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Swindler

2020-07-11T09:14:57Z

Gallade0475: /* The Transformers */

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

[[File:Swindler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"My Cybertronian name translates to what?"]]
'''Swindler''' knows when to hold 'em, and more importantly, he knows when to fold 'em. The physically weakest of the [[Race Car Patrol]], Swindler instead relies on his brains to get through tight spots. Extremely bright, he knows how to accomplish his goals using as little [[energon]] as possible, all while keeping a cool head and a straight face.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Swindler and the rest of the Race Car Patrol, along with the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]], were tasked with preventing the [[Decepticon]]s from experimenting on their fellow Autobot Micromasters from the [[Battle Patrol]], previously captured during a scouting mission. They were given explosive charges to destroy the facility where the Battle Patrol were being held, but chafed against [[Xaaron]]'s orders that did not permit a rescue. Ultimately they disobeyed his orders and braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades and fled from the installation.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Swindler king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
The Race Car Patrol was brought from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] via trans-dimensional portal in order to reinforce the Autobot forces on the planet. They were all pretty cynical about it, with Swindler complaining that the higher-ups had been looking for a good reason to get them off Cybertron. Along with the [[Off Road Patrol]], Prime informed them on a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Race Car Patrol went to patrol the nearby roads. There, they ran into [[Cecilia Santiago]], a reporter who was already investigating recent developments. With her help, they located [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] in [[New York City]], as he was planting an [[electrostator|energy-collecting device]] on top of the [[Empire State Building]]. A couple of police officers, mistaking them for humans in costumes, attempted to bar the Micromasters' way, forcing Swindler and his teammates to tie them to nearby lampposts to proceed. Eventually puzzling out how to work the building's elevators, the Race Car Patrol made it to the roof, and prevented Iguanus from collecting any of the storm's energies, sending him plummeting down to the street in the process. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. They decided to stay in New York from then on. {{storylink|King Con!}}

[[File:Casanova Brown.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"My client, Roadhandler, conquered Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson's streak at Wrestlemania!"]]
When [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] was challenged by professional wrestler [[Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson]] to fight him in the ring, the former saw a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience, and accepted. He had Swindler and Free Wheeler accompany him to his first meeting with Jackson, and when [[Casanova Brown]] introduced himself as Jackson's manager, Swindler decided to follow suit and introduced himself as Roadhandler's manager. He got into the swing of things quickly, and when Brown suggested that Roadhandler throw the match as part of his performance, Swindler insisted that an Autobot only loses to "a superior opponent." Despite Swindler throttling him to get his point across, Brown was more than happy to let the Autobots dictate the match's outcome. Roadhandler rose to fame after his first victory, with Swindler accompanying him to all subsequent matches. Eventually, Roadhandler's fame attracted the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons, who challenged him to take on [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] in the ring. Knowing that [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] and his troops wouldn't play fair, Cecilia approached Swindler and asked him to keep an eye out for Roadhandler's fanclub during the match. Cecilia's intuition turned out to be on the money, as several kidnapping attempts were made on Raodhandler's fans during the match, in a bid to force him to forfeit the match. Thanks to the other Micromasters' efforts, all abductions were thwarted, and Roadhandler claimed victory without fear of casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

[[File:Race car patrol double deal of the century.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were out with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on Earth when they saw [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] being attacked and abducted by [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Decepticon]]. Shortly afterwards, the Decepticon radioed Optimus, and offered to sell the plans back to him for 5000 energon units. Optimus agreed to "Dealer's" terms, and turned to the Race Car Patrol for volunteers on the exchange. The group was then approached by a [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Autobot]] who offered to retrieve the sensitive information that Chainclaw had been carrying. Optimus allowed "Double" to go through with the mission, but grew antsy when there appeared to be a delay on his return. He did come back, badly damaged and carrying Chainclaw, claiming that the Decepticons had ambushed him and taken both the plans and the energon. Angered by the betrayal, the rest of the Autobots present vowed to deal with the Decepticons themselves, and charged into battle against [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops, holed up in a nearby building.'' {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}}

''Swindler attended the [[Transformer]]s' [[Christmas]] party [[1989]], where for some reason he sat atop the tree.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were among the Autobots and Decepticons who arrived on Earth and began battling over its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

The Race Car Patrol and [[Off Road Patrol]] were later involved in a mission to Alaska to protect an oil tanker. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages====
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Race Car Patrol helped rebuild Planet [[Micro]] into Planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked the aquatic planet of [[Wall]], the Race Car Patrol team were deployed to defend it. With the aid of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]], and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

The Race Car Patrol were one of the numerous Micromaster teams that helped defend Planet Zone from the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Unfortunately, they were not able to prevent [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from stealing the planet's [[Zodiac]] energy capsule. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====

Swindler was stationed on [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Violen Jiger]] attacked, using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. They staged a counterattack using [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the real Powered Masters as a rallying point. Having mastered the use of [[Schaeffer Energy]], the Micromasters could now transform and combine into powerful weapons. Swindler and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] linked up into a particle exhaust cannon, wielded by their enlarged comrade, [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Swindler was among the Micromasters in [[Little Iacon]] who watched [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] challenge Roadhandler to a race. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Swindler Roadhandler Free Wheeler.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Swindler was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Swindler was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Swindler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The way I see it, if you're gonna [[Scanning|scan]] a car for an [[alternate mode]], why not one with [[Gigawatt|some style?]]"]]
*'''Race Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1988]])

:Swindler transforms into a gray DeLorean DMC-12 sports car. He was sold only as part of a [[Micromaster]] Patrol four-pack with [[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]] and [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]]. Swindler is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Tailspin, sharing the same plastic colors.

:Together with the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], the Race Car Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradiant background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by [[GiG]]). However, a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] of the French/Dutch version featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and most likely a similar version (in English-only packaging) was also released in the United Kingdom alongside similar versions of the Air Strike Patrol and the Off Road Patrol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Swindler/swindler.htm More information on Swindler at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-334'''

:The Race Car Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' series. The toys are identical to the [[Hasbro]] versions.
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===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Race-Car-Patrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Roads? Where I'm going, I don't ''need'' roads.]]
*'''Roadhandler & Swindler''' (Micromaster, [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S4'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-03'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[February 23]], [[2019]]'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Swindler transforms into a grey vaguely-Cybertronian sports car. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] to form a "Multi-Mech Particle Exhaust Cannon." As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels. Alternatively he can be turned into a single blaster without the need of his teammate as a [[fan mode]].

:Swindler's shoulder joints don't offer much clearance, which heavily hinders both articulation and transformation. A small amount of force is required to shift all the parts into place to properly tab in, as well as to pull the parts apart far enough to move them out of the way for robot mode.

:He was later redecoed as [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blackjack]].
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==Notes==
*Swindler's name may well have been a jab at carmaker {{w|John DeLorean}}'s...''dubious'' business practices.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Glorean''' (グロリアン ''Gurorian''), '''Swindler''' (スウィンドラー ''Suwindorā'')
*''French:'' '''Virage''' (Canada, "Turn")
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Noble (BM)

2019-05-15T14:12:51Z

Gallade0475: Added a reference to the channel Lost Pause (the YouTuber Noble probably warrants a reference on this page)

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{{disambig3|Noble}}
:''Noble is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Noble.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A Predacon Werewolf in Iacon.]]
The strange organic monster known as '''Noble''' is the only known purely-organic Transformer. He was created as an unintended, unforeseen side effect of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] seeking to rid himself of the organic portions of his beast form. Once Megatron's animating spark left the beast it retained life and became a distinct living creature in its own right. Stripped of Megatron's mind however the thing that remained was basically all animal and acted as such. His humanoid form resembles a werewolf, and his alternate mode is a dragon (known as "'''Savage'''"). The animalistic Noble formed a close bond with [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] akin to that between a boy and his dog.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Yūichi Nagashima]] (Japanese)|[[Han Li]] (Chinese), [[Mauro Ramos]] (Brazil), [[Michael Telloke]] (German)}}

[[Image:SavageNoble Savage approaches.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now I'll sneak up behind it and stick my thumb up its butt-hole, now that'll really piss it off!"]]
When Noble first appeared, the creature was basically Megatron in disguise, his spark having been unexpectedly trapped in the organics he had sought to purge. It is unclear whether his seemingly random violent rages were genuine or if they were a deliberate ruse. Once he seemed to gain more self-control and began speaking, Noble claimed to be a survivor of the transformation lock virus in need of help, and so he was quickly accepted into the [[Maximal]] fold and befriended by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|Savage Noble}} Noble began experiencing "blackouts", however, when his animal mind supposedly took over his actions and led him to Megatron's Citadel, desperately clawing to get in. These "spells" fooled the Maximals long enough for Megatron to make his move. After breaching the Citadel's defenses, he used a spark extractor on himself and downloaded his [[spark]] into a [[Grand Mal|Giant Warship]]. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}

The discarded Savage/Noble entity was left a pure beast with an instinctual mind and no spark. Noble continued to follow Nightscream, helping where he could but also at times jeopardizing the team. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} He lost none of his effectiveness against the Vehicons however, thrashing a whole squadron of Motorcycle Drones when he stumbled across Nightscream under attack in the underground city of Iacon. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

The first time Megatron consumed all the sparks on Cybertron, Noble attacked him in defense of Nightscream; now more disgusted than ever, Megatron used his new-found power to kill Noble. This sacrifice led to the enraged Nightscream defeating Megatron. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}} The ill-fated creature was later mourned by the Maximals and praised for his sacrifice. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}
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===''Beast Machines'' toy bio===
A warrior known to boast about nature's superiority of technology, "Beast Changer" was the first of several side-effects that came about due to Megatron separating his organic and technological halves. He possessed acute senses and immense power in both modes; in his wolf mode, he could easily claw and bite through synthetic alloys, and in his dragon mode, his scales provided him with more protection than any Vehicon armor. Although he was an intelligent warrior, with an intense hatred for Megatron, the other Maximals still had their doubts about him, due to his bizarre origin. Nonetheless, he found sympathy within his fellow Maximal, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|#Toys|Beast Changer toy bio}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Savage was Nightscream's pet. They celebrated [[Christmas]] by watching ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} Nightscream was walking Savage when he ran into [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Convobat)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and again following the reconstruction of [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As part of their takeover of [[Tera-Kura Co.]] for their resources, the [[Concurrence]] used [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]'s [[Synthoid]] technology in reverse to convert [[Megatron (BW)|President Megatron]] into a fully robotic being loyal to the Concurrence. The "beast portion", Noble, was disposed of, and picked up by Nightscream, who got him a job as an opera singer at [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]'s [[Wolf Circus]] (one performance of which was watched by Savage). Once [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mayor Megatron]] got wind of the Concurrence's plans and the existence of Noble, he and his subordinates were able to convince Weirdwolf to turn over Noble. By using some trickery, they were able to have Noble take Beast Megatron and combine with him, restoring his normal mind and helping chase away the Concurrence. Remaining split between two bodies, the robotic President Megatron still showed an evil streak, but Noble tried his best at setting him on the right path. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some realities, "Noble Savage" was a [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/01}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BM-toy BeastChanger.jpg|right|thumb|300px| Sadly, not cherry flavored.]]
*'''Beast Changer''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Wings (left & right)

: The Beast Changer (so called due to [[Hasbro]]'s inability to secure the [[Trademark]] on "Savage Noble") transforms from wolf-creature to dragon-creature (the packaging announces a conversion from "savage beast to noble wolf", a reference to the name Hasbro wasn't able to trademark). A spring-loaded tab on the dragon's head opens his jaws. The toy's [[spark crystal]] has its own unique symbol, a merger of the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon logos. Its spark-action [[gimmick]] is a wind-up spinning claw attack. His dragon wings cannot transform in any way; for a show-accurate werewolf mode you are required to pop off the wings and set them aside, making him one of the more recent examples of a [[partformer]].

:Despite the character being fully organic, there are mechanical parts visible through his chest. Whether these parts are visible on purpose, or just a byproduct of the mechanisms for his gimmicks exposed by his translucent plastic, isn't known.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BeastChanger/beastchanger.htm More information on "Beast Changer" at TFU.info]''

===Beast Wars Returns===
*'''Noble Savage''' (Deluxe, [[2005]]-[[April 14|04-14]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''BR-11'''
**''Accessories'': Wings (left & right)

:A redeco of the Beast Changer toy, colored to appear somewhat more show-accurate and released in Japan as part of the ''Beast Wars Returns'' toyline, [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BeastChanger/beastchanger.htm More information on Noble Savage at TFU.info (scroll down)]''

===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG63-G2-Megatron-Noble.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67| "What's cracking, guys!"]]
*'''G2 Megatron''' ([[2018]]-[[February 24|02-24]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG63'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Noble is redecoed from [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]]'s drone accessory, transforming from dragon to bipedal wolf monster to [[5mm post|5mm]] triple-barreled blaster. He is included with the larger [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legends|G2 Megatron]] toy.
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==Notes==
*While "Savage" is clearly Megatron's dragon half, it is unclear where the DNA for the wolf form "Noble" originated. Some fans have speculated a connection to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s wolf fuzor form but nothing in the show particularly supports this.
*Given the Beast era's focus on a Transformer's life force and personality being bound up in its spark, it is questionable whether Noble, after losing its spark, was technically still a Transformer.
*The [[Mutant (BW)|''Beast Wars Mutants'']] line contained prior examples of beast-to-beast Transformers.
*[[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] would later borrow the "Noble" character model as a werewolf for the beginning of ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'' and the two ''Scary Godmother'' movies.
*The names "Savage" and "Noble" come from the phrase "noble savage", a concept in philosophy which states that humans in a non-civilized state are essentially good. Pretty deep for a Saturday morning cartoon show.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Noble''' (ノーブル ''Nōburu''), '''Savage''' (サヴェッジ ''Savejji'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Noble''' (Taiwan, 諾博 ''Nuòbó''), '''Móhuàn Lóng''' (China, 魔幻龙, "Fantastic Dragon")

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[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]
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Domitius Major

2018-10-13T22:00:53Z

Gallade0475: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Strange Visitors - Domitius Major has the bridge.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Warp factor four, Mr. Centurion—engage!]]

A keen and capable commander, '''Domitius Major''' and his crew were boldly going where no beast-former had gone before until extenuating circumstances saw their [[Axalon (BW)|vessel]] stranded on a [[Earth|frigid alien planet]]. All memories of his past life gone, Domitius became '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]''', adopting his namesake's trademark heroism and determination. Though clad in the trappings of someone else's life, "Optimus" remained a heroic force for good on [[Earth]] until his final passing.

He also punched out [[Elder God|Cthulhu]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{first|[[The Iron Klaw|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]}}

[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Well, that's just Prime!]]

Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

Twenty thousand years ago, Shockwave—acting on his knowledge of history, and seeking to advance his ultimate goal—decided that the Talisman would need to be moved to Earth for safekeeping, {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} and entrusted it to Domitius, who carried it offworld aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. Domitius and his crew were evidently kept in the dark about the true nature of their mission; by the time that they arrived over Earth after a ten-thousand year voyage, they were drawn to the planet by its supplies of [[Ore-13]], searching for [[energon]] to refuel their vessel. While preparing to land, their vessel accidentally received a transmission of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]... a transmission that belonged to the younger Shockwave, who had arrived on Earth to investigate the progress of his [[Regenesis]] project.

[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!]]

The ''Axalon'' crashed on a glacier in the land that would one day be [[Brasnya]]; though physically unharmed, the Talisman their vessel carried had scrambled the minds of their crew and left them with no trace of their memories. When Shockwave came to investigate their ship, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] had recovered, and his confusion over his lost identity inspired Shockwave to use the amnesiac Transformers in a twisted experiment of his own devising. By overwriting their missing memories with data from the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the amoral scientist was able to convince the stranded explorers that they ''were'' the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s; Domitius himself came to believe that he was Optimus Prime. The two factions battled one another for a century in a series of simulated war games while Shockwave observed their tactics. When Shockwave left, the ''Axalon'' crew fought until they ran low on energy, and entered [[stasis lock]] underground. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

In the 19th century, nearby [[human]] activity prompted a handful of Maximals to awaken, though "Optimus Prime" was not one of them. Several of the ersatz Autobots mulled over the possibility of reactivating their commander during the brief conflict between the "Autobots" and "Decepticons", though they ultimately decided against it. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

[[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|left|300px|GIVE ME YOUR F...er, tentacles.]]

Several years later, however, the forces of the [[Elder God]]s manifested themselves, threatening both humans and Transformers. With the help of [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]], the "Autobots" were able to reactivate their commander, who had been buried beneath the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]]. "Optimus" battled the Elder God in [[Nova Scotia]], and eventually drove it and its followers back to the depths of the ocean. In the aftermath, he pledged to defend Earth if the abomination ever resurfaced. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

Domitius, still believing himself to be Optimus Prime, survived until [[World War I]], when he and "Bumblebee" were caught in a European battlefield. Faced with a real war, their artificial memories of the Cybertronian war swiftly unraveled and Domitius perished that day. His death was enough to shake "Bumblebee" from his conditioning.

[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionVsDomitius.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's got the (bad) touch.]]

By the end of [[World War II]], Centurion returned to the crash site of the ''Axalon'', where he discovered that the [[IRON Trooper]]s that the Talisman created had banded together to puppeteer Domitius's dead body like a suit. Centurion—by this time, the last surviving member of the ''Axalon'' crew—battled his old commander for the last time and eventually managed to tear his body apart. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} In the decades that followed, Kreiger recovered Domitius' body as part of his quest to unlock the secrets of the Talisman and relocated it to a [[Project Ice Man|secure facility]] beneath the crater left by the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

By studying Atomic Man's reverse-engineered cybernetics, Kreiger eventually discovered a way to command the IRON Troopers to once more animate Domitius's dead body. Alongside "[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]", the "I.R.O.N. Cybertronians" were deployed to stop [[Action Man]] after he and his compatriots broke into the base. Action Man briefly tangled with them before he managed to flood a tunnel and wash them away. They recovered just in time to briefly battle [[Matt Trakker]] in the [[Thunderhawk]] before Atomic Man committed suicide, severing the link between himself and the IRON Troopers to permanently take them offline. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

Following his fusion with [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]], Centurion would mourn both Domitius and [[Smarts]] as friends that he had betrayed and lost. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Domitius's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on-panel, but according to artist [[Guido Guidi]] his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/?p=266183|)"...to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>... you decide) anyway a sauropod."]</ref>
* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Maximals]]

Greatshot

2018-10-10T01:18:43Z

Gallade0475: /* Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Greatshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Six Changer]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:GreatshotBoxart2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ironically, his aim is terrible.]]

A loner, the ninja-like '''Greatshot''' (グレートショット ''Gurētoshotto'') took a while to become an Autobot team player. Of course, even after he did, he still prefers to do things his own way.

Greatshot's six modes, ranging from robot to rhino, make him one of the most lethal warriors the Autobots have.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Sixshot#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[Image:PlanetMicro Greatshot robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|'90s fanon made real.]]
To escape the wrath of the [[Six Clan]] that he betrayed and to atone for his past sins, [[Sixshot#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sixshot]] faked his death and became the Autobot Greatshot. As part of his redemption, he also resurrected [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], who he murdered years ago, and the revived Cyberdroid served as Greatshot's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] for a period that included Greatshot officially joining [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]'s Autobots and putting an end to the [[Concurrence]].
{{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

Eventually getting his own head and becoming a whole Transformer again, Greatshot tended to be a loner, but would assist the Autobots at several points, including tackling his former [[Crossformer]] comrades and trying to turn his former friend [[Guyhawk]] to the side of good. When [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]] fell in battle, Star Saber assisted Greatshot to lead the dying robot's [[Second Army]]. When the threat of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] was ended for good, Greatshot returned to his mercenary ways and fought in the [[Silvart War]].
{{-}}

===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
[[File:Greatshot PD Type manga.jpg|thumb|right|250px|YEAH!]]

While [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] high-fived and celebrated victories against the Decepticons, a shadowy ninja lurked in the background, cloaked by shadow. Greatshot claimed it was merely an act of desperation. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:GreatshotAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Determined to make good where his Decepticon self went bad, Greatshot joins the Autobots!]]
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Greatshot was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
:*''First Appearance:'' [[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|Optimus Prime #2]]

Greatshot was among the Autobots commanded by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] at the battle that destroyed [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. At one point he fought against [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
{{picsneeded|Complete toy}}
===Victory===
[[Image:G1GreatShot_Toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Missing his jet nose and using another bot's guns... but still bad-ass!]]
*'''Greatshot''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-325'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "great lasers"guns

:Greatshot is a [[retool]] of [[Sixshot]] with several completely new parts, including his shoulders, chestplate and both his robot and animal-mode heads. Like Sixshot, he has six different modes: a robot, a tank, a spaceship, a gun, an off-road vehicle, and a winged rhinoceros (retooled from Sixshot's wolf mode). Each of these modes has their own functionality, including things like a trigger (that is, a little plastic panel that springs back after you pull on it) for his gun mode. His two guns, retooled to have slightly longer handles than Sixshot's, fit into different holes in every mode.

:As with Sixshot, Greatshot's robot mode is mostly a [[Brick (term)|brick]], with no real [[articulation]] to speak of.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/GreatShot/greatshot.htm More information on Greatshot at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Greatshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I want to fly like a rhino To the sea Fly like a rhino Let my spirit carry me]]
*'''Greatshot''' (Leader Class, [[2018]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]] Headmaster, 2 "great laser" blasters

:[[Transformers_Legends_(franchise)|''Legends'']] Greatshot is an extensive redeco/retool of ''Titans Return'' [[Sixshot#Generations|Sixshot]], with some new parts including the bigger chest wings and the rhino head. While ''Legends'' Sixshot's Headmaster is a new mold decoed like a miniature Sixshot, Greatshot's Headmaster, [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], is a retool of ''Titans Return'' [[Revolver]], albeit in different colors and with a new robot mode backpack for head mode faceplate. What is clearly an upside-down laser gun mode is still marketed as a submarine.

:Greatshot was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] [[exclusive]]. He was available for pre-order on 11 October at 12:00 am until 2 November at 1 pm, and was shipped on 31 March 2018.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Titans Return'' [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ninja storm is growing! Shadowmaru is on the left.]]
*For a while, there was much [[fandom]] speculation that Greatshot was an upgraded version of [[Sixshot]]. The supplemental character [[bio]] included with Greatshot's toy stated that he is a former compatriot of both Sixshot and [[Sixknight]], who in turn were all members of the "[[Six Clan]]" that "secretly rules over the galaxy". Regardless, they both had the [[Michihiro Ikemizu|same actor]], who voiced them both with a stereotypical {{w|samurai}} movie dialect. The belief that the two were the same would eventually [[Canonizing|be made canon]] in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|''Legends Comic'': Bonus Edition Vol. EX]], where the cartoon version of Greatshot was presented as an upgraded version of Sixshot.
*The supplementary bio further states that Greatshot frequently carries out secret ninja missions, further tying him in with the "Ninja Staff Officer" Sixshot and the "Ninja Knight" Sixknight.
*The Greatshot mold was later retooled to make the heroic "Ninja Detective" '''Shadowmaru''' for Takara's ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Police J-Decker]]'' toyline. Amusingly, while the other 5 forms are of standard size for the series (assuming 5 meters in robot mode), his size for gun mode was increased to the point that, in ''Transformers'' terms, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could use him for an oversized rifle. Shadowmaru also had a prototype "brother", '''Kagerō''', who could only change into three forms. He was not produced as a toy. [http://2too.blog93.fc2.com/blog-entry-166.html More on Shadowmaru here.]
*In 2015, [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series introduced [[Greatsix]], a Decepticon under the command of the IDW incarnation of Deathsaurus, based on an early design of Greatshot and utilizing Shadowmaru's colors.

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]

Greatshot

2018-10-10T01:17:47Z

Gallade0475: /* Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Greatshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Six Changer]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:GreatshotBoxart2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ironically, his aim is terrible.]]

A loner, the ninja-like '''Greatshot''' (グレートショット ''Gurētoshotto'') took a while to become an Autobot team player. Of course, even after he did, he still prefers to do things his own way.

Greatshot's six modes, ranging from robot to rhino, make him one of the most lethal warriors the Autobots have.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Sixshot#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[Image:PlanetMicro Greatshot robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|'90s fanon made real.]]
To escape the wrath of the [[Six Clan]] that he betrayed and to atone for his past sins, [[Sixshot#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sixshot]] faked his death and became the Autobot Greatshot. As part of his redemption, he also resurrected [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], who he murdered years ago, and the revived Cyberdroid served as Greatshot's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] for a period that included Greatshot officially joining [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]'s Autobots and putting an end to the [[Concurrence]].
{{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

Eventually getting his own head and becoming a whole Transformer again, Greatshot tended to be a loner, but would assist the Autobots at several points, including tackling his former [[Crossformer]] comrades and trying to turn his former friend [[Guyhawk]] to the side of good. When [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]] fell in battle, Star Saber assisted Greatshot to lead the dying robot's [[Second Army]]. When the threat of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] was ended for good, Greatshot returned to his mercenary ways and fought in the [[Silvart War]].
{{-}}

===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
[[File:Greatshot PD Type manga.jpg|thumb|right|250px|YEAH!]]

While [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] high-fived and celebrated victories against the Decepticons, a shadowy ninja lurked in the background, cloaked by shadow. Greatshot claimed it was merely an act of desperation. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:GreatshotAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Greatshot was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|Determined to make good where his Decepticon self went bad, Greatshot joins the Autobots!}}
{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
:*''First Appearance:'' [[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|Optimus Prime #2]]

Greatshot was among the Autobots commanded by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] at the battle that destroyed [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. At one point he fought against [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
{{picsneeded|Complete toy}}
===Victory===
[[Image:G1GreatShot_Toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Missing his jet nose and using another bot's guns... but still bad-ass!]]
*'''Greatshot''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-325'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "great lasers"guns

:Greatshot is a [[retool]] of [[Sixshot]] with several completely new parts, including his shoulders, chestplate and both his robot and animal-mode heads. Like Sixshot, he has six different modes: a robot, a tank, a spaceship, a gun, an off-road vehicle, and a winged rhinoceros (retooled from Sixshot's wolf mode). Each of these modes has their own functionality, including things like a trigger (that is, a little plastic panel that springs back after you pull on it) for his gun mode. His two guns, retooled to have slightly longer handles than Sixshot's, fit into different holes in every mode.

:As with Sixshot, Greatshot's robot mode is mostly a [[Brick (term)|brick]], with no real [[articulation]] to speak of.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/GreatShot/greatshot.htm More information on Greatshot at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Greatshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I want to fly like a rhino To the sea Fly like a rhino Let my spirit carry me]]
*'''Greatshot''' (Leader Class, [[2018]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]] Headmaster, 2 "great laser" blasters

:[[Transformers_Legends_(franchise)|''Legends'']] Greatshot is an extensive redeco/retool of ''Titans Return'' [[Sixshot#Generations|Sixshot]], with some new parts including the bigger chest wings and the rhino head. While ''Legends'' Sixshot's Headmaster is a new mold decoed like a miniature Sixshot, Greatshot's Headmaster, [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], is a retool of ''Titans Return'' [[Revolver]], albeit in different colors and with a new robot mode backpack for head mode faceplate. What is clearly an upside-down laser gun mode is still marketed as a submarine.

:Greatshot was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] [[exclusive]]. He was available for pre-order on 11 October at 12:00 am until 2 November at 1 pm, and was shipped on 31 March 2018.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Titans Return'' [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ninja storm is growing! Shadowmaru is on the left.]]
*For a while, there was much [[fandom]] speculation that Greatshot was an upgraded version of [[Sixshot]]. The supplemental character [[bio]] included with Greatshot's toy stated that he is a former compatriot of both Sixshot and [[Sixknight]], who in turn were all members of the "[[Six Clan]]" that "secretly rules over the galaxy". Regardless, they both had the [[Michihiro Ikemizu|same actor]], who voiced them both with a stereotypical {{w|samurai}} movie dialect. The belief that the two were the same would eventually [[Canonizing|be made canon]] in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|''Legends Comic'': Bonus Edition Vol. EX]], where the cartoon version of Greatshot was presented as an upgraded version of Sixshot.
*The supplementary bio further states that Greatshot frequently carries out secret ninja missions, further tying him in with the "Ninja Staff Officer" Sixshot and the "Ninja Knight" Sixknight.
*The Greatshot mold was later retooled to make the heroic "Ninja Detective" '''Shadowmaru''' for Takara's ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Police J-Decker]]'' toyline. Amusingly, while the other 5 forms are of standard size for the series (assuming 5 meters in robot mode), his size for gun mode was increased to the point that, in ''Transformers'' terms, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could use him for an oversized rifle. Shadowmaru also had a prototype "brother", '''Kagerō''', who could only change into three forms. He was not produced as a toy. [http://2too.blog93.fc2.com/blog-entry-166.html More on Shadowmaru here.]
*In 2015, [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series introduced [[Greatsix]], a Decepticon under the command of the IDW incarnation of Deathsaurus, based on an early design of Greatshot and utilizing Shadowmaru's colors.

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]

Still Life!

2018-10-07T22:19:59Z

Gallade0475:

{{Comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #76
|prev=On the Edge of Extinction!
|next=Exodus!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #323–324
|prev2=On the Edge of Extinction!
|next2=Exodus!
|title="Still Life!"
|image=MarvelUS-76.jpg
|caption=Stop breathing down my neck!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=January [[1991]]
|coverdate=March 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|penciler=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inker=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''As their world lies dying, the Transformers attempt to maintain peace between themselves.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"I'll take a no. 3 combo with a large diet coke." "Rrf grr arggrff." "What?"]]
With [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] destroyed, a small group of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s gather around the shattered remains of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], somehow still clinging to life. As Prime gasps out his final words, his last request is that [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] make sure [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] takes command of the Autobots in his absence.

Elsewhere on the planet, Optimus Prime's [[Nebulan]] partner [[Hi-Q]] is on the run, fleeing from the creatures who just devoured [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. He thinks to himself that he needs to get back to Prime, tell him about the miraculous changes they both are going through, thanks to the [[Powermaster]] process.

At the new United [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] compound, Prowl gives his news to a less than enthusiastic Grimlock. When Grimlock moves to go about his business with little more than a word, Prowl grabs him and tries to drill home his new responsibilities. Grimlock shoots back, telling him that the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] has been stolen, complete with several deactivated Autobots who were never fully brought back by the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Grimlock was planning to lead his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on an expedition to track down and retrieve the lost ship. Prowl's not done, though. He reminds Grimlock that Optimus Prime upheld a code of ideals for the Autobots, including the notion that Autobots do not kill, unless as a last resort to save others. He makes Grimlock vow to carry on Prime's views.

As Grimlock and the Dinobots leave, Prowl receives some bad news from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s seismology report, while [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his lieutenant [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] agree to bide time and weigh their options before making any moves.

On the search for the Ark, [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] questions Grimlock, submitting that Prowl may have been right, that preserving the peace was more important than their current mission. Cynically, Grimlock informs him that the peace has no chance of lasting anyway. As he goes on, Grimlock's body suddenly seizes up completely, leaving him totally paralyzed. Just then, Hi-Q catches up with the Dinobots, and his hunters find him as well. The monsters surround the Dinobots, who are forced into battle instead of running away, in order to defend their helpless leader.

[[File:G1 Grimlock vs demons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you, you will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done."]]
Meanwhile, at the stolen Ark, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] are attempting to enact repairs to the damaged ship. Starscream doesn't understand why it's necessary to repair the Ark, when they could easily hunt around and find another one. Shockwave explains to his partner that the Ark is still the best ship on Cybertron, and his calculations suggest they won't have time to hunt down and steal another ship. A shadowy observer silently agrees with his assessment.

Back at the battle, the Dinobots are having a rough time with the [[Demon]]s: they are incredibly resilient and continue to pop up by the dozen. As the Dinobots still refuse to abandon Grimlock, he silently laments that his rash use of Nucleon may leave them all frozen as he is... or worse. However, Hi-Q's Powermaster "energy vision" sees something else in Grimlock—a chrysalis of pure energy slowly building beneath his superstructure. Using his special abilities, Hi-Q manages to tap into and boost the process, pushing Grimlock's transformation to fruition in a matter of moments. In his new [[Action Master]] [[robot mode]], Grimlock is now bursting with power. He single-handedly sends the devil-creatures packing, and then grabs one of the stragglers to beat him to death as revenge. Hi-Q stops him, however, speaking to Grimlock about the inner conflict in his circuits, and that he only truly wins a battle when he gives peace and chance, and stops himself from taking life needlessly.

As the Dinobots turn to go, they're treated to a pair of surprises. First, Grimlock reveals that with his new power comes the loss of his ability to transform. Then, Hi-Q makes the startling claim that he somehow '''is''' Optimus Prime.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Cloudburst]] (3)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (5)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (6)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (9)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (10)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (19)
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (20)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (21)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (22)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (24)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (25)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (26)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (27)
}}
|c2=
*[[Apeface]] (1)
*[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (4)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (7)
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] (8)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (14)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (15)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (23)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (28)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (29)
*[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] (30)
|h3=[[Nebulan]]s
|c3=
*[[Hi-Q]] (17)
|c4=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (16)
*[[Demon]]s (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"nnn... noh time... get '''Grimlock''' tell hm..." 
"But, Prime --" 
"Nuh! Make... mmmake him... underst-- uh *"
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s last words to '''Prowl'''

"Do you '''understand''' what I'm saying, Grimlock? Prime named '''you''' the new Autobot leader!" 
... 
"Fine. Me get right on it."
:— if '''Prowl''''s message impresses '''Grimlock''', he's not about to let it show.

"Me remember you, Prowl -- remember how you like to think you '''smart!''' Always have plan, clever scheme! But you just soldier with brain, '''nothing more!''' You think you know it all, but you see only '''small picture!'''"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Prime had a '''message''' for you. He wanted you to remeber that whateve the provocation, whatever the circumstances, the foes we fight are ''still living beings!'' We are '''Autobots''', we kill '''only''' as a last option, and then only to save other lives! Mercy and compassion are what set us '''apart''' from those we fight! We forget that and we are '''lost!''' As Autobot leader, do you vow to follow this '''code''', uphold Prime's ideals?"
 ...
 "Yes."
:—'''Prowl''' may or may not have gotten through to '''Grimlock'''

"Opinion, Bludgeon?" 
"I think, '''Krok''', we should examine... '''options!'''"
:—Unicron's been dead five seconds, and '''Krok''' and '''Bludgeon''' are already scheming

"I dunno -- I just don't see the '''point''' in this! I mean, Unicron's been defeated.... there's no hurry to get off-planet now. We could wait awhile, steal a spacecraft '''without''' big holes in it!"
:—'''Starscream''' grouses about being on Ark repair duty

"As regards the immediacy of our departure, I have a '''hypothesis'''..." 
"What a '''surprise!'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Starscream'''

"I '''understand''' you, Grimlock -- I always have. Like Scorponok, you walk the fine line between good and evil, Autobot and Decepticon! Your mind is a perpetual battleground, your war a lonely struggle against your own nature! Give in to hate and anger and you '''lose!''' Part of you dies! But every time you find peace, stay the hand that slays, you '''win!''' That is why you must remember that whatever shape it wears, it is '''still life'''. And life is the most '''precious''' thing of all!"
:—Optimus Prime gives one of his ennobling speeches via '''Hi-Q'''

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
*The highly damaged Optimus Prime is in his super robot form, but there isn't much in the artwork to indicate he has a [[:File:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|smaller robot]] inside.
*In spite of having died by getting stepped on by Unicron while in his Pretender shell, [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is seen wrecked in altmode here. (Keep in mind though that the robots are long established as able to work outside their shells). Regardless, he's still dead.
*Pages nine and twelve of UK issue #324 have their color palettes reversed.

===Continuity errors===
*The ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile for Grotusque says that his first appearance is "right here", when he actually first appeared in [[Ring of Hate!|Headmasters #1]].

===Continuity notes===
*This is the second time that [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime has died]] in the Marvel US continuity.
*Bludgeon and Grimlock are officially identified as the new Decepticon and Autobot leaders.
*Grimlock being made Autobot leader is a bit of an odd choice because he made a hash of it last time, and the last time Prime saw him he was storming off in a huff. However, he'd been a pretty servicable leader in the [[Earthforce]] stories and while they're not in continuity with "Still Life!", Furman may have subconciously been thinking of it.
*The demons had previously appeared in the UK comic stories "[[Underworld!]]", "[[Demons!]]", and "[[Dawn of Darkness]]".
*Grimlock's paralysis has been building since his exposure to Nucleon in US issue [[The Pri¢e of Life!|#70]], first with his leg in [[...All This and Civil War 2|#72]] and then his hand in [[The Void! (US)|#74]].

===Real-life references===
*Slag's line "Frying tonight!" hearkens back to an old Britishism from the shortages surrounding World War II, when fish & chip shops would only offer fried fish on certain days of the week. (It is also a famous [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nike7BNrJ5A quote] from the film ''{{w|Carry on Screaming}}''.)

===UK printing===
'''Issue #323:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "Rime of the Ancient Wrecker!" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Grotusque]]

'''Issue #324:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "Rime of the Ancient Wrecker!" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''AtoZ:''' [[Horri-Bull]]

===Other trivia===
*''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Grotusque]] and [[Horri-Bull]] are found after the main story.
*Optimus Prime's appearance in the US cover's corner box is finally updated from his [[The Transformers (issue)|original form]] to his Powermaster body... or, in this case, what's left of it (the artwork is, rather grotesquely, taken directly from the interior of this issue).

===Covers===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-76.jpg|'''US issue #76''' - Oh Grimlock you cad!
File:MarvelUK-323.jpg|'''UK issue #323''' - What Transformers needs is more watercolours...
File:MarvelUK-324.jpg|'''UK issue #324''' - Grimlock came last in the Dance Dance Revolution championship.
File:End of the road tpb cover.jpg|'''''End of the Road'' TPB'''
File:Titan-EndOfTheRoadHC.jpg|'''''End of the Road'' hardback'''
</gallery>
*'''US issue #76 cover:''' frozen Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and a Demon, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''UK issue #323 cover:''' aftermath of Unicron's attack, by Andy Wildman.
*'''UK issue #324 cover:''' recolored version of US cover, by [[Robin Bouttell]].
*'''''End of the Road'' TPB cover:''' Galvatron, Grimlock, Bludgeon, Prowl and half of Unicron, by Andrew Wildman.
*'''''End of the Road'' hardback cover:''' Galvatron and generic Decepticons, by [[Bryan Hitch]], [[Andrew Currie]] & [[Chris Blythe]].
<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol6.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6'''
File:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular.jpg|'''''Regeneration One'' 100-Page Spectacular cover A'''
File:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular B.jpg|'''''Regeneration One'' 100-Page Spectacular cover B'''
File:TFClassicsVol6.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6'''
</gallery>
*'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6 cover:''' a scrapbook of images from issues #76-80, all by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville.
*'''''Regeneration One'' 100-Page Spectacular cover A:''' Action Master Grimlock smashes, by Andrew Wildman and [[Jason Cardy]].
*'''''Regeneration One'' 100-Page Spectacular cover B:''' Hi-Q writhes in pain with the memories of Optimus Prime, surrounded by (anti-clockwise from top) The [[Last Autobot]], Grimlock, Prowl, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], Galvatron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]], Shockwave, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Bludgeon, by [[Guido Guidi]].
*'''''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6 cover:''' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], by Guido Guidi.

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

===Reprints===
*[[2002]] — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]''
*[[2010]] — [[Classic Transformers Volume 6|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6]]
*2010 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of Grimlock]]''
*[[2012]] — [[Transformers: Regeneration One 100-Page Spectacular|''Transformers: Regeneration One'' 100-Page Spectacular]]
*[[2013]] — [[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6]]

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

Infernocus

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:''Infernocus is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Infernocon]] [[combiner]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TheLastKnight-Infernocuscombined.jpg|right|thumb|300px|PROTIP: To defeat the Cyberdemon, shoot at it until it dies.]]
When confronted by a threat to [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] too powerful for the demonic [[Infernocon]]s to handle individually, they combine to take the form of the perfervid '''Infernocus'''.

Sometimes, he is composed of five ''distinct'' Infernocons: [[Skulk]], [[Rupture]], [[Thrash]], [[Gorge]], and [[Glug]]; otherwise, he is composed of six ''identical'' Infernocons.

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:TheLastKnight-Infernocusface.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hey Georgia O'Keeffe, your robot got loose.]]
Infernocus was Quintessa's enforcer, menacing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] into submission when he was in a forced audience with the sorceress. He later witnessed the activation of the staff when Cybertron had reached Earth and fell under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command to fight the incoming Autobots. During the battle he separated into his smaller Infernocon components to provide more firepower. The Autobot [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] soon arrived to give the Humans better cover fire and Megatron ordered the Infercocons to recombine onto their larger form again. Hound worried that he didn't have enough ammo to fight the giant. He came under fire from the airborne Autobots—[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]—but recovered and shot their [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] down. Optimus Prime then arrived on [[Dragonstorm]] to engage him in combat, but not before the large three-headed dragon bot knocked them to the ground. The combiner was no match for the Prime and took damage to his head and chest. He separated into his components and they tried to gang up on their enemy, but they were all swiftly decapitated in one mighty swing of Optimus' sword. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

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==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:TF-TLK-MtC-Infernocus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] Bayformerized.]]

*'''Infernocus''' (Legion Class Combiner 5-pack, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': 2 swords that combine into one larger sword, Quintessa mini-figure, Mission Card

:''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Infernocus is a combiner composed of one new mold ([[Skulk]]) and four redecos of ''Prime'' [[Abominus_(Prime)#Beast_Hunters|Abominus]]'s components: [[Blight_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]], [[Rippersnapper_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], and [[Windrazor_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]]. The box set also includes a small translucent [[Quintessa (TLK)#The Last Knight|Quintessa]] figure.

:The components can transform from beasts into robots or combine with each other to form Infernocus, with the central component's swords forming a larger sword. (On the other hand, Infernocus can combine with the other ''Prime'' Legion Class Predacons or the component robots from the ''Go!'' [[Goradora]] set to form some kind of a mumble jumble whatchamajigger combiner if you have no idea what you're doing.) Infernocus also features Cyberglyphics on his Combiner chest, which confusingly translates his name. Due to Skulk's larger body size, Infernocus' combined mode was closely scaled with some Voyager Class figures like [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 7|''Premier Edition'' Optimus Prime]].

:He was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. As with most of the ''Mission to Cybertron'' subline toys, Infernocus comes with a Mission Card that can be deciphered with the decoder provided by the Transformers' website.
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==Notes==
*According to the [[The_Last_Knight_(Music_From_the_Motion_Picture)#For_Your_Consideration_promotional_score| ''For Your Consideration'' promotional score]] for ''The Last Knight'', his early working name was '''Dante'''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Infernocus''' (インファーノカス ''Infānokasu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''[[Abominus (G1)#Foreign names|Qiúyǔguǐ]]''' (China, 求雨鬼, "Rain-seeking Ghost")

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