road Brawl" Mixmaster]]
''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> exclusives were entirely focused on multipacks, with a fair amount of new decoes and characters.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Titanium Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper]] / [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Offroad Ironhide]] / [[Brawl (Movie)#ROTFTitanium|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ROTFTitanium|Rescue Ratchet]] / [[Blackout (Movie)#Titanium Series 2|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Back Road Brawl ([[Hoist (Movie)#Toys|Hoist]] & [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#BackRoadBrawl|Mixmaster]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Gathering at the Nemesis ([[The Fallen/toys#GatheringNemesis|The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GatheringNemesis|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)#GatheringNemesis|Soundwave]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Master of [[Metallikato]] ([[Whirl (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]] & [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Shanghai Showdown [[Demolishor (ROTF)#TRUset|Demolishor]], [[Skids (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Autobot Wheelie]] / [[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Decepticon Sideways]] (UK & Germany only)}}
|}
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====Transformers (2010)====
[[File:TF2010toy-RampageAmongtheRuinsStock.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Rampage Among the Ruins]]
The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] was ''largely'' an extension of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' product, but some "Generation 1"-based stuff made its way into the line towards the back end. In the case of Toys"R"Us exclusives, this was in the form of a trio of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toys.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Hightower (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#TRUDevastatorGreen|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#LegendsDevGreen|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scrapper]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Rampage Among The Ruins ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RampageAmongTheRuins|Bumblebee]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Rampage]], [[Ravage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Ravage]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Masterpiece'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Masterpiece Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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====Dark of the Moon====
[[File:DOTM Deluxe Scan Ironhide toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Scan Series Ironhide]]
The exclusives for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' were given the branding "'''Mission Earth'''". Many of the toys also had "Scan Series" decos, where the toys were cast in clear plastics then extensively painted, but only on the ''front halves'' of their vehicle modes, making them look like they're in mid-[[reformatting]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Scan Series Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]] (Canada only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Generations|Starscream]] (Canada only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Bumblebee / Starscream ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Bumblebee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Cybertronian Warriors Pack ([[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]], [[Crankcase (DOTM)#CybertronianWarriors|Crankcase]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]], [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|Mobile Battle Bunker]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Streetside Bot Brawl ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]], [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]])}}
|}
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====Age of Extinction====
[[File:Evolution2PackAOEOptimus.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Evolution" Optimus Prime]]
For ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', the exclusives were all part of the "Evolution" theme, packing a toy of the movie character with a toy of their "G1" inspiration... in theory. There's a bit of jank going on with a couple of them.

Also at this point, the ''[[Kre-O]]'' line had ''functionally'', if not ''officially'', become a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US, with the nigh-entirety of the 2014 lineup taken up by ''Age of Extinction''-themed sets, plus an explicitly-TRU-only DVD/[[Kreon]] combo pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Evolution 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|Strafe ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Evolution 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''DVD / Blu-Ray'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Kre-O + Movie Gift Set (w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]] Kreons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====The Last Knight====
[[File:Deluxe-Skullitron.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skullitron]]
Exclusives for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' were given the "'''Mission to Cybertron'''" branding, plus a few had the added "Premiere Edition" marking to denote more elaborate paint jobs.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2pack|Bumblebee]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2Pack|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#MtCTRU2pack|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Premier Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKRevealTheShieldVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skullitron#Toys|Skullitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus#Toys|Infernocus]] ([[Glug]], [[Gorge]], [[Rupture]], [[Skulk]], [[Thrash (TLK)|Thrash]], plus [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Optimus Prime]] / [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Cybertron Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cybertron (planet)#The Last Knight|Cybertron]]}}
|}
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====Studio Series====
[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Good luck.]]
The very last Toys"R"Us exclusive (in the US at least), this figure in the then-new ''[[Studio Series]]'' was the first "off-screen" figure in the line, and was kind of hard to find in the US thanks to the chain being liquidated right about the time the toy was released.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]]}}
|}
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===Animated===
[[File:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Rodimus Minor]]
For ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'', Toys"R"Us scored several toys that had been slated for regular retail release, but budgets kept them out of the main line. Considering ''who'' some of these characters were, this led to something of a rush to grab them.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Cybertron|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Cybertron Mode Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus Minor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe 2-packs'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] (UK & Germany only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader "Super Value" packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader|Bulkhead]] (with [[Activators]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]] (with Activators [[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]])}}
|}
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:UniverseDarkwindToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Darkwind]]
The [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] offerings were mainly some pretty big-ticket items, with a few more vintage toy molds thrown in the mix.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Countdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)|Darkwind]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Commemorative Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] ([[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (G1)#Universe (2008)|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sharpshot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-packs''' (Australia only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobot Ambush ([[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]], [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Roadbuster]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Standoff Beneath the Streets ([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]])}}
|}
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===Kre-O===
[[File:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Autobot Assault Devastator set: the buildable Ironhide, Gunner and yellow Devastator Kreons are exclusive to the Toys"R"Us version of the set.]]
Hasbro's second attempt at a [[LEGO]]-like building-brick-based toyline, there are only a couple of explicitly Toys"R"Us-exclusive ''[[Kre-O]]'' items in the line. However, by 2014, by the time the ''Transformers'' part of the line pivoted entirely to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' (and the reveal of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' sets), the entire ''Kre-O'' line became ''functionally'' a TRU exclusive in the US, as most other retailers had dropped it.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''"Autobot Assault Devastator"''' set
<ul class="iconlist">
Buildable figures:
{{Bp-d1|[[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (ROTF)#Kre-O|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#TRUDevastator|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scrapper]]}}
(The four Decepticons can be rebuilt into [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]])
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
Kreons:
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#YellowDevastator|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]]}}
* [[Foreman]]
* three [[Construction Worker]]s
* [[Gunner]]
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional polybag kits'''
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Ride ([[Grimlock (AOE)#DinobotRide|Grimlock]] w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DinobotRide|Optimus Prime]] mini-Kreon)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Elite|Elite Optimus Prime]] (''Canadian TRUs only'')}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Kreons'''
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#OrangeDevastator|Constructicon Devastator]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''DVD / Blu-Ray'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Kre-O + Movie Gift Set (w/ exclusive [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]] Kreons)}}
|}
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==="Aligned" toylines (Prime / Robots in Disguise)===
====Prime: Beast Hunters====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
</ul>
{{Note|Thus far, this two-pack has been found at Toys"R"Us stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and France; in Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Since the only known official [[stock photography|stock photos]] have shown this two-pack in [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] European packaging, it's very likely that this has always been intended as a European market exclusive; however, it has also been found at general retail in Brazil.}}

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====Robots in Disguise (2015)====
[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Megatronus-CotT.jpg|250px|thumb|Warrior Megatronus]]
For 2015's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'', Toys"R"Us was the home of the "'''Clash of the Transformers'''" series, a pretty sizable [[subline imprint]] of exclusives; a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, though Warrior Class Megatronus was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set was not released in Europe at all.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Bumblebee]] vs [[Underbite#LegionClash|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Optimus Prime]] vs [[The Fallen/toys#LegionClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ClashWarrior|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Paralon (RID)#Toys|Paralon]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Three-Step Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Mega Five-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#5step|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Power Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#PowerHeroes|Power Surge Starscream]] & Mini-Con [[Lancelon#PowerHeroes|Lancelon]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Decepticon Island Showdown" ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Steeljaw]], [[Stasis pod#Robots in Disguise (2015)|stasis pod]] accessory)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Titans Return===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Nautica.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Parsec & Nautica, the only Nautica toy so far. Good luck!]]
With the emphasis on [[Titan Master]]s (aka [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s) in ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', naturally these sets are loaded to the gills with tiny head-bots. Of particular note is the Arcee set, which was originally a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Chaos on Velocitron ([[Fastlane#Generations|Fastclash]], [[Parsec]] & [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Autobot Nautica]], [[Refractor]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Laser Prime]], [[Dynamus]] & [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]], Titan Master [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Rodimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Online orders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#HasCon|Leinad]] & [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Buzzworthy Bumblebee (Canada)===
While the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line is exclusive to ''[[Target]]'' stores in the US, Canada does not have Targets, so all of those toys go to Toys"R"Us... and seemingly at quite a markup. We're honestly not about to list the entire line here, sorry.

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==Takara market Toys"R"Us exclusives==
As its own entity, Toys"R"Us Japan had its own considerably different run of exclusives. Of particular note are the "[[USA Edition]]s" (unchanged [[Hasbro]]-market product in nigh-unchanged Hasbro retail packaging), and the many, many, ''many'' "[[campaign item]]" promotional giveaways, typically [[Mini-Con]]s and comparably-sized toys, given as freebies with a qualifying purchase on certain dates (be it a specific toy, or just a certain yen-value of toys total)

===Beast Wars series===
====Beast Wars====
[[File:Beast Wars-Black Lio Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Black Lio Convoy]]
Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' product was very light on the exclusives. In fact, most of them are actually straight-up imports of Hasbro-packaged [[Transmetal 2]] toys released during the ''Beast Wars Metals'' portion of the line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Beast Wars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Clear|Special Convoy Skeleton Type]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Beast Wars II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Toys|Black Lio Convoy]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Beast Wars Metals''' (Hasbro imports)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#TM2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (TM2)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|}
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====Beast Wars Returns====
[[File:BM-toy ThrustBWR.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Vehicon Thrust]]
Released many years after the "Beast" series had run its course in Japan, 2004's ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Takara Beast Wars Returns toyline|Beast Wars Returns]]'' was an entirely Toys"R"Us exclusive line, featuring ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' molds extensively redecoed into (usually) much more show-accurate appearances. It also included a single "[[USA Edition]]" import, a practice that had seen a lot of use in the prior few years.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|BR-01 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-02 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Machines|Cheetus]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-03 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Rattle]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-04 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Blackwidow]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-05 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-vh|BR-06 [[Tankor (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-07 [[Jetstorm (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-08 [[Thrust (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-09 [[Nightscream (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-10 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Beast Wars Returns|Silverbolt]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|BR-11 [[Noble (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Noble Savage]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-12 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaheadMegatron|Megahead Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-13 [[Strika (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Strika]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-14 [[Obsidian (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Obsidian]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''USA Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Primal Prime#Toys|Primal Prime]]}}
|}
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===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
As Takara took its first steps into reissuing old ''Transformers'' molds in the early 2000s, Toys"R"Us got one of the first exclusive redecoes of said reissues.

:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]}}

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===Car Robots (Robots in Disguise)===
The overwhelming bulk of exclusives for 2000's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' was actually released ''after'' the line had properly ended, with a glut of USA Edition toys from Hasbro's 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Hasbro Robots in Disguise toyline|Robots in Disguise]]'' version of the line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#SpecialClear|God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#GodFireClear|Fire Convoy]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#GodFireClear|God Magnus]], [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''USA Editions'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron 3-Piece Set ([[Mirage (RID)#MirageGT|Mirage GT]], [[Nightcruz (RID)#Toys|Nightcruz]], [[Scavenger (RID)#Toys|Scavenger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Destructicon Bludgeon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Destructicon Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (RID)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Unicron Trilogy toylines===
All right, ''here'' we go. The number of exclusives takes a big jump here.

====Legends of the Microns (Armada)====
[[File:Arm-toy WreckageUltimate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Shot Ultimate Edition]]
With the arrival of the tiny [[Mini-Con]] toys in 2003's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legends of the Microns]]'', Takara launched into a ''ton'' of store promotional giveaways across multiple chains, and the era of large numbers of unique exclusives began (plus even more USA Editions).

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)#NightAttack|Bomb Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Ultimate|Bomb Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)#NightAttack|Crack Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)#Ultimate|Crack Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)#NightAttack|Shot Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)#Ultimate|Shot Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Final Battle Convoy Super Mode]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#MagnaConvoyDX|Corona Prime]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Rollout (Armada)#MagnaDX|Magnus]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Exdimensions|Arcee]], [[Grindor (Armada)#Exdimensions|Bank]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Exdimensions|Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''USA Editions'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''USA Editions''' (online only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]]}}
|}
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====Superlink (Energon)====
[[File:En-toy Throttle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Throttle]]
With Mini-Cons taking a bit of a back seat in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Superlink]]'', Takara added exclusive [[Energon weapon]]s promotional campaigns, on top of the usual multi-packs and USA Editions.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Energon weapons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Aquamarine Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Screw (Energon)|Screw]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]] ([[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Glen]], [[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Long Haul]], [[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Scavenger]], [[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Scrapper]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''USA Editions'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Stormjet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|}
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====Galaxy Force (Cybertron)====
[[File:Cyb-toy Cobybot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Coby's Exclusive Rumble (aka "Cobybot")]]
The ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' exclusives pretty much followed the usual pattern. But boy, that big box set is ''pretty''.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Police Type]]}}
{{Bp-mc|Mystery [[Cyber Key|Force Chip]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Hydroplane#Toys|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Solar Flare#Toys|Platinum Factor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rockslide#Toys|Platinum Material]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy Clear Version]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber Fire Version]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Coby's Exclusive Rumble]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''USA Editions'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|}
{{-}}
===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[File:Wstf hot rod.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Hot Rodimus, TRU packaging version]]
Exactly what they say on the box, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' are/were the smallest ''Transformers'' toys to actually transform. Both of these were promotional items given away with the purchase of other toys.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Hybrid Style promotion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rodimus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Transformers (2007) promotion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Live-action movie toylines===
While the [[live-action film series]] resulted in a massive boom of exclusives in Hasbro markets, Takara's exclusive output was ''quite'' a bit smaller in scope.

====Transformers (2007)====
The only Toys"R"Us exclusive for the first movie wasn't even terribly "exclusive", as it was just a repackaging of the Hasbro Leader-Class Brawl, and an unchanged re-issuing of a previous regular-retail item.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Electronic Brawl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional EZ Collection'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]] (Ikebukuro store only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional item'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]] (''Smallest Transforming Transformers'')}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Revenge (Revenge of the Fallen)====
[[File:G1-toy MightyDozer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Mighty Dozer]]
''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge]]'' exclusive product was positively restrained compared to the Hasbro output, with the big items being toys released at normal retail in Hasbro markets (and one a notorious [[shelfwarmer]] at that).

It is important to note that the two promotional Microns come with instructions that are simply labeled as generic "''Transformers''" product. But they were only given away with the purchase of ''Revenge'' product, so we're listing them here. This will be a bit of a theme going forward with many promotional Microns over the next few years, across multiple lines.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Interrogator Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)#Stalker|Stalk Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional EZ Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (ROTF)#Legends Class|Demolishor Shanghai Attack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#DesertAttackJTRU|Decepticon Rampage Desert Combat]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Guardian Sky]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Mighty Dozer]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Darkside Moon (Dark of the Moon)====
[[File:EZCollectionDarksideOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Darkside Optimus Prime]]
Again, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)#Darkside Moon (TakaraTomy)|Darkside Moon]]'' product was light, with the big draw actually being a model kit with an extra piece. Whee!

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional EZ Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Tritanium]] Heat Blade Claw (Gold Crankcase [[MechTech]] weapon)
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Dual Model Kit'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Dual Model Kit|Optimus Prime]] (w/ "Battle Hook" exclusive to TRU orders)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
====Lost Age (Age of Extinction)====
[[File:Lost Age TRU JP rusty Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime]]
''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#TakaraTomy toylines|Lost Age]]'' toys was heavy on the promotional Microns, though again they were not directly branded as such.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (DOTM)#Toys|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====The Last Knight====
[[File:Movie-The-Best-MB-EX-Arm-Cannon-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Arm Gun Bumblebee]]
The exclusives line-up for Takara's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#TakaraTomy toylines|The Last Knight]]'' was more or less the same as in the Hasbro markets, as the two companies were in the process of a "brand unification" that would see the two release much the same product in both markets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MB-EX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ArmGunBB|Arm Gun Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers Movie The Best|Movie The Best]]'' series)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Stealth Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skullitron#Toys|Skullitron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLK-Voyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKVoyager|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus#Toys|Infernocus]] ([[Glug]], [[Gorge]], [[Rupture]], [[Skulk]], [[Thrash (TLK)|Thrash]], plus [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cybertron (planet)#TLK-Cybertron|Cybertron]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====Studio Series====
As with the Hasbro line, ''[[Studio Series]]'' marked the end of Takara's run of Toys"R"Us exclusives, even though the chain still operates to this day in Japan.

:{{Bp-a1|Autobot Drift with [[Mini Dinobot#Generations|Baby Dinobots]] ([[Drift (AOE)#Studio Series|Autobot Drift]], [[Sharp-T#Toys|Dinobot Sharp-T]], [[Pterry#Toys|Dinobot Pterry]], [['Tops#Toys|Dinobot 'Tops]])}}

{{-}}

===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy Skyglide.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skyglide]]
Takara's take on the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' only resulted in a single promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyglide]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Animated===
[[File:AnimatedLegendsSkywarpClearPurple.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skywarp Clear Purple Ver.]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional EZ Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#LegendsClearRed|Optimus Prime Clear Red Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Skywarp Clear Purple Ver.]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===United===
[[File:United-toy Caliburst.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Caliburst]]
The spiritual follow-up to ''Henkei!'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' went with new versions of old characters... on molds pretty wildly not meant for those characters in the case of these two Microns.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#United|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#United 2|Recoil]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Aligned series (Prime / Adventure)===
====Prime====
[[File:Prime-toy B2PureEnergon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Pure Energon B.B.]]
Takara went absolutely ''nuts'' with the promotional [[Arms Micron]]s during ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]''. The initial batches were fully-assembled and painted redecoes of past weapon-bots, but as the line kicked into gear, they shifted to the unassembled, on-sprue "model kit" style Microns that came with Takara's ''Prime'' toys. Speaking of, their big in-store exclusive even came with three extra exclusive Arms Micron kits!

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager + Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Battle Shield Optimus]] (w/ [[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]], [[Jaze#Toys|Jaze G]], [[Pral#Toys|Pral G]], [[Sise#Toys|Sise G]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Arms Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker|Autobot Peaceman]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Oracle]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Arms Micron kits'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#PureEnergon|Pure Energon B.B.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L.#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#PureEnergon|Pure Energon O.P.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningR|Shining R.A. R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zamu#Hellflame|Hellflame Zamu]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Contest prizes'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Go!====
[[File:Go-toy Ex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.33|Ex, the one Arms Micron available ''only'' at TRU.]]
For the Takara-only ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' series, Toys"R"Us got an exclusive redeco of the main new Autobot of the series, as well as a promotional Arms Micron meant to go with ''Go!''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> new version of Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]], plus a few promo Microns shared with a whole bunch of other stores.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Swordbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan#Kuromusha|Kenzan Kuromusha ver.]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ex]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gan]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Jin (Go!)|Jin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zan]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
|}
{{-}}

====Adventure (Robots in Disguise 2015)====
[[File:RID15-toy ToysRUsPrime.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Toys"R"Us Prime]]
Exclusives for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' ran the gamut of small molds. Some were originally Arms Micron kits, but this time came already-assembled.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Battle Pack Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Geoffrey Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional EZ Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDClear|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ink]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Clear Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Clear Bumblebee]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Promotional Q-Transformers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#QTclear|Clear Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#QTClear|Clear Starscream]]}}
|}

==Notes==
*Toys"R"Us was also supposed to carry a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] done up as a ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] homage that would have been released as a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy named [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Spacewarp]], together with redecos of the ''Armada'' [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Ultimately, however, Toys"R"Us backed out of the deal, and Spacewarp was never released. While the Space Team redecos remain unreleased to this very day ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]] claims that the [[mold]]s have become unusable), the planned Spacewarp deco was later used as the basis for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collectors' Club]] exclusive [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] redeco of ''Armada'' Jetfire, with a new head sculpt.
*Despite the closing of the US branch, multiple Toys"R"Us branches are still often used by Hasbro worldwide for distributing figures that are otherwise exclusive to some specific US retailers:
**As of 2019, the Canadian Toys"R"Us branch has picked up the rights to the US [[Target]] exclusives, beginning with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline.
**In the early 2020s, the Iberian (Portugal & Spain) Toys"R"Us branch also released a few toys from the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy .282020-2022.29|Netflix-labelled ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' exclusives]].
**The 2024 [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' figures were released internationally across a few branches like Hong Kong, Singapore, and the aforementioned Iberian stores.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.toysrus.com/ Official Toys"R"Us USA website]
*[http://www.toysrus.co.jp/ Official Toys"R"Us Japan website]

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Blurr (G1)

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:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Blurrg1.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|He runs faster than ten fast men.]]
This page is best read at high speeds.

'''Blurr''' is positively and incontrovertibly without possibility of any doubt the fastest-thinking, fastest-talking and fastest-driving data courier and messenger from the planet of Cybertron, and if you or your friend or anybody else you know or anybody else you might not know or in fact anybody at all wants to send any kind of message or dispatch or parcel or data or in fact anything at all to any base or station or out-of-the-way depot, barracks, headquarters, outpost, or post office and it is absolutely essential to deliver it immediately or at the earliest opportunity and without any delay of any kind regardless of Decepticons or obstacles or foul weather or gloom of night then Blurr's the one to pick, sir, so just give him the good word and the item in question and Blurr is off like a [[Cybertronic race horse]], if there were such a thing as a Cybertronic race horse, and if such a beast was able to break the sound barrier on land and leave only dust clouds and lingering afterimages, because Blurr leaves only dust clouds and lingering afterimages, but he'll be off that quickly with your message in hand, and if any hostile power or enemy or Decepticon ambush should get in the way then he'll hit them with a blast from his [[electro-laser]] which will reverse the polarity of their microcircuits and they'll be stopped. Dead.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner is [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]], who sometimes becomes his head as a [[Titan Master]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Moschitta]] (English), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lei Changxi]] (Chinese), [[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Kai Taschner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' Dub), [[Carlos Lladó]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Sérgio Moreno]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Attila Bartucz]] (Hungarian, second "The Movie" dub), [[Massimo Corizza]] (Italian, first Season 3 dub), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Chaos"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Bruno Magne]] (European French, "The Face of the Nijika"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), Unknown (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 2")}}

[[File:TFTMBlurr.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone needs to switch to decaf.]]

In [[2005]], Blurr was part of the Autobot detachment stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. Using his hyper-speed, he quickly alerted the Autobot ranks when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons arrived to attack the city. In defending the city, Blurr combined non-stop chatter with non-stop firepower and helped hold the Decepticons at bay until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and reinforcements could arrive from [[Moonbase One]].

In the aftermath of the attack, Blurr was working on repairs with several of the remaining Autobots when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] struck. After failing to get the obstinate [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] aboard a shuttle ("They were impossible impossible impossible!"), Blurr tossed the job over to [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and leapt aboard the second shuttle with Ultra Magnus. Pursued by Galvatron through space, the shuttle crew managed to escape only after detonating three-quarters of the ship. In need of repairs, they landed hard on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]]. While Blurr was attending to some welding work, Galvatron and his soldiers caught up with them. Things went from bad to worse after Galvatron killed Ultra Magnus and took the [[Matrix of Leadership]], leaving the Autobots to deal with the planet's native inhabitants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. Hostilities suddenly ceased, however, when Hot Rod and Kup arrived from [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and negotiated a peace with the Junkions (complete with dance sequence!). Blurr then flew into the final battle with the planet-eater [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] aboard the Junkion starship and was present when Hot Rod (now Rodimus Prime) reclaimed Cybertron in the name of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|Blurr’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:Blurr watching jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blurr watches all his videos in fast-forward. It makes it look like normal speed to him.]]
As part of their "new era of peace and prosperity", the Autobots hosted the first annual [[Galactic Olympics]] several months later. Blurr really wanted to compete in the races, but instead was forced onto a mission with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] to Autobot City on Earth. This simple courier run soon became more hectic than it was worth, though. Running into the newly revived Decepticon leader, Galvatron, Blurr and Wheelie were the first Autobots to face his renewed power and ended up marooned on [[Jupiter]]'s moon of [[Io]].

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"We can't stop here. This is bat country!"]]
There they encountered kamikaze creatures known as [[lightpole]]s, who struck in unison like a hive and could transform into explosive missiles. The Autobots received support from [[Marissa Faireborn]] of [[Earth Defense Command]], but it wasn't until [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived that they finally managed to fight their way through a squad of [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and get off that rock. Blurr and Wheelie made it back to Autobot City and, after a short game of "Hot Potato" to get the cog through attacking Decepticons, restored Metroplex's transforming ability just in time to sic the giant Autobot on his rival, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

[[File:Chaos Kup Blurr piloting ship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Blurr participated in several important Autobot missions in the following months. When Kup uncovered a plot by the Decepticons to acquire the indestructible [[death crystal]]s for their own purposes, Blurr joined him and an Autobot unit to visit the source of the crystals on planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. Blurr faced the Predacons again on Dread and was almost consumed by quick-mud before Sky Lynx pulled him free. Blurr and the other Autobots managed to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] busy long enough for Kup to rouse [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], the creature who was the source of the death crystals. Turning the crystals against Chaos himself, the Autobots destroyed the monster and deprived the Decepticons of their new weapon. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, Blurr was aboard his flagship during the intended assault on the [[Quintesson]]s' new home planet. He received word from Cybertron that Hot Rod and the other Autobots they were supposed rushing off to "avenge" were in fact alive, and preparing to rendez-vous with the fleet. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:ForeverLongTimeComing Blurr carrying Blaster.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1!|If you're gonna ride, Dann-o .... Whoops, wrong script!]]
Later, Blurr joined [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] in exploring a bowl-shaped asteroid near Cybertron, and in doing so came across a [[Quintesson]] [[Time Window]]. During the battle with the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] and Quintesson star cruisers, Blurr fell through the time window along with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and some of his cassettes. The Autobots found themselves 11 million years in the past, working with [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] and her rebellion as the first Autobots stood up against their Quintesson masters. Once the rebel leader, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]], returned and used his [[Coder Remote]] on the [[Dark Guardian]]s, Blurr and his auto-buddies made their way back through the vortex and into the present once again. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:FightorFlee future autobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Autobots detected a seemingly threatening vessel in their airspace, Blurr attempted to interrogate the pilot, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] of [[Paradron]]. Rather than being intimidated, however, Sandstorm just asked if there was something wrong with Blurr's timing program. Kup was quick to come to the young Autobot's defense and informed the Paradronian, "Naaaah, that's just the way he is." {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Blurr was among the Autobot warriors who assaulted the occupied nation of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], to prevent the Decepticons from making more super-energon off of the country's oil reserves. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] beached himself off the coast to launch Blurr, Rodimus Prime, Wheelie and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] onto the nation's soil. After the Decepticons were driven off, they freed [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] and his advisors, and (somewhat reluctantly) restored him to power. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:GhostMachine Blurr violated airspace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Sir, we're being violated!"]]
During the second coming of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost, Blurr was working monitor duty on Cybertron with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. He was very good at his job, identifying [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on an entry vector and the return of Unicron's eyes, but people kept having to interrupt his reports because he would. Not. Stop. Talking. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} Later on, he was part of the peace envoy overseeing the negotiations between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]]. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Blurr was also present for the unveiling of the new power generator on Cybertron, but even he wasn't fast enough to keep Grimlock from making a mess of things. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:FaceOfNijika Blurr dangling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Blurr covertly tries to fix his wedgie.]]
During an encounter with the Decepticons, Blurr and several Autobots encountered a "[[quadrant lock]]" created by the Quintessons and ended up falling through it along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]. Their landing on the planet [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] was a harsh one, and Blurr's leg strut was too damaged for him to walk. Separated from the scientist Perceptor in the fall, Blurr asked Rodimus and Ultra Magnus to leave him while they searched for their missing comrade. The leaders agreed, since Perceptor was also the one best suited for repairing Blurr's leg. Unfortunately, the helpless Blurr was soon found by the superstitious and powerful local populace and taken to a nearby city, where the people planned to toss him into a molten pool. In a wacky turn of events, though, that soak was just what Blurr needed to realign his leg components, and he popped out of the pool as fast as ever. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] was released, Blurr was one of several Autobots who were damaged and taken out of action early during the catastrophe.{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} As a result, he was unaffected by the plague and, after some repair work by a Quintesson, was available to help the newly active Optimus Prime in his search for a cure. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth1 Hardhead and Blurr.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Why isn't there more slashfic about this?]]
Sometime later, on Cybertron, Blurr was beaten in a race by Hot Rod and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. This was done in part to help prove the engineer [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s theory that Autobots could function better with human partners somehow incorporated into their fighting discipline. Little did anyone realize how soon that theory would be tested. After a major Decepticon offensive on Autobot City, Optimus Prime radioed Kup, Blurr and the others on Cybertron, warning them that the Decepticons were headed for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], deep beneath the planet's surface. The Autobots arrived just in time to prevent [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] from unleashing too much [[plasma energy]] using the key he'd stolen from Earth. What little plasma energy had been released, however, was enough to overcharge the engines of the Autobot ship, launching them out into space.

[[File:Rebirth2 Blurr with gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Please pretend he is holding Haywire and not his regular gun. Thank you.]]
Blurr and his comrades crash-landed on the planet [[Nebulos]] and were quickly taken hostage by a group of rebels fighting against the machine army of their overlords, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. The Autobots managed to convince their "hosts" to release them when the Decepticons arrived in hot pursuit, but Blurr and several other warriors were deactivated and taken hostage by the Decepticons as they fled. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Brainstorm decided to put his ideas into action and created binary-bonded partnerships between the remaining Autobots and the rebels, forming [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. The Headmasters rescued Blurr and the others, but were soon forced to fight again when the Decepticons joined forces with the Hive, having created both Headmaster and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] duos in response. This tech-war continued when Brainstorm scanned one of the Hive Targetmasters and used those scans to recreate the technology for the remaining Autobots. Blurr was binary-bonded with [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]], one of the Nebulan sharpshooters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

He and the rest of the Autobots returned to Cybertron to try to prevent Galvatron from opening the Plasma Energy Chamber, but were unsuccessful. The day was ultimately saved by Spike and the Nebulons, who brought about a new [[Golden Age]], and Blurr was seen celebrating with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of [[2006]] forward to [[2010]], and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

=====Controverse=====
Blurr was present when the [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] of [[BT World]] discovered they were trapped in the [[G1 World|OG World]]. {{storylink|Controverse}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Simon Broad]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:Headmasters rodimus kup blurr.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And nothing of value was lost.]]
In [[2011]], Blurr was stationed on the Autobots' new tertiary base of operations, the planet [[Athenia]]. While other Autobots were dispatched to Cybertron during Galvatron's assault, Blurr remained behind as part of the rear guard. He observed what appeared to be a passing star on the monitors, but the image eventually cleared up to reveal a ''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|starship]]'', headed for Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Even after the arrival of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Blurr continued to fret over the situation. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As Autobots forces engaged the Decepticons on several fronts on several planets, Blurr remained at home base with Kup and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] to practice his exposition. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron unleashed his [[Madmachine]], Blurr couldn't understand how one little bug could possibly threaten Vector Sigma. Arcee had to explain how the Decepticons could increase its magnetic power to the point where even the supercomputer would be in danger. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} When the Aerialbots were brought down by a [[Metamorphose|dangerous meteorite]], Blurr informed Rodimus Prime the rescue team had been intercepted by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} Blurr was still taking messages with Kup and Arcee on Athenia weeks later. For a ridalin-deprived courier, he sure seems to stand around a lot. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Blurr watched helplessly as Galvatron beat the scrap out of Rodimus Prime. Only after the Decepticon Commander wandered off to have a meeting with [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] did Blurr work up the courage to go see if Rodimus was okay. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} With the destruction of Cybertron, Blurr joined Rodimus Prime and Kup in their quest to look for a new planet to settle on. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

He apparently had time to sneak back in when he heard Fortress was having a party, though. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Blurr continued on the journey to find a new home until the day Rodimus Prime decided to become a [[Micromaster]] and settle on the planet [[Micro]]. Unwilling to give up on his body's speed, Blurr refused to join Rodimus in changing bodies, and instead left to join Fortress's crew. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}} A battle with Scorponok in [[2021]] led to him and the other Autobots being infected with [[black ball]]s, which Blurr only survived by agreeing to have his head removed and retrofitted into a small Headmaster robot. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Old and new Headmasters alike then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined with the [[Axalon Trading Company]] to have new bodies built for them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} Blurr was left disheartened by this turn of events: since he'd ended up losing his body ''anyway'', he regretted not helping Rodimus to begin with. He cheered up when [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Longarm]] gave him a new body, and though he panicked when asked to use it to take on Galvatron, he steeled himself and proved able to use his speed and tiny size in tandem to catch Galvatron off-guard and knock his head off. He then became an deliveryman, though not a very good one since he spent too much time talking to customers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

When [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] was battling [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Blurr showed up to help man his battle station, saying they were comrades since they'd both left the Axalon Trading Company. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}} He later had his body stolen by a mass-produced [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]-type Headmaster who was really eager to try out transtectors. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} Blurr was present for Fortress's speech when he announced the completion of their HQ, a new battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} He was among the Autobots who tried to capture [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] after he'd stolen the [[Zodiac]], but was incapacitated when the Zodiac's powers forcibly transformed his transtector into an immobile "base mode". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}} When the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] got started, Blurr was shocked that he'd gotten rivals in the delivery business. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} He helped the other Autobots battle [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]'s [[Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drone|drones]] when they were menacing the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Bonus Edition Black Convoy 2}}

Blurr's delivery service eventually grew into a full company, and he hired [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] to work for him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Magna Convoy}} During Trypticon's attack on [[Tokyo]], Blurr and Wheelie were charged delivering Fortress Maximus's transformation cog to Metroplex before Trypticon could reach him. They succeeded, allowing Metroplex to fight back and defeat his nemesis. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} He was driving on the streets of [[Akihabara]] after it was rebuilt in the wake of the destruction. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Kup, who'd left Rodimus shortly after Blurr did, fondly remembered their time searching for a new home together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}} Towards the end of the year, Blurr and Ginrai were asked to deliver the [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire Laser]] to [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] through the Legends World, but were surprised to find [[White Lune]] in its place. She ran off while Blurr was busy learning that she ''was'' the Haywire Laser, so he began searching for her and visited the police, where he was unexpectedly but gladly reunited with Hot Rod. Blurr eventually found White Lune being menaced by the Sweeps and used her weapon mode to dispatch them alongside Hot Rod, Kup, and his two part-timers, Wheelie and [[Shūta Gō]], and afterwards she started working for him. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} He was later among the Transformers knocked out by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault, angering White Lune. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
Blurr participated in a space mission under the command of Rodimus Prime. He helped the other Autobots get the space-faring civilians to safety during a Decepticon attack while Rodimus battled Galvatron. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} On another occasion, he battled the [[Megatron Corps]]—five clones of the old Decepticon leader being remotely controlled by Galvatron. Once Blurr and the others attacked Galvatron directly, the Megatron Corps fell all to pieces. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}} Blurr was also seen acting in defense of the planet [[Feminia]]. The Autobots protected the Prime Energy Tower from an all-out Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Blurr was present when Optimus Prime expired following the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and Hot Rod caught the Matrix as it fell out of the Autobot leader's hands. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable timeline where the Autobots were at war with the [[Renegade]]s, Blurr was one of the many Autobots who participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
Blurr was on Cybertron when Optimus Prime announced his plan to confront Unicron. When Hot Rod sacrificed himself to kill Megascream, Blurr was later seen celebrating the defeat of Unicron and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Blurr was four million years old. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

''Hundreds of years ago, Blurr and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] were captured by aliens from the planet [[Tyroxia]], but Hot Rod managed to escape in a [[Hot Rod's shuttle|ship]]. The ship was pursued by the [[Tyroxian]]s, but the aliens were intercepted a [[Kup's ship|ship]] piloted by the Autobot [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], an old-timer who was suffering from [[combat fatigue]] and had sent himself off to pasture. Hot Rod implored Kup to help him and Blurr, but Kup maintained that he was done with the war and was of no use to anyone. Ultimately, Kup had to rescue Hot Rod and Blurr from the Tyroxians one final time, and the old mech decided to give the war one more go.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

[[File:RingofHate-Blurremissary.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|So much for the Tolerant Left Arm!]]
Blurr was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s unit on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the commander reached a turning point. After Blurr helped free a group of captive Autobots being herded into the [[smelting pool]], Fortress Maximus announced that he was quitting the war and leaving for the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]]. Blurr and the others were stunned by this announcement, but nonetheless decided to join Fortress Maximus in his exile.

Blurr was sent as an ambassador to the Nebulan capital city, [[Koraja]]. However, the politician [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] did not trust these visitors to his world, and so he sabotaged the meeting to convince the others to rise up against the Autobots. While Blurr spoke, [[Krunk]] fired a magenetic polarizer weapon at Blurr's arm, which caused it to spasm and topple a fountain sculpture. As the debris bounced around, endangering the surrounding civilians, Zarak's personal militia retaliated, and Blurr fled.

Fortress Maximus didn't give up on peace with the Nebulans, however, and he took Blurr and the others back into Koraja. In order to prove to the Nebulans that he could be trusted, Fortress Maximus offered his head to them. A few other Autobots followed his lead and offered their heads, while Blurr and the rest surrendered only their weapons. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

The headless Autobots were kept under surveillance by the Nebulans, while Blurr's group of weaponless Autobots retreated to the forest, where they began construction of their headquarters. When the [[Council of Peers]] arrived to inspect the Autobots' efforts, Blurr showed them around. He pointed out Hot Rod, who was listening in on their Cybertron headquarters, but not transmitting anything, lest the Decepticons learn their location. Zarak and [[Vorath]] took this opportunity to lock onto the frequency, and they later used this information to contact the Decepticons. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder what happens if you forget to catch them.]]
The Decepticons arrived, and after both sides adopted the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process, the Headmaster Autobots were captured by the Decepticons. Blurr and the remaining Autobots who lived in the forest remained weaponless, so they teamed up with various Nebulans who sided with the Autobot-allied Nebulan [[Galen]] and thus were considered criminals by the Council of Peers. Blurr's partner was [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]], who had, like the others, undergone the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] process to become a weapon for his partner.

Blurr and the other Targetmasters headed for the [[Nursery (Nebulos)|Nursery]], where they found themselves under attack by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The Autobots' new Targetmaster powers overwhelmed the Decepticons, but not before the Nursery was reduced to rubble. Zarak, who was Scorponok's Headmaster partner, realized that this war was quickly destroying the planet he loved, and so he freed the Autobot Headmasters, allowing the Autobots to leave Nebulos. The Decepticons followed Blurr and the other Autobots to [[Earth]], where they wished to respond to an Autobot distress signal. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

When Galen died on Earth and his role as Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner was assumed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Spike led Kup and the other Targetmasters on a mission to the [[Club Con|Decepticon's island headquarters]] to rescue his brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After Blurr and the other Targetmasters were attacked by the island's defense measures, the island transformed into a spaceship and launched into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} Soon, Fortress Maximus's Autobots met up with the Earth-bound Autobots led by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and the two Autobot camps wound up witnessing a battle between Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] for Autobot leadership. Blurr, along with the Autobots from both camps, began to watch this battle on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons unleashed a surprise attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Blurr was enjoying some downtime aboard the Ark when Thunderwing and a motley crew of Decepticons attacked. Responding alongside his commander, Blurr joined in blasting the would-be Decepticon leader and forcing him off the ship.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Allfalldown-blurr.jpg|left|upright=0.5|thumb|Blurr's keyboard doesn't even HAVE a spacebar.]]
When the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] attacked [[MacDill Air Force Base]] on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (who had returned to command) led most of the Autobot Army into battle, including Blurr, leaving only a skeleton crew behind on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} After Scorponok's Decepticons arrived as well, Prime ordered Blurr and the rest of his troops to return to the Ark, suspecting an unknown entity was orchestrating this battle behind the scenes. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} When Blurr and the others returned to the Ark, they discovered that not only was [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] missing, but in his absence [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] had disabled the skeleton crew and placed bombs on board. Blackjack, who was startled by the Autobots, dropped the bomb, which started the countdown. Kup refused to allow the Autobots to flee the Ark in its shuttles, citing the lack of time to evacuate their fallen comrades in the medical bays, which prompted Blurr to panic. Blurr and the others were saved when Ratchet, who had been kidnapped by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (the mastermind behind the whole affair), arranged for the bombs to be teleported to Cybertron. Instead of blowing up the Ark, the bomb detonated inside Megatron's headquarters, apparently killing both Megatron and Ratchet. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

News of Ratchet's demise sent Optimus Prime into a depression, and Hot Rod took it upon himself to snap Optimus out of it. Concocting a scheme wherein a [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian Mark V battle droid]] would go "berserk" ended with the unit going on a genuine rampage. Blurr was knocked aside by the Guardian before Prime eventually snapped out of his funk and defeated the droid to save the day. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

When Thunderwing invaded the Ark once more, this time possessed by the Matrix, Blurr used his speed to good advantage, dodging the Decepticon's attacks and punching the Matrix-aura demon repeatedly. These blows accomplished little, though, and the aura punched him back. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} The Matrix was believed to be lost in this battle, and so Optimus Prime, who feared the imminent arrival of their race's godlike enemy, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], took drastic measures. The Autobot leader surrendered his forces to Scorponok's Decepticons, hoping to secure an alliance against the coming Chaos Bringer. This did not please Blurr and the other Autobots, who were forced to turn over their weapons and Nebulan partners. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

Though Unicron was defeated during the Autobots' and the Decepticons' armistice, the latter faction, true to form, turned on their allies in short order. Now under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s leadership, they rampaged on the planet [[Klo]], slaughtering its organic inhabitants. The Autobots, likewise under Grimlock's new management, followed Bludgeon's troops, but wound up stumbling into an ambush as soon as they made landfall. Blurr was among the casualties of the battle, his busted-up corpse littering the ground alongside many of his comrades. He was presumably resurrected by the [[Last Autobot]], who arrived to turn the tide of battle alongside Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
In the future year [[2003]], Blurr was among the many Autobots stationed at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] began his plans for a new [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. It was his responsibility to send a hyper-speeded radio signal to Earth's governments, informing them about the secret plans for the city. Apparently, the Autobots decided regular codes would be too much work, so they just had Blurr dictate the plans! {{storylink|Ark Duty}} He was also on-site a year later at the grand opening of Autobot City, and helped defend their honored human guests from an assault by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

In [[1990]], Blurr, Kup, and Hot Rod were captured by Megatron, but managed to escape thanks to the efforts of a double-agent named [[Warmonger]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Megatron went on to lead his Decepticons in an all-out offensive against Autobot City, only to be beaten back by Optimus Prime. Blurr witnessed the Autobot leader pass on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus before succumbing to the fatal wounds that had been dealt to him in this fateful duel.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

[[File:Target2006-BlurrHotRodKup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2]]
[[File:MarvelUK87 Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Looking rather green in the gills]]
Shortly after the attack on Autobot City in [[2006]], Blurr received some psychic coaching from Unicron to follow the new Decepticon leader, Galvatron, back through time to [[1986]] and stop his plans. Blurr was joined by Kup and Hot Rod, and upon materializing in the 20th century they joined forces with the local Ultra Magnus. Being as colossally powerful as Galvatron was, Blurr and his allies decided subterfuge was the better course of action than brute force. In order to get Galvatron to return to the future without a fuss, they manipulated him into believing he had traveled cross-time to an alternate 1986, where his actions in the past would have no effect on his future. To this end, Blurr and his allies stashed [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s inert form out of the way, {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Stargazing}} disguised [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] as the former, and goaded Galvatron into destroying him. It really proved to be that simple, as Galvatron now believe his timeline couldn't come to pass, with Starscream having perished far too early. Galvatron returned to 2006 with his cronies, and Blurr, Kup and Hot Rod quickly followed suit. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Back in his own time, ''Blurr was among those gathered to hear a message from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] as they reported Unicron's encroachment on [[Moonbase Two]]. As the Autobots prepared to head towards their allies and help them against the monster planet, they came under attack from Galvatron and his array of goons. Splitting into two groups, they narrowly managed to evade their pursuers by boarding a couple of shuttles and blasting off into space.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

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''Blurr's group wound up on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], their shuttle badly damaged. They barely managed to get any work done on their ship before Galvatron tracked them down again. Ultra Magnus was torn to pieces in the ensuing battle, and Galvatron took off with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Blurr bemoaned that, without the Matrix, all hope was lost. Before any other opinions on the matter were offered, the hostile Junkions sprung forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived, and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkions' leader. Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a final confrontation against Unicron. In the clash, the Autobots' ship speared through the titan's eye. Blurr the rest of the crew were separated from Hot Rod inside Unicron, but the former's group found Spike, Bumblebee, and Jazz. They were soon rejoined by Hot Rod, but in his absence he had reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which had both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:MarvelUK119 Kup Blurr.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|And thrust!, 2!, 3!]]
After Unicron was defeated in 2006, Galvatron again fled back in time. Unaware of this, the Autobots searched high and low for the missing Galvatron, eventually forced into giving up when no trace of their quarry turned up in months. In Galvatron's absence, Blurr and the rest of the Autobots continued to battle the Decepticons over control of Cybertron, with Shockwave leading the enemy's armies, and Rodimus Prime now as the newly risen Autobot leader. Blurr was part of an Autobot ambush against an [[airborne hunter squad]] when, upon the mission's completion, the Autobots finally learned of Galvatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} Blurr was once again on the team that went back to retrieve him, this time teamed with Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} It was déjà vu all over again, as the future Autobots again joined forces with 20th century Ultra Magnus to counter Galvatron's latest scheme. The evil Decepticon planned to use a [[power siphon|magma siphon]] to drain power out of the [[Earth's core|planet's volcanic core]], and gain the strength of a god in the process. Mere seconds after locating Galvatron and engaging him in combat, however, Blurr and Kup were knocked off-line when Galvatron hurled Ultra Magnus's beaten body at them. {{storylink|Hunters}} After regrouping, the Autobots concocted a plan to steal Galvatron's [[time-jump trigger device]] and rewire it to propel them all back to their proper place and time. While Blurr and the others distracted Galvatron, Wreck-Gar and Rodimus Prime attempted to make the proper modifications. In the end, however, only the Autobots were launched back to the future; Galvatron had modified the device so that the temporal backlash did not affect him, and he stayed in the past. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

Blurr remained one of Rodimus Prime's finest soldiers in the future. In [[2008]], he helped defend the Autobot position against a massive Decepticon offensive, {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} and accompanied Rodimus Prime on a rescue mission to Earth when the [[Quintesson]]s lay siege to Autobot City. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

When the [[Time rift|timestorm]] exploded over space in [[2009]], Blurr joined Rodimus Prime and several other Autobots in travelling back to [[1989]], in the hopes of somehow removing the menace caused by Galvatron's long-term temporal distortion. Unfortunately, the mechanics of the time-jump mass displacement shunted Optimus Prime and other Autobots of 1989 into [[Limbo]] as they arrived, leaving smoldering earth in their wakes. The neophyte Autobot sub-commander Fortress Maximus jumped to the wrong conclusions and led his 20th century warriors into battle with their 21st century counterparts. Blurr was double-teamed by [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] before Optimus managed to communicate with Maximus through the Matrix in Rodimus Prime's chest and call an end to the fighting. Despite being thrown for the loop, AND shot by Galvatron once the Autobots all lined up on one side, Blurr held out through the entire fight, and was still standing during Optimus Prime's climactic brawl with Galvatron, after nearly every other warrior had been downed. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:MarvelUK224 Head Toss.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Why couldn't Haywire be a Headmaster partner? [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Oh.]]]]
After the Time Wars, the Autobots returned to 2009, but found it radically changed in their absence. It seemed the timestream had rebooted itself as if Galvatron had never left for the past to cause the timestorm. With Galvatron still around to lead the Decepticons, they had managed to maintain control over Cybertron after the war with Unicron, and the Autobots held only a meager resistance movement on their homeworld. Blurr, Rodimus and the others returned to this "new" war as best they could, but were hopelessly outmatched on Cybertron. After suffering a communications breakdown with one of their outposts, Rodimus Prime and allies arrived only to find Galvatron had taken control of the base and slaughtered the Autobots present. He saved a particularly gruesome fate for Blurr, and actually tossed the poor Autobot's severed head at Rodimus Prime once he arrived. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

In another version of the future, Blurr actually survived! He lived 'til at least the year [[2510]] when he personally delivered the news to Rodimus Prime that the last Decepticon had been killed and the war was over. Of course, a new war between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and the [[Wreckers]] broke out within a solar cycle, so Blurr still had a chance to get killed in battle. {{storylink|Peace}}
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=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In yet [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|another alternate future]], the Autobots faced near-extinction in [[2009]] when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] destroyed Cybertron and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] had very nearly conquered Earth. Blurr and Kup were killed by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during the Decepticons' rise to power. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In [[2012]], while Optimus Prime was away on Earth, Blurr was stationed on Cybertron under the command of Hot Rod. Upon hearing that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had breached the [[Hall of Silence]] and enveloped it in a [[null field]] to prevent Autobot intervention, Blurr rushed to Hot Rod's side to inform him as much. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Unfortunately, he couldn't provide any useful advice on dealing with the situation. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} Blurr attempted to find any variance in the null field's field harmonics, but after looking over its entire dome fifty times over, still couldn't find any way to breach it. Without options, Hot Rod was forced to order the destruction of the Hall, inadvertently covering Soundwave's escape with [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] arrived on Cybertron and began corrupting Autobots' programming, Blurr remained unaffected. He saw [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] using the "Gene Key" on [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], and knew what to avoid after that. Along with [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], he formed a small group of survivors. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} They met up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] at the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]], and joined forces. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} At the [[Civil Defense Hub]], Blurr and the others fought through the evil Autobot and Decepticon defenders, retaking the defense grid. Unfortunately, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' were returning from Earth at that time, and the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] had already keyed in an attack sequence. Even Blurr's speed couldn't race through all possible combinations of the deactivation sequence fast enough, so Crosshairs shot one of the Clones and promised to shoot the other if he didn't shut the missiles down. The Decepticon complied. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Blurr worked security at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] during Hot Rod's first disastrous speech as leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} He later defended the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] on the parapets during the Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Afterwards, Blurr joined Ultra Magnus in hunting down [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], but they were ambushed by [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] and lost their quarry. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} He was also seen with a group of Autobots speeding to the rescue of the [[Demon|Primordial Cybertronians]] when the [[Primum Fugae]] attacked. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

Blurr served on the bridge of Rodimus Prime's command vessel ''[[Priam]]'' when they attacked the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], but even his hyper-reflexes weren't fast enough to raise shields against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s counter-attack. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} After being held prisoner, the Autobots escaped the Hub after Jhiaxus was taken down by the [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} Back on Cybertron, Blurr and the Autobots discovered their world corrupted into a global necropolis by the [[Dark Matrix]]. They tracked the threat through the [[space bridge]] to [[Nebulos]] and Earth, and Blurr joined Ultra Magnus's squad on the first world where they defeated the possessed Galvatron and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Blurr took part in a mission to an asteroid to find a new source of [[energon]]. When [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] discovered a [[little informant|small life form]], Blurr had great fun playing with it, until Lightspeed insisted on conducting tests. After Magnus took the others in pursuit of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and ran into a bunch more Decepticons, Blurr was instructed to bring [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to the battleground. Blurr did so and even got to take a swipe at [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], but was promptly picked up and tossed into the distance by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. He came back pretty quickly, though. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

When [[Monitorus]] arrived on Cybertron with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by the Decepticons, Blurr rushed him to Optimus Prime and started alliterating a lot in his speech. They were soon interrupted by a Decepticon attack, which Blurr took part in an attempt to repel. As it turned out, the attack was a diversion while Galvatron used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] to nullify Cybertron's energon supplies.

Later, Blurr and Hot Rod traveled to Tau-Ursa to inspect the damage and search for stray Decepticons. They stumbled on [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. A struggle ensued, and Blurr was able to wrest the beacon's recording tape from the Decepticon. The pair high-tailed it back to Cybertron, where the tape turned out to contain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a planet containing a vast storehouse of energon. Blurr accompanied Optimus on a mission to the Decepticons' base on a derelict space destroyer to destroy the Nullification Cannon. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Blurr was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. He asked Springer to make note of several nearby stars. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. Once they had landed, Blurr scouted out their surroundings, unaware that he was being watched by the Junkions. Wanting his engine, that Junkions chased him down and attacked the Autobots. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Blurr and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Blurr was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons, just outside of Autobot City. After they defeated the Decepticons, Blurr and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

Blurr was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Hot Rod, Bumblebee, Kup, Wheelie, Springer, and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, BLurr and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus. Blurr was the first to reach Ultra Magnus, but as he was talking too fast, Ultra Magnus could not understand a word that Blurr was saying. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Blurr and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Blurr participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, wherein he joined forces with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Together, they tried to slay [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Blurr was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Blurr, Hot Rod, Kup, and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Blurr then blasted the Matrix out of the crystal that held it, and the Autobots made their getaway. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Desert of Danger===
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Blurr was stationed on the planet Nebulos when the Decepticons hatched a scheme to smuggle on-planet [[Attack Squad robot]]s. He was available as back up to the more active Hot Rod during his missions. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}

===Autobot Alert!===
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Alongside Springer and Beachcomber, Blurr was assigned a secret mission; to uncover the location of a sphere of cybertite, containing an ancient Autobot formula. When Decepticon storm troopers blasted their way into the Autobots’ research lab, Blurr was able to escape the skirmish and report back to Autobot headquarters about the situation. Upon his arrival at Metroplex city, Blurr learned that the Autobots had just learned of another crisis at hand; the Decepticons were taking over Earth's communication satellites. In spite of this, both he and Kup insisted that dealing with the Decepticons who stole the coded message should take top priority.

If Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, Blurr was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Blurr took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to scope out the nearby crater first, Blurr raced Hot Rod to it, finding it void of any Decepticon activity. Combing the crater, the pair then found Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, and set out to rescue him. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Blurr was sent ahead to scout out the crater while the rest of the Autobots headed for the California coast. Fast as he was, Blurr was able to make it to the crater, double back, and meet up with the rest of the Autobot forces just as they arrived at the California coast. En route, he had spotted the incoming Decepticons, and warned Ultra Magnus to act quickly. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus came up with, Sludge and Hot Rod worked together to retrieve the sphere from the ship. Blurr was then tasked to return the sphere to Metroplex, while the rest of the Autobots lay hidden, ready to ambush the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Blurr was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cold War Blurr punches Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Prime is LITERALLY made of [[The Transformers: The Movie#Quotes|sterner stuff]].]]
After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s "joint" takeover of Cybertron with Ultra Magnus, Blurr was among the Autobots who rebelled against the idea. He joined an underground Autobot cell led by Kup and Hot Rod to oppose Shockwave. Along with fellow cell members Hot Rod and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], he observed a Decepticon shuttle (actually piloted by the Dinobots) from the [[Wastelands]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Later, after [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] brought an unconscious Optimus Prime to their base, Blurr and Wheelie tried to subdue the legendary Autobot from mistakenly pounding Gnaw to death after he woke up. (Blurr's attempt was to punch Optimus in the face, which nearly broke his hand. Points for gumption.) {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Soon after, Blurr participated in Optimus Prime's Autobot uprising, battling the Decepticons and [[Guardian robot]]s, which ended Shockwave's rule. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''}}
[[File:SpotlightBlurr-ImTheNews.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|And when you put it all together there's the model of a charmless man]]
Before the war, Blurr was the number one [[Cybertronian sport|racer]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} He once raced against [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} and during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], he won the [[Ibex Cup]] for the tenth cycle running. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} When he retired, he planned to buy and run his favourite bar, [[the Circle]]. Obsessive mega-fan [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] mistook a hurried 'yeah go away now' gesture to mean Blurr wanted to open the bar with ''him''. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Another huge fan of his was [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], who wanted to be as fast as him someday. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

The stardom provided by Blurr's racing success meant he got into the best clubs, was worshiped by fans, and was a grade-A jackass, to the point where he couldn't be bothered remembering his [[Piston (mechanic)|co-workers]]' names. However all this changed when the war broke out. The race track was bombed and the races themselves canceled. Blurr found himself despairing, due to his life falling apart and to both factions attempting to recruit him. Not long after encountering [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who attempted to convince him to join the Decepticon ranks, Blurr got caught up in a gunfight that resulted in the death of Piston, one of his coworkers, as well as friend and colleague [[Fasttrack (IDW)|Fasttrack]]. After being on the receiving end of some harsh but fair words from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a young pre-Prime Optimus]], he realized that he'd been relying upon the races to give him purpose in life; and beyond that—serving the Autobot cause would give him an even better purpose. Blurr accepted the mission to attempt to inform Zeta Prime of the Decepticons' attack plans and became an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

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Unfortunately, Zeta Prime went on to become an oppressive tyrant who only pushed the planet further into war, and Blurr would long harbor regret for having saved his life. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Having found his way into illegal underground racing during Zeta's rule, Blurr was hanging out at the [[Brake-Street]] underground racing hub when he witnessed Optimus Prime's rallying call for additional support against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He was quick to join the Autobots in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and participate in the battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame}} During the Autobots' battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Blurr led a harassment team to lure the monster into a trap. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

Sometime after that, Blurr was working with Optimus Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] in defense of one of Cybertron's major cities. Using his speed, he broke through the Decepticon ranks and kept them distracted while the other Autobots held the line. He and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were seen celebrating later on at the victory party. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In the present day, Blurr began working alongside the Wreckers and was captured by [[Turmoil]] alongside several of them, but was rescued by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] who recruited him into a new elite fighting unit on board the starship ''[[Trion]]''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Blurr battles without honor or humanity.]]
After [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] was recruited into the crew of the ''Trion'', Blurr spent quite some time playing [[Go (game)|Go]] with him, although the name of the game confused him. He later reported [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]'s status to Kup and helped save [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Blurr was on the ''Trion'' when the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the devastated surface of Cybertron. Blurr and the rest of the team survived the crash and met up with Optimus Prime's unit, who were also stranded on the planet. Prime had suffered heavy damage back on Earth, and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] was now in charge. When Jazz got a little uppity with Kup, Blurr tried to bring him down...only to find out that "hard core" beats fast every time. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} The two Autobot units began working together under Kup and Jazz, and found themselves on the run from the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Blurr and Drift were sent out on scouting patrol to keep the Autobots informed of the Swarm's movements. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Unfortunately, Blurr was too far away when the swarm actually made their move, and by the time he reached his comrades with a warning, they were already under attack. He later offered to blow up a bridge to keep the swarm away, but Kup wouldn't let him, as not even Blurr could outrun an explosion. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} The Autobot base was eventually overrun by the swarm, but Blurr and the others were saved by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

[[File:RudeAwakening-Blurrcar.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hey, look, I have an Earth mode!]]
Two years later, Blurr was still stationed on Earth with the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. After Prime surrendered himself to [[Skywatch]], Blurr initially rejected Hot Rod's proposal to abandon the humans and their planet. He remained behind in the caves with the Autobots who, after a vote, came under [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s leadership. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Once [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived, however, the mood in the camp shifted appreciably. Many Autobots noticed Bumblebee's lack of authority in the shadow of Ultra Magnus and began to worry they would be somehow blamed or even arrested for Prime's actions. Blurr chose to leave the Autobots along with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], and they drove off to find Hot Rod. Not long after their departure, though, the foursome were attacked by a Skywatch patrol. Blurr's comrades were disabled by [[Mode lock|mode-lock]] technology, and only his hyper-speed allowed him to escape capture as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

[[File:ImpossibleKnot-Blurr.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Or wait, no. Sorry.]]
All of Blurr's speed was useless when he didn't know where to go. He wandered the desert for days, fruitlessly trying to reach Hot Rod's group via his Autobot comms. Eventually, he was confronted by Bumblebee and his unit, who had made a Faustian deal with Skywatch to hunt down the Decepticons still active on the planet. Blurr was the first Autobot Skywatch had sent them after, and the Autobots had only agreed after [[Gordon Horiuchi|their contact]] demonstrated the ability to mode-lock the Autobots remotely using the badges which had been provided to them. Blurr, already anxious, didn't take Bumblebee's request to surrender very well, and he actually shot his friend in the chest while trying to escape. He was brought back to the caves by the Autobots, but they ultimately refused to turn him over to Skywatch. They found a way to escape Skywatch's domination when Bumblebee's badge malfunctioned due to Blurr's blast, leaving him unaffected by the mode lock. In order to keep Skywatch in the dark, they enlisted Blurr to recover a duplicate yellow Volkswagen Beetle to turn over to Skywatch as "Bumblebee". Despite his concerns, Blurr reluctantly agreed to help with the plan. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

[[File:Blurr Enemies of the System.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dan Abnormal, not normal at all It's not his fault, we made him this way]]
After the termination of their short-lived alliance with Horiuchi, Ultra Magnus returned, demanding assistance from Bumblebee's Autobots to arrest the self-declared [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|"Rodimus Prime"]] and his followers for colluding with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s Decepticons. Overruling Bumblebee's authority, he also deputised Blurr, dismissing Bumblebee's protests that the speedy Autobot had recently endured a major trauma at the hands of Skywatch. They arrived at the construction site of Rodimus's starship and watched as the two Autobot commanders bickered over the point of arresting somebody for treason now that the war was over. However, all argument between the Autobots ceased when Swindle revealed his treachery through his latest creation: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

The battle against the new gestalt warrior was going poorly for Blurr and the others until help literally dropped from the sky...landing right on top of Swindle. Optimus Prime joined the fight and the Autobots eventually managed to subdue Menasor. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} At Bumblebee's discretion, Blurr and the other Autobots allied themselves fully with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

Four months later, the Decepticons returned to Earth and devastated the Autobot-Skywatch base. Ultra Magnus led Blurr and the others to regroup at Omega Supreme, though they were chased by humans with Cybertronian weaponry on the way. The convoy came to a swift stop when it ran into Megatron, whose new and upgraded body allowed him to shrug off the Autobots' firepower and take them all out with a single blast. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

A few weeks later, Blurr was present at Omega Supreme when Rodimus came back from space with a bunch of long-lost Autobots in tow. He listened to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] tell stories, then joined the rest of the Autobots in leaving Earth and returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Back on their home planet, they fought against both [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Megatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

[[File:Blurr communicator Devisive.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|It was me Blurry!]]
With the war officially over, [[NAIL|unaffiliated Cybertronians]] came flooding back to Cybertron, and in order to keep everything in check the Autobots had the captured Decepticons act as enforcers. This had the expected results. Blurr, Prowl, and [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] caught [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] assaulting [[Tappet]] for writing graffiti, but to Blurr's confusion, Prowl had him arrest the ''victim'' for disturbing the peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Blurr later did crowd control against a Decepticon riot that had broken out in response to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Blurr was soon placed as a guard at the [[reclamation tunnel]]s, overseeing Decepticons working at sifting through refuse. When [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] was found murdered in a tunnel, Blurr informed [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] of the Decepticon's identity and led him to the only witness, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who was infected with a [[cerebro-shell]]. Blurr was shortly ordered to pursue [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who found aid in the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Decepticons overwhelmed and knocked out the Autobot, but [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] was sent to the rescue and carried Blurr to safety. Blurr later woke up worse for the wear and berated Prowl for allowing him to enter a dangerous situation without backup. {{storylink|Devisive}}

[[File:Blurr Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1]]
In need of something to do while he recovered from his injuries, Blurr remembered his old plan to run a bar one day. He was unsure if it was the right time and place for it, but found support in [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and decided to reopen [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] the next day, leaving the Autobot army behind. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} While serving Starscream and [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], he was asked for his input on Turmoil's arrival on Cybertron and told them of his experiences with meeting Turmoil and Drift years earlier. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} Bumblebee later approached Blurr asking him for help in finding a lost Ironhide, but he refused to return to the Autobot fold because of Prowl, whose recent actions were reminding him of Zeta Prime and his own regrets about saving the corrupt Prime. He relented once Bumblebee asked him to do it for Ironhide's sake. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Blurr was sent out into the Cybertronian wilderness to search for Ironhide and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but was interrupted when a sudden explosion ripped a hole in the ground. He was less than thrilled when Prowl and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] showed up to investigate, but followed them into the underground where they found the ancient [[Crystal City]] and a gigantic inactive [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. While Prowl wanted to keep everyone else out of the cave, Blurr and Metalhawk disagreed and led several Decepticons into it, and as a result they witnessed the Titan's surprising announcement that Starscream was the conqueror who would unite all Cybertronians. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

[[File:ThreeMonologues BlurrDeniesStarscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0]]
When the Decepticon population began rioting in celebration of Megatron's return, Blurr took refuge in Maccadam's alongside some of his loyal patrons. {{storylink|City on Fire}} While barring the place up he was approached by Arcee, who claimed Dirge and Swindle had incriminating information about Prowl and convinced Blurr to bring them to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Agreeing to investigate, Bumblebee and Metalhawk followed them to Prowl's quarters only for the group to be caught in a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Blurr was injured trying to protect Swindle, who repaid him by hiding him away from the fighting. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

In the aftermath of the battle, Starscream rose to leadership of the neutrals and had all Autobots and Decepticons banished from Iacon. Though he officially left the Autobots in favor of remaining in the city, Blurr had no love for Starscream and flatly refused to let him use Maccadam's as a place to "connect" with the populace. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} He was then distracted from the rebuilding of his bar by what appeared to be an early sunrise. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The cause of this turned out to be the arrival of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], which proceeded to emanate a wave of destruction that devastated Iacon. Starscream attempted to shield Blurr and several other neutrals from the wave's advance. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} As the titan wandered into Iacon, Blurr grabbed a gun and tried to fight it off, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} then helped [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] evacuate civilians from the burning city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:ABotAndHerCity BlurrBartends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Following the defeat of the Necrotitan, Blurr boarded the returned ''[[Lost Light]]'' to check out its own bar, [[Swerve's]]. He didn't recognize the owner. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He went on to attend the trial of Megatron {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} and reestablish Maccadam's Old Oil House in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], what with Iacon being ruined and all. When [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by, he provided her with free drinks and complaints about the recent blackouts. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} After Windblade was injured in an explosion, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] showed up at Maccadam's looking to interview people on the matter, and Blurr had to show them the exit. He later followed Windblade, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and the two reporters into Metroplex's insides to confirm Windblade's claim that Starscream was "mining" the titan for [[Regenesis]] ore. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} With Windblade in danger, Blurr rallied some of his regulars, and the misfit group wound up clashing with Starscream's Terrorcon enforcers. The fight ended with Blurr and the others in custody; Starscream offered him amnesty... ''if'' he helped remove Windblade from her position of power, which Blurr wasn't keen on doing. When Chromia arrived to spring the gang, Blurr and the others stayed behind to distract the guards while the two Camiens made their way to Metroplex's command center. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} Blurr didn't hold out for long, and wound up unconscious while Starscream set off to confront Windblade. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

After Starscream brought Wheeljack back online to help with a [[Superion (G1)|secret project]], Blurr threw a party at Maccadam's to celebrate the return of his good friend. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:RaceAgainstTheLight BlurrWins.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|Don't you call me a fool, 'cuz baby you know that I'm way past cool!]]
Several weeks later, Cybertron had made formal contact with the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], although diplomatic negotiations between the two planets went poorly due to a [[combiner]] arms race. During a lull in the fighting, Blurr served drinks to [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Ironhide, and Sunstreaker. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} With the combiner crisis averted, Blurr hosted another "Not the End of the World" party. He wound up trading barbs with [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], a [[Velocitron]]ian delegate whom Windblade had invited to showcase the melding of Cybertronian and Camien culture. Unable to convince Knock Out of their good intentions, Windblade hatched a new plan—enter Blurr into the [[Benefit 500]] on Velocitron to beat them at their own game—a plan that Blurr was eager to get behind if it meant showing up the arrogant Velocitronian who had criticized his weight. Accompanied by Chromia and Ironhide, Windblade, and Blurr bridged to Velocitron. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} After arriving at the city of [[Delta]], Blurr joined the race as a last minute entry while Windblade and Chromia went off to meet [[Navitas]], the planet's Titan. Eager to get back into the racing profession, Blurr found that the people of Velocitron were more than a match for the former racer: not only were they faster than him, they were unafraid to deploy all kinds of nasty gizmos to bump him into last place. Gaining a second wind, Blurr landed in first place after Windblade hacked into Navitas's brain module to reshape the track, taking out the competition and guiding Blurr to a suitably flashy victory. As the winner of the race, Blurr used his request to ask the people of Velocitron if they would join the [[Council of Worlds]], to which they agreed. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

After returning to Cybertron, Blurr tried to do the dishes while being accosted by [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], who had had a little too much to drink. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} With five colonies now part of the Council, Starscream decided to throw a new holiday: the completely egocentric [[Chosen One Day]]... although things didn't go according to plan. Blurr was once again accosted by a drunk Slug, who appreciated the bartender. He later joined up with Windblade and some of the other delegates to pay Starscream a visit, offering him the gift of friendship for a few hours. {{storylink|Choose Me}} When a [[Drunkatron|drunk Decepticon]] began harassing two other customers, [[Lancer]] and [[Greenlight]], Blurr called up [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]] to escort him off the premises. {{storylink|07:00:00}} He later participated in the battle against the horde of [[zombie]] [[Titan (group)|Titans]] that attacked Iacon, fighting alongside Knock Out. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} When it was decided that Cybertron could only survive if [[Vigilem|Carcer]] joined the fight in robot mode, Blurr was part of [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]]'s team to distract the Carcerians while Windblade made her way to the [[brain module]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

[[File:TheChosenOne BlurrAsksWindblade.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"So run, Windblade...''run''."{{-}}"You can't solve all problems by running, Blurr."]]
When the time came for [[Earth]] to properly join the Council of Worlds, Blurr made sure his patrons could watch all the festivities before the [[Iron Ring]] struck. When interviewed for his opinion on the matter, Blurr confessed to understanding the humans' anger but felt he should have seen the invasion coming. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

Shortly after the invasion, Windblade revealed that "Carcer" had in fact been Vigilem, the Titan of [[Liege Maximo]] who had freed his master from confinement before his death and that the ancient Prime was doubtlessly plotting horrible revenge. The news made waves in society and sparked a call for general elections. Leaving [[Octane|Tall Tankor]] to watch the bar, Blurr went with [[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to try and convince Windblade to run for office. After Windblade garnered enough signatures to qualify as a candidate, Blurr set up a booth for her to listen to suggestions, comments and grievances from the voters. When Windblade won the election, Blurr took part in the victory party. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

[[File:Unicron4 Blurr Dies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|"...You didn't see that coming." —'''Green Arrow''']]

Blurr paid little attention to the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], believing it to be the next in a long line of crises that would soon pass. When the monster began physically attacking Cybertron, Blurr remained in his bar until he noticed the [[magic]]al light of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] making people disappear. While he had an inkling of doubt that the light was simply disintegrating them instead of evacuating them, Blurr overcame his doubts with good faith and unhesitatingly channeled all his power to throw his fellows into the ribbon to save them. Unfortunately, even at full speed, he wasn't fast enough to outrun a collapsing planet, violently exploding as the ground beneath him was torn asunder. {{storylink|Road's End}} Later, Blurr's spirit appeared among the many dead glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as he sacrificed his own life to help defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''United''===
Blurr was a participant of the Autobots' battles against the Decepticons throughout the ages, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

When a deadly nano-virus infected the Autobots stationed on Earth, Blurr, along with the rest of the Targetmasters and Headmasters, found himself immune to it. Blurr and the rest of the healthy Autobots traveled to Nebulos in order to retrieve a cure concocted by Supreme Scientist Zella. Once there, Blurr determined that there was no Decepticon activity via their ship's computer. Suspicious nonetheless, Kup left Blurr in charge of the ship's computer while he led a squad into the field. Kup's suspicions were confirmed when it was revealed that a squad of Decepticons had hidden in inner-space nearby to avoid detection. The Autobots retrieved the cure nonetheless, and Blurr was commended for his heroic actions when he returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Blurr Kreon.JPG|thumb]]

Blurr ran away in fear from [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], the combined form of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Blurr was on [[Velocitron]], competing in the planet's biggest race opposite [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. However, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked the race to try and capture Blurr's [[Titan Master]] [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the latter days of the Great War, Blurr was partnered with [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]] and [[Hyperfire]] as a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Blurr raced in and won [[Speedia 500]] on Velocitron; rather than becoming the planet's leader, however, he delegated the task of leading the planet's [[Senate]] to [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and left the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}}

[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] classified his own speed as below that of Blurr, but still admirable. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a particularly blue Blurr was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
Widely considered to be the fastest Cybertronian in history, Blurr's legend inspired future generations of athletes, including [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. While probing Cheetor's memories, the [[Vok]] emissary [[Pakak]] challenged him to a race by transforming his digital avatar into a copy of Blurr. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Blurr of the "Comic Universe" competed in the [[Speedia 500]] for the chance to become leader of [[Velocitron]]. He used his superior speed to make an early lead, but the tactics of his fellow competitors allowed them to catch up. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} Blurr would ultimately lose to former champion [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

Blurr took part in the second week of the race, where he was met by a trio of new racers. He would later see one of those racers, [[Galaxy Shuttle]], win this iteration of the race. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Commercial appearances==
* Blurr, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Blurr used his speed to good use against both Starscream and Skywarp, but was stopped dead in his tracks by a shot courtesy of Cyclonus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
* A stone sculpture of Blurr was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
* Blurr charged into battle alongside Rodimus Prime, Kup, and Wheelie, firing at the enemy, until he got knocked aside by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s "rocket car" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
* Blurr and Rodimus drove to one of the Autobots' laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] that there had been an accident, and that the newest Autobots were monsters! Fortunately, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
* Blurr fought alongside Rodimus Prime on Cybertron as Transformers, both Autobots and Decepticons, left their world to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Blurr.gif|thumb|upright=1.4|I can transform too! *flump*]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Blurr protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (G1 PS2)===
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] threatened the universe using [[Zel Quartz]] in 2010, Blurr was one of the Autobots warriors who travelled back in time to 2003 to prevent Zel Quartz from ever being cultivated for use by Cybertronians.

====Decepticon story====
While searching for Zel Quartz in the present, the Decepticons hunted down several leads, including a drill bit forged from a meteorite. Separated from the rest of his team in the crash, Blurr confronted the Decepticons in the desert as they searched for the drill.

====Autobot story====
Blurr rejoined the present and future Autobots in their campaign after the second false lead for the quartz on [[Zel Samine]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following a Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], Blurr joined [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s team of infiltrators on a hunt for Decepticons. They were thwarted by three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}} Blurr joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Blurr was involved in a conflict with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his Decepticons, which led to his Autobot teammates, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] being forced to take cover in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blurr was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Blurr appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Red. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBlurr.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Blurr participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 55 units of Cybermetal, and 24 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
As one of the fastest Cybertronians in the universe, even undergoing the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] process didn't slow Blurr down, who used his great speed to deliver messages and data anywhere his commanders needed him to go. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
{{main|Blurr (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
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*Blurr was present in the [[The Transformers: The Movie (first draft)|first draft]] of Transformers the Movie. In it he was still superfast but in contrast to this he talked in a very slow manner.
* No matter the continuity, Blurr's pattern of speech inevitably becomes inspired by his original cartoon portrayal's speed-talking. You can try to write him differently. [[Bob Budiansky]] did. [[Shane McCarthy]] did. But it [[Simon Furman|won't]] [[Zander Cannon|last]].
* Forbes.com declared Blurr to be the fastest fictional car, beating out Speed Racer's ''{{w|Mach Five}}'' by a top speed difference of over 500 mph.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/07/fastest-fictional-cars-forbeslife-cx_mn_de_0507fictional_slide_2.html Blurr named fastest car by Forbes]</ref>
* In 2010, a set of Blurr's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to his final model and toys, this early color model depicted him with lavender parts.
* Originally, Blurr was going to be used in ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]'', but after re-looking at [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]], [[Nick Roche]] decided that his power and cheery personality would work better. "It's nice to use a character who gets no love."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two at Auto Assembly 2009]</ref>
* Blurr's death in [[Road's End|the fourth issue]] of the world-ending crossover event ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' is an homage of sorts to [[DC Comics]]' {{w|Flash (comics)|The Flash}}, who famously died in DC's massive world-ending 1986 crossover event, ''{{w|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}''. Blurr even refers to the events of the story as a "crisis" to sell the reference. Additionally, he calls himself "the fastest Cybertronian alive" in reference to the Flash's well-known "fastest man alive" tagline, and explains his powers as "fun facts", a play on the "Flash Facts" that the Flash used to explain either his powers or a plot point.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Blurr''' (ブラー ''Burā'')
* ''English:'' '''Wally''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
* ''French:'' '''Brouillo''' (Canada), '''Blurro''' (France, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2'')
* ''Hungarian:'' '''Blörr''', '''Hadari''' (''The Movie'', "Sputtery")
* ''Italian:'' '''Flash'''
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Luōsuo''' (China, 啰嗦, "Wordy")
* ''Russian:'' '''Blurr''' (Блер ''Bler'')

==References==
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Mechatopia.com

2024-09-13T11:58:22Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: mechtopia->mechatopia

[[File:Mechatopiacom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

'''Mechatopia.com''' is a website run by [[Hunter O'Nion]], dedicated to collecting and discussing evidence of the presence of [[Transformer|giant alien robots]] on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
While giving [[Verity Carlo]] a ride through the [[Arizona]] desert, Hunter showed her a printout of Mechatopia.com's main page to show that he was seeking out giant alien robots. Verity was a little incredulous. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}}

==Notes==
*For a while, mechatopia.com was an [https://web.archive.org/web/20050924194452/http://www.mechatopia.com/ actual website] maintained as a teaser for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' comic series. The text of the website is presented in the first panel of [[Infiltration issue 1]].

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Category:Marvel UK issues

2024-08-11T19:30:57Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: order fix

{{chapters|title=''The Transformers'' UK issues:|content=
*[[The Transformers (issue)|#1]]
*[[The Transformers (issue)|#2]]
*[[Power Play!|#3]]
*[[Power Play!|#4]]
*[[Prisoner of War!|#5]]
*[[Prisoner of War!|#6]]
*[[The Last Stand|#7]]
*[[The Last Stand|#8]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#9]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#10]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#11]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#12]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#13]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#14]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#15]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#16]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#17]]
*[[Raiders of the Last Ark|#18]]
*[[Raiders of the Last Ark|#19]]
*[[Raiders of the Last Ark|#20]]
*[[Raiders of the Last Ark|#21]]
*[[The New Order|#22]]
*[[The New Order|#23]]
*[[The Worse of Two Evils!|#24]]
*[[The Worse of Two Evils!|#25]]
*[[Warrior School!|#26]]
*[[Repeat Performance!|#27]]
*[[Repeat Performance!|#28]]
*[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!|#29]]
*[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!|#30]]
*[[The Wrath of Guardian!|#31]]
*[[The Wrath of Grimlock!|#32]]
*[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#33]]
*[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#34]]
*[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#35]]
*[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#36]]
*[[Brainstorm!|#37]]
*[[Brainstorm!|#38]]
*[[Prime Time!|#39]]
*[[Prime Time!|#40]]
*[[Christmas Breaker!|#41]]
*[[Crisis of Command!|#42]]
*[[Crisis of Command!|#43]]
*[[Crisis of Command!|#44]]
*[[The Icarus Theory|#45]]
*[[The Icarus Theory|#46]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt!|#47]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt!|#48]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt!|#49]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt!|#50]]
*[[Shooting Star!|#51]]
*[[Shooting Star!|#52]]
*[[Rock and Roll-Out!|#53]]
*[[Rock and Roll-Out!|#54]]
*[[I, Robot-Master!|#55]]
*[[I, Robot-Master!|#56]]
*[[Plight of the Bumblebee!|#57]]
*[[Plight of the Bumblebee!|#58]]
*[[Robot Buster!|#59]]
*[[Robot Buster!|#60]]
*[[Devastation Derby!|#61]]
*[[Devastation Derby!|#62]]
*[[Second Generation!|#63]]
*[[Second Generation!|#64]]
*[[Second Generation!|#65]]
*[[The Smelting Pool!|#66]]
*[[The Smelting Pool!|#67]]
*[[The Bridge to Nowhere!|#68]]
*[[The Bridge to Nowhere!|#69]]
*[[Command Performances!|#70]]
*[[Command Performances!|#71]]
*[[Showdown!|#72]]
*[[Showdown!|#73]]
*[[In the National Interest|#74]]
*[[In the National Interest|#75]]
*[[In the National Interest|#76]]
*[[In the National Interest|#77]]
*[[Target: 2006|#78]]
*[[Target: 2006|#79]]
*[[Target: 2006|#80]]
*[[Target: 2006|#81]]
*[[Target: 2006|#82]]
*[[Target: 2006|#83]]
*[[Target: 2006|#84]]
*[[Target: 2006|#85]]
*[[Target: 2006|#86]]
*[[Target: 2006|#87]]
*[[Target: 2006|#88]]
*[[Aerialbots over America!|#89]]
*[[Aerialbots over America!|#90]]
*[[Heavy Traffic!|#91]]
*[[Heavy Traffic!|#92]]
*[[The Gift|#93]]
*[[Decepticon Graffiti!|#94]]
*[[Decepticon Graffiti!|#95]]
*[[Prey!|#96]]
*[[Prey!|#97]]
*[[...The Harder They Die!|#98]]
*[[Under Fire!|#99]]
*[[Distant Thunder!|#100]]
*[[Fallen Angel|#101]]
*[[Fallen Angel|#102]]
*[[Resurrection!|#103]]
*[[Resurrection!|#104]]
*[[Afterdeath!|#105]]
*[[Afterdeath!|#106]]
*[[Gone but Not Forgotten!|#107]]
*[[Gone but Not Forgotten!|#108]]
*[[Funeral for a Friend!|#109]]
*[[Funeral for a Friend!|#110]]
*[[King of the Hill!|#111]]
*[[King of the Hill!|#112]]
*[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|#113]]
*[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|#114]]
*[[Burning Sky!|#115]]
*[[Burning Sky!|#116]]
*[[Hunters|#117]]
*[[Hunters|#118]]
*[[Fire on High!|#119]]
*[[Fire on High!|#120]]
*[[Mechanical Difficulties!|#121]]
*[[Mechanical Difficulties!|#122]]
*[[Crater Critters|#123]]
*[[Crater Critters|#124]]
*[[Ancient Relics!|#125]]
*[[The Cure!|#126]]
*[[The Cure!|#127]]
*[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#128]]
*[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#129]]
*[[Worlds Apart!|#130]]
*[[Worlds Apart!|#131]]
*[[Kup's Story!|#132]]
*[[Headhunt|#133]]
*[[Headhunt|#134]]
*[[Grudge Match!|#135]]
*[[Grudge Match!|#136]]
*[[Ladies' Night (issue)|#137]]
*[[Ladies' Night (issue)|#138]]
*[[Used Autobots|#139]]
*[[Used Autobots|#140]]
*[[Child's Play (issue)|#141]]
*[[Child's Play (issue)|#142]]
*[[Spacehikers!|#143]]
*[[Spacehikers!|#144]]
*[[Stargazing|#145]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#146]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#147]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#148]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#149]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#150]]
*[[The Legacy of Unicron!|#151]]
*[[Enemy Action!|#152]]
*[[Enemy Action!|#153]]
*[[Toy Soldiers!|#154]]
*[[Toy Soldiers!|#155]]
*[[Trial by Fire!|#156]]
*[[Trial by Fire!|#157]]
*[[The Desert Island of Space!|#158]]
*[[The Desert Island of Space!|#159]]
*[[Salvage!|#160]]
*[[Salvage!|#161]]
*[[Pretender to the Throne!|#162]]
*[[Pretender to the Throne!|#163]]
*[[City of Fear!|#164]]
*[[City of Fear!|#165]]
*[[Legion of the Lost!|#166]]
*[[Legion of the Lost!|#167]]
*[[Meltdown!|#168]]
*[[Meltdown!|#169]]
*[[Deadly Games!|#170]]
*[[Deadly Games!|#171]]
*[[Wrecking Havoc|#172]]
*[[Wrecking Havoc|#173]]
*[[Totaled!|#174]]
*[[Totaled!|#175]]
*[[People Power!|#176]]
*[[People Power!|#177]]
*[[The Cosmic Carnival|#178]]
*[[The Cosmic Carnival|#179]]
*[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#180]]
*[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#181]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#182]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#183]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#184]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#185]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#186]]
*[[Space Pirates!|#187]]
*[[Firebug!|#188]]
*[[Dry Run!|#189]]
*[[Monstercon from Mars!|#190]]
*[[Monstercon from Mars!|#191]]
*[[Ca$h and Car-nage!|#192]]
*[[Ca$h and Car-nage!|#193]]
*[[Club Con!|#194]]
*[[Club Con!|#195]]
*[[The Flames of Boltax!|#196]]
*[[The Flames of Boltax!|#197]]
*[[Cold Comfort and Joy!|#198]]
*[[Time Wars|#199]]
*[[Time Wars|#200]]
*[[Time Wars|#201]]
*[[Time Wars|#202]]
*[[Time Wars|#203]]
*[[Time Wars|#204]]
*[[Time Wars|#205]]
*[[Cold War!|#206]]
*[[Cold War!|#207]]
*[[Dark Star|#208]]
*[[Dark Star|#209]]
*[[Dark Star|#210]]
*[[The Man in the Machine!|#211]]
*[[The Man in the Machine!|#212]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#213]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#214]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#215]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#216]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#217]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#218]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#219]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#220]]
*[[Survivors!|#221]]
*[[Survivors!|#222]]
*[[Aspects of Evil!|#223]]
*[[Aspects of Evil!|#224]]
*[[Aspects of Evil!|#225]]
*[[Aspects of Evil!|#226]]
*[[Aspects of Evil!|#227]]
*[[(Double) Deal of the Century!|#228]]
*[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)|#229]]
*[[The Big Shutdown!|#230]]
*[[The Big Shutdown!|#231]]
*[[King Con!|#232]]
*[[King Con!|#233]]
*[[King Con!|#234]]
*[[King Con!|#235]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#236]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#237]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#238]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#239]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#240]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#241]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#242]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#243]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#244]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#245]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#246]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#247]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#248]]
*[[Skin Deep|#249]]
*[[Skin Deep|#250]]
*[[Skin Deep|#251]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#252]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#253]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#254]]
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#255]]
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#256]]
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#257]]
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#258]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#259]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#260]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#261]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#262]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#263]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#264]]
*[[Once upon a Time...|#265]]
*[[Life in the Slow Lane|#266]]
*[[Snow Fun!|#267]]
*[[Flashback!|#268]]
*[[Mystery!|#269]]
*[[The Bad Guy's Ball!|#270]]
*[[The Living Nightlights!|#271]]
*[[Cry Wolf!|#272]]
*[[Wolf in the Fold!|#273]]
*[[Where Wolf?|#274]]
*[[Secrets (G1)|#275]]
*[[Bugged!|#276]]
*[[Internal Affairs!|#277]]
*[[The House that Wheeljack Built!|#278]]
*[[Divide and Conquer!|#279]]
*[[The 4,000,000 Year Itch!|#280]]
*[[Makin' Tracks!|#281]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#282]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#283]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#284]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#285]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#286]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#287]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#288]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#289]]
*[[Dark Creation|#290]]
*[[Dark Creation|#291]]
*[[Dark Creation|#292]]
*[[Dark Creation|#293]]
*[[All Fall Down|#294]]
*[[All Fall Down|#295]]
*[[All Fall Down|#296]]
*[[All Fall Down|#297]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#298]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#299]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#300]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#301]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#302]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#303]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#304]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#305]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#306]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#307]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#308]]
*[[The Pri¢e of Life!|#309]]
*[[The Pri¢e of Life!|#310]]
*[[Surrender!|#311]]
*[[Surrender!|#312]]
*[[...All This and Civil War 2|#313]]
*[[...All This and Civil War 2|#314]]
*[[Out of Time!|#315]]
*[[Out of Time!|#316]]
*[[The Void! (US)|#317]]
*[[The Void! (US)|#318]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#319]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#320]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#321]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#322]]
*[[Still Life!|#323]]
*[[Still Life!|#324]]
*[[Exodus!|#325]]
*[[Exodus!|#326]]
*[[A Savage Circle|#327]]
*[[A Savage Circle|#328]]
*[[The Last Autobot?|#329]]
*[[The Last Autobot?|#330]]
*[[End of the Road! (US)|#331]]
*[[End of the Road! (US)|#332]]
}}

{{chapters|title=Second stories for issues with two non-reprint ''Transformers'' stories:|content=
*[[Cybertron: The Middle Years!|#83]]
*...
*[[Ring of Hate!|#130]]
*[[Ring of Hate!|#131]]
*[[Ring of Hate!|#132]]
*[[Ring of Hate!|#133]]
*[[Broken Glass!|#134]]
*[[Broken Glass!|#135]]
*[[Broken Glass!|#136]]
*[[Broken Glass!|#137]]
*[[Love and Steel!|#138]]
*[[Love and Steel!|#139]]
*[[Love and Steel!|#140]]
*[[Love and Steel!|#141]]
*[[Brothers in Armor!!|#142]]
*[[Brothers in Armor!!|#143]]
*[[Brothers in Armor!!|#144]]
*[[Brothers in Armor!!|#145]]
*...
*[[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|#213]]
*[[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|#214]]
*[[Race with the Devil|#215]]
*[[Race with the Devil|#216]]
*[[Race with the Devil|#217]]
*[[Race with the Devil|#218]]
*[[Survivors!|#219]]
*[[Survivors!|#220]]
*...
*[[A Small War!|#232]]
*[[A Small War!|#233]]
*[[Prime's Rib!|#234]]
*[[Deathbringer (issue)|#235]]
*[[Deathbringer (issue)|#236]]
*[[Way of the Warrior|#237]]
*[[Survival Run|#238]]
*[[A Savage Place!|#239]]
*[[Out to Lunch!|#240]]
*[[Rage!|#241]]
*[[Assault on the Ark!|#242]]
*[[Mind Games|#243]]
*[[Two Megatrons!|#244]]
*[[Underworld!|#245]]
*[[Demons!|#246]]
*[[Dawn of Darkness|#247]]
*[[Fallen Star!|#248]]
*[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?|#249]]
*[[The Greatest Gift of All!|#250]]
*[[The Void! (UK)|#251]]
*[[Edge of Impact|#252]]
*[[Shadow of Evil|#253]]
*[[White Fire|#254]]
*...
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#259]]
*[[...Perchance to Dream|#260]]
*[[Starting Over!|#261]]
*[[Two Steps Back!|#262]]
*[[Break-Away!|#263]]
*[[Desert Island Risks!|#264]]
*[[Blood on the Tracks|#265]]
*[[Blood on the Tracks|#266]]
*[[Blood on the Tracks|#267]]
*[[Blood on the Tracks|#268]]
*[[Power Struggle|#269]]
*[[Power Struggle|#270]]
*[[Power Struggle|#271]]
*[[Power Struggle|#272]]
*[[Ashes, Ashes...|#273]]
*[[Ashes, Ashes...|#274]]
*[[Ashes, Ashes...|#275]]
*[[Ashes, Ashes...|#276]]
*[[...All Fall Down!|#278]]
*[[...All Fall Down!|#279]]
*[[...All Fall Down!|#280]]
*[[...All Fall Down!|#281]]
*[[Shut Up!|#282]]
*[[Manoeuvres!|#283]]
*[[Assassins|#284]]
*[[External Forces!|#285]]
*[[The Lesser Evil!|#286]]
*[[Inside Story!|#287]]
*[[Front Line! (issue)|#288]]
*[[End of the Road! (UK)|#289]]
*...
*[[Dreadwind's Xmas!|#302]]
}}

{{chapters|title=''The Transformers'' UK Stories by Category:|content=
*'''US Reprints:''' [[The Transformers (issue)|#1]]
*[[The Transformers (issue)|#2]]
*[[Power Play!|#3]]
*[[Power Play!|#4]]
*[[Prisoner of War!|#5]]
*[[Prisoner of War!|#6]]
*[[The Last Stand|#7]]
*[[The Last Stand|#8]]
*[[The New Order|#22]]
*[[The New Order|#23]]
*[[The Worse of Two Evils!|#24]]
*[[The Worse of Two Evils!|#25]]
*[[Warrior School!|#26]]
*[[Repeat Performance!|#27]]
*[[Repeat Performance!|#28]]
*[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#33]]
*[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#34]]
*[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#35]]
*[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#36]]
*[[Brainstorm!|#37]]
*[[Brainstorm!|#38]]
*[[Prime Time!|#39]]
*[[Prime Time!|#40]]
*[[Shooting Star!|#51]]
*[[Shooting Star!|#52]]
*[[Rock and Roll-Out!|#53]]
*[[Rock and Roll-Out!|#54]]
*[[I, Robot-Master!|#55]]
*[[I, Robot-Master!|#56]]
*[[Plight of the Bumblebee!|#57]]
*[[Plight of the Bumblebee!|#58]]
*[[The Smelting Pool!|#66]]
*[[The Smelting Pool!|#67]]
*[[The Bridge to Nowhere!|#68]]
*[[The Bridge to Nowhere!|#69]]
*[[Command Performances!|#70]]
*[[Command Performances!|#71]]
*[[Showdown!|#72]]
*[[Showdown!|#73]]
*[[Aerialbots over America!|#89]]
*[[Aerialbots over America!|#90]]
*[[Heavy Traffic!|#91]]
*[[Heavy Traffic!|#92]]
*[[Decepticon Graffiti!|#94]]
*[[Decepticon Graffiti!|#95]]
*[[Afterdeath!|#105]]
*[[Afterdeath!|#106]]
*[[Gone but Not Forgotten!|#107]]
*[[Gone but Not Forgotten!|#108]]
*[[Funeral for a Friend!|#109]]
*[[Funeral for a Friend!|#110]]
*[[King of the Hill!|#111]]
*[[King of the Hill!|#112]]
*[[Mechanical Difficulties!|#121]]
*[[Mechanical Difficulties!|#122]]
*[[Crater Critters|#123]]
*[[Crater Critters|#124]]
*[[The Cure!|#126]]
*[[The Cure!|#127]]
*[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#128]]
*[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#129]]
*[[Used Autobots|#139]]
*[[Used Autobots|#140]]
*[[Child's Play (issue)|#141]]
*[[Child's Play (issue)|#142]]
*[[Spacehikers!|#143]]
*[[Spacehikers!|#144]]
*[[Toy Soldiers!|#154]]
*[[Toy Soldiers!|#155]]
*[[Trial by Fire!|#156]]
*[[Trial by Fire!|#157]]
*[[The Desert Island of Space!|#158]]
*[[The Desert Island of Space!|#159]]
*[[Pretender to the Throne!|#162]]
*[[Pretender to the Throne!|#163]]
*[[People Power!|#176]]
*[[People Power!|#177]]
*[[The Cosmic Carnival|#178]]
*[[The Cosmic Carnival|#179]]
*[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#180]]
*[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|#181]]
*[[Monstercon from Mars!|#190]]
*[[Monstercon from Mars!|#191]]
*[[Ca$h and Car-nage!|#192]]
*[[Ca$h and Car-nage!|#193]]
*[[Club Con!|#194]]
*[[Club Con!|#195]]
*[[The Flames of Boltax!|#196]]
*[[The Flames of Boltax!|#197]]
*[[Cold War!|#206]]
*[[Cold War!|#207]]
*[[Dark Star|#208]]
*[[Dark Star|#209]]
*[[Dark Star|#210]]
*[[The Man in the Machine!|#211]]
*[[The Man in the Machine!|#212]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#213]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#214]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#215]]
*[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|#216]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#217]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#218]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#219]]
*[[Recipe for Disaster!|#220]]
*[[King Con!|#232]]
*[[King Con!|#233]]
*[[King Con!|#234]]
*[[King Con!|#235]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#236]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#237]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#238]]
*[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|#239]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#240]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#241]]
*[[Back from the Dead|#242]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#243]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#244]]
*[[The Resurrection Gambit!|#245]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#246]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#247]]
*[[All the Familiar Faces!|#248]]
*[[Skin Deep|#249]]
*[[Skin Deep|#250]]
*[[Skin Deep|#251]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#252]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#253]]
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|#254]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#259]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#260]]
*[[The Primal Scream|#261]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#262]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#263]]
*[[Bird of Prey!|#264]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#282]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#283]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#284]]
*[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#285]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#286]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#287]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#288]]
*[[Deadly Obsession|#289]]
*[[Dark Creation|#290]]
*[[Dark Creation|#291]]
*[[Dark Creation|#292]]
*[[Dark Creation|#293]]
*[[All Fall Down|#294]]
*[[All Fall Down|#295]]
*[[All Fall Down|#296]]
*[[All Fall Down|#297]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#298]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#299]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#300]]
*[[Rhythms of Darkness!|#301]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#302]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#303]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#304]]
*[[The Human Factor!|#305]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#306]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#307]]
*[[Eye of the Storm|#308]]
*[[The Pri¢e of Life!|#309]]
*[[The Pri¢e of Life!|#310]]
*[[Surrender!|#311]]
*[[Surrender!|#312]]
*[[...All This and Civil War 2|#313]]
*[[...All This and Civil War 2|#314]]
*[[Out of Time!|#315]]
*[[Out of Time!|#316]]
*[[The Void! (US)|#317]]
*[[The Void! (US)|#318]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#319]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#320]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#321]]
*[[On the Edge of Extinction!|#322]]
*[[Still Life!|#323]]
*[[Still Life!|#324]]
*[[Exodus!|#325]]
*[[Exodus!|#326]]
*[[A Savage Circle|#327]]
*[[A Savage Circle|#328]]
*[[The Last Autobot?|#329]]
*[[The Last Autobot?|#330]]
*[[End of the Road! (US)|#331]]
*[[End of the Road! (US)|#332]]

*'''UK Material:''' [[Man of Iron (issue)|#9]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#10]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#11]]
*[[Man of Iron (issue)|#12]]
*[[The Enemy Within!|#13]]
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Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)

2024-05-22T09:04:58Z

Frenchfriedpotatoes: mariss->marissa

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'''''Transformers: Kiss Players''''' (トランスフォーマーキスぷれ ''Toransufōmā Kisu Pure'') is a Japanese Transformers [[franchise]] which ran from 2006 to 2007, masterminded by artist and writer [[Yuki Ohshima]]. By virtue of being the ''only'' Transformers toyline and fiction released in Japan by Takara between the conclusion of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' and the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], it was also effectively the ''main'' Transformers line in the country for that time, despite its small scope. It takes place in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], specifically in the five-year interval between ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''.

The series can be defined as belonging to the extreme creepy end of the "{{w|magical girl}} fetish/horror" genre occupied by series such as ''{{w|Shadow Star|Narutaru}}'' and ''{{w|Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan}}''. It derives its name from its controversial gimmick, which involves Transformers getting "power-ups" when they are kissed by [[human]] girls—the eponymous "[[Kiss Player]]s"—who fuse with the robots and share their adventures. Although this plotline may seem like a shift in demographics to young girls, it is said that this line was aimed at a much older adult male audience. Indeed, the toys bear an "ages 15 and up" warning, and the subject matter of the accompanying manga is far from child-friendly.

Following the conclusion of its first storyline in late 2006, Kiss Players moved into its second and final phase, which shifted focus to a ''distinctly'' more PG-rated (and "huge Transformers history nerd") theme, though it was still kind of heavy on the "cute girls" theme.

The ''Kiss Players'' franchise comprises:

*[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|A weekly radio drama series]]
*[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|A three-issue manga]]

Additionally, Ohshima's other major contribution to ''Transformers'' at the time, the 1-page ''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!]]'' comic published in ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine, also featured several tie-ins to the ''Kiss Players'' story. These primarily served to introduce readers to the ''Kiss Players'' story and characters when the line was launched, and then later, to summarize the final few radio dramas when both series were drawing to a close. ''Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!'' also featured the first part of a story in which [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost possessed Atari (which was continued in the radio drama), and in the second year, notably incorporated the further adventures of [[Glit (KP)|Glit]], [[Sundor]], and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], the ''Kiss Players Position'' cassette trio, who were rather confusingly dropped from the radio storyline in its second week and never mentioned again.

==Storyline==
===Part 1===
[[File:KP001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He doesn't have any lips, Marissa.]]
Following the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie|Unicron's attack]] in 2005, in which [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] was hurled into space by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]] leader crash-landed on [[Earth]], his impact utterly devastating [[Tokyo]]. This horrific event shattered Transformer-human relations, and the government agency known as the [[Earth Defense Command]] was formed, led by Commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]], who had been driven to her fervent hatred of Transformers by the death of her daughter in the catastrophe. With its headquarters established in Galvatron's impact crater, the EDC set about its assigned task of ridding the Earth of Transformers. To accomplish this, the EDC constructed a fleet of its own man-made Transformers known as [[Autorooper]]s, reverse-engineered from the remains of Galvatron himself. With the Autoroopers' added power and the establishment of an [[anti-electron]] field around the Earth, they succeeded in forcing all remaining Transformers to flee the planet. Horrified at what his defeat of Galvatron had wrought, new Autobot leader Rodimus returned the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and became Hot Rod once again.

As 2006 settled in, Earth had been rendered completely devoid of Transformers, and the rebuilding of Tokyo was underway. Galvatron's impact was revealed to have had a much greater effect than anyone could have predicted—the blast caused by his impact had scattered his [[Unicron]]-empowered cells throughout the planet's atmosphere. When they came into contact with other animals and objects, from marine life to cars, they fused with them, becoming one of many monstrous creatures referred to as [[Legion (KP)|Legion]]. This catastrophe also created the means to defend the world against the Legion—when Galvatron's cells came into contact with human beings, they also become able to fuse with other entities containing his cells by kissing them. With their Autoroopers being the perfect candidates for this "[[Parasitech]]" fusion process, the EDC began recruiting and training these "Kiss Players" as combat [[Ne Squad|squads]] to battle the Legion.

Some time after the death of her parents in a Legion attack, [[Atari Hitotonari]] found herself pursued by one of the monstrous creatures. EDC operative [[Shaoshao Li]] came to her rescue, but the time-limit of her fusion with her Autorooper, [[Autorooper|Ne-04]], expired and she was ejected from her partner, unconscious. Atari discovered that she was a Kiss Player when she kissed Shaoshao's Autorooper (to the delight of squad commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]], who had long known of the girl's potential) and fused with it, defeating the Legion.

[[File:KP002.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I... guess that's better?]]
Atari was subsequently drafted into EDC Tokyo Autorooper squad, where she was routinely terrorized by her sociopathic teammate, [[Ringo Chikuma]], but managed to make friends with [[Kayu Michikusa]]. Atari was clearly not suited to EDC life, getting carsick, being embarrassed by the Kiss Fusion, and accidentally swallowing a Legion and having to have her Autorooper shrink down and venture inside her body to remove it. Her most significant escapade during this time was when she was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost, who had her seek out [[Doctor Arkeville]] in order to have the scientist create him a [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|new body]], only for it to be almost immediately destroyed by the EDC's Autoroopers.

Following his death in 2005, the legacy of Optimus Prime became something of a rallying point for those disgruntled with the government's anti-Transformer movement. An anti-EDC commando force established itself; among its members was [[Marissa Faireborn]], the daughter of soldier [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Dashiell Faireborn]] and a childhood friend of Shaoshao Li, who was once rescued by and often played with Prime when she was a child. When the EDC decided to move Prime's body from America to Tokyo, Marissa and her commando squad staged a violent ambush on the transport vehicles in an attempt to liberate the Autobot commander's remains. The whole affair turned out to be a trap, when Prime's body was revealed to be a decoy concealing an Autorooper unit piloted by Ringo, who gunned down the whole team, save Marissa herself. Realizing that she had been duped, Marissa turned her attention to a familiar container trailer in the convoy, which concealed the real Prime's body. As an out-of-control Autorooper attempted a Parasitech fusion with Prime's body, Marissa discovered that she too was a Kiss Player when, in giving her childhood friend a farewell kiss, she found herself merging with an unexpectedly resurrected Prime, complete with a new body formed from the Autorooper and his own remains. Prime and Marissa went on the run from the EDC, with Prime reluctant to allow Marissa to enter any of their battles. To placate her, he would often allow her to visit beaches under the cover of night, so that she could indulge her passion for surfing. On one such trip the pair were attacked by a Legion that had fused with an octopus. In the course of their adventures and battles, Marissa met Atari, and she and Prime saved her life several times.

Shaoshao, meanwhile, had disappeared from EDC service after her failure to save Atari during the earlier battle with the Legion, spirited away to a hidden facility beneath the EDC headquarters. There, she was to become part of a twisted experiment involving dismembering Legion corpses, only to be saved from a chewey fate when Hot Rod arrived on Earth as part of his mission of redemption. Crashing into the EDC Headquarters, Hot Rod was immediately attacked by the imprisoned Legions, which attempted to fuse with him. Before the anti-electron field could fully disable the Autobot, Shaoshao kissed him and, like Prime, he was reformatted into a new body complete with the Legions' Galvatron cells. Like Marissa and Optimus Prime, the pair soon found themselves on the run from the EDC's forces, but unlike that pair, Shaoshao did not get along particularly well with Hot Rod. This, it turned out, was due to her own dislike of Transformers, due to her belief that Marissa and her friendship had ended when Optimus Prime had taken Marissa away from her. She swore to use Hot Rod's power to defeat Prime and win her friend back, and trained Hot Rod in the martial arts to this end.

Plagued by destructive impulses caused by the Galvatron cells within his body, Optimus Prime took control of a swarm of Legion units and led them in an attack on the EDC headquarters. Hacking their way through the Autoroopers that opposed them, Marissa and Prime found their attentions diverted by Hot Rod and Shaoshao, who engaged them in battle. As Hot Rod accused Prime of being an impostor (since the real deal was supposed to be dead), Atari fights back her inhibitions and bonds with her Autorooper, successfully managing to turn back the attacking force.

[[File:AutrooperAtari.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Enough, already!]]
In the wake of this, frivolity became the order of the day, as Shaoshao sulked about Optimus Prime and talked up Hot Rod's skills and weapons, accompanying him on a fishing trip to Tokyo Bay Bridge, where they battled Legions. Marissa lost her underwear and Shaoshao got her hands on it (''yeeeeah''), and both girls began to reflect on their own pasts, and the histories of their Transformer partners. As Prime and Hot Rod began to suffer violent, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]-filled nightmares caused by their Galvatron-cell-infused bodies, Shaoshao witnessed the ghostly figure of a young girl riding on the shoulder of a Legion.

Atari, meanwhile, continued to suffer the whimsical cruelties of Ringo, and could get no help on the matter from Kayu. Angered by her friend's apparent lack of concern, Atari broke a promise to her out of spite. Later, when she sought out her friend to apologize, Atari discovered that Kayu had suffered under Ringo the same way she now was, and that Kayu was now gone, supposedly transferred to another squad within the EDC. Some time later Kayu's Autorooper ran berserk in the EDC headquarters, and Ringo mercilessly gunned it down despite Atari's pleas. Atari's mind went blank, and her own Autorooper went on a rampage, seriously injuring or perhaps even killing Ringo.

Ultimately, Marissa and Prime initiated another attack upon the EDC, clashing once more with Shaoshao and Hot Rod. This time, the foursome were able to settle their differences, and proceeded to team up with Atari to investigate the sinister goings-on beneath the public facade of the EDC which had become increasing apparent during their adventures. Venturing through the "[[Spiral Vagina]]" into the "[[Genital System]]" facility hidden deep in the basement of the EDC headquarters, the group discovered that much of the misfortune that had befallen them was the result of a twisted plan by Commander Amaō, who had been experimenting with Galvatron's corpse, Kiss Players and Legions in an attempt to resurrect her daughter. Amaō's daughter's soul had been infused into the Legions along with their Galvatron cells, and Amaō sought to resurrect her in the body of a Kiss Player, having selected Atari for the process. Amaō's plan was foiled when Atari fought the process, and all of the Legions and Autoroopers were fused with Galvatron, bringing all his cells together and reconstituting his body. Amaō died in the collapse of the complex, and Hot Rod destroyed the anti-electron field generator, just before Galvatron's cells were also extracted from his and the other Kiss Players' bodies; consequently, Hot Rod and Optimus Prime reverted to their original forms, with Prime returning to his state of death. Galvatron's body was blasted back into space, where it would eventually crash-land on the planet [[Thrull]].

===Part 2===
[[File:KPP001.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|We're the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] who used to be [[Kiss Player]]s in ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players!]]'']]

With the deactivation of the anti-electron field, Ultra Magnus and the "Cassette Players"—Sundor, Rosanna and Glit, a trio of [[Mini-Cassette]]s that performed as a singing group, came to Earth in 2007 to reestablish peace with humanity. Marissa, Shaoshao and Atari joined the Cassette Players, and the group became known as the "Kiss Players", who performed to promote human-Transformer relations and good will. As they sang at the [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] stop of their world tour, the human trio were approached by [[Angela]], [[Star Dust]] and [[Zangetsu]], the mysterious [[Sparkbot]]s, who instructed the girls to kiss them. When Marissa, Atari and Shaoshao complied, the Sparkbots whisked them off through time and space aboard Brave Maximus, leaving the Cassettrons behind (to go on to have unrelated adventures with [[Teletraan 15]]).

Marissa, Atari and Shaoshao reappeared in [[United States of America|America]] over twenty years earlier to witness Optimus Prime's famous battle with Megatron atop [[Sherman Dam]]. Invisible to that time period's natives, Marissa was directed by Angela to kiss Prime; when she did so, a portion of what the Sparkbots told her was the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] emerged from within Prime. This, the Sparkbots explained, was the Kiss Players' new mission: to gather all the fragments of the Allspark from Autobot leaders throughout time and space.

[[File:KPSparkbot-Group.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pretty little devils.]]
After a visit to 2010, where Shaoshao retrieved a fragment from Rodimus Prime, the team visited 2011, but arrived in the year a little too early and wound up stranded on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], where even their inherent cuteness could not save them from being sentenced to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit by the last of the [[Quintesson]]s. Thankfully, they were saved by Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]], and fled back into the timestream, with the Quintessons sucked in behind them and trapped in the rift. Moving a little further forward into 2011, they arrived at their proper time and place, allowing Atari to obtain another Allspark fragment from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Marissa proceeded to acquire another piece from [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and the girls progressively hit up [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and several of Optimus Prime's future incarnations for more pieces.

It was when the girls turned their attention to Beast Warriors, going from one end of the timestream to the other to acquire fragments from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]], that things started getting strange. Soon, a mysterious, giant golden hand began to appear at the moment of Allspark emergence and steal the fragments away. After Shaoshao's attempt at getting a fragment from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime]] was foiled by this set of disembodied digits, the Kiss Players pursued the hand through time aboard Brave Maximus, only to have their spaceship strike the "Wall of Time", scattering the trio across dimensions. Brave Maximus crash-landed on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] several million years ago, while the three girls were blasted into the different eras of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe and faced unique dangers there. The giant golden hand soon reappeared and rescued them, bringing them back to their native universe. It was revealed that the hand belonged to the Transformer deity [[Primus]], and that the Sparkbots were, in fact, servants of [[Unicron]] that had been manipulating the Kiss Players since the beginning—in fact, they were the ones responsible for causing Galvatron to crash on Earth, and the so-called "Allspark" fragments they had instructed the Kiss Players to gather were in truth the scattered pieces of [[Angolmois Energy|Unicron's lifeforce]]. Fleeing to prehistoric Earth, the Sparkbots succeed in resurrecting their master, but Unicron was defeated by Primus, and his lifeforce was sealed away within the planet along with the Sparkbots. Completing the circle, Primus created Brave Maximus to serve as the guardian of Unicron's lifeforce, and the Kiss Players were returned to their own time.

==Controversy==
[[File:LegionTongue.jpg|left|thumb|Wow! It's everything wrong with the franchise encapsulated into one image!]]
When the basic concept of ''Kiss Players''—"toys with figures of {{w|moe (slang)|cute girls}}"—first surfaced, the reaction from the Western fan community was generally unremarkable, amounting to little more than a bit of good-natured eye-rolling and mutterings of "Those wacky Japanese...but if that's what it takes to sell the toys...", understanding that there ''is'' a certain subset of collector who enjoys such things. Besides, such a premise had been explored before in the short-lived ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line (in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|the first toy in the ''Kiss Players'' series]] was originally meant to be released).

This reaction took a sharp turn with the unveiling of the ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' manga. Although not featuring any ''explicit'' nudity or sexual content, the comic consists of a virtually unceasing stream of images clearly designed to evoke various violent sexual situations, from the endless streams of viscous, white liquid that frequently splatter over the scantily-clad-to-nude cast members, to cowering, flush-faced, teary-eyed girls pressed against walls with their hips raised into the air, to the most (in)famous of all, the distinctive image of the [[Legion (KP)|Legion]]'s blatant penis-shaped tongue, leaking goo from a ''goddamn urethra''. Putting the cherry on this sundae of depravity, the manga employs an art style that uses proportions specifically and deliberately designed to make the vast majority of its female characters appear as though they are underage (despite the fiction identifying them as being at least old enough to drive). Subsequent translations of the radio dramas also revealed that the show's dialogue was ''loaded'' with sexual double-entendres, ranging from humor-based (Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from Marissa rubbing the rim of his gas tank) to grotesque examples blatantly evocative of sexual assault (a shrunken Autorooper forces its way into Atari's mouth and makes her swallow it, followed by her begging it not to "move too roughly inside" her).

Reactions ran the gamut from outright disgust to comedic derision, with most fans agreeing that the transformation of a children's toyline into {{w|Lolicon|borderline pedophilia}} was a "bad thing". There were a number of people who claimed, amazingly, that there was ''absolutely nothing'' wrong with such a thing, and that everyone else simply wasn't understanding it was a "cultural thing"—"it" being... the enjoyment of sexual assault imagery, apparently. This, of course, is in defiance of the fact that many ''Japanese'' fans were themselves openly decrying ''Kiss Players'', fearing that American fans would think that this was somehow accepted as "normal" in Japan. The line's writer/designer, [[Yuki Ohshima]], even admitted that he crafted the series in this manner because he wanted to "make people's jaws drop". Mission accomplished, it would seem.

The second half of the series, however, pretty much abandoned the use of overtly sexual content and became a walking tour of all the past ''Transformers'' franchises. The most "risque" thing the series did was have the girls dressing up in costumes in the hopes that their cuteness would spare them from being dropped into a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit. (It didn't work.) Of course, by that point, most fans had written the series off as a pile of depravity and an easy go-to punchline for "worst thing TFs ever". The exact reasons for the tonal shift are unknown; it's possible Takara was reacting to the negative responses, possibly they simply stopped dictating what the tone of the series should be and let manga scribe Yuki Ohshima dictate its new direction. Ohshima ''had'' published numerous Transformers ''dōjinshi'' (fan-comics), all of them clean, prior to being officially involved with the ''Transformers'' series, and played a heavy role in the massive [[retcon]]-filled grand unified timeline Takara would put forward in this series and other ventures.

Possibly as a result of the majority of fans trying to distance themselves from a fiction that is generally regarded as distasteful, combined with the general inaccessibility of the radio show to an English audience (no pictures!), there is an astonishingly minimal awareness of the specific details of the (horrifying, yet darkly interesting) ''Kiss Players'' storyline in the fandom.

==Notes==
*The official logo for the series says "Kiss Play" in Japanese text and "Kiss Players" beneath it in English. To avoid confusion, the English title is used here.
*''Kiss Players'' is notable—if headache-inducing—for consolidating several previously disparate ''Transformers'' stories into one. Timelines officially published with its products incorporated not only [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] events, but also those of other time-and-space-bending Japanese G1 spin-offs, ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'', ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'', and ''Binaltech Asterisk'', and obscure stories like ''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]'' and the details of numerous [[e-HOBBY]] stories and [[bio]]s into one massive chronicle.
*Most notably of all, ''Kiss Players'' appears to have been the first affirmation that ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' (or ''Car Robots'', to be precise) was part of the Japanese Generation 1 continuity. The storyline links Brave Maximus to the Japanese incarnation of Generation 1 Fortress Maximus, offers an actual origin for Brave Maximus that links him to the story of ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'', and explains why Unicron's lifeforce was sealed within Earth in that series.

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/kiss/index.html Official Kiss Players site (broken link)]
*[http://www.toyvey.com/kisskiss/ Kiss Players story summaries on Toy Vey]

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