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Blastcharge (BM)

2010-01-10T00:10:51Z

Garthdavis184: /* Notes */

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{{disambig2|the Beast Machines Vehicon|the Decepticon-allied Mini-Con|Blastcharge (Cybertron)}}
:''Blastcharge is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:Blastchargebm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Truckery keeps the ritz sharp."]]

'''Blastcharge''' is big, strong and dumb. ''Really'' dumb. Regardless, of all the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], his strength is second only to [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], so while he may be dumb, he's huge and has big missiles. Which he sometimes uses as cudgels. Aheh.

You can occasionally find him parroting [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Blastcharge figures that if Megatron's a genius, then he must say genius things, and so if Blastcharge says those same things, then maybe Blastcharge will be a genius too?

Remember, ''dumb''. But an "A" for effort.

==Fiction==
[[Image:Blastcharge wreckers.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Blastcharge can't actually count to ten, but he thinks it sounds cool.]]
===Universe: The Wreckers===
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker]]s, [[Mutants (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobots (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more generals to counter the insurgents. From his vast collection he picked the [[spark]]s of Blastcharge and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Blastcharge and Quake were sent first underground, to track down a group of Wreckers. The Vehicon Generals tracked the Wreckers to the underground lair of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. They missed the main group, but [[Fractyl]] was still there. The trip wasn't a complete waste—Blastcharge was able to fit a little target practice into his busy schedule, blowing a large hole in Fractyl's chest with a long-range plasma ultrarocket from a few feet away. Blastcharge is unfamiliar with the meaning of the word "overkill". It's one of several words he's unfamiliar with the meanings of.

Megatron had sent [[Spy Streak]], [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]], and [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] drones, as well as drones that resembled Blastcharge and Quake, to guard an old [[Autobot]] shuttle from the Wreckers, who wished to use it to get offworld. Blastcharge and Quake arrived late to the battle, as the tide was already turning in the Vehicons' favor. They should have stayed home. Quake was vaporized by the [[Vok]]-powered [[Tigatron]], and as Blastcharge ranted impotently at the departing shuttle, Fractyl showed up in his shiny new body to pay Blastcharge back, slicing him neatly in half right down the middle. {{storylink|Departure}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[Image:Blastcharge_withered_hope.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Do you like my chest better up or down?]]
Blastcharge was a member of the [[Axiom Nexus]] [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Security Administration]]. He was part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. He may have been part of the security unit that confronted [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]] in the [[Heap]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Sometime later, Blastcharge (or Sir Please Stop Thumping Me Across The Alleyway, as he is sometimes known) was performing a regular street patrol when he crossed some nut defragging in the streets. This 'bot claimed he was [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], 37th richest of all the TransTech population. Blastcharge let him ramble for a little bit, but eventually just pointed him towards the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] to sleep it off, and went on with his patrol. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BM Blastcharge-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Michelin Man.]]
* '''Blastcharge''' (Deluxe, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 3 missiles

:Blastcharge is a tan, red and silver Cybertronic six-wheeled armored vehicle with a rotating and elevating turret. This turret stores three missiles, but only the middle missile can be fired with the spring-loaded mechanism. His other spring-loaded [[Gimmick|gimmick]] is that the front portion of his vehicle mode can spring forward and turn independently of the rear portion. The missiles can also be used as clubs. His [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] is hidden inside his front grille.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Blastcharge/blastcharge.htm More info on Beast Machines Blastcharge at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03 Blastcharge-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"No, I'm the freakin' Smart Patrol."]]
* '''Blastcharge''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 3 missiles

:The ''Beast Machines'' mold was used for ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Redeco|redecoed]] in black, silver and purples. It is unknown whether the two toys represent the same character, or even alternate-universe incarnations of the same character, but for this wiki's purposes, the first option is assumed.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Blastcharge/blastcharge.htm More info on Universe Blastcharge at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Blastcharge had the preliminary name of '''Blastrax'''.
* Character art on the package of Universe Blastcharge shows his chest gun lowered flat against his abdomen. He is depicted like this in "[[Withered Hope]]" as well. The toy can't do that, however.

*Blastcharge never appeared in the series.
garthdavis[[User:Garthdavis184|Garthdavis184]] 19:10, 9 January 2010 (EST)

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Reflector (G1)

2010-01-09T23:55:59Z

Garthdavis184: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Reflector}}
:''Reflector is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReflectorG1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's a Kodak moment. Top down: Viewfinder, Spyglass, Spectro]]
'''Reflector''' likes to watch. He lives (they live?) to observe anything and everything, from scenery, to wildlife, to architecture. But above all else, Reflector likes to watch his (their?) comrades, learn their dark secrets, and profit from them. Reflector is also very impressed with his (their) own abilities both in the fields of observation and blackmail.

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
There's very little about Reflector that isn't unusual at best (or downright strange and unexplained at worst). He takes the form of three robots who all walk, talk and act with a single mind and voice. The three individual robots are never named; they are all simply "Reflector" and are all entirely identical, save for the lens aperture visible in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode. Although there are ''normally'' three Reflectors active at any one time (this being the number required to form their camera mode), there are documented instances of significantly more operating at once, and even cases where only one Reflector has been seen on its own. A clue to the mystery of the multiplying Reflectors was given during one battle for control of the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]: During this clash, a Reflector was seen colliding with one of its other components, which vanished in a flash of light, leaving only one Reflector robot standing in place of two. This Reflector then proceeded to collide with the remaining, third robot, and it too disappeared. Although never directly addressed by any characters and never displayed at any other time, this unusual instance suggests that Reflector is one robot capable of producing duplicates of himself, explaining the varying numbers of Reflector robots seen throughout the conflict on Earth. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

{{note|The real-world explanation for Reflector's initial overabundance, of course, is that he made a handy [[generic]] with which the animators could pad out the meager Decepticon ranks. The scene described above in "Divide and Conquer", however, came later and added an intriguing slant to the proceedings.}}

Reflector was among the warriors who accompanied [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the Decepticons' [[Nemesis (G1)|space cruiser]] during its assault on the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago. When the Ark crashed on Earth, Reflector was entombed in stasis with the other Transformers and awoke with the other Decepticons on Earth in 1984. Withdrawing from the Ark, the Decepticons immediately set about constructing a temporary base for themselves, and Reflector and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] were assigned to patrol the perimeter. As they surveyed the desert landscape, Reflector expressed his disbelief that the Autobots had also survived the crash. Thundercracker then spotted something off in the distance, and Reflector transformed to camera mode so that Thundercracker could use him to zoom in on the mystery object. Reflector dispensed a Polaroid photograph of the truck that had caught their attention, and Thundercracker reported the intruder to Megatron as a possible Autobot (which it wasn't). {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. Soon after, numerous Reflector robots were seen pillaging energy all across the world and helping stack [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] in the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

While the Decepticons were in the midst of testing their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system, Reflector took part in two battles with the Autobots when the heroic robots tried to interfere with the test run. The battle ended badly when Megatron was sucked through the space bridge and back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} but Reflector seemed unfazed by the apparent loss of his leader, as he went on to carry out orders that had previously been given to him and began staking out the laboratory of [[antimatter]] researcher [[Doctor Alcazar]]. Using his photographic abilities to obtain the entry code for the laboratory's security system in secret, Reflector concluded his stakeout just as Megatron returned to Earth, and he quickly reported his findings to the Decepticon leader. Reflector subsequently followed Megatron back to the lab and entered the entry code for him, allowing the villains to enter the complex stealthily. Reflector was no doubt rather cheesed off to learn that his spying had been for naught when it turned out that Alcazar had gotten rid of the antimatter formula by transmitting it to [[Chip Chase]]. When the Decepticons acquired the formula from Chip, Reflector helped charge energon cubes with the antimatter they created, and then participated in the subsequent battle with the Autobots, which ended when the antimatter cubes Megatron was using to power himself threatened to overload. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. In addition to the normal three Reflector robots, a fourth robot sharing their body type was present for this operation, and when Starscream required a pilot for the space bridge vessel, this unfortunate warrior was selected. He begged that he not be chosen, but his words fell on deaf ears as Starscream picked him up and dropped him into the transport craft. Fortunately for this robot, his piloting skills allowed him to traverse the space bridge, and he safely arrived on Cybertron with his energon payload.

{{note|Given that this robot was voiced by [[Ken Sansom]], rather than Reflector's normal voice actor, Chris Latta, it's probable (nay, likely) that this hapless little guy was just supposed to be a generic Decepticon that the animators happened to draw using Reflector as reference.}}

A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched in the aforementioned colliding-and-disappearing incident. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Reflector did most of the grunt work when the Decepticons sought to drain the energy of the Earth's core via a crystal shaft in the Arctic, operating machinery and gathering energon cubes. When their digging unearthed the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], Reflector tried attacking the towering robot by running at him in a sort of cheerleader-pyramid formation, only to be—unsurprisingly—knocked to the ground with a swipe of Skyfire's arm. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

Along with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], Reflector gathered valuable intelligence on the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power station, and he took part in the attack that their information-gathering helped facilitate. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Soon after, Reflector went with the other Decepticons on a mission to Peru in another attempt to seize the power of the Earth's core. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Later still, Reflector was part of the Decepticon team who tried harnessing energy from an unstable meteorite. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Cybertron was soon blasted out of Earth's proximity, but some robots of Reflector's body design were seen on the plant not long after, carrying the wounded Arkeville to a medical bay. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

After taking part in another energy-raiding attempt with the help of new arrivals the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Reflector joined the other Decepticons in relinquishing his [[power chip rectifier]] to a machine that would transfer all of the Decepticons' special abilities to Megatron, enabling him to best [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] easily in a one-on-one duel. During the combat, Megatron employed Reflector's power to generate a brilliant flash of light to blind Optimus Prime. When Megatron's deception was exposed, Reflector and the other Decepticons were sent tumbling into a river of lava by the enraged Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Learning that the Autobots had transferred Spike's mind into a robot body, Megatron had Reflector watch over Autobot Headquarters, and his spying soon bore fruit when the unstable "Autobot Spike" came bursting through a wall and flew off. Reflector followed and summoned the other Decepticons to his position. Megatron proceeded to try and turn Spike against the Autobots, but the attempt ultimately ended in failure. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

Following the "Autobot Spike" affair, Reflector's role in the war suddenly began to drop off; he became less and less visible on the battlefield, and he was never heard to speak again. Throughout 1985, he was glimpsed only a few times: He joined in the Decepticons' attempt to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]], {{storylink|City of Steel}} he followed Megatron in an attempt to hijack a rocket, {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}} and he clashed with the Insecticons over stolen [[Electro-cell|electro-cells]]. {{storylink|Traitor}} A little later, he helped battle the Autobots for control of [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} After being absent for a prolonged period after this, Reflector reappeared as part of a group of Decepticons on the rampage in [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} and soon after, he was among the Decepticons who coated themselves with [[electrum]] to cause havoc. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Reflector then disappeared from the field of battle for quite some time, returning for one final appearance that year, battling the mutinous Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Reflector put in his final, very brief appearances in 2005, when he could be spotted at both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the coronation of Starscream soon afterward. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|The real-world reason behind Reflector's steady disappearance from the show lies with the troubled release of this toy, as discussed further down this article. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage43.html Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref>. Indeed, following "Autobot Spike", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Reflectormarvel.jpg|right|100px|thumb|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]] worked with the [[Decepticon medic (Marvel Comics)|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
''Reflector was part of Megatron's crew, active on Earth in the 1980s before the ''[[Ark II]]'' incident. When Megatron was snatched up by the Keepers, not all Decepticons fell into line under Starscream's maniacal command. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the three Reflector robots chose to make a stand against Starscream's leadership at [[Hoover Dam]], outside the Decepticon's new base in [[Las Vegas]]. Spyglass and Skywarp drew [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s electronic attention, prompting Starscream and his communications officer to make an appearance at the Dam. As Skywarp rejected Starscream's rule, the other Reflector robots leapt out of hiding to attack the usurper. The battle quickly turned against Skywarp and Reflector, though, as Soundwave's sonic attack ripped Spectro apart, sending him over the edge of the dam and into stasis lock. Once Skywarp was disabled as well, Spyglass and Viewfinder wisely chose to abdicate to Starscream. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''The surviving two Reflector parts remained under Starscream's command only as long as necessary, and left Las Vegas with Megatron's splinter faction of Decepticons soon after their former leader returned to Earth. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Decepticons reunited, Reflector was instrumental in several attempts at blackmail and media manipulation against the [[President of the United States]], first recording him whimpering helplessly in Megatron's massive hand during an attack on the White House, and later sending the media outlets footage of the U.S. Armed Forces attempting to assassinate Autobots AND Decepticons in the Nevada desert. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

[[Image:BrothersBurden_Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
''A duplicate of'' Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were seemingly destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} ''The true Reflector, on Earth, was heard to dismiss this duplicate as an inferior copy.'' {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}

{{note|The presence of two Reflectors originally arose as a continuity error, when the "Annihilation" novel depicted Reflector on Earth while the concurrently published comics showed him to be on Cybertron. Like a couple of other errors in the novels, this was paved over in the third book, "Fusion", with the true, Earth-bound Reflector making the above "inferior copy" remark. Coincidentally, the situation echoes the body-duplication theme seen in the Generation 1 cartoon, discussed above, but regardless, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after the Keepers Trilogy remains a mystery.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF4 Reflector.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The three Reflector components were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming, and the angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to teach the fleshlings a thing or two about messing with their heads. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

[[Image:ArtofWar4_Reflector_message.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
In a dark alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, three black Reflectors guarded human slaves imprisoned near a factory, but were killed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Tomax and Xamot]]. As this future was also full of multiple [[Sweep]]s, [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon swarms]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage packs]], it is possible these Reflectors were some sort of [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3}}

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
Spectro and Spyglass were seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

{{note|In Spotlight: Sixshot, Spyglass and Spectro appear in their toy based character models.}}

[[Image:AHM3_Reflector_Rumble.jpg|right|thumb|275px|]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined Megatron on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|All Hail Megatron #13}}

Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet three years later. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

Years later, the three Reflector units found themselves on a ship, which crashed on [[LV-117]]. Viewfinder was killed in the crash when a large piece of the bridge's canopy shattered and impaled him through the chest. Spectro and Spyglass survived and eventually they located [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who had previously crashed on the same planet and had been building an escape vessel with a [[Varta|friendly alien]]. They managed to hijack the vessel shortly before it launched by threatening to kill Wheelie's friend, but the tiny Autobot removed the safety catch from his energon converter before disembarking, causing it to explode violently shortly after takeoff. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
* '''Reflector''' (Mail-away, 1986/1987; wide release in Japan, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.

: Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the US until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point|Robot Points]].

: Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU'info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===Merchandise===
[[Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
* '''Reflector''' (Decoy, 1986)

: Reflector was one of the many characters represented by a small plastic [[decoy]] included with certain Transformers for a brief time. The decoy is based on the cartoon design of Viewfinder. Most commonly, it was made with purple plastic, but a red rare version is known to exist and goes for a lot more on the secondary market.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:PreReflector.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
* Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".

* Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''[[wikipedia:Megazone_23|Megazone 23]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Genesis_Climber_Mospeada|Genesis Climber Mospeada]]''.

* Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the original 1984 line. Why Hasbro decided not to release it so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason why they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. Each character was never individually named in the show.

==References==
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User talk:Garthdavis184

2010-01-06T12:57:43Z

Garthdavis184:

Allright, we just got done taking care of one edit war, so I'll try to be concise here. I watched a lot of Powerpuff Girls, and I don't really see Professor Princess as being analogous to Bubbles. Could you explain your reasoning? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:43, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:Think about it, Monzo. The picture with the words Powerpuff Girls in it. How can you not see the connection? {{unsigned|Garthdavis184}} 03:58 6 January 2010 (EST)
::That picture caption is a reference to Princess Morbucks, an enemy of the Powerpuff Girls. There is more of a connection to her than any of the actual PPG, as she wears a crown and such. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:22, 6 January 2010 (EST)
::There are limits and I also have to ask HOW is she an analogy to Bubbles, because I'm not really seeing the connection either. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:04, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:::I'm going to have to agree, other trivia mentioning her super girly nature are already mentioned. A Powerpuff Bubbles I do not see. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 04:06, 6 January 2010 (EST)
::::What do you both know, Anyway? {{unsigned|Garthdavis184}} 04:11, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:::::How to put a signature next to our posts. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 04:14, 6 January 2010 (EST)
::::::Whatever. {{unsigned|Garthdavis184|04:16, 6 January 2010}}
::::::If you say so. {{unsigned|Garthdavis184|04:26, 6 January 2010}}
:::::::Protip: Getting into edit wars, then being rude and sassing moderators when you're politely asked about it will only get you a ban. If you don't want to play well with others, this isn't the place to be.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 04:30, 6 January 2010 (EST)

Okay, you win. No more editing.

User talk:Garthdavis184

2010-01-06T09:26:36Z

Garthdavis184:

Allright, we just got done taking care of one edit war, so I'll try to be concise here. I watched a lot of Powerpuff Girls, and I don't really see Professor Princess as being analogous to Bubbles. Could you explain your reasoning? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:43, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:Think about it, Monzo. The picture with the words Powerpuff Girls in it. How can you not see the connection? {{unsigned|Garthdavis184}} 03:58 6 January 2010 (EST)
::That picture caption is a reference to Princess Morbucks, an enemy of the Powerpuff Girls. There is more of a connection to her than any of the actual PPG, as she wears a crown and such. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:22, 6 January 2010 (EST)
::There are limits and I also have to ask HOW is she an analogy to Bubbles, because I'm not really seeing the connection either. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:04, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:::I'm going to have to agree, other trivia mentioning her super girly nature are already mentioned. A Powerpuff Bubbles I do not see. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 04:06, 6 January 2010 (EST)

What do you both know, Anyway? {{unsigned|Garthdavis184}} 04:11, 6 January 2010 (EST)
:How to put a signature next to our posts. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 04:14, 6 January 2010 (EST)

Whatever.

If you say so.

User talk:Garthdavis184

2010-01-06T09:16:11Z

Garthdavis184:

User talk:Garthdavis184

2010-01-06T09:11:10Z

Garthdavis184:

User talk:Garthdavis184

2010-01-06T08:58:21Z

Garthdavis184:

Professor Princess

2010-01-06T08:39:27Z

Garthdavis184: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the young girl with the My Little Pony almost as big as she is|the '''other''' young girl with the [[My Little Pony]] almost as big as she is|little girl}}
:''Professor Princess is a [[human]] <s>protector of innocents</s> supervillain from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Professor princess.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'll get those Powerpuff Girls!]]

'''Professor Princess''' (real name '''Penny Princess, Ph.D.''') is a little girl out to rid the world of violent boys' [[Toy|toys]]... by violently destroying them and any who stand in her way. Also, she hates rock music. (No accounting for taste...) Her arsenal includes a magic wand, razor-edged flowers, exploding kitten dolls, and her toy flying unicorn, '''Powdered Sugar''', which fires both beam and projectile weaponry from its horn.

Go ahead and laugh, but she took out [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and humiliated [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]].

She insists she is just trying to save people from dangerous, corrupting influences, and will not classify herself as a criminal or villain.

{{quote|This girl needs to cut down on sweets.|[[Sari Sumdac]]|"[[Sound and Fury]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kath Soucie]] (English), [[Carmen Katt]] (German)

{{note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}}

[[Image:StarscreamProfessorArrivalIssue2.jpg|thumb|left|So is this like, where [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] came from?]]
''Professor Princess came across [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] lying in a forest, trapped in [[stasis lock]] after his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] over the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. Starscream attempted to get her to reactivate him fully via manual restart switch... but because he didn't say "please", she gave him a faceful of Powdered Sugar's rainbow beam. After Starscream finally asked "nicely" for her help, Princess said that she'd fix him up... which actually meant give him a rather ridiculous makeover, complete with a pink wig and lipstick. Starscream's indignant cries earned him another rainbow blast, which actually jump-started his systems, letting him move freely. The only thing that saved Princess was the threat that should any harm befall her (or Powdered Sugar), an image of the "made-up" Starscream would be broadcast across the planet, if not galaxy. Starscream politely let Princess go... failing to notice she had drawn happy rainbows and daisies all over his back.'' {{storylink|Whatever Happened To Whatisname?}}

[[Image:TFA Professor Princess Powdered Sugar head.JPG|200px|thumb|She shouldn't have refused the Don.]]

Later, Professor Princess attacked a toy store where [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Sari Sumdac]] were shopping as part of her crusade to destroy "awful, violent toys" (''oh, the irony...''). In her opening attack, she succeeded in incapacitating Bulkhead. However, Sari weakened her with a concentrated attack of very loud music from a [[AllSpark Key]]-enhanced stereo, and Bulkhead pinched Powdered Sugar's laser horn as it was about to fire, causing it to explode. The wannabe supervillainess was left bawling in the middle of the street, her unicorn's decapitated head on her lap. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

''Professor Princess actually became a brief ally of Bulkhead during [[Porter C. Powell]]'s control of [[Sumdac Systems]], as she was completely offended by the proliferation of the clunky, ugly "[[Bulkhead (vehicle)|Bulkhead]]" mega-van (though she kinda liked the one deco'd with flowers and rainbows). As the Autobot Bulkhead chased after the Angry Archer, who was escaping a bank heist in his own Bulkhead, Princess swooped in to attack and rant. She flew away when the Archer's vehicle exploded shortly after rolling over and crashing.'' {{storylink|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}

[[Slo-Mo]] later recruited her along with [[Nanosec]] and the [[Angry Archer]] to form [[Society of Ultimate Villainy|a villainous team]] to defeat the Autobots once and for all. Professor Princess was initially opposed to the idea of classifying herself as a villain, but showed little aversion to stealing a large sack full of dolls on the team's first crime spree. Soon, [[Swindle (Animated)|a mysterious benefactor]] recruited the group to steal components for a massive weapon. While seeking out the weapon parts they needed, Princess used her magic wand to neutralize Angry Archer's nasty violent exploding arrows, preferring her own rainbow-and-pink-glitter colored explosions instead. At the end of that mission, Swindle betrayed his human lackeys. The group joined forces with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to stop Swindle, but the villains would not completely reform. Botching their getaway by attempting to use the disabled Swindle in vehicle mode, they were captured again and sent back to jail. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

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==Trivia==
* Professor Princess is an obvious spoof of many toy franchises for young girls, such as [[wikipedia:Rainbow_Brite|Rainbow Brite]] and [[My Little Pony]].

* The ammo fired from Professor Princess's bazooka in "Sound and Fury"—balls that "pop" open into (exploding) cat dolls—appears to be a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Popples|Popples]]''.

* Her theme music is similar to that of the main/title character from ''[[wikipedia:Sailor_Moon|Sailor Moon]]''.

*Professor Princess is also an homage to Bubbles of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.
*Speaking of which, both Tara Strong and Kath Soucie were the voices of Bubbles. Kath was just the prototype voice actor for the two shorts, while Tara took over for the series, movie and specials.

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