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Bludgeon (SG)

2020-12-12T14:41:12Z

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon gunslinger|his evil Pretender martial artist counterpart|Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon}}
:''Bludgeon is a heroic [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RID01-toy Bludgeon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|LENNNNNNNNYYYYYYY MY BOOOAAAAAAHHHHH!]]
'''Bludgeon''' is the best dang sharpshooter on all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! Yee-Haw! He's recently become fascinated with [[Earth]]'s transmissions about their law-enforcement units, installing hip-holsters for his pistols and similar equipment in order to better emulate them. He's friends with [[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]], with whom he usually teams up during the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]'s missions.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
Bludgeon and the rest of the Mayhem Suppression Squad joined in the defense of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump. He and Carnivac took on [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] together, with Bludgeon hip-shooting Prime and Carnivac chewing on him. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
*'''Bludgeon''' ([[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]], 2003)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 missiles

{{note|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]] was officially [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Shattered Glass'' Bludgeon.}}
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|"Hero" Megatron]] mold, [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]] transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#M1 Abrams|Abrams M1A1 assault tank]]. His main cannon uses an air-bladder to launch the hollow, rubber-tipped missiles he comes with. These missiles can be stored with pull-out clips on the sides of his turret, which become his robot-mode arms.

: He and his fellow Destructicon [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]] were [[exclusive]] to the [[KB Toys]] store chain, released under the ''Robots in Disguise'' banner long after the series had been replaced with ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', which explains why they used the same packaging style.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Reverse Convoy#Toys|Reverse Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Bludgeon/bludgeon.htm More information on Bludgeon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* The casting of Bludgeon as a cowboy (as opposed to a samurai) is likely a reference to several samurai movies being adapted into Westerns. For instance, ''{{w|Seven Samurai}}'' being remade as ''{{w|The Magnificent Seven}}'' and ''{{w|Yojimbo}}'' being remade as ''{{w|A Fistful of Dollars}}.'' Or... in a more meta way it could be a reference to {{w|Akira Kurosawa}}'s love for {{w|John Ford}}'s films.

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Hound (Movie)

2020-12-12T14:38:07Z

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{{disambig3|Hound}}
:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TLKHoundRenderPackageArt.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Son, this is what happens when you ''frag a stranger in the aft!'']]

'''Hound''' is a technical specialist and highly experienced, gutsy [[Autobot]] commando. He is a boisterous warrior who throws himself into every mission with no more worries than a duck landing on a pond, and quick to draw any of his many, many guns. And while his tendency to switch from gun to gun in quick succession in a single battle often leaves him bereft of weapons and ammunition, Hound's bravery and resourcefulness is never in doubt. The only thing that just might take a toll on him is the loss of a friend; Hound's boisterous streak hides a soft-Sparked 'bot, who, despite arguments and bickering, loves his fellow Autobots and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|commander]] even more than he loves a good rumble. It's this love for his comrades that makes him such an effective warrior. He will take on an entire [[Decepticon]] army if he has to, and he would sooner go down swinging than abandon his allies on the battlefield.

He is good friends with the far more relaxed [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]], although the other Autobot's more relaxed attitude sometimes gets on Hound's nerves. He is also sometimes partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]].

{{bigquote|I'm covering ya. If I stop covering ya, it means I'm dead. But that ain't gonna happen.|Hound|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[John Goodman]] (English)| [[Naomi Kusumi]] (Japanese), [[Xu Tao]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Juan Carlos Tinoco]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Joan Massotkleiner]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Francesco Pannofino]] (Italian), [[Benoît Allemane]] (European French), [[Yves Corbeil]] (Canadian French), [[Klaus Sonnenschein]] (German), [[Leonardo José]] (Portuguese)}}
[[Image:AOE-OptimusIsHere.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You're entering a world of pain!]]
Hound was among the Autobots who went into hiding on Earth after [[Cemetery Wind]] began hunting down the Autobots. Hound was overjoyed when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] returned to the surviving Autobots. Though delighted that the Autobots were a team again, Hound expressed his immense distaste of humans following their betrayal. He didn't take kindly to [[Drift (AOE)|Drift's]] haikus defending humanity, and nearly came to blows with him before trying to open fire on [[Cade Yeager]], his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], and her boyfriend [[Shane Dyson|Shane]]. That night, Hound was sobered when Optimus asked if there were signs of any other surviving Autobots, and thanks to Cade's tinkering with Cemetery Wind's drones, the Autobots learned of an attack on [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], as well as [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot's]] demise. Hound was saddened to learn of his friend's fate, and saluted his fallen comrade, bitterly cursing his assailants as "savages". The loss of Leadfoot helped convince Hound to join in Cade's mission to infiltrate KSI.

[[Image:AOE-HoundMournsLeadfoot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He died… He died as so many young 'bots of his generation before his time.]]
However, the Autobots suffered another blow when they learned of Ratchet's death and subsequent melting down for raw material. Hound gladly joined in the enraged Optimus' attack on KSI. After fighting their way through several rooms and facilities, the Autobots came upon the imprisoned [[Brains]], who Hound took the time to free from his predicament. Hound was eager to kill Joshua Joyce for the atrocities he'd committed, but after a lecture on how the Autobots now meant nothing to humanity, Optimus quietly ordered a retreat, to Hound and Brains' disappointment. The Autobots fled KSI, only to be pursued by [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. The Autobots were subsequently separated from their leader and thus unable to save Optimus and Tessa from [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].

[[Image:AOE-LetsUseWords.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Crosshairs, I got buddies who died ''face down in the muck'' so that you and I could enjoy this family restaurant!]]
The Autobots, Cade and Shane ventured to [[Chicago]], and covertly stowed away on Lockdown's ship (though Hound admitted it was probably a bad idea). After warning the group about Lockdown's inevitable booby-traps, Hound had to aggressively prod [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] into helping rescue Optimus and Tessa. Hound took charge of the Autobots and led them in the search for Optimus, assigning Cade to search the cell block for Optimus and Tessa. Eventually, the group found Lockdown's high-security vault, where Hound had a disgusting encounter with an alien life-form. Despite the creature's relative harmlessness, Hound couldn't find it in him to let it survive, and quickly destroyed it. It was at that moment Optimus made his presence in a cell known, and ordered Hound to commander the separate ship docked with Lockdown's the cell block was in, though he confessed to Optimus he was a "sucky" pilot. Indeed, when the team regrouped, the ship was found to have made an extremely rough landing. Hey, at least the big guy was honest.

[[Image:The Big Lehoundski.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Has the whole world gone ''CRAZY?!'' '''''AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO GIVES A SLAG ABOUT THE ENERGON?!''''']]
Optimus ordered the Autobots to abandon humanity forever and flee to the stars aboard the stolen ship, a plan Hound was soundly with. After Optimus and Hound revealed the [[Creator (AOE)|Creators]]' hand in Earth's past and their race's origins, Brains revealed Galvatron's nature as a reincarnated Megatron. Optimus ultimately decided to stop Galvatron, retrieve the Seed, and subsequently leave Earth for good. Hound piloted the ship to [[China]], and left the pilot's seat in order to help retrieve the Seed from Joyce. However, incoming fire from Galvatron's army knocked him and Bumblebee into the streets of Hong Kong.

Although he ended up briefly stuck in a building thanks to his plump shape, and did not appreciate Joyce calling him fat (the inventor earned one of Hound's [[Cy-gar|cigars]] being flicked at him in retaliation), Hound fought tooth and nail to protect the humans and the Seed from Galvatron's forces with Bumblebee's support. When Hound found himself running out of ammo and weaponry, he convinced Cade to join the battle with him. Despite overwhelming odds and an enormous amount of enemy fire whittling him down, Hound fought on as long as he could, also utilizing his skills as a "fat ballerina" to his advantage. After taking out a group of KSI Transformers with a grenade, Hound finally ran out of ammo, but fought on using his hat, belt, and even his cigar. Hound finally collapsed, exhausted from the battle, but was reinvigorated when Optimus joined the battle with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]. Hound soon joined in attempting to escort the Seed to safety, but when Lockdown arrived and unleashed his ship's tractor beam, Hound escaped its influence and helped escort the seed across a nearby bridge to safety. Soon, Lockdown was defeated, and after regrouping, Optimus assigned Hound and the Autobots to protect the Yeager family before departing into space with the Seed. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[John Goodman]] (English)|[[Xu Tao]] (Chinese), [[Juan Carlos Tinoco]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Joan Massotkleiner]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Benoît Allemane]] (European French), [[Yves Corbeil]] (Canadian French), [[Hartmut Neugebauer]] (German), [[Francesco Pannofino]] (Italian), [[Leonardo José]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:TLKShutUpDaytrader.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Shut the frag up, [[Steve Buscemi|Daytrader]].]]
In the years since Optimus Prime's departure from Earth, Hound had taken refuge at Cade Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] with the other Autobots. Hound regularly helped set up one-way phone calls between Cade and Tessa, who was away at college. One day, when Cade and Bumblebee were caught in a stand-off with the [[Transformers Reaction Force]], Hound arrived to provide his friends with extra firepower. Cade was able to defuse the stand-off, though Hound egged on the TRF to shoot him as he departed. Hound unknowingly had two stowaways in the form of the young [[Izabella]] and her companion [[Sqweeks]], who hitched a ride back to the junkyard with him.

[[File:TLKHoundAndCade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Man, I'm sorry. Come on, Dude.]]
They were soon visited by [[Daytrader]], who Hound considered the "most irritating, annoying Tranformer" and threatened the rogue with violence the entire time, especially since he'd been slacking off on his promise of getting them a ship. Later, after trying to explain his weight to the newly arrived Izabella, he set up another call between Cade and Tessa. However, the call went on for too long, and knowing they were risking detection, Hound was forced to cut the call short. Hound apologized and reassured Cade that he was a good father before bemoaning how his own father never called him, and later explained to Izzy the extent of Cade's situation. The next day, the Decepticons, asisted by the TRF, found and attacked the junkyard. While Cade led the others away to set up a trap in a nearby town, Hound stayed behind to buy them some time, despite Cade's protests not to be a hero (Hound contended he was ''born'' a hero). Hound faced off with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] but was quickly taken out of the fight by a blast from his fusion cannon.

[[File:TLK Hound underfire.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!]]
Much later, after recovering, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had made its way to earth and loomed in the skies overhead, Hound joined the other Autobots in heading for Stonehenge to partake in the forthcoming battle, as Daytrader finally delivered Lockdown's former ship to them. Hound warned Izabella that things were going to get ugly, but she easily convinced him to let her join them. Hound agreed she could use the "field trip to the front lines" to get some battle experience, and the Autobots met up with the returned Optimus, though Hound complained that he didn't get a chance to say hello before Optimus flew off to lead the attack. En-route, he and the other Autobots observed the [[Guardian Knight]]s with mixed feeling, with Hound declaring that they "looked like wusses".

[[File:TLKMegsAndHound.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|"Whoa! Hey man!" ''"I JUST BOUGHT THE FRAGGING CAR LAST WEEK! I'M GONNA FRAGGING KILL YOU!"'']]
Hound and Bumblebee shared an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]] to tangle with some airborne Decepticons forces, but he soon hopped off to provide some aid on the ground to their human friends. Even with their combined firepower, Hound was unable to push forward thanks to the presence of a gun emplacment and the [[Infernocon]]s, Hound knowing he didn't have enough ammunition to take on [[Infernocus]]. Eventually Sqweeks cleared a path, and Hound joined Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], Cade, and [[Viviane Wembly]] in charging forward, though he mocked the other humans for abandoning the fight. Within the control center, he once again took on Megatron, this time alongside his fellow Autobots; however, Hound's lack of speed and cumbersome weapon made him yet again an ill-matched opponent against their much faster opponent. Hound was almost killed by the Decepticon leader had it not been for Hot Rod's (literally) timely aid. With Megatron briefly frozen in a time bubble, Hound vowed to blow his head off and let loose a rain of gunfire that managed to knock Megatron back for a moment while Hound recovered his momentum. Though Hound was further plagued by the weightlessness of the falling ignition chamber, Viviane ultimately saved the day, and Hound returned to Cybertron with his fellow Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''How to Ride a Dinobot!'' comic===
Hound was taken to a dense Chinese forest to learn how to ride a Dinobot. Despite his initial aghast horror at the prospect, Hound sucked it up and decided to attain dominance over his chosen mount, [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]], by bossing it around. Unfortunately, this reckless show of aggression earned him a rather goofy, humiliating kick, and he remained in a disoriented pile until Optimus mounted Grimlock and ordered the Autobots and Dinobots to ride out to battle. {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Sky Lynx (Energon Wars)|Sky Lynx]] menaced Hound and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] in [[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]. He could be difficult to best if [[you]] hadn't yet unlocked their Epic-level ranged weapons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/12}}

Hound is one of several members of the [[Silver Knight (Kre-O)|Silver Knights]], a collection of renaissance festival enthusiasts. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

===''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers'' comic===
While searching for Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. It was Hound who found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] the tiny 'bot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use and traced its source to a [[Schick]] R&D department. The Autobots gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots by knocking over [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] and using the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards the other Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, the Autobots gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' The Game (PSP)===
[[Image:Movie hound psp.jpg|180px|thumb|left|You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Ross]] (English)}}

Hound was among the Autobots who accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to [[Earth]] in response to a signal from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] alerting them to the presence of the [[AllSpark|All Spark]] on the planet. After being informed by Bumblebee's human companion [[Sam Witwicky]] that the lost [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was also on Earth, Prime dispatched Hound and his close friend [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] to investigate the Arctic cavern in which Megatron's body was originally uncovered. Taking some drones with them, Hound and Trailbreaker discovered that the Decepticons [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] had had the same idea. As Megatron's body had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]] anyway, Hound and Trailbreaker had nothing to lose by planting bombs in the cavern, hoping to entomb the two Decepticons in ice. Unfortunately, the two villains escaped at the last minute, having discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him to help search for the All Spark—drones which were currently lying dormant around the Earth.

Shockwave brought Megatron's drone army back on line soon after, and they attacked the Autobots en route to [[Hoover Dam]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] forced the origin of the drones from a defeated Thundercracker, and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] quickly concocted a virus that would send them back into sleep mode. Hound and Trailbreaker were charged with getting the virus transmitted into a satellite so that it could be broadcast to all the drones at once, and they broke into a communications center belonging to "The Corporation" (apparently a Sector Seven front company) to use their communications dish. Decepticon drones dogged their every step, blowing up the first dish they found and forcing them to move to the complex's airstrip to find another. Unfortunately, the drones cut off the power supply to this dish, requiring Hound to power it up manually while Trailbreaker uploaded the virus. "Uploading the virus", for some inexplicably ''bizarre'' reason, involved Trailbreaker violently attacking the dish control panel, causing both it and the dish to explode, hurling Hound's body across the complex. The virus was successfully transmitted to the drones, knocking them offline, but at the cost of Hound's life. With the last of his strength, Hound asked Trailbreaker if the plan worked, but he died in Trailbreaker's arms before his friend could answer.

It really sucks to be Hound. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons''===
Hound's body-type is used for several of the alt-modes used in the game. Additionally, many of the other smallish truck-type bodies, including the SUV, Pickup, Utility, Pickup Car, Love Cruiser (Decepticon Exclusive), Flame Truck, Maintenance (Autobot Exclusive), Construction (Decepticon Exclusive), Safari Truck, Off-Roader, Raider, & Transport (Autobot Exclusive). {{Storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
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===''Dinobot Hunt'' online game===
Hound teamed up with Scorn to destroy some Decepticon encampments, and collect some Energon along the way. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (online game)|Dinobot Hunt}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
{{bigquote|Observe everything and remember it.}}

Hound has a love for Earth's boundless wonders of nature even more than Cybertron. The brave and faithful Autobot secretly desired to become a real earthling. For Hound, the earth showed him nothing about Cybertron, which was why he wanted to leave at first. On his patrols, Hound would dare to lock on the enemy outpost's position. During his leisure time, Hound would freely explore Earth's natural scenery. However, Hound also knows that this sensation is a temporary setback, not a permanent one. In comparison to the rest of the crew on the ''Ark'', Hound fights not just loyally but also professionally and fearlessly. Unlike the Autobots, though, Hound secretly wants to be as carefree as a human.

In battle, Hound wielded the "[[Grips of Justice]]" and the "[[Roaring Gravity]]" shotgun. His active skill was "Weapon Master":
*'''Weapon Master''' — For a short period of time, Hound arms himself with 2 shotguns to fire at his enemies with. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero16.shtml Hound on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|That rug really tied the room together, did it not?]]
Hound was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Tyran|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! He was one of the bots subjected to delusion and the effects of Dark Energon. He had... quite the explosive arrival. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Mark it Zero.]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Part of the second wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Autobot Hound]] in black, with gold striping, silver details, and metallic-blue eyes. He transforms into a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep.

:Although the lack of a [[bio]] makes the figure's continuity placement difficult, it both featured different [[Tech Spec]] numbers from the original Generation 1-themed release of Legends Hound, and was listed as "movie" product in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]] Vol. 1'' guidebook.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}
[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepHound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I don't roll out on shabbos! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-Lost-Age-Series-LA-05-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over the Line! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA05'''
:Hound [[autotransformation|autotransforms]] from robot to an Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck in a single, spring-loaded step. He shares his engineering with, but is not a [[retool]] of, One-Step Changer [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]], and features shoulder swivels as his only articulation.

:The ''Lost Age Series'' release of Hound features a screen-accurate paint applications on his robot details & vehicle shell.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCHound/hound.htm More information on One-Step Changer Hound at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AOERIDtoy-PowerBattlerHound.jpg|thumb|300px|Am I wrong?]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Power Battlers, 2014)
:Hound features a basic transformation from robot to tactical vehicle. His only regular articulation is a universal joint for his left shoulder, whilst his right arm features a spring-loaded "Quick Draw!" gimmick that allows him to raise an attached shotgun weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/PBHound/hound.htm More information on Power Battler Hound at TFU.info]''
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====Generations====
[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-VoyagerHound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Life does not stop and start at your convenience, you miserable piece of slag. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-Movie-Advanced-Series-AD-21-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm sorry, Smokey, you were over the line. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Series'': '''M4: 003'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, Hound transforms into an Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck. Hound comes with eight weapons that can combine into a larger gun. All of his weapons are capable of being stored in both his vehicle and robot mode. His beard, helmet, and forearm bandoliers are made out of rubber. In robot mode, he sports faux-kibble tires on his feet.

:The TakaraTomy version, part of the second wave of ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' toys, features black and brown on his vehicle and robot mode. Hound's helmet has a silver stripe running down the middle and his beard is grey rather than black. His gray plastic is a lighter shade.

:One of Hound's shotguns was later redecoed as Optimus Prime's "[[Quad Barrel Shotgun]]" as part of an [http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/551071/ April 21 campaign] by TakaraTomy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:AutobotsUnitedPlatinumHound.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm perfectly calm dude.]]
*'''Autobots United 5 Pack''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

: ''Platinum Edition'' Autobot Hound is a repainted version of the Voyager class figure above, featuring mostly screen-accurate details. His green plastic is slightly more olive than the forest green on the regular version, the grey is a lighter shade and he features some camouflage paint operations on his vehicle mode, although this does not cover his robot mode parts. His vehicle mode now features a version of Hound's pin-up girl "nose art" on the cab, except the girl herself has been removed, leaving only a falling bomb in front of a roundel.

:Hound was released as a BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with a G1-inspired redeco of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and screen-accurate redecos of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]].

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[[File:ArmyCamoVerHound.jpg|thumb|300px|Is this your homework, Larry?]]
*'''Hound Army Camo Ver.''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

:Available only with the Japanese BD/DVD release of ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', Army Camo Hound is an even ''more'' [[Show-accuracy|screen accurate]] redeco of the Voyager Class toy, featuring olive drab and black in place of forest green and grey plastic and adding many multi-tone 'camouflage' paint operations all over both vehicle and robot mode. It also incorporates the Platinum version's modified "nose art". Packaged in a monochrome box, Hound Army Camo ver. is limited to only 3000 pieces.

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====Construct-Bots====
[[File:ConstructBots AoE dino-rider Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|IS THIS YOUR HOMEWORK, LARRY?!]]
*'''Hound''' (Dinobot Riders, 2014)
: Released as part of the second wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Dinobot Riders, Hound transforms into a military van. He includes a small gun. He is designed to ride any larger Dinobot figure from the same line.

: His nominal Dinobot partner is [[Slash (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Slash]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBDRHound/hound.htm More information on Dinobot Rider Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ConstructBots DinobotWarrior Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Son, have you ever heard of Vietnam?]]
*'''Autobot Hound with Wide Load''' (Dinobot Warriors, 2014)
: Hound is a larger figure that can transform from a military van and into a robot. Unlike other Dinobot Warriors figures, he doesn't come with a standard weapon, though his box artwork and instructions show him using one of his shoulder armor parts—which resemble rocket packs—as a hand weapon.

: He comes with Dinobot partner [[Wide Load]] who can launch a projectile from his mouth as well as form various weapons for Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBHound/hound.htm More information on Dinobot Warrior Hound at TFU.info]''
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====Kre-O====
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[[Image:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Now, I thought you all had some good ideas, but somebody oughta make it clear to the people in this room that someone is in charge.]]
*'''Lockdown Air Raid''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6956'''
**''Pieces'': '''203'''
**''Kreons'': Hound, [[Lockdown (ROTF)#AirRaid|Lockdown]], [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)|Sideswipe]].
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: The "[[Lockdown Air Raid]]" Hound Kreon has a ferrous-metal backpack that lets him be snatched up by the magnetic claw on [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s ship (or glomped by the magnet-mouthed [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]]s, but you wouldn't do that, right?).

:While he uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|"Generation 1" Hound]] helmet, there is actually a ''way'' more screen-accurate military-style helmet piece they could have used for him.

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[[File:Custom-Kreon-AOE-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Smokey this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7317'''
**''Pieces'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, pistol, heavy cannon, rifle, missile backpack

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction'' Custom Kreons, Hound has ''mostly'' the same tampographs as the "Lockdown Air Raid" version, but adds headlamps to his shoulders. His torso, arms, waist and legs have a metal-flake sheen to them... and he's wearing the [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]-style helmet rather than the Hound-style one for some reason.

: His "normal" helmet and revolver-style pistol are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable sniper pistol, a heavy cannon, an assault rifle, and the missile backpack.

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[[File:Kre-o-silver-knight-autobots-hound.jpg|200px|right|thumb|YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVIN' IN THE FRAGGIN' PAST!]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, Optimus Prime, Hound, Crosshairs, Bumblebee.
**''Accessories'': Battle Axe

:Again based on the character's design from ''Age of Extinction'', this set includes the other four main Autobots from that movie. Hound comes with an axe.

:This set was not available in the U.S., seemingly only seeing release in various Asian markets.

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[[File:KreO-toy HoundKW Samurai.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Also, Dude, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature.]]
*'''Samurai Autobot Hound''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Plate-stand, crossbow, 2 pegged shuriken

: Part of the second assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kre-O|Kreon Warriors]], Hound has been reimagined as a robotic samurai. Appropriately, he eschews melee weapons for a (non-firing) crossbow, plus a pair of shuriken pegged to his legs that he can hold in his hands if you like.

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy HoundKW WildWest.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Well, this is pointless.]]
*'''Wild West Autobot Hound''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Plate-stand, 2 clip-on gatling guns, 2 pegged shuriken, ammo belt

: Also part of the second assortment of Kreon Warriors, this time Hound is decked out in old west gear, possibly intended to be some kind of armored rail car in his nonexistent alternate mode. Them shuriken sure are spur-like!

: All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-Us distribution above applies to this one as well.

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===The Last Knight===
====Legion Class====
[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2017)
:Released as part of the third wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures, Hound is a Legends-sized robot that transforms into a tactical vehicle in just a few steps. He features 3mm compatible hands and his feet have sculpted split faux-wheels, which protrudes from the back of his alt-mode. Like Drift, he features a sculpted insignia on the left side of the vehicle door.

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====One-Step Turbo Changer====
[[File:TF-TLK-One-Step-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Frag it. Let's go bowling.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (One-Step Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-09'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''

:One of the two new molds in the first wave, ''Turbo Changer'' Autobot Hound is a small & simple figure that transforms from vehicle into robot by folding his vehicle front to his back. His only articulation is his arms, and features 5mm compatible hands. Hound also features a nearly invisible tampograph on his vehicle front, which can be revealed with [[Dragonstorm#MegaTurboChanger|Mega Turbo Changer Dragonstorm's]] UV-powered Cyberfire gimmick.
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[[File:TF-TLK-RtS-Turbo-Changer-6-pack-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''1-Step Turbo Changer 6 Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': axe, club, 2 spear-like weapons, scimitar, shield

:This Hound is a redeco of the figure above, featuring red wheels and various Tech Spec-sque patterns on the beer gut & shoulders which can be decoded with their transparent red weapons, which is molded in a sprue similar to the ones used for the [[Arms Micron]]s kits and 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Mini-Con figures. He can use any weapons included in this set, although his primary weapon is a scimitar.

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====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:TLK-toy TTC-Hound.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Eight year olds, Dude]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''

:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Hound is a soft-plastic, stumpy, [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] mini-figure that transforms from robot to carrier and back in a few super-simple steps. He has articulated shoulders, and his hands are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other 3mm-peg accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, his vehicle mode's wheels are immobile, sorry.
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====Knight Armor Turbo Changer====
[[File:TF-TLK-Knight-Armor-Turbo-Changer-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2018)

:Released as part of the third and final wave of the Knight Armor Turbo Changers, Hound is a roughly Voyager-sized mold that converts from robot to carrier in a few steps. Like the rest of the Knight Armor Turbo Changer brethen, Hound features a "Knight Armor" gimmick. In his case, a medieval mask with a scope.

:Hound is the only Knight Armor Turbo Changer figure that doesn't have a Japanese ''Turbo Change Series'' release.

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====Allspark Tech====
[[File:TF-TLK-Allspark-Tech-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Allspark Tech, 2017)

:''Allspark Tech'' Hound transforms from a ''Rescue Bots''-styled robot into a deformed ''backless'' tactical vehicle and back. His chest also features a cavity for the electronic Allspark Cube, which gives him different sound effects for his robot & vehicle modes.

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====Premier Edition====
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[[File:TLKVoyagerAutobotHound.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|All Right! Way to go Donny.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2017)
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2017-[[July 15|07-15]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-14'''
**''Accessories'': 2 double-barreled cannons, 2 Gatling gun, weapon holder, helmet
:Part of the second wave of ''Premier Edition'' Voyager Class toys, Hound is a new mold that transforms into a ''backless'' Mercedes Unimog tactical vehicle. The figure comes with four guns, that can combine into a weapons turret to ''compensate'' for the back of the vehicle mode. The figure also features a removable helmet. If one should find this incarnation of Hound's arsenal to be lacking, worry not. The figure has ''twenty-four'' hardpoints throughout the body and included weapons, six of which can accommodate the smaller pegs found on the previous version's small arms, allowing the figure to re-purpose and arrange his old arsenal in a number of ways, even including specifically molded holsters on his thigh kibble for the guns that originally stored within his legs on the 2014 version.

:Like some of the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|toys]] with some trademark issues involving the Red Cross organization, Hound's red cross tampographs on his robot mode helmet and vehicle doors were removed from the [[:File:TF-TLK-Hound-revised-stock-photos.jpg|revised stock photos]]. This change also applies to the Japanese release. At least one sample possesses the red cross tampograph.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6813 More information on Hound at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===Movie The Best===
[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-19-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-19'''
**''Accessories'': 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife, helmet, shield/sleeper cabin

:''Movie the Best'' Hound is a redeco of the ''Premier Edition'' figure above. Rather than the weapons included with the Premier Edition toy, he instead comes with the weapons from the ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager class toy, with the addition of a new shield that becomes the truck-mode bed shell seen on Hound's vehicle mode in the movie.

:This release still lacks the Red Cross symbols and any Autobot insignia, and although he now has the portion of the vehicle where Hound's pin-up girl "nose art" should be, it is also absent (lacking even the Platinum Edition's "Girl Minus Girl" version). The stock photos (pictured to the right) are missing much of the paint details on the actual figure.
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===Movie Edition===
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Bag Code'': '''F'''

: A redeco of the [[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Hound figure was released in the fifth Series of the line, now under the "Movie Edition" banner. Aside from being a slightly lighter shade of olive-green plastic, he has a number of paint differences from the Series 1 version, the most notable being his tires are painted on all sides, not just the outer face. While his robot mode paint layouts have not changed, they are ''all'' done in lighter tones than before.

: Series 5 was ''incredibly'' difficult to find, with very few retailers and virtually no online outlets offering them, and the few places they could be found, like [[Target]], apparently got very very few of them.

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==Notes==
[[File:TLK_BlueHound_vs_RedHound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint!]]
*Like several non-screen characters in the movieverse, the various incarnations of Hound recorded here were developed independently of each other, but share the same article for simplicity and because they all share the same origin in [[Hound (G1)|Generation 1 Hound]].
*While his robot mode does not involve drastic changes in his appearance in ''The Last Knight'', his vehicle mode undergoes a big change, from the Oshkosh Defense truck to a Mercedes Unimog tactical vehicle. His voice also undergoes a major change, becoming lower-pitched and more hoarse.
*The Designer Desk video for ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Hound refers to his biggest gun as a "triple-barrel Phalanx cannon". This suggests he's toting around part of a {{w|Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx close-in weapon system}}, which is a specific type of ship-based Gatling gun normally used against incoming missile fire. '''Hardcore'''.
*The first trailers for ''The Last Knight'' featured Hound with Red Cross insignias, which were removed in subsequent trailers. However, he retained them in the theatrical movie, with muted colors. The digital and DVD home releases of the movie changes their colour to blue. Early CG [[stock photography|stock renders]] for his Voyager Class toy had them as well, as did stock photos depicting a near-final toy. The actual toy released at retail lacks them, though, and a more common version of the stock photos has them edited out.
*He's basically the result if you let [[Santa Claus]] into the Army.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tànzhǎng''' (探长/探長, "Detective")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]

Hound (Movie)

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:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TLKHoundRenderPackageArt.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Son, this is what happens when you ''frag a stranger in the aft!'']]

'''Hound''' is a technical specialist and highly experienced, gutsy [[Autobot]] commando. He is a boisterous warrior who throws himself into every mission with no more worries than a duck landing on a pond, and quick to draw any of his many, many guns. And while his tendency to switch from gun to gun in quick succession in a single battle often leaves him bereft of weapons and ammunition, Hound's bravery and resourcefulness is never in doubt. The only thing that just might take a toll on him is the loss of a friend; Hound's boisterous streak hides a soft-Sparked 'bot, who, despite arguments and bickering, loves his fellow Autobots and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|commander]] even more than he loves a good rumble. It's this love for his comrades that makes him such an effective warrior. He will take on an entire [[Decepticon]] army if he has to, and he would sooner go down swinging than abandon his allies on the battlefield.

He is good friends with the far more relaxed [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]], although the other Autobot's more relaxed attitude sometimes gets on Hound's nerves. He is also sometimes partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]].

{{bigquote|I'm covering ya. If I stop covering ya, it means I'm dead. But that ain't gonna happen.|Hound|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[John Goodman]] (English)| [[Naomi Kusumi]] (Japanese), [[Xu Tao]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Juan Carlos Tinoco]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Joan Massotkleiner]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Francesco Pannofino]] (Italian), [[Benoît Allemane]] (European French), [[Yves Corbeil]] (Canadian French), [[Klaus Sonnenschein]] (German), [[Leonardo José]] (Portuguese)}}
[[Image:AOE-OptimusIsHere.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You're entering a world of pain!]]
Hound was among the Autobots who went into hiding on Earth after [[Cemetery Wind]] began hunting down the Autobots. Hound was overjoyed when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] returned to the surviving Autobots. Though delighted that the Autobots were a team again, Hound expressed his immense distaste of humans following their betrayal. He didn't take kindly to [[Drift (AOE)|Drift's]] haikus defending humanity, and nearly came to blows with him before trying to open fire on [[Cade Yeager]], his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], and her boyfriend [[Shane Dyson|Shane]]. That night, Hound was sobered when Optimus asked if there were signs of any other surviving Autobots, and thanks to Cade's tinkering with Cemetery Wind's drones, the Autobots learned of an attack on [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], as well as [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot's]] demise. Hound was saddened to learn of his friend's fate, and saluted his fallen comrade, bitterly cursing his assailants as "savages". The loss of Leadfoot helped convince Hound to join in Cade's mission to infiltrate KSI.

[[Image:AOE-HoundMournsLeadfoot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He died… He died as so many young 'bots of his generation before his time.]]
However, the Autobots suffered another blow when they learned of Ratchet's death and subsequent melting down for raw material. Hound gladly joined in the enraged Optimus' attack on KSI. After fighting their way through several rooms and facilities, the Autobots came upon the imprisoned [[Brains]], who Hound took the time to free from his predicament. Hound was eager to kill Joshua Joyce for the atrocities he'd committed, but after a lecture on how the Autobots now meant nothing to humanity, Optimus quietly ordered a retreat, to Hound and Brains' disappointment. The Autobots fled KSI, only to be pursued by [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. The Autobots were subsequently separated from their leader and thus unable to save Optimus and Tessa from [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].

[[Image:AOE-LetsUseWords.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Crosshairs, I got buddies who died ''face down in the muck'' so that you and I could enjoy this family restaurant!]]
The Autobots, Cade and Shane ventured to [[Chicago]], and covertly stowed away on Lockdown's ship (though Hound admitted it was probably a bad idea). After warning the group about Lockdown's inevitable booby-traps, Hound had to aggressively prod [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] into helping rescue Optimus and Tessa. Hound took charge of the Autobots and led them in the search for Optimus, assigning Cade to search the cell block for Optimus and Tessa. Eventually, the group found Lockdown's high-security vault, where Hound had a disgusting encounter with an alien life-form. Despite the creature's relative harmlessness, Hound couldn't find it in him to let it survive, and quickly destroyed it. It was at that moment Optimus made his presence in a cell known, and ordered Hound to commander the separate ship docked with Lockdown's the cell block was in, though he confessed to Optimus he was a "sucky" pilot. Indeed, when the team regrouped, the ship was found to have made an extremely rough landing. Hey, at least the big guy was honest.

[[Image:The Big Lehoundski.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Has the whole world gone ''CRAZY?!'' '''''AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO GIVES A SLAG ABOUT THE ENERGON?!''''']]
Optimus ordered the Autobots to abandon humanity forever and flee to the stars aboard the stolen ship, a plan Hound was soundly with. After Optimus and Hound revealed the [[Creator (AOE)|Creators]]' hand in Earth's past and their race's origins, Brains revealed Galvatron's nature as a reincarnated Megatron. Optimus ultimately decided to stop Galvatron, retrieve the Seed, and subsequently leave Earth for good. Hound piloted the ship to [[China]], and left the pilot's seat in order to help retrieve the Seed from Joyce. However, incoming fire from Galvatron's army knocked him and Bumblebee into the streets of Hong Kong.

Although he ended up briefly stuck in a building thanks to his plump shape, and did not appreciate Joyce calling him fat (the inventor earned one of Hound's [[Cy-gar|cigars]] being flicked at him in retaliation), Hound fought tooth and nail to protect the humans and the Seed from Galvatron's forces with Bumblebee's support. When Hound found himself running out of ammo and weaponry, he convinced Cade to join the battle with him. Despite overwhelming odds and an enormous amount of enemy fire whittling him down, Hound fought on as long as he could, also utilizing his skills as a "fat ballerina" to his advantage. After taking out a group of KSI Transformers with a grenade, Hound finally ran out of ammo, but fought on using his hat, belt, and even his cigar. Hound finally collapsed, exhausted from the battle, but was reinvigorated when Optimus joined the battle with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]. Hound soon joined in attempting to escort the Seed to safety, but when Lockdown arrived and unleashed his ship's tractor beam, Hound escaped its influence and helped escort the seed across a nearby bridge to safety. Soon, Lockdown was defeated, and after regrouping, Optimus assigned Hound and the Autobots to protect the Yeager family before departing into space with the Seed. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[John Goodman]] (English)|[[Xu Tao]] (Chinese), [[Juan Carlos Tinoco]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Joan Massotkleiner]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Benoît Allemane]] (European French), [[Yves Corbeil]] (Canadian French), [[Hartmut Neugebauer]] (German), [[Francesco Pannofino]] (Italian), [[Leonardo José]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:TLKShutUpDaytrader.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Shut the frag up, [[Steve Buscemi|Daytrader]].]]
In the years since Optimus Prime's departure from Earth, Hound had taken refuge at Cade Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] with the other Autobots. Hound regularly helped set up one-way phone calls between Cade and Tessa, who was away at college. One day, when Cade and Bumblebee were caught in a stand-off with the [[Transformers Reaction Force]], Hound arrived to provide his friends with extra firepower. Cade was able to defuse the stand-off, though Hound egged on the TRF to shoot him as he departed. Hound unknowingly had two stowaways in the form of the young [[Izabella]] and her companion [[Sqweeks]], who hitched a ride back to the junkyard with him.

[[File:TLKHoundAndCade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Man, I'm sorry. Come on, Dude.]]
They were soon visited by [[Daytrader]], who Hound considered the "most irritating, annoying Tranformer" and threatened the rogue with violence the entire time, especially since he'd been slacking off on his promise of getting them a ship. Later, after trying to explain his weight to the newly arrived Izabella, he set up another call between Cade and Tessa. However, the call went on for too long, and knowing they were risking detection, Hound was forced to cut the call short. Hound apologized and reassured Cade that he was a good father before bemoaning how his own father never called him, and later explained to Izzy the extent of Cade's situation. The next day, the Decepticons, asisted by the TRF, found and attacked the junkyard. While Cade led the others away to set up a trap in a nearby town, Hound stayed behind to buy them some time, despite Cade's protests not to be a hero (Hound contended he was ''born'' a hero). Hound faced off with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] but was quickly taken out of the fight by a blast from his fusion cannon.

[[File:TLK Hound underfire.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!]]
Much later, after recovering, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had made its way to earth and loomed in the skies overhead, Hound joined the other Autobots in heading for Stonehenge to partake in the forthcoming battle, as Daytrader finally delivered Lockdown's former ship to them. Hound warned Izabella that things were going to get ugly, but she easily convinced him to let her join them. Hound agreed she could use the "field trip to the front lines" to get some battle experience, and the Autobots met up with the returned Optimus, though Hound complained that he didn't get a chance to say hello before Optimus flew off to lead the attack. En-route, he and the other Autobots observed the [[Guardian Knight]]s with mixed feeling, with Hound declaring that they "looked like wusses".

[[File:TLKMegsAndHound.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|"Whoa! Hey man!" ''"I JUST BOUGHT THE FRAGGING CAR LAST WEEK! I'M GONNA FRAGGING KILL YOU!"'']]
Hound and Bumblebee shared an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]] to tangle with some airborne Decepticons forces, but he soon hopped off to provide some aid on the ground to their human friends. Even with their combined firepower, Hound was unable to push forward thanks to the presence of a gun emplacment and the [[Infernocon]]s, Hound knowing he didn't have enough ammunition to take on [[Infernocus]]. Eventually Sqweeks cleared a path, and Hound joined Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], Cade, and [[Viviane Wembly]] in charging forward, though he mocked the other humans for abandoning the fight. Within the control center, he once again took on Megatron, this time alongside his fellow Autobots; however, Hound's lack of speed and cumbersome weapon made him yet again an ill-matched opponent against their much faster opponent. Hound was almost killed by the Decepticon leader had it not been for Hot Rod's (literally) timely aid. With Megatron briefly frozen in a time bubble, Hound vowed to blow his head off and let loose a rain of gunfire that managed to knock Megatron back for a moment while Hound recovered his momentum. Though Hound was further plagued by the weightlessness of the falling ignition chamber, Viviane ultimately saved the day, and Hound returned to Cybertron with his fellow Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''How to Ride a Dinobot!'' comic===
Hound was taken to a dense Chinese forest to learn how to ride a Dinobot. Despite his initial aghast horror at the prospect, Hound sucked it up and decided to attain dominance over his chosen mount, [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]], by bossing it around. Unfortunately, this reckless show of aggression earned him a rather goofy, humiliating kick, and he remained in a disoriented pile until Optimus mounted Grimlock and ordered the Autobots and Dinobots to ride out to battle. {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Sky Lynx (Energon Wars)|Sky Lynx]] menaced Hound and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] in [[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]. He could be difficult to best if [[you]] hadn't yet unlocked their Epic-level ranged weapons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/12}}

Hound is one of several members of the [[Silver Knight (Kre-O)|Silver Knights]], a collection of renaissance festival enthusiasts. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

===''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers'' comic===
While searching for Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. It was Hound who found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] the tiny 'bot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use and traced its source to a [[Schick]] R&D department. The Autobots gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots by knocking over [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] and using the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards the other Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, the Autobots gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' The Game (PSP)===
[[Image:Movie hound psp.jpg|180px|thumb|left|You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Ross]] (English)}}

Hound was among the Autobots who accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to [[Earth]] in response to a signal from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] alerting them to the presence of the [[AllSpark|All Spark]] on the planet. After being informed by Bumblebee's human companion [[Sam Witwicky]] that the lost [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was also on Earth, Prime dispatched Hound and his close friend [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] to investigate the Arctic cavern in which Megatron's body was originally uncovered. Taking some drones with them, Hound and Trailbreaker discovered that the Decepticons [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] had had the same idea. As Megatron's body had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]] anyway, Hound and Trailbreaker had nothing to lose by planting bombs in the cavern, hoping to entomb the two Decepticons in ice. Unfortunately, the two villains escaped at the last minute, having discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him to help search for the All Spark—drones which were currently lying dormant around the Earth.

Shockwave brought Megatron's drone army back on line soon after, and they attacked the Autobots en route to [[Hoover Dam]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] forced the origin of the drones from a defeated Thundercracker, and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] quickly concocted a virus that would send them back into sleep mode. Hound and Trailbreaker were charged with getting the virus transmitted into a satellite so that it could be broadcast to all the drones at once, and they broke into a communications center belonging to "The Corporation" (apparently a Sector Seven front company) to use their communications dish. Decepticon drones dogged their every step, blowing up the first dish they found and forcing them to move to the complex's airstrip to find another. Unfortunately, the drones cut off the power supply to this dish, requiring Hound to power it up manually while Trailbreaker uploaded the virus. "Uploading the virus", for some inexplicably ''bizarre'' reason, involved Trailbreaker violently attacking the dish control panel, causing both it and the dish to explode, hurling Hound's body across the complex. The virus was successfully transmitted to the drones, knocking them offline, but at the cost of Hound's life. With the last of his strength, Hound asked Trailbreaker if the plan worked, but he died in Trailbreaker's arms before his friend could answer.

It really sucks to be Hound. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons''===
Hound's body-type is used for several of the alt-modes used in the game. Additionally, many of the other smallish truck-type bodies, including the SUV, Pickup, Utility, Pickup Car, Love Cruiser (Decepticon Exclusive), Flame Truck, Maintenance (Autobot Exclusive), Construction (Decepticon Exclusive), Safari Truck, Off-Roader, Raider, & Transport (Autobot Exclusive). {{Storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
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===''Dinobot Hunt'' online game===
Hound teamed up with Scorn to destroy some Decepticon encampments, and collect some Energon along the way. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (online game)|Dinobot Hunt}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
{{bigquote|Observe everything and remember it.}}

Hound has a love for Earth's boundless wonders of nature even more than Cybertron. The brave and faithful Autobot secretly desired to become a real earthling. For Hound, the earth showed him nothing about Cybertron, which was why he wanted to leave at first. On his patrols, Hound would dare to lock on the enemy outpost's position. During his leisure time, Hound would freely explore Earth's natural scenery. However, Hound also knows that this sensation is a temporary setback, not a permanent one. In comparison to the rest of the crew on the ''Ark'', Hound fights not just loyally but also professionally and fearlessly. Unlike the Autobots, though, Hound secretly wants to be as carefree as a human.

In battle, Hound wielded the "[[Grips of Justice]]" and the "[[Roaring Gravity]]" shotgun. His active skill was "Weapon Master":
*'''Weapon Master''' — For a short period of time, Hound arms himself with 2 shotguns to fire at his enemies with. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero16.shtml Hound on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|That rug really tied the room together, did it not?]]
Hound was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Tyran|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! He was one of the bots subjected to delusion and the effects of Dark Energon. He had... quite the explosive arrival. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Mark it Zero.]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Part of the second wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Autobot Hound]] in black, with gold striping, silver details, and metallic-blue eyes. He transforms into a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep.

:Although the lack of a [[bio]] makes the figure's continuity placement difficult, it both featured different [[Tech Spec]] numbers from the original Generation 1-themed release of Legends Hound, and was listed as "movie" product in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]] Vol. 1'' guidebook.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
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[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepHound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I don't roll out on shabbos! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-Lost-Age-Series-LA-05-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over the Line! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA05'''
:Hound [[autotransformation|autotransforms]] from robot to an Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck in a single, spring-loaded step. He shares his engineering with, but is not a [[retool]] of, One-Step Changer [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]], and features shoulder swivels as his only articulation.

:The ''Lost Age Series'' release of Hound features a screen-accurate paint applications on his robot details & vehicle shell.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCHound/hound.htm More information on One-Step Changer Hound at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AOERIDtoy-PowerBattlerHound.jpg|thumb|300px|Am I wrong?]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Power Battlers, 2014)
:Hound features a basic transformation from robot to tactical vehicle. His only regular articulation is a universal joint for his left shoulder, whilst his right arm features a spring-loaded "Quick Draw!" gimmick that allows him to raise an attached shotgun weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/PBHound/hound.htm More information on Power Battler Hound at TFU.info]''
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====Generations====
[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-VoyagerHound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Life does not stop and start at your convenience, you miserable piece of slag. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-Movie-Advanced-Series-AD-21-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm sorry, Smokey, you were over the line. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Series'': '''M4: 003'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, Hound transforms into an Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck. Hound comes with eight weapons that can combine into a larger gun. All of his weapons are capable of being stored in both his vehicle and robot mode. His beard, helmet, and forearm bandoliers are made out of rubber. In robot mode, he sports faux-kibble tires on his feet.

:The TakaraTomy version, part of the second wave of ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' toys, features black and brown on his vehicle and robot mode. Hound's helmet has a silver stripe running down the middle and his beard is grey rather than black. His gray plastic is a lighter shade.

:One of Hound's shotguns was later redecoed as Optimus Prime's "[[Quad Barrel Shotgun]]" as part of an [http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/551071/ April 21 campaign] by TakaraTomy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:AutobotsUnitedPlatinumHound.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm perfectly calm dude.]]
*'''Autobots United 5 Pack''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

: ''Platinum Edition'' Autobot Hound is a repainted version of the Voyager class figure above, featuring mostly screen-accurate details. His green plastic is slightly more olive than the forest green on the regular version, the grey is a lighter shade and he features some camouflage paint operations on his vehicle mode, although this does not cover his robot mode parts. His vehicle mode now features a version of Hound's pin-up girl "nose art" on the cab, except the girl herself has been removed, leaving only a falling bomb in front of a roundel.

:Hound was released as a BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with a G1-inspired redeco of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and screen-accurate redecos of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]].

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[[File:ArmyCamoVerHound.jpg|thumb|300px|Is this your homework, Larry?]]
*'''Hound Army Camo Ver.''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife

:Available only with the Japanese BD/DVD release of ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', Army Camo Hound is an even ''more'' [[Show-accuracy|screen accurate]] redeco of the Voyager Class toy, featuring olive drab and black in place of forest green and grey plastic and adding many multi-tone 'camouflage' paint operations all over both vehicle and robot mode. It also incorporates the Platinum version's modified "nose art". Packaged in a monochrome box, Hound Army Camo ver. is limited to only 3000 pieces.

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====Construct-Bots====
[[File:ConstructBots AoE dino-rider Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|IS THIS YOUR HOMEWORK, LARRY?!]]
*'''Hound''' (Dinobot Riders, 2014)
: Released as part of the second wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Dinobot Riders, Hound transforms into a military van. He includes a small gun. He is designed to ride any larger Dinobot figure from the same line.

: His nominal Dinobot partner is [[Slash (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Slash]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBDRHound/hound.htm More information on Dinobot Rider Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ConstructBots DinobotWarrior Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Son, have you ever heard of Vietnam?]]
*'''Autobot Hound with Wide Load''' (Dinobot Warriors, 2014)
: Hound is a larger figure that can transform from a military van and into a robot. Unlike other Dinobot Warriors figures, he doesn't come with a standard weapon, though his box artwork and instructions show him using one of his shoulder armor parts—which resemble rocket packs—as a hand weapon.

: He comes with Dinobot partner [[Wide Load]] who can launch a projectile from his mouth as well as form various weapons for Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBHound/hound.htm More information on Dinobot Warrior Hound at TFU.info]''
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====Kre-O====
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[[Image:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Now, I thought you all had some good ideas, but somebody oughta make it clear to the people in this room that someone is in charge.]]
*'''Lockdown Air Raid''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6956'''
**''Pieces'': '''203'''
**''Kreons'': Hound, [[Lockdown (ROTF)#AirRaid|Lockdown]], [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)|Sideswipe]].
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: The "[[Lockdown Air Raid]]" Hound Kreon has a ferrous-metal backpack that lets him be snatched up by the magnetic claw on [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s ship (or glomped by the magnet-mouthed [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]]s, but you wouldn't do that, right?).

:While he uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|"Generation 1" Hound]] helmet, there is actually a ''way'' more screen-accurate military-style helmet piece they could have used for him.

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[[File:Custom-Kreon-AOE-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Smokey this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7317'''
**''Pieces'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, pistol, heavy cannon, rifle, missile backpack

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction'' Custom Kreons, Hound has ''mostly'' the same tampographs as the "Lockdown Air Raid" version, but adds headlamps to his shoulders. His torso, arms, waist and legs have a metal-flake sheen to them... and he's wearing the [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]-style helmet rather than the Hound-style one for some reason.

: His "normal" helmet and revolver-style pistol are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable sniper pistol, a heavy cannon, an assault rifle, and the missile backpack.

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[[File:Kre-o-silver-knight-autobots-hound.jpg|200px|right|thumb|YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVIN' IN THE FRAGGIN' PAST!]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, Optimus Prime, Hound, Crosshairs, Bumblebee.
**''Accessories'': Battle Axe

:Again based on the character's design from ''Age of Extinction'', this set includes the other four main Autobots from that movie. Hound comes with an axe.

:This set was not available in the U.S., seemingly only seeing release in various Asian markets.

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[[File:KreO-toy HoundKW Samurai.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Also, Dude, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature.]]
*'''Samurai Autobot Hound''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Plate-stand, crossbow, 2 pegged shuriken

: Part of the second assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kre-O|Kreon Warriors]], Hound has been reimagined as a robotic samurai. Appropriately, he eschews melee weapons for a (non-firing) crossbow, plus a pair of shuriken pegged to his legs that he can hold in his hands if you like.

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy HoundKW WildWest.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Well, this is pointless.]]
*'''Wild West Autobot Hound''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Plate-stand, 2 clip-on gatling guns, 2 pegged shuriken, ammo belt

: Also part of the second assortment of Kreon Warriors, this time Hound is decked out in old west gear, possibly intended to be some kind of armored rail car in his nonexistent alternate mode. Them shuriken sure are spur-like!

: All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-Us distribution above applies to this one as well.

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===The Last Knight===
====Legion Class====
[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2017)
:Released as part of the third wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures, Hound is a Legends-sized robot that transforms into a tactical vehicle in just a few steps. He features 3mm compatible hands and his feet have sculpted split faux-wheels, which protrudes from the back of his alt-mode. Like Drift, he features a sculpted insignia on the left side of the vehicle door.

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====One-Step Turbo Changer====
[[File:TF-TLK-One-Step-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Frag it. Let's go bowling.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (One-Step Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-09'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''

:One of the two new molds in the first wave, ''Turbo Changer'' Autobot Hound is a small & simple figure that transforms from vehicle into robot by folding his vehicle front to his back. His only articulation is his arms, and features 5mm compatible hands. Hound also features a nearly invisible tampograph on his vehicle front, which can be revealed with [[Dragonstorm#MegaTurboChanger|Mega Turbo Changer Dragonstorm's]] UV-powered Cyberfire gimmick.
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[[File:TF-TLK-RtS-Turbo-Changer-6-pack-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''1-Step Turbo Changer 6 Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': axe, club, 2 spear-like weapons, scimitar, shield

:This Hound is a redeco of the figure above, featuring red wheels and various Tech Spec-sque patterns on the beer gut & shoulders which can be decoded with their transparent red weapons, which is molded in a sprue similar to the ones used for the [[Arms Micron]]s kits and 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Mini-Con figures. He can use any weapons included in this set, although his primary weapon is a scimitar.

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====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:TLK-toy TTC-Hound.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Eight year olds, Dude]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''

:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Hound is a soft-plastic, stumpy, [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] mini-figure that transforms from robot to carrier and back in a few super-simple steps. He has articulated shoulders, and his hands are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other 3mm-peg accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, his vehicle mode's wheels are immobile, sorry.
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====Knight Armor Turbo Changer====
[[File:TF-TLK-Knight-Armor-Turbo-Changer-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2018)

:Released as part of the third and final wave of the Knight Armor Turbo Changers, Hound is a roughly Voyager-sized mold that converts from robot to carrier in a few steps. Like the rest of the Knight Armor Turbo Changer brethen, Hound features a "Knight Armor" gimmick. In his case, a medieval mask with a scope.

:Hound is the only Knight Armor Turbo Changer figure that doesn't have a Japanese ''Turbo Change Series'' release.

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====Allspark Tech====
[[File:TF-TLK-Allspark-Tech-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Allspark Tech, 2017)

:''Allspark Tech'' Hound transforms from a ''Rescue Bots''-styled robot into a deformed ''backless'' tactical vehicle and back. His chest also features a cavity for the electronic Allspark Cube, which gives him different sound effects for his robot & vehicle modes.

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====Premier Edition====
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[[File:TLKVoyagerAutobotHound.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|All Right! Way to go Donny.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2017)
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2017-[[July 15|07-15]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-14'''
**''Accessories'': 2 double-barreled cannons, 2 Gatling gun, weapon holder, helmet
:Part of the second wave of ''Premier Edition'' Voyager Class toys, Hound is a new mold that transforms into a ''backless'' Mercedes Unimog tactical vehicle. The figure comes with four guns, that can combine into a weapons turret to ''compensate'' for the back of the vehicle mode. The figure also features a removable helmet. If one should find this incarnation of Hound's arsenal to be lacking, worry not. The figure has ''twenty-four'' hardpoints throughout the body and included weapons, six of which can accommodate the smaller pegs found on the previous version's small arms, allowing the figure to re-purpose and arrange his old arsenal in a number of ways, even including specifically molded holsters on his thigh kibble for the guns that originally stored within his legs on the 2014 version.

:Like some of the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|toys]] with some trademark issues involving the Red Cross organization, Hound's red cross tampographs on his robot mode helmet and vehicle doors were removed from the [[:File:TF-TLK-Hound-revised-stock-photos.jpg|revised stock photos]]. This change also applies to the Japanese release. At least one sample possesses the red cross tampograph.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6813 More information on Hound at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===Movie The Best===
[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-19-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Voyager, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-19'''
**''Accessories'': 2 shotguns, 2 pistols (A), 2 pistols (B), minigun, knife, helmet, shield/sleeper cabin

:''Movie the Best'' Hound is a redeco of the ''Premier Edition'' figure above. Rather than the weapons included with the Premier Edition toy, he instead comes with the weapons from the ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager class toy, with the addition of a new shield that becomes the truck-mode bed shell seen on Hound's vehicle mode in the movie.

:This release still lacks the Red Cross symbols and any Autobot insignia, and although he now has the portion of the vehicle where Hound's pin-up girl "nose art" should be, it is also absent (lacking even the Platinum Edition's "Girl Minus Girl" version). The stock photos (pictured to the right) are missing much of the paint details on the actual figure.
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===Movie Edition===
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Bag Code'': '''F'''

: A redeco of the [[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Hound figure was released in the fifth Series of the line, now under the "Movie Edition" banner. Aside from being a slightly lighter shade of olive-green plastic, he has a number of paint differences from the Series 1 version, the most notable being his tires are painted on all sides, not just the outer face. While his robot mode paint layouts have not changed, they are ''all'' done in lighter tones than before.

: Series 5 was ''incredibly'' difficult to find, with very few retailers and virtually no online outlets offering them, and the few places they could be found, like [[Target]], apparently got very very few of them.

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==Notes==
[[File:TLK_BlueHound_vs_RedHound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint!]]
*Like several non-screen characters in the movieverse, the various incarnations of Hound recorded here were developed independently of each other, but share the same article for simplicity and because they all share the same origin in [[Hound (G1)|Generation 1 Hound]].
*While his robot mode does not involve drastic changes in his appearance in ''The Last Knight'', his vehicle mode undergoes a big change, from the Oshkosh Defense truck to a Mercedes Unimog tactical vehicle. His voice also undergoes a major change, becoming lower-pitched and more hoarse.
*The Designer Desk video for ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Hound refers to his biggest gun as a "triple-barrel Phalanx cannon". This suggests he's toting around part of a {{w|Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx close-in weapon system}}, which is a specific type of ship-based Gatling gun normally used against incoming missile fire. '''Hardcore'''.
*The first trailers for ''The Last Knight'' featured Hound with Red Cross insignias, which were removed in subsequent trailers. However, he retained them in the theatrical movie, with muted colors. The digital and DVD home releases of the movie changes their colour to blue. Early CG [[stock photography|stock renders]] for his Voyager Class toy had them as well, as did stock photos depicting a near-final toy. The actual toy released at retail lacks them, though, and a more common version of the stock photos has them edited out.
*He's basically the result if you let Santa Claus into the army.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tànzhǎng''' (探长/探長, "Detective")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an [[Earth]] police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot]]s is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.{{fact}} The most frustrating part about him is that he always manages to come back no matter how many times he has been brought down.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Wei]] (Chinese), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Jordi Varela]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian), [[Pascal Massix]] (European French)}}
[[File:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]
After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. From data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and the "[[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]]", the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Using the internet, the duo learned that Megatron had accidentally marked Witwicky's [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|glasses]] with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]—glasses which were now being auctioned on [[eBay]] by his descendant, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]].

[[File:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|He got better.]]

Tracking the human to the town of [[Tranquility]], Barricade appeared in the path of ladiesman217 as he was attempting to flee [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom he mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Believing Barricade to be a legitimate police vehicle, ladiesman217 requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform right in front of him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on "eBay item 21153". Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty well and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office. Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists against Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged.

[[File:TF2007 barricade vehiclemode.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|I'm going to need a dozen robots disguised as cookies.]]

Barricade had repaired himself by the time Frenzy (who infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. Knowing that the Decepticons were coming, the humans and Autobots tried to transport the AllSpark to [[Mission City]] for extraction, but Barricade and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught up to them on the highway into the city. Barricade attempted to clear a path through the traffic by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217—riding inside Bumblebee—recognized Barricade, and in response to his call for action, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] realigned to block the Decepticon from getting to the human and the AllSpark. Barricade was last seen as Bonecrusher pulled ahead to attack Optimus; he was absent from the subsequent battle in Mission City for unknown reasons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'' and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]", "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Sam's New Car]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, see [[#Notes|notes]])|[[Bernard Métraux]] (European French), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Leonardo García]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:DOTM-Barricadecaptures.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|It's so obvious that we're going to win.]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, to whom he delivered a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]; Barricade laughed as he slew the Autobot with a shot in the back. Fortunately, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] intervened to prevent any further executions, causing a distraction that allowed the other Autobots to escape.

[[File:DOTM-Barricadesnipershot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?]]
Following the Autobots' getaway, Barricade joined up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and was in the process of chewing out the Decepticon ground troops when he suddenly found himself blinded by sniper shots to his eyes courtesy of the Autobots' [[NEST]] allies. As he stumbled around in pain, the humans got in close and jammed a bomb into his leg, which brought him tumbling to the ground when it went off. He was last seen trying to crawl to safety as the human troops fired on him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by [[Harold Attinger]] to demonstrate how Transformers were dangerous.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{Voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Mauro Horta]] (Portuguese), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian)}}
[[File:TF-TLK-Barricade-first-appearance.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|He's decided to show up every other film from now on.]]
Having survived the injuries he sustained in the Chicago war and avoided being hunted down by the humans in the years since, Barricade had been rebuilt into a sleeker new form. In the seven years since the Chicago conflict, he had acted as Megatron's spy and scout in his search for the [[Guardian Knight]]s' [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]]. Perhaps unknown to Barricade, he had long been under surveillance by the U.S. government. In the ruins of Chicago, he witnessed the talisman being bestowed to [[Cade Yeager]] by [[Talisman Knight|one of the Knights]]. He was however unable to claim it due to arrival of the heavily armed [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], and he watched from a distance as they entered a stand off with Yeager and the Autobots.

[[File:TLK-BarricadeReportsToMegatron.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Okay people, move along, nothing to see here.]]
Barricade reported back to Megatron, accidentally angering his leader by flashing his light in his face. He reported the events of his mission, and Megatron was further angered by his failure to retrieve the Talisman, which was needed to find the [[Staff of Merlin|Staff]] they required. Barricade managed to salvage the situation, indicating he knew who could lead them to the Staff: the TRF themselves. Unknown to either Decepticon, their conversation was being monitored by [[William Lennox]] and [[Morshower|General Morshower]]. Based on Barricade's plan, Megatron used human hostages as leverage to broker a deal with TRF and secured the release of fellow Decepticons [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]].

Barricade later joined his leader and cohorts in their hunt for Yeager. They arrived at Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] but Yeager had already fled to a nearby town and they followed. They were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and blasted by a trap set by Yeager. Barricade took point in pursuing Yeager through the town. Barricade ordered Yeager and [[Izabella]] to freeze, but was surprised and swiped through a wall by the newly-arrived [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s tail. Luckily for Barricade, Grimlock was then focused on attacking Megatron and crunching on Dreadbot. After Dreadbot and Onslaught perished in battle, Barricade fled when Megatron gave the order to retreat.

[[File:TLKMegsAndBarricade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Hey Barricade, ready for a [[Frank Welker|flashback]] to ''Dark of the Moon''?]]
He and his comrades then followed Yeager to England, knowing he was the key to finding the Staff. In [[London]], he chased down the fleeing Bumblebee, who had Yeager and [[Viviane Wembly]] with him. He attempted to ram them but was blasted away by his Autobot nemesis. He transformed to catch himself but fell into oncoming traffic and was rammed by a large truck. Commenting on how much it hurt, he had been hit hard enough that he was too weak to continue the pursuit.

He later rendezvoused with Megatron and Nitro at [[Stonehenge]], the site which would drain [[Unicron]], who lay deep within the Earth, of his energy and revive the recently arrived Cybertron. He happily gloated that he had lived to kill a planet and commented on the ease with which they could kill Unicron. They soon came under attack from the [[British Armed Forces]] and Barricade returned fire. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation2 cybertronian barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Any special message for all the kids reading this wiki out home? "Stay out of trouble. Because this trouble will find you."]]
Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

When [[Ejoornian|unknown alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron after the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], Barricade and Scorponok were sent to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following battle with the aliens Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. As Megatron's ambition grew, he determined to eliminate Science Division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], sending Barricade and a team of other Decepticons to slay Optimus's allies and bring him in. [[File:Defiance3 BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]] Barricade and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] stood by as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailed the "traitors" with an explosive round; Barricade was eager to get into the fight, but was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] so his aerial forces could swoop in to finish the job. This turned out to be lucky for Barricade, as Optimus managed to bury Starscream's team under a mountain of rubble. Though defeated, they all soon returned to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where Megatron rechristened them and the rest of his Defense Force the "Decepticons." {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

During the subsequent civil war between the Decepticons and Optimus's Autobots, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream who took part in a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot, but mood turned somber when he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space. Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die without the AllSpark, but Bonecrusher had little time for his remarks, suggesting he should die along with the planet. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} Megatron immediately took off to pursue the AllSpark, leaving Starscream with orders to eliminate the Autobots in advance of his return. When the Autobots departed the planet to hunt down the AllSpark themselves, Barricade was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' assembled by Starscream to give chase. Confident in Megatron's abilities to deal with any pursuing Autobots, Barricade questioned both the need to hurry, and Starscream's motives for doing so, but was quickly reprimanded by Starscream for speaking out of turn. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Planetfall barricade and wreckage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Waste your out-of-character sympathy for people who will actually be IN the movie.]]

After thousands of years of searching, the ''Nemesis'' crew tracked the AllSpark's energy to [[Earth]]'s [[Star system|solar system]]. After setting their ship down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Barricade, Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, Bonecrusher and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] continued on to Earth itself, where they touched down in [[Afghanistan]] in 2003. They immediately attacked a nearby [[United States military]] installation, where Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. As the fight continued, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. Barricade objected to leaving Wreckage behind when Starscream ordered them to pull out, but was forced to abandon him. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} The Decepticons subsequently scattered across the planet to search for Megatron and the AllSpark; Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{note|"Planetfall" and ''Movie Prequel'' #4 offer contradictory accounts of Barricade and the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, with the former showing them arriving in Afghanisation shortly before the events of the film, and the latter placing them in North America in 2003. The ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Reign of Starscream]]'' movie sequel comic would corroborate the "Planetfall" account, but the timing involved means it must take place in 2003 as in ''Prequel'' #4.}}

[[File:Interlude barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Prime directives: 1. Serve the public. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Obey the law. 4. Do the exact opposite of 1-3.]]

Learning that the Autobot Bumblebee was also on Earth, Barricade tracked him to just outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], arriving just as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky]]s. {{storylink|Interlude}} Bumblebee managed to escape, but Barricade pursued him to [[New Mexico]], where he had a new idea: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} Bumblebee subsequently found his way to [[Tranquility]] and [[Sam Witwicky]], and the battle over the glasses to learn the location of the AllSpark ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} During the subsequent highway chase to Mission City, Barricade attempted to close in on Bumblebee to "settle the score" with him, but found his way obstructed by Ironhide, causing him to crash into a pillar. Knocked offline by the crash, he missed out on the Mission City battle; he was conscious again by the time the battle's sole survivor, Starscream, came looking for him. Informed that Sam had destroyed the AllSpark and Megatron, Barricade suggested recovering the lost Frenzy so they could access his data files on the boy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

While Starscream returned to Cybertron to enact a plan of his own, Barricade remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} He spied upon the Autobots as they made plans with [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to dispose of the Decepticons' bodies, then broadcast the information he had learned into space on a Decepticon frequency, hoping someone would hear and take interest. As it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Soon after Starscream made it back to Earth, however, Decepticons under the command of the long-absent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] also began arriving, and Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} Soundwave sought the final remaining shard of the AllSpark in order to revive Megatron, so Barricade was sent to Tranquility to capture Sam and force its location from him—or failing that, ransom him for it. [[File:TotF1 barricade and sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Only you won't be alive."]] Barricade took the boy to a junkyard to interrogate him, but Bumblebee soon arrived to rescue him. A protracted battled followed, concluding when 'Bee knocked Barricade into a pool of gasoline and ignited it, setting off a massive explosion. Barricade survived the blast, though, and drove off in car mode after Bumblebee and Sam had left. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

Following the resurrection of Megatron and [[The Fallen]]'s failed plan for revenge, Barricade was among the Decepticon troops that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] sent to attack Sam's college in order to recapture a rogue Decepticon brain unit [[Brains]]. Barricade initiated the assault, smashing his way into Sam's dorm and renewing his rivalry with Bumblebee, who stood ready to protect his human friend. {{Storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The pair grappled and traded blows for the duration of the attack {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} until Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
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[[File:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. His proceeded to tail Bumblebee while the Autobot was on his way to [[New Mexico]], but unfortunately, Bumblebee identified him before Barricade could eliminate him. Barricade was inspired to come up with a new plan: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}

====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
Barricade was among the Decepticons who attacked Doctor [[Hiroshi Benson]]'s laboratory. Holding his own for much of the battle, he was later incapacitated when [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and Bumblebee unleashed a powerful shock attack with the latter's stinger, forcing them into a retreat. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:StarscreamMilitia zombie barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Guess Barricade's a ''Trigun'' fan.]]
Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle. Immediately after the battle's conclusion, Starscream resurrected him, Blackout, and Devastator using AllSpark energy plucked from the [[AllSpark Mutation|mutations]] created during the chaos, turning all three into mindless, relentless zombies. Holding his own decapitated head in his hand, the zombie Barricade took on Optimus Prime; his noggin chewed on the Autobot leader's arm while the rest of his body kept him busy. The battle lasted only mere minutes, as Ratchet soon realized what was animating the Decepticons' bodies and instructed his fellow Autobots to target the AllSpark energy signatures, putting Barricade and his fellow zombies down permanently. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|"Starscream's Milita" was written using IDW's comic book adaptation of the movie as a springboard, and so incorporated Barricade's death as seen in it. Just as IDW themselves would ignore the scene in their future comics thanks to its deletion from the film, all subsequent Titan stories ignored Barricade's death and presented him as being alive.}}

Several years later, Barricade joined Starscream in a hit and run on the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]] in [[San Jose]] during an anti-[[Transformer]] rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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====Alternate timeline====
[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
In an alternate timeline in which Megatron triumphed in the battle of Mission City and the victorious Decepticons set about conquering North America, Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}, a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
[[File:Lawanddisorder barricade.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|One: I am the prettiest unicorn! Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!]]

Starscream considered Barricade a good candidate for second-in-command once he vacated the position to take over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}} As irony would have it, Barricade ''did'' soon take over Starscream's job when the air commander had a nervous breakdown... his job as respondent for the comic's [[letters page]]! Unwilling to let the Decepticons turn the page into a propaganda machine, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it with him, much to Barricade's irritation. He shared Starscream's contempt for ''[[you]]'', the reader (#1), and continued the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, didn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when letters would be pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

By the time of Barricade's stewardship of the letters, relations had broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], and they had returned to targeting Michael Bay and company for the pro-Autobot bent of their films. Though Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide, (#1) he refused to appear in the second, and would not even allow his likeness to be used in the video games. (#4) (He claimed he never wanted to be in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disproved that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening the director with death (#8). He was absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status was spotty; while he knew [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[The Fallen]]. (#7) He also had a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)

Barricade stated how he doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he followed the party line and claimed the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he began showning signs of discontent with being a Decepticon—the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work (#5)—leading Ironhide to start offering him the chance to defect to the Autobots. Barricade outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise (#9); the second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness began starting to disturb him. (#11) He did, however, become fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and became determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Barricade would reveal other assorted factoids about his history and personal tastes during his time as host. Like Starscream, he was active on Earth during the 1980s, at which time he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12) He watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] broadcast at the time (#3) and approved of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) He's terrified of [[Unicron]]. (#6) He's apparently got an optic for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

===Transformers Mix & Match books===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Barricade hung out with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and spied on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Cyber Missions Barricade.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.5|You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and used
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on, but true to his history, disappeared from sight soon after. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
[[File:BeCool patrolcar and americanpatrolcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|"Kaon cops are on the take! But what do you expect, for the money we make?"]]
'''American Patrol Car''' (アメリカンパトカー ''Amerikan Patokā'') spoke English, but was still capable of communication with his Japanese-speaking fellow BeCool Transformers, albeit with a heavy English-speaking accent. He was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool'' {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} and later joined his police force partner [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] to welcome audiences to [[Surprise World|the world in which the BeCool robots lived]]. The pair failed to notice when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]] accidentally dropped a [[banana]] peel in the course of his job, so when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] hit the peel and went spinning through the city streets, they thought he was just driving recklessly and sped after him. Unfortunately, they failed to stop him before he crashed into a bunch of other 'bots, necessitating the medical aid of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ambulance]], who American Patrol Car explained to the audience was the town doctor. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
[[File:FlightoftheBumblebee bee vs barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Whether you're a truck, or you're a Porsche, we don't mind using excessive force! Bad cops, bad cops!!"]]
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)|[[Frédéric Norbert]] (French)}}
====Autobot campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ramirez! Pick up that spork and help me take out that yellow robot!"]]
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade threatens sam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Were it so easy..."]]
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his [[alternate mode]], Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Decoding Megatron and the AllSpark's location from them, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who, together with Blackout, soon struck [[Hoover Dam]] and liberated their leader.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]]}}
[[File:TFtheGamePSP barricade hooverdam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Even on my knees I do not belong in his presence."]]
Barricade and a platoon of Decepticon drones pursued Sam Witwicky in an attempt to obtain his grandfather's glasses, but were defeated in a battle at a steel processing plant by the human's protector, Bumblebee. A short time later, learning from Frenzy that Megatron's frozen body was being held at Hoover Dam by Sector Seven, Barricade and Starscream attacked the facility. Barricade penetrated the dam and located Megatron's body, deactivating the machines that were keeping him frozen. When Megatron did not immediately reactivate, Barricade assumed his leader was dead after all, but Megatron soon shook off the deep freeze treatment to prove his subordinate wrong. Megatron jetted off to acquire some fresh energy for himself, while Barricade reported on Megatron's awakening to Starscream, who was not best pleased with the news. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}
====''Transformers: Autobots''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS Barricade and friend vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|'''Optimus''': Gasp! Is that Shockwa- '''Barricade''': No, no, no, he’s off doing stuff on Cybertron or something or other and-look, can we just fight?]]
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of [[Tranquility]]'s police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving [[Hoover Dam]]. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he tried to persuade Optimus to let him have the [[Allspark]]. After Prime predictably refused, Barricade started to demand the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS barricade dies.jpg|thumb||''Guess I got what I deserved... Kept you waiting there too long, my love...'' |upright=1.2]]
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to transport the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the ensuing battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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===Allspark Highway===
Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}

===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-barricade.jpg|thumb|left|What's the matter, don't you trust cops?]]
Barricade participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Moustache Pig#As Barricade}}
Barricade appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Moustache Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Barricade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]] encountered Barricade on one of their missions, and Barricade demanded to know if he was [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesmans217]]. [[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]] got a read-out on the Decepticon, and they eventually had a Good Cop vs. Bad Cop showdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|Good Cop Bad Cop}}2nd Encounter
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#|It's in our DNA}}
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==Toys==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Second Life avatars==
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*In an early version of the movie's script, Barricade and Frenzy's roles were shared by a single character named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|150px|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]
*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of making the police car a Decepticon.
*An early working name for Barricade was '''Brawl''',<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]]. Early concept art the character created when he was going by this name<ref name="barribrawl"/> (pictured at right) suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), was used as inspiration for Barricade's Cybertronian-mode head in IDW's "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]," and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Bio#Online bios|Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.
*In the first movie, Barricade sports the [[license plate]] "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate ''also'' shows up on ''[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]]'' [[robot mode]] chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
*The [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/ebay-find-of-the-day-saleen-barricade-replica/ promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie.
*By placing Barricade's arrival on Earth in 2003, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' seems to contradict the very existence of his [[alternate mode]], since it is a 2006 model car. Not so— the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
[[File:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|150px|This looks familiar!]]
*In a deleted scene set during Barricade's pursuit of Bumblebee, the Decepticon was to deploy serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. The scene was filmed, as evidenced by artist [[Sean Haworth]]'s photograph of the constructed and fitted weapon prop (right), and its removal at least partially helps to explain the abrupt shift from day to night that occurs during the chase. The scene remains in IDW's comic book adaptation of the film, and the weapons are optional extras for RadioShack's ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade model kit.
*If one were to only accept the film itself as [[canon]], there is no real evidence of his supposed "rivalry" with Bumblebee which Hasbro and IDW kept pushing as a defining trait of his character since 2007. He just happens to be the Decepticon to first make contact with Sam Witwicky, Bumblebee intervenes and then fights and defeats Barricade. There is nothing in the film itself that would suggest that the two have a history, or even actually ''know'' each other personally beforehand. However, Hasbro gave the pairing of the two as enemies a lot of prominence in their toyline that accompanied the film, and IDW's prequel and sequel comics established previous and subsequent encounters of the two on Earth. Barricade's two subsequent film appearances eventually ''do'' establish a recurring history/rivalry with Bumblebee of sorts, though: In ''Dark of the Moon'', he delivers a captured Bumblebee a kick to the back, and the two briefly face off again during ''The Last Knight''.

===Other films===
*When asked about Barricade's disappearance from the first film, writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that it was a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> As it happened, Barricade didn't turn up in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; two years later, Orci stated that he honestly couldn't remember why.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>
*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>
*An early idea writer [[Chris Mowry]] had for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic book prequel ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' was to depict Barricade's transformation into new movie character [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref> Another of Mowry's ideas for ''Alliance'' involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains. Mowry notes he would have been confronted by [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]; whether this means Storm Surge was an Autobot at this point in development, or if there was dissension in the Decepticon ranks, is unclear.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage281346]</ref>
*Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in ''Dark of the Moon'', but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by [[Frank Welker]]) coming out of his mouth for the scene.
**A similar issue is present during the ''The Last Knight''. A voice reminiscent of Welker's Soundwave voice is present during the [[Stonehenge]] sequence near the end of the film. As Welker's voice had been used for Barricade in the past, it's rather tempting to write this off as him talking, despite Harnell providing most of the dialogue in the film.
*Despite all the marketing and promotional material leading up to the release of ''The Last Knight'' portraying him with a mask/helmet, he never uses it in the film itself and has a fully exposed face all throughout. One piece of concept art even depicts him with police shades. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/22580549_156168284980549_4064834079172853760_n-jpg.27831803/ Seriously.]
*Barricade's vehicle mode color in ''The Last Knight'' varies from scene to scene: He possesses a glossy midnight blue color on his vehicle prop shells. During his transformation sequence, his midnight blue is painted in a brighter metallic shade.
*Barricade's appearance in ''The Last Knight'' serves as the basis for the [[Evergreen]] design used to create the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' [[Barricade (IDW)|version of the character]].

===Disappearances and reappearances===
[[File:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|right|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Barricade abruptly disappears from the first live-action film during the highway battle, last appearing as Bonecrusher moves forward to engage Optimus Prime. As evidenced by scenes in the novelization and comic book adaptations of the film (right), he was supposed to join Bonecrusher in attacking the Autobot leader, and would have been destroyed by Optimus after Bonecrusher.
*Alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'', describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.
*At the time, Barricade's fate caused a great deal of speculation, and [[IDW Publishing]] capitalized on the character's ambiguous fate to "overwrite" his death from their comic adaptation, revealing instead in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' that he had been forced off the road by Ironhide and drove into a roadway bridge pillar, knocking himself out.
*Barricade subsequently reappeared in several further IDW comics before returning to the screen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', where he appears to have been killed off by NEST soldiers.
*However, Barricade appears alive and well in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', [[retcon|retconning]] his previous death. Oddly enough, it is mentioned in that film that he has been under government surveillance. Last seen coming under attack by the British military, Barricade apparently continuing his tradition of having an ambiguous fate near the end of every odd-numbered film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lùzhàng''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Barycada''' (Барикада, "Barricade")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Barricade (disambiguation)
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*[[Barricade (Animated)|Barricade]], the [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] menu headshot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], the [[Decepticon]] dirty cop from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], the Decepticon dirty cop from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

==Footnotes==
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Keith David

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[[File:KeithDavid.jpg|right|thumb|"There are several things sacred in this world that you don't ever mess with. One of them happens to be another man's fries. Now you remember that, and you will live a long and healthy life."]]
'''Keith David''' (born [[June 4]], [[1956]]) is an American screen actor and voice actor. He has appeared in several high-profile motion pictures such as [[Michael Bay]]'s ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'', and in many cult classics such as John Carpenter's ''They Live'' and ''The Thing'', but is perhaps best known for his role as Imam in the ''Riddick'' film series.

On the voice acting side, he is recognized for such roles as Goliath in [[Disney Label|Disney]]'s ''Gargoyles'', the title character from HBO's ''Spawn'', the Arbiter in the [[Xbox 360|''Halo'' game series]], David Anderson in the ''Mass Effect'' game series, Dr. Facilier in Disney's ''The Princess and the Frog'', Sgt. Foley in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', Chaos in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and its sequel, as well as narrating commercials for the [[United States Navy]].

He is, perhaps, the coolest man alive today.

==Voice roles==

===''Transformers'' (2007) The Game===
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]

==Notes==
*It was originally believed that Keith David would play Barricade in the movie as well as the game. However his agent confirmed he would only be in the game. You have no idea how pissed people were.

*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for comic character [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] is Keith David. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David at the Internet Movie Database]

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Keith David

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[[File:KeithDavid.jpg|right|thumb|"There are several things sacred in this world that you don't ever mess with. One of them happens to be another man's fries. Now you remember that, and you will live a long and healthy life."]]
'''Keith David''' (born [[June 4]], [[1956]]) is an American screen actor and voice actor. He has appeared in several high-profile motion pictures such as [[Michael Bay]]'s ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'', and in many cult classics such as John Carpenter's ''They Live'' and ''The Thing'', but is perhaps best known for his role as Imam in the ''Riddick'' film series.

On the voice acting side, he is recognized for such roles as Goliath in [[Disney Label|Disney]]'s ''Gargoyles'', the title character from HBO's ''Spawn'', the Arbiter in the [[Xbox 360|''Halo'' game series]], David Anderson in the ''Mass Effect'' game series, Dr. Facilier in Disney's ''The Princess and the Frog'', Sergeant Foley in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', Chaos in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and its sequel, as well as narrating commercials for the [[United States Navy]].

He is, perhaps, the coolest man alive today.

==Voice roles==

===''Transformers'' (2007) The Game===
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]

==Notes==
*It was originally believed that Keith David would play Barricade in the movie as well as the game. However his agent confirmed he would only be in the game. You have no idea how pissed people were.

*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for comic character [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] is Keith David. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Keith}}
[[Category:Activision]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Keith David

2020-12-12T14:16:23Z

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{{disambig3|Keith}}
[[File:KeithDavid.jpg|right|thumb|"There are several things sacred in this world that you don't ever mess with. One of them happens to be another man's fries. Now you remember that, and you will live a long and healthy life."]]
'''Keith David''' (born [[June 4]], [[1956]]) is an American screen actor and voice actor. He has appeared in several high-profile motion pictures such as [[Michael Bay]]'s ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'', and in many cult classics such as John Carpenter's ''They Live'' and ''The Thing'', but is perhaps best known for his role as Imam in the ''Riddick'' film series.

On the voice acting side, he is recognized for such roles as Goliath in [[Disney Label|Disney]]'s ''Gargoyles'', the title character from HBO's ''Spawn'', the Arbiter in the [[Xbox 360|''Halo'' game series]], David Anderson in the ''Mass Effect'' game series, Dr. Facilier in Disney's ''The Princess and the Frog'', Sergeant Foley in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", Chaos in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and its sequel, as well as narrating commercials for the [[United States Navy]].

He is, perhaps, the coolest man alive today.

==Voice roles==

===''Transformers'' (2007) The Game===
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]

==Notes==
*It was originally believed that Keith David would play Barricade in the movie as well as the game. However his agent confirmed he would only be in the game. You have no idea how pissed people were.

*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for comic character [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] is Keith David. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Keith}}
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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Transformers The Game (console)

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[[File:Transformers The Game cover.jpg|thumb|right|275px|If you're a mid- to late-00s kid and remember this game, then your childhood was honestly pretty average and unremarkable.]]

The console version of ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' follows several of the movie's robotic characters through an approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. It is generally agreed that the Decepticon Campaign is the game's attempt at a "Hard Mode".

The [[Activision]]-published game was developed by [[Traveller's Tales]], with cinematic cutscenes animated by [[Blur Studio]].

==Synopsis==
It can be surmised that the writers for this game had not seen the script for the movie. Or been allowed on the same continent as it.

Oh boy. Here we go...

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M1intro.jpg|thumb|[[Universal greeting|"You said they'd reciprocate!"]]]]
===Decepticons===

'''Mission 1: SOCCENT Military Base'''

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|left|"Time for a delicious, cool... what? Pepsi?!"]]
[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] started things off by shooting down an MH-53; confusingly, this happened in [[Qatar]] right near the military base, rather than in Afghanistan as might reasonably be expected. At [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream's]] command, he then proceeded to the local puny human military base to wreck it because that's just how Starscream greets people.

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M4Intro.gif|thumb|"Damn it, Scorponok, that is NOT my [[Powerlinx]] plug!"]]
Sadly, his plan to wreck stuff up all day was foiled by some human communication vehicles, and rather than destroy them himself he deployed [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], as the slower, less powerful Decepticon would be much better equipped to deal with the situation. Blackout busied himself destroying some communication arrays in the meantime, hoping to steal their <s>vending machines</s> mainframes and grab some <s>[[soft drink|soda]]</s> data.

Scorponok, having succeeded in destroying the communications trucks, returned to Blackout, whereupon Starscream revealed he had in fact failed to do that and some human reinforcements were on the way to make Blackout's life miserable. Blackout instead made their lives miserable by trashing all the human planes. After all of that, the end of level screen helpfully explained the entire level had been pointless.

No, seriously.

'''Mission 2: The Hunt For Sam Witwicky'''

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] protoform landed near a local donut store, and he promptly copied the nearby Saleen S281 (a police car near a donut store, see what they did there?) and got in contact with Starscream. Starscream informed him he was there to find [[Sam Witwicky]], for some reason forgetting he was only supposed to know Sam's [[eBay]] username at this point. By finding Sam, Barricade would be able to get hold of a pair of glasses he owned that held the key to the [[AllSpark|end of the game]]. You're better off forgetting about this conversation entirely, it'll prevent later [[Legion|sanity loss]].

[[File:VGBarricadeE2M2Intro.jpg|thumb|This is what is technically known as a bad idea.]]
Starscream's plan to find Sam's location entailed Barricade driving to a more or less random part of town, where he was set upon by [[Autobot]] [[Swindle (Movie)|Drones]], then driving to a different random part of town where he was set upon by Autobot [[Dropkick (Movie)|Drones]] [[Longarm (Movie)|again]]. This incredibly important objective fulfilled, Barricade promptly teleported to a location he couldn't possibly get to during the actual mission, and was told to head to the power plant in order to find [[Frenzy (Movie)|an irritating little abomination]]. Upon arrival, Barricade found himself faced with humans armed with rocket launchers, so he immediately did the most sane and sensible thing and hid behind a line of propane tanks. This, for some reason, actually worked. Finding himself dealing with a magic [[Sector Seven]] SUV which could somehow hide itself inside buildings, Barricade was forced to tear down all the nearby buildings in his search for Frenzy as the small Decepticon's energy decreased, which, presumably, meant the humans were torturing (?!) him. In an SUV. In a building.

After repeating this several times and watching the SUV at one point burst out of a non-existent building next to the local police station, Barricade cornered Frenzy's captors at the [[Metroplex (G1)|local shopping mall]], destroying the entire building and letting the cutscene gloss over how the hell Frenzy got out from under hundreds of tons of collapsed masonry. From this he determined that a human named Sam was in possession of a "pair of ocular lenses." Which both he and Starscream knew at the start of the level. Argh.

[[File:VGBarricadeE2M4Gameplay.gif|left|thumb|This is what you'll be doing for approximately 90% of the time you're in [[Tranquility]], so get used to it.]]
[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] then showed up heading for the police station, forcing Barricade to brave his abysmal driving controls in order to stop the Autobot. The heroic Bumblebee then resorted to using a ''ridiculous'' shockwave attack that destroyed a huge area of town every time he did it and always knocked Barricade out of the action zone with only a little time to recover. Unperturbed by this inexplicable display of Autobot villainy, Barricade vanquished Bumblebee, then chased him down to the local [[Ruined FOREVER|Bay Demolition]] site, where he was ambushed by Swindle drones and Dropkick drones that were [[FIRRIB|blue in the cinematic, despite being red]]. Despite having no reason to stay there and every reason not to, Barricade defeated all of them.

This led him back to the Police Station, which had impishly decided to reassemble itself since being destroyed in the second mission, as police stations are noted to do from time to time. Here he cornered Sam, but failed to walk the required two steps straight forward before Bumblebee smacked into his legs, picked up Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and drove off. And then drove back or something, since the mission started with him in robot mode three hundred yards directly in front of Barricade.

Barricade fought with Bumblebee. Then Bumblebee drove off, Barricade followed, and they did it again. This happened several times, with Barricade at one point somehow ambushing Bumblebee despite the Autobot getting there before he did. After entirely too many identical fight sequences, Bumblebee lay defeated, Barricade recovered the glasses, and Sam, Bumblebee and Mikaela were surrounded by Sector Seven vehicles. It is again a good idea to forget that the Autobots no longer have the glasses and so have no idea where the All Spark is, as the game will forget this shortly.

'''Mission 3: A Gathering Force '''

Starscream was next to take the reins, attacking a secret human airbase where Bonecrusher and Brawl had decided to hide out in a somewhat ill-advised manner. After discovering that he couldn't understand what the hell Frenzy was saying either, Starscream realised his radar was jammed by the local human communications equipment. A quick bout of destroying things later, this problem was solved, allowing him to locate Bonecrusher.

[[File:VGStarscreamE3M4Gameplay.jpg|thumb|"Brawl! You're a tank! Use your tank parts!" "I can't, I'm shy." "What?!"]]
[[File:VGStarscreamE3M3Intro.jpg|left|thumb|"None shall stand in my way!" "Your talking privileges are hereby revoked, Bonecrusher."]]
Bonecrusher had stealthily hidden himself in the middle of a road surrounded by turrets firing weird electrical stuff at him, and proceeded to take a route through the airbase which cunningly didn't avoid any of the handful of checkpoints containing such turrets. Starscream, rather than reprimanding him for this idiocy, destroyed the checkpoints and escorted him onto the runway, then proceeded to a point near the runway for his next mission...Only to find himself standing next to Bonecrusher on the runway again. This somehow led to a mission to destroy drone aircraft, which upon careful inspection (which consisted of shooting down the aircraft, falling to the ground, picking it up and then throwing it away) had actually been made using technology based on Megatron's vehicle mode. Realizing this, Starscream no doubt viewed destroying these vehicles as useful practice.

Following on from this (somehow), Bonecrusher and Brawl moved out... Right into human gun batteries firing weird electricity. Since they had somehow forgotten what all their weapons were for, Starscream was once again called upon to do everything himself, flying back and forth using his strange rocket launcher to save his rather apathetic comrades from self-imposed doom. Since neither appeared to do anything in the game after this mission, you have to wonder why he bothered at all, really.

This was followed by an extended cutscene in which Starscream and Blackout arrived at the [[Hoover Dam]] and started trashing it, releasing [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Frank Welker's voice]] which declared they should probably stop screwing around and get to [[Mission City]] where the next mission was.

'''Mission 4: City of the Machines'''

Autobot forces arrived in Mission City despite having no idea of where the All Spark was (and Sam had it despite being arrested by Sector Seven), so, wary of stepping in any more plot holes, Megatron sent his Decepticons ahead of him. Except Starscream (who would not participate except at the very last battle in a cutscene), Brawl and Bonecrusher, who seemed to have gotten lost along the way.

[[File:VGBlackoutE4M3Gameplay.jpg|left|thumb|"I didn't touch anything!"]]
Barricade found [[Jazz (Movie)|a redshirt]] protecting Sam and Mikaela, and found, moreover, that he lacked a stupid attack that made him invincible, making him easy prey. However, he reckoned without the Autobot unleashing the most horrifying weapon in his arsenal, the dreaded '''checkpoint race!'''<ref>No, seriously, this actually happens.</ref>

[[File:VGMegatronE4M4Guitar.jpg|thumb|Megatron prepares to unleash his impression of [[Soundwave (Animated)|someone else]].]]
Somehow surmounting this horror, Barricade defeated Jazz again, leaving him dying at the foot of the large monument the race may or may not have ended somewhere near but probably didn't. Since Scorponok can't drill under roads and drilling is more or less his only ability, he was a clear logical choice to take over from the undamaged Barricade, and so did this, scuttling to [[Central Park]] (slowly) to kill a group of [[Energon drone|silly robotic crickets]] who were causing chaos, violence and confusion. Because that would interfere with the Decepticons' plans of causing chaos, violence and confusion. This somehow led him to Sam, who was about to hand over the All Spark when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] rather uncharitably kicked Scorponok into the monument (which the dead Jazz had vanished from in the interval). Blackout was understandably angered by this mistreatment of his adorable pet evil robot, and vowed to give Ironhide the honor of dying by his blade.
[[File:BlackoutIronhideFightE4M4.jpg|thumb|This is what is technically known as '''BULL. S***''']]
Ironhide pulled out everything he had: every drone type except [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] showed up to ruin Blackout's day, and Ironhide himself used the dastardly tactics of being invincible for most of the battle, unleashing a never-ending torrent of rockets which Blackout could do nothing about whenever he approached Ironhide too closely, and making sure every energy-bearing human helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building where Blackout couldn't get to it. Despite this, Blackout finally defeated him, allowing Megatron to return from whatever the hell he was doing all this time and commence the final battle. The penultimate final battle, as it turned out.

This "battle" consisted of Megatron trying to coax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] out of hiding by destroying the city at random, which would make the brave Autobot leader not appear in person as was expected, but made some drones appear. This lead to Megatron destroying the drones, going to another random area, and then this cycle repeating, with Megatron being forced to move to sectors of the city which had not been previously destroyed by his reign of terror and destroying those buildings in what seemed to last forever. 80 (!) drones later, Megatron finally got fed up with this and climbed the tallest building in the city, whereupon the programmers realised they'd driven the player character to suicide and hurriedly ended the level.

'''Mission 5: Day of the Machines'''

Having been affected by the same Apathy Radiation from the All Spark that kept Megatron from doing anything in the previous mission, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Peter Cullen's voice]] finally got off his tin backside to have a final, final ''final'' confrontation with Frank Welker's voice, just like the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|good old days]]. Logically, Optimus had decided the best way to confront the Decepticon leader was to wait for on top of the tallest building in Mission City.

Back on the ground, the battle began. This largely consisted of Optimus spamming his guns, and then fighting Megatron for a while, then running away while Megatron fought some drones, then hiding while Megatron flew around in circles and a not-even-slightly-explained timer counted down, while Megatron tried desperately to quickly find the Allspark while dodging the buildings which had been coated with an unknown substance that made him automatically revert to robot mode. After an alarmingly large number of repetitions of this, Optimus finally keeled over out of sheer frustration, allowing Megatron to absorb the All Spark. This inexplicably failed to kill him, mostly because the writers wrote this scene in five minutes before heading off to lunch.

Megatron decided that the Lincoln Memorial would make a fine throne ([[Atlantis, Arise!|again]]) as Brawl (who had been absent previously), Starscream and Barricade joined together to watch the eradication of the human race. Oddly, Blackout and Bonecrusher were not with them. Feeling tired after such a long battle, Megatron sent his Decepticons to finish the planet, since he <s>never wanted to play again</s> felt like saving his strength for his glorious return to Cybertron. Barricade felt like doing more work (in preparation for his amazing role in the final battle of the actual movie) and promptly got up while the others watched.

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

It was now time for Megatron's <s>boring</s> triumphant return to Cybertron, which apparently consisted of fighting a bunch of Autobot drones in a big arena while the plot hid in a corner and pretended it wasn't there. After scrapping over 45 drones, ranging from basic Scrappers to freaking PAYLOADS, Fans can hope that future game designers will have a more G1 inspired look for Cybertron, as this level doesn't even resemble the opening cinematic or the scenes from the movie. [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Maybe next time.]]

===Autobots===
'''Mission 1: The Suburbs'''
[[file:BumblebeeBarricadeGameFight.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|left|BONK!]]
A [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|mysterious meteor]] crashed down to [[earth]], ending up in [[Bay Demolitions]]. This meteor scanned a yellow Camaro, and was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|his leader]], who told him to find an artifact, but warned him to beware [[Decepticon]] drones. The car, Bumblebee, zoomed off to a construction site and defeated some of the drones, [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrappers]]. But Bumblebee didn't think they would call reinforcements, so a bunch of meteors fell destroying major parts of the town Bee was fighting in, including more Scrappers, and a few [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]s. But Bumblebee surmounted this and defeated them all.

Suddenly he saw [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]] just blatantly walking down the street looking for Sam Witwicky. Bumblebee smashed them, only to be notified another two Swindles and a Dropkick were headed for [[Bobby Bolivia]]'s car shop. He stopped them and was purchased by [[Sam Witwicky]]. Somehow, no one noticed any of this happening.

The next day while Sam and Mikaela were at school, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam, but Bumblebee stopped Barricade's wild flailing about, while also racing from one place to another, defending Sam. When Barricade was defeated, Bumblebee had to destroy radio towers that were hacked by the Cons preventing the [[Autobot]]s from landing and clear the landing site. This involved a highly ingenious and scientific (and secretive) plan of ''blowing the heck out of everything''. However, it seemed the Autobots had realized the highly explosive site they had chosen was not a good landing zone, so in the cinematic they all landed elsewhere, making the entire first level a complete and utter waste of time.

'''Mission 2: More Than Meets the Eye'''

[[File:Shockwave movie.jpg|thumb|Logic, etc. etc.]]
[[file:JazzIsUselessMovie.jpg|upright=1.30|left|thumb|You... wouldn't happen to know where the Taco store is, would you?]]
After a very brief (and somewhat contradictory) explanation of what was going on, [[Sector Seven]] found the Autobots, mostly due to the whole "towers-blowing-up-along-with-the-gas-plant" plan last level. In his new alt mode, Bumblebee took <s> the really annoying human-shaped cardboard cutouts</s> Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] to safety, while [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] distracted S7. Showing total disregard for human life and pedestrian traffic jams, Jazz drove like a mad-bot, zipping from destination to destination, distracting S7 by destroying gas stations and oil tankers all across the city. The casualties were not calculated. Eventually Jazz is driving around in alt-mode and is caught by the S7 cars (somehow) because plot reasons.

After getting rid of the S7 cars that have Jazz surrounded in bot mode (He can clearly step over the cars.) by ramming into them, after Optimus clearly said not to harm the humans, Ironhide tells Jazz to get the heck outta there.

Suddenly, multiple drones attacked. (I hear both sides shop at Drones R'Us.) Jazz was damaged/held captive and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to rescue him. Then Jazz thanked his comrade and drove away, only to be attacked two more times, and was crippled by a [[Mixmaster (Movie)| Mixmaster]] drone.

Bumblebee was suddenly captured by a horrible human invention called the "net". A S7 helicopter paraded him around the city while Optimus desperately tried to follow in vehicle mode. The Helicopter was even cheeky enough to have the dastardly ability of going over buildings and barricades that shoot you. Getting close enough, Optimus jumped and caught Bumblebee. Just as Optimus Prime was about to rescue his comrade however, a meteor knocked him off the dreaded net. Sadly, the net itself was made with material giving it plot protection, so it wasn't destroyed.

The meteor revealed itself to be the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Shockwave immediately assumed his artillery cannon mode and began to destroy the city, for absolutely no real reason. Realizing that the city would soon be reduced to rubble if he could not stop the Decepticon, Optimus Prime ripped novelty storefronts off the roofs of buildings and threw them at the Decepticon, thus coining the iconic phrase "I had to destroy the city in order to save it". Eventually, Shockwave was sufficiently damaged and transformed into his monstrous robot mode. They fought... and then Shockwave turned tail, transformed into a helicopter, and flew away, getting back to destroying the city. Optimus followed, damaged him some more... and then Shockwave flew away again. Eventually Optimus killed him. After Optimus learns the location of the [[AllSpark]] from Sam's dropped glasses (because somehow Shockwave got ahold of the glasses. Trust us, just roll with it.), he rolls out with the rest of his crew.

'''Mission 3: Bumblebee in Hoover Dam'''

[[file:BumblebeeBay.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Micheal Bay endorses this message]]
In Hoover Dam, Bumblebee was being held in a ridiculous forcefield box, when it suddenly disappeared <s>because of the Allsparks' energy pulsating </s>for no real reason. Note that "for no real reason" is a recurring theme with this game's "plot". While exploring, Bumblebee discovered the Allspark hidden behind a ''ridiculous'' laser grid. Commanded by Prime to shut off this annoyance, Bumblebee broke open one of the command center doors. But before he could continue, he had to stop some security robots from sounding an alarm. Apparently, an alien lifeform escaping his cage does not set off an alarm, but someone breaking down one of three doors to a computer room does. Bumblebee killed three waves of these and entered the command center. After he destroyed consoles at random, it was revealed that only SOME of the ''ridiculous'' laser grid had been turned off. Now he had to destroy the cooling fans giving the grid "power" (for some reason). Little did Bumblebee know that destroying these fans would cause massive explosions, which he had to frantically run away from. Finally, he was instructed by Prime to destroy some generators, which consisted of a search and destroy of climbing the... uh... buildings (?) inside of Hoover Dam and punching Generators. FINALLY Gaining access to the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee shrunk it down while fighting off multiple regenerating [[Energon drone]]s and Megatron.

You heard that right, they put the Allspark with ''Megatron''. No wonder Sector Seven was shut down after the movie ended.

'''Mission 4: The Last Stand'''

Finally the war was coming to an end in [[Mission City]]. After the allspark activated some energon drones, Bumblebee gets taken out by these annoyances getting himself stuck in a building. HOW. Ironhide had to rescue Bumblebee from '''100''' of those pesky drones.

[[file:JazzStarscreamBattle.jpg|thumb|left|Walk up to him slowly with your gun out, [[Starscream_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|because that ALWAYS works.]]]]
After that stupid mission, Starscream starts desecrating buildings for no real reason at all, and Jazz takes action to stop Starscream. Calling Jazz a coward yet being one himself, Starscream took to the skies to rain hell from above on Jazz, which Jazz could not avoid unless he was in another street, because Starscream attacks in ''VERY'' Linear attack patterns. After getting the scrap beaten out of him, he summoned a Dreadwing to help him out. After getting the scrap beat out of him again, Starscream calls for backup, and Blackout joins the party firing as many missiles possible at Jazz. Jazz beats the scrap out of Blackout and Starscream summons '''''YET ANOTHER DREADWING''''' to fight Jazz. Then, both Blackout '''AND''' Starscream took to try and beat the scrap out of Jazz. Somehow overwhelming the immense amount of strafing runs and missiles fired at him, along with the horsecrap flamethrowers that somehow never ended despite you throwing every darn car at them, and having to fight two cons at once, Jazz kills Starscream and Blackout.

Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] shows up, beats the hell outta Jazz, and killed the small Autobot. However, Ironhide got really pissed at Brawl for killing his little buddy and lieutenant, and started to fight Brawl. But Brawl did not go down easily. Brawl had immense amounts of health, and summoned as many drones possible. Every drone except for Mixmasters, and Dreadwings showed up to make Ironhide's life worse. Along with that, Brawl took to the dastardly tactic of running away to a different location and firing tank shells at you while you fought the drones. Seriously. Calling Brawl out for being a coward and not fighting several times, Ironhide took revenge by killing Brawl and all of his drones.

Finally, Bumblebee confronted Barricade in one last confrontation. Having to brave the horrible driving controls, and running around the city trying to protect his human friends, Bumblebee beats the scrap out of Barricade multiple times. But using the same tactics as last time made Barricade an easy target, and he died easily. Conveniently enough, Megatron chose this moment to appear and effortlessly flicked Bumblebee aside. Sam and Mikaela ran for it, and hid in one of the buildings.

'''Mission 5: The Ultimate Doom'''

After Megatron got to Sam Witwicky ''again'' Optimus came in to stop Megatron in a showdown for the ages. <s> Not. </s>

Megatron and Optimus Prime threw down in the Mission City park. After an extremely long and repetitive final showdown consisting of Megatron using ''every'' '''''single''''' drone and underlings attack (except Brawl and Blackout), Optimus killed Megatron and turned towards Sam, forgetting the one rule about defeated bad guys: they always have the energy to come back for one final attack. Sure enough, as Sam was handing the cube to Optimus, Megatron turned out to be [[tvtropes:Main/NotQuiteDead|not quite dead]] and leapt towards the heroes. Grabbing Megatron's flail, Optimus pulled the Decepticon towards him and shoved the cube into his chest, killing him.

That's one heck of a lot of killing.

Afterward, Optimus gave a speech about stuff while Bumblebee, Ironhide and Ratchet listened (Since the fighting was over, Ratchet had come out of hiding, just in time to get animated for another cinematic).

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

But the fighting wasn't over just yet. Returning to Cybertron, Optimus needed to <s> take more faces </s> take out the remaining trash. The final Autobot mission consists of Optimus Prime in a weird Arena looking place fighting wave after wave of over 35 (!?!) drones, the final wave being just Shockwave, although this time he doesn't transform and is basically just a normal drone with extensive amounts of health. After that ordeal, the plot comes out from the rock it was hiding behind during all this battling, and victory comes at last much to our reliefs.

===Drone Variants===

Both sides of the Conflict have access to drones (somehow), and thus each side has random encounters that you will occasionally have to battle in small skirmishes. Each has their own AI and attack pattern, along with set weaknesses.

* '''Scrappers''': The grunts of this game, but not necessarily the most common. Their AI is a relatively simple one in that they just shoot a missile at you, and than charge at you and try to melee you the rest of the way. They cannot shield themselves from gunfire which makes these guys easy in hordes.
*'''Swindles''': The common mooks of this game, and the most frequently encountered not just in missions but in those small little out of story skirmishes. They frequently charge at you 1 missile at a time, and once in melee range they will try to punch you. They can shield themselves, but it's very uncommon, and they can easily be dispatched.
*'''Dropkicks''': The "heavy lifters" of the common drone type, they're usually seen using Swindles as cannon fodder and firing missiles at you from a distance. They are also the only drones smart enough to throw stuff at you.
*'''Longarms''': The most common of the "Throw stuff at them to make them stop" types, these guys walk up to you slowly while flailing around a giant and long wire cable with a hook attatched to it, knocking you as the poor player all around the place. Throwing cars is not advisable though unless you are Optimus Prime, seeing as when most characters throw cars it's thrown from above, so it will usually hit the top of the hitbox instead of hitting the Longarm drone.
*'''Payloads''': These drones charge at you headfirst, but their reckless charge means you can jump around them. Once they start looking around aimlessly, throw something at them or punch them to knock them out of the AI state. They will go back into charging phase after you land a hit, so be sure to combo them before running away. They always come in pairs though, so be prepared for that.
* '''Dreadwings''': Dreadwings are <s> Satan incarnate </s> uncommon drones that when encountered will fly in and land in a ring of outwards expanding fire that will launch you away from them. They will then have the audacity to run at you nonstop, and SPAM THE EVER LIVING HECK OUT OF THEIR FLAMETHROWERS. And the flamethrowers have a deceptively ''large'' range, making it hard for you as the player to throw items at them. And once you land a decent combo on them, they fly away, regain about 5% of their health, and come back at you, repeating what you just did.
* '''Mixmasters''': The most uncommon type of drone encountered, these guys cannot be damaged by conventional means, and require it that you grab an object, throw it at them, knock them over, pick them up, and throw them at a random building or onto the floor. Their slow speed makes them relatively easy to fight though, as you can usually knock them down extremely easily, but they can easily kill an unprepared player as their missiles deal some massive damage.

===Side-Missions===
Oh yeah, this game also has Side missions! Represented by obtrusively large Glowing blue boxes with the represented symbols of said side missions, these things proveded "challenge" for those who wanted to pay energon cubes to play a "minigame" where the objectives got harder and the time limit shorter (just what we ask for in a Transformers Game). Wanna unlock everything, or just take a break from all the stupid crap happening in the Story mode? Well good new for you, every single time you beat a mission, a new mini game opens up, offering more Energon cubes in exchange for more energon cubes and maybe the occasional bonus content. <s> it's really not that rewarding to be honest. </s>

Oh yeah! And they're all timed! Fun for the whole family!

Types of mini-games:
*Hunt / Hunter: Hunt down all the vehicles and destroy them. (You just chase down and destroy a bunch of cars within the time limit. It would be easier were it not for the driving.)
*Scavenger: Find all the cogs within the marked area. (They're not really well hidden, and the map shows them in little green blips, so it's pretty easy.
*Sumo: Push all the opponents out of the ring. Careful you don't get knocked out! (It's WAY harder than it looks, mostly due in fact that Longarms just exist, and Mixmasters are the most common enemy types faced here. You heard that right, '''MIXMASTER DRONES.''')
*Race: You wanna have a bad time? (The BANE of driving in this game. Every checkpoint does lower the timer, buuuuuut... you lose time for transforming, which happens often because the buildings are coated with some weird magical substance that makes you transform the moment you touch it. And you have to race in order to reach the checkpoints in time. ''Yaaaaaaaayyyyy''.

===Unlockables===
The game includes a "Bonus Features" menu with several items to be unlocked. These unlockables can be obtained via any or all of the following methods:
*Collecting 15 glowing yellow cubes (100 hidden per level). Technically some levels do contain only 95 cubes, but when playing the level 'A Gathering Force', the player is automatically awarded 5 cubes.
:Note: One does not need to collect 15 cubes in a single level to unlock a bonus feature; the game counts total cubes found, and once 15 are collected, a bonus feature is unlocked. This explains why there are 100 cubes in each level, even though bonus features are only unlocked every 15 cubes.
*Collecting a hidden Autobot or Decepticon faction symbol, with five hidden on each level.
*Completing a mission.
*Completing a sub-mission.
*Completing a skill, including: Heroic (for Autobots), Evil (for Decepticons), Protect (for Autobots), Destruction (for Decepticons), Speed (when in land vehicle mode), Throw, Jump (when in land vehicle mode) and Slide (when in land vehicle mode).

The unlockable bonus features are separated in three sections:
* "Bonus Movies", consisting of four commercials for the 2007 movie and the intro sequences of all three [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons.
* "Bonus Gallery", an image gallery featuring concept art, toy box art images, and covers of past Transformers comics by [[Marvel Comics]], [[Dreamwave Productions]], and [[IDW Publishing]].
* "G1 characters", five alternate character skins detailed below:
====Character skins====
*Several toy-inspired "skins" can be unlocked, including [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Generation 1 Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]] (minus flames) and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Generation 1 Starscream]] (minus the resculpted head).
*Similarly, one can unlock Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], replacing their movie counterparts with new 3D models as opposed to simple skin recolors. Optimus Prime converts into his original truck mode, but [[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|fires from his fists]] rather than using his trademark [[ion blaster]]. Megatron cannot transform into his gun mode, but instead starts flying in robot mode when the "transform" button is pressed.

==Cut and unused content==
[[File:HooverExt-TransformersTheGame.jpg|thumb|250px|An unused exterior map for Hoover Dam, because the small crowded interior where Bumblebee runs around fighting drones is somehow much more appealing.]]''The Cutting Room Floor'' page for the game <ref>https://tcrf.net/Transformers:_The_Game_(Windows)</ref> reveals some interesting leftover content datamined from the internal files. Among these are:

*A variant of the [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drone crudely textured with a shoddily compressed [[Pepsi]] livery, most likely cut early in development.
*A strange retexture of Bumblebee in the classic Camaro form that replaces most of his distinctive yellow with a muddy dark red, oddly titled as "Evilbumblebee" in the game files. We have no idea how it got there or what its purpose was, though it does sound heavily exploitable for a creepypasta if anyone's interested in writing one.
*Two orchestral tracks, "mx_city_barricade_1" and "mx_city_skorponok_1", were cut from the final Mission City chapters. Both are still available in full as .wav files.
*An entire level set in the exterior of Hoover Dam was to be featured in both campaigns, internally named HOOVEREXT for the Autobots and HOOVERDAM for the Decepticons. It was first discovered through surviving text strings assigned to a nonexistent level with the aforementioned name, describing a Decepticon attack culminating in a fight against Bonecrusher for the Autobots and the resurrection of Megatron for the Decepticons, corresponding with the order of events shown in the film. This was further corroborated by some pre-release videos, like an interview with Frank Welker and Peter Cullen <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6NfU4zGZTc&t=8s</ref> and a behind the scenes documentary, <ref>https://youtu.be/d02Rdqo1dPA?t=25s</ref> where footage of an earlier beta build of the game shows what clearly is an exterior map of Hoover Dam that isn't featured anywhere in the actual retail release. For a while, these appeared to be the only surviving remains of Hooverext, leading the small but dedicated modding community for the game to speculate that whatever was left of the map would never get to see the light of day - that is, until TT Games founder Jon Burton streamed a look at two prototype builds featuring the fabled level on his GameHut YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5d9G0SQw_8</ref> This reinvigorated the interest of modders, which until now had primarily worked on the PC version of the game, and led to the idea of instead datamining the console releases. Finally, only a couple of weeks later, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE01Os_O76c the entire playable level was surprisingly discovered lurking in the Wii version all along!]
**The final retail version includes the dam in a pre-rendered cutscene at the end of Mission 3 on both campaigns. This uses the once playable map as a basis, similarly to how most other FMVs in the game were rendered using pre-existing maps as background.
**On a complimentary note, both the [[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Playstation Portable]] and [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS]] versions of the game feature levels set in the exterior of Hoover Dam, making the removal of this one an interesting oddity.
**Some of the music tracks in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen videogame]] have their in-game files labelled with the prefix "mx_hoover_ext", suggesting that they might have been directly re-purposed from this extinct level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhaoVtEPfO0</ref>
*As seen in the aforementioned GameHut livestream, other levels also suffered substantial alterations between their early builds and the final retail version. Whereas some locations like Tranquility and Mission City remain pretty much identical in alphas dating back as far as November 2006, others like the interior of Hoover Dam and the bonus Cybertron levels were entirely redesigned from the ground up. The former featured a tighter, somewhat more movie-accurate layout and aesthetic that ended up being discarded in favor of the wider industrial area seen in the final game, whereas the latter was a surprisingly massive map directly based on artwork from the brief flashback sequence in the film.

==Release==
===Versions===
[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|One of these things is not like the others...]]
*'''PlayStation 2'''
**The PS2 version is the highest-reviewed, despite limitations on draw distance, physics and damage persistence. In this version, Blackout, Starscream and Barricade start missions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Decepticon campaign in their altmodes, while for some reason the PS3 version has them start as robots. Reviews noted it suffers from fewer frame rate issues than other versions.
*'''Nintendo Wii'''
**The Wii version is very similar to the PS2 version, with the addition of motion-sensor gimmicks that [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers reviewers were resoundingly unimpressed by].
*'''Xbox 360'''
**The 360 version featured improved graphics, more persistent environmental damage, and more physics objects, including ridiculous clouds of rubble that eject themselves from buildings if you so much as look at them funny. The latter is generally annoying, since they get in the way when driving.
**The 360 version, as might be expected, also features Achievements, though calling them that is somewhat of an exaggeration. There's one for pressing the "transform" button once. This version suffers less from frame rate issues and has better lighting than the PS3 version.
**It was also available in a limited "Cybertron Edition" that featured exclusive packaging art, a "Making Of" DVD, codes that unlock the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] level and [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue 1 of the ''Transformers'' movie prequel comic]] by [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. It was exclusive to Gamestop/EB stores.
**For 500 Microsoft points, players can download an add-on that unlocks everything in the game. While this does not disable Achievements like the cheat codes do, a message that reads ''"This item has been unlocked by a downloadable content pack"'' appears below any bonus features that have not been earned through gameplay.
*'''PlayStation 3'''
**The PS3, like the 360 version, featured the same improved graphics, environmental damage, and extra physics objects. The same flaws, however, still apply to how the environmental damage and physics objects interact with the player. Oops.
**The PS3 version suffers from more frame rate issues than the 360 version, typical of lazy porting. For some reason, this includes frame rate issues in the FMV cinematics when the console itself ''isn't doing anything''.
**[[Cybernet Space Cube|SixAxis motion control]] is also added for Decepticons with aircraft altmodes ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]). It's disabled by default.
*'''PC DVD-ROM'''
**The PC version is exactly like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. It, however, does not feature the same exclusive flaws or bonuses of either console version. The physics are still crazy, though.

===Reception===
The game's Metacritic scores [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers hover] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/transformersthegame?q=transformers around] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/transformersthegame?q=transformers fifty-five] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/transformersthegame?q=transformers percent]. It was criticised for poor driving controls, blocky graphics, repetitive missions and dull combat; the only thing generally praised was the random destruction. So the Decepticons won.

==Technical errors and oddities==
* You cannot destroy the top halves of buildings, but the bottom halves of the buildings are susceptible to all sorts of damage.
** Alongside that, you can climb on thin air.
*Transformer Protoforms have to [[Trans-scan|scan]] their altmodes after landing as per the movie; however, drones have an Earth vehicle altmode the instant they land; presumably, so does Shockwave, since Tranquility is a little light on purple Apaches or purple howitzers.
*In the second mission of the Autobot campaign, Swindle drones are ''walking down the street'' to Sam's house. '''WHY''' they even bother to have altmodes is not clear.
*The residents of Tranquility are apparently capable of rebuilding a power station's gas tank farm within less than an hour, then rebuilding the entire tank farm and three of the chimneys ''again'' within less than six.
*Autobots still have the "Destruction" unlock gauge appear, but it crosses out faction symbols rather than having them appear. If it's filled, a large red X goes to the left side of the screen instead of a faction symbol; however, whether by accident or design, this doesn't actually do ''anything'', and the Autobots are free to be as destructive as the Decepticons. It doesn't help that this gauge is filled by causing damage to ''any'' scenery and has to be maxed out multiple times while destroying, for example, the clamps that hold the All Spark.
*The final Autobot mission in Hoover Dam's depiction of the defrosting Megatron is all kinds of screwy:
**Before the mission is triggered, he's shown covered in a layer of ice.
**In the pre-mission cutscene, there's suddenly not a hint of ice on him at all. When Bumblebee walks near him, his head turns to look at the Autobot, despite the fact he's supposed to be frozen and immobile.
**As the mission starts, he's encased in ice again, save his left arm which is shifted to the left (his left) of the section of ice that should be around it, which is just kind of hanging there.
**When the cutscene plays during the mission, Megatron breaks the ice surrounding his left arm, and there's clearly none on his face.
**When gameplay resumes, there's ice on his face again.
**In the end of mission cutscene, he's suddenly defrosted right down to his hips.
**[[B.O.T. (episode)|Argh.]]
* Alongside that, developers obviously have no sense of anything within the Mission City battle.
** Regarding the Battle logistics for the Autobots...
*** Despite the fact that the Human military is allied with the autobots at this current moment in time, they'll still attack the autobots even though the decepticons are the ones causing all the damage to everything.
*** Despite the fact you can destroy the building Bumblebee is stuck in... he'll still be stuck in there somehow.
*** During the cutscene, Starscream uses his regular Jet-mode missiles, but in the actual game he uses some form of super-explosive missiles. Michael Bay must've had a say in that.
*** In that same mission, when Blackout joins in the cutscene, he fires his bot-mode missiles instead of the usual rapid fire missiles that he has in Helicopter mode.
***When the game cuts back to the action, Blackout is firing his Rapid Fire missiles.
**Regarding Time for the Autobots...
*** When Starscream starts desecrating buildings, the time is morning.
*** When Jazz confronts Starscream the sun is setting...
*** Midway through the fight, Starscream is "damaged" but it's now Noon.
*** At the end of the mission Brawl shows up and it's Sunset again.
*** When Ironhide confronts Brawl, it's sunset, but by the time Ironhide kills Brawl it's Noon again.
*** Bumblebee drives off to confront Barricade at Noon. He faces off against Barricade at Sunset.
***Midway through the fight, Bumblebee knocks Barricade into a bus, and it's noon again. It stays this way for a while (Thankfully.)
***Bumblebee defeats Barricade by Sunset. Than Megatron shows up, and Megatron and Optimus fight at Sunset. In the final mission, it's still noon.
***It goes back to sunset when Optimus defeats Megatron.
** Regarding the Decepticons...
*** Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Starscream are completely absent from the fight.
*** Jazz is seen transporting Sam and Mikaela, but Sam doens't have the Allspark. Barricade must really hate fleshlings.
***When Barricade confronts Jazz it's Sunset.
*** When Barricade knocks down Jazz, it's Noon.
*** When Barricade kills Jazz... you should already know at this point.
***'''[[B.O.T. (episode)|Argh.]]'''
*The PS2 version sometimes features a bizarre error; in the opening cinematic to Barricade's first mission in Mission City, after Jazz's door slams there is no further post-recording sound work. This means Barricade's voice is completely unaltered. [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4526629173767058122 He sounds like Sideshow Bob]. The Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 versions have the effects added correctly.
*In the final mission of Chapter 3 for the Decepticons, it's just this side of entirely possible to be ''[[Sky Lynx (G1)|too good]]'' at it. If the final set of gun turrets facing Bonecrusher is destroyed too fast, he'll reach the last checkpoint before Brawl does and transform. Unfortunately, the turrets' ability to actually take damage is pretexted on ''Brawl'' transforming, so all you can do is stand around waiting for Bonecrusher to drop dead. Bonecrusher hates poor bug testing.
*The Dreadwing AI doesn't properly turn off when activating a mission during Act 3, but thankfully the drone will despawn once you actually start the mission. <s>Doesn't stop them from being pesky and persistent motherfragging pains in the aft. </s>
**Oh, and just to make Dreadwings even more annoying, someone didn't do a proper bug test, so the Spawn variable for Dreadwings is active '''AT ALL TIMES''' during Act 3. This means that a Dreadwing is able to spawn ANYWHERE, during ANY MISSION if you even so much as decide to land and walk around in robot mode. Oh yeah, you heard us right. Dreadwings can spawn during the BRAWL AND BONECRUSHER ESCORT MISSIONS. WHERE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN ROBOT MODE TO DESTROY THOSE WEIRD ELECTRICITY TURRETS. '''''ARGH.'''''
*After the last mission of Chapter 3, a cutscene will trigger of Blackout and Starscream trashing Hoover Dam, Blackout tosses a gas tank at three defending Autobots who seem to be red Swindles... Which is the color of the Decepticon Swindle drones, not their Autobot variants.
*In Decepticon Chapter 4, mission 2's intro cinematic has Scorponok firing from a Gatling gun in his tail. This weapon doesn't exist (although he can use it for melee attacks).
* In a rather '''frustrating''' case of poor bug testing for all of the main consoles, any drone encountered in Mission City will cause you ''HOURS'' upon '''HOURS''' of Frustration. There are many spots and even frame perfect PIXELS on buildings that do not have collision hitboxes, which means if a drone is in free-fall (you throwing them, or slapping them with a heavy enough object during which their Hitboxes move at a rate that can allow their hitbox to warp past those of other larger hitboxes simply because that's what they were programmed to do) they WILL get stuck in the buildings if their collison hitboxes end up stuck behind those of the collision hitboxes of buildings. Which means you have to memorize which buildings in Mission city don't have those missing collision hitboxes, because if you don't you'll end up having to reset the entire level, all because a single Payload or Longarm got stuck behind a building. This coincidentally includes a MAJORITY of the buildings during the Ironhide fight in Mission Park, and all of the buildings in the far corner map where Megatron has to fight Payloads and Longarms. <s> Many controllers have been lost. Let their noble cause be remembered. </s>
*Because the end of mission "mission complete" screens follow straight on from the game play, some very strange things can happen in them. A good example is the above mission; if Scorponok ends the mission firing at the ground in front of the statue at one end of the park, the "mission complete" screen will show ''his own bullets hitting him''. (The same thing can happen anywhere in the game.)
*Before the final battle in the Autobot campaign, spark drones are ''just lying around on the street'' waiting to be brought to life by the All Spark.
*Other cars are like cardboard. Jazz can ram into a truck, and it will go ''flying in the air''. However, Bumblebee, who should be much heavier doesn't knock them over with such ease. The same can be said about drones and Bot alt-modes. Ironhide, Jazz, or any other character in game can ram into any alt-mode and send them flying. Although you yourself will fly too.
*Guns are absolutely useless in this game. Any drone beyond a Swindle drone will shield themselves from your gunfire, and anything that can be shot at can be destroyed five times faster if you punch it, throw something at it or whack it with a random piece of debris.
** This makes playing as Ironhide a little more difficult, as Ironhide has a 50% ''chance'' to replace the last melee hit with a cannon shot.
*** Doesn't make it better that when a projectile hits a barrier or shield, it will reflect and '''Can deal damage to you!''' ''Great.''
*Starscream sounds a lot like {{w|Grover}}.
*Scorponok is the only playable character that can't jump, climb or pick up debris. This means that there are several Decepticon insignias and glowing yellow cubes that are unattainable when playing as him.
*In the opening cinematic for Blackout, the entire army personnel fires at him, without any consequence whatsoever. However, when playing as any character in Tranquility or Mission City, police officers with standard pistols can damage you.
*In Chapter 2 for Autobots in mission 2 a cutscene has a Dropkick and Swindle drone tossing Jazz next to a house. As they are about to finish him off, Ironhide attacks the two drones by slamming into them in vehicle mode. When he transforms the drones just magically disappear.
*For Chapter 4 for Autobots, Chapter 2 has Jazz beat the hell out of two Dreadwings, Blackout, and Starscream. But in Chapter 2 mission 2, he has to ask Ironhide to assist him in defeating weak scrap drones.
*In the final level of Chapter 4 right before reaching the tallest building in Mission City, Megatron speaks in Starscream's voice. Maybe they switched bodies.
*Since ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime is a skin of Optimus Prime, many would think ''Generation 1'' Megatron would be a skin of Megatron. Instead, he has Optimus Prime's moves and guns and even features a blue Autobot shield instead of a red Decepticon one, making him more like Optimus Prime who can fly. Weird.
*There are many size errors revolving around Bonecrusher and Brawl. During ''Sinister Saviour'' and ''Warpath'', they are shown to be about the same height as Starscream (31 ft), while during the opening cutscene of ''Fireworks'', Bonecrusher is half his size and during ''For The Fallen'' Brawl is the same height as Ironhide (22 ft).
*Optmus Prime has color issues between his truck and robot modes, such as the cab's roof: In robot mode it's red, while in vehicle mode it's blue with red flames. Robo-vision Optimus's truck mode's front half is red and back half is blue, but the back half (Sleeper and back fenders) forms his back and part of his arms, which are '''[[FIRRIB|red]]''', while the front fenders form his ankles, which are '''blue'''.
*During half the cutscenes, Ironhide looks like his highly realistic PS3/XboX360/PC counterpart. During the other half, he looks like his low resolution Wii/PS2 counterpart.
*Speaking of cutscene oddities, Blackout is sand colored during the SOCCENT cutscenes, but during gameplay he is [[Grindor (ROTF)|light gray]].
*Even more so, in the initial cutscene of Plight of the Bumblebee, as Barricade scans the humans, Mikaela is misspelled as "Mikela".

==Notes==
*The Autobots and Decepticons ''really'' like transforming into robots. Optimus likes it so much, he jumps thirty feet into the air every time he does it.
*It's assumed that both sides of the conflict are cannibals, seeing as how killing a Cybertronian opponent somehow replenishes your health.
*Rather than do the sane thing and pan away, we get to watch a robot-mode protoform Bumblebee and Barricade grow kibble after scanning their respective car modes. This looks roughly twice as ridiculous as what you're currently imagining.
*Punching your enemies in the face repeatedly is "heroic" when Autobots do it, but "evil" when Decepticons do it. Sounds like a double standard!
*Blackout is [[Show-accuracy|toy accurate]] in the game, in that his main rotor is his melee weapon, rather than his tail rotor as in the movie.
*Tranquility features a large number of Generation 1 references, with adverts for "[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s Hotdogs," "[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]'s Fish and Chips," a [[Tranquility Mall|local mall]] called "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]" and a fast food restaurant named "[[Chip Chase|Chip Chase's]]". As a more recent reference, there is also a building site belonging to "[[Bay Demolition]]". There is also a place called [[Frank Welker|Frank]] & [[Peter Cullen|Peter]]'s cafe.
*One Autobot isn't explicitly killed in the Decepticon campaign: Ratchet. Three Decepticons aren't killed in the Autobot campaign: Bonecrusher, Scorponok and Frenzy. The only character who dies in ''both'' campaigns is, unsurprisingly enough, Jazz. Even when every other bit of movie canon is thrown out the window, he ''still'' can't make it out alive.
*Bumblebee uses some kind of [[axe (weapon)|axe]] when he fights with a three-punch combo, probably referencing one of his earlier concept designs.
*Ratchet, Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Frenzy aren't playable.
*Throwing vehicles at buildings barely puts a dent in the structure. Instead of making a hole or even damaging it at all, cars and trucks thrown at buildings bounce off the building and often hit you instead.
*G1 Megatron flies rather than turning into a gun.
*Movie Megatron has the largest hitbox of any transformer in the game, which unfortunately makes it so that his hitbox extends outside his shield. Hmm... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u41lFDsX-GY| where have we seen that before]
*If you stand in front of a building, you automatically start climbing it. If you idle while doing this as Blackout or Optimus, they will scratch their butt.
*In Mission City, there's a giant guitar on a building. If you grab it as Bumblebee or Barricade, it looks like they're playing it.
*Oh God. Dreadwings are an absolute nightmare. Did we ever tell you how much we hate Dreadwings in this game?

==Differences between the Game and Movie==

[[File:VG-E3Allspark.jpg|thumb|The Quarterspark.]]
*All plotlines relating to humans have been removed; the game has nothing involving [[William Lennox|GI Joes]] (replaced by a communication truck), [[Seymour Simmons|agents]] (replaced by guests [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] and [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]), or [[Glen Whitmann|comic relief]] (replaced by the cutscenes). Even Sam himself has barely any role beyond "holder of the MacGuffins."
*Video game Bumblebee breaks free inside Hoover Dam and has to deactivate a silly laser grid to get to the All Spark. Sam turns up at the end of the mission just in time to leave.
*The game's All Spark is tiny, only four or five times taller than Bumblebee as opposed to the movie's city block-sized cube. It's housed in the same room as Megatron (great idea, guys!) who's shoved into a little alcove rather than freestanding in his own room.
*Barricade is present at the Mission City battle. Same for Scorponok, in the Decepticon Campaign.
*In the Autobot campaign, Brawl kills Jazz after Jazz kills Blackout and beats the hell out of Starscream. In the Decepticon campaign, Barricade kills Jazz. Either way, Megatron doesn't.
*Frenzy has [[FIRRIB|red eyes]]!
*Autobot Campaign: Bumblebee kills Barricade in Mission City. In the movie, Barricade's fate <s>is</s> ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|was]]'' uncertain.
*Autobot Campaign: Optimus, rather than Sam, kills Megatron with the All Spark.
*Decepticon Campaign: Shoving the All Spark cube into his ''own'' chest does not kill Megatron, apparently.
*Decepticon Campaign: Evil wins!

==References==

<references/>

==External links==

*[http://www.transformersgame.com Official website for Transformers: The Game]

[[Category:Movie video games]]

Dino

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{{factions|autobotfilm|NEST}}
{{disambig3|Mirage}}
:''Dino is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:OptimusPrimesFriendsAndFoesMirage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"The cast was... full."]]

'''Dino''' (aka '''Mirage''') is a little impatient. Armed with a dart rifle, [[electro-disrupter]] and the ability to create holograms and turn himself invisible, Dino is one sneaky robot. When he's not invisible, he can usually be seen with his combat partner, [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]. To accompany his Italian accent, he transforms into a red {{w|Ferrari 458 Italia}}.

{{quote|Alright, Mirage, looks like it's just you and me for a while.}} {{quote|No, human. It's just ''me''.|Mirage quickly lets [[Reynolds]] know he's not his buddy, [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon: The Game]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Francesco Quinn]] (English, Italian), [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gonzalo Abril]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Augusto Sendim]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Karl Schulz]] (German)}}

[[File:DOTM-Dinointimidatesguards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He sounds Italian. After this we'll wage war with Italy!]]

[[File:830px-Dotm-dinobadmood-1-.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Ja, hey there.]]
Dino joined Que, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] on a mission to take out an illegal nuclear weapons site in the Middle East. They were able to penetrate the base with ease thanks to Que disguising himself as the car of the country's Defense Minister, but Dino transformed to [[robot mode]] the instant they were through the barrier and, blades flashing, politely requested that the human guards lie on the ground while the Autobots went about their destructive business. Not long after, as the Autobots regrouped back at NEST's Washington headquarters, Dino informed [[Charlotte Mearing]] that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was in a bad mood over the discovery of a piece of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology he had found in [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]], and wasn't talking to anyone, let alone her. Later, after the former Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from the moon and reactivated, Dino observed his explanation of how his pillars were key to controlling the Space Bridge, a teleportation device Sentinel had designed that was crucial to the Autobot war effort.

[[File:DOTM-Dinowhipshatchet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Barricade (Movie)|Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to control your dog.]]]]
Dino and Sideswipe joined Bumblebee, [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Seymour Simmons]], and [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] in following up on a lead to explain why humans were being killed by Decepticons. Dino and Sideswipe arrived at Sam's apartment in time to witness an argument between him and Carly, although completely unaware that Carly's car was in fact Soundwave in disguise. After the humans determined that the Decepticons were targeting Sentinel for his ability to control the Space Bridge, Dino helped to escort the ancient Autobot back to base. While on the highway, they were attacked by the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], who had come to take Sentinel. During the chase, Dino dug his blades into [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]], and steered him into the firing line of the other Autobots before hurling him into oncoming traffic to finish him off, Dino arrived at the base with Bumblebee while Sideswipe and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] finished off the rest of the Dreads. However when they got there, Sentinel betrayed the Autobots, killed Ironhide and took his pillars, revealing that he made a deal with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to enslave mankind to rebuild Cybertron.

NEST and the Autobots pursued Sentinel Prime to Washinton D.C. Despite Optimus attempt to stop the ancient Autobot, Sentinel activated his bridge and brought an army of Decepticons through from the moon set up by Megatron. Dino arrived with Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Lennox and some NEST soldiers but were far outnumbered. As the Decepticon army ripped Washington apart, Optimus ordered the Autobots to retreat.

[[File:830px-Dotm-shipblewup-1-.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|The big yellow cheese in front of the big red cheese.]]
Dino and the other Autobots were forced to leave Earth when the turncoat Sentinel Prime coerced the human governments to exile their protectors. As it was leaving Earth's atmosphere, the Autobot's ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', was destroyed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and Dino was presumably killed along with his fellow Autobots. However, knowing that Sentinel and the Decepticons wouldn't honor their promise that humanity would not be harmed, the Autobots hid themselves into the boosters of their ship, and safely splashed down to Earth before the ship was destroyed. Dino and the Autobots rejoined their human allies from NEST and Sam Witwicky on the outskirts of Decepticon-controlled [[Chicago]], now the center stage for Sentinel Prime and Megatron's plan to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth.

[[File:DOTM Mirage Captured.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Wait! I forgot my wallet, can you let me go now?]]
Dino and the Autobots drove down the streets heading to the pillars when a [[Driller]] commanded by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] attacked the group. They managed to take shelter in a nearby building while they prepared for the next phase. After the NEST team had been equipped with new [[Boomstick]]s and [[Grapple glove]]s, the [[Wrecker]]s provided a distraction for Shockwave allowing Dino and his companions enough time to get away.

Soon, four Autobots were captured by Decepticons commanded by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. Bumblebee was soon after captured as well. As Dino struggled against his captors, the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]] convinced Soundwave to execute the Autobots, starting with Que. Dino and the others would have suffered the same fate as the Autobot scientist if not for the timely intervention of [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose commandeered Decepticon mothership rained down [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] on Soundwave's forces, allowing the Autobots to turn the tables and destroy their captors.

[[File:Mirage battle.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Me first, me first!]]
Freed, Dino and the others joined NEST and the United States Army in an assault on the building with the pillars, where Dino went hand to hand with Decepticons between him and the pillars. At one point in the battle, Dino's left arm was badly wounded, limiting his fighting abilities.<ref>If one looks close enough just after Sentinel has been executed, it is possible to see Dino holding his left arm in pain</ref> Eventually, the control pillar activating the space bridge was destroyed by Bumblebee and Ratchet and the Decepticon forces were destroyed. Now, with Earth truly their home, Dino approached his battle-worn comrades at the battle's end. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Mirage's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]'', the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]'', and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]", "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]", "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]", "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]", and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]". In an early version of the script, which was kept in the novelization, Dino/Mirage was decapitated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. In another early version, which was kept in the comic book adaptation and the junior novelization, he was executed by Soundwave, rather than Que/Wheeljack.}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
After the battle for Chicago, [[Harold Attinger]]'s CIA taskforce "[[Cemetery Wind]]" began hunting down the Autobots in addition to the remaining Decepticons on Earth. Mirage<ref>Mirage is the name used on [https://profilesinhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/101TransformersSs.pdf a playing card] that [[Harold Attinger|Attinger]] owns.</ref> received a message from Optimus Prime, instructing all Autobots to flee for their lives.

Five years later, Optimus questioned Mirage's absence, to which [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] replied that it was uncertain if anyone else evaded Cemetery Wind. However, Mirage was not listed as "deceased" by Cemetery Wind. Regardless, it is ultimately unknown if he survived. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:RisingStorm2-Mirage.jpg|left|thumb|Scusi?]]
When [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] were being menaced by Decepticons after their small companion [[Brains]], Mirage and Wheeljack arrived for the save. Mirage taunted and injured [[Sonar (ROTF)|Sonar]] while cloaked, and demanded the remaining Decepticons ''bring it on'' as he revealed himself. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Using his invisibility to his advantage, he fought the Decepticons together with Bumblebee and Wheeljack until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrived with reinforcements from [[NEST]], during which he tricked [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] into shooting [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] and pestered [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

Mirage's luck ran out when [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] arrived on the scene and blasted him and Wheeljack, leaving them terribly injured. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] could save their lives, but was unsure if they'd end up looking the same after his repairs. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Wittenberg]] (English)}}
====Xbox 360/PS3====
{{Note|Mirage is available to use in multiplayer with a shotgun primary weapon and cloaking as his ability. He is able to perform melee attacks faster than other characters, linking them together in a chain attack.}}

[[File:Mirage DOTM game.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|You ruined my vacation!]]
Sideswipe went missing after being tasked with investigating Decepticon activity in Central America, and Mirage was tasked with the mission of finding Sideswipe and completing the investigation. Along the way he encountered Starscream, who tried kill Mirage with mines, but failed. Starscream instead threw Mirage off a bridge into a ravine and believed him to be dead.

[[File:Mirage DOTM game 2.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Fly away little rocket, fly away.]]
Mirage survived, but his weapons and transformation systems were damaged, leaving his camouflage system the only one he could use. He managed to sneak past all the Decepticons on patrol and discovered the entrance to an ancient Mayan temple which had Decepticon markings all over it, suggesting the Mayans built their temples on top of Decepticon technology. The NEST team sent weapons and repairs for Mirage deep within the jungle where he eventually met up with Bumblebee. The two Autobots then made their way through the ruins and battled a Decepticon [[Enforcer]] on top of a temple. After defeating him, Mirage freed Sideswipe from captivity, but came under fire from other Decepticons, when NEST Major [[Reynolds]] sent air support and aided the trio.

Sideswipe suspected that the ruins were built over some sort of Cybertronian space port, and the Autobots made their way deeper into the ruins, where Starscream was trying to launch a Decepticon ship into space. They battled Starscream, but were unable to prevent the launch. The Decepticon second-in-command retreated. Mirage reported this to Optimus who began to track it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[File:DotM Autobots DS Mirage.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait, does this mean I'm [[Drift (SG)|Deadpool]] now?]]
Mirage found [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] in a state because the Decepticons were up to something at a NEST construction site, and they kept creating diversions to keep the Autobots away. Mirage went to investigate and found [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] running around. After tangling with the Decepticon once, Mirage was again interrupted by Ratchet with the news that Lockdown had infiltrated an Autobot base and interfered with the communications system, requiring Mirage to go around fixing the satellite dishes. After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] stole a piece of Mechtech with a tracking system in it, the Autobots traced him to [[Siberia]], and Mirage scouted out the area while fighting Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[File:Transformers Prime Legion Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Be thankful that I even got a toy.]]
*'''Mirage''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 008'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster
: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Mirage is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Sideways (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Sideways]], transforming into an unlicensed mock Audi R8. The retool was principally to give him hands and [[C joint|3mm port]]s capable of holding Cyberverse weapons, such as his translucent red "blaster", a sword which can ''sort of'' be used as a blaster when turned around. The "blaster", in the same colors, was carried by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ratchet]], while differently-colored versions were each used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]] and the single-release redeco of [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

:The United States market release of Mirage used the template for the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]''-based Series 2 Cyberverse Legion Class packaging style but lacked the "Prime" moniker. The [[Multilingual packaging|multilingual]] European market packaging, meanwhile, retained the ''Prime'' title, thus arguably making it a [[Mirage (Prime)|separate character]].

:The original version of this sculpt was also used to make [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]], while the retooled version was also used for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Stinger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegMirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===Movie Advanced Series===
[[File:Lost Age AD-16 Dino.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Be thankful that I got a toy that [[scale]]s.]]
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]]-[[June 21|06-21]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD16'''
**''Accessories:'' Armblades
: Released in June 2014 in Japan, ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' Deluxe Class Dino is a red redeco and retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class [[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Sideways]]. He features Automorph action during the conversion from car to [[robot mode]]. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood, and his robot abs flip down. There is also some Mech Alive: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbows. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade. Like the Legion Class figure, He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of an Audi R8.

:In addition to his new, movie-accurate head sculpt, Dino also comes with removable arm blades to simulate the ones he had in the movie. The original version of this sculpt was also retooled into ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Dead End (ROTF)#Deluxe|Dead End]].

:(Yeah, we're not sure how this got made either).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/MADino/dino.htm More information on ''Movie Advanced Series'' Dino at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Tiny-Turbo-Changer-Series-3-Dino.jpg|250px|thumb|Be thankful that I have not been forgotten.]]
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''3'''
**''Bag Code'' '''G'''
:Released as part of the third series of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], "Autobot Dino" is a [[Hot Rod (G1)|red redeco]] of the [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#The Last Knight|Hot Rod toy]] released in series 2, sharing the same deco pattern from the original mold.

:(And we thought we would never see a new toy of Mirage again).
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====Studio Series====
[[File:SS71AutobotDinoMirageStockPhotos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Be thankful!]]
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''71'''
**''Accessories'': 2 arm blades, "High Speed Chase" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Autobot Dino" is an entirely new mold accurate to his appearance in ''Dark of the Moon'', transforming from robot into a genericized pseudo-Ferrari. The vehicle mode design is due to the Ferrari toy license being exclusively held by {{w|Maisto}} at the time of release.<ref>Though they also have released toys through [[TakaraTomy]] brand {{w|Tomica}}. Maybe he'll get a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive retool?</ref> He comes with two arm blades and a cardboard backdrop display depicting the Dread chase scene from the film.

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DCard-Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He seems familiar, but I can't place the face.]]
*'''Mirage''' (2007)
**''Card number'': '''8'''

: Mirage is a 26-point "Common" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly-packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (model undetermined), or into a rather stumpy robot mode. His twin blaster-weapons can be mounted on his arms (their nominal placement) or on his shoulders.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Earth]] mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] cards. This style is similar to the one used by [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]].

: Though his card is clearly ''based'' on the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage toy]], he's not remotely as obvious about it as the Cliffjumper and Smokescreen cards are. While all the parts are in roughly the same place as the ''Alternators'' toy, the detailing is very much in line with the movie aesthetic, featuring a lot of shifted panels and extensive mechanical greeblies.

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===Speed Stars===
[[File:SpeedStars TransScan Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He'll be seein' red.]]
*'''Mirage''' (2011)
**''Series:'' '''Trans Scan'''
**''Number:'' '''2 of 3'''

: Mirage is one of three "die-cast" cars in the Trans Scan Series. In car mode he's mostly translucent red plastic and his robot mode is sculpted underneath. Due to licensing reasons noted below, his alt mode is just an approximation of a Ferrari 458 Italia instead of the actual vehicle.
: His assortment got a very limited release, showing up at stores like ShopKo and HEB Grocery. Despite this, Mirage and the rest of the Speed Stars did get a very wide release in Mexico.
: Like a number of Speed Star vehicles, there are differences between the figure shown on the cardback and the finished product. The cardback depicts him using a solid black robot mode template of the type used in the previous film... complete with '''Decepticon''' faction symbol above his head rather than a screw, raising some [[Mirage (G1)#Notes|definite]] [[Mirage's Betrayal|questions]] concerning whether or not the robot mode was meant to be used with Mirage in the first place, and if it was why such a symbol was chosen. The final product switched to a silver robot mode template that now has the screw over his head, but the robot mode itself is unchanged, paint apps and all.
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==Notes==
[[File:TF-DOTM-Mirage-Cardboard-on-a-stick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*Even though early toys and contemporary media refer to the character as "Mirage", this page is named "Dino" because that name is used in ''Dark of the Moon'' and has been used in recent toys of the character.
*Call sheets for ''Dark of the Moon'' referred to Dino/Mirage as '''Enzo''', a reference to {{w|Enzo Ferrari}}, presumably before the decision was made to pay tribute to his son {{w|Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari}}.<ref>[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.]</ref> Another early working name for him was '''Rush'''.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*Dino is not named "Mirage" in ''Dark of the Moon'', as Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, had an exclusive license for Ferrari toys at the time of the film's release,<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref> and thus Ferrari did not want their product placement sporting the name of a Hasbro toy's [[trademark]].<ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> As of 2018, this evidently was not a concern any more, as Hasbro are happy to produce toys under the name of "Autobot Dino" (even if they still can't be Ferraris).
*Like his name, his Italian accent in the movie also had to be approved by Ferrari, who wanted him not to have a cheesy Hollywood "Italian" accent.<ref name="collider">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com interview with Michael Bay.]</ref>
*In ''Dark of the Moon'', Dino sports an Italian/European Union [[license plate]] (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right. In addition, this plate uses an outdated numeration system for Italian license plates, which was replaced in 1994 with an "AA 000 AA" format related to the car registration, which omits any explicit reference to the place of origin.<ref name="licenseplate">{{w|Vehicle registration plates of Italy}} at Wikipedia.</ref>
*The "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors ''something'' to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="headprop">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html "Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit"] at TFW2005</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mirage''' (ミラージュ ''Mirāju''), '''Dino''' (ディーノ ''Dīno'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huànyǐng''' (幻影, "Mirage"), '''Dino''' (迪諾 ''Dínuò''), '''Kǒnglóng''' (恐龙, "Dinosaur")

==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]

Michael Bay

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[[File:Michaelbay.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Brawl (Movie)|I say Devastator. DE-VAS-TA-TOR]]!"]]
'''Michael Bay''' (born [[February 17]], [[1965]]) is an <s>uncontrollable pyromaniac</s> American film director and producer. He is the director of [[DreamWorks]]' ''Transformers'' live-action movies. Bay has directed other blockbuster action films, such as ''Bad Boys'' and its sequel, ''The Rock'', ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'', ''Pearl Harbor'', ''The Island'', ''Pain & Gain'', and ''13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi''. He also directed that "Aaron Burr!" milk commercial.

In addition to directing, Bay served as a producer for a number of horror movies through his production company Platinum Dunes, as well producing non-horror films such as ''I am Number Four'', ''Project Almanac'' and the Nickelodeon ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' movies.

==Filmography==
===Films directed===
*''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
*''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
*''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]''

===Films produced===
*''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''

===Creative collaboration===
*''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]''

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
Michael Bay produces documentary films about the Transformers. His first one was a shockingly biased piece of Autobot propaganda, and the Decepticons would like to [[Death|have a polite chat about it]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Quadwal 1215.15 Epsilon|one parallel universe]], Michael Bay was hired to direct the ''[[GoBots]]'' film franchise instead. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===Sector Seven ARG===
[[Sector Seven]] agent [[Hugo Weaving]] had to convince "M.B." and his compatriots to put him in charge of the "[[Megatron (Movie)|Megaman]] issue" in the PsyOp exercise of [[Transformers (film)|a film]] the organization is making in order to cover up the existence of N.B.E.s on Earth. {{storylink|Sector Seven|Sector Seven ARG}}

==Toys==
[[File:Baybot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This was '''''AWESOME''''']]
* "'''BayBot'''," a joking representation of Bay in toy form, was "advertised" in an [[Easter egg]] on the ''Transformers'' DVD. The toy is an ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] with a humanoid head and [[Autobot]] [[insignia]]. [[Mason the Mastiff dog|And]] [[Bonecrusher (dog)|puppies]]. It's quite disturbing, actually. The toy was created by [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' design team for Bay, but he had no idea that [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] had included it as an Easter egg joke.
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==Merchandise==
[[File:Michael Bay M&M.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE?]]
*Michael Bay appeared as a lavender [[M&M's|M&M]] in a cross-promotional poster.

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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Awesome Commercial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Aside from the awesome, what's a Kiss Player?"]]
* Michael Bay starred in a Verizon FiOS commercial in which he had an awesome pussy cat (a tiger), an awesome grill (with a life-size [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], also awesome), and an awesome pool. Typically, he had a switch to blow something up, which he did...three times. The cat was not blown up (which was fortunate), but all three explosions were '''''AWESOME'''''. He also batted away the [[Nokia-bot]], causing it to explode, because that's just how he rolls. {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Verizon|Verizon FİOS Michael Bay commercial}}
* He also took time out of his busy schedule to showcase the virtues of the Transformers: Dark of the Moon Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray 3D combo pack and the Transformers Ultimate Collector's Edition. He even had to sign 5000 copies of the Collector's Edition. You ever do that? Five. Thousand. Signatures. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Home Video|Michael Bay Showcases Transformers Blu-ray Limited Edition}}

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==Convention appearances==
* Bay appeared at the [[BotCon 2009]] [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] Party night, to screen clips from ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
* Bay also appeared at the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] celebration at [[BotCon 2011]], accepting his award for being inducted, plus he brought along a long "teaser" of scenes from the not-yet-released ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.

==Quotes==

{{quote|Remember the heart and the magic!|2=Michael Bay's catchphrase regarding ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''|3=A very short interview on E! Online, October 2007<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071024125023/http://www.eonline.com/movies/reelgirl/detail/index.jsp?uuid=03ff539b-dffa-4d60-ad7b-084f510128a7&sid=reel Archived version</ref>}}

{{quote|I don't even know how you ''spend'' that much money on a movie.|Michael Bay on the budgets for other 2007 summer blockbusters|''Transformers'' movie DVD audio commentary.}}

{{quote|We don’t build $3 million sets and then the director walks in and says, “F*** it, I’m not going to use that set.” The stories I hear from my crew members, of waste on other pictures, of directors shooting a six— or eight-hour day, it’s just staggering.|Michael Bay on budget again|Interview with Variety<ref>http://www.michaelbay.com/archives/site/2008-2010/newsblog/files/b7f044df56ae3317b4b36abb77c88f9b-546.php</ref>}}

{{quote|And someone could come in here and screw it up, you know?|Michael Bay on Transformers 4|Interview with Huffington Post<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html</ref>}}

{{quote|Do you ever get sick of actors that make $15 million a picture, or even $200,000 for voiceover work that took a brisk one hour and 43 minutes to complete, and then complain about their jobs? With all the problems facing our world today, do these grumbling thespians really think people reading the news actually care about trivial complaints that their job wasn’t “artistic enough” or “fulfilling enough”?|Michael Bay on actor [[Hugo Weaving]]|2012 Collider interview<ref name="superherohype.com">http://www.superherohype.com/news/173257-michael-bay-responds-to-hugo-weavings-comments-on-transformers</ref>}}

{{quote|Well, that’s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do. You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, “Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.” ...Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in “Transformers.”|Michael Bay on actress [[Megan Fox]]|2009 Wall Street Journal interview<ref>http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204621904574249803555118212?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052970204621904574249803555118212.html</ref>}}

==Notes==
*Bay, as presented in various documentary segments, takes an extremely active, hands-on approach to the filming of his movies, carefully orchestrating complex effects sequences, and sometimes getting behind the camera lens himself. He's apparently a little more passive in regards to things like scripting and character development. ''Revenge of the Fallen'' began development without a full-fledged script, and while Bay conceived of the characters of [[the Twins]], he left their actual characterization up to the voice actors who portrayed them.
*Michael Bay's auditioning process for leading ladies is notoriously rigorous and scrutinizing. Examples of the criteria necessary to obtain employment from Bay include: How well [[Megan Fox|the actress]] can wash his Ferrari while he films them in private<ref name="ferrariwash">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/05/johnny-depp-megan-fox "Trailer trash"], The Observer, July 2009.</ref> and how well [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|the actress]] screen-tests while wearing see-through lingerie.<ref>[http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/article.aspx?cp-documentid=24443692 Transformers actress wore lingerie to audition] @ msn.com</ref>
*At times, other people involved with Bay's films have claimed to be Bay himself. It is not known if they are attempting to protect him from the [[Fandom|Romans]] or not.<ref>A comment Bay made during the ''Transformers'' promotional reel at [[BotCon 2006]].</ref>
* When the production required a fictional tail serial number to paint on the real MH-53 Pave Low helicopters representing [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], Bay decided to use the tail number from his own personal Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet, '''4500X'''.<ref name="bayaudio">Michael Bay's audio commentary for the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie DVD.</ref> In 2010, Bay used this jet to fly personnel in and out of Haiti following the huge earthquake there.<ref name="haiti">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/02/26/tf3-update-haiti/ TF3 Update & Haiti] on michael bay dot com</ref>
* A second Bay Easter Egg appeared in ''Revenge of the Fallen'': the freighter ship carrying a group of Constructicons is named ''[[Bayos]]'', a nickname for the generally chaotic and destructive nature of Bay's films.
* During a television interview on June 13th, 2007 in Australia on the Ten Network's news hour, Bay stated that [[Hugo Weaving]] had recorded his lines as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in Australia while Bay directed him from the U.S. using Apple ''iChat'', and thus, he had never actually met the actor.
* [[Sam Witwicky]]'s [[eBay]] user name, "LadiesMan217", is a reference to Bay's birthday. [http://myworld.ebay.com/ladiesman217/ ladiesman217] is a registered user on eBay.
* Susan Bay, a relative of Michael Bay, was married to famed ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor (and the original voice of Generation 1 [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]) [[Leonard Nimoy]], and apparently it was due to their substantial contributions to the [[Griffith Observatory]] that Michael was allowed to film ''Transformers'' at that location.<ref name="bayaudio"/> Apparently, Nimoy was even considered to provide the voice for [[The Fallen]], but Bay felt uncomfortable asking him to do it for such a small wage. Nimoy himself was apparently much more enthusiastic about being involved in Transformers again. It all worked out for the third film though, in which Nimoy played [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].
* According to Bay, the human bystander that Megatron flicks aside during the Mission City sequence was Bay himself (one assumes he means it is a CGI digital double made in his appearance).<ref name="bayaudio" /> This 'cameo' replaces one he filmed where he was the driver of the silver [[Mercedes-Benz]] ML320 that Megatron tosses aside.<ref>Easter egg on the ''Transformers'' movie DVD depicting the shooting of an unused scene.</ref>
* Two of Michael Bay's dogs are linked to Transformers. One, [[Mason the Mastiff dog|Mason]], is the dog Miles is seen giving a bath to during the film. A new puppy he got while working on the film was named [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]]. No word yet on what, if anything, the dog hates. Bonecrusher subsequently got a role in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bonecrusher (dog)|as himself]].
* According to an interview with Forbes, Bay receives an 8% cut of royalties from sales of ''Transformers'' movie toys and merchandise.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html Michael Bay interview on Forbes.com, June 3, 2009]</ref>
* For ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Bay earned himself an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the "biggest explosion on film with actors present".<ref name="guiness">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10579085 New Zealand Herald article mentioning Bay' Guinness Book entry]</ref> Now if ''that'' ain't '''''AWESOME'''''.
* He dissed the Fallen as "kind of a **** character" to USA Today.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm USA Today, "Next Transformers is due for a switch"]</ref> Hasbro probably doesn't think that's '''''AWESOME'''''.
* Curved TVs are his Kryptonite.
* In China, one of Michael Bay's nicknames is "mài kǎobèi" (卖拷贝), almost literally "sell copies".
* In ''Age of Extinction'', Michael Bay has a cameo appearance as a truck driver's passenger.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btn2tPxjisA&app=desktop#t=51s</ref>
* It seems that you can teach an old dog [[Izabella|some new tricks]].
* After a first [[Transformers 5 set visit]], Bay personally convinced Paramount to do a second one, this time flying fan-media representatives from across the globe to Hollywood for a "[[Transformers: The Last Knight Super Fan Event|The Last Knight Super Fan Event]]", which included a visit to his personal studio.
*He demands that things be '''''AWESOME'''''. And explode. Because explosions are awesome ([[Wildrider (Animated)|this guy]] agrees too).
[[File:ExplosionsFactoryUpgrade.jpeg|center|thumb|600px|I am here to ask you one question, and one question only: '''EXPLOSIONS?!''''']]

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===Feuds with the cast===
Many who have worked with Bay haven't had the kindest things to say about him after the fact. Bay, in turn, doesn't pull his punches when responding...

* During the publicity in the lead up to the release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and articles thereafter, there has been a war of words between [[Megan Fox]] and Bay. Fox has commented negatively on the ''Transformers'' sequel, claiming that it was "not a movie about acting" and she spends most of the time "running or screaming, or both";<ref name="foxew">[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246950_20263258_20284375,00.html Entertainment Weekly interview with Megan Fox June 10, 2009]</ref> furthermore, that she "still didn't know what was happening" in the film despite appearing in it and having read the script, and anyone who understood the movie had to be a "genius".<ref name="meganearly">[http://movieline.com/2009/06/30/megan-fox-bites-the-migraine-inducing-nonsensical-mess-that-feeds-her/ Appearance by Megan Fox on ''The Early Show'', June 30, 2009, reported by Movieline.]</ref> Bay, in return, condescendingly remarked that Fox "says some very ridiculous things" and "still has a lot of growing to do".<ref name="baywsj">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904574249803555118212.html Wall Street Journal interview with Michael Bay, June 25, 2009.]</ref> In early September 2009, Fox stated in Wonderland magazine that Bay had a Hitler-like dictator persona on set, and off the set was very socially awkward in an otherwise warm review of the man.<ref name="bayhitler">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html LA Times blog comments on Fox's claims September 2, 2009]</ref> Evidently having not read the entire interview, three members of "Bay's crew" anonymously responded in an open letter praising Bay and derogatorily citing the difficulty in working with Fox.<ref name="baycrew">[Open letter by the ''Transformers'' set crew on Michael Bay.com on September 11, 2009. Removed from Bay's site, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/266237-crews-response-foxs-comments.html mirrored at TFW2005]</ref> The letter was quickly removed and Michael Bay himself soon responded, saying he doesn't condone either the letter or Fox's outlandish comments, but noted her "crazy quips" was part of her "crazy charm", and since they had a good relationship, he expects further outrageous comments from Fox in the lead up to ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/13/the-crew-letter/ Michael Bay, responding to the crew letter on his website September 12, 2009]</ref> Fox later agreed to act in the Bay-produced ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' film series.

*After completing his contractual three film obligation to the ''Transformers'' franchise, [[Hugo Weaving]] had nothing nice to say about the experience. In an October, 2012 interview with the ''Herald Sun'', he referred to his part in the series as "meaningless" and "pathetic", and expressed a profound lack of professional satisfaction from the whole ordeal.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-done-with-marvel-says-transformers-work-was-meaningless/story-e6frf9h6-1226496900161?nk=7902a75e03aa99ff659459ecf9f13471</ref> Michael Bay fired back in an interview with ''Collider'', calling Weaving a "whiner" and claiming he lacked "integrity", then going on to suggest Weaving donate his millions of dollars to a charity for elephants.<ref name="superherohype.com"/>

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e9TnfnkRFs&feature=player_embedded Hall of Fame video]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/ Michael Bay on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://michaelbay.com Official website]
*[https://twitter.com/michaelbay Bay's Twitter]

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