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[[Image:Unicronwiki.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not [[Headmaster (Animated)|Galactus]], we swear.]]
{{bigquote|Unicron is frightening. Unicron will destroy... will destroy ''space''.|[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]|"[[Uprising]]"}}

'''Unicron''' is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother [[Primus]]. He is known as the Dark God, the Chaos Bringer, the Planet Eater, and he is dedicated to consuming the multiverse. His goal is to bring an end to the annoying creation boasting independence around him, and find peace by becoming the living center of a [[Void|swirling, infinite torrent of nothingness]] at the end of all things.

To undertake this seemingly overwhelming task, Unicron is able to travel across realities at will, a meandering plague upon existence itself. <ref>Titanium Series 3" Unicron profile</ref> Integrated into his systems are incomprehensible quantum computers which calculate probabilities forward and backwards in time, in perpetuity, giving his processors an everchanging, evolving map of the multiverse.<ref>Profile, Transformers Fan Club newsletter, Aug/Sept 06</ref>

The only thing that he fears is Primus's essence, contained inside the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].

Frequently, Unicron will make deals with lesser beings, giving them vast new powers in exchange for their servitude. These minions are sometimes stripped entirely of their free will, but others follow him willingly. Service to Unicron, however, is a double edged sword, for it causes insanity and loss of self. And in the end, no matter their intent, Unicron's plans ultimately call for their consumption as well.

:''Hungarian name'': '''Unikron''' or '''Unikornisz''' (Unicorn)<ref>Unikornisz, which is Hungarian for 'Unicorn' is used in only one dub of the 1986 movie.</ref>

==In the beginning==
[[Image:UK150Unicron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Saay, that shield looks [[Decepticon|familiar]].]]
Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. To explore the fledging universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality—good and evil, order and chaos—and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[Image:Primusoriginal.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is ''[[RIBFIR|red]]!''"]]
As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to be his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends, creating a group of [[13 original Transformers|thirteen robots]] that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron.

The war between Unicron and Primus came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the [[The Fallen|Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===
''The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.''

====Unicron's story====
''The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", when he recounted it to [[Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark Armies]] against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]] (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light Gods and Dark Armies would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin.''

====The Keeper's story====
''The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".''

====Primus's story====
''The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.''

====Fleer and DK====
''The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "[[Allspark]]."''

''This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]], published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[The One]]," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.''

==Generation 1==
===Marvel US continuity===
[[Image:Acolyte of unicron.jpg|left|100px|thumb|A Unicron cultist with mask. Or a cosplayer. Same thing.]]
Eventually, millions of years later, circa the Earth year 1990, a group of Transformers discovered the sleeping form of Primus at Cybertron's core. When a battle erupted, a stray laser blast struck Primus, briefly jolting the god awake and causing him to emit a multiverse-shaking "Primal Scream" that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location. Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. {{storylink|Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}

Unicron re-created and dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to retrieve a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] {{storylink|All Fall Down (comic issue)|All Fall Down}} who was plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]] in which Unicron had succeeded in consuming Cybertron. He sent all four of them to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm|The Gathering Storm}}

So close to Cybertron he could ''taste it'', Unicron decided to forego consumption of the planet [[Jhi]] and hasten on his way to the ultimate confrontation. His herald Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus. Suspecting treachery on Galvatron's part, Unicron sent Hook, Line and Sinker to retrieve him from the screening subterranean tunnels of Cybertron, but Galvatron destroyed them, and Primus was woken from his slumber. Unicron's arch-foe possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!|Out of Time!}}

[[Image:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|right|150px|thumb|''He's got the whooooole world, in his feet...'']]
Unicron shut down his higher mental functions and drifted for the remainder of the journey to hide himself from detection by Primus. At this point, a mental command that Unicron had placed in some of Primus's creations was activated, resulting in the formation of a cult of Unicron-worshippers, who gathered to destroy the leader of the united Autobots and Decepticons.
These [[Unicron cultist|Unicron cultists]] were drawn out when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was named commander of Primus's army. They tried to assassinate the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]; they failed, but distracted the Cybertronians long enough for Unicron to arrive. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Transforming back to robot mode upon arrival, he was somewhat disappointed to find that the gathered Transformers were simply so terrified of him that there was no resistance to his attack. Unicron destroyed Xaaron's body, robbing Primus of his avatar, but was then attacked by his former servant, Galvatron, whose first strike snapped the Transformers out of their collective stupor and began a counter-attack against the Chaos-Bringer. Briefly fazed by the illusion-casting powers of the [[human]] [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] [[Rapture]], Unicron's systems were attacked by the electrical powers of [[Circuit Breaker]]. Enraged that he had been made to feel pain, Unicron dispensed with his hands-on approach and transformed into planet mode to consume Cybertron, at which point Optimus Prime flew into Unicron's maw and opened the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], destroying the dark god. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

His body destroyed in this timeline, Unicron's essence moved to another plane of reality, and made continued attempts on Primus and Cybertrons across many other realities.

====Earthforce====
''Due to unknown circumstances, Unicron was delayed in his advance towards Cybertron after the [[Primal Scream]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was able to use [[Nucleon]] to awaken the [[Underbase]]-offlined Autobots long before he arrived. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} While Grimlock formed [[Earthforce]], Optimus Prime continued to prepare the main force for Unicron's imminent arrival.'' {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

''However, with an attempted Decepticon alliance ruined beyond all recovery and the Matrix still lost, Optimus had to turn to the original site of the Underbase—as the Underbase was linked to the centre of Cybertron, the Autobots could tap into that centre (and thus Primus himself) as a substitute Matrix. The Autobots succeeded in finding this site; it can be safely assumed that when Unicron finally got around to arriving, they were able to ''shoot him with the core of the planet''. See what happens when you put off doing something?'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}
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===The Transformers: The Movie===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Orson Welles]] (English), [[Mizuho Suzuki]] (Japanese)

[[Image:TFTM_Unicron_Lithone.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I see you down there!]]

Unicron's next known attempt on Cybertron (chronologically, the first documented) was his most famous, occurring in the Earth year 2005. While heading towards the planet, he consumed the small world of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], making it perfectly clear how great of a threat he was to the entire universe. Along the way, he hacked into the security cameras of the [[Autobot City]] infirmary and witnessed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] handing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] just before dying, which angered him tremendously. He then came upon the bodies of several wounded and dying Decepticons, who had been dumped into space following a [[Battle of Autobot City|recent battle]] on Earth. He extended a proposition to the Decepticons' leader, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], offering to rebuild his body and those of his troops in exchange for their destruction of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Tortured into accepting, Megatron was transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and his followers became [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and the [[Sweeps]].

[[Image:TFTM_Unicron_smashes_cybertron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Unicron Smash!]]

While Galvatron set about reclaiming leadership of the Decepticons, Unicron arrived at Cybertron, and proceeded to consume the planet's two moons. Outraged that Unicron would do this to a planet that he viewed as his, Galvatron found himself the victim of mental torture by his creator, and ordered to Earth to complete the task given him. The ensuing chase finally climaxed in a showdown on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], where Galvatron seized the Matrix and returned to Unicron, only to reveal that he intended to use the talisman to make Unicron his slave. Amused by his pawn's arrogance, Unicron transformed into his [[Scale|gigantic]] robot mode and ate Galvatron. Unicron then tore into Cybertron, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the rest of the Decepticons on the planet fought back, to little effect. Unicron swallowed many spaceships, and one, which contained the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and his comrades, crashed through Unicron's eye. Hot Rod and Galvatron battled deep inside Unicron, and ultimately, Hot Rod was able to retake the Matrix from the Decepticon. Transformed by its power into [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], he defeated Galvatron and opened the Matrix inside Unicron, destroying his body from within. Unicron's head survived the explosion, however, drifting through space. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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{{note|This attack was performed by Unicron in several different universes. While the events of the attack itself were largely identical in each timeline, the consequences varied greatly from universe to universe. These timelines are noted individually below.}}

====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)

Unicron is an evil planet-gobbling world who reformed Megatron into Galvatron to lead the Decepticons into a new era. {{storylink|Secret Files of Teletraan II|Secret Files of Teletraan II}}

[[Image:Unicron head orbit.jpg|180px|thumb|Incoming message from the [[Grand Mal|Big, Giant Head]]!]]

In the wake of the 2005 attack, Unicron's head was caught in Cybertron's gravity and became a new moon for the planet, a grisly testament to the satellites he had destroyed. Seeking to locate Galvatron, who had been hurled into space at the conclusion of his battle with Rodimus Prime, Cyclonus and Scourge visited Unicron's head and accessed the remaining databanks there, replaying footage of the final battle that allowed them to extrapolate Galvatron's trajectory and current location. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In the year 2006, the ghost of the deceased Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reactivated Unicron's head, in order to make a bargain with the Chaos-Bringer—in exchange for Unicron restoring his body, Starscream would recreate Unicron's. Stealing new optic circuits and a transformation cog for Unicron from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Starscream was then directed to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, so that the planet could become his new body. Starscream initially attempted to do this by using Trypticon's body, but Trypticon was deactivated by the Decepticons. Unicron restored Starscream's body so that he could finish the task, but Starscream (somewhat predictably, being Starscream) double-crossed the dark god and refused to complete the necessary connections. Just then, explosives set by the Autobots were detonated, hurling Unicron's head off the planet, beyond its gravity, and out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, seeking a supply of the dangerous particles known as [[Anti-electron|anti-electrons]], Galvatron and the Decepticons traveled to Unicron's head, only to come under attack from the defenses of the barely-aware giant. Also present was the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who used components from Unicron's head to create the [[Technobot|Technobots]] to fight Galvatron's forces. The Technobot [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] disconnected enough of Unicron's internal mechanisms to deactivate his systems. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain|Grimlock's New Brain}}

{{note|The episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" eventually revealed that, in this timeline, Unicron was created near the beginning of time by an ancient genius named [[Primacron]], to destroy the universe so he could remake it in his own image—here, he was simply a gigantic robot, rather than any kind of godlike being. This, of course, is because the cartoons were written long before the Marvel Comic storyline that created the Primus/Unicron myth, and ''much'' longer before the retcon that applied the story to all Transformer continuities. Consequently, the animated universe is easily the one piece of Transformer fiction that is least compatible with this retcon, but there has as yet been no attempt in official fiction to re-write Unicron's animated origin to tie in with it.}}

=====Kiss Players/Teletraan Go! Go!=====
[[Image:TGGUni1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha]]
Following his destruction in 2005, Unicron's [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] was scattered across time and space, fragmented and parasitized into Autobot and [[Maximal]] leaders throughout history. In 2007, three of his servants, the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]], sought to recreate their master, and tricked the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]—[[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]]—into helping them in their task by telling them that they were gathering the fragments of the so-called "Allspark."

[[Image:TGGUni2.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Oh god ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha]]
[[Primus]] was forced to take action to stop their mission, appearing as a giant golden hand to steal away the energy fragments before the Sparkbots could collect them, but eventually, the evil trio collected enough to accomplish their dire task. Fleeing back in time to [[Earth]]'s prehistoric past, they unleashed the energy and Unicron began to form around them. Following the Sparkbots back to the past, Primus unleashed the full firepower of his mobile battle platform's cannon, sealing Unicron's energy and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. He then created the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] to serve as a guardian and ensure that the evil being was never again reborn.

Fortress Maximus left Earth in 2007, a event that allowed humans to discover the lifeforce in the far future.
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====Marvel UK continuity====
[[Image:MarvelUK-253.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wow, he sure fears the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].]]
''In the timeline of [[Earth-120185]], Unicron's famous attack on Cybertron occurred in 2006, rather than 2005. Galvatron briefly escaped Unicron by time-jumping to 1986 and constructed a solar cannon that was powerful enough to destroy the monster's physical form, but Unicron took control of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and had them go back in time to ruin the plan.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006|Target: 2006}}

''After that, events carried on exactly the same and the Matrix blew him up. Rather than become Cybertron's moon, however, Unicron's head floated off through space and crash-landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where he used mind control to force the native [[Junkion|Junkions]] to build him a new body out of the planet. At the beginning of 2008, he pulled [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Death's Head]] into his thrall and used them to re-ignite the stalemated Cybertronian war in order to keep the Autobots distracted from his activities. Ultimately, however, he was defeated by [[Death's Head]] and the Autobots. His head was destroyed, and his mind was sealed within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

''On New Year's Day 2009, Unicron reached out from within the Matrix and took control of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s body, {{storylink|Edge of Impact|Edge of Impact}} only to be stopped when Kup ripped the talisman out of his chest. Unfortunately, this meant they lost their chance to purify the Matrix and that Unicron would be ready for them next time. {{storylink|White Fire|White Fire}} In 2010, he repeated the trick and succeeded in transforming Rodimus's body into a copy of his own before being forced back. In the far future of 2356, Unicron's essence still resides within the Matrix, steadily withering the struggling body of Rodimus.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!|Aspects of Evil!}}

{{note|The concept that Transformer weaponry could destroy Unicron was never brought up again after "Target: 2006", and doesn't quite fit with the idea of Unicron as primordial demi-god. This was, however, written before Furman came up with that origin for the guy.}}
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===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
Unicron hovered in the background in this universe, an unseen and unknown presence. His servant, [[The Fallen]], tried to bring about his second coming by breaking upon the [[Seal of Primus]], but failed. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} Unicron sent a wave of drones and heralds into the universe, with the Alpha Drone Scourge arriving on Cybertron 3000 years ago; he ended the [[Great Shutdown]] when he reactivated Shockwave for research purposes. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0|Generation One issue 0}} Shockwave happily shot him and experimented on him, and would later cause an energy spike that woke Unicron up (it's unknown if he meant to, but presumably he didn't). {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Unicron went on a course towards Earth, porking his way through the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and creating a new servant Cyclonus in the process.

{{note|He was going to be part of a big plotline in 2005, starting from #13 {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Unreleased Dreamwave issues}}, but even Unicron's might was helpless against Pat Lee's business skills. Due to the Dreamwave bankruptcy, it's unknown what Unicron's agenda was (besides killing everyone).}}
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Here, Unicron enslaved the population of the worlds he ate to maintain his inner works; one race included the [[Battle Beasts]]. He is known about in Transformer legend, and is said to have been banished from his homeworld.

[[Image:Unicron's DDP Brain.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Who needs all those TV monitors, anyway?]]
Thousands of years ago, when humanity was at a primitive stage, Unicron turned up to devour the Earth. The ancestors of [[Cobra-La]], however, had developed a metal-eating spore that could potentially kill Unicron. They came to an agreement—they would go into exile, while Unicron would merely eat human civilisation once it had developed to a useful point. Eventually they did, and Unicron began broadcasting announcements of "I Return" as he headed towards Earth. {{storylink|Black Horizon Part 1}}

Unicron reached Earth and transformed so as to consume civilisation in robot form. [[Japan]] was devastated and humanity collectively wet itself. But the world was saved by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], who flew into the Chaos-Bringer and doused his organic looking brain with Cobra-La's metal-eating spores. Unicron was killed, the world was saved, and [[G.I. Joe]] went on to explore the dead monster's innards. {{storylink|Black Horizon Part 2}}

{{note|With no mention of the Primus/Unicron mythology (instead mentioning a banishment), the willingness to only eat parts of worlds and leave their populations alive to serve him, and his death-by-fungus, Unicron in Devil's Due does differ ever-so-slightly from his depiction by other companies. This story was published '''after''' the retcon saying the Primus/Unicron myth applies to all continuities, yet seems to be ignoring it; this could make it the first post-retcon Transformers media to retcon away the retcon.}}

==Beast era==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
When the [[Vok]] spoke with [[Optimus Primal]] in Earth's pre-history, they took the form of Unicron's head, claiming that they scanned his mind and choose Unicron as an "authority figure". {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1|Other Voices, Part 1}}

===3H comics===
[[Image:Unicrons dark essence.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Even Unicron's crap is evil.]]
[[Image:Matrix of conquest.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The Evil Galactic Starfish of Conquest served as a container for Unicron’s power.]]
In yet ''another'' timeline that followed his destruction in 2005, Unicron's essence was again sent spiraling through time and space, to crash on prehistoric Earth, prior to the conflict known as the [[Beast Wars]] which would occur on the planet. It is unclear if this was a deliberate attempt by Unicron to preserve his power or not, but this "dark essence" seemed to lack any real sentience, suggesting that it was merely Unicron's "power," while his spark remained in his intact head in the future.

The dark essence was discovered by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] known as the Hunter, who recognized the dark god's power, and fashioned from the essence the [[Matrix of Conquest]], a twisted version of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership which he used to conquer and rule over an apocalyptic 32nd Century future, under the name "[[Shokaract]]". Resistance against Shokaract resulted in an attempt by his opponents to travel back and time and destroy the dark essence on prehistoric Earth, thereby erasing Shokaract from history, but the villain travelled back in time to stop this effort. A massive battle between him and Transformers from throughout the multiverse ensued, but eventually, thanks to the efforts of the [[Covenant]], history was altered so that Unicron's essence never arrived on prehistoric Earth, erasing this timeline—and Shokaract—from existence. {{storylink|Terminus|Terminus}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Sometime after a series of events similar to those of [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]'s [[Beast Wars II (franchise)|experiences]] [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|on]] [[Gaea]] in another universe, Unicron's heralds, the [[Blendtrons]], were instructed by the Chaos Bringer's essence to gather the [[Angolmois]] capsules scattered across the galaxy, which contained Unicron's energy. The taint of [[Angolmois]] would cause unrest and violence across Cybertron as the planet tore itself apart in renewed savage mindless conflict. At the same time, Unicron's chosen yet unwitting vessel, Shokaract, was fed Angolmois by the Blendtrons, having been convinced that it would grant him the power to be reborn as a god. In one potential timeline, this did indeed happen as Unicron was reborn from Shokaract's corrupted form, and the Chaos Bringer proceeded to consume Cybertron itself.

However, this was averted before it came to pass - thanks to the actions of the in-temporal-limbo [[Magmatron]], who alerted [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and by extension Lio Convoy to Unicron's plan and enlightened Shokaract when the tyrant was temporarily shunted into Magmatron's personal purgatory. Realizing what his ascension actually entailed, Shokaract tore a Dead Matrix of some sort from his chest, sacrificing himself and ending Unicron's latest plan at re-ascension.
{{storylink|The Ascending|The Ascending}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
During Megatron's rule of Cybertron, [[Rattrap]] once compared the Predacon's [[Grand Mal|big floating head]] as a "monument to Unicron", implying that the Chaos Bringer's head orbited Cybertron after his defeat. However, it was never seen from the surface, perhaps implying that it had left Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound|Prometheus Unbound}}

===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
Human beings at some point in the future were eventually able to discover Unicron's lifeforce and attempted to harness it for their own means. This resulted in the devastation of the planet Earth, reducing it to a ruin, but the fame of this "mysterious energy" that had been called "[[Angolmois]]" was far-reaching, and eventually, the Predacon leader [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] attempted to harvest it for himself. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}} Using his artificial planet, [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], he sucked all the Angolmois energy out of the planet and into the craft. However, after the interference of [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Lio Junior]], all the Angolmois energy was sealed into capsules and ejected from Nemesis as it self-destructed. {{storylink|Farewell, Lio Convoy!|Farewell, Lio Convoy!}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tetsuo Komura]] (Japanese)

[[Image:BWNeo Unicron.JPG|left|180px|thumb|Unicron didn't take kindly to being part of the Macy's Parade.]]
Teams of Maximals and Predacons, led by [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]] respectively, then raced to collect the Angolmois capsules, as their energy effects were wreaking havoc on planets all over the galaxy. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out|Big Convoy, Move Out}} They eventually collected all the capsules only to find themselves attacked by the mysterious and freakish [[Blendtron|Blendtrons]]. The Blendtrons, in truth servants of Unicron seeking to engineer his rebirth, proved nearly invincible, and stole the capsules from each team. {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} They released the Angolmois energy and allowed it to possess Galvatron's dead body, restoring Unicron to life in a new form. Unicron proceeded to absorb the last remaining ounce of stray Angolmois energy—the Blendtrons themselves—and left to settle his score with Cybertron. The [[Maximal Elder]], [[Great Convoy]], attempted to hold Unicron off with the entire Maximal armada, but Unicron's fiery serpent mode proved too much and he effortlessly destroyed the armada and Great Convoy along with it. Unicron then possessed [[Vector Sigma]], the mother computer of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], effectively possessing the planet, and morphed Cybertron into his new body. {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition|Unicron's Ambition}}

Unicron then briefly exited Vector Sigma to deal with the last remaining Cybertronian resistance. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle (BWN)}} Big Convoy, his Maximal new recruits, Lio Convoy and Magmatron all fought side-by-side against Unicron, but all they managed to do was stall him. Big Convoy then powered up his Big Cannon with his own [[Energon Matrix|Matrix]], transforming it into the Matrix Buster. Big Convoy shot Unicron with the weapon, the powerful blast seemingly destroying the Chaos Bringer. Unicron's spirit was then evicted from Vector Sigma, returning Cybertron to normal. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
On the planet Gaea, a group of Predacons somehow came into possession of a mysterious spheroid object known as the '''Black Ball'''. The strange artifact was of some importance to the Predacons; it may in fact have told Magmatron that he could rule the galaxy once he had the seven [[Angolmois]] capsules.

When Big Convoy came to rescue [[Longrack (BWN)|five]] [[Break|Maximal]] [[Cohrada|rookies]] [[Stampy|who were]] [[Heinrad|trapped]] in the Predacon base on Gaea, the Maximals found the Black Ball and retrieved it. {{storylink|The Five Rookies|The Five Rookies}}

After the Maximal returned to the ''[[Gung Ho]]'', they attempted to analyze the Black Ball. However, the Black Ball activated the ship's warp engine. During the warp, the Black Ball began to speak, telling the Maximals about the Angolmois capsules, which originated from the final conflict between [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] on the [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. It also told them that there were seven Angolmois energy capsules scattered across the galaxy in total. The Maximals were warned that they must retrieve all the capsules to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands, or the galaxy would be in extreme danger. The ''Gung Ho'' subsequently arrived at the planet [[Sandron (planet)|Sandron]], where one of the capsules was located. {{storylink|There are Seven Capsules|There are Seven Capsules}}

The Black Ball guided Big Convoy's team to various other places where capsules were located.

When Magmatron, who was in the healing room due to wounds caused by Big Convoy, learned that he [[Guiledart|lost]] [[Saberback|his]] [[Sling|main]] [[Dead End (BWN)|troops]] in the battle on [[Jörmungandr]], the Black Ball suddenly showed up from nowhere. The Black Ball told Magmatron that it could see he was short-handed. The Black Ball offered Magmatron some "helpers" — the [[Blendtron|Blendtrons]], who emerged from within the Black Ball. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone|A Battle Fought Alone}}

The Black Ball told both Big Convoy and Magmatron of the planet where the last capsule was located. Magmatron faced off with Big Convoy there, and ordered the Blendtrons to attack the Maximals. One of the Blendtrons, however, chose to attack Magmatron instead. The action of the Blendtrons baffled both Big Convoy and Magmatron alike. The Black Ball then arrived on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Double Cross|Double Cross}}

It was revealed that the Black Ball was actually Unicron himself, or more specifically, his essence, while the Angolmois energy was his life force. Unicron absorbed the six capsules and reformed his head out of the Black Ball. He then revealed that the last capsule was actually Big Convoy and Magmatron, who were evolved by the power of the Angolmois capsule on their home planet. {{storylink|Double Cross|Double Cross}}

Big Convoy teamed up with Magmatron to fight against Unicron, but failed. Big Convoy was saved by [[Heinrad]], but Magmatron was chewed up and spat out by Unicron. After dealing with the Transformers, Unicron headed to the planet Cybertron. He latched onto the planet like a parasite and turned it into his new body. {{storylink|Double Cross|Double Cross}}

Unicron desired to consume Big Convoy, the last half of the capsule, in order to make his right eye fully functional once more. His physical body was destroyed by Big Convoy after a harsh battle with Big Convoy's crew. However, Unicron's essence emerged from his physical remains and plastered itself onto Big Convoy's body, trying to possess him. Big Convoy removed the [[Energon Matrix|Matrix]] from his chest and unleashed its power, sacrificing himself and successfully destroying Unicron once and for all. {{storylink|Return to Zero|Return to Zero}}

===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:UnicronDeathstarII.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Guys. GUYS. Get that ring in the right place, or he'll never be able to eat.]]
Just as the Transformers were beginning to settle into post-[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] life on the newly-technorganic Cybertron, Unicron struck once more. His body ruined and trapped between dimensions, he sought to revitalize himself by abducting Transformers from across the multiverse and pitting them against each other within his own body, absorbing their [[energon radiation]] and eventually consuming their sparks. He chose to kidnap several Autobots and Maximals from the technorganic Cybertron, but that was also the staging ground from which Primus chose to launch a counterattack. Primus gathered an army from many different universes and put the resurrected [[Optimus Primal]] at its head. {{storylink|Abduction|Abduction}}

These "[[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]" raided Unicron to free his captives from their prison cities, battling Unicron's own legion of "[[Minion of Unicron|Minions]]" all the while. [[Universe war|These conflicts]] escalated for months or perhaps longer, their intensity rivaling the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|Great Wars]].<ref>Optimus Primal's bio in the [[Revelations Part 3|Transformers Collectors' Club comic #9]]</ref> This all came to an abrupt end during the final battle, when Unicron simply vanished due somehow to the [[Unicron Singularity]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2|Revelations Part 2}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
{{note|The [[Unicron Trilogy]], the series of Transformers franchises that includes ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', was so named by Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] because of Unicron's importance in each story.}}
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:Unicronarmada.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"For a time, I considered sparing your giant invisible sandwich."]]
After successfully devouring the Cybertron of a previously unseen dimension, Unicron sent a group of heralds—incarnations of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]—to prepare the next universe for his coming. As forewarning, he also sent the near-dead body of the [[Optimus Prime (Worlds Collide)|Optimus Prime]] of that other dimension, which was discovered by the Autobots of the next universe. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

Unicron was ultimately defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Jet Optimus]], the combined form of this universe's Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who were infused with extra [[Mini-Con]] power. However, during his attack on Cybertron, he had managed to kidnap [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], and would see them forged into new heralds in the interim. This universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], having made a bid for Unicron's power, was standing on the surface of the planet-eater when he was destroyed, and his body was also lost, his spark trapped within Unicron's remains. {{storylink|The End|The End}}

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====''Energon''====
{{cleanup|February 2009|Unicron appeared a fair bit more than this}}

His broken body left floating in space after his defeat, Unicron employed the go-between [[Alpha Quintesson]] to see to his continued survival. Alpha Quintesson gathered together a group of Decepticon dissidents and transformed them into "[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]", although he himself was not overly thrilled with his position of enforced servitude. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn|This Evil Reborn}} At the same time, Megatron had been using Unicron's powers and internal mechanisms to fashion a new body for himself, unbeknownst to Unicron himself. {{storylink|Multiplicity|Multiplicity}}

{{note|Due to the sudden demise of [[Dreamwave]], the conclusion of this story remains unknown. Presumably, since you are alive and reading this, Unicron did not go on to consume the Omniverse. Or did he? For all we know he may be heading to our universe as we speak.}}

===Cartoon continuity===
Unicron was evidently very active in this dimension at various points in time, although the precisely chronological placement of this activities are unclear.

At some undetermined point in the past of this universe, Unicron was approached by the survivors of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world that had been destroyed in a war with the inhabitants of the Giant Planet, [[Gigantion]]. In return for the chance to gain revenge on Gigantion, the survivors swore loyalty to Unicron, and "Planet X" became something of a code-phrase that identified those in the service of the planet-eater.

{{note|Liner notes included with the DVD release of ''Galaxy Force'' in [[Japan]] claim that Planet X is actually the body of Unicron from another parallel dimension. This would not appear to be compatible with the Western storyline, nor, indeed, with the date later given to the planet's destruction on the [[TakaraTomy]] "[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html World of the Transformers]" website.}}
Additionally, Cybertronian legend refers to an attack by Unicron on the planet that was ultimately thwarted by the mighty Autobot warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]].

====''Armada'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Katsumi Chō]] (Japanese)

Unicron's first attack on Cybertron in the present day was an indirect one, over a million years in the making, begun when he opted to disguise his dormant body as Cybertron's moon. From this secret vantage point, he implanted his own cells within the planet, where they germinated and grew into the small race of robots known as the [[Mini-Cons]]. Unicron hoped to use the Mini-Cons to increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and feed off of the energies released in the conflict, but an encounter with a group of [[Rad White| time-displaced]] [[Carlos Lopez| human]] [[Alexis| children]] planted the seed of sentience and free will within the Mini-Cons, who ultimately rebelled against their creator and fled Cybertron, crash-landing on the planet Earth. {{storylink|Origin|Origin}}

When the Mini-Cons were reawakened a million years later in 2010, they were detected by the Autobots and Decepticons, who followed their signal to Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter|First Encounter}} Unicron also picked up the signal, and dispatched his minion [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], an inhabitant of Planet X who would occasionally serve as an avatar for Unicron's spark, to carry on his work. {{storylink|Gale|Gale}} Sideways escalated the conflict by manipulating control of the three Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield and the [[Requiem Blaster]], but eventually arranged for all three to be returned to Cybertron, where he stole them and used them to reawaken Unicron.

[[Image:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Power Cosmic gives you wrinkles.]]
Shedding his moon disguise and transforming to robot mode, Unicron turned on Cybertron, only to be met with resistance in the form of the united armada of Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance|Alliance}}, and his own Mini-Cons, who had linked together and formed a giant duplicate of his body. {{storylink|Union|Union}} Now at full power, however, it was child's play for Unicron to exert control over his creations, and bring the Mini-Cons under his thumb once more. Again, it was thanks to the Autobots' human allies—the same children who had been sent back in time and given the Mini-Cons free will in the first place—that the Mini-Cons struggled free of Unicron's control, including the three Mini-Con weapons, who broke free and left Unicron's body deactivated. Believing the threat over, [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] then challenged Optimus Prime to their final battle, only for the hatred and ferocity of their fight to awake Unicron once more. To end the circle of hate that gave Unicron life, Galvatron allowed himself to be consumed by the monster, and in a brilliant flash of light, Unicron apparently ceased to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat|Mortal Combat}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese), [[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish)

{{cleanup|February 2009|Needs storylinks.}} [[Image:Energon Unicron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Unicron sported awesome colors during ''Energon''.]]
In truth, however, Unicron had survived, and for the next ten years, continued to consume planets in other regions of space. One such planet was the world known as [[Planet Q]], whose inhabitants fought back by detonating the planet's core in Unicron's face. Badly damaged by the explosion, Unicron fell into a state of dormancy, but the life essence of the planet's ruler—the being who would come to be known as [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—continued to exist within him, and began a not-entirely-sane plan to use Unicron's powers to recreate everything the Chaos-Bringer had ever destroyed. Recreating the armies of Planet Q as "Terrorcons," Alpha Q had them attack Autobot facilities on Earth and throughout the [[solar system]] to gather the [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]] that would be necessary for his plan to work.

Unbeknownst to Alpha Q, Megatron's corpse and spark remained within Unicron, and he slowly siphoned off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him to be reborn in his own new body. To escape Megatron's fury, Alpha Q jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, while Megatron took over Unicron's body, and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. As the climax of this plan neared, a joint attack by Alpha Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha Q then rammed into Unicron's body. The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated, and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun.

[[Image:Unicron eats blizzard.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Unicron should stop eating so many Blizzards.]]
Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. This time, they succeeded, and Megatron directed Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha Q in the process. But the power of Unicron proved too much for Megatron to control, as Unicron began to take over Megatron's body. The Autobots made a valiant but futile attempt to stop him, but Unicron decimated them. Just as things seemed hopeless, a surge of power came that allowed Optimus-Supreme to grow to Unicron's size and powered up the other Autobots, and after a long and hard battle Optimus destroyed Unicron's body.

None of the Transformers were aware, however, that Unicron lived on in two forms: his miniscule Spark, floating in space, and his consciousness, which lay buried in Megatron's mind. With quiet, subconscious nudging, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "[[Super Energon]]" beneath Cybertron's surface, which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure. After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, but a Primus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark.

Enraged, Galvatron prepared to destroy Unicron's Spark, but it merged with him, enlarging him again, leading to another battle with Optimus Supreme, this time bolstered by the combined energy of all his troops' Sparks. Meanwhile, Primus merged with the Super Energon, creating a foundling sun which arrived at the site of the battle. Taking control of his body for a brief moment, Galvatron made the decision to plunge himself into the infant sun to rid himself of Unicron's possession. The super energon mass, having now received Unicron's spark, ignited into a powerful red sun which gave new life to Alpha Q's worlds. {{storylink|The Sun|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Image:Unicronsingularity.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The cause of - and solution to - all of our continuity problems.]]
Primus's plan to trap Unicron in the heart of a new sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] (sometimes known as the "Unicron Singularity") that threatened the entire multiverse. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

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====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Unicroncybertron.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The Planet-Eater's back, and you're gonna be in trouble.]]
Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] on Primus's vulnerable essence—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all.

Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the ''Universe'' conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. The Dead Matrix, however, taken by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and cast into the heart of the black hole, freeing Unicron's spark, which entered the planet [[Yst]] and immediately began to sow chaos and disorder. Re-energized by the hatred and violence than ran rampant on Yst, Unicron formed a new, diminutive body for himself, born into the universe when Yst exploded.

During the time that followed, from behind the scenes Unicron orchestrated a civil war between the Mini-Cons stationed on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} When Sentinel Maximus led a team of Autobots to stamp out the escalating conflict, Unicron's involvement was revealed, but before he could achieve victory, Primus was reawakened, and the Dark God fled as Cybertron transformed into its robot mode. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Transformers'' (Armada) game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matthew King]] (English)

After the Autobots defeated the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and had secured the majority of the Mini-Cons there, Unicron made his appearance above Cybertron, intent on destroying the planet. Optimus Prime's team of Autobots and the Mini-Cons returned home via a warp gate to see the Chaos Bringer unleash a wave of destruction upon the great cities of their planet. The Mini-Cons joined together to form the [[Matrix Cannon]], the [[Vanguard Booster]] and the [[Nemesis Shield]] for the Autobots to use against Unicron. The Autobots flew into Unicron's maw and blasted their way into his energy core, damaging it enough to send Unicron spiralling out of control and destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (Melbourne House)|Transformers}}

==Movie (2007)==
===Titan Magazines===
While the Transformer race appears ignorant of Unicron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] has knowledge of him and encountered him {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|#12's Star Screams}} in an event where Unicron attempted to devour Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|#19's Star Screams}} We don't know how Starscream witnessed this (did he hop dimensions?) but it has left him terrified. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|#17's Star Screams}}

{{note|The following events occur in an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.}}
[[Image:Unicron Titan19.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"The psoriasis is barely slowing him down!"]]
[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his Decepticon chums attempted to rebirth Cybertron by sending out a summons that would attract any entity related to the lost [[All Spark]], and then drawing that entity into Cybertron once it arrived.

As that entity announced itself to be '''"Unicron the Anti-Life!"''', they felt like a right bunch of plonkers. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron: Part 2|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Unicron moved swiftly, transforming Cybertron into a scarier looking physical form and causing the planet's surface to becoming hostile to the Transformers on it. Stockade's attempts at communication were met with contempt and a strange attack. The new Unicron then warped into the Sol system, shot down an Autobot shuttle, and went "OM NOM NOM" at the sight of Earth. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron: Part 3|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}

The downed Autobots regrouped with Stockade's Decepticons and worked to take away the [[Nucleon]] that was powering Unicron's physical form. They succeeded in this by causing it to blow up and catch fire, which caused Unicron to draw on more Nucleon to recover, which fueled the fire and so on until the source ran out. Unicron disappeared, though whether he's dead or just gone is ambigious. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron: Part 4|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Unicron toys}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Model-TheEntity.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Flamboyantcron.]]
* Before the Transformers brand even existed, Takara designer [[Hiroyuki Hataike]] drew up a "Planet-Robot" toy for the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] line, a design that would eventually inspire Unicron.

* In early preproduction for ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Unicron was referred to as the '''Entity'''.

* A model sheet from later in the movie's preproduction revealed that, at one point, the ''planet'' Unicron would turn into the ''robot'' '''Ingestor'''. This idea was, obviously, dropped before the film's release.

* When Unicron exploded in the Marvel Comics continuity ("[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"), the tear in existence his destruction caused resulted in creating the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] universe. This [[splinter timeline]] began overwriting the [[Tonka Go-Bots]] universe. That's right. Unicron killed the Go-Bots. <ref>According to the Collectors' Club text story, [[Withered Hope]].</ref>

*[[Roberto Orci]] is interested in having Unicron in ''[[Transformers 3]]''.[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/ask-roberto-orci-roundup-january-14---mythology-money-shots-jolt-military-and-bringing-chaos-166603/]

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm Unicron on TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Unicron Unicron's Universe profile at NFTA.net]
*[http://www.transformersontheshelf.com/UnicronPage Unicron (toy) History]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/766/micron+legend/Green+Unicron+%28Lucky+Draw%29.html Photo gallery and review of Green Lucky Draw Unicron]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-gallery/merchandise/25/merchandise/Unicron+Japanese+Store+Display.html Inflatable Unicron store display gallery]

==References and footnotes==
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Burger Slime

2009-04-27T04:47:58Z

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:''Burger Slime is a business in [[Dreamwave]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

'''Burger Slime''' is a unfortunately-named fast-food chain in Las Vegas.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave Comics===
[[Ryan O'Brien]] and his wife [[Ryan O'Brien#Ginny O'Brien|Ginny]] snatched frantic bites of Burger Slime hamburgers between bouts of frantic, spectacular lovemaking as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] transformed [[Las Vegas]] into the Decepticon enclave of ''New Vegas'' around them. {{storylink|Hardwired|Hardwired}}

The uncertainty made it hot, and the onions made them sweet.<br />
(The burgers.)

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Blastification

2009-04-21T09:21:42Z

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'''Blastification''' is a somewhat arbitrary and sarcastic name, created by certain fans to describe the proliferation of the word "blast" in the [[Transformers brand]].

In 2004, it was observed that when the original names for the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] characters [[Skyfire (disambiguation)|Skyfire]] and [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwave]] proved [[Trademark|legally unavailable]], they both had the ends of their names replaced with the word "blast" ([[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]]). In Shockblast's case, the word "shockwave" had an actual meaning, while the replacement, "shockblast", was essentially nonsense. The same would be true of 2006's [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], where a nonsensical "blast" suffix had been substituted where a real word (Thunderbolt, Thunderclap, Thundercloud) would traditionally have been used.

Around the same time, [[Fireblast]] had mysteriously replaced the word "firepower" in the [[Tech Spec]] ratings, highlighting the apparent pattern to these changes.

Furthermore, since realistic toy weapons are a big no-no in the United States these days, [[Hasbro]] officially referred to ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] [[alternate mode]] not as a "gun", but as a "blaster".

''The Theory of Blastification states:'' Absent any intention to the contrary, Transformers naturally tends to the word "blast". As a result, "blast" becomes the default form a Transformer name assumes if no better options are available.<br/>
'''Example:''' "We wanted Shockwave, but it's unavailable. The name has to be similar, so, Shockwave... Shock... something... Shockblast!"

Other examples of nonsensical names created through Blastification include:
*[[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]]
*[[Aquablast]]
*[[Optimus Primal toys|Blast Punch Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sky Blast]]
*[[Action Blast 1 Part 1|Action Blast]]

Things that are not Blastification:
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Blast Off]]

Blastification represents a compromise toward fans; when the original (usually ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'') name is no longer available, it is Hasbro's attempt to at least get ''kinda'' close to it. It tends to produce trademark-worthy names because, as noted above, those names tend to be made-up non-words.

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Wheelie (G1)

2009-04-20T10:20:44Z

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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], you see, in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give me sass, I kick your ass."]]

'''Wheelie''', so small, is an Autobot child. But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild! He carries a slingshot that shoots hurtful things; they'll hit your nose (the projectile, it stings). He has a speech pattern that's structured in rhyme, and he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time.

Some think he's annoying and wish he would die. His answer to that? Here's death in your eye.

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie thinks his rhymes are very groovy, and that one was from, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Hungarian name'': is basically the same.
:''However in the movie's first dub,'' '''Ugrabot''' ''was the name of the bub''
:''In French-Canada our little fellow chooses to be called:'' '''Tourbillo'''
:''The English/Malay dub that's oh-so-silly often calls this little bot:'' '''Willy'''
:''The Italians thought that they could do better, so in their dubbed movie they called him:'' '''Saetta'''
:''For non-movie media, they tried something cuter. For everything else, they named him:'' '''Scooter'''

==Fiction==
===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese).

{{charstubfiction}}

[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|left|250px|thumb|From early on it was fated it would be me you all hated!]]

On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash. Wheelie survived, though his ship turned to ash. Though friendless and alone, Wheelie remained alive. For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive!

On one fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends, so Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends. With his confident walk and whimsical talk, he earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. And then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest, Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which most can attest. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|200px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats, but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?]]

In 2006, for all that it's worth, he was charged with bringing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] to [[Earth]]. To accomplish the task Wheelie was paired with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. But Galvatron soon stranded them on Io, that villainous cur! Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim. But then [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] came to rescue him! With the cog at last delivered, Metroplex came alive. He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and that vile villain took a dive! {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

The timestream was getting all out of place. Wheelie was stuck winning an unending race. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

{{storylink|Thief in the Night}} {{storylink|Surprise Party}} {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Wheelie shot at a [[Tornedron]] as a spider bathed in light. But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white.
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr guarded during the [[Gregory Swofford|human]] plot. They then battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and Wheelie was shot. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster. When Optimus Prime set out, he was replaced with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]! {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

{{cleanup|January 2009}}

[[Image:Wheelie-hm.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In Japanese what were Wheelie's actual dialoggies? Can you believe that he says "It's too late for apologies!"]]

By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme. He blamed everything on [[Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone. He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and the two were quite danger-prone.

At one point, at a party he had too much to drink. He got drunk and passed out, that adorable rat-fink.

===''Headmasters'' manga===
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys, best of all is supple young boys!]]

Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. Soundblaster got all up in his grill, saying "Bitch! Know your place!" When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill]], took hostage [[Carly Witwicky (G1)|Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome]]. As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye". They huggled and they snuggled and the reader just screamed "WHY!?!" {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}

===''Teletraan Go! Go!'' comics===
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|left|120px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious! ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)]]

[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties are so frilly and white. But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10|10]] took this as a slight! [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] also came to give Wheelie a scolding, but then hugged 15, whose spine now needs remolding!
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a Furmanism!]]
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''None too far did Wheelie roam - still, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home. For Rodimus Prime he was quite the spy, he liked to report on what locals would try. The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his claim to fame, then Wheelie helped spoil the Quintessons' name. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Here in the present, Wheelie hasn't been seen - he might be too young, if you know what we mean? Still if one wants to argue he's in this abode...Look, there's Wheelie! Right there on the road! {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! Let's hope he's sterile.]]
Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all, Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall. He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet. Together they strived to unveil Shockwave's evil threat.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] joined their side, but thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his hide. Wheelie thought him a brute, and in retaliation, he bit the commander's boot.

Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

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===''Universe''===
[[Image:Wheeliewreckers.jpg|right|150px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, but poor Wheelie also died!]]
Look out, Wheelie, for in one future near, a plot will unravel to destroy all you hold dear! With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed. It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood! With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back, scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack. Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes, Wheelie told Daniel these few final words:

{{quote|Through all our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end.}}

With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom, Daniel made everyone go Kaboom! {{storylink|Departure}}

[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|left|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go? From Nightbird death? We'll never know!]]

Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast, but once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast! An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home and locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam. He would fight other Transformers till death, either one; the loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron! Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]]. However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]! He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled, towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world. {{storylink|Escape (Universe comic)|Escape}}
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===''IDW'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Wheelie is sad for once again he's been had!]]

Wheelie wanted to help and all, but the Autobots thought he was too small. Then one day he got his due, but radiation crashed his ship—boo hoo! The world's creatures towered over him; he [[Universal greeting|greeted]] [[Chaosteros|one]] and lost a limb. He got it back, so he wasn't sunk, but where he found it really stunk. Alas, he dug in poop in vain; after, transforming caused great pain. The trail of a crashed ship he embarked upon, but when he found it—Decepticon! An [[Varta|alien]] was tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], but Wheelie swooped in and saved Varta's ass. Wheelie had saved him just in time, so he taught Wheelie how to rhyme! Varta had a ship that flew, and Wheelie's power source would do. They both prepared to leave the place, but Spyglass shot Varta in the face! They took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, but he surprised the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom! One year later, he and Varta have a home, and his fate no longer does Wheelie bemoan! {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap! But he still looks like crap.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''

: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''

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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''

: Wheelie was reissued in a Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bumblebee swine, your alt mode's mine!]]
====G1 Series====
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)

:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends of Cybertron|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:Orange is the color of Wheelie from Hasbro, but across the Pacific, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.

==Trivia==
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)

*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans now wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.

*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery</ref>

* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames.

* In [[Bee in the City]], they thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie, and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cleanup from January 2009]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

General Motors

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:''General Motors is an automobile company in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]], and real world [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''

'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated|near future]]. The company's brands include Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, and more.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Binaltech====
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">You left a piece out!</span><hr />
''This article is a [[:Category:Stub|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by <span class="plainlinks">[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=General_Motors&action=edit expanding it]</span>.''

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===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots====
A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on [[Earth]] disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. They must stop the [[Decepticon]] [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]], who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

'''Autobot types'''

* [[Avalanche]]
* [[Aveo]]
* [[Cobalt]]
* [[Equinox]]
* [[HHR]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Silverado]]

====Transformers (2007) film====
[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)===
'''Chevrolet'''
* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Bel_Air|Bel Air]] hot rod
* [[Windbreaker]] - [[wikipedia:Third_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Camaro Z28]]
* [[Side Swipe (RID)]] - [[wikipedia:Fourth_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Fourth Generation Camaro]]
* [[Bluestreak]] - Fourth Generation Camaro
* [[Road Rage]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C3|Corvette C3]]
* [[Tracks]] - Corvette C3
* [[Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod
* [[Freeway]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C4|Corvette C4]]
* [[Motorhead]] - Corvette C4
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - Corvette Indy
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy

'''Pontiac'''
* [[Punch|Punch/Counterpunch]] - [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Fiero|Fiero]]
:'''[[wikipedia:Pontiac_Firebird|Firebird Trans Am, Third Generation]]'''
* [[Camaro]] (!)
* [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]]
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]
* [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]]
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
* [[Tailgate]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]

===Alternators/Binaltech===
The 2004 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C5|Corvette C5 Z06]] was licensed.

* [[Tracks|Autobot Tracks]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]

===Universe (2003)===
* [[Swerve (Chevy)|Aveo Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]].

===Transformers (2007)===
'''[[Transformers (2007)|Film]]'''

* [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2009 Chevrolet Camaro)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak|GMC Topkick]])
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Hummer_H2|Hummer H2]])

'''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers The Game]]'''

* [[Dropkick]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]])
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Cobalt|Chevrolet Cobalt]])

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice)

:In association with [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamworks]], and GM (whew), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_%28magazine%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Maxim_(magazine)">''Maxim'' magazine</a> held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] in [[Transformers (2007)]], including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the 2007 model.

*'''GMC Topkick Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008)

:This is a production line variant of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Kodiak" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak">GMC Topkick C4500</a> crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].

==Trivia==
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007.

==External links==
*[http://www.gm.com/ General Motors corporate website]

[[Category:Stub]]
[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Movie]]

General Motors

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:''General Motors is an automobile company in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]], and real world [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''

'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated|near future]]. The company's brands include Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, and more.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Binaltech====
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">You left a piece out!</span><hr />
''This article is a [[:Category:Stub|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by <span class="plainlinks">[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=General_Motors&action=edit expanding it]</span>.''

</div>
</td></tr></table>
</center>

===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots====
A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on [[Earth]] disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. They must stop the [[Decepticon]] [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]], who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

'''Autobot types'''

* [[Avalanche]]
* [[Aveo]]
* [[Cobalt]]
* [[Equinox]]
* [[HHR]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Silverado]]

====Transformers (2007) film====
[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)===
'''Chevrolet'''

* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Bel_Air|Bel Air]] hot rod
* [[Windbreaker]] - [[wikipedia:Third_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Camaro Z28]]
* [[Side Swipe (RID)]] - [[wikipedia:Fourth_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Fourth Generation Camaro]]
* [[Bluestreak]] - Fourth Generation Camaro
* [[Road Rage]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C3|Corvette C3]]
* [[Tracks]] - Corvette C3
* [[Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod
* [[Freeway]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C4|Corvette C4]]
* [[Motorhead]] - Corvette C4
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - Corvette Indy
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy

'''Pontiac'''

* [[Punch|Punch/Counterpunch]] - [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Fiero|Fiero]]

:'''[[wikipedia:Pontiac_Firebird|Firebird Trans Am, Third Generation]]'''
* [[Camaro]] (!)
* [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]]
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]
* [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]]
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
* [[Tailgate]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]

===Alternators/Binaltech===
The 2004 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_C5" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C5">Corvette C5 Z06</a> was licensed.

* [[Tracks|Autobot Tracks]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]

===Universe (2003)===
* [[Swerve (Chevy)|Aveo Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]].

===Transformers (2007)===
'''[[Transformers (2007)|Film]]'''

* [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Solstice" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice">Pontiac Solstice</a>)
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2009 Chevrolet Camaro)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Kodiak" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak">GMC Topkick</a>)
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer_H2" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Hummer_H2">Hummer H2</a>)

'''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers: The Game]]'''

* [[Dropkick]] (2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Silverado" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado">Chevrolet Silverado</a>)
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Cobalt" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Cobalt">Chevrolet Cobalt</a>)

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice)

:In association with [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamworks]], and GM (whew), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_%28magazine%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Maxim_(magazine)">''Maxim'' magazine</a> held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] in [[Transformers (2007)]], including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the 2007 model.

*'''GMC Topkick Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008)

:This is a production line variant of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Kodiak" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak">GMC Topkick C4500</a> crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].

==Trivia==
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007.

==External links==
*[http://www.gm.com/ General Motors corporate website]

[[Category:Stub]]
[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Movie]]

The Legacy of Unicron!

2009-04-18T23:14:23Z

Gelgameth: /* Junkionisms */ Whups, missed one

{{disambig3|Unicron}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #146–151
|prev=Stargazing
|next=Enemy Action!
|title=The Legacy of Unicron!
|image=Transformers (UK) 150.jpg
|caption=Well there goes the [[Cybertron (planet)|neighbourhood]].
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[January 2|2nd January]] - [[February 6|6th February]] 1988
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Geoff Senior]] (#146-147)<br/>[[Dan Reed]] (#148-149)<br/>[[Bryan Hitch]] (#151)
|pencils=[[Jeff Anderson]] (#150)
|inks=[[Stephen Baskerville]] (#150)<br/>Assists: Geoff Senior (#151)
|colours=[[Steve White]]
|letters=[[Annie Halfacree]]
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'''Rodimus Prime and Death's Head battle Unicron on Junk and learn of the Transformers' origin.'''

==Synopsis==
Taking place in 2008, "freelance peacekeeping agent" Death's Head chases his latest bounties, [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] Cyclonus and Scourge, to the skies over [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. After a brief but intense battle, all three succumb to the thrall of Unicron, whose head landed on Junk following the events in [[The Transformers: The Movie|2005]]. After assassinating Shockwave, the [[Decepticon leader]] in 2008, Cyclonus and Scourge send the Decepticon army on a suicide assault against the [[Autobot]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unicron hopes that both armies will decimate each other in battle, thereby granting his long-desired revenge against the [[Transformer]] race.

Unicron has also enslaved the [[Junkion|Junkions]], and has forced them to attach his head to Junk to serve as his new body. He has also had them construct a time portal, which will allow him to retrieve his errant creation, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from his [[Galvatron (G1)|refuge in 1988]].

Wreck-Gar, Smokescreen and Inferno land on Junk shortly thereafter and are attacked by Death's Head and the Junkions, Unicron's unwilling pawns. Wreck-Gar is blasted and captured by Death's Head, but escapes when his captor is distracted by a command from Unicron. Inferno and Smokescreen escape to Cybertron in their [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]], only to be shot down by Cyclonus and Scourge. Inferno dies in the resulting crash, after throwing Smokescreen from the ship. Smokescreen reports the situation on Junk to Rodimus Prime. After some hesitation, Rodimus agrees to go to Junk, and brings Scattershot and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] along as backup.

Back on Junk, Death's Head decides that he's through with being Unicron's slave, and opens fire on his master. Unicron, unimpressed, begins to mentally torture the non-bounty hunter. To escape the pain, Death's Head forces his psyche away from his body and into Unicron's mind, on the astral plane. There, after trading verbal jabs with the Chaos Bringer, Death's Head tricks Unicron into revealing his history and that of the Transformers.

Meanwhile, Rodimus' team has arrived on Junk. Rodimus sends the Dinobots to distract the Unicron-influenced Junkions, resulting in many "innocent" Junkion casualties. Smokescreen and Scattershot stay on the Autobots' shuttle to distract Unicron with a series of strafing runs. The attack drives Unicron to expel Death's Head from his mind and recall Scourge and Cyclonus from Cybertron. With their new leaders fleeing the planet, the other Decepticons follow suit and retreat.

Death's Head runs into Rodimus, and the two devise a plan to defeat Unicron. Feigning obedience, Death's Head presents the seemingly inert body of Rodimus Prime—and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]—to his master. Rodimus then uses Death's Head's mental projection to insert himself into Unicron's mind. There he is savagely attacked by the Chaos Bringer.

Wreck-Gar, having escaped Death's Head and his Junkion brethren earlier, had tunneled beneath Unicron's head and set up a series of explosive charges. Death's Head discovers this and immediately pulls Rodimus from the mind link with Unicron.

Scourge and Cyclonus arrive on Junk just before the explosives detonate. Death's Head, seeing an opportunity to claim his original quarry, tackles the duo through the now-activated time portal. Wreck-Gar's charges detonate, destroying both Unicron and the time portal. Rodimus Prime, after verifying that his friends are safe, comes to realize that Unicron has not been destroyed completely, but is now trapped within the Matrix.

Cyclonus and Scourge were sent back in time far enough to become soldiers in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok's]] army, but Death's Head disappeared thereafter.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (7)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (8)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (15)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (16)
* [[Seaspray]] (17)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (18)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (19)
* [[Blades]] (20)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (21)
* [[Grapple]] (22)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (24)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (25)
* [[Sandstorm (Autobot)|Sandstorm]] (26)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
* [[Scattershot]] (28)
* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (30)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (33)
|c2=
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (1)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (2)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (13)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (14)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (23)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (31)
|h4=[[Junkion]]s|c4=
* [[Junkion Thrall]] (4)
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (6)
|h5=Others|c5=
* [[Death's Head]] (3)
* [[Unicron]] (10)
* [[Primus]] (29)
}}

==Errors==
* Unicron requires the Junkions to construct a time portal to retrieve Galvatron from 1988. However, in a later story also penned by Furman, the Unicron of the main Marvel US continuity kidnaps a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] from an alternate future timeline without the use of a time portal. Perhaps the Chaos Bringer usually has a time portal housed somewhere in his body, and being little more than a head in this story left him with no option but to build an external one?
* The planet is called Junk. Presumably by now Simon Furman had seen the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] where [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] refers to the "planet of junk", but was unaware that both the movie script and the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon series]] called it '''Junkion'''. This is not the first time [[Life Spark|this sort of thing]] happened in the UK comic...

==Items of note==
* By going back in time to serve under Scorponok, Furman reconciled Cyclonus and Scourge's appearances in the United Kingdom story with their first appearance in the United States ''[[Headmasters (comic)|Headmasters]]'' limited series.
* Death's Head, although gone from the United Kingdom Transformers timeline, was far from dead. After an [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Crossroads_of_Time encounter with Doctor Who], he was sent to the regular Marvel continuity, and subsequently starred in a series of short-lived titles.
* The future Autobots were last seen in "[[Fire on High!]]". After this story, they appear next in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006!]]" and "[[Space Pirates!]]".

===Junkionisms===
Most of Wreck-Gar's pop-culture references in this story are generic TV, flim and sports references that don't refer to any shows in particular, unlike past and future issues that include a lot of references to British television programmes. There are still a few that can be singled out, though:
*"Tonight on Question Time, we ask..."—A reference to the topical debate TV show of the [[wikipedia:Question Time (TV series)|same name]];.
*"Four faults!"—In showjumping, "faults" are penalties received for mistakes. "Four faults" is a common number, and Wreck-Gar subjects himself to this amount after being forced to kill a Junkion in Part 2. The equine theme continues in Part 5, when he sets off a bomb timer with a cry of "And they're off!"
*Wreck-Gar's opening monologue from Part 5 is done in the style of the famous mission briefings from ''[[wikipedia:Mission: Impossible|Mission: Impossible]]'', using many of the famous quotes from that show ("Your mission, should you choose to accept it..." "...disavow any knowledge..." "...will self-destruct in five seconds!"). In the midst of it, he sneaks in a reference to the shampoo, [[wikipedia:Head & Shoulders|Head & Shoulders]];.
*"Analysis, [[Leonard Nimoy|Mister Spock]]!"—If you don't know, we can't help you.
*"It's time to countdown to today's prize."—''[[wikipedia:Countdown (game_show)|Countdown]]'' is a long-running British TV quiz show.
*"So it's goodnight from me... and goodnight from him!"—This two-man farewell was uttered by [[wikipedia:Ronnie Barker|Ronnie Barker]] and [[wikipedia:Ronnie Corbett|Ronnie Corbett]] at the conclusion of each episode of their television series, ''[[wikipedia:The Two Ronnies|The Two Ronnies]]''.
*"Th-th-that's all, folks!"—Again, if you don't recognize this, there's nothing that can be done for you.

==Back-Up Stories==
'''Issue #146:'''
* [[Iron Man]] — "Stratosfire" Part 1
* [[Robo-Capers]]

'''Issue #147:'''
* Iron Man — "Stratosfire" Part 2
* Robo-Capers

'''Issue #148:'''
* Iron Man — "Stratosfire" Part 3
* Robo-Capers

'''Issue #149:'''
* Iron Man — "Stratosfire" Part 4
* Robo-Capers

'''Issue #150:'''
* Iron Man — "Stratosfire" Part 5
* Robo-Capers

'''Issue #151:'''
* Iron Man — "Stratosfire" Part 6
* Robo-Capers

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in issues [[Dark Creation|#290]] - [[Rhythms of Darkness!|#301]] of the UK comic.

* It was reprinted again as a Trade Paperback by [[Titan Books]] in January 2003. Included were the stories "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Ladies' Night]]", and "[[Enemy Action!]]".

==Covers (19)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-146.JPG|'''Issue #146'''
Image:MarvelUK-147.JPG|'''Issue #147'''
Image:MarvelUK-148.jpg|'''Issue #148'''
Image:MarvelUK-149.JPG|'''Issue #149'''
Image:Transformers (UK) 150.jpg|'''Issue #150'''
Image:MarvelUK-151.JPG|'''Issue #151'''
Image:MarvelUK-290.jpg|'''Issue #290'''
Image:MarvelUK-291.jpg|'''Issue #291'''
Image:MarvelUK-292.jpg|'''Issue #292'''
Image:MarvelUK-293.jpg|'''Issue #293'''
Image:MarvelUK-294.jpg|'''Issue #294'''
Image:MarvelUK-295.jpg|'''Issue #295'''
Image:MarvelUK-296.jpg|'''Issue #296'''
Image:MarvelUK-297.jpg|'''Issue #297'''
Image:MarvelUK-298.jpg|'''Issue #298'''
Image:MarvelUK-299.jpg|'''Issue #299'''
Image:MarvelUK-300.jpg|'''Issue #300'''
Image:MarvelUK-301.jpg|'''Issue #301'''
Image:TitanLoU.jpg|'''Legacy of Unicron TPB'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #146 cover:''' Death's Head strangling Cyclonus, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''Issue #147 cover:''' a Unicron-guided Death's Head takes on Shockwave, by Lee Sullivan.
* '''Issue #148 cover:''' Blurr, Kup & Rodimus Prme take on Decepticons, by [[Dan Reed]] and [[John Burns]].
* '''Issue #149 cover:''' Smokescreen through the windscreen, by [[Barry Kitson]] & [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''Issue #150 cover:''' Rodimus Prime & Unicron wraparound cover, by [[Jerry Paris]] & John Burns.
* '''Issue #151 cover:''' Death's Head & Rodimus Prime team up to fight Unicron, by Lee Sullivan.
* '''Issue #290 cover:''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse, by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''Issue #291 cover:''' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] about to be attacked by the alien, by Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue #292 cover:''' [[Windsweeper]] attacked by the alien, by Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue #293 cover:''' [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] with the Matrix, by Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue #298 cover:''' [[Galvatron II]] emerging in the New York harbor, by Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue 299 cover:''' Galvatron II before a dead [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], by [[John Marshall]] and Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue #300 cover:''' Autobots attack, by John Marshall and Stewart Johnson.
* '''Issue #301 cover:''' Autobots victorious, by John Marshall, Stewart Johnson and Robin Bouttell.
* '''Legacy of Unicron TPB cover:''' Unicron's head vs Rodimus Prime, Wreck-Gar & Death's Head, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Oliver Harud]].

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Sideswipe (G1)

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:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]. His name is also sometimes parsed '''Side Swipe'''.''

[[Image:G1Sideswipe MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I've never done anything important, but people love me anyway! Sweet!]]
'''Sideswipe''' is not nearly as much of a sociopath as his [[Relatives|brother]] [[Sunstreaker]], but he is every bit as skillful. He's more into battle for the sport of it. A bit of a jock, Sideswipe most craves a glorious fight to the finish as a test of his mettle.

There is a reckless edge to Sideswipe's tactics. He makes rash decisions that may endanger him, all in the name of possible victory. Cheating is also not out of the question. When everything is on the line, for Sideswipe, nothing is out of the question. Over time, his reckless attitude has not changed; however, his cause has—once in it solely for the glory, now he's driven by the desire to defend freedom and the innocent.

:''Hungarian name'': '''Csatár''' ("Striker")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Esgalhador'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Freccia''' ("Arrow")
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Frérot''' (Bro)
:''Japanese name:'' '''Lambor''' (ランボル ''Ranboru'')
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Surrupio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
Sideswipe, along with his brother Sunstreaker, was part of the original crew of Optimus Prime's ''Ark''. When the Decepticons attacked the ship it crashed on Earth and Sideswipe, along with the rest of the combatants, lay dormant for 4 million years. When the volcano that housed the ''Ark'' erupted, the ''Ark'''s internal mechanisms revived all Transformers, making no distinction between [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]]. Sideswipe was alive again.

When the Autobots went to retrieve their fallen comrade [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s garage, they were attacked by Decepticons. Against his brother's better judgment, Sideswipe employed his energon-gobbling rocket pack to take the fight right to the Decepticon jets. The 'Cons were driven off, but without a source of fuel to recharge on, several Autobots, including Sideswipe, were left virtually empty after the battle, and were sidelined. {{storylink|Power Play!|Power Play!}} ''Though he could not go on missions, Sideswipe was still able to defend the ''Ark'' from invasion when the Decepticons came right to his doorstep. He was confronted by that junk-punk [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-making ability and turned the tables on him, overpowering Rumble with his pile-driver punches. {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark|Raiders of the Last Ark}}''

Sideswipe's inactivity continued even longer after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over the ''Ark'' and deactivated all the Autobots in the ship. After [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] regained control of the ''Ark'' for the Autobots, he was able to revive Sideswipe to full functionality in short order, and their new deal for fuel with [[G.B. Blackrock]] kept them energized. ''During the Dinobot Hunt, Sideswipe traveled to [[Doonstown]] with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Bluestreak]] on a mission to capture the feral [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. It... didn't go so well, and the various gnawed-upon pieces of Sideswipe were not seen again for some time. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt|Dinobot Hunt}}''

Sideswipe would eventually be seen again at the feud fight between [[Blaster]] and Grimlock on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!|Totaled!}}

====''Generation 2''====
Sideswipe was part of Grimlock's firestormers, a group of Autobots unable to stand the peace and who searched for new wars to fight. With them, he worked as a raider against territories controlled by [[Jhiaxus]]' [[Cybertronian|Cybertronians]] and operation to cyberform inhabited worlds. He now sported a black paintjob, and stated happily that he loved his job (i.e. gunning people down by the dozen). {{storylink|War Without End!|War Without End!}}

He had a more prominent role in subsequent events than he had had in the past. Sideswipe was present for the last battle against the [[Swarm]], but his final fate is uncertain. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Generation 2'' (UK)====
Sideswipe was part of [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Special Commando Unit, summoned to Earth along with Optimus Prime by Grimlock when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] began open war on the humans.

===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese)

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[[Image:Sideswipejetpack.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Oh, you want my rocket pack? The one that I've never had until just now?"]]
Sideswipe was part of the initial crew of Autobots aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crash-landed on [[Earth]] four million years ago. He awoke along with his fellow Transformers in 1984, with both he and brother being reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

Sideswipe loaned [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] the use of his rocket pack when the Decepticons nearly escaped from Earth with a starship full of [[Energon (G1)|Energon]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Sideswipe FakeBreakdown.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Maybe someday [[E-Hobby|there]] will be a Sideswipe toy [[Redeco|redeco]] with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]'s color scheme.]]
{{storylink|Transport to Oblivion|Transport to Oblivion}}

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker often operated together. When [[Antimatter|antimatter]]-fueled [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] attacked the ''Ark'' on one occasion, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming [[Seeker]] jets, in a rambunctious, if ultimately ineffective, display of "[[Jet judo|jet judo]]." {{storylink|Roll for It|Roll for It}}

{{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}

When investigating tremors that were shaking the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s scanner found some interesting objects inside a rock wall. Sideswipe, using his piston-like arms, helped [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] remove the rock wall and found a cave full of dinosaur bones, the discovery of which would lead to the development of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|SOS Dinobots|SOS Dinobots}}

{{storylink|Fire on the Mountain|Fire on the Mountain}} {{storylink|War of the Dinobots|War of the Dinobots}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction|Countdown to Extinction}} {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|A Plague of Insecticons}} {{storylink|Heavy Metal War|Heavy Metal War}} {{storylink|Autobot Spike|Autobot Spike}} {{storylink|Changing Gears|Changing Gears}} {{storylink|City of Steel|City of Steel}} {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots|Attack of the Autobots}}

Sideswipe seemed to have a penchant for wrestling jets to the ground. {{storylink|City of Steel|City of Steel}} {{storylink|The Immobilizer|The Immobilizer}}

{{storylink|The Autobot Run|The Autobot Run}} {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!|Atlantis, Arise!}} {{storylink|Day of the Machines|Day of the Machines}} {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird|Enter the Nightbird}} {{storylink|A Prime Problem|A Prime Problem}} {{storylink|The Core|The Core}} {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} {{storylink|Blaster Blues|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Make Tracks|Make Tracks}} {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|Kremzeek!|Kremzeek!}} {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express|Trans-Europe Express}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Sideswipe once disguised himself as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] in order to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s evil plan, along [[Windcharger (G1)|with]] [[Jazz (G1)|four]] [[Mirage (G1)|other]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobots]]. {{storylink|Masquerade|Masquerade}}
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===3H comics===
Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]] returned to the [[Technorganic|technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after a prolonged journey and were welcomed by the [[Maximal|Maximals]]. [[Unicron]] abducted these newly-returned Transformers, in addition to many others from different times and universes, to start a final confrontation against [[Primus]]. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were rebuilt into new forms, corrupted by Unicron's influence, and set against one another in the [[Cauldron]]. Before either brother could land a killing blow, however, the fight was broken up by [[Optimus Primal]]. Sideswipe then fought his way out of Unicron alongside many other Transformers rescued by Primal and returned to Cybertron.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Sideswipe was one of the few Autobots to continue operating under that title during the [[Dreamwave timeline#The_Dark_Ages|Dark Ages]] of Cybertron. Sideswipe was one of the elite warriors serving under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and as such was chosen for the mission that sent him against the newly constructed Decepticon battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Of course the mission was a failure, but that isn't likely to have discouraged Sideswipe. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"This is what Skyfire was whining about? Pansy."]]
Sideswipe was part of Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human-Autobot effort to defeat the Earth-bounded Decepticons. At the end it was a success, and the captured Decepticons along with the Autobots and a human crew departed Earth en route to Cybertron in the ''[[Ark II]]''. The ship, however, was sabotaged and exploded upon liftoff.

A few years later, Megatron and other Transformers, including Autobots, were seen causing havoc. It was discovered that [[Lazarus]], a scientist who participated in the ''Ark II'' project, was responsible for the sabotage of the ship and the resurrection of several Transformers under his control via technological tampering. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive issue 1}}

[[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] of the [[United States Military|US Military]] contacted [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to ask him if he could do something to help them reactivate Optimus Prime, whom they had recovered locked in a state of stasis. Spike managed to reactivate Optimus with a portion of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] that Optimus had given him prior the ill-fated journey of the ''Ark II''. Optimus subsequently went to the Arctic and used the Matrix to reactivate several Transformers, including Sideswipe. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive issue 2}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective5 SideswipeSunstreaker Devastator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|We're trying to look dynamic, but all these [[Pat Lee|puffy proportions]] are putting a stop to that.]]
Sideswipe accepted the new task at hand and fought alongside his brother when the Autobots faced the Decepticons at Lazarus' ruined base (punching Starscream in the face for attacking Wheeljack) before Hallo betrayed the Autobots by attempting to destroy both factions with a nuclear weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive issue 3}} The Autobots survived when Megatron's technovirus absorbed the blast, and Sideswipe helped his comrades recover the captive Autobots imprisoned inside the base. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive issue 4}}

As Jazz's unit worked on Megatron's virus, Sideswipe followed Optimus Prime to [[San Francisco]] for the last battle against Megatron and his Decepticons. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was taken down, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker heroically (though foolishly) charged at [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and they were smashed between the giant Constructicon's palms for their trouble. After Optimus Prime brought Devastator down with a blast to the head, Sideswipe was restrained by the surviving Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive issue 5}} However, through [[Human|human]] intervention, Optimus Prime freed his Autobots and the battle was rejoined. Sideswipe tag-teamed with his brother to pummel [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], though the Decepticons eventually escaped when Superion sacrificed his life to save the city from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear missile launch. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive issue 6}}

''Months later, after Optimus Prime, Megatron, and an assortment of other Transformers and humans vanished in a flash of light from Tokyo, Japan, the world went on high alert. When the U.S. military detected [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the Nevada canyons, Sideswipe accompanied a flight of jets in confronting the Decepticon. Their battle led down a tight box canyon, and Sideswipe had some difficulty chasing Starscream while also coordinating with his military wingmen, as he tried to limit the human casualties. Eventually, Sideswipe was led straight into Devastator, who had been hiding in the canyon on Starscream's order. The combined surprise firepower of Starscream's arsenal and a near-pointblank blast from Devastator's solar energy rifle left Sideswipe in several charred pieces. {{storylink|Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''Sideswipe was eventually repaired by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and returned to duty just in time to fight in Nevada once more. This time, the Autobots and Decepticons had joined forces against an ambush arranged by the President of the United States, who hoped to rid his country of the Transformers. Sideswipe waded through General [[Michelle Grajkowski]]'s troops, heavily routing her Delta Team, but the [[Deconstructionite|deconstructionite]] weapons being used by the U.S. Armed Forces were too much of a surprise for the Cybertronians -- they were clearly on the losing end of the battle as many of their number fell before the severity of the weaponized nanites became evident. Sideswipe and Prowl helped load the injured Autobots into Prime's trailer as they made their getaway. {{storylink|Fusion|Fusion}}''

[[Image:G1 Sideswipe Sunstreaker DWissue7.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hi, I'm a jock.]]
When agents from the united Cybertron arrived on Earth, Optimus Prime split his forces in order to ensure Earth would not be left undefended. As Prime and many other Autobots travelled back to Cybertron with Shockwave, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and their crew, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker remained on Earth with several other Autobots under Jazz's command. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden|Brothers' Burden}} Sideswipe was deactivated in battle with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] when Starscream and his followers returned to Earth, and was left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons|Night of the Combaticons}} [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] later dredged him and the others up, only to be taken into custody by [[Earth Defense Command]]. Jazz, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker were reactivated to help [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her team in investigating an outbreak of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in small-town America. {{storylink|Infestation|Infestation}} After routing and capturing the Decepticons, Sideswipe and the other Autobots joined up with the returning team from Cybertron under Prowl's command, and began construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil|The Route of All Evil}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegsOrigin3 Sunstreak Sideswipe glory.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sideswipe's feeling small standing under [[Nova Prime]]'s crotch. [[Sunstreaker#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|Sunstreaker, on the other hand, seems strangely excited]].]]
[[Sunstreaker]] was Sideswipe's P-3 Training Officer and strike partner, and constantly looked down on him as the rookie. Nothing Sideswipe did was seen as good enough, and he was left under Sunstreaker's shadow, something that left a deep mark on him. He's forever been resentful and wanting to be seen by others as a skilled, notable warrior. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Before the war, the two of them attended illegal underground arena [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] and witnessed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s 54th victory. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin issue 2}} When Sunstreaker wanted to join Megatron's underground fighting team, Sideswipe went along to try and talk him out of it. Whether they stuck around and were caught up in the Autobot security raid is unknown. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Later, as war engulfed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sideswipe was one of the many Autobots trained by [[Kup]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[Image:SpotlightGalvatron Sideswipe rocketfist.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This hand of mine glows with an awesome power!]]
Much to his dismay, Sideswipe was stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] on Cybertron to guard [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains. Sideswipe wanted action, something he wasn't going to get standing guard over comatose Decepticons. His desire to "bust some heads" became even stronger after Sunstreaker was apparently kidnapped during his duties on [[Earth]], and Sideswipe began actively disregarding his squadron leader, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], to routinely contact High Command and demand a transfer; unknown to everyone else, this wasn't down to brothers-in-arms loyalty, this was down to him wanting to save Sunstreaker so his former strike partner would have to recognise his skills. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

His need for action was alleviated, however, when [[Galvatron (G1)|a mysterious and powerful Transformer]] attacked Cybertron. Sideswipe blew off part of the being's head, but he recovered almost immediately and knocked Sideswipe and the rest of the Autobots offline, then stole Thunderwing away. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Soon after, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] apparently caved in to Sideswipe's pleading and put [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in charge of Thunderhead Pass, transferring Hound's entire team, including Sideswipe, to Earth once Megatron began breaking [[Infiltration protocol]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation issue 1}} However, once word of the break-in at [[Garrus-9]] reached his audio sensors, Prime directed his team and Hound's to head there instead of Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation issue 6}}

Sideswipe took the reassignment pretty harshly, and had pushed Hound well to the edge of his tolerance. He got a minor diversion from worrying about Sunstreaker when another mysterious and powerful Transformer, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacked their ship.

Surprisingly, he wanted to find out who Cyclonus was, but Hound felt that time was a factor and hit Cyclonus with a full volley. It was enough to slow him down, but not enough to stop him. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' arrival forced a retreat, and the two Autobot ships followed. When they caught up to Cyclonus, Sideswipe goaded him into battle, and made no apologies for it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[Image:SideswipeVGrindcore.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He can punch ''and'' angst at the same time!]]
When his unit finally reached Earth, he personally took on both [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] ''and'' [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] so the others could reach the Space Bridge. This earned him recognition and an apology from Hound, and the battle against superior foes gave Sideswipe the chance to prove to ''himself'' that he was better than Sunstreaker thought. This exorcised, he realised he didn't actually care if Sunstreaker was alive or dead, and turned away from his obsession without looking back. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

One year later, the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots in a crippling assault, during which Skywarp ripped off Sideswipe's arm. Later, on Cybertron, Sideswipe tried to talk to Sunstreaker, only to learn of the horrors of the Machination. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Later, after Sunstreaker sacrificed himself, Sideswipe declared that all the Autobots deserved to die for carrying on the senseless war. His speech was interrupted by the return of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Sideswipe participated in the pursuit of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and partially transformed from artillery boxcar mode to robot mode in order to shoot down [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He stated, "The name is Sideswipe." {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

{{note|For unclear reasons, in the original comic book issue, the Autobot who shoots down Scourge identifies himself as [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], not Sideswipe. Sideswipe only appears in the trade paperback collection.}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1sideswipe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He had the look before it was [[Spy Changer|trendy]].]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985, 2001/2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''04''', '''TFC-07'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini_Countach|Countach LP500S]]", Sideswipe transforms... well, into that. In robot mode he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release [[For safety reasons|for safety reasons]]. The original 1984 US release did not have the [[Rubsign|rubsign]] found on later releases.

: In 2001, Sideswipe was re-released by [[Takara]], bundled with the mold-sharing [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as a show-[[Exclusive|exclusive]] set, but his license plate decal was changed from the infringing "COUNTACH" to "CAR MACHINE". Sideswipe and Red Alert were re-re-released together in 2002 as an [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] "New Year" set, with several factory-applied decals replaced with [[Paint application|paint applications]], the "CAR MACHINE" plate-decal now blank, plus an additional recolored alternate sticker sheet for each one. This version, minus the extra decal sheet, was re-re-''re''-released as part of the [[Transformers Collection]] "book-box series". Finally, this version, albeit with its spring-loaded launcher de-sprung [[For safety reasons|for safety reasons]], was released in the US as part of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Commemorative Series]] VIII line, one of the last American reissues. In fact, despite the Commemorative Series' exclusivity to Toys "R" Us stores, Commemorative Series Sideswipe ultimately ended up at Kay-Bee stores, and at heavy discount.

: This mold was also used to make [[Clamp Down]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Tigertrack]].

<span id="ActionMaster"></span>
[[Image:ActionmasterSideswipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I have a hat!]]
*'''Sideswipe w/ Vanguard''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon laser" rifle

: A non-transforming action figure that combines elements form both his original toy and his [[Character model|animation model]], [[Action Master]] Sideswipe is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. His partner-unit [[Vanguard]] forms a backpack and battle helmet, and complements Sideswipe's color scheme quite well.

:Action Master Sideswipe was only available in European (and certain Australian) markets.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Sideswipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He got dressed in the dark and accidentally put his colors on backwards.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Heroic, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile launcher, 1 missile

: Part of the first assortment of Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new [[Neon|neon]] green "racing" decals were added to the mix. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his [[Retool|retooled]] car-mode roof.

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' toyline.

<span id="Go-Bot"></span>
[[Image:G2GobotSideswipe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Then he shrank and faded in the wash.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini_Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.

: This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Optimus Prime and ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[R.E.V.]].

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===Universe===
[[Image:UniverseSideswipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I should've had a [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] retool!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 launchers (left & right), 2 flame missiles

: One of several [[Exclusive|exclusives]] to [[OTFCC 2003]], ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Side Swipe is a redeco of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] mold, once again transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. A pair of add-on thrusters become arm-mounted launchers for robot mode; each one being a pressure-launch missile launcher.

: It is notable that the part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a red decal rather than paint, as that part is made out of [[Unpaintable plastic|unpaintable plastic]]. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and Sunstreaker.

{{note|While the toy's name was spelled "Sideswipe" (one word) on its own packaging, the cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette]] two-pack spelled it "Side Swipe" (two words) instead. See Trivia for more.}}

===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[Image:STFLambor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yet another release Sunstreaker just wasn't cool enough for.]]
*'''Lambor''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GTF-02'''

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Lambor is a very small-scale, extensively simplified replica of the original Sideswipe toy. He has very little articulation, he has no weapons, and his vehicle mode wheels cannot roll.

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]].

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===Alternators===
[[Image:AlternatorsSide Swipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just think, he was [[#Trivia|almost Tracks]].]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (2003, 2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Dodge Viper Engine/gun

: The second ''[[Alternators]]'' toy released, Side Swipe transforms into a licensed 1:24 scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dodge_Viper_.28Chrysler.29|Dodge Viper]] featuring opening doors, a detailed interior, and a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine. The vehicle mode also features movable steering and rubber tires with vacuum-metalized wheels. His removable engine becomes a blaster.

: The main difference between the American ''Alternators'' and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' releases is that the Japanese version has die-cast metal parts for most of the car's outer body shell, with the exception of the rear end, and the entire red exterior of the car is fully painted, unlike the ''Alternator's'' flat red plastic.

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]].

===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM Side Swipe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sideswipe turns small a lot.]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine blaster

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Side Swipe is based upon Sideswipe's ''Alternators'' toy. Constructed partially of die cast metal, Side Swipe has limited articulation located in his shoulders and neck. He comes with a removable engine blaster and an Autobot symbol display stand.

: This mold was going to be redecoed to be ''Titanium'' Sunstreaker, but that release was canceled.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008 SideSwipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is the best we could find in terms of stock photography for this guy. Seriously.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher", engine supercharger intakes

:Sideswipe is a [[Retool|retool]] of ''[[Universe (2008)|Universe]]'' Sunstreaker. He not only features a new head sculpt, but he has a slightly altered transformation scheme and assembly; his upper body, from the neck to the hips, is rotated 180 degrees from Sunstreaker's, giving him the "classic" hood-chest. His fists are also "backwards" from Sunstreaker's to keep them in the right places in robot mode. He transforms into a modified [[wikipedia:Lamborghini_Gallardo|Lamborghini Gallardo]]. Though the car is mostly based upon the Gallardo, to avoid legal problems, it also incorporates details from other cars such as the rear end of the [[wikipedia:Lamborghini_Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]]. Sideswipe also comes with the same roof-mounted engine assembly as Sunstreaker.

: His Flare Launcher (essentially just a redeco of Sunstreaker's Electron Pulse Blaster) can be combined with the removable engine assembly and mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders to simulate Sideswipe's ''Generation 1'' missile launcher. Of course, this leaves him without a hand-held weapon. The engine can also be mounted on Sideswipe's back as his jet pack.

: Sideswipe's online PDF instructions as well as the final printed instructions incorrectly give him Sunstreaker's transformation and head, despite the picture above the instructions showing him with the hood as the chest and a new head.<ref>[http://hasbro.com/common/instruct/83685.pdf Official Universe Sideswipe instructions PDF file on Hasbro.com]</ref> Unfortunately, Hasbro's own stock photography for distribution to websites retains this incorrect transformation, and throws in some additional mistakes as well. Oy.

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Lambor toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Whoever does Takara's photography seriously needs to be outsourced to Hasbro.]]
*'''Lambor''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-09'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher", engine supercharger intakes

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' Sideswipe has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver on his flare launcher and his spoiler, but does not come with the dual-engine backpack that Henkei Sunstreaker and ''Universe'' Sunstreaker/Sideswipe included. He also has correct, personalised instructions that aren't just Sunstreaker's. Like Sunstreaker, the Japanese version's hood is a much closer match to the red colored plastic. The Japanese version also features a glossier black paint and the white has yellow tint compared the white plastic used for Hasbro version. His license plate says "LAMBOR" rather than "SWIPE".

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==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
*'''Sideswipe''' (2007)

: ''[[Attacktix]]'' Sideswipe was to be a missile-firing "blaster" style playing piece, presumably part of a third wave of "Booster" packs. He was revealed at the [[Star Wars]] "Celebration IV" convention alongside many other ''Attacktix'' pieces that would ultimately never see release.

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==Trivia==
* Sideswipe's Japanese name, "Lambor" is derived from the name of his vehicle mode, a Lamborghini. It may also be a word play on the Japanese word "Ranbou", which means "reckless, violent, rough". Wouldn't be the [[Autrooper|last]] [[Nine Great Demon Generals|time]] Takara's done such [[Romanization|word puns]]. <small>By the way, it's ''Lambor'', not ''[[wikipedia:Rambo|Rambo]]''.</small>

* Sideswipe's [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|TFU]] bio text describes features of Sunstreaker's toy, leading many to believe Sideswipe's original toy was supposed to be created from Sunstreaker's mold and vice-versa, with the colors swapped between the molds. The [[Diaclone]] Sunstreaker toy was available in red<ref>http://diaclone.net/orid/dia036/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> and police <ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia038/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning Policecar Type" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> versions, but not yellow (hence the red shoulder stickers on an otherwise yellow car). The mold used for Sideswipe, on the other hand, was released in ''Diaclone'' in both red and yellow decos.<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia050/index.html " New Countach-LP500S" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref>

* During the 1990s, another company held the "Sideswipe" trademark in the "toys" field, even though Hasbro still released two toys using that name as part of the [[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] line (it's unclear if this resulted in any legal repercussions for Hasbro). When Hasbro finally managed to reclaim the name for the [[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] line, the name was now parsed as "[[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]", in two words, for whatever reason. The only two toys since then to spell "Sideswipe" as one word again were the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[Exclusive|exclusive]] and the [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Armada Super-Con]]. However, the former was referred to as "Side Swipe" when featured as a cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette]] two-pack, whereas a packaging variant for the latter released as part of the "[[The Unicron Battles|Unicron Battles]]" refresh of the [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] line also saw the name changed to "Side Swipe". Finally, the ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Deluxe toy appears to hail the return of "Sideswipe" (as one word).

* The ''Alternators'' Dodge Viper mold was originally designed to be a new body for [[Tracks]] after the first attempt to secure the Corvette license had fallen through. Eventually, though, Chevrolet had a change of mind and granted Hasbro and Takara the license for the Corvette design after all. As a result, the Viper mold was slightly redesigned, was given a new head sculpt and released as Sideswipe (or "Side Swipe") instead. This explains why, unlike most of the early Alternators toys, Side Swipe's robot mode bears little resemblance to his G1 self. The most noticeable redesign from the "Tracks" design was the vehicle mode's doors being moved from the "backpack" [[Kibble|kibble]] (where they would have resembled the G1 Tracks toy's wings) to the sides of the arms, thus being the most obvious visual cue taken from the G1 Sideswipe toy. The doors are, however, still splayed out to the sides in the Alternators box art and can be moved to match Tracks' wing configuration, which implies that the redesign may have been done before the switch from Tracks to Sideswipe was made.

*Sideswipe has the dubious distinction of being the only one of the European Autobot Classic Heroes range not to feature in Marvel UK's [[Earthforce]] stories, not even making a late appearance like fellow 1991 addition Tracks.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm Sideswipe at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sideswipe Sideswipe's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

==References==
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Robot-fleshling romance

2009-04-15T08:44:11Z

Gelgameth: ...taking out a comma that's not needed anymore

{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|Alana speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Sapient alien robots and humans can be friends, once they are able to communicate with each other. There is no reason this should not be, if we are to assume the existence of sapient alien robots; beings with the ability to reflect on "life, the universe, and everything" would have a lot in common.

[[Image:Pgalove.jpg|right|180px|thumb|PGA PDA]]
One definite lack of commonality, however, is the ability to [[Reproduction|reproduce]] together. Metal robots and flesh creatures just can't have babies, no matter how hard they try. The physiology is simply not compatible. (Several authoritative works have been written on relevant aspects of human biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.) Since the urge to engage in sex is often a major contributor to romantic interest, it may seem unusual for this attraction to exist between a robot and a fleshling — and yet, throughout Transformers fiction, such examples do exist.

To write them off as silly plot contrivances is easy. It is, however, also easy to write off large sections of the fiction as silly contrivances, which leads us down a dangerous path. Therefore we must assume that, impractical and absurd as it may be, these incompatible species must be similar enough mentally to make romantic attraction, even in the absence of sexual compatibility, possible.

A list of notable Transformer-fleshling pairs where an inter-species romance was either hinted at or outright stated, is given below.

'''''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Marvel G1]] continuity'''''
*[[Cloudburst]]'s [[Pretender]] shell identity and the [[First One]] of [[Femax]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]]
*[[Skullgrin]] and [[Carissa Carr]] in [[Monstercon from Mars!]]
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Joy Meadows]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Cindy Newell]]

'''''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Cartoon G1]] continuity'''''
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Alana]]
*[[Lander]] is in the middle of a date but unceremoniously ditches his partner and rushes off to save the day after he gets a call from [[Metalhawk]].

'''''[[Generation 1 (Dreamwave comic)|Dreamwave G1]] continuity'''''

*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]]

'''''Dreamwave [[Transformers/G.I. Joe]] continuity'''''

*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Scarlett]]

'''''[[Armada (cartoon)|Cartoon Armada]] continuity'''''

*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Alexis]].

'''''Unconfirmed G1 continuity'''''

*[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode.

The 2006 [[Takara]]'s ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' introduced a whole line of Transformer/human pairings (that were somehow even ''more'' disturbing).

*[[Autrooper]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]].
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Shaoshao Li]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]].

The fact that all of these pairings are between nominally-male robots and apparently-female fleshlings can in part be blamed on the scarcity of [[female Transformers]]. (The default assumption of heterosexuality is also part of it; the day when we have a canonical gay robot-fleshling romance in ''Transformers'' is probably still a long way off, though the same cannot be said for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|robot]]-[[Airazor (BW)|robot]] or [[Cain|human]]-[[Akira Serikawa|human]] pairings.)
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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Robot-fleshling romance

2009-04-15T08:41:27Z

Gelgameth: Trying to put this back into something resembling a reasonable shape...

{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|Alana speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads,|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Sapient alien robots and humans can be friends, once they are able to communicate with each other. There is no reason this should not be, if we are to assume the existence of sapient alien robots; beings with the ability to reflect on "life, the universe, and everything" would have a lot in common.

[[Image:Pgalove.jpg|right|180px|thumb|PGA PDA]]
One definite lack of commonality, however, is the ability to [[Reproduction|reproduce]] together. Metal robots and flesh creatures just can't have babies, no matter how hard they try. The physiology is simply not compatible. (Several authoritative works have been written on relevant aspects of human biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.) Since the urge to engage in sex is often a major contributor to romantic interest, it may seem unusual for this attraction to exist between a robot and a fleshling -- and yet, throughout Transformers fiction, such examples do exist.

To write them off as silly plot contrivances is easy. It is, however, also easy to write off large sections of the fiction as silly contrivances, which leads us down a dangerous path. Therefore we must assume that, impractical and absurd as it may be, these incompatible species must be similar enough mentally to make romantic attraction, even in the absence of sexual compatibility, possible.

A list of notable Transformer-fleshling pairs where an inter-species romance was either hinted at or outright stated, is given below.

'''''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Marvel G1]] continuity'''''
*[[Cloudburst]]'s [[Pretender]] shell identity and the [[First One]] of [[Femax]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]]
*[[Skullgrin]] and [[Carissa Carr]] in [[Monstercon from Mars!]]
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Joy Meadows]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Cindy Newell]]

'''''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Cartoon G1]] continuity'''''
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Alana]]
*[[Lander]] is in the middle of a date but unceremoniously ditches his partner and rushes off to save the day after he gets a call from [[Metalhawk]].

'''''[[Generation 1 (Dreamwave comic)|Dreamwave G1]] continuity'''''

*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]]

'''''Dreamwave [[Transformers/G.I. Joe]] continuity'''''

*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Scarlett]]

'''''[[Armada (cartoon)|Cartoon Armada]] continuity'''''

*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Alexis]].

'''''Unconfirmed G1 continuity'''''

*[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode.

The 2006 [[Takara]]'s ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' introduced a whole line of Transformer/human pairings (that were somehow even ''more'' disturbing).

*[[Autrooper]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]].
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Shaoshao Li]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]].

The fact that all of these pairings are between nominally-male robots and apparently-female fleshlings can in part be blamed on the scarcity of [[female Transformers]]. (The default assumption of heterosexuality is also part of it; the day when we have a canonical gay robot-fleshling romance in ''Transformers'' is probably still a long way off, though the same cannot be said for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|robot]]-[[Airazor (BW)|robot]] or [[Cain|human]]-[[Akira Serikawa|human]] pairings.)
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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Creepozoid

2009-04-15T08:33:01Z

Gelgameth:

[[Image:Creepozoid01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Blarg!]]
:''The Creepozoid is a character in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Creepozoid''' is an animatronic prop for the movie ''[[Creepozoids of the Crab Nebula]]'', directed by [[Rollie Friendly]]. It doesn't seem to be particularly [[wikipedia:Occupational health and safety|OHS]] safe, given a short circuit causes it to erupt in flames, but given Friendly Studios' other dubious practices it's not surprising.

The machine was scheduled to be fixed in three months, but the hiring of [[Skullgrin]] put that plan on hold. It is unknown if it was ever repaired, or the film completed. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!|Monstercon from Mars!}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]

Jazz (Movie)

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:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieJazz promorender.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Slide with me. Just bounce with me. Now freeze!"]]
First Lieutenant '''Jazz''' is one happy-go-lucky Autobot. Good-natured and always able to take things in stride, he provides a decent contrast to the more serious demeanor of [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Prime]] himself. He's also a talker, something Ironhide and Prime like to tease him about. He might be the smallest Autobot but he's by no means a coward. His only real complaint is that he always gets stuck fighting [[Frenzy (Movie)|the small ones]].

{{bigquote|Oh, I got something ''real'' flashy in mind!|—Jazz gets ready to create a distraction, [[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance1 Ratchet Jazz vocalprocessors.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Kup and Ratchet like blaming turbo revvin young punks.]]
Many years before the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Jazz was a member of the science division. As Optimus pondered the venerable age of the artifacts they had found at an excavation near the temple of [[Simfur]], Jazz jokingly asked if they were as old as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], earning him a threat of [[vocal processor]]-disabling retribution and a wack on the back of the head. He was present when [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's]] team found a strange artifact with the [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1}}

In the aftermath, Jazz accompanied [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] as the latter investigated the attack on the Simfur temple. Prowl theorised that the aliens were trying to break into the temple, not destroy it, Jazz opinied that they must have been after the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]]. When Megatron rallied Cybertron's inhabitants to war against the alien attackers, Jazz and most of the others in the science and security division loyally stayed at Optimus Prime's side to uphold the ideals of Cybertron. Later, when Prime mentioned Megatron's questionable behavior and wished there was unity in the population, Jazz pointed out that he had the same chance of convincing Megatron to be unified as they do of being considered part of his army. Realising sentries such as Prowl and Jazz had access to Megatron's personal quarters, Prime asked them for a favour. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

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{{storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

During the war, Optimus Prime decided to launch the All Spark into space to keep it out of Lord Megatron's hands. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was successful in diverting the Decepticon leader's attention at [[Tyger Pax]], but was grievously injured as a result. Jazz was part of the team that discovered him after the Decepticons had left. {{storylink|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1}}

As the Autobots prepared to leave Cybertron to go after Megatron and the All Spark, Optimus Prime expressed concern on if the remaining civilians and Autobots on Cybertron could hold out while they were gone. Jazz informed him that their troops were laying low, but if the Decepticons tried any mischief, they would be in for a nasty surprise. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1}}
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===''Ghosts Of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
Onboard the ''Ark'', Jazz was the first to detect the ''[[Ghost 1|Ghost 1's]]'' presence, and was later badly damaged in a fight with the Decepticons. After being repaired, he and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] fought together against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Jazz likes "to keep his bodywork ''buff''" by externalizing his [[Spark]] Core forcefield - in the past, that led to him almost being killed when [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] almost tore out his unprotected Spark. He only survived thanks to fellow Autobot [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], who was killed covering his retreat. {{storylink|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}

When the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] was launched, Jazz, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] attempted to distract Megatron from pursuing it. They ended up attacked by [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and warped across space by a fold-space weapon. {{storylink|Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron}}

[[Image:JazzTitan06.JPG|left|250px|thumb|"I HAVE SEEN THE LORD!"]]

Jazz ended up on a planet that he dubbed "the Information Highway" - a constantly-morphing world with "the accumulated knowledge of countless alien cultures, condensed into some kind of sensory precipitation". He loved this world and the constant new experiences so much that he deliberately ignored Ratchet's homing beacon, wanting to stay here forever. However, the planet was alive and predatory, and ended up absorbing him into it - he fired off a warning buoy to stop others arriving, and only this led to Ratchet & Ironhide finding where he was and rescuing him. {{storylink|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}

He doesn't like the war and, as the Information Highway incident shows, has no qualms about deserting if given the opportunity.

{{note|The following events occur in an alternate timeline/continuity where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.}}
Because of a lack of troops on [[Earth]], Ratchet used a corrupted fragment of the All Spark to bring Jazz back to life.<ref name="allsparkjazzbio"> '''All Spark-Enhanced Autobot Jazz''' bio</ref> Happy to be back, Jazz blew off the suggestion that death had made any impact beyond him wanting to live every day as if it was his last, and he was dispatched with Ratchet to secure a raw energon field.

[[Image:JazzTitan21.JPG|right|250px|thumb|"And my sound effects are inane!"]]

Unfortunately, it turned out the corrupted fragment had indeed led to Jazz himself being corrupted; he paralyzed Ratchet and attempted to exploit Earth's apocalypse by selling the newly energon rich planet to the highest bidder. His auction was interrupted by [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who rejected an offer to join forces, and attacked. Ratchet revived and managed to destroy the energon field the auction was being held in; Jazz escaped in the resulting confusion. {{storylink|Dark Spark|Dark Spark}}

He later kept back as a happy hired gun for [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], out to murder Optimus Prime. He was prevented from this when the ''second'' hired gun, [[Kullt]], turned up; he realised Starscream didn't trust him to be able kill an old comrade and was so insulted he gunned down the other mercenary. He was left rattled when Optimus pointed out he could have let Kullt do the work for him and ''then'' gun him down, which suggested there was still some goodness in him. He drove off in the face of reinforcements, vowing to prove Optimus wrong next time. {{storylink|Hard Target|Hard Target}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Darius McCrary]] (English), [[Taiten Kusunoki]] (Japanese), [[Torsten Michaelis]] (German)

[[Image:Movie2007 Jazz dealership.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Why buy? When you can be!]]
Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] after the latter Autobot came to be in the possession of [[Sam Witwicky]]. After his [[protoform]] crashed through a baseball stadium, he investigated a nearby car dealership and chose a Pontiac Solstice hardtop as his vehicle mode.

[[Image:Jazz movie ally.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Sadly, the other car's owner only had liability.]]

Linking up with his fellow Autobots in a deserted alley, Jazz greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches," stating that Earth seems to be a cool place to hang out. He casually sat on the hood of another car while Optimus Prime explained to Sam they learnt Earth's languages through the internet. He then relayed their mission to find the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] and explained how his [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather's]] glasses were the key to its location.

Soon after, as Sam looked for his grandfather's glasses, the Autobots attempted to assist by clumsily destroying the yard where they went. When it came to hide from [[Ronald Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], Jazz had the easiest time blending into the shadows due to his small stature.

When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], the Autobots mounted a rescue that saw Optimus Prime tearing the roof off [[Reggie Simmons|Agent Simmons']] vehicle. When the agents attempted to resist, Jazz used a magnet to relieve the humans of their weapons. After Bumblebee was captured by Sector Seven during the retreat, Jazz expressed his desire to rescue him, but was overruled by Optimus Prime, who didn't believe it possible to accomplish this without harming the humans, and so they should let them go.

The next day, after Optimus used his navigation scanner on Archibald Witwicky's glasses, Jazz again commented that they could not leave Bumblebee to die at the hands of Sector Seven, to become a human experiment. Optimus replied that Bumblebee would die in vain if they did not find the All Spark, and when Ironhide asked if the primitive and cruel humans deserved to be saved, Optimus countered by asking if Transformers were so different in the past. Going on to explain what he saw in the humans, Prime declared that if it came to it, he would sacrifice himself to destroy the All Spark - the humans should not pay for Cybertron's mistakes. Inspired by his words, Jazz and the other Autobots rolled out, filled with determination.

[[Image:Movie Jazz on Brawl.JPG|left|250px|thumb|"Come on, Decepticon punk!"<br/> "MY MISSILE LAUNCHER! That's like a reproductive organ to me!"]]

On the way to [[Hoover Dam]], the Autobots encountered Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles. Jazz and his fellow Autobots applied brakes and did a hard u-turn to join the formation.

Entering [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] tried to call for air support from their own forces, only to be attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] disguised as a human F-22 fighter. Jazz, oddly, sat in vehicle mode after the explosion which crippled Bumblebee, destroying his legs. When [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] began shelling the battle site, Jazz led the Autobot charge toward the Decepticon, speeding to the tank in vehicle mode, then transformed and hopped on top of the turret to distract the Decepticon from the humans. As Devastator also transformed, Jazz managed to wreck his left-side rocket launcher pod before being tossed off. He then sped back to the battle, firing at Devastator, while [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] sliced of Devastator's left arm.

[[Image:Movie2007 Jazz fighting Megatron.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Wait, why did I tell everyone to retreat again?"]]

Jazz tried to delay [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when he appeared on the scene in order to cover the escape Captain Lennox's men and civilians. Despite Lennox's cries for him to fall back, Jazz bravely faced Megatron alone, but all he got for his trouble was being blasted by the Decepticon's fusion cannon. As Ironhide and Ratchet escorted Sam and the All Spark to safety, Megatron preyed upon the small Autobot who had the audacity to attack him. The Decepticon leader tossed him through the air, then landed upon him with the crushing grip of his talons. Valiantly, Jazz fought on to the bitter end as Megatron tore him in two, throwing his pieces to the ground before attacking Optimus Prime.

[[Image:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"We lost a great comrade today. We'll miss you, Blues."<br/> "His name was ''Jazz'', Prime."<br/> "Whatever."]]

After being separated from Sam Witwicky, Ratchet hurried to Jazz, but his [[spark]] had already faded. In the aftermath of Megatron's defeat, Ironhide somberly handed Optimus Prime Jazz's remains as Ratchet reported that he could not save their comrade. The Autobot leader somewhat half-heartedly eulogized him, and quickly moved on. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}
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===Toy packaging bios===
Before coming to Earth, Jazz was involved in a deep-space battle over a barren world. He was badly damaged in the conflict and was taken offline by Brawl. After he was fixed up and upgraded his endoskeleton reinforcements, he had a renewed determination to keep his vehicle mode in pristine condition.<ref>'''Premium series''' bio</ref>

In the final battle for the AllSpark, Jazz faced off against Bonecrusher for a last battle to the absolute finish.<ref>'''Autobot Jazz vs. Bonecrusher''' bio,</ref> Also in that battle, Jazz took on Megatron alone, as everyone else was preoccupied with Brawl. Although he knew he didn't stand a chance, he would go down fighting for the weak, as a true Autobot would. <ref>'''Battle Jazz vs. Ice Megatron''' bio</ref>

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jazz was left badly damaged as a result of those confrontations.

Ratchet rebuilt Jazz in what turned out to be a long recovery process. Jazz had time to think. And think he did, about a new paintjob!<ref>Target Exclusive Generation 1-style '''Autobot Jazz''' bio</ref>

Jazz came back, and more powerful than ever due to the power of the AllSpark. <ref name="allsparkjazzbio"/> {{storylink|Dark Spark|Dark Spark}}

{{note|Jazz's fate in the film is about as unambiguous a depiction of a [[Death|Transformer death]] as one could hope for. [[Michael Bay]], when speaking on the subject, stated emphatically, "Jazz is dead". This puts the weight of [[author intent]] on the side of Jazz being truly deceased. Later, in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' prequel comic, Optimus Prime asked to have Jazz's remains buried.<br />Despite all this, bio information on his Tartet-exclusive [[redeco]] clearly said that he was rebuilt by Ratchet. Make of this what you will. His Allspark power bio says he came back by the power of the AllSpark. This actually happened in an [[Dark Spark|alternate timeline]].}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Alliance1 Ironhide-Jazz momentofsilence.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He's dead Jim.]]
Shortly after the battle in Mission City, Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps and the other soldiers helped Ironhide find suitable transportation for Jazz's remains. As Ironhide sombrely placed Jazz's body into the trailer, the soldiers lowered their heads in honour of the Autobot who sacrificed his life to save theirs. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance issue 1}}

Later in the Nevada Desert, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots arrived with Jazz's remains. The Autobots escorted the Decepticons' carcasses while the U.S Navy planned on giving a proper burial ceremony for Jazz. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance issue 2}} Weeks later, the Autobots and their soldier friends are on a US Navy aircraft carrier for Jazz's burial at sea. A crane hoisted the trailer containing Jazz's body and dropped it into the ocean. Optimus Prime thanked Lennox for his participation in Jazz's burial. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance issue 3}}
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==Games==
===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Andrew Kishino]]

====Autobot campaign====
[[Image:VGE4M3Jazzkabob.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Ironhide, check this out."<br/> "Cool, a piñata!"<br/> "...Hate...both of...you..."]]
Jazz arrived on Earth as part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to the [[human]] planet by Bumblebee. After taking on the form of a Pontiac Solstice, he met up with the other Autobots. His first mission was to distract Sector Seven and law enforcement units, which he did, buying his fellow Autobots time to escape. Jazz was then surrounded by Sector Seven SUVs and Decepticon drones numerous times, requiring Ironhide's help to escape.

He would then make his way to [[Mission City]], where he engaged [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] drones. Jazz defeated all four of them, but as he celebrated his great victory, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] appeared behind him and punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, swore he'd make Brawl's death slow, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy him. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

{{note|Press left, up, down(2), left, up, right, at the New game menu. The screen will flash to confirm the code was entered correctly. Go to the bonus features, then the [[Generation 1]] option to use a G1-homage deco on Jazz. This does not change his appearance in the Decepticon campaign, however.}}

====Decepticon campaign====
Jazz arrived in Mission City with Sam and Mikaela (taking the role of the destroyed Bumblebee), where he was confronted by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. After a brief chase through the city, Jazz engaged Barricade in battle, where he was defeated with ease. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers: Autobots''===
Jazz's first appearance is with the other Autobots, meeting in an old junk yard. Setting out into the city, he retrieved a number of [[Sector Seven]] vehicles before running into [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]; after a tedious battle, Blackout ran. Returning to the group, Jazz reported his findings, and was promptly forgotten about until he's unlocked as a playable character. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
At the [[Hoover Dam]], Jazz set up several automated turrets and Autobot drones around the lower perimeter of the Dam, preventing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from escaping. However, this line of defense only works for so long, as the turrets could only fire at air-borne objects. Finally getting up the side of the Dam, Jazz stepped in Megatron's path, doing little more than trash talking before Megatron jumped into battle. After a roughly equal fight, Jazz finally fell. Megatron then finished him off and desecrated the Autobot's corpse. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Legends Jazz toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|WhY My buMPeRs hUrT?]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Jazz'''

:A much smaller version of the character, [[Legends of Cybertron|Legends-class]] Jazz features limited articulation and detail, along with a much simpler transformation. A rather glaring side-effect of this simplicity, in a desire to mimic the hood chest of the larger toy, is the addition of a second front bumper on the roof of his alt-mode. Whether this means Jazz also includes a second engine to go with this front bumper or an attempt at compensation for a case of [[Barricade (Movie)|police car envy]] is unknown. Ironically, the smallest version of Jazz is the biggest Legends toy in the movie line. Even bigger than Optimus. This may make up for the Arcee toy being taller than his Deluxe figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LegendsJazz/jazz.htm More information on Legends Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

:A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Autobot Jazz as bonus figures. None of the three toys is changed from their respective original releases.

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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why's the man always putting me down?]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive Legends multi-pack, 2007)

:A Toys "R" Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Jazz, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

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[[Image:Movie Legends JazzBonecrusher toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bonecrusher tried to make Jazz smaller by slamming his head in.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz vs. Bonecrusher''' (Legends "Allspark Battles" two-pack, 2008)

:As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Movie'' toyline, Legends class Jazz with slightly different deco with more paint for his robot mode chest... but less paint for the vehicle mode hood while the vehicle mode windows are now blue, painted on all sides. He is packed in a versus two-pack with an all-new Legends class figure of [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsJazz/jazz.htm More information on Allspark Battles Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Movie Legends JazzIceMegatron toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Megatron's going to have a tough time tearing that in half.]]
*'''Battle Jazz vs. Ice Megatron''' (Legends "Allspark Battles" two-pack, 2008)

:Once again Legends class Jazz is redecoed, this time in a battle-damaged deco based upon his appearance during the battle in Mission City. Amusingly, like the Deluxe class Final Battle Jazz toy, the "battle damage" can only be seen in robot mode. He comes packed with a redecoed Legends class Megatron toy colored with blue accents.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsBattleJazz/jazz.htm More information on Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Jazzmovietoydeluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Just wait. They'll do me in G1 colors soon..."]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-04'''
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:Jazz transforms into a silver [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice}} Custom Hardtop. Included is a blaster weapon that elongates into a sniper rifle, which may also be clipped directly onto his rear spoiler when in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the section featuring this same rear spoiler may be kept folded onto his back or worn on either shoulder as a shield. An interesting undocumented feature is a hinge joint located on the bottom of the rifle can attach to the ''shield's'' hinge joint, creating three choice weapon configurations: ''(a)'' a mounted long range sniper rifle, ''(b)'' an ambidextrous shoulder-mounted cannon, or ''(c)'' a short range blaster with built-in shield somewhat akin to what has been seen in Jazz's concept art and in the movie itself.

:As with most of the mainline toys, he features a [[Automorph|Automorphing]] gimmick that is activated by pushing the car roof down onto his back and locking it into place. This raises his head and slides his chest panels into proper position for the robot mode. This feature, like the weaponry mentioned above, is not documented at all, so one must be careful to not press the chest ''and'' the back at the same time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm More information on Deluxe Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:This Costco exclusive three-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] toys. It also comes with a nifty poster depicting all three toys in a standoff scene.

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*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Protoform Optimus Prime]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] toys.

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[[Image:Movie G1Jazz toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"See? Nineteen-Eighty-Four!"]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:An extensive [[redeco]] of Deluxe class Jazz, this Target-[[exclusive]] is heavily based on ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz's]] Martini Racing scheme. He's lacking in Martini sponsorship for all the obvious reasons, replacing them with his own name. Disco Jazz doesn't really need to advertise, but he does.

:This figure also features a minor retool of the joint in the forearm. On the initial, mass retail release of Deluxe Jazz, the black hinge-joint was able to slide over slightly as part of the original design. The new version features a shorter joint, which makes it a lot less floppy in robot mode. [[Cyberfly|Cyberflies]] sold separately.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetJazz/jazz.htm More information on Target "G1" Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Movie FinalBattleJazz toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No Cool colors in movie #2? Aww.]]
*'''Final Battle Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Crescent Cannon", energy-blast missile

:An extensive retool of Jazz, modifying his head and most of his legs to give them a broken, battle-scarred appearance. Amusingly, because Hasbro chose to keep his vehicle mode pristine, the rest of his body is undamaged. All the damaged parts have a black and blue deco, representing glowing circuitry and exposed conduits.

:Jazz comes with a brand new spring-loaded weapon (called a ''Crescent Cannon'' on the packaging), partially modeled after the actual weapon Jazz appears with in the film. It can fire a transparent blue projectile and, not unlike his original featured weapon, can be mounted in different configurations: ''(a)'' Mounted on his ''right'' arm with the Crescent Cannon missile launcher (with the crescent up) facing forward a la the film, or ''(b)'' mounted on his ''left'' arm with the flip-out rifle barrel pointed forwards (with the crescent down). The cannon can actually be rotated on the connecting peg, allowing the gun to be mounted in either configuration on either arm.

:Unusual for a regular Deluxe class figure, this version of Jazz is packaged on his card in robot mode, no doubt to highlight the changes to the figure that would not be visible in the vehicle mode.

:In addition to the retooled forearm joint also found on the Target exclusive "G1 color" Jazz, a running change variant of Final Battle Jazz adds another peg to the Crescent Cannon, thus allowing Jazz to use the weapon in all the different configurations on either arm.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40291 Original Allspark thread about the running change mold variant for Final Battle Jazz's Crescent Cannon]</ref>

:In spite of the claim that this is a "final battle" version of Jazz, his torso does not separate easily from his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FinalBattleJazz/jazz.htm More information on Final Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Movie2007 Allspark Jazz.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I feel so pretty with this makeup.]]
*'''All Spark-Enhanced Autobot Jazz''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Jazz in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by the slavish 'All Spark Blue' color for no other reason than [[to sell toys]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AllsparkJazz/jazz.htm More information on All Spark Jazz at TFU,info]''

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[[Image:PremiumJazzToy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Almost movie-accurate. Hasbro forgot they made the proper gun.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class "Premium Series", 2008)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:This more movie-accurate version of Jazz sports a shinier coat of silver paint, along with added paint application detail to his robot mode parts. As it is a straight redeco, despite his coloration being far closer to the movie model, his weapon is still the old preliminary-art "sword" rather than the <a href="#FinalBattle" title="">"Final Battle" version's</a> much more screen-accurate shield/cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/PremiumJazz/jazz.htm More information on Premium Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Battle Over Mission City (Two-Pack)''' ("Screen Battles" Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'' Telescoping "sword" (rifle)

:A Target exclusive two-pack that pits an unchanged Deluxe Class Final Battle Jazz with a beige, brown, and on-fire orange version of Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in reference to their battle on the top of a skyscraper in the film that was, in fact, Jazz's final battle.

====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Movie FAB Jazz.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The kids love me.]]
*'''Ion Blast Autobot Jazz''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Energy-blast missile

:Though larger than the standard <a href="#Deluxe_Class_toys" title="">Deluxe class Jazz</a>, [[Fast Action Battlers]] "Ion Blast" Jazz is a simplified toy for the younger set with comparatively few parts and detailing. In vehicle mode he's kind of a squat and cutified Pontiac Solstice. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, hips and knees, and has a spring-loaded missile launcher in place of his left hand.

:This toy was later redecoed into [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Sonic Shock Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABJazz/jazz.htm More information on Ion Blast Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====Cyber Slammers====
[[Image:Movie Jazz CyberSlammer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver scratches too easy, ask Jazz.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Cyber Slammers, 2007)

:[[Cyber Slammers]] Jazz is an amazingly cute Pontiac Solstic that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot hipster. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Jazz manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamJazz/jazz.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:Movie RobotReplicas Jazz.jpg|right|200px|thumb|My hand picks up XM.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' "Crescent cannon" rifle/shield, alternate left & right forearms

:As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] line, this version of Jazz is a non-transforming action figure that utilizes [[Revoltech]]-style jointing. The sculpt hews much closer to the movie CGI model than is possible with the full transforming toys, plus the universal jointing of the line allows for his forearm to be replaced with the included Crescent Cannon (which is also called that on the toy's packaging), or parts from other Robot Replica figures. Jazz's shoulders are actually mounted on the wrong sides of the toy as compared to the [[Transformers (2007)|Movie's]] CG design, but can easily swapped due to the toy's body construction.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RRJazz/jazz.htm More information on Robot Replicas Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====Titanium Series====
[[Image:Movie TitaniumRM Jazz.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Are you looking at me?"]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
*''Accessories'' Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Jazz is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the slender CG model owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Jazz is sculpted with a small handgun that was only featured in concept art early in film development that still showed Arcee as part of the main cast. Jazz comes with a Movie-style Autobot symbol display stand, as is expected.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Unleashed====
[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds RatchetJazz.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Ratchet, unable to re-attach Jazz's lower torso, fitted Jazz with one of those things the Quintesson Judges float with, and made it flamin'!]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet and Autobot Jazz''' (2008)

:The Ratchet and Jazz turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters, both in robot mode, emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys). The "turnaround" aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Autobot sigil instead.

:This product's release was canceled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.

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====Transformers Movie Danglers====
[[Image:Movie Jazz Dangler.jpg|right|159px|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2007)

:Released by [[Tomy Yujin]] in November 2007<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> as part of the [[Danglers Collection]], this toy is a weird plastic [[super-deformed]] version of Jazz that pops out his vehicle mode when you squeeze him, kinda like he's either giving birth to it or...er, excreting it. Classy. This little figurine has a little strap on it so that it can be put on cell phones or portable gaming devices.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Jazz Screencleaner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2008)

:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008<ref name="TomyYujin"/>, this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Jazz printed on the other side.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
=====Battle Series=====
*'''Autobot Jazz Vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (2009)
**''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Movie Robotheroes JazzVsFrenzy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"His only real complaint is that he's always stuck fighting the small ones."]]
*'''Autobot Jazz vs. Decepticon Frenzy''' (2007)

: This pack of cutely sculpted figurines features an oddly brown-coloured Frenzy.
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[[Image:Rhjazzbrawl.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Yeah, um, that sure is Jazz.]]
*'''Protoform Jazz vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

:This ''Robot Heroes'' pack features a cutely murderous figurine of Brawl, and Jazz in his "[[Protoform]]" mode. Considering the generic nature of the protoforms, Protoform Jazz can easily represent any of his other three companions who crash landed to Earth. Like many Robot Heroes, he's jointed at the shoulders and neck.
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[[Image:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hi, then die.]]
*'''The Final Battle''' (2008)

: Packaged with Autobot Ratchet, Megatron, Blackout, and Optimus Prime, "Battle Damage" Jazz is a slightly redecoed version of the first two pack version. His exclusive deco involves a black paint wash and black-lined cracks over a shiny silver painted finish. The Final Battle 5-pack was sold exclusively in Walmart stores.
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[[Image:Robotheroesjazzmegatron.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Okay, this is getting ridiculous.]]
*'''Battle Jazz vs Megatron''' (2008)

:Once again the first Jazz sculpt is given a battle damage deco. This time black cracks and starbursts are painted over dull unpainted silver plastic.
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie Jazz armswordconcept.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Cool melee weapon in the game, totally non-existent in the movie.]]
* The packaging text for the Deluxe Jazz figure refers to his weapon as a "telescoping sword". As ridiculous as this sounds considering this weapon ''looks'' like a firearm and can attach to his spoiler in vehicle mode as such, this very idea actually comes from concept drawings of a sword weapon featured on the same concept art that also had Jazz showcasing the short range blaster/shield thingy both featured in the film and included with his Final Battle retool. So, ''really''... not that ridiculous anymore.

* According to a press kit sent out in conjunction with the movie, Jazz has a "near-perfect recordable memory that makes him invaluable as a documenter of battles" and is "equipped with a fusion engine that allows him to reach sub-light speeds in vehicle mode." [http://numberonestars.com/transformers/production/autobots.htm] One, uh, would ''hope'' a Pontiac Solstice would be travelling at ''sub''-light speeds...

* During the final battle in [[Mission City]], there's a long period where Jazz is not doing ''anything''. He's standing around in vehicle mode when Ironhide notices that the F-22 flying above the city is Starscream, stays in vehicle mode when Ironhide and Bumblebee pick up a Furby delivery truck for cover, ''still'' remains in vehicle mode when Starscream blasts them, and after Sam discovers that Bumblebee has lost his legs, all Jazz does is pull back for a few feet to give Bumblebee space to crawl. In the end, Jazz doesn't really join the battle ''at all'' until Brawl shows up.

* In an earlier draft of the movie script, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was supposed to "consume" the Sparks of Autobots he killed. A remainder of this can be found in the novelization and the IDW comic adaptation of the movie, which both explicitly state that Megatron tears out Jazz's Spark. In the movie itself, however, Megatron simply appears to kill Jazz by ripping him apart at the waist, even though [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was previously able to survive as a detached head. However, a recent rejiggering of Frenzy's biology makes this a moot point.

* Though it is very brief, Jazz does indeed get a face close-up during the Mission City battle when he is shot by Megatron and falls over in pain, before he is ripped in half.

* In an appeal to his better nature in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]], Optimus said part of him was "still Autobot Jazz": a reference to the name of the Jazz toys.

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==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm Jazz at TFU.info]

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Betrayal

2009-04-12T00:54:58Z

Gelgameth: /* Synopsis */ Fixing the strike tag

[[Image:Universewreckers2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Featuring the deaths of all your favorite Wreckers!]]
'''The Wreckers suffer defeat at the hands of a supposed ally.'''

{{comicnav|Universe (2003 comic)|2|seriesname=Transformers Universe Featuring the Wreckers|prev=Departure|next=Disclosure}}
==The Wreckers issue #2==
'''Story:''' [[Glenn Hallit]], [[Rob Gerbracht]]<br>
'''Script and Additional Texts:''' Rob Gerbracht<br>
'''Art:''' [[Dan Khanna]]<br>
'''Inks and Colors:''' [[Dreamwave Productions]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Wes Abbott]] & [[Richard Starkings]]' [[Comicraft]]

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):''
*''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''
*''Originally published:''

===Synopsis===
Several months after the defeat of [[Unicron]], [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] announces plans to send out teams of explorers to prepare for future menaces. Over the protests of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Rodimus defends his policy of "aggressive caution". [[Glyph]] is looking forward to her mission, and is introduced to [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]], her bodyguard. Rodimus wishes the crew well as their ship launches. Mere weeks later, the ship reconnoiters the [[Archa System]]. As it prepares to depart, an energy burst hits it, burning out the engines and sending it crashing toward the surface.

Centuries pass...

On a desolate world, the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] can find no answers to their quest. Uncomfortable with the silent world, [[Magmatron]] orders all hands to return to their shuttle. A legion of zombie-like robots erupts from the planet's surface; the Dinobots fight their way through, only to find the final path blocked by a [[Dweller|massive worm-like monster]]...

The [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] have likewise arrived on their destination world to find themselves on a fool's errand. They are brought before a [[Quintesson]] judge, who takes little time to find them in contempt of court. The sentence: death by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]. Quintesson [[Derodomontatus|Judge Derodomontatus]] watches, with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] by his side; the two argue over the value of the Transformer race, and discuss in vague terms their plans for Cybertron... and the Wreckers.

Said [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], meanwhile, are dealing with an overly-aggressive stowaway, as [[Devcon]] distributes beat-downs and obnoxious quips with equal abandon. [[Fractyl]] charges the invader, but a massive energy discharge causes him to collapse. Devcon finally notices Rodimus and [[Apelinq]] standing in front of him, and they managed to get him to stop hitting people.

On the ship's bridge, Rodimus explains how they were able to convene this new Wreckers crew. Devcon notes that he is the only Cybertronian Peace Marshall to survive [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] onslaught. Devcon isn't very happy about having [[Packrat]] -- "a two-bit thief with a conviction record six parsecs long" -- along for the ride, and even less so the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], who he claims are "nothing like him". The 'cons prove the point by keeping their mouths shut.

In the repair bay, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ramulus]] and Apelinq are working to save Fractyl, whose [[laser core]] has become misaligned in the wake of the reformatting job by Arcee. The ship's Lifeline Cybernetic Diagnostic Module issues instructions, but needs an actual medic to carry them out. In a move born of desperation, Apelinq uses his [[transfer interlink]] to download the bodyframe of an old comrade into reality, then loads the diagnostic program into it. The resulting bot immediately begins repairs... and asking questions.

In the ship's aft hold, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] are still recovering from their run-in with Devcon, when an explosion tears through the section. On the bridge, Devcon recognizes the hits as internal -- someone sabotaged their ship. With aft control circuitry failing, Packrat jettisons the section against [[Primal Prime]]'s orders. Spittor, Sonar, and the [[Deployers]] are left to their fate as the rear section explodes seconds later.

Rodimus is furious at Packrat, but Prime orders him to man his post. Packrat is relieved of his duties and escorted off the bridge by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and Devcon.

In the repair bay, Prime finds that Fractyl has been saved, but the "temporary" medic is becoming more and more permanent, as Apelinq can't dissolve the body back into the nonreality it came from. The new medic is exploring his world and his capabilities, pulling out a pair of huge swords as Arcee speculates that he won't be a problem... maybe. Prime restrains Ramulus from delivering a beat-down to Packrat, and is suddenly distracted by a vision of a leonoid [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]: "''Your destiny awaits. Seek the future -- recover the lost. Beware the theft of your trust.''"

The ship arrives in orbit over the 9th planet of the Archa System, where [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] picks up an [[Autobot]] homing signal. Rodimus and Apelinq immediately recognize it as one of the Autobots' lost post-Unicron survey expeditions. Rodimus explains the mission... and berates himself as Apelinq tells Prime that three of the ships were never heard from again.

Tigatron has been resting and meditating, recovering from the exertion of destroying [[Quake]]. Ramulus rouses him as the ship lands; [[Tigatron]] senses grave danger ahead.

Cyclonus, meanwhile, notes to Devcon that Packrat is not to be trusted. Devcon, surprisingly enough, chooses to antagonize the Decepticon. Cyclonus doesn't care much for Devcon either, but recognizes that they have some common heritage now. Devcon says he's just along for the ride and plans to bail as soon as he can. What a jerk.

The Wreckers land and deploy. One team organizes a base camp; another establishes a perimeter; Primal Prime leads a third group on a recon survey. The new medic, dubbed [[CatSCAN]] by Apelinq, offers to come along as well.

[[Image:Wreckers2-comparison2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
Later that night, as the recon team advances through a forest, CatSCAN detects movement, and is sent ahead to investigate. He soon finds himself under attack from torch-bearing humanoids, who seek to defend their sacred ground. CatSCAN defends himself, but the Autobot Tap-Out soon joins the fray on the side of the natives. CatSCAN subdues him, but only angers the natives further. The others join him and are likewise targeted... but the arrival of Glyph calms the natives, as she identifies them as "The Protectors".

Glyph disperses the mob, attunes the Wreckers to the native [[Akalouthan|Akalouthans]]' language, and introduces herself and Tap-Out as the sole survivors of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]''. She notes that they've been awaiting rescue for some 300 years now. En route to the natives' village, Prime explains their vague mission, and mentioned that he's recently been reassured that the mission is of great importance -- a claim which causes Apelinq some silent discomfort.

Glyph explains that the natives have helped her and Tap-Out survive with energy derived from an energy-generating object called the [[Divine Light]]. Prime calls in the rest of the team; they arrive to celebration and fanfare among the Akalouthans. Glyph explains that they've been expecting the Wreckers for a thousand years. Glyph's text research shows numerous references to a protective force arriving to defend the Divine Light against "the five faced demons".

Later, Glyph takes the crew to the Dwelling of the Divine Light, where a spikey crystalline form is suspended atop a pyramid. Local myth claims that the object fell from the sky thousands of years ago; Apelinq finds its energy readings familiar. Packrat speculates it's worth a fortune; Cyclonus reminds him that he's watching. As the others leave, Cyclonus assigns [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] to monitor the thief's activities. Apelinq identifies the Divine Light as a battery of sorts with a unique power core. Prime orders the others to gather, and Devcon goes off to find Packrat and Rotorbolt.

Devcon finds Rotorbolt first -- pinned to a wall, mangled, and slipping into stasis lock. Devcon races back to the dwelling, with Prime, Apelinq and Ramulus following. But they're too late; the divine light has been seized... by Cyclonus! The giant air warrior tosses aside Packrat's battered body, vows to become steward of a renewed Decepticon Empire, and takes to the sky as Devcon swears vengeance.

Glyph arrives, and Prime breaks the news that the Protectors have failed...

Aboard the ship, CatSCAN reconstructs Devcon back into his old Autobot form, though he retains his jerk personality. Devcon rejects Apelinq's offer to stay with the team, casually jokes about callously killing a one-time partner, and flies off to hunt down Cyclonus.

Cyclonus, meanwhile, calls in to Cryotek to report success. Cryotek had anticipated [[Vector Sigma]]'s interference, thus planting Cyclonus in the Wreckers' ranks to scuttle the plans. He scoffs at the Quintessons, who are intent on the conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the use of "legends and half-myths", and gloats that he has taken his first triumphant step.... <strike>AHHRG BLAUGLE BLAGH BLAR BLAR BLAUUGH!!!!</strike> IN CONQUERING TIME ITSELF!

=="Director's Cut"==
'''Script:''' [[Rob Gerbracht]] ("Betrayal"), [[Simon Furman]] ("Primeval Dawn 2")<br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Dan Khanna]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Chuck Gibson]], [[Terry Pallot]], and [[Hi-Fi Design]]<br>
'''Colors:''' Hi-Fi Design ("Betrayal"), [[Blond]] ("Primeval Dawn 2")<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Richard Starkings]] and Comicraft<br>
'''Post production and assist:''' [[Glen Hallit]]

The original printing of the issue featured only the Wreckers story. This print also included numerous coloring errors, as well as coloring work that obscured much of the art.

A "Director's Cut" of the book was later published, with all-new coloring. The new edition also included an all-new four page prologue, showing the departure of the Autobots' exploration teams under Rodimus Prime's leadership, and "[[Primeval Dawn Part 2]]" as a backup story. At the end it includes Dreamwave-style profiles for CatSCAN, Cryotek, Cyclonus, Devcon, Glyph, and Tap-Out.

<gallery>
Image:Wreckers2-comparison3.jpg|Clarity? What, you think this is a visual medium?
Image:Wreckers2-comparison1.jpg|Third floor, total darkness...
</gallery>

The Director's Cut corrects many of the coloring errors (see list below). It also omits some of the original version's stylistic choices, such as the red warning lights bathing the bridge of the Wreckers' ship, the torch-lit forest on Archa Nine, and the dimly lit, doom-laden atmosphere of the Dweller's world. In doing so, however, it reveals that the drawings actually have a ''background''.

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==Errors==
[[Image:Wreckers2-comparison4.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'll just put this back into the background where it came from.]]
* Devcon didn't used to be a jerk. He was a pretty nice guy. His behavior nowadays, particularly what happened after "[[The Gambler]]", may explain why [[Slizardo]] was siding with the Decepticons in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]".

* [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] based on [[Hammerstrike]]'s design appear alongside the traditional [[Quintesson]] Sharkticon designs from [[Generation 1]] on [[New Quintessa]]. However, these drones were miscolored ''as'' Hammerstrike in the initial printing; the "Director's Cut" reprint fixes this, giving them a black and purple color scheme.

* In the last two panels of page 23 of the original version, both Cyclonus ''and'' Devcon are miscolored as Skywarp.

* In the original version, when the Wreckers are repairing the shuttle, the whatever-the-hells Rodimus and Arcee are carrying are rendered as if they were background elements; no ink-lines, washed-out-even-for-Dreamwave colors. On top of this, the panel is so dark it's hard to tell Arcee is carrying ''anything''.

* A page or two later, an image of CatSCAN running through the nighttime forest is very nearly ''completely black''.

[[Image:Cryotekmrrghmraghmrugghagh.jpg|right|250px|thumb|E-nun-ci-ate!]]
*In the original printing, the end of Cryotek's final line is obscured by its own font. The line is supposed to end, "...in conquering time itself!" but instead reads like Cryotek descends into incomprehensible madness midsentence. Like many other things, this was fixed in the "Director's Cut."

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==Items of Note==
* Rodimus's flashback shows his decision being challenged by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]].

* Ramulus starts off the story in the green and tan color scheme that was going to be applied as a [[running change]] to his toy, but was never produced. Halfway through the story, Fractyl's discharging Spark energies cause him to morph into the burgundy and gray colors of his actual toy.

* The Quintesson's title of "free trader" for Cryotek is lifted from the G1 episode "[[Money is Everything]]".

* The story is archived [http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/2002/index.html online at the BotCon website], but as the original version; the backgrounds are comprehensible in this form (although CatSCAN is still running in pitch black). However, it skipped 2 pages showing Glyph's opinion of the [[Oracle]], Ape-Linq unnerved by Primal Prime's "reassurances," explanation of their fuel concerns, and Rodimus explaining that he had to leave Arcee, Tigatron, and Skywarp back at the ship (partially to guard the ship, partially to stop Skywarp from killing Packrat).

* Glyph nearly called Rodimus "Rodimus Prime" (during the omitted pages).

* The reason for executing the Mutants: [[To sell toys|"unmarketable product."]] This is reportedly the cause of many deaths here.

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Mook

2009-04-12T00:12:18Z

Gelgameth: Putting the animation company category back together

[[Image:MookDLELogo1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ey, you call dis pasta-pazuul? Get outta 'ere, ya mook!]]

'''Mook DLE Animation''' is a Japanese-based animation studio which has produced animation for numerous American and Japanese programs since its creation in 1986. Some of Mook's Japanese work include ''Eureka Seven'', ''Gungrave'' and ''Read or Die''. On the American side, Mook is heavily favored by the Time Warner corporation and their services have been outsourced for shows such as ''Swat Kats: the Radical Squadron'', ''X-Men: Evolution'', ''The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest'', ''Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero'' and ''Scooby Doo on Zombie Island''.

In 2007 it was announced that Mook would be animating the upcoming [[Transformers Animated]] cartoon series.

==Episodes animated==
* Ep.1-3 - [[Transform and Roll Out!]]
* Ep.5 - [[Total Meltdown]]
* Ep.6 - [[Blast from the Past]]
* Ep.9 - [[Along Came a Spider]]
* Ep.11 - [[Lost and Found]]
* Ep.12 - [[Survival of the Fittest]]
* Ep.15 - [[Megatron Rising - Part I‎]]
* Ep.17 - [[The ‎Elite Guard]]
* Ep.19 - [[Mission Accomplished]]
* Ep.21 - [[Velocity]]
* Ep.23 - [[A Fistful of Energon]]

==External links==
*[http://mookanimation.co.jp/index.html Mook DLE's official website (Japanese)]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1761 Mook at Anime News Network]
*[http://www.dle.jp/eng/mookdle.html Article on Mook's contributions to American animation]

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Ratchet (Animated)

2009-04-10T03:49:33Z

Gelgameth: /* Animated */ fixing the link to the redeco.

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniRatchetPromoModel.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rassa-frassa [[Sari Sumdac|KIDS]] with their [[Bumblebee (Animated)|loud music]] and their [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|rocket-powered axes]]...]]
Before the Great Wars, '''Ratchet''' was a civilian mechanic, and one of the best on all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But war is [[Pit|hell]], and Ratchet learned that all too well. It left him bitter and cynical. After the war, he got himself placed in a dead end position of repairing [[Space bridge|space bridges]], seeing it as a chance to get away from what he had experienced. And in his experience, "hero" is another word for casualty, because that's what most of the heroes ended up being. Still, he knows one when he sees it, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] definitely is one.

His main "weapons" are two electromagnets that can extend from his forearms. With them, he can move metal-based objects, levitate downward from high heights, manipulate or tear apart metallic objects in midair, or create magnetic shields. More recently, he won his [[electromagnetic pulse]] generator back from [[Lockdown]] the bounty hunter, a device capable of knocking out a [[Transformer]].

He enjoys grumbling about almost everything, being sarcastic, and having war flashbacks, just like any old man.

But he's not [[Kup]].

Honestly.

{{bigquote|Young bots—can't live with 'em, can't melt 'em down for spare parts.|Ratchet, grumbling and moaning|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Dariusz Stach]] (Polish)

{{note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}}
''Millions of years ago, Ratchet arrived at [[Hydrax Plateau]] looking for survivors of a Decepticon chemical attack, which had slaughtered soldiers from both sides. The only survivor was a Decepticon named [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]. Against orders, Ratchet tried to save his life. Oil Slick, however, revealed he had the formula for an antidote to the chemical, known to the grunts as "[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust"]], but he lacked the equipment to create it. Ratchet warily agreed to help, and as they worked, tried to learn a little bit more about who was fighting. Once the cure was complete, Ratchet used it on Oil Slick, who promptly revealed he had created the cosmic rust, didn't care if his own soldiers got killed, and infected Ratchet before driving off. However, Ratchet had managed to snag some of the antidote, so he used a little on himself and took the rest back to headquarters for mass production, regretfully realizing he'd learned a little bit about a good deception that day.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3}}

[[Image:Ratchetanimatedthrill.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Before the gut.]]
Some time later, Ratchet was sent by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] on a wartime mission to recover Autobot intelligence officer [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who was carrying important security codes in her memory core. Shortly after he found her, the pair were captured by the [[Decepticon]]-affiliated bounty hunter [[Lockdown]]. The hunter made a habit of collecting the powers of defeated enemies as trophies and did so with Ratchet's medical EMP device. Before he could attach it, Arcee was able to pass the device to Ratchet, and she begged him to use it on her to wipe the codes and preserve their safety. In the ensuing skirmish with Lockdown, the device accidentally produced a wider blast, erasing Arcee's entire memory. Ratchet would have flashbacks of the incident for centuries to come. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

During a routine repair assignment with Optimus Prime's crew, Ratchet was with the group when they found the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. His first reaction upon seeing it was to urge the others to throw it through the space bridge. However, events soon overtook them when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] arrived and tried to claim the AllSpark. The Autobots took their ship through the space bridge, where Prime defeated Megatron, and the crew was forced to go into stasis to avoid injury in a crash-landing on [[Earth]].

Awakening fifty years later, the Autobots went to help battle a renegade nanomachine construct, while Ratchet studied a specimen of the construct on the ship. Learning that it was vulnerable in its command centers, Ratchet sent a kill program to the Autobots to place in the monster. His program worked.

Ratchet had the most difficulty getting used to Earth's customs, as the humans kept interrupting his stasis naps to put parking tickets on him. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} To make things more complicated, those annoying camera bots followed the Autobots everywhere. Always watching, waiting... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

To Ratchet's horrified disbelief, Lockdown appeared on Earth and captured Optimus Prime, intending to hand him over to the vengeful remaining Decepticons for the bounty offered against him. The Autobots attempted a rescue, with Ratchet initially absent due to haunting flashbacks over his last encounter with the bounty hunter. He was forced to intervene after Lockdown eliminated [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. Ratchet was able to free his commanding officer and retrieve his EMP device, using it to send Lockdown's ship crashing back to Earth. After reinstalling Prime's stolen gadgets, the veteran finally opened up to the younger soldier. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

When the Decepticons [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, the Autobots were quickly bested by the duo. Prime realized that the AllSpark was no longer safe on the planet and decided that they should leave Earth and return to Cybertron. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] was not pleased by this, but Ratchet's response was a gruff, "Grow up". When Optimus asked Sari to help, Ratchet was displeased with the thought of working with a "[[protoform]]", but Optimus silenced them by making it an order. Once aboard the Autobots' ship, Sari accidentally opened an airlock, nearly flooding the hold, then admitted that she had tried to sabotage the ship, not wanting them to leave. In a moment of empathy, Ratchet told her the Autobots didn't want to leave either, but they had to, or else the Decepticons would wipe out the humans, including Sari, and Ratchet couldn't live with himself if that happened. With the help of a now-willing Sari, Ratchet brought the ship's weapons back online, defeating Lugnut and Blitzwing. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hey! I'm still using that!]]
After receiving a report on increased Decepticon activity from [[Teletran 1]], Optimus ordered Ratchet to remove the [[Key]] from Sari's possession forcibly, as it was no longer safe in the hands of a [[Human|dumb stubby]]. Ratchet was hesitant to take the object from the girl, but followed his superior's orders with a gruff, professional "Yessir." After Sari fled the base in tears, Optimus then told Ratchet to take the Key to the Autobots' ship, under [[Lake Erie]], in order to protect the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the medibot was intercepted by Blitzwing and Lugnut, who demanded that he hand over the Key. He stoically refused, challenging them to take it from his "cold, offline servo." Icy Blitzwing complied by blasting Ratchet and the surrounding scenery with an ice beam. He switched to Random Blitzwing, made a smart remark, and wrenched the Key (and the arm holding it) from Ratchet.

Despite this handicap, the mechanic was able to break free from his icy prison, report the Key's theft to Optimus, single-handedly bring the ship online (pun intended), and still participate later in the [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|final battle]] against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and his forces. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

While helping to dispose of garbage in the city, Ratchet's crotchety attitude became such a problem that Optimus asked Sari and Bumblebee to help him work on developing a more positive attitude. His experience in helping a [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|young]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|couple]] who were in the process of making a protoform did not help with his attitude, and things got even worse when some trash-toting nuisance named [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] came along, spouting that he was an Autobot. Telling the newly sentient [[Transformer]] that he was only good for garbage, Ratchet unwittingly inspired him to deliver garbage to the people of Detroit. Unfortunately, Wreck-Gar also had a sample of [[Sumdac Systems]]' new and improved nanobots, designed to disintegrate garbage. Fearing what the AllSpark-infused nanites might do, Ratchet apologized to Wreck-Gar, saying that the befuddled newcomer could be whatever he wanted, including a hero. Wreck-Gar did become a hero—after he vacuumed up the microbots, they exploded, causing Wreck-Gar to fall into the river. Ratchet assumed he was dead. When [[Porter C. Powell]] said that Ratchet had ruined his presentation, Ratchet forced him and [[Mayor Edsel]] to make a compromise by threatening to have them join Wreck-Gar in the river. They came to an agreement, and Ratchet assumed that the bystanders were cheering for him, leaving him with the assumption that he ''did'' have people skills. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

When Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron, Bumblebee brought Autobot intelligence agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] to the plant, who revealed that Megatron was building a space bridge to conquer Cybertron from within. Realizing they'd need more firepower, Prime ordered Ratchet and Sari to get the ship operational. Unfortunately, their efforts failed to get it back online. Running out of time, Ratchet decided that they'd need to perform open [[spark]] surgery. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

After placing the remaining AllSpark fragments in the ship's spark core, Ratchet explained that the ship was once a living Autobot who sacrificed himself to help win the wars. Ratchet's gamble succeeded, and the ship was brought back to life. Getting it to the Decepticons' base, Ratchet and Sari provided enough power (and encouragement) to allow the ship to transform into [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega defeated the Decepticons, but sacrificed himself to save the Autobots by being sucked into a blind space bridge portal. Once the Autobots escaped, Ratchet was left to mourn Omega Supreme a second time, but Bulkhead was optimistic that he was still alive, somewhere out in space.

Unfortunately, any effort to locate Omega Supreme was put on hold when Sari noticed that the skin of her right arm had been torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
He was the only person to realise the earthquakes plaguing Detroit couldn't be natural as it wasn't on a fault-line. He got to zap the villain responsible, [[Quake-Maker]], once everyone else had done all the hard work. {{storylink|Burnout|Burnout}}

Ratchet oversaw a mission to Dinobot Island with Sari, Bumblebee and [[Afterburn]], to investigate a Rage virus infection in the Dinobots. Soon after landing, the group were jumped by [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] and Ratchet was soon pinned; luckily, Sari reminded him of the magnetic powers he uses all the time, and he was able to get Snarl off.

The Dinobot had stolen his spare oil thermos in the process though and, wanting to see if Afterburn was really up to joining them, lied to his friends and told them a vital component had been ripped out and ''he was dying''. They risked their lives getting the thermos back on top of curing the Dinobots, and after hearing why they'd been made to do it, Afterburn shook Ratchet's hand for being an emotionally manipulative bastard. {{storylink|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Ratchetanimatedeluxe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gut doesn't fold down as well as it used to...]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hammer, wrench, screwdriver, can opener

: First shipping in Wave 2, Ratchet transforms into a stylized ambulance. In robot mode, his "magnets" are simulated by spring-loaded pieces in the underside of his forearms that flip up through his open hands. He also features a veritable arsenal of fixit tools that attach to the undeployed magnets to simulate him holding them, so you too can experience the glee of having the old coot savagely beat someone with a servo-wrench. These tools can store in his backpack in robot mode, but cannot be stored in his vehicle mode, a rare (but not unheard-of) instance of a toy made in the last decade with accessories that cannot be "stored" in all modes. Unless you're okay with the Vehicle Mode looking like the top was ripped open.

: Unfolding his toes in vehicle mode, however, reveals hollows in the soles of his feet that are small enough to hold the clips on the ends of the tools quite snugly, with room for all four. But then he looks like he stuffed all his tools in his back pockets, so hey.

: Notably, the "war wound" on his left forearm is actually a socket into which one may peg the EMP generator included with the deluxe [[Lockdown]] toy. Early releases of the Ratchet toy had the peg slightly too long, forcing the EMP to pop out of the socket. Later releases (basically most everything beyond the original "test market" release) had a shorter peg, allowing the EMP to clip in just fine.

: The original instruction sheet for this toy has an error in step 5, where it depicted the front wheels as staying immobile (i.e., the visible wheel isn't tinted orange), whereas in fact they are part of the front bumper assembly, and swing back in that step along with the bumper.

: This toy would later be [[Redeco|redecoed]] to make [[Ratchet (Animated)#Rescue|Rescue Ratchet]].

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[[Image:BumperBattlers Ratchet toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Bumper Battlers, 2008)

: An even ''more'' simplified version of Ratchet, the [[Bumper Battlers]] version also features a spring-loaded transformation from ambulance to robot. However, in this instance, when the front bumper of the ambulance mode is pushed in, the spring-loaded roof/sides of the vehicle flip up to reveal a relief of Ratchet's robot mode (complete with magnet-clamps), as well as activating electronic sound effects.

: Pressing his Autobot sigil activates numerous randomly-selected sound effects and original voice samples, including a very disturbing laugh.

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*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (McDonald's Happy Meal Toy, 2008)

: A simple version of Ratchet with a very simple transformation sequence, this toy was (naturally) part of the McDonald's ''Transformers Animated'' Happy Meal promotion.

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[[Image:Ratchetanimatedactivators.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Grampulance.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Activators, 2008)

: A smaller, simpler version of Ratchet, the [[Activators]] Ratchet toy has a spring-loaded [[autotransform]] [[gimmick]] that springs him from ambulance mode to robot mode in one easy step.

: Pre-release samples of the toy (used for the stock photography seen on the packaging and in online solicitations) show Activators Ratchet to have an unbroken right crest on his head, contrary to his [[character model]]. The final released version of the toy has the broken crest as he should.

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*'''Rescue Ratchet''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hammer, wrench, screwdriver, can opener

: A Target-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of Deluxe Ratchet in a yellow and light gray. The photo of the toy on the back of the packaging shows a fairly obvious [[homage]] to the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] incarnation of [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], with bright green instead of yellow and movie-inspired zig-zagged stripes, but the toy-as-released is in yellow, using the same tampos as the original ''Animated'' deluxe. He comes in a set with two [[Legends of Cybertron|Legends-class]] figures, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. He retains all of his original toy's [[Gimmick|gimmickry]].

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*'''Sunstorm VS Autobot Ratchet''' (multipack)

: Activators Ratchet packaged with Voyager [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] in a Target-exclusive multipack.

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==Trivia==
* The Autobot medical officer was originally conceived as a female robot named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]].[http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html] Even after it was decided to make the character male later in development, he retained the name "Red Alert" until executive producer [[Sam Register]] was able to convince Hasbro that "Ratchet" was a more identifable name for the character. However, Ratchet's final design still carries influences from various [[Red Alert]] incarnations. In particular, [[Derrick Wyatt]] was inspired by the box art for [[Red Alert (G1)|G1 Red Alert's]] [[Red Alert (G1)|Binaltech Asterisk]] incarnation. [http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html#cutid1"]

*In "The Thrill of the Hunt", Ratchet declares that he's a "medi-bot, not a field commander"; it seems that "medi-bot" may in fact be his "model type". The series description sent out in the original [[Cartoon Network]] press release for ''Transformers Animated'' described Optimus Prime's crew as consisting of: ''... BULKHEAD a lovable, gentle-giant "strong-bot"; BUMBLEBEE a wise-cracking, over-eager "hyper-bot"; PROWL an instinctual, intense "ninja-bot"; and RATCHET a crusty, battle-hardened "medi-bot".''

* The "war wound" on his left arm (seen in his main picture, above) was briefly gone after "The Thrill of the Hunt", apparently representing the replacement of his arm-mounted EMP generator. However, it has since returned in several instances. The "real world" reason is probably the animators sticking to the original animation model. Within story context, he could be leaving off the EMP generator so he continues to remember (on behalf of [[Arcee (Animated)|those who can't]]) how he originally lost it.

* There is a potential contradiction between "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]" and "[[The Arrival issue 3|Bots of Science]]", as both stories depict Ratchet's right-hand chevron being broken off - by Lockdown's haymaker in the former and Oil Slick's roundhouse in the latter. This could be a continuity error, or it could be the case that Ratchet had his chevron broken on one occasion, repaired it, and then after it was broken a ''second'' time he allowed it to remain broken. It would certainly appear that the comic story took place before the Lockdown encounter, since Ratchet still has his EMP generator in ''Bots of Science''. Curiously though, Ratchet's chevron is shown to already have some kind of crack or weld-line running across it prior to Oil Slick's kick, which could indicate that it was already on the verge of breaking.

* The toys of ''Animated'' Ratchet, [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Movie Ratchet]] are caught in a web of cross-referencing [[Redeco|redecos]]:
** In 2008, the original Generation 1 Ratchet mold got a green redeco as "Ratchet Emergency Green" in obvious reference to his yellowy-green [[Ratchet (Movie)|movie cousin]].
** About the same time, two of movie Ratchet's toys got a red and white ambulance redeco as "Rescue Ratchet" to ape [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]].
** ''Animated'' Ratchet, his original design already referencing both predecessors with Generation 1 Ratchet's chevron and coloring and movie Ratchet's squiggly EEG symbol, had a further homage to the latter with a yellow redeco as (another) "Rescue Ratchet". You'd think they'd all be too busy patching up wounded 'bots to get so much personal detailing done.

* He can pinch with his magnet-clamps.

* He has microscope lenses which can be activated in either eye.

* Seriously, he's not Kup.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm Ratchet at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Toys with sound]]

Mayhem Attack Squad

2009-04-07T23:46:32Z

Gelgameth: Putting the template back in place, and attempting to put the membership roster back together.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a team of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, and they recruit the most bloodthirsty and deadly Decepticons to swell their ranks when old members die (or desert).

Unlike the Wreckers, the Mayhems have a ''sweet'' ship. When Megatron isn't stealing it, that is.

The team's known members have included:

{|border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|1st known lineup
|2nd known lineup
|3rd known lineup
|''Classics'' lineup
|-
|
*[[Battletrap|Battletrap]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Catilla|Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop|Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels|Flywheels]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]
|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Needlenose|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch|Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler|Snarler]] (leader)
*[[Spinister|Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold|Stranglehold]]
|
*Bludgeon (leader)
*Octopunch
*Stranglehold
|
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (leader)
*Needlenose
*Octopunch
*Stranglehold
|}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
''With Galvatron and Megatron teamed up on Earth and a rift in time and space threatening to destroy all reality, the Decepticons on Cybertron were getting desperate. They teamed the Mayhem Attack Squad with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly, the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth, the two teams joined with the advance scouts Broadside, Inferno, and Sandstorm and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

[[Image:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Galvatron shows what he thinks of the lesser-known toys.]]
''The battle could have gone...better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest and cannon-blasted Venom, and by the time the first skirmish was over, only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle moved above ground, Carnivac had a change of heart about killing Springer when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately, it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.''

''With the Time Wars over, the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth when Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron.''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and Skids to form a new team called [[Survivors|the Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this, Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given Pretender shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.''

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla.''

[[Image:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|right|250px|thumb|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]
''While they succeeded in destroying Catilla, they were targeted for vengeance by Carnivac.''

On Cybertron, the Mayhem Attack Squad—Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch—got the assignment of assassinating the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad accidentally teleported deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus|Primus]] and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlock's armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location.

====Earthforce====
''Carnivac hunted down and murdered Spinister, Needlenose and Snarler. When the [[Survivors|Survivors]] and Grimlock's Earthforce arrived, he saw to it that Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold were captured alive - because he knew that being taken alive and not having a warrior's death would be torment for them.'' {{storylink|Cry Wolf|Cry Wolf}} {{storylink|Wolf In The Fold|Wolf In The Fold}} {{storylink|Where Wolf?|Where Wolf?}}

''The three surviving members, Blugeon, Octopunch, and Stranglehold, managed to escape from Earthforce by being vewwy quiet.'' {{storylink|Shut Up!|Shut Up!}}

====Classics====
Twenty years after the end of the war, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Needlenose|Needlenose]] employed [[Octopunch|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold|Stranglehold]] in attempt to reform the Mayhem Attack Squad. Despite going to elaborate lengths to get at [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], they were undone by Ruckus' naivety as leader and they eventually get a serious thrashing at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Cheap Shots|Cheap Shots}}

==Trivia==
* Flywheels and Battletrap are the only team members to have appeared prior to the Mayhem Attack Squad's debut in Time Wars, part 3. It is unknown whether they were part of the team at this earlier time.
* Flywheels is not seen to die in Time Wars, but if you look very hard you can see his corpse among the general carnage.
* However, Battletrap, who had the dubious honor of being the first casualty of the battle, reappears later in both the post-Unicron US issues and in Generation 2, among Bludgeon's forces.
* Some believe that the Triggercons [[Windsweeper|Windsweeper]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] were also part of the Mayhem Attack Squad. Although this is implied by Windsweeper and Ruckus' proximity to Spinister et al in the Matrix Quest, it is never explicitly stated that they are Mayhems within the text of those US stories.
* A mirrorverse version of the Mayhem Attack Squad exists in the [[Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]] continuities, called the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad|Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Its roster is filled by heroic versions of past Decepticon exclusives from [[Fun Publications|Fun Publications]].

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]

Rainmaker

2009-04-06T04:49:25Z

Gelgameth: Fixing line breaks and faction template

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''The Rainmakers are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rainmakers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|All the colors of the rainbow, except for one...]]
The Decepticons known colloquially as the '''Rainmakers''' are part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Each one is a [[Seeker]] with a bright, single-color paint job. (The green member, [[Acid Storm]], did find a more exciting palette.) They retain their original Cybertronic "tetrajet" alternate modes.

As their name implies, they can make rain. [[Acid rain|''Acid'' rain]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
When a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] (and [[Chip Chase]]) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a [[cosmotron]] for a wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron sent the trio to make things difficult for our heroes with some [[acid rain]].

Guess what? They lost. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}

==Trivia==
* The term "rainmakers" was originally used by [[Bluestreak]] as a colloquial description of their actions. However, repeated fan usage has turned this into a widely accepted name for the group, which was eventually made official as such by Hasbro's bio for [[Acid Storm]].

* The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of ''that'' what you will.

[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Cold Slither (song)

2009-04-03T08:54:40Z

Gelgameth: tweaking the linebreaks

:''Cold Slither is a song from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

If you turn on a radio while you're with the [[Autobot|Autobots]], it's ''extremely'' likely that you'll hear a particular piece of synthesized guitar rock playing. This composition's name, according to some sources, is "'''Cold Slither'''".

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] was first to display a fondness for "Cold Slither", bringing up the tune on his radio in the midst of the "Autobot Run" charity race to serve as driving music and playing it throughout the race. {{storylink|The Autobot Run|The Autobot Run}}

"Cold Slither" was a big hit with the [[Dancitron]] crowd, so much so that it was almost all that the club played. {{storylink|Auto-Bop|Auto-Bop}}

[[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], [[Carly Witwicky|Carly]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] attended a rock concert, where the band played "Cold Slither" (and another song at the same time) amid a seizure-inducing light show. Blaster transmitted the tune to the other Autobots. [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] found it exciting, and Jazz enjoyed it as well, but the rest found it to be a bunch of noise. {{storylink|Blaster Blues|Blaster Blues}}

The song by itself proved to be repellent to the mechanical [[Morphobot]] plants, which pulled away from the sound of it. Blaster was able to use this to the Autobots' advantage; by blasting the song through his speakers, he cleared a path through the alien plants to rescue a stranded Cosmos. {{storylink|Quest for Survival|Quest for Survival}}

==Trivia==
* "Cold Slither" originated on the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon, where it was both the name of a rock group put together by [[Cobra]] in one of their most insidious (and topical, for the mid-80s) schemes, and their eponymous breakout hit. The [[Dreadnoks]] portrayed the band members and lip-synced a song (penned by the multi-talented [[Destro]]) containing subliminal messages. Upon hearing it, the listeners, including [[G.I. Joe]] team members Breaker, [[Shipwreck]], and Footloose, were under Cobra's power.
* Like much of ''G.I. Joe'''s [[Robert J. Walsh|stock background music]], it was recycled for ''The Transformers'', minus the lyrics, serving as one of two generic source music tracks during the cartoon's run (although the second, more frequently-played tune, a big-band number of synthesized guitars and trumpets, dates back another year or two to ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', at least).
* Though the song as played in ''The Transformers'' was always instrumental, "Cold Slither" does have lyrics . . . and they're awesome:

:We're cold slither
:You'll be joining us soon
:A band of vipers
:playing our tune

:With an iron fist
:and a reptitle hiss
:we shall rule!

:We're tired of words
:We've heard it before
:We're not gonna play the game no more

:Don't tell us what's right
:Don't tell us what's wrong
:Too late to resist
:Cause Cobra is strong

:We're cold slither
:Heavy metal machine
:Through the eyes of a lizard
:In you will dream

:When the venom stings
:A new order brings
:Our control

[[Category:Cobra]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]

The Transformers: Headmasters

2009-04-03T08:44:45Z

Gelgameth: /* Notes */ fixed the strike-out

[[Image:MarvelHeadmasters-1.jpg|right|175px|thumb|No Fort Max, head on! HEAD ON!]]
'''''The Transformers: Headmasters''''' is a four-part mini-series published in 1987 by Marvel Comics, and set in [[Marvel Comics continuity|the same continuity]] as the regular [[Generation 1 (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comic]]. It tells the story of two groups of Transformers led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and their adventures on the planet [[Nebulos]]; in the process, it introduces the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[Targetmaster]] [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] to the storyline. In the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' series it was run as a [[back-up strip]] alongside the regular stories.

The ''Headmasters'' plot merged with the ongoing Marvel storyline in [[Trial by Fire!|Transformers issue #38]].

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!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">''Headmasters'' issues:</font>'''
|- align="center"
|| [[Ring of Hate!|#1]] | [[Broken Glass!|#2]] | [[Love and Steel!|#3]] | [[Brothers in Armor!!|#4]]
|}

==Overview==
A group of Autobots, led by Fortress Maximus, leaves [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the planet [[Nebulos]] hoping to forge a new, peaceful existence for themselves. But their arch foes, under the command of Scorponok, follow them, forcing the Autobots to join forces with the natives of that world in the most literal of ways. Soon Nebulos is being devastated by the Transformers' war, the Decepticons have found their own team of native allies, and the Autobots must leave the planet to keep from destroying it completely.

The mini-series was used [[To sell toys|to introduce the bulk of the 1987 toyline]] to the comics continuity. Many of those toys did not have Earthen [[Alternate mode|altmodes]], and thus required a different origin than the predominantly Earth-centric forms of the previous three years. The series also introduced the year's primary toy gimmicks of Headmasters and Targetmasters, whose heads and weapons transformed to armored humanoids.

==Notes==
* Series artist [[Frank Springer]] had the unenviable task of drawing 62 new characters in this series. With 74 character models between them. Factoring in transformations that's 132 pieces of reference art to juggle. There were <strike>occasional</strike>; frequent times when a character was accidentally illustrated looking like someone else. Perfectly understandable! Slightly ''less'' understandable was why [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], the starring character, would change head designs ''between panels on the same page.'' The recreational use of [[wikipedia:Benadryl|Benadryl]] has not been ruled out.
* Series colorist [[Nel Yomtov]] experienced a <strike>similar</strike> identical problem. The two problems combined can make Headmasters a ''mildly'' confusing read . . . but it's really not that bad.
* This shows [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] becoming Targetmasters, even though by [[Rhythms of Darkness!|some accounts]] they don't exist until [[The Transformers: The Movie|2005]]. The [[Marvel UK]] series would explain this away, but not the US series.

==Creative Team==
[[Bob Budiansky]], writer for the main Transformers book, also penned ''Headmasters.'' [[Frank Springer]], the artist of the 4-issue miniseries that began ''Transformers'', did pencils.

==Collections==
* [[Titan Books|Titan Books's Trial by Fire]] (2004)

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Sureshot (G1)

2009-04-02T05:41:49Z

Gelgameth: Missed the breaks at the top!

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, Weirdwolf! Stop peeing on my lawn!!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Michiyamenotehi Funana|an ego]] that holds a gun.<br />

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.''<br />
''His shooting is great.<br /> And he's too much for Iacon and even Cybertron,''<br />
''Femax and Nebulon.''<br />

''And he's too skillful to take orders''<br />
''Or work with stupid stubbies.''<br />
''The big red guy can stuff it.''<br />

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—''<br />
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...''<br />
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.''<br />
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.''<br />

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

:''Italian name'': '''Dragster'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Tirexact'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s soldiers on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Given his combat-oriented personality, it was probably only his respect for his leader that led Sureshot to abandon the war with his fellow Autobots and give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fort Max to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!|Ring of Hate!}}

The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Lord Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Max's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster]]. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!|Brothers in Armor!}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'''s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Price of Life!|The Price of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit]] and was up and active by the time [[Primus]] summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void!|The Void!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!|Still Life!}}

===The Rebirth===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Bulen]] (English)

[[Image:Sureshot lefty.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was first seen hanging around with [[Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when Optimus Prime radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had learned of the Plasma Energy Chamber, the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)

Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (Headmasters)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. Sureshot and the others involved were each fused with one of the Master refugees, creating a permanent link between each pair of Cybertronians as Targetmasters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===3H Comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot has the task of supressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer issue 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, 1987)

:*''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
*''Accessories'': "Spoilsport" Targetmaster partner

: Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his vehicle-mode roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm Sureshot & Spoilsport at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sureshot Sureshot's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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Sureshot (G1)

2009-04-02T05:40:45Z

Gelgameth: Fixing line breaks

Thundercracker (G1)

2009-04-02T02:45:50Z

Gelgameth: Cleaned up some of the line breaks, might need another look

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The blue one. No, the other blue one.]]
'''Thundercracker''' claims the skies as his arena. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground — he considers them lesser beings. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn.

His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Thundercracker is not entirely committed to the Decepticon cause, and even has some seemingly contradictory sympathy for the [[human]]s they terrorize. Fear of retribution from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the influence of his peers is usually enough to bury these doubts. Regardless, he needs constant reassurance that he's where he needs to be. Sometimes, his [[Spark|heart's]] just not in the job.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Coup de Tonnerre''' (Thunderclap)
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Lìeh Léi''' (裂雷, "Cracking Thunder") / '''Léi-gōng''' (雷公, "[[wikipedia:Lei Gong|Duke of Thunder]]")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámcsapás''' ("Lightning strike")
:''Italian name:'' '''Vampiro''' ("Vampire")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics)'': '''Grande Trovão'''
:''Portugese name (Brazil comics)'': '''Arrasador'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
[[Image:Skywarpthundercrackerintroduction.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thundercracker is the one that is not Skywarp.]]
Thundercracker was one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] troops who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] during its mission to clear a path for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through an asteroid field. He was deactivated when it crashed on [[Earth]], and he lay dormant for four million years. When he and his fellow Decepticons awoke, Thundercracker was given a new [[alternate mode]], that of an Earth jet. {{storylink|The Transformers (comic issue)|The Transformers}} He aided the Decepticons in their building of their new base constructed of parts from [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] and joined in their attack on [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s auto repair shop. After the successful abduction of Sparkplug Witwicky, Thundercracker, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] defended their base from [[Autobots]], though [[Gears]] and [[Spider-Man]] were able to sneak through and rescue Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!|Prisoner of War!}}

''On another occasion, he and Skywarp made a strafing run on two Autobot spies, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Jazz was deafened and blasted off the road, but Sunstreaker led them into a human military zone, prompting Megatron to call them back to base. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}''

Though Sparkplug Witwicky was able to devise a way for the Decepticons to convert Earth fuel into a usable substance, he also poisoned the result, so Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticons were immobilized at the climax of their would-be final battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} The Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took command of the Decepticons and the Ark shortly thereafter, and nursed Thundercracker and his comrades back to full health. Thundercracker may have helped Shockwave attempt to capture and brainwash [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] into a Decepticon, or it may have been Skywarp. It's hard to tell. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

He served the Decepticon cause up until he was deactivated while battling [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and placed in prison stasis at Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Like Starscream and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], he revived early and soon quickly escaped from the Ark. He, Frenzy and Shockwave were then temporarily displaced to [[Limbo]] when [[Hot Rod]], [[Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] time-jumped from 2006. {{storylink|Target 2006}}''

During a massive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, Thundercracker and the other Decepticons held in stasis aboard the Ark were liberated by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and subsequently brought back on-line. {{storylink|Totalled!}} Much later, Thundercracker attacked an [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream in [[Tokyo]], but both he and Skywarp were destroyed by their former flying partner. {{storylink|Dark Star!}}

====''Generation 2''====
Thundercracker was active on Earth during the Decepticons' major offensive against the human population, and was present when Megatron stole the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} He later served in the Tykos raid, albeit in a menial role.

Starscream thinks he's a moron. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
After being revived from a state of near death, Thundercracker couldn't bring himself to serve with Starscream, the bot who killed him, and so he joined [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] Decepticon faction instead of his old leader Megatron's group. Of course, he ended up unable to control himself due to the [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] of his latest maniacal boss, [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], so...tough break. To make matters worse, he had to listen to [[Weirdwolf]]. Even under Bug Bite's control, he threatened bodily harm if Weirdwolf didn't shut up.

Under Bug Bite's control, he fired a cerebro-shell at Skywarp, and was forced to help enslave Megatron and his forces. He was liberated by the interference of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but there is no proof that he survived the battle. {{storylink|Games of Deception|Games of Deception}}

[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] thinks he survived, and is probably being punished. Dreadwind was only able to bring Weirdwolf and Bug bite with him, so Thundercracker, Dirge and Thrust were out of luck. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Stephenson]], ''[[Wally Burr]]'' (English), [[Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Cybertron alt-mode (on the right). Out of all the pre-earth alt modes, these pyramid jets seem to be the only ones anyone really cares about.]]
Thundercracker was one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] elite warriors, participating in the attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and joining the rest of the Earth-bound Transformers in their several-million-year nap under an inactive volcano. He awoke when the rest of the Decepticons did, and took part in their attempts to gather [[Energon (G1)|energon]] and escape the planet [[Earth]], which he loathed for being too "flat". It was he and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] who spotted the first "potential Autobot", when in fact they had discovered the planet's native inhabitants, two [[human]]s, in an unliving vehicle. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:Thundercrackerg1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|FLINTSTOOOOONE!!!]]
One of the few things he seemed to loathe even more than the world he was stranded on was the attitude of his commander, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Thundercracker often started fights with the [[Air Commander]], usually over whether or not Megatron's latest plan was a waste of time (Thundercracker took Megatron's side). At one point, Thundercracker's distaste for "that geeky Starscream" became so strong that he was willing to let [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroy one of the Decepticons' greatest weapons, just in the hopes that Starscream would get blamed for it! {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Despite these brushes with treachery, however, Thundercracker just never had it in him to do anything more than complain about his fellow Decepticons.

Thundercracker was present for the Decepticon assault on [[Autobot City]] in 2005. After the battle, the injured Thundercracker was tossed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with the rest of the injured and weakened warriors, who were jettisoned for ballast in order to preserve fuel.

[[Image:TFTM Thundercracker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|NAZGUUUUL!!]]
That was not, however, entirely the end of Thundercracker's story. [[Unicron]] was waiting in space for a chance like this, and when the newly reborn [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] needed some new troops to command, Thundercracker was among the old Decepticons chosen to use as raw materials. His body was used to create [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and was thus given a new lease on life. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

Later [[Octane]] would show concern when he ran into a [[Decepticon Crypt]] to hide from Cyclonus, the Sweeps and Scourge and found a statue of Thundercracker there. After paying his respects and apologizing for the intrusion, Octane decided it would be better to hide behind someone else's statue. It is funny to note he may have visited his own grave. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[Image:PackIn HaveTheDecepticons Inside1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Somebody told him the femmebots are all into vampires these days.]]
A [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|series of recruitment messages]] sent by the Autobots to [[human]] allies featured Thundercracker as a recurrent bogeyman. He first appeared in the story of [[Johnny]], a member of [[S.T.A.R.S.]] who spotted Thundercracker draining the energy from the boy's town. Despite all other power being knocked out, Johnny was able to activate his [[Command Center]] and summon an Autobot squad. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} However, even they were somewhat affected by Thundercracker's siphoning, and just as Johnny was preparing to issue orders, his Command Center went dead and the walls around him began to shake. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}

[[Image:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Greatest battle of all time, and Reflector takes the picture when my damn wings are still down. Thanks, buddy."]]

The Autobot messages ended that story there, leaving the outcome unknown. But in later messages, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] would recall what he considered [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction|the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth]], in which the only enemy combatants were Megatron and Thundercracker. The two Decepticons set up an ambush for an Autobot convoy searching for a site on which to build [[Autobot City]]. As the battle erupted, Thundercracker again employed his energy-draining attack (described here as a "[[force field]]"). {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Optimus Prime ordered [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] to retreat out of the weapon's range and get help, but as they left, Thundercracker pursued. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

[[Image:Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The match-up no one demanded!]]

Again, the story was cut short, but it would not be the last time Thundercracker was said to tangle with that particular group of Autobots. The final S.T.A.R.S. recruitment message told of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] discovering that the squad was out scouting for new energy sources, and Thundercracker was sent on a sneak-attack run. The message warned that if the recipient failed to help out by joining S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots might be destroyed. {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

{{note|Thundercracker's consistent use of an energy-draining weapon is unique to this [[micro-continuity]]. It seems to make him an incredibly dangerous foe; however, given that all of this is literally Autobot propaganda, the "[[Wikipedia:Unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]" factor is worth consideration.}}

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===''Machine Wars'' toy bio===
The mysterious [[Machine Wars]] were a tumultuous time for Thundercracker. At long last he was convinced of and committed to the truth of the Decepticon cause, but Thundercracker now ironically found himself in open rebellion against Megatron's leadership of the faction. It is unknown what events lead to his reversal of heart about the Decepticons and his being branded a "Rebel Warrior."

{{note|Since no fictional backstory has ever been established for the Machine Wars line it is possible that it is set in some alternate reality where this was simply Thundercracker's nature, but given that the rest of the characters are clearly their classic G1-selves unrevealed events/character development seem more likely explanations.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
One of the first Decepticons recruited by Megatron. Early in Megatron's scheming, Thundercracker was sent to Sector Zero-Six with Skywarp and Starscream. On the way, Starscream unintelligently leaked the plan to Grimlock. {{storylink|DW Preview Special 2002}} During the war, Thundercracker served under Shockwave during the Dark Ages, when Megatron was missing and believed dead. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Thundercracker was one of several Decepticon invaders on-board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while the Autobot ship was clearing an asteroid in the path of Cybertron. He was reactivated in 1984 with the rest of the Transformers, and fought at Megatron's side until the Decepticons were ultimately defeated. In 2002, he was captured and reprogrammed by arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam 'Lazarus' Rook]] alongside many other Cybertronians. Lazarus intended to rent out the services of the enslaved robots to various terrorist groups. In a demonstration of their power to a group of prospective clients, Thundercracker participated in an attack on the Arctic division of the Smitco Oil Refinery by blowing something up. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}}

After Megatron reactivated himself, he freed his Decepticon subordinates in order to put forward his plans to infect Earth with a metallic virus of doom. To pass the time while this happened, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp busied themselves by tearing apart the Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] team. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}} Thundercracker later participated in Megatron's attack on San Francisco, where he followed Starscream's orders to maintain formation and drop cluster bombs on the Autobot giant [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], forcing the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to split into their separate component robots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}} Thundercracker stood watch over the defeated Autobots while Megatron tried to persuade [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the Decepticons conquer Earth. After some human firefighters distracted the Decepticons long enough for Optimus Prime to free the Autobots, Thundercracker was presumably beaten up and escaped when Superion sacrificed himself to stop a nuclear missile launched by rogue US General [[Robert Hallo]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

''Oddly enough, Thundercracker turned to weapons smuggling after Megatron vanished and the Decepticons were left leaderless, working with Mexican arms dealers south of the border. He was moored at [[Atahulpa Aeropuerto de Mesa Verde]], getting his cargo hold loaded with guns, when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sieged the tiny airport. As his human allies scattered, Thundercracker transformed and engaged the Autobots with his drone missile launchers. One of the guided projectiles nearly blasted Prowl in the back, but Bumblebee knocked it off course...right into a tanker filled with jet fuel. The resulting explosion was catastrophic, and threw the Autobots for a loop. Thundercracker was prepared to finish off Prowl when the renegade [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] arrived on the scene. Fresh for battle, Grimlock easily defeated Thundercracker, battering him from head to toe before knocking him into the airport terminal. {{storylink|Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

{{note|Thundercracker's smuggling operation may have been connected to Starscream supplying advanced weapons technology to his human servants in [[Las Vegas]], but this was never made clear.}}
''Recovering from his injuries, Thundercracker joined up with Starscream and his forces in "[[Las Vegas|New Centurion]]" (formerly Las Vegas) some time before Megatron returned to Earth with the nigh-invincible aliens known as the [[Keepers]] in tow. He got another chance at Prowl and Bumblebee while fighting on the Strip, but the Autobots were better prepared this time and Thundercracker was brought down by Prowl's wire-guided missiles and crashed in front of Caesar's Palace. He revived in time to join Soundwave in double-teaming Grimlock, who had also come in the assault on Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Thundercracker once again fell before the Dinobot's superior might after only a few blows. He stayed under Starscream's command after Megatron returned, remaining in Las Vegas while the former Decepticon leader and those loyal to him quit the city. This only led to Thundercracker being captured with the rest of Starscream's Decepticons when their leader was killed by the Keepers and reanimated as a host body for their awesome power. Thundercracker, Skywarp and the others were trapped beneath a massive energy field, like mice in a cage to the god-like aliens.''

''The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] eventually dug a tunnel to freedom, and Thundercracker's group of Decepticons reunited with Megatron, working with the Autobots against the Keepers. Thundercracker joined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on air patrol during the fight with the Keepers, strafing the aliens and their puppets, [[Bluestreak]] and Starscream. He survived the battle with the Keepers (not to mention the nuclear missile launched by the American government) thanks to Optimus Prime super-charging the [[Matrix]] with a pool of newly discovered energon. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''Thundercracker began working for Megatron again, and was present in the Nevada desert when the Autobots and Decepticons confronted the United States military. Thanks to their airborne tactics, Thundercracker and Skywarp did significant injury to the troops and survived the [[deconstructionite]] assault virtually unscathed. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had defeated Megatron and brought the Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thundercracker and Skywarp spent their time relaxing and bathing, though Thundercracker was skeptical of Shockwave's new order, and compared its promised benefits to the benefits originally promised by Megatron. {{storylink|Cold War}}

Starscream eventually brought the Nemesis crew back to Earth and led them in a battle against the Autobots who had stayed behind there. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Thundercracker was among those captured by the Autobots, but was eventually freed in exchange for Starscream's assistance in fighting against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. They were only given half-power, though, and had to stumble out of the Autobot camp in an extremely weakened condition. {{storylink|Skyfire (comic issue)|Skyfire}} Hardly the sort of leadership they had in mind, Thundercracker and the other Decepticons eagerly re-accepted Megatron as their leader when he returned to Earth and chastised Starscream for his incompetence and treachery. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegatronOrigin4 Thundercracker Skywarp.jpg|left|450px|thumb|"When I joined this murderous terrorist group, I wasn't ever intending to shoot at anyone!"]]
Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers were recruited into Megatron's [[Gladiatorial combat|underground fights]] when Soundwave was sent to recruit flight capable warriors. However, Megatron did not intend for them to be pit fighters, but his new warriors. After being given [[weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers went and kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested the whole of them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}. After Starscream killed the [[Kaon Council]] and liberated them, Megatron launched his new "Decepticons" in an "Everything burns" offensive on Kaon. Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed some reservations about attacking the ship, but Skywarp gave him simple advice: "Don't think. Just do it." {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

[[Image:Infiltration0 Thundercracker.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Tha-Boom, I want you in my room...]]
Millions of years later, Thundercracker operated as part of a Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|insurgent cell]] that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He was known to the Autobots as a professional soldier, in contrast to the likes of the Battlechargers.

He, [[Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the [[SM-40]] was missing. Thundercracker tracked the device to [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Verity Carlo]], but was driven off by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0}} who managed to temporarily lose him and the two [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]. After picking Ratchet up again, Thundercracker was later shot down by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2}} When Megatron arrived on Earth to take command of Starscream's infiltration team, Thundercracker, along with the other Decepticons, were unwilling to stand against him when the Decepticon leader ordered them to stand down. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

After Megatron trashed Starscream, Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were only all too willing to accept Megatron's leadership once again. Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to destroy the El Jira power plant in the middle east to inflame global tensions and spark a global energy shortage. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2}} During the battle of [[Brasnya]], the sorely-pressed Skywarp teleported Thundercracker in to try and stop [[Hot Rod]] from escaping with the [[Georgi Koska]] facimile. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}

[[Image:Devastation1 Ruining Everything.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Megatron's lost it! It must be a Tuesday.]]
Thundercracker was among the concerned Decepticons who feared that Megatron had made a serious error in judgement by bringing the destructive [[Sixshot]] to Earth, and so conspired to bring Starscream back into the fold to talk some sense into their leader. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} Though outnumbered and outgunned, the Decepticons fought valiantly when the [[Reapers]] attacked, and with a little help from [[Galvatron (G1)|a mysterious combatant]], they managed to defeat the alien invaders. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

Sometime after that (we think), Thundercracker was on Cybertron watching the experiments to create [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. He was outraged by the existence of the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]], freakish monsters created as a side-effect, and demanded Megatron euthanised them rather than allowing fellow Decepticons to endure such torturous existence. Megatron, shockingly, didn't give a toss. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

A year on from the Reaper battle, Thundercracker was part of the Decepticon attack on [[New York City]]. Unlike his comrades, he showed no enthusiasm for mindless slaughter and could be seen staring at the devastation Megatron left in his wake. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} When Megatron later made his propaganda speech, Thundercracker looked unimpressed. (Having to stand outside when it was pissing down probably didn't help) {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4}}
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Thundercracker came to the aid of Skywarp when the latter was being threatened by Bombshell. While Skywarp enjoyed working with his pal Thundercracker again, he also noted that Thundercracker hadn't actually participated in any of the fighting since the initial strike. Thundercracker for his part looked about as depressed as a robot CAN look, suggesting he was unhappy about the invasion plan, or at least the gratuitous death and destruction some of the others had caused. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986/2001/2003/2008)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''24'''
*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, landing gear, 2 rocket launchers, 2 rockets, 2 "Incendiary Gun" missiles

: {{note|For some reason, the stats on Skywarp's, Starscream's and Thundercracker's tech specs were switched around. Thundercracker was given Skywarp's numbers.}}

[[Image:Redeco.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Thundercracker is the cheap and lazy redeco on the right.]]
: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type", Thundercracker transforms into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, sharing his mold with his teammates [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Many parts need to be removed completely from transformation from robot to jet and back, which nowadays is considered a major drawback of the toy. It is difficult to find it complete, as neither mode can hold all the pieces required. There are a few minor mold variations of this toy (common for the first two years of ''Transformers'', really), the most immediately noticeable being that early versions did not have visible "clip-tabs" on the inner face of the gauntlets.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $10 and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

: In 2001, Thundercracker was given a short-run re-issue by [[Takara]] as a convention-[[exclusive]] item. The toy would later be more extensively released as part of the [[Hasbro]] [[Commemorative Series]] line, though due to US [[For safety reasons|toy-safety regulations]], his missiles were made extra-long.

: In August, 2008, Thundercracker was reissued with Skywarp as number 11 in Takara's [[Transformers Encore]] line. This version used a slightly different shade of blue and had painted stripes and symbols instead of using stickers.

: This mold is also used by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]].

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* '''Thundercracker (Action Master)''' (Action Master Exo-suit, 1991)
*''Accessories'': "Solo Mission Jet Plane", 2 missiles

[[Image:Thundercrackeram.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Do not look directly at him, unless you have sunglasses and/or Pepto Bismol handy.]]
: Released only in European and Australasian markets, once again Thundercracker was a [[redeco]] of Starscream, a non-transforming action figure that combined elements of both the character's cartoon model and toy-form. Like all [[Action Master|Action Masters]], Thundercracker was a non-transformable action figure with a transformable accessory — in his case, a Solo Mission Jet Plane vehicle that converted into [[Action Master Exo-suit| Exo-suit]] battle armor. However, unlike most of Thundercracker's appearances, Action Master Thundercracker is not in his traditional blue and silver colors, but rather in [[Neon|magenta, purple, blue, gold, and two shades of green]]. ''(Oy.)''

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===Machine Wars===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Basic, 1996)
*''Accessories'': Two-part rifle

[[Image:MWThundercracker toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No, seriously, this guy is Thundercracker.]]
: Sharing a mold once again with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Thundercracker transforms into a green Dassault Rafale fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all ''[[Machine Wars]]'' toys, Thundercracker was an [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]], and the "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" version of [[Waspinator]].

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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
* '''Thundercracker''' (2004)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' product (dubbed wave "2.5" and available only at CVS stores in Japan), Thundercracker is ''again'' a redeco of Starscream. Like all toys in the line, Thundercracker is a tiny, even more simplified version of the original toy, transforming into an F-15 fighter jet. These toys were sold in "blind-packed" boxes, so you could not know which one you had until you actually opened the box. To complicate matters further, Thundercracker was a [[chase figure]], one of two in his wave (the other was a cartoon-colored version of Optimus Prime's trailer).

: The same mold is used by ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Skywarp and Thrust.

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===Robot Masters===
* '''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, 2 missile pods

[[Image:RobotMastersThundercracker.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Light blue? Totally neon.]]
: ''[[Robot Masters]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] from the same series, a smaller yet more advanced version of the original toy, adding more articulation and reducing the amount of [[part-forming]] required. He was available only in a two-pack with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], which also came with a Decepticon sigil pin and chromed missile pods. This set was the very last product released in the ''Robot Masters'' line, and wasn't even strictly sold in a box from that series; instead, it used an e-Hobby Generation 1 reissue box, with a small "''Robot Masters''" sticker in the corner tab noting its origin from the front.

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWThundercracker.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I don't think I have enough little wings on my shoulders.]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)

: [[Titanium Series]] Thundercracker is based upon his appearance in [[Dreamwave]]'s ''[[The War Within]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian 'tetrajet', as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[War Within]]'' Starscream, Sunstorm and Skywarp.

: Yes. Thundercracker was here first.
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[[Image:Titanium-toy RMThundercracker.JPG|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Starscream''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
*''Accessories:'' Display stand

: A redeco of "Robot Masters" Starscream, Thundercracker is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He is sculpted holding a gun in his left hand and stretching out his right arm, while using his feet-jets to fly up.
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===Timelines===
*'''Games of Deception!''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
*''Accessories'': Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

[[Image:Classics Thundercracker Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You want me, but you can't have me!]]
: Thundercracker is part of the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bugbite]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. Thundercracker is a [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' Starscream toy using the modified version first seen with Skywarp.

: ''Classics'' Thundercracker is a faithful reproduction of his original toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His color scheme is inspired by the original figure released in 1984, but with a shade of blue closer to that of the original [[Diaclone]] version.

: In robot mode, Thundercracker is essentially a very detailed version of his cartoon robot mode. He is armed with two null-ray missile launchers which are so large that they restrict his arm movement due to them bumping into his wings.

: There were only 1500 ''Classics'' Thundercracker figures produced.

:This mold was used for Henkei! Thundercracker.

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rejoice! Oh no wait, complain.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles

: ''[[Henkei]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Henkei'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He features a metallic flake blue version of his cartoon clour scheme, rather than his darker blue ''Generation 1'' toy colour scheme. ''Henkei'' Thundercracker and his fellow [[Seekers|Seeker]] ''Henkei'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] was released in September 2008 as an exclusive through Ganbo Store.

:Soon after release, there were numerous complaints from both Japanese and Western collectors about the poor quality control for both Thundercracker and Skywarp. Thundercracker in particular suffered from a widespread issue where his missile launchers did not fit into the holes in his shoulders, due to the holes being too big. Some reported both toys suffering misassembly issues such as having two left or two right thighs.

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===Masterpiece===
[[Image:MP Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hey, at least I'm ''meant'' to be [[Starscream (G1) toys#Masterpiece|blue]].]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (2008)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-7'''

:A redeco of Masterpiece Starscream, [[Masterpiece]] Thundercracker was released in Japan in November 2008. He comes with all the accessories of the previous Seekers including the display stand, [[Doctor Arkeville]], stickers and the clip to hold gun-mode Megatron that came with Masterpiece Convoy while in jet-mode. Also like Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker features two swappable faces; the normal emotionless face which is retooled from Starscream's original one, and a new growling one which appears to be an attempt to make him seem very angry... very angry indeed. Unfortunately the effect leaves him looking like he's on a trip to the dentist. He is covered with a glossy finish just like Skywarp.

:Masterpiece Thundercracker features an assembly error: His left and right pectorals are flipped. This misassembly does not affect transformation at all, and is really only noticeable when compared to prior Masterpiece Seekers. The 2008 pressing of Masterpiece Skywarp also features this part swap.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesjazzthundercracker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Now who's geeky?]]
* '''Jazz Vs Thundercracker''' (2007)

: A redeco of Robot Heroes Starscream, Thundercracker is a two inch high figure sculpted in a [[super deformed]] style and articulated at the shoulders. He was available in a two-pack with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. This mold was later redecoed as Skywarp in the "Decepticon Sneak Attack" set.

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===Palisades===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Palisades, 2007)

:A redeco of the Starscream statue, Thundercracker is a six inches tall statue with articulated head and arms. He could stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose.

===Transformers - Mini Bust===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:An NYCC [[exclusive]], Thundercracker was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 400 pieces.

==Notes==
* The mold for ''Machine Wars'' Thundercracker was originally developed for ''[[Generation 2]]'', but was canceled when that line went under. It is unknown if it was intended to be a new character or a recurring one, though odds are it would have been later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into a recurring character if the former was true.
*Despite his profile data, there are no documented cases of Thundercracker being sympathetic towards humans. Unless [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|this]] counts.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Thundercracker Thundercracker's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

*[http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Decepticon+Thundercracker ToyBin Thundercracker Toy Gallery]

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Spark of Darkness

2009-04-02T01:05:09Z

Gelgameth: rewikifying template items. whups!

{{episode|
|series=beast machines
|ep=23
|prev=Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege
|next=Endgame_Pt._I:_The_Downward_Spiral
|title=Spark of Darkness
|image=SparkDarkness.jpg
|caption=Beauty is in the optic of the beholder
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 12]], 2000
|writer=[[Nick Dubois]]
|director=[[Greg Donis]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron has been defeated, but strange creatures keep attacking the Maximals all over Cybertropolis.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 恐怖の赤い玉 (''Kyōfu no Akai Tama'', "The Terrifying Red Sphere")

==Synopsis==
The [[Maximals]] celebrate the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] inside the now-dormant [[Grand Mal]]. But while most of the group high-five each other, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] mourns the loss of his pet, [[Noble|Savage/Noble]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] wonders if Megatron is truly defeated, but [[Optimus Primal|Primal]] assures his team that he knows Megatron is dead, thanks to their mutual connection to the [[Oracle]]. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] mentions there's still business to be taken care of, [[Botanica]] responds she feels there's another evil on Cybertron.

Cheetor and Nightscream are sent to find the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]]. Silverbolt and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] are sent to assess the dormant Transformer bodies to start the process of getting the sparks Megatron kidnapped to function again. Rattrap and Botanica are assigned to attend the techno-organic orchard. [[Rattrap]], of course, whines about this. Optimus stays in the Grand Mal.

Blackarachnia tries to put the moves on Silverbolt, but without confirmation that Megatron is truly really dead, he's extremely hesitant to respond to her advances. She's so focused on trying to force open Silverbolt's heart, only he notices the large, lumbering monster emerge behind her. The two Maximals run away (cowardly) from the giant, but when the monster hits Silverbolt with gunfire, Blackarachnia fights back with her electric sting. The monster knocks her over, but Silverbolt has had time to recover and attacks the monster with his throwing blades. Eventually, Blackarachnia has the idea to attack the monster using an explosive component from one of the nearby Transformer bodies. The behemoth steps out of the explosion, and the two Transformers watch a strange red spark emerge from the monster as it falls over in defeat. The red glow races away.

In the orchard, while Botanica works, Rattrap scavenges parts of a [[Motorcycle Drone]] to see if anything can be made into a useful tool. As he does this, he moans that he feels his talents are being wasted and he'll be stuck with embarrassing stories to tell his grandkids. Botanica argues that tending the garden is important. The debate between the two heats up, and in their rage, the two Maximals accidentally touch lips. The two quickly agree to completely disregard, forget, and ignore their contact and get to work. But suddenly, the deactivated Cycle Drone comes to life and begins to blast the orchard. Botanica, upset about the carnage, transforms and uses her bolts to bring heavy wreckage crashing down upon the possessed drone. The drone flails its body one last time before falling over, no longer inhabited by the glowing red spark.

Cheetor and Nightscream meet with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and invite the two generals to join the Maximals. As the two generals debate, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] stops by to make it clear that he has no interest in joining with the Maximals and that he believes that Megatron, "The Big M," will soon return. After Thrust leaves, the remaining four are attacked by a damaged but resilient [[Aero Drone]]. Nightscream sucks the energy from the drone, but the monster still tries to pull Cheetor over the edge of a nearby cliff. Cheetor is saved by Nightscream and the drone falls, but before it makes impact with the water below, the glowing red spark leaves the body.

The group returns to meet with the other Maximals (sans Botanica) inside the Grand Mal, and Optimus welcomes Strika and Obsidian to the team. The two new recruits leave to fortify the base—just in time for Rattrap to detect the haunting red spark heading right towards them all. Inside, the spark passes by the two generals and briefly encounters Cheetor and Blackarachnia. Next, the spark uses a [[Tank Drone]] body to attack Optimus and Botanica. While Rattrap tracks the movement of the Spark, he deduces a way to neutralize its rampage.

Rattrap uses a Spark Extractor on the Tank Drone to draw out the spark. Once the red spark is contained, he "re-polarizes" his captive, but the Spark Extractor flies alive, trying to break free of Rattrap's grip. After escaping the spark extractor, the spark flies into a [[Diagnostic Drone]] and, finally coherent, exclaims "I live!" But Rattrap has the next laugh: The spark, who is clearly Megatron, is now trapped inside of the diminutive body.

The Maximals meet Megatron, but he laughs at them. Even in his tiny form, he's able to reactivate the Grand Mal's internal defenses to evict the Maximals. As the Maximals struggle against the tentacles that have begun to bind them, Primal has an Oracle moment, but the Maximals are all captured anyway. Megatron starts to reformat Primal's spark, but Rattrap gets Botanica to destroy the control panel, freeing the team from Megatron's grip.

Obsidian arrives at the fight scene and is forced to choose: Be loyal to Primal's or Megatron's side. The two generals grab Megatron and fall out of sight. Out of immediate danger, Optimus explains that Nightscream didn't kill Megatron, but only turned Megatron into the monster that he was but no longer is.

Away from the battle, Strika, Obsidian and Megatron meet up with Thrust. No longer in control of the Sparks, Megatron declares, "The time for action is now."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (3)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (4)
*[[Botanica]] (5)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Evil Red Spark]] (8)
*[[Copter Drone|Copter Drones]] (9)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (10)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (11)
*[[Heavy Artillery Drone|Heavy Artillery Drones]] (12)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"So, eh, whatcha got for me and Miss Twiggy? A 'eek and destroy mission? Or maybe some 'oak and dagger work?"

:—'''Rattrap''' comes up with some evil puns.

Little girl voice: And what'd you do in the war, Daddy?<br />
Rattrap voice: Well, honey, I built ''gardening equipment'' to help the troops plant petunias!<br />
Little girl voice: ''Really'', Daddy?!<br />

:—'''Rattrap''' expresses how much he hates his job and Scott McNeil gets to talk to himself. Uh... [[Dinobot (BW)|Some]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|more]].

"What would you rather be doing, sticking your tail into a computer circuit?"<br />
"Heh, beats the heck outta plowing ''your'' little field of dreams."

:—"Innuendo 101" with '''Botanica''' and '''Rattrap'''

"You shall not pass!"<br />
[''Red spark passes without pause'']

:—'''Strika''' makes a very poor Gandalf.

"Aw man, I can't believe I'm stuck here while a really honked-off ball of electrons is making mince-meat outta my buddies."

:—'''Rattrap''' complaining again.

"I live! I live! I—what kind of puny body is this?!"<br />

:—'''Megatron''' discovers he's in a diagnostic drone. Now that's karma.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
*The short story "Singularity Ablyss" by [[Bob Skir]], published in the [[Transformers Legends]] anthology, is set between-the-scenes of this episode. It doesn't change the events of the episode, but it does illuminate what Megatron may have been thinking in the midst of all that body-jumping; also, he kills [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

*The shell that attacks Silverbolt and Blackarachnia is composed of parts from [[Beast Wars]] combatants. The feet, torso, and right arm belong to the transmetalized [[Tarantulas]] and the head bears a strong resemblance to [[Tigerhawk]].

*Precisely 5 minutes and 3 seconds into the episode, immediately after Blackarachnia says, "Whoever you are, THAT was a big mistake!", one can see the severed head of [[Depth Charge]] lying right by her feet.

*Even later on in the episode, when Silverbolt trips over battling the mutant, Blackarachnia proceeds to rip out the power core from what appears to be [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s body.

*Rattrap and Botanica arguing with each other continues the trend of Rattrap and [[Dinobot (BW)|another]] [[Depth Charge|Maximal]] duking it out verbally. This would probably be the first instance where it blossoms into romance, though. As Megatron [[Bad Spark|would say]]....''yuck''.

===Real-world references===
*This episode's title is a play on Joseph Conrad's novella ''[[wikipedia:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.
*When Cheetor asks Thrust what he's rebelling against now that Megatron is gone, Thrust replies "What've you got?", the reply given by James Dean's character in ''[[wikipedia:Rebel without a cause|Rebel Without a Cause]]''. Fitting.
*The sequence where Optimus Primal and Botanica are first ambushed is also a visual quote from the original ''[[wikipedia:Alien (film)|Alien]]''.
*When Obsidian and Strika attempt to intercept the red spark, Strika exclaims "You shall not pass!", a possible reference to Gandalf's words in ''[[wikipedia:Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''.

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Spark of Darkness

2009-04-02T00:59:12Z

Gelgameth: Fixing templates, HTML and wikipedia links. Looks like the image is intact so yay

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|title=Spark of Darkness
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|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=April 12, 2000
|writer=Nick Dubois
|director=Greg Donis
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}}

'''Megatron has been defeated, but strange creatures keep attacking the Maximals all over Cybertropolis.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 恐怖の赤い玉 (''Kyōfu no Akai Tama'', "The Terrifying Red Sphere")

==Synopsis==
The [[Maximals]] celebrate the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] inside the now-dormant [[Grand Mal]]. But while most of the group high-five each other, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] mourns the loss of his pet, [[Noble|Savage/Noble]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] wonders if Megatron is truly defeated, but [[Optimus Primal|Primal]] assures his team that he knows Megatron is dead, thanks to their mutual connection to the [[Oracle]]. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] mentions there's still business to be taken care of, [[Botanica]] responds she feels there's another evil on Cybertron.

Cheetor and Nightscream are sent to find the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]]. Silverbolt and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] are sent to assess the dormant Transformer bodies to start the process of getting the sparks Megatron kidnapped to function again. Rattrap and Botanica are assigned to attend the techno-organic orchard. [[Rattrap]], of course, whines about this. Optimus stays in the Grand Mal.

Blackarachnia tries to put the moves on Silverbolt, but without confirmation that Megatron is truly really dead, he's extremely hesitant to respond to her advances. She's so focused on trying to force open Silverbolt's heart, only he notices the large, lumbering monster emerge behind her. The two Maximals run away (cowardly) from the giant, but when the monster hits Silverbolt with gunfire, Blackarachnia fights back with her electric sting. The monster knocks her over, but Silverbolt has had time to recover and attacks the monster with his throwing blades. Eventually, Blackarachnia has the idea to attack the monster using an explosive component from one of the nearby Transformer bodies. The behemoth steps out of the explosion, and the two Transformers watch a strange red spark emerge from the monster as it falls over in defeat. The red glow races away.

In the orchard, while Botanica works, Rattrap scavenges parts of a [[Motorcycle Drone]] to see if anything can be made into a useful tool. As he does this, he moans that he feels his talents are being wasted and he'll be stuck with embarrassing stories to tell his grandkids. Botanica argues that tending the garden is important. The debate between the two heats up, and in their rage, the two Maximals accidentally touch lips. The two quickly agree to completely disregard, forget, and ignore their contact and get to work. But suddenly, the deactivated Cycle Drone comes to life and begins to blast the orchard. Botanica, upset about the carnage, transforms and uses her bolts to bring heavy wreckage crashing down upon the possessed drone. The drone flails its body one last time before falling over, no longer inhabited by the glowing red spark.

Cheetor and Nightscream meet with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and invite the two generals to join the Maximals. As the two generals debate, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] stops by to make it clear that he has no interest in joining with the Maximals and that he believes that Megatron, "The Big M," will soon return. After Thrust leaves, the remaining four are attacked by a damaged but resilient [[Aero Drone]]. Nightscream sucks the energy from the drone, but the monster still tries to pull Cheetor over the edge of a nearby cliff. Cheetor is saved by Nightscream and the drone falls, but before it makes impact with the water below, the glowing red spark leaves the body.

The group returns to meet with the other Maximals (sans Botanica) inside the Grand Mal, and Optimus welcomes Strika and Obsidian to the team. The two new recruits leave to fortify the base—just in time for Rattrap to detect the haunting red spark heading right towards them all. Inside, the spark passes by the two generals and briefly encounters Cheetor and Blackarachnia. Next, the spark uses a [[Tank Drone]] body to attack Optimus and Botanica. While Rattrap tracks the movement of the Spark, he deduces a way to neutralize its rampage.

Rattrap uses a Spark Extractor on the Tank Drone to draw out the spark. Once the red spark is contained, he "re-polarizes" his captive, but the Spark Extractor flies alive, trying to break free of Rattrap's grip. After escaping the spark extractor, the spark flies into a [[Diagnostic Drone]] and, finally coherent, exclaims "I live!" But Rattrap has the next laugh: The spark, who is clearly Megatron, is now trapped inside of the diminutive body.

The Maximals meet Megatron, but he laughs at them. Even in his tiny form, he's able to reactivate the Grand Mal's internal defenses to evict the Maximals. As the Maximals struggle against the tentacles that have begun to bind them, Primal has an Oracle moment, but the Maximals are all captured anyway. Megatron starts to reformat Primal's spark, but Rattrap gets Botanica to destroy the control panel, freeing the team from Megatron's grip.

Obsidian arrives at the fight scene and is forced to choose: Be loyal to Primal's or Megatron's side. The two generals grab Megatron and fall out of sight. Out of immediate danger, Optimus explains that Nightscream didn't kill Megatron, but only turned Megatron into the monster that he was but no longer is.

Away from the battle, Strika, Obsidian and Megatron meet up with Thrust. No longer in control of the Sparks, Megatron declares, "The time for action is now."

==Featured characters==
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*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (3)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (4)
*[[Botanica]] (5)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
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*[[Megatron (BW)|Evil Red Spark]] (8)
*[[Copter Drone|Copter Drones]] (9)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (10)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (11)
*[[Heavy Artillery Drone|Heavy Artillery Drones]] (12)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"So, eh, whatcha got for me and Miss Twiggy? A 'eek and destroy mission? Or maybe some 'oak and dagger work?"

:—'''Rattrap''' comes up with some evil puns.

Little girl voice: And what'd you do in the war, Daddy?<br />
Rattrap voice: Well, honey, I built ''gardening equipment'' to help the troops plant petunias!<br />
Little girl voice: ''Really'', Daddy?!<br />

:—'''Rattrap''' expresses how much he hates his job and Scott McNeil gets to talk to himself. Uh... [[Dinobot (BW)|Some]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|more]].

"What would you rather be doing, sticking your tail into a computer circuit?"<br />
"Heh, beats the heck outta plowing ''your'' little field of dreams."

:—"Innuendo 101" with '''Botanica''' and '''Rattrap'''

"You shall not pass!"<br />
[''Red spark passes without pause'']

:—'''Strika''' makes a very poor Gandalf.

"Aw man, I can't believe I'm stuck here while a really honked-off ball of electrons is making mince-meat outta my buddies."

:—'''Rattrap''' complaining again.

"I live! I live! I—what kind of puny body is this?!"<br />

:—'''Megatron''' discovers he's in a diagnostic drone. Now that's karma.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
*The short story "Singularity Ablyss" by [[Bob Skir]], published in the [[Transformers Legends]] anthology, is set between-the-scenes of this episode. It doesn't change the events of the episode, but it does illuminate what Megatron may have been thinking in the midst of all that body-jumping; also, he kills [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

*The shell that attacks Silverbolt and Blackarachnia is composed of parts from [[Beast Wars]] combatants. The feet, torso, and right arm belong to the transmetalized [[Tarantulas]] and the head bears a strong resemblance to [[Tigerhawk]].

*Precisely 5 minutes and 3 seconds into the episode, immediately after Blackarachnia says, "Whoever you are, THAT was a big mistake!", one can see the severed head of [[Depth Charge]] lying right by her feet.

*Even later on in the episode, when Silverbolt trips over battling the mutant, Blackarachnia proceeds to rip out the power core from what appears to be [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s body.

*Rattrap and Botanica arguing with each other continues the trend of Rattrap and [[Dinobot (BW)|another]] [[Depth Charge|Maximal]] duking it out verbally. This would probably be the first instance where it blossoms into romance, though. As Megatron [[Bad Spark|would say]]....''yuck''.

===Real-world references===
*This episode's title is a play on Joseph Conrad's novella ''[[wikipedia:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.
*When Cheetor asks Thrust what he's rebelling against now that Megatron is gone, Thrust replies "What've you got?", the reply given by James Dean's character in ''[[wikipedia:Rebel without a cause|Rebel Without a Cause]]''. Fitting.
*The sequence where Optimus Primal and Botanica are first ambushed is also a visual quote from the original ''[[wikipedia:Alien (film)|Alien]]''.
*When Obsidian and Strika attempt to intercept the red spark, Strika exclaims "You shall not pass!", a possible reference to Gandalf's words in ''[[wikipedia:Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''.

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Satellite of Doom

2009-04-01T12:41:48Z

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'''The Decepticons blow up some coal, which somehow creates a huge diamond, which will somehow melt the Rocky Mountains, which will somehow create a lot of oil. Oh, and kill a lot of humans, too.'''

==Synopsis==
The Decepticons have excavated a huge cavern beneath [[Africa]]'s [[Kalahari Desert]]. The Decepticons have tricked thousands of humans into digging the chamber for them, luring them with promises of wealth and then enslaving them. Soundwave is eager to leave; the sand is fouling his cassette drives and everyone else's transmissions. Bulldozers are used to pack the entire chamber solid with coal and [[lectonite]] explosives.

Above, Skyfire has tracked one of the coal transports to the desert, and finds a dying human on the surface. He reports his findings to Prowl and Optimus at the Autobot command center. Prowl has a sensor drone read the human's "residual brain wave pattern" and learns of the slaves and the coal deposit.

The Decepticon command ship blasts off from the desert, and Megatron detonates the explosives. Amid the biggest explosion the world has ever seen, the coal and the thousands of trapped slaves are compressed into the biggest diamond ever created.

The Decepticons transport the diamond to a satellite-launching base deep in the jungles of Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]]. After laser-cutting the diamond, they prepare to launch. Megatron gloats about his plan: the satellite will create a lens to focus the sun's energy and melt the [[Rocky Mountains]], turning it to a sea of oil. Unbeknownst to him, Bumblebee has been spying on them.

Prime sends Skyfire to attack the satellite as it launches, but the rocket survives and continues skyward. Megatron blows up the launch platform and escapes. The satellite arrives in position and awaits only the sun's rays to energize it. Prime and Prowl watch in horror as the first rays begin to strike the satellite, realizing that millions of lives are in danger.

The satellite's beam ignites forests instantly and begins melting rocks. Rivers and lakes of molten rock form, rapidly expanding.

Ratchet rigs Skyfire with emergency boosters to allow him to reach the satellite; Skyfire launches, knowing he's got no way to return safely to Earth, and launches his attack.

Megatron and Soundwave gloat and hoo-hah as Skyfire's attack does no damage, and the Autobot burns up on re-entry. Prime, meanwhile, has Ratchet rig together a square mile of polished metal. A squad of Autobots uses electromagnetic force to fly the panel into space below the satellite. The giant mirror reflects the satellite's beam, instantly detonating it with enough force to raise Earth's tides ten feet.

The Autobots track Megatron's signal back to his hidden base and attack, blowing the base open with [[Thermo-excavator missile|thermo-excavator missiles]]. Megatron and Soundwave escape aboard a [[turbine mole machine]], and Earth is safe... for now!

==Featured characters==
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* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (5)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (8)
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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
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* Human slaves (3)
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==Quotes==
"Everything will be completed on time, mighty Megatron! The entire cavern will be filled within a cocoon of lectonite explosives, just as you ordered!"<br>
"Your worthless mecha-life depends on that, Soundwave."
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Megatron'''. "Mecha-life". Because, you see, he's a machine; therefore, he has a ''mecha''-life.

"And did you see how the Autobot superjet burned on re-entry into the atmosphere! That was nice too!"
:—The writer sure has a firm grasp on '''Soundwave''''s stoic personality.

"Busted gears and cracked drive shafts!"
:—'''Megatron''', please! There are children in the audience!

"Optimus Prime, you ''metallic nemesis!"''
:—'''Megatron''' sure has a knack for zingy one-liners.

==Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* The art is a weird mix of copied [[package art]], [[Character model|animation models]], original toy-based drawings, and Builder Bob-like humans.

===Continuity errors===
* The satellite doesn't appear large enough to collect a significant amount of sunlight, certainly not enough to start melting rocks.
* Skyfire attacks the satellite with [[Null-ray|null-rays]], not normally a part of his arsenal.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* No credits are given for the voice cast.
* Holy crap, the Decepticons totally just killed thousands of humans in the first five pages of a childrens' storybook. Who wrote this, [[Pat Lee]]?
* Holy crap, the Decepticons totally just melted the [[Rocky Mountains]] into a puddle! Who wrote this, [[Shane McCarthy]]?
* Holy crap, they totally just killed off Skyfire! Who wrote this, [[Simon Furman]]??
* This is one of several "episodes" to have been given the [[MSTF]] treatment at the official Transformers conventions... specifically, at [[OTFCC 2003]].

==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/kidstuff/satellite.html Satellite of Doom] at Steve-o's Transformers Site.

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Human

2009-04-01T12:29:09Z

Gelgameth: More confident in removing the bookworm tag now

[[Image:Human.jpg|right|180px|thumb|A typical human.]]
'''Humans''' (also known as: fleshlings, meatbags, insects, squishies, noisy creatures, "puny flesh creatures", "dumb stubbies", ''Terrans'' or ''Homo sapiens'' as they prefer) are bipedal and usually tiny [[wikipedia:carbon based life|organic]] beings found on [[Earth]] and like planets. Though quite fragile, and technologically backwards, they have at times aided the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and thwarted the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] once the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' age-old war spilled onto the humans' primitive homeworld.

{{bigquote|They're such undependable creatures. Inferior lifeforms.|[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] on the humans, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]}}

==Overview==
===Physiology===
[[Image:Humansize.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Humans come in both Tall and Venti.]]
Humans are suspiciously familiar creatures. Though they are made of soft, organic materials, they share remarkable physical similarities with Transformers as a species. Most Transformers and humans walk upright on two long legs attached to a tall body, with two limbs attached at the shoulders. At the shoulders is the head, just like a Transformer's, which sports two eyes in the center at equal distance from the olfactory sensor array, above a mouth which opens for speaking and for ingesting energy. Aside from energy, they also ingest raw materials that they use in their self repair systems. This would seem to be a sensible system, as these materials can be stored anywhere in their bodies, to be used later when and if necessary. Like Transformers, they are social creatures, who trade and barter wares and develop emotional attachments to peers. Eerily enough, they possess an emotional spectrum nearly identical to that of Transformers as well, ranging from laughter, joy, and satisfaction to depression, anger, and cruelty. It is not uncommon to find Transformers who have even developed [[Robot-fleshling romance|strong spiritual bonds]] with individual creatures. This is disgusting.

Humans are physically composed of several specialized units or systems called organs. The major organs are internalized, but extremely frail. Damage is hard to repair, and as they have yet to develop a method of replicating these organs, replacement usually requires harvesting from compatible humans. Major systems include the [[wikipedia:brain|brain]] (central processing unit), the heart (primary engine core), and the lungs (fuel tank). Over sixty percent of their makeup is water, though they are not aquatic in nature. Humans run on two types of fuel: gaseous oxygen, which is absorbed from their surroundings, and a liquid fuel they call [[wikipedia:blood|blood]], created from organic matter and internally refined. Blood and oxygen are required by every organ in their body and an elaborate transport system is required to transport them throughout. Though blood is in some sense self-replicating, a tremendous loss will result in permanent deactivation. Oxygen is equally required, and if deprived of oxygen for long enough, they run the risk of suffering major processor damage or permanent deactivation.

[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime learns of human reproduction.]]
A human's organic tissue will begin failing just one quarter into his or her lifespan, and will spend the next three quarters growing ever less efficient until the human's lifeforce can no longer sustain itself. As a result, humans are saddeningly short-lived creatures. (It is not known how they find the time to accomplish anything, though as a side effect it has made their wars mercifully short.) Interestingly, humans do not build new members of their race. To the contrary, humans are what they have deemed [[wikipedia:sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], categorized into [[wikipedia:sex|sexes]], wherein members of one subvariant of their species, classified as male, implants structural data, which they call "DNA", in the other, classified as female. This process grows a new human (or occasionally more than one, although this is rare) inside the female like a [[wikipedia:gestation|parasite]] until it emerges roughly three quarters of an Earth year later. (If it exits the female too early, the new human risks death.) The new human is very fragile and stupid; it will take years to acclimate itself to their society. Even a young human who stayed inside its female for the appropriate length of time is not capable of operating self-sufficiently without extensive training. Despite this limited intelligence and understanding, younger humans are often among the first to form bonds with friendly Transformers.

Initiating the growth of a new human apparently involves much rubbing, and also [[Kiss|kissing]]. Though the required interactions have been hinted at in [[As the Kitchen Sinks|popular media]], humans are reticent to discussing the physical mechanism, and several attempts at accumulating further data were met with what they term as "awkward silence". This is quite confusing, as humans generally give the impression that they supremely enjoy it, and have refused all suggestions that they learn the technology to build their own from spare parts.

===Technology===
Although Earth is rich with natural resources, Human technology is surprisingly primitive. They had only begun to experiment with outer atmosphere travel at the time the [[Great War]] began on Earth, and they have limited communication methods. Although their locomotive devices, called "cars", are suitable for [[Transformation]], they are quite crude, potentially dangerous, and incredibly energy inefficient. Despite this, the type of car is often seen as a status symbol among humans; apparently the larger the car, the more status achieved. Some humans claim that those with large cars are "compensating" for some other sort of size deficiency—unsurprising, considering how tiny humans are compared to the average Transformer.

Human military technology is equally unimpressive. They have yet to develop any form of workable energy weapons, and no shield technology either. Their primary weapons are devices called "guns", which shoot small, metallic projectiles called "bullets" using a crude explosive called "[[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]". These are more than capable of killing other humans, but they are extremely inefficient when fending off any attacking Decepticons. Their warhead weapons are slightly more efficient, though extremely primitive when compared to Autobot [[Photon rifle|photon]] and [[Plasma cannon|plasma]] weapons.

In some universes humans have weaponry that is actually rather effective against a Transformer. In one universe the humans used explosive projectiles called "[[wikipedia:sabot|Sabots]]" that employ an incredibly high heat to burn through Decepticon armour and then detonate in the more vulnerable innards. A sufficient volley of these in the right places can bring down a fairly large Decepticon almost as effectively as our own cannons. The humans combine these with one advantage of their small size: hiding, taking cover in buildings or behind other obstacles then popping up to fire a few rounds before hiding and relocating before firing again.

===Society===
[[Image:AngryArcher01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans require tokens representative of energy, and are not above humiliating themselves to retrieve them.]]
Like on Cybertron before the war, humans make up the fabric of their local (or global) economies. Some work as repairmen, some are drillers in search of [[Oil|un-processed lubricants]], others are retrievers of [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|rare mineral lattices and metals]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|a few]] accomplish all of these simultaneously. The humans strangely use the majority of the lubricant they extract as a highly inefficient source of energy, and adorn themselves with the harvested minerals and metals at exorbitant prices. Apparently the humans reason that because these objects are rare, they are incredibly beautiful, and therefore worth vastly more resources than were spent extracting and refining them. Instead of trading [[Energon (G1)|valuable energy]] directly for goods and services, a small piece of lumbered and processed planetgrowth is exchanged. This planetgrowth represents energy abstractly, and its worth is assumed on good faith, though it is usually backed up by various metals and crystals of economic value.

A number of unsavory humans subvert this established system to illegally or immorally obtain these planetgrowths. Many of these humans were involved in unusual accidents which empowered the individual specimen to levels above ordinary humans, while others are tempted by their relatively high intelligence levels or capacity for selfish acts. Encounters with these subversive humans happen at an alarming rate, whether they be [[Donny Finkleberg|failed entertainers who claim to own all Transformers]], [[Dr. Archeville|mad scientists]], or [[Angry Archer|gifted archers who dress in homage to Earth folklore]]. By sheer numbers, these humans must represent half of the known population.

Politically, humans are divided among various nation-states which seem to be divided primarily among ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. On occasion, these nation-states will engage in conflict over territory and resources, but as previously stated, their wars are usually quite short. Most humans seem to prefer some sort of [[democracy]] where they elect individuals to govern and legislate their nation-states, although a number of them choose their leaders due to genetic inheritance and familial succession; others still hold power through a Decepticon style dictatorship, though the mental stability of [[Abdul Fakkadi|a few]] have been questioned. At times, the Decepticons have taken advantage of Earth's factional tendencies to manipulate them to their advantage, but the Autobots have usually managed to expose the Decepticon influence before a full scale military conflict occurs.

Humans greatly enjoy sound patterns, termed "music". The Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have taken a particular interest in this music, though the chosen volume has overwhelmed most other Autobots, including the mighty [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from time to time. Humans have often shown an involuntary need to move about when music is broadcast, and even the aforementioned Autobots have also shown a desire to move about. Presumably, a fear of blowback prevented the Autobots from utilizing human music as a weapon against the Decepticons.

Humans are also athletic creatures, engaging in a variety of athletic events that are designed to test their strength, stamina, and speed. While none of them could hold their own against even the weakest Transformer, many human sports have been eagerly adopted by Transformers. The Autobot [[Eject]] is particularly fond of human athletics, and his vocabulary is littered with the human sports quotes.

===Religion===
[[Image:Humansmall.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The humans of Earth wear hardhats regardless of their profession.]]
Despite their lack of the multi-dimensional transwarp [[Spark]], a great number of humans believe in an analogous concept, the intangible soul. This has been confirmed to be the equivalent of a Transformer's personality program in an odd experiment, when the human [[Spike Witwicky]]'s personality was uploaded to an empty Transformer body cobbled together from spare parts. The human's consciousness was not suitable for digitization, and quickly deteriorated toward psychosis.

Many also believe in supernatural beings, either singular or plural, who have a direct but intangible stake in their lives. Once a week the more religious humans will gather together and sing songs at the ceiling, as the presumed direction of these beings is away from the gravity well of their planet. Unlike the historical [[Covenant of Primus|Covenant]] of [[Primus]], their holy books are not incorruptible encrypted public-key datatracks. Instead, they frequently re-encode the writings of multiple authors in an inefficient and apparently lossy process. Then they fight about which "translation" is correct instead of simply downloading the original encoding algorithm.

[[Image:DancitronGang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.]]
Despite having no concrete evidence these beings exist, and despite the records of the [[Beast Wars]] affirming their evolution from [[Protohuman|bipedal primates]], the humans continue to assume these premises are true. This seems like a waste of spent attention, especially with such short lifespans, as no credible sources have substantiated that their alleged creator has ever transformed out of their world into a giant humanoid and fought its eternal enemy before their eyes. While some humans accept that they evolved from bipedal primates, there are others who maintain the divine intervention theory with a zeal that leads one to wonder if they are malfunctioning. Though some have contended that the two theories are mutually exclusive, many seem to fall in a categorization that somehow accepts both. Many human traditions are puzzling.

===Breeding grounds===
The most familiar breed of humans are native to the planet Earth, though they can be found practically anywhere in the galaxy. For example, [[Nebulos]] is such a place, though some reports claim these humans are of green colour rather than various shades of beige. [[Femax]] is populated by humans of Transformer size. [[Pz-Zazz]] is also home to Transformer-sized humans, but it is not known whether they are indigenous to that world. It is possible that the tiny version of humans found on Earth is the exception, rather than the rule.

==Trivia==
* For reasons unknown, a substantial number of human Transformers [[Fandom|fans]] appear to have a very drastic, dismissive position when it comes to the inclusion of representatives of their species in Transformers fiction, some even going as far as demanding that Transformers fiction should be devoid of ''any'' flesh creatures whatsoever, unless being depicted as helpless victims/casualties of Decepticon attacks.

* Humans reproduce by shooting DNA into each other. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|I find that offensive!]]

* According to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a certain percentage of human physiology is composed of cowardice. This proportion increases directly according to the size of the individual. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}}

==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Human|Humans]] like to write about themselves. This, too, erupts into war.

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Sky Garry (G1)

2009-04-01T12:23:00Z

Gelgameth: Putting pics needed template back up

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:''Sky Garry is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyGarryBoxArt1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|How very very Bravey.]]
'''Sky Garry''' (su-ka-i gya-rī, スカイギャリー) is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy's]] right-hand man. He has a great respect for the legendary Autobot Supreme Commander and was the one who brought Star Convoy back from the dead. Kinda creepy.

He can combine with Star Convoy and [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] in vehicle mode to form the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]].

His [[Micromaster]] partner is [[Shotbomber]].

:'''Early Production Name:''' ''Star Garry''

==Fiction==
===The Battlestars===
To counter the threat of [[Dark Nova]], the Autobots formed an elite sub-group known as the [[Battlestar|Battlestars]]. Their mission was to revive Optimus Prime so that he might thwart Dark Nova. Sky Garry received the [[Zodiac]] from [[Dai Atlas]] and was inaugurated as temporary Autobot Supreme Commander, at least until Prime was on his feet again.

[[Image:SkyGarry1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Sky Garry, Star Convoy and Grandus inside Star Giant's tummy.]]
Aware of the mission of the Battlestars, Dark Nova brought Optimus Prime's body back to life without a [[spark]] as the evil [[False Convoy]]. After False Convoy's defeat, Sky Garry rescued the fallen Supreme Commander's corpse from the [[Great Novaroid]] forces. Using the power of the Zodiac, Sky Garry brought Optimus Prime back to life and upgraded him into Star Convoy.

[[Image:GarryGalaman1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bad touch]]
Along with [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], the trio fought against the newly resurrected [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]] and his Great [[Galaman]] warriors. At the finale of the series, Star Convoy, Sky Garry and Grandus traveled inside the body of [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and tore the all-powerful monster to pieces from the inside out. They managed to escape the villain just as he exploded, killing Dark Nova for good... though the portion of Star Giant that was composed of Megatron flew free, allowing the Decepticon leader to survive and haunt his rival again.

===3H Wreckers/Universe comics===
Sky Garry appeared in vehicle mode, serving as the shuttle that the Autobots (sans [[Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie]]), used to escape a horde of [[Nightbird|Nightbirds]]. {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}

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==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
*'''Sky Garry''' (Autobot, 1991)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-360'''
*''Accessories:'' Two guns, ramp, Micro Trailer #0

: Sky Garry transforms into a Cybertronic starship with landing skids. His middle section is expandible, allowing him to carry up to three [[Micro Trailer|Micro Trailers]], though he only comes with one. His trailer is labeled #0. His third mode is a Micromaster base, unique in that it is a large tower. In this mode Sky Garry can also unite with up to three Micro Trailers, or with Sonic Bomber, or with any other Micromaster base using his ramp. The ramp was the same one used by [[Skyhopper]] and [[Groundshaker]] to connect to other bases.

:Sky Garry's sticker sheet contained a phenomenal 65 decals -- not including the 4 optional star decals that could could apply anywhere on the Battlestars. Only 5 of those decals were for Shotbomber, 5 more were for the Micro Trailer, the other 50 were applied to Sky Garry. This gave Sky Garry 53 labels (including the three factory-applied ones), providing him much of his colour and detail.

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==Trivia==
* Sky Garry's mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into the evil "Death Garrygun" mecha for [[Takara]]'s ''Brave of Gold Goldran'' series. This version came with three carriers, but all of the launching mechanisms were removed from them. This was just one of several late-series ''Transformers'' molds recycled for a [[Brave]] toyline. ("Death Garrygun" is sometimes translated as "Descaligan", which is a much more awesome name.)

* The word "Garry" isn't an English word, prompting fans to wonder what it's supposed to mean. Sadly, in the end, no one really knows...

:One theory is that Sky Garry's name is a misspelling of "Sky Carry". There is some support for this theory: First, the difference in Japanese between the Katakana for the "Ca" sound and for the "Ga" sound is just two tiny lines. Second, "Garry" is a commonly used suffix in Japanese names for transforming robots that transport ("carry") other robots or vehicles. The criticism of this theory is that while bad transliterations (i.e. the word is spelled right in Japanese, just converted to English wrong) are fairly common in Japanese names, Katakana misspellings of the Japanese words are much less common. Thus, it seems somewhat unlikely that decades of Japanese robots using the name "Garry" are simply misspelling it.

:Another theory is that Garry is short for "Garrison". The support for this theory is that Japanese versions of English words are often shortened versions, such as the Japanese word "Ice" used for "Ice Cream". However, "Garrison" seems like a poorer description than "Carry" for the transportation robots that are generally named "Garry" in Japan.

:The most obscure theory is that Garry is a mistransliteration of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley Galley], which is a type of ancient war ship. The advantage that this theory has over the "Carry" theory is that "Galley" and "Garry" have the same Japanese Katakana spelling. This means that it would be a bad transliteration, like "Minelba" vs. "Minerva", which is much more common than an incorrect Katakana spelling. However, like the "Garrison" theory, "Galley" is criticized for not being as good a descriptor of the transportation robots (both ground and air types) that are named "Garry".

* In the mid to late-1990s, Sky Garry was one of the most commonly [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers, appearing in several different sizes. Most of them were carded and of poor quality. The carded ones are notable for their extra chrome pieces and separating legs. There was also a bootleg Sky Garry in box packaging from another manufacturer, which saw release at Toys R Us in the mid-1990's. The boxed bootleg was of surprisingly high quality.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/SkyGarry/skygarry.htm Sky Garry at TFU.info]

*[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Knockoffs/SkyGarry1.html Sky Garry bootlegs]

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Praxus

2009-03-31T05:24:55Z

Gelgameth: City state template put back in

{{city-state|Praxus|[[Generation 1]] beginning in 1985, not named until 2002 }}
:''Praxus is a city-state on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

Praxus was the home city-state of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak]]. One of its key locations was the [[Helix Gardens]], where crystals were arranged in a beautiful manner to create a place of contemplation. It also hosted The [[Assembly]], a "center of Autobot science, technology, art, philosophy and culture." Like so many others, Praxus went from shining metropolis to bombed-out wasteland during the course of the [[Great War]]. Just keep thinking... [['Til all are one]].

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave continuity===
Over the course of the war, the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] devastated the city of Praxus. After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] called [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Prowl, and other [[Autobot|Autobots]] to discuss the impending succession. Grimlock believed that the city served as a metaphor, about how the old ways were gone, and declared that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had left them without options. He informed them that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was not able to do what needed to be done, they would take over leadership of the Autobots... and if necessary, take out the new Prime.

What they got was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within issue 1}}

[[Category:Cities on Cybertron]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]

Iacon (polity)

2009-03-31T05:19:33Z

Gelgameth: Restoring wording on template

{{city-state|Iacon|[[Generation 1]] and [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]}}
:''Iacon is a [[city-state]] in on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity families]].''

'''Iacon''' is an [[Autobot]]-controlled city-state, located near the north pole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is also the location of the capital city of the same name.

==Places of Interest==
Places of interest within Iacon:

=== G1 Cartoon ===
[[Image:Iacon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Dome, sweet dome.]]
*'''Autobot Base''' - Iacon is depicted as a walled headquarters, reachable by an extendable bridge. Autobots needed to signal their approach before being allowed into Iacon. Lining the path to Iacon were a series of lamp-post like structures -- the basis for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Cybertron-based alt-form.
*The [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch bay

=== Marvel Comics ===
*[[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] (post-war)
*The Celestial Temple
*The [[Tower of Pion]]
*Imperial Amphitheater
*[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]
*The [[Matrix Flame]] Chamber

=== Dreamwave Comics ===
*The Border Regions
*The Central Spaceport
*The [[High Council Pavillions]]
*The Grand Oratory
*The Chamber of Ancients
*The Vaults
*The [[Decagon]]
*The [[Stellar Galleries]]
*The [[Oracle Tank]]
*The Energon Pools
*Iacon East
*Access Shaft 0-5 (sub-surface)
*Quadrant Epsilon
*[[Shockwave's Tower]]
*Sub-orbital District
*The [[Forum of Enightenment]] (destroyed)
*Planetary Engine Vents (sub-surface)
*[[Virtue's Forum]]
*The Promontory

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}

Iacon functioned as the heart of Autobot territory on Cybertron, and appears to have been the base of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] prior to the departure of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades from the planet. It was termed "greatest of the city-states" for the Autobots on Cybertron.

[[Image:Iaconfrom1986annual.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
''Without Prime's leadership, the Autobot war effort fell further and further into disarray -- but Iacon's defences remained steady. The Decepticons, led by [[Trannis]] succeeding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], besieged the city and continued to attempt its capture for many thousands of years. Eventually, being in control of the remainder of Cybertron, Trannis decided it simply was not worth capturing Iacon intact and ordered his troops to level the city, which they did to such an extent that by the time Optimus Prime returned briefly to Cybertron, the city was completely in ruins.''

''Still, the Autobots maintained a presence in Iacon, if only from small resistance bases in its ruins. [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] itself was located within these ruins at one point, and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] operated from this base conducting strikes and raids on Decepticon holdings on a continuing basis.''

====Cartoon continuity====
Iacon was the last Autobot safehaven on Cybertron. It was a large, domed fortress colored gold. It was the site of the Ark's launch for a search of new energy sources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the headquarters of the Autobots. After [[Optronix]] became [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he ordered an evacuation of Cybertron. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered a [[Planetary Engine]] vent to activate, destroying the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] went down beneath the wreckage, in an attempt to leave him isolated and vulnerable. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then led an assault on Iacon, with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] leading the defense. During the assault, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] believed he killed Megatron, and activated the mecha-forming process, intending to destroy Iacon, the Autobots, and Shockwave, the only real threat to his leadership. After seeing the devastation that was Iacon, the Autobots agreed to Prime's evacuation order, but Optimus reversed the order and ordered the Autobots to dig in. {{storylink|The War Within|The War Within}}

[[Image:Iaconundershockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In the future, Iacon had completely shut down as part of a world-wide [[stasis lock]] across the face of Cybertron. The first to awaken, Shockwave saw the dead world as having infinite potential. As part of his efforts to restore the planet, Shockwave united Autobot and Decepticon factions and rebuilt the city as a testament to the supremacy of his rule. {{storylink|Revelation (comic issue)|Revelation}}

On Earth, Shockwave arrested Optimus Prime and the Autobots under his command and brought them back to Cybertron, Iacon specifically, planning to deactivate them. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden|Brothers' Burden}} Prime and the others escaped with help from the Autobot resistance and then staged an all-out assault on the city. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

====IDW comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the base of the [[Senate]], and where most Senators spent their time, rather than with their constituents. When the [[Great War]] began with the Battle of [[Kaon]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s Autobots were trying to contact Iacon for reinforcements. After Sentinel Prime's [[body]] was dropped in front of them, Prowl instead requested an evacuation to Iacon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

====Beast Era====
After the [[Great Upgrade]], Iacon was paved over and replaced with [[Cybertropolis]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] led [[Optimus Primal]] to believe that clues to the locations of the lost [[Spark|sparks]] could be located in Iacon's ruins, so Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] went searching there. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search}}

{{note|When the Maximals visit Iacon's ruins, everyone who speaks the city's name incorrectly pronounces it a "I'''o'''con. This isn't the first time [[Teletraan I (G1)|this kind of error]] has been made}}
===Unicron Trilogy===
===Cybertron cartoon===
Iacon has become the capital of Cybertron, apparently replacing [[Cyber City]] or [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] due to the effects of the [[Unicron Singularity]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Iacontoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I can see my house from here.]]
*'''Primus''' (2006)

:Iacon is one of two distiguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]' planet mode. It features many major landmarks as depicted in the Dreamwave comics and DK's Transformers ''Ultimate Guide'', such as the Stellar Galleries, the Decagon, the Chamber of the Ancients, and the Tower of Pion.

:The other city is the Decepticon fortress [[Kolkular]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Iacon. ''The War Within'' comics also describe Iacon being built on the surface above buried planetary engines that could conceivably maneuver Cybertron through space; likewise, the toy places Iacon directly over Primus' shoulder cannon shafts. Both of these details, however, are likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

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==See also==
*[[Central City (Energon)|Central City]]

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[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Cities on Cybertron]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]

Iacon (polity)

2009-03-31T05:18:30Z

Gelgameth: /* Marvel Comics continuity */ fixing note for consistency

{{city-state|Iacon|[[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity families}}
:''Iacon is a [[city-state]] in on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity families]].''

'''Iacon''' is an [[Autobot]]-controlled city-state, located near the north pole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is also the location of the capital city of the same name.

==Places of Interest==
Places of interest within Iacon:

=== G1 Cartoon ===
[[Image:Iacon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Dome, sweet dome.]]
*'''Autobot Base''' - Iacon is depicted as a walled headquarters, reachable by an extendable bridge. Autobots needed to signal their approach before being allowed into Iacon. Lining the path to Iacon were a series of lamp-post like structures -- the basis for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Cybertron-based alt-form.
*The [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch bay

=== Marvel Comics ===
*[[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] (post-war)
*The Celestial Temple
*The [[Tower of Pion]]
*Imperial Amphitheater
*[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]
*The [[Matrix Flame]] Chamber

=== Dreamwave Comics ===
*The Border Regions
*The Central Spaceport
*The [[High Council Pavillions]]
*The Grand Oratory
*The Chamber of Ancients
*The Vaults
*The [[Decagon]]
*The [[Stellar Galleries]]
*The [[Oracle Tank]]
*The Energon Pools
*Iacon East
*Access Shaft 0-5 (sub-surface)
*Quadrant Epsilon
*[[Shockwave's Tower]]
*Sub-orbital District
*The [[Forum of Enightenment]] (destroyed)
*Planetary Engine Vents (sub-surface)
*[[Virtue's Forum]]
*The Promontory

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}

Iacon functioned as the heart of Autobot territory on Cybertron, and appears to have been the base of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] prior to the departure of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades from the planet. It was termed "greatest of the city-states" for the Autobots on Cybertron.

[[Image:Iaconfrom1986annual.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
''Without Prime's leadership, the Autobot war effort fell further and further into disarray -- but Iacon's defences remained steady. The Decepticons, led by [[Trannis]] succeeding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], besieged the city and continued to attempt its capture for many thousands of years. Eventually, being in control of the remainder of Cybertron, Trannis decided it simply was not worth capturing Iacon intact and ordered his troops to level the city, which they did to such an extent that by the time Optimus Prime returned briefly to Cybertron, the city was completely in ruins.''

''Still, the Autobots maintained a presence in Iacon, if only from small resistance bases in its ruins. [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] itself was located within these ruins at one point, and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] operated from this base conducting strikes and raids on Decepticon holdings on a continuing basis.''

====Cartoon continuity====
Iacon was the last Autobot safehaven on Cybertron. It was a large, domed fortress colored gold. It was the site of the Ark's launch for a search of new energy sources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the headquarters of the Autobots. After [[Optronix]] became [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he ordered an evacuation of Cybertron. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered a [[Planetary Engine]] vent to activate, destroying the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] went down beneath the wreckage, in an attempt to leave him isolated and vulnerable. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then led an assault on Iacon, with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] leading the defense. During the assault, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] believed he killed Megatron, and activated the mecha-forming process, intending to destroy Iacon, the Autobots, and Shockwave, the only real threat to his leadership. After seeing the devastation that was Iacon, the Autobots agreed to Prime's evacuation order, but Optimus reversed the order and ordered the Autobots to dig in. {{storylink|The War Within|The War Within}}

[[Image:Iaconundershockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In the future, Iacon had completely shut down as part of a world-wide [[stasis lock]] across the face of Cybertron. The first to awaken, Shockwave saw the dead world as having infinite potential. As part of his efforts to restore the planet, Shockwave united Autobot and Decepticon factions and rebuilt the city as a testament to the supremacy of his rule. {{storylink|Revelation (comic issue)|Revelation}}

On Earth, Shockwave arrested Optimus Prime and the Autobots under his command and brought them back to Cybertron, Iacon specifically, planning to deactivate them. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden|Brothers' Burden}} Prime and the others escaped with help from the Autobot resistance and then staged an all-out assault on the city. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

====IDW comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the base of the [[Senate]], and where most Senators spent their time, rather than with their constituents. When the [[Great War]] began with the Battle of [[Kaon]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s Autobots were trying to contact Iacon for reinforcements. After Sentinel Prime's [[body]] was dropped in front of them, Prowl instead requested an evacuation to Iacon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

====Beast Era====
After the [[Great Upgrade]], Iacon was paved over and replaced with [[Cybertropolis]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] led [[Optimus Primal]] to believe that clues to the locations of the lost [[Spark|sparks]] could be located in Iacon's ruins, so Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] went searching there. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search}}

{{note|When the Maximals visit Iacon's ruins, everyone who speaks the city's name incorrectly pronounces it a "I'''o'''con. This isn't the first time [[Teletraan I (G1)|this kind of error]] has been made}}
===Unicron Trilogy===
===Cybertron cartoon===
Iacon has become the capital of Cybertron, apparently replacing [[Cyber City]] or [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] due to the effects of the [[Unicron Singularity]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Iacontoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I can see my house from here.]]
*'''Primus''' (2006)

:Iacon is one of two distiguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]' planet mode. It features many major landmarks as depicted in the Dreamwave comics and DK's Transformers ''Ultimate Guide'', such as the Stellar Galleries, the Decagon, the Chamber of the Ancients, and the Tower of Pion.

:The other city is the Decepticon fortress [[Kolkular]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Iacon. ''The War Within'' comics also describe Iacon being built on the surface above buried planetary engines that could conceivably maneuver Cybertron through space; likewise, the toy places Iacon directly over Primus' shoulder cannon shafts. Both of these details, however, are likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

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==See also==
*[[Central City (Energon)|Central City]]

{{stub}}
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Cities on Cybertron]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]

Iacon (polity)

2009-03-31T05:16:21Z

Gelgameth: Templates fixed

{{city-state|Iacon|[[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity families}}
:''Iacon is a [[city-state]] in on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity families]].''

'''Iacon''' is an [[Autobot]]-controlled city-state, located near the north pole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is also the location of the capital city of the same name.

==Places of Interest==
Places of interest within Iacon:

=== G1 Cartoon ===
[[Image:Iacon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Dome, sweet dome.]]
*'''Autobot Base''' - Iacon is depicted as a walled headquarters, reachable by an extendable bridge. Autobots needed to signal their approach before being allowed into Iacon. Lining the path to Iacon were a series of lamp-post like structures -- the basis for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Cybertron-based alt-form.
*The [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch bay

=== Marvel Comics ===
*[[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] (post-war)
*The Celestial Temple
*The [[Tower of Pion]]
*Imperial Amphitheater
*[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]
*The [[Matrix Flame]] Chamber

=== Dreamwave Comics ===
*The Border Regions
*The Central Spaceport
*The [[High Council Pavillions]]
*The Grand Oratory
*The Chamber of Ancients
*The Vaults
*The [[Decagon]]
*The [[Stellar Galleries]]
*The [[Oracle Tank]]
*The Energon Pools
*Iacon East
*Access Shaft 0-5 (sub-surface)
*Quadrant Epsilon
*[[Shockwave's Tower]]
*Sub-orbital District
*The [[Forum of Enightenment]] (destroyed)
*Planetary Engine Vents (sub-surface)
*[[Virtue's Forum]]
*The Promontory

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
''(Marvel UK issues italicised).''

Iacon functioned as the heart of Autobot territory on Cybertron, and appears to have been the base of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] prior to the departure of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades from the planet. It was termed "greatest of the city-states" for the Autobots on Cybertron.

[[Image:Iaconfrom1986annual.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
''Without Prime's leadership, the Autobot war effort fell further and further into disarray -- but Iacon's defences remained steady. The Decepticons, led by [[Trannis]] succeeding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], besieged the city and continued to attempt its capture for many thousands of years. Eventually, being in control of the remainder of Cybertron, Trannis decided it simply was not worth capturing Iacon intact and ordered his troops to level the city, which they did to such an extent that by the time Optimus Prime returned briefly to Cybertron, the city was completely in ruins.''

''Still, the Autobots maintained a presence in Iacon, if only from small resistance bases in its ruins. [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] itself was located within these ruins at one point, and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] operated from this base conducting strikes and raids on Decepticon holdings on a continuing basis.''

====Cartoon continuity====
Iacon was the last Autobot safehaven on Cybertron. It was a large, domed fortress colored gold. It was the site of the Ark's launch for a search of new energy sources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the headquarters of the Autobots. After [[Optronix]] became [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he ordered an evacuation of Cybertron. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered a [[Planetary Engine]] vent to activate, destroying the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] went down beneath the wreckage, in an attempt to leave him isolated and vulnerable. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then led an assault on Iacon, with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] leading the defense. During the assault, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] believed he killed Megatron, and activated the mecha-forming process, intending to destroy Iacon, the Autobots, and Shockwave, the only real threat to his leadership. After seeing the devastation that was Iacon, the Autobots agreed to Prime's evacuation order, but Optimus reversed the order and ordered the Autobots to dig in. {{storylink|The War Within|The War Within}}

[[Image:Iaconundershockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In the future, Iacon had completely shut down as part of a world-wide [[stasis lock]] across the face of Cybertron. The first to awaken, Shockwave saw the dead world as having infinite potential. As part of his efforts to restore the planet, Shockwave united Autobot and Decepticon factions and rebuilt the city as a testament to the supremacy of his rule. {{storylink|Revelation (comic issue)|Revelation}}

On Earth, Shockwave arrested Optimus Prime and the Autobots under his command and brought them back to Cybertron, Iacon specifically, planning to deactivate them. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden|Brothers' Burden}} Prime and the others escaped with help from the Autobot resistance and then staged an all-out assault on the city. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

====IDW comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the base of the [[Senate]], and where most Senators spent their time, rather than with their constituents. When the [[Great War]] began with the Battle of [[Kaon]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s Autobots were trying to contact Iacon for reinforcements. After Sentinel Prime's [[body]] was dropped in front of them, Prowl instead requested an evacuation to Iacon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

====Beast Era====
After the [[Great Upgrade]], Iacon was paved over and replaced with [[Cybertropolis]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] led [[Optimus Primal]] to believe that clues to the locations of the lost [[Spark|sparks]] could be located in Iacon's ruins, so Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] went searching there. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search}}

{{note|When the Maximals visit Iacon's ruins, everyone who speaks the city's name incorrectly pronounces it a "I'''o'''con. This isn't the first time [[Teletraan I (G1)|this kind of error]] has been made}}
===Unicron Trilogy===
===Cybertron cartoon===
Iacon has become the capital of Cybertron, apparently replacing [[Cyber City]] or [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] due to the effects of the [[Unicron Singularity]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Iacontoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I can see my house from here.]]
*'''Primus''' (2006)

:Iacon is one of two distiguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]' planet mode. It features many major landmarks as depicted in the Dreamwave comics and DK's Transformers ''Ultimate Guide'', such as the Stellar Galleries, the Decagon, the Chamber of the Ancients, and the Tower of Pion.

:The other city is the Decepticon fortress [[Kolkular]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Iacon. ''The War Within'' comics also describe Iacon being built on the surface above buried planetary engines that could conceivably maneuver Cybertron through space; likewise, the toy places Iacon directly over Primus' shoulder cannon shafts. Both of these details, however, are likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

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==See also==
*[[Central City (Energon)|Central City]]

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Predaking (G1)

2009-03-31T05:07:46Z

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:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Predakingg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]: [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum]], and team leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. Predaking is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, among [[Combiner|combiners]] by the successful fusion of each of his component elements' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or borderline [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift one million tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|—Predaking has the power to survive, "[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Cartoon continuity====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French (Canada))

[[Image:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread]], forcing the halpess prisoners to mine the super-hard [[Death crystal|death crystals]] in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a giant death-crystal firing cannon. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from [[Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrace with his laser sword. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet|Nightmare Planet}}

Predaking was patroling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

=====''The Transformers'' comic=====
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Transformers issue 5}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
The precise origins of the animated Predacons are never divulged in the series, with them simply appearing in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]'' with no explanation. A [[TV Magazine]] [[story page]] later made the claim that Predaking was built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], although whether or not that was the original intention of the American series writers is unknown.

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Predaking showed up a few times, usually just long enough for him to get beat up by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

Oh, and one time [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT.

====''Zone'' OVA and manga====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japan)

[[Image:PredakingZone1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Stupidest. Head. EVER.]]
[[Image:PredaBrain1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]
Predaking was selected by [[Violen Jiger]] as one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Given the rank of Beast General and gifted with new weaponry and armor, Violen Jiger sent Predaking to [[Earth]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it.

He failed, however, and after seeing the likes of [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] get killed in battle, attempted to escape. His escape was thwarted by [[Dai Atlas]], who sliced him into two from head to crotch, exposing his vaguely organic-looking brain and killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].''

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone But Not Forgotten!|Gone But Not Forgotten!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle|Welcome to the Jungle}}

[[Image:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Starscream and his [[Combaticon|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against another fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil|The Route of All Evil}}

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===The Beast Within===
For the first time in comic book history, Predaking is completely and totally owned. Except, you know, all those other times. Predaking would like you to ignore those. And this one too, come to think of it. {{storylink|The Beast Within|The Beast Within}}

===Devil's Due Continuity===
The Predacons and Seacons got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and Piranacon. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Predaking''' (1986, 2004)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

[[Image:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Former toy-collecting holy grail.]]
:Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the Scramble City-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable. Razorclaw's [[sonic sword]] and beast mode cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the ''Generation 1'' toyline.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

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==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
*''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|135px|thumb|Squattie]]
:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.
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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Ricochet vs Predaking''' (2-pack, 2009)

[[Image:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

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==Trivia==
*Predaking was designed by toy and anime mechanical designer [[Akitaka Mika]]<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref>, and was the only one of his proposed designs to actually be produced as a toy. This possibly explains why the Predacons do not conform to the then-contemporary [[Scramble City]] style of combining.

*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike<ref> [[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p111</ref>. While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer]].

*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm Predaking at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Predaking Predaking's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Jaws of Terror

2009-03-31T02:47:37Z

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'''The Decepticons plan to locate the Autobots' oil storage base and steal all of their fuel!'''

==Synopsis==
An explosion prompts Soundwave to come rushing out from the underground Decepticon base, wondering if their dwindling oil supply has exploded. He finds that Megatron has destroyed Shockwave! Well...turns out he destroyed a ''model'' of Shockwave. But next time it'll be for real! That'll teach Shockwave to try and usurp Megatron! Soundwave humbly suggests using Shockwave's own logic and reasoning against him, and points out that Shockwave has been gaining power by delivering more oil to the Decepticon warriors.

A group of [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] is flying toward the Autobot base, having left their jungle-filled "[[recovery base]]" deep below the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]]. As Optimus and Prowl monitor, the Dinobots come under Decepticon attack. Slag grumpily notes that traveling in a large group was a bad idea, and he turns around to return to the recovery base alone—but Ramjet knocks him out of the sky. Prime sends Ratchet to repair Slag at the recovery base.

The Decepticons are tracking Slag, however, and take note of how he enters the recovery base—the location of the Autobots' oil supply! Megatron activates the [[thermo-borer]], intending to use the oil against them.

The thermo-borer breaks into the Autobot base, where Ratchet is repairing Slag. Alarms go off, prompting Megatron to pull back, but not before Ratchet fires a device at the thermo-borer. Ratchet returns to his repairs, annoyed that it's taking so long, as he needs that time to reactivate the remaining Dinobots, still trapped in tar pit cocoons.

Prowl reports that things are quiet and that Ratchet's Memory Scrambling Mine should have erased the Decepticons' records of how to find the recovery base. Unfortunately, the Decepticons have countered the device with a new Beta Blocking Shield and still have the locations of all Autobot bases. Ignoring Soundwave's suggestion that they stealthily siphon off the Autobots' oil supplies, Megatron instead orders an attack aboard a giant vehicle known as [[Crusher|the Crusher]].

The Crusher begins slicing into the Antarctic ice shelf, cutting loose huge icebergs, which raise ocean levels and flood Earth's cities. Prime launches the [[Autobot superjet|Autobot superjets]] to counterattack. Ratchet and Slag flee as the Crusher begins to bore its way into the recovery base, noticing that the tar pits are beginning to boil and erupt.

Suddenly, hundreds of Dinobots burst from the tar pits, freed by the Crusher's vibrations. As Ratchet and Slag join the attack, the Crusher is ripped apart. Soundwave and Megatron escape in the escape pod.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Slag]] (3)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (3)
* [[Sludge]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (8)
* [[Sludge]] (8)
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*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|A model of Shockwave]] (3)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (6)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (6)
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==Quotes==
"Stop running off at the tape, you mecho-wimp!"

:—'''Megatron''' gets in his daily dig at Soundwave

==Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
===Continuity errors===
===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Toy-based Ratchet is pretty awesome.
* HUNDREDS of Dinobots.

==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/kidstuff/jaws.html Jaws of Terror] at Steve-o's Transformers Site.

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Iacon (polity)

2009-03-31T01:48:33Z

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<td style="background-color:#efefff;" rowspan="2"><span class="tt1_nowrap">'''Cybertron [[City-state|City-states]]''' </span>
</td><td style="padding:0 .75em;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.2em;padding-top:2px;"> [[Altihex]] • [[Axiom Nexus]] • [[Ankmor Park]] • [[Capital City]] • [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] • [[Crystal City]] • [[Cyber City]] • [[Cybertropolis]] • <strong class="selflink">Iacon</strong> • [[Gygax]] • [[Helex]] • [[Hive City]] • [[Kalis]] • [[Kaon]] • [[Polyhex]] • [[Praxus]] • [[Protihex]] • [[Simfur]] • [[Tarn]] • [[Tyger Pax]] • [[Tyrest]] • [[Vos]] • [[Yuss]]
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<td style="padding-left:.75em;font-size:smaller;">    Appears: '' [[Generation 1]] and [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''
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:''Iacon is a [[city-state]] in on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity families]].''

'''Iacon''' is an [[Autobot]]-controlled city-state, located near the north pole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is also the location of the capital city of the same name.

==Places of Interest==
Places of interest within Iacon:

=== G1 Cartoon ===
[[Image:Iacon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Dome, sweet dome.]]
*'''Autobot Base''' - Iacon is depicted as a walled headquarters, reachable by an extendable bridge. Autobots needed to signal their approach before being allowed into Iacon. Lining the path to Iacon were a series of lamp-post like structures -- the basis for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Cybertron-based alt-form.
*The [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch bay

=== Marvel Comics ===
*[[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] (post-war)
*The Celestial Temple
*The [[Tower of Pion]]
*Imperial Amphitheater
*[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]
*The [[Matrix Flame]] Chamber

=== Dreamwave Comics ===
*The Border Regions
*The Central Spaceport
*The [[High Council Pavillions]]
*The Grand Oratory
*The Chamber of Ancients
*The Vaults
*The [[Decagon]]
*The [[Stellar Galleries]]
*The [[Oracle Tank]]
*The Energon Pools
*Iacon East
*Access Shaft 0-5 (sub-surface)
*Quadrant Epsilon
*[[Shockwave's Tower]]
*Sub-orbital District
*The [[Forum of Enightenment]] (destroyed)
*Planetary Engine Vents (sub-surface)
*[[Virtue's Forum]]
*The Promontory

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
''(Marvel UK issues italicised).''

Iacon functioned as the heart of Autobot territory on Cybertron, and appears to have been the base of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] prior to the departure of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades from the planet. It was termed "greatest of the city-states" for the Autobots on Cybertron.

[[Image:Iaconfrom1986annual.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
''Without Prime's leadership, the Autobot war effort fell further and further into disarray -- but Iacon's defences remained steady. The Decepticons, led by [[Trannis]] succeeding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], besieged the city and continued to attempt its capture for many thousands of years. Eventually, being in control of the remainder of Cybertron, Trannis decided it simply was not worth capturing Iacon intact and ordered his troops to level the city, which they did to such an extent that by the time Optimus Prime returned briefly to Cybertron, the city was completely in ruins.''

''Still, the Autobots maintained a presence in Iacon, if only from small resistance bases in its ruins. [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] itself was located within these ruins at one point, and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] operated from this base conducting strikes and raids on Decepticon holdings on a continuing basis.''

====Cartoon continuity====
Iacon was the last Autobot safehaven on Cybertron. It was a large, domed fortress colored gold. It was the site of the Ark's launch for a search of new energy sources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the headquarters of the Autobots. After [[Optronix]] became [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he ordered an evacuation of Cybertron. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered a [[Planetary Engine]] vent to activate, destroying the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] went down beneath the wreckage, in an attempt to leave him isolated and vulnerable. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then led an assault on Iacon, with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] leading the defense. During the assault, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] believed he killed Megatron, and activated the mecha-forming process, intending to destroy Iacon, the Autobots, and Shockwave, the only real threat to his leadership. After seeing the devastation that was Iacon, the Autobots agreed to Prime's evacuation order, but Optimus reversed the order and ordered the Autobots to dig in. {{storylink|The War Within|The War Within}}

[[Image:Iaconundershockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In the future, Iacon had completely shut down as part of a world-wide [[stasis lock]] across the face of Cybertron. The first to awaken, Shockwave saw the dead world as having infinite potential. As part of his efforts to restore the planet, Shockwave united Autobot and Decepticon factions and rebuilt the city as a testament to the supremacy of his rule. {{storylink|Revelation (comic issue)|Revelation}}

On Earth, Shockwave arrested Optimus Prime and the Autobots under his command and brought them back to Cybertron, Iacon specifically, planning to deactivate them. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden|Brothers' Burden}} Prime and the others escaped with help from the Autobot resistance and then staged an all-out assault on the city. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

====IDW comics continuity====
Iacon was the capital of Cybertron and the base of the [[Senate]], and where most Senators spent their time, rather than with their constituents. When the [[Great War]] began with the Battle of [[Kaon]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s Autobots were trying to contact Iacon for reinforcements. After Sentinel Prime's [[body]] was dropped in front of them, Prowl instead requested an evacuation to Iacon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

====Beast Era====
After the [[Great Upgrade]], Iacon was paved over and replaced with [[Cybertropolis]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] led [[Optimus Primal]] to believe that clues to the locations of the lost [[Spark|sparks]] could be located in Iacon's ruins, so Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] went searching there. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search}}

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===Unicron Trilogy===
===Cybertron cartoon===
Iacon has become the capital of Cybertron, apparently replacing [[Cyber City]] or [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] due to the effects of the [[Unicron Singularity]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Iacontoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I can see my house from here.]]
*'''Primus''' (2006)

:Iacon is one of two distiguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]' planet mode. It features many major landmarks as depicted in the Dreamwave comics and DK's Transformers ''Ultimate Guide'', such as the Stellar Galleries, the Decagon, the Chamber of the Ancients, and the Tower of Pion.

:The other city is the Decepticon fortress [[Kolkular]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Iacon. ''The War Within'' comics also describe Iacon being built on the surface above buried planetary engines that could conceivably maneuver Cybertron through space; likewise, the toy places Iacon directly over Primus' shoulder cannon shafts. Both of these details, however, are likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

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==See also==
*[[Central City (Energon)|Central City]]

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie Ratchet promorender.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's not a vanette with a siren slapped on. (Instead, he's a rescue truck with an H2 cab slapped on.)]]
'''Ratchet''', the Autobots' medic, is probably the bravest of them all. He'll risk his life to pull any wounded comrade from the battlefield. Indeed, he did not join [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s team to be a soldier; rather, he's there to save lives, and thinks Prime is the best chance the universe has for peace.

A medic who dislikes violence, Ratchet's well-armed appearance is more due to being an improviser with surgical tools, such as his buzzsaw. When combat is unavoidable, he can employ these makeshift weapons with surprising agility for his size.

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:''Hungarian name:'' '''Racsni'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Fēi Lún''' (飛輪, "Flying Wheel")

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Ratchet used to be a politician, Optimus Prime's chief liaison to the [[High Council of Ancients]]. He tried to find a peaceful solution to the civil war, and when this failed, he became a battlefield medic.

[[Image:Titan Ratchet offmodel.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Yes, I did upload this picture to the right page. Why do you ask?]]
He would later be one of three Autobots who tried to prevent Megatron from reaching the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]]. However, they hadn't expected [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] to be demented enough to set off a foldspace warhead at pointblank range, a weapon that warped everyone to different parts of the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} Ratchet found himself stuck in the middle of a genocidal alien war that uncomfortably mirrored Cybertron's own. By challenging and defeating [[Durguth]], the local tyrant, he became ruler of the [[Thraal]] faction. He then ordered a ceasefire and oversaw an interim alliance, effectively bringing peace to the planet single-handed. He then set up a homing beacon in the hope of getting rescued. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3|Prelude: Ratchet}}

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] eventually detected the beacon, and the two began searching for Jazz when he didn't show. They rescued him from a predatory alien planet and then returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}

Decades later and immediately following the death of Megatron, Ratchet and his comrades were attacked by [[zombie]] Decepticons. After being briefly smacked aside in the fight, it occurred to Ratchet that the corpses were being animated by All Spark energy stolen from the [[Allspark Mutation|Allspark Mutations]], and this knowledge turned the tide before the Autobots were wiped out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

'''Note:''' ''The following events occur in an alternate timeline/continuity where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.''

Ratchet was part of the outnumbered human-Autobot resistance in the conquered [[United States of America]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Along with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], he infiltrated a Decepticon facility to stop them using the [[All Spark]] to transform Earth, and he reluctantly decided to let the All Spark be destroyed if it was the only way to save Earth. Unfortunately, [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] let them into the facility to kill them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Ratchet's quick tactical thinking (absorbing nearby ore to reform his offensive weaponry and armour) immediately turned the tide against the Decepticon, but only the arrival of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee and her crew]] stopped him from being gunned down by Swindles. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} Despite this, drone numbers were against them, and Ratchet didn't believe they could pull off a victory until he noticed a way to bypass the All Spark's defensive forcefield and destroy the Cube with regular weaponry. Ratchet did this, saving Earth at the cost of the All Spark, though he begged for forgiveness as he destroyed it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

To his relief, a fragment of the All Spark had survived. Optimus, worried about the fragment being corrupted by exposure to Megatron, made Ratchet its guardian. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} However, in the face of great Decepticon numbers, Ratchet took an unauthorised risk and used the fragment to bring Jazz back to life. The fragment's corruption meant Jazz was brought back amoral and self-serving, and Ratchet was left distraught at what he'd done. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

When the Autobots received an SOS from Ironhide's team on Cybertron, the entire team mobilised to head there. Ratchet hurriedly picked up [[Mikaela Banes]] so she could watch their base, ignoring every single traffic law as he did so. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} When on Cybertron, Ratchet found himself in battle against [[Unicron]], trying to separate him from the [[Nucleon]] he was using to power his physical body (a possessed Cybertron!). It became clear fast that the Autobot's plan was not going to work fast enough, but Ratchet realised that such a large structure would have an energy distribution network around them; rather than drain the Nucleon manually, he sped things up by having everyone shoot the distribution network until it blew up, causing the energy to be used up in an internal fire. Who needs a [[Matrix]] when you have Ratchet! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

After the Decepticons re-took Savannah, Ratchet was part of the ground troops sent in to rescue Mikaela. He did bog all there, really. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance1 Ratchet Jazz vocalprocessors.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You turbo revvin young punks are always in the way!]]
Many years before the war, First Officer Ratchet was a member of the science sector on Cybertron. He greeted Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] when the latter returned from a patrol in the [[Eshems nebula]] and repaired his wounds. When he reported of promising findings in the archaeological site near the temple of [[Simfur]], Starscream was somewhat dismissive of the science division's efforts in light of their previous failures. Later, at the excavation site, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] tweaked Ratchet by asking if the artifacts found were as old as the first officer. Ratchet exaggerated being upset and deployed his various tools, threatening Jazz that he was just as good as disabling [[Vocal processor|vocal processors]] as he was fixing them. When Optimus walked off with Lord High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Ratchet wacked Jazz on the back of the head. He was present when [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's]] team found a strange artifact with the [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Starscream had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance issue 1}}

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During the war, Optimus Prime decided to launch the All Spark into space to keep it out of Lord Megatron's hands. Bumblebee was successful in diverting the Decepticon leader's attention at [[Tyger Pax]], but was greviously injured as a result. As he was carried away on a stretcher, Ratchet declared Bumblebee a hero for delaying Megatron long enough for their plan to work. Ratchet repaired his body, but contrary to what he told Jazz years earlier, was unable to repair Bumblebee's vocal processor. {{storylink|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1}}

{{note|The inability to repair Bumblebee's vocal processor (or "voice capacitor", as it is referred to in IDW's [[Movie Prequel (2007)|2007 Movie Prequel]]) is at odds with the movie itself where Ratchet said he was working on it, and eventually, Bumblebee does regain his voice.}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
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===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Robert Foxworth]] (English) [[Jin Urayama]] (Japan), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Alain Dorval]] (french)

Hearing [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] call for assistance, Ratchet and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to Earth, with Ratchet crashing into a storefront. As emergency crews and bystanders observed the wreckage, Ratchet assumed the vehicle mode of a nearby Hummer H2 rescue vehicle and drove away.

[[Image:Ratchetmovieautobotsforshort.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"The boy's pheromone levels suggests he wants to mate with the female. Other way around, not so much."]]
Ratchet linked up with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], then made their way to a deserted alley to meet up with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and their new [[Sam Witwicky|human]] [[Mikaela Banes|friends]]. After being introduced as the unit's medical officer, Ratchet remarked that his sensors indicated that Sam's pheromone levels suggested he wanted to mate with Mikaela. (Neither Sam nor Mikaela appreciated this comment.) He also explained how Bumblebee's [[Circuits|voicebox]] was damaged and that he had been having trouble fixing it for some time.

Following Sam to his house, Ratchet and their other Autobots unwittingly caused much destruction to the Witwicky yard and stress to Sam when they attempted to help the boy look for his [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather's]] glasses. After Sam told them to hide, Ratchet accidentally walked into some power lines, which shocked him enough to make him fall onto a greenhouse. Ratchet found the experience tingly and suggested to Ironhide that he try it, and Ironhide sarcastically mused that it looked fun, but unfortunately, it had caused a neighborhood-wide blackout, making the search for the glasses much more difficult. Ratchet attempted to help by activating his powerful floodlights, which only succeeded in making [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]] investigate Sam's room. When Ironhide remarked that Sam's parents were annoying and requested Prime's permission to "take them out", the normally peaceful Ratchet nodded vigorously and pointed Ironhide's left cannon at the house. Maybe that power surge did more damage than suspected.

[[Image:Movie Ratchet Ironhide runSam.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh, that hurt!]]
Soon, Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by the mysterious [[Sector Seven]]. Ratchet and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Their dramatic escape was to be short-lived, and Bumblebee was captured while saving his human friends' lives. The next morning, the remaining Autobots gathered to discuss their options. Whether through intuition or some technological means, Ratchet announced that the Decepticons were preparing to make their move. Optimus Prime declared that if they could not defeat the Decepticons, he would fuse the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] with his own [[spark]], hopefully destroying it. Ratchet cautioned him against this action, as the raw power of the artifact would likely kill him. Prime replied that it was his own choice, and to save the humans from destruction and the mistakes of the Transformers, it was a sacrifice that he was willing to make. Inspired by his words, the Autobots headed to [[Hoover Dam]], before encountering Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven vehicles headed in the opposite direction.

As the large group arrived in [[Mission City]], it was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], with the explosion crippling Bumblebee. At the same time, [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] attacked the surviving human soldiers, prompting Ratchet and Jazz to engage the large Decepticon. As Jazz destroyed one of Devastator's rocket pods, Ratchet used his buzzsaw to slice off the tank's left arm.

[[Image:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"We lost a great comrade." ...*toss*]]
[[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] ordered Sam to take the All Spark to the rooftop of a nearby, run-down building so he could pass the cube to a military helicopter that would soon arrive. Ratchet and Ironhide volunteered themselves to protect Sam as he made his escape. Unfortunately, the villainous Starscream swooped down to block Sam's path, forcing the Autobots to engage him in a rather one-sided battle that left them both damaged. Ratchet and Ironhide collapsed, and Sam had to continue on his own.

After the defeat of Megatron and the destruction of the All Spark, Ratchet somberly informed Optimus Prime that he could not save the fallen Jazz. Later, as Optimus declared that Earth was their new home and that his team would be waiting for any surviving Autobots to gather there, Ratchet spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}

===On-package bio===
Ratchet, despite what he said previously, fixed Jazz up just fine. He also learned a little more about Earth and decided to change to what he felt was a more typical "rescue" deco. The new look feels more natural to him.

{{note|This [[Bio|biography]] for the Rescue Ratchet redeco toy is a [[micro-continuity]].}}
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Alliance1 Ratchet Dew.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yeah Ratchet, but why can't you tell this to all Americans?]]
After the battle of Mission City, Ratchet was reattaching Bumblebee's legs when [[Dispensor|an All Spark mutation]] attacked Sam. Ratchet crushed the hostile creature with his foot, but was surprised to discover that it contained substances loaded with stimulants and ingredients harmful to humans such as Sam and Mikaela. After repairing Bumblebee and retrieving Jazz's remains, the Autobots rolled out to evade Sector Seven. In the month that followed, Ratchet became fascinated with Earth's varied minerals, such that [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] joked that the Autobots were late to meet them because Ratchet had stopped to take soil samples again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance issue 1}}

Ratchet arrived at Sector Seven's secret base in the [[Nevada]] desert with the other Autobots to help escort the Decepticon remains to [[San Diego]], [[California]]. He stayed with Prime when the Autobot leader sent Bumblebee and Ironhide back to retrieve the All Spark sliver Prime had left in Sector Seven's care. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance issue 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]]

====Autobot Campaign====
The only non-playable Autobot, he shows up in movie sequences from time to time. He's completely absent in the Decepticon campaign. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers Autobots''===
A part of Optimus Prime's force on Earth, Ratchet stayed on the sidelines until Bumblebee came racing into Tranquility with Blackout on his tail. Intercepting him from a skyscraper's rooftop, Ratchet managed to destroy Blackout, sending him crashing down. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers Decepticons''===
Ratchet does very little. (Noticing a trend here?) He comes in to attack the Decepticon Create-a-bot in the Army base. After a short fight, he escapes. He makes no other appearances, and so is one of the three characters (the other two being Megatron and Brawl) to survive the game. He's in a spot of bother now, then. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:LegendsRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hasbro might have fixed the green color, but nobody told them to fix the hue settings for the official promo photos.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Legends Class, 2007)
*''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Ratchet'''

:An inexpensive, small-scale version of Ratchet, he remains relatively faithful to his vehicle mode (though highly simplified), but transforms very differently due to his simplicity. In robot mode he has a faux truck-front chest that's more faithful to the CGI design than the Voyager toy's chest, but the rest of his robot mode is (understandably) inaccurate and limited in articulation.

:The original production run of the toy sported a significantly wrong shade of green. A running change variant that quickly replaced the original version corrected the error, now sporting the same shade of green as the Voyager Class toy.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> Still, the color variant was not limited to the US market, as both versions also popped up in Europe. Japan, however, got stuck with the original, off-color version.

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[[Image:Movie2007 LegendsRatchet VS Brawl.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Doctor vs. the Warrior.]]
*'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (Legends "Allspark Battles" two-pack, 2007)

:Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the Movie toyline, Legends class Rescue Ratchet is, naturally, a redeco of the previously-released Legends class Ratchet in his white ''Generation 1''-inspired colors. He comes packed with an all-new sculpt Legends class Brawl.

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Voyager Ratchet toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This green is both NEON and PLAYSKOOL.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-02'''
*''Accessories:'' Roof rack/claw

:One of the most inaccurate Voyager-class toys, Voyager ''Movie'' Ratchet transforms into a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer_H2" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Hummer_H2">AM General Hummer H2</a>, customised as a fire search and rescue vehicle. Mostly accurate to the prop vehicle (though the wheels and emergency light bar are incorrect), Ratchet is missing some sculpted detailing for the rear doors and lights, as this is where his knee joints are situated. Ratchet is also missing significant amounts of paint applications, with unpainted wheels, emergency tools, and light details, as well as a underpainted face, resulting in a rather monochromatic toy.

:During transformation, unfolding his legs will activate his [[Automorph|Automorphing]] feature, which folds out his kneepads and feet, and 'bulges' out two small panels along his inner calves. In robot mode, Ratchet is bulkier than his CGI movie design, with larger, blockier limbs, evoking a more 'traditional' Transformers appearance. As such, his chest does not compress into the slimmer CGI model. He features a reasonable amount of articulation, though his windshield halves and the rear brush guards may occassionally interfere with his arms and legs.

:The only Autobot to not feature a ranged weapon, Ratchet's right forearm unfolds into an axe (based upon a weapon concept study), and the removable rollbar/roof rack can either be mounted on his left arm as a shield, or stored on his back.

:Oddly, although Ratchet's thumbs are articulated, space is so restricted that they are all but useless. His left thumb can only move a millimeter due to his wrist armour getting in the way. His right thumb does have more space to move, but pushing it will invariably disengage the fold-out axe from his forearm.

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[[Image:Movie Voyager RescueRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hasbro proving that anything looks better as a slavish G1 homage.]]
*'''Rescue Ratchet''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
*''Accessories:'' Roof rack/claw

:Rescue Ratchet is an extensive [[redeco]] based in part upon ''Generation 1'' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet's]] [[Marvel]] comics appearance. Aside from the deco and name change, the toy is otherwise the same in functionality to the previous Voyager class release.

:Oddly for a deco described as being ''more'' likely for the type of vehicle, Rescue Ratchet's vehicle mode--a fire search and rescue vehicle--is prominently labeled "AMBULANCE."

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[[Image:Movie Voyager Premium Ratchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And yet they've done nothing to put better coloring on my legs....]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Best Buy exclusive "Premium Series" Voyager Class, 2007)
*''Accessories:'' Roof rack/claw

:Ratchet was one of the first figures in the ''Premium Series'', released on October 16th, 2007 exclusively at Best Buy for the launch of the ''Transformers'' movie DVD. Ratchet's main plastic has been changed to a metallic yellow, with an additional coat of metallic yellow paint over the top of those parts (and others), resulting in a much more accurate colour scheme in relation to the actual ''Movie'' character and prop vehicle.

:Ratchet was presented in robot mode, within a special display package similar in shape to the packaging for the Hasbro release of ''Generation 1'' ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Even though Hasbro officially considers him as part of the Premium Series, this is not indicated anywhere on the packaging, as the Premium Series wasn't officially announced until ''after'' Ratchet and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had already been released to stores.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:FABRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|An axe that shoots missiles. Seriously.]]
*'''Axe Attack Autobot Ratchet''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-03'''
*''Accessories:'' Missile

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*'''Rescue Torch Ratchet''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
*''Accessories:'' Missile

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====Cyber Slammers====
[[Image:CyberSlammersRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Even the Throttlebots didn't want me.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

:Cyber Slammers Ratchet is a cute little super-deformed Hummer H2 that transforms into a cute little super-deformed Autobot medical officer. 'Slam' his robot mode down into van mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into vehicle mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Ratchet manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

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====Titanium Series====
[[Image:Movie TitaniumRM Ratchet.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Ratchet rejects your measly attempts to paint his face.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
*''Accessories:'' Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand

:''Titanium'' Ratchet is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the CG model owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. For some odd reason most of his face is left unpainted. Ratchet comes with a Movie-style Autobot symbol display stand.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class Toys====
*'''Desert Tracker Ratchet''' (2009)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-08'''

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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTF RobotReplicas Ratchet.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Damn it Prime, I'm a doctor not a gunslinger!]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2009)

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Ratchet Allsparkblaster.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The irony that the medic gets firearm merchandise, though the weapons specialist doesn't.]]
*'''Ratchet AllSpark Blaster''' (2008)

:The Ratchet AllSpark Blaster is one of several Movie Roleplay toys. The toy consists of a a blaster attached to Ratchet's (hollow) hand which a child can slip their own hand inside like a glove and wield. Pulling the trigger causes the toy to emit transformation sounds, allowing the user to transform the toy weapon from laser blaster mode to battle cannon mode, by pulling the handle on the back. Laser blaster mode features features siren and laser sounds and a "triple laser light", while the battle cannon mode has cannon blasting sounds and a "weapon-blast light".

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===Unleashed===
[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds RatchetJazz.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Their descision to light a campfire in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma really pissed Ratchet off......]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet and Autobot Jazz''' (2008)

:The Ratchet and Jazz turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters, both in robot mode, emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys). The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Autobot sigil instead.

:This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Ratchet screencleaner.jpg|right|105px|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2008)

:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008<sup id="cite_ref-TomyYujin_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TomyYujin-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>, this Dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Ratchet printed on the other side.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
=====Combat Series=====
[[Image:ROTF RPMs Ratchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Did anyone get the number of that hummer that ran me over?"]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2009)
*''Number:'' '''01 of 04'''

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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Autobot Ratchet and Megatron''' (2007)

[[Image:Robot Heroes Ratchet vs Megatron.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Going my way?]]
:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Autobot Ratchet is a soft-plastic figurine sculpted in a [[super-deformed]] style, with joints at his head and shoulders. He can place one hand on his hip and raise his thumbs-up arm for hitch-hiking fun.

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*'''The Final Battle''' (2008)

[[Image:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Infected with herpe-- er, Allspark Power.]]
:Sold exclusively in Wal-Mart stores, this release of Ratchet is a repaint of the first Robot Heroes toy. Sold with redecoed Autobot Jazz, Blackout, Optimus Prime, and Megatron, no molding was changed on this toy. However, the figure boasts an "Allspark blue" paint job, which swaps out a few of the toy's original decos with the bright blue paint instead.

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*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (2009)

:Packaged in a set depicting the battle in [[Mission City]] with [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], plus new figures of [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in truck mode, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in fighter mode and Bumblebee in vehicle mode, this Ratchet Heroes figurine has the circular saw on his arm that he uses to slice off Brawl's left arm.

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==Trivia==
*According to [[Meet the Autobots]], Ratchet has X-ray vision, which lets him see for miles.

*In the hardcover ''Movie Guide'', it is noted that Ratchet can cannibalize his own parts for emergency treatment of a patient. (He carries within him redundant systems for such situations.) He can also tow up to 300 lbs over his own weight in vehicle form, and his specialization isn't listed as being a medic, but in actually '''getting''' to the wounded.

*In the hardcover ''Movie Guide'' it is noted that Ratchet is one of the few Autobots that could conceivably give Megatron a decent fight one-on-one before being dismembered and fed upon.

*In the Transformers guide to the movie, the book proclaims that "Ratchet carefully chose his landing site to avoid loss of human life." Yet he is seen crashing in the middle of the street, causing fires and several minor explosions. Maybe Ratchet ''thought'' he was avoiding loss of human life.

*Ratchet's toy packaging proclaims he has an "Automorph Forearm Cannon". However, the toy obviously lacks this weapon. At the Hasbro Tour during Botcon 2007, an early resin [[prototype]] of Ratchet was displayed during a slide show, with similar callouts. Presumably, the forearm cannon was attempted, but dropped due to either engineering issues or cost.

*Ratchet's toys are part of a matrix of cross-referencing [[Redeco|redecos]], along with [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]]:
*In 2008, the original Generation 1 Ratchet mold got a green redeco as "Ratchet Emergency Green" in obvious reference to his movie counterpart.
*The red and white "Rescue Ratchet" redecos of movie Ratchet's toys are based on [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]]'s original toy.
*''Animated'' Ratchet, his original design already referencing both predecessors with Generation 1 Ratchet's chevron and coloring and movie Ratchet's squiggly EEG symbol, had a further homage to the latter with a yellow redeco as (another) "Rescue Ratchet".

*In the film, a part of Ratchet's transformation involves his entire upper body rotating around. The toy does not do this, but [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s does.

*According to [[:Image:Movie scale chart.jpg|this chart]], Ratchet was originally going to be a red and white GMC ambulance. This was probably changed as to allow Optimus Prime to be the predominantly red robot.

*Robert Foxworth, as Ratchet, is credited in the film just after [[Mason the Mastiff|Mason]]. Harsh. Especially as Ratchet had the film's best line.

*Contrary to what is implied or outright stated by everything from the Rescue Ratchet deco to the words of the moviemakers themselves, Ratchet is ''not,'' in fact, an ambulance.

==Footnotes==
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0">[#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.thetf.net/forum_posts-TID-10086-PN-1.htm Comparison images of both color variants of Legends Ratchet]
<li id="cite_note-TomyYujin-1">[#cite_ref-TomyYujin_1-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ol>
==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm Ratchet at TFU.info]

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Playskool

2009-03-30T21:55:55Z

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[[Image:Playskool.gif|right|150px|]]
'''Playskool''' is [[Hasbro]]'s brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as [[Optimash Prime|Mr. Potato Head]]. The [[First Transformers]] were produced under this brand, as were the [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]].

In ''Transformers'' fandom, "Playskool" (sometimes written "Playskoolish") is also a loosely-defined adjective, often used to refer to Transformers which one perceives as [[Pokeformers|childish]]. This tends to include [[Bumblebee (G1)|stylized "cartoonish" designs]], [[Ironhide (G1)|bright colors]], [[Constructicon (G1)|gimmicks]], and generally anything that was [[Articulation|not present]] in the speaker's favorite Transformers when he/she was between the ages of 8 and 12. How this will affect children growing up on <strike>[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]</strike> <strike>[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]</strike> <strike>[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]</strike> <strike>[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]</strike> <strike>[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]</strike> <strike>[[Movie (franchise)|The Movie]]</strike> [[Transformers Animated]] has yet to be seen.
I mean, seriously, it's not like they're ''kids''' toys, or something. Sheesh.

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Neo-Knights

2009-03-30T20:07:47Z

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:''The Neo-Knights are a group of superheroes from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Neo-knights.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shame about the name. And the logo. And the... everything.]]
Assembled by industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]] to use their powers to make a difference in the Transformer war on [[Earth]], the '''Neo-Knights''' are:

*[[Circuit Breaker]]/Josie Beller
*[[Dynamo]]/Hector Dialonzo
*[[Thunderpunch]]/Lee Gruber
*[[Rapture]]/Katrina Vesotsky

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
The Neo-Knights were assembled by G.B. Blackrock and the [[United States]] government to combat the perceived Transformers threat to Earth. They kind of disappeared after [[Unicron]]'s attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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Ancient Autobots

2009-03-30T00:43:16Z

Gelgameth: Fixing faction template

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[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 animated continuity===
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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User:Gelgameth

2009-03-30T00:28:43Z

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Human

2009-03-30T00:24:23Z

Gelgameth: Fixing wikipedia links, which I screwed up during repair

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[[Image:Human.jpg|right|180px|thumb|A typical human.]]
'''Humans''' (also known as: fleshlings, meatbags, insects, squishies, noisy creatures, "puny flesh creatures", "dumb stubbies", ''Terrans'' or ''Homo sapiens'' as they prefer) are bipedal and usually tiny [[wikipedia:carbon based life|organic]] beings found on [[Earth]] and like planets. Though quite fragile, and technologically backwards, they have at times aided the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and thwarted the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] once the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' age-old war spilled onto the humans' primitive homeworld.

{{bigquote|They're such undependable creatures. Inferior lifeforms.|[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] on the humans, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]}}

==Overview==
===Physiology===
[[Image:Humansize.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Humans come in both Tall and Venti.]]
Humans are suspiciously familiar creatures. Though they are made of soft, organic materials, they share remarkable physical similarities with Transformers as a species. Most Transformers and humans walk upright on two long legs attached to a tall body, with two limbs attached at the shoulders. At the shoulders is the head, just like a Transformer's, which sports two eyes in the center at equal distance from the olfactory sensor array, above a mouth which opens for speaking and for ingesting energy. Aside from energy, they also ingest raw materials that they use in their self repair systems. This would seem to be a sensible system, as these materials can be stored anywhere in their bodies, to be used later when and if necessary. Like Transformers, they are social creatures, who trade and barter wares and develop emotional attachments to peers. Eerily enough, they possess an emotional spectrum nearly identical to that of Transformers as well, ranging from laughter, joy, and satisfaction to depression, anger, and cruelty. It is not uncommon to find Transformers who have even developed [[Robot-fleshling romance|strong spiritual bonds]] with individual creatures. This is disgusting.

Humans are physically composed of several specialized units or systems called organs. The major organs are internalized, but extremely frail. Damage is hard to repair, and as they have yet to develop a method of replicating these organs, replacement usually requires harvesting from compatible humans. Major systems include the [[wikipedia:brain|brain]] (central processing unit), the heart (primary engine core), and the lungs (fuel tank). Over sixty percent of their makeup is water, though they are not aquatic in nature. Humans run on two types of fuel: gaseous oxygen, which is absorbed from their surroundings, and a liquid fuel they call [[wikipedia:blood|blood]], created from organic matter and internally refined. Blood and oxygen are required by every organ in their body and an elaborate transport system is required to transport them throughout. Though blood is in some sense self-replicating, a tremendous loss will result in permanent deactivation. Oxygen is equally required, and if deprived of oxygen for long enough, they run the risk of suffering major processor damage or permanent deactivation.

[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime learns of human reproduction.]]
A human's organic tissue will begin failing just one quarter into his or her lifespan, and will spend the next three quarters growing ever less efficient until the human's lifeforce can no longer sustain itself. As a result, humans are saddeningly short-lived creatures. (It is not known how they find the time to accomplish anything, though as a side effect it has made their wars mercifully short.) Interestingly, humans do not build new members of their race. To the contrary, humans are what they have deemed [[wikipedia:sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], categorized into [[wikipedia:sex|sexes]], wherein members of one subvariant of their species, classified as male, implants structural data, which they call "DNA", in the other, classified as female. This process grows a new human (or occasionally more than one, although this is rare) inside the female like a [[wikipedia:gestation|parasite]] until it emerges roughly three quarters of an Earth year later. (If it exits the female too early, the new human risks death.) The new human is very fragile and stupid; it will take years to acclimate itself to their society. Even a young human who stayed inside its female for the appropriate length of time is not capable of operating self-sufficiently without extensive training. Despite this limited intelligence and understanding, younger humans are often among the first to form bonds with friendly Transformers.

Initiating the growth of a new human apparently involves much rubbing, and also [[Kiss|kissing]]. Though the required interactions have been hinted at in [[As the Kitchen Sinks|popular media]], humans are reticent to discussing the physical mechanism, and several attempts at accumulating further data were met with what they term as "awkward silence". This is quite confusing, as humans generally give the impression that they supremely enjoy it, and have refused all suggestions that they learn the technology to build their own from spare parts.

===Technology===
Although Earth is rich with natural resources, Human technology is surprisingly primitive. They had only begun to experiment with outer atmosphere travel at the time the [[Great War]] began on Earth, and they have limited communication methods. Although their locomotive devices, called "cars", are suitable for [[Transformation]], they are quite crude, potentially dangerous, and incredibly energy inefficient. Despite this, the type of car is often seen as a status symbol among humans; apparently the larger the car, the more status achieved. Some humans claim that those with large cars are "compensating" for some other sort of size deficiency—unsurprising, considering how tiny humans are compared to the average Transformer.

Human military technology is equally unimpressive. They have yet to develop any form of workable energy weapons, and no shield technology either. Their primary weapons are devices called "guns", which shoot small, metallic projectiles called "bullets" using a crude explosive called "[[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]". These are more than capable of killing other humans, but they are extremely inefficient when fending off any attacking Decepticons. Their warhead weapons are slightly more efficient, though extremely primitive when compared to Autobot [[Photon rifle|photon]] and [[Plasma cannon|plasma]] weapons.

In some universes humans have weaponry that is actually rather effective against a Transformer. In one universe the humans used explosive projectiles called "[[wikipedia:sabot|Sabots]]" that employ an incredibly high heat to burn through Decepticon armour and then detonate in the more vulnerable innards. A sufficient volley of these in the right places can bring down a fairly large Decepticon almost as effectively as our own cannons. The humans combine these with one advantage of their small size: hiding, taking cover in buildings or behind other obstacles then popping up to fire a few rounds before hiding and relocating before firing again.

===Society===
[[Image:AngryArcher01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans require tokens representative of energy, and are not above humiliating themselves to retrieve them.]]
Like on Cybertron before the war, humans make up the fabric of their local (or global) economies. Some work as repairmen, some are drillers in search of [[Oil|un-processed lubricants]], others are retrievers of [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|rare mineral lattices and metals]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|a few]] accomplish all of these simultaneously. The humans strangely use the majority of the lubricant they extract as a highly inefficient source of energy, and adorn themselves with the harvested minerals and metals at exorbitant prices. Apparently the humans reason that because these objects are rare, they are incredibly beautiful, and therefore worth vastly more resources than were spent extracting and refining them. Instead of trading [[Energon (G1)|valuable energy]] directly for goods and services, a small piece of lumbered and processed planetgrowth is exchanged. This planetgrowth represents energy abstractly, and its worth is assumed on good faith, though it is usually backed up by various metals and crystals of economic value.

A number of unsavory humans subvert this established system to illegally or immorally obtain these planetgrowths. Many of these humans were involved in unusual accidents which empowered the individual specimen to levels above ordinary humans, while others are tempted by their relatively high intelligence levels or capacity for selfish acts. Encounters with these subversive humans happen at an alarming rate, whether they be [[Donny Finkleberg|failed entertainers who claim to own all Transformers]], [[Dr. Archeville|mad scientists]], or [[Angry Archer|gifted archers who dress in homage to Earth folklore]]. By sheer numbers, these humans must represent half of the known population.

Politically, humans are divided among various nation-states which seem to be divided primarily among ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. On occasion, these nation-states will engage in conflict over territory and resources, but as previously stated, their wars are usually quite short. Most humans seem to prefer some sort of [[democracy]] where they elect individuals to govern and legislate their nation-states, although a number of them choose their leaders due to genetic inheritance and familial succession; others still hold power through a Decepticon style dictatorship, though the mental stability of [[Abdul Fakkadi|a few]] have been questioned. At times, the Decepticons have taken advantage of Earth's factional tendencies to manipulate them to their advantage, but the Autobots have usually managed to expose the Decepticon influence before a full scale military conflict occurs.

Humans greatly enjoy sound patterns, termed "music". The Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have taken a particular interest in this music, though the chosen volume has overwhelmed most other Autobots, including the mighty [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from time to time. Humans have often shown an involuntary need to move about when music is broadcast, and even the aforementioned Autobots have also shown a desire to move about. Presumably, a fear of blowback prevented the Autobots from utilizing human music as a weapon against the Decepticons.

Humans are also athletic creatures, engaging in a variety of athletic events that are designed to test their strength, stamina, and speed. While none of them could hold their own against even the weakest Transformer, many human sports have been eagerly adopted by Transformers. The Autobot [[Eject]] is particularly fond of human athletics, and his vocabulary is littered with the human sports quotes.

===Religion===
[[Image:Humansmall.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The humans of Earth wear hardhats regardless of their profession.]]
Despite their lack of the multi-dimensional transwarp [[Spark]], a great number of humans believe in an analogous concept, the intangible soul. This has been confirmed to be the equivalent of a Transformer's personality program in an odd experiment, when the human [[Spike Witwicky]]'s personality was uploaded to an empty Transformer body cobbled together from spare parts. The human's consciousness was not suitable for digitization, and quickly deteriorated toward psychosis.

Many also believe in supernatural beings, either singular or plural, who have a direct but intangible stake in their lives. Once a week the more religious humans will gather together and sing songs at the ceiling, as the presumed direction of these beings is away from the gravity well of their planet. Unlike the historical [[Covenant of Primus|Covenant]] of [[Primus]], their holy books are not incorruptible encrypted public-key datatracks. Instead, they frequently re-encode the writings of multiple authors in an inefficient and apparently lossy process. Then they fight about which "translation" is correct instead of simply downloading the original encoding algorithm.

[[Image:DancitronGang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.]]
Despite having no concrete evidence these beings exist, and despite the records of the [[Beast Wars]] affirming their evolution from [[Protohuman|bipedal primates]], the humans continue to assume these premises are true. This seems like a waste of spent attention, especially with such short lifespans, as no credible sources have substantiated that their alleged creator has ever transformed out of their world into a giant humanoid and fought its eternal enemy before their eyes. While some humans accept that they evolved from bipedal primates, there are others who maintain the divine intervention theory with a zeal that leads one to wonder if they are malfunctioning. Though some have contended that the two theories are mutually exclusive, many seem to fall in a categorization that somehow accepts both. Many human traditions are puzzling.

===Breeding grounds===
The most familiar breed of humans are native to the planet Earth, though they can be found practically anywhere in the galaxy. For example, [[Nebulos]] is such a place, though some reports claim these humans are of green colour rather than various shades of beige. [[Femax]] is populated by humans of Transformer size. [[Pz-Zazz]] is also home to Transformer-sized humans, but it is not known whether they are indigenous to that world. It is possible that the tiny version of humans found on Earth is the exception, rather than the rule.

==Trivia==
* For reasons unknown, a substantial number of human Transformers [[Fandom|fans]] appear to have a very drastic, dismissive position when it comes to the inclusion of representatives of their species in Transformers fiction, some even going as far as demanding that Transformers fiction should be devoid of ''any'' flesh creatures whatsoever, unless being depicted as helpless victims/casualties of Decepticon attacks.

* Humans reproduce by shooting DNA into each other. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|I find that offensive!]]

* According to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a certain percentage of human physiology is composed of cowardice. This proportion increases directly according to the size of the individual. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}}

==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Human|Humans]] like to write about themselves. This, too, erupts into war.

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Allicon

2009-03-30T00:16:23Z

Gelgameth: repairing templates

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:''Allicons are slightly-less-unintelligent [[Quintesson]] enforcers from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Allicons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Okay, which one's Hawk and which one's Animal?]]
'''Allicons''' are another breed of the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]]' enforcer-units, often used as guards for more important members of the race. They are slightly smarter than the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], even capable of speech, but free will has been pretty thoroughly removed from their programming, to the point where they will malfunction if resisting a direct order.

They transform into bipedal, vaguely [[wikipedia:crocodilian|crocodilian]] creatures.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Aron Kincaid]] (English, "The Killing Jar")

A group of Allicons intercepted [[Kup]] and [[Hot Rod]] when the two Autobots were lost on [[Quintessa]]. Kup used the [[Universal Greeting]] and offered them [[Energon (G1)|energon]] goodies, which made the Allicons friendly... until the goodies ran out. Oops. The Allicons subdued the two Autobots and took them to the Quintessons' court chambers, tossing them into the cell next to [[Kranix]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Killing Jar Allicon beastmode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The better to eat you with!]]
Some Allicons guarded [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike (G1)|Spike]] to their trial after they were captured by the Quintessons during the [[Galactic Olympics]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

A single Allicon later served as the guard for a Quintesson scientist who kidnapped [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. When the captives escaped, it dueled Wreck-Gar with a spear until the Quintesson's ship started being dragged into a black hole and the whole group had to work together to escape. When the Quintesson tried to flee in the only escape pod and everyone else tried to stop him, the Allicon just blanked out as it couldn't disobey its orders. Eventually they all escaped from the black hole, and the Allicon and its master went off on their own. {{storylink|The Killing Jar|The Killing Jar}}

An uncharacteristically intelligent Allicon talked strategy with a judge-type Quintesson. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal|The Quintesson Journal}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
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===Universe: Featuring the Wreckers===
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==Trivia==
* The script for the movie originally called for the Allicons' scene to feature Sharkticons, but we got these critters instead. Neither in this scene, nor in any of their reappearances during the series were they referred to by name - the script for ''[[The Killing Jar]]'' identified them only as "Quintesson Guards." The creatures were given the name 'Allicon' years after the fact in [[Dreamwave]]'s 2004 ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' series.

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Scraplet

2009-03-29T23:05:42Z

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<small>'''What's needed:''' Mentions in other stories and continuities</small>

:''Scraplets is an alien disease from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scraplets.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is the face of genital herpes.]]
'''Scraplets''' is alleged to be the deadliest disease known to mechanical lifeforms in the entire galaxy. It is a complicated form of alien parasite, which lives solely to eat, reproduce, and eat some more.

Scraplets have evolved to resemble pink and blue nuts and bolts, washers and screws. However, when brought in contact with mechanical life, Scraplets instantly and painfully embed themselves into the skin of said creature and rapidly begin to self-replicate. The living metal around a Scraplet quickly corrodes, decaying and cracking away as the embedded Scraplet feasts. This process is painful and inevitably fatal for the infected robot. In a matter of hours, a single Scraplet can reproduce enough to completely infest an average-sized Cybertronian to the point of physical breakdown.

Scraplets are capable of transforming into vaguely humanoid robotic configurations, each capable of elementary speech and reasoning abilities. There are many different forms of humanoid Scraplet; the number of limbs, eyes, fangs and claws vary, though they are all quite tiny by Transformer standards. They use the locomotion afforded by this mode to spread out from a dead or dying host and infect mechanoids whom they might not otherwise be able to come in contact with.

A mass of Scraplets can also merge together into a combined humanoid form. In this form they have enormous strength and agility and a primitive group consciousness. However, this form also carries with it some limitations, as they present a larger target and become vulnerable to conventional assault.

It is said that there is a rare chemical of legend that can kill a Scraplet, but this is doubtful.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:Scraplet swarm Marvel US issue 29.jpg|left|250px|thumb|So... just how long have these things been hanging out in the infinite void of deep space, waiting for a living robot to pass by that exact spot?]]
When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] needed to transport the first prototype [[Wash & Roll]] to [[Earth]], he hired a freighter pilot to fly the cargo there. Emerging from warp space in Earth's [[solar system]], the pilot exited the craft to perform some necessary repairs. As he did, the ship passed through what seemed to be a cloud of space dust. The "dust" rapidly infected the pilot, who lost control of the ship as it crashed on Earth.

Not hearing back from the pilot, Ratbat sent the Decepticon [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]] to investigate. They found the stricken pilot near the crashed ship, but didn't get very far in interrogating him about his failure before they too were infected. When Blaster and Goldbug arrived, Blaster landed in the crater and was soon infected as well. The freighter pilot survived long enough to warn [[Goldbug]] about the infection, just before his head fell off. The Scraplets charged toward the tasty-looking Goldbug, who was defended by his human friend [[Charlie Fong]]. But as the two headed off to try and find a cure, Goldbug hestitated, reluctant to abandon Blaster, and he too was infected. Hours later, the infection was so wide-spread that Goldbug couldn't continue driving. {{storylink|Crater Critters|Crater Critters}}

[[Image:Scraplets duplicate Marvel US issue 29.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scraplet Reproduction Woo!]]
Made aware of the infection by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Ratbat decided to take decisive action to contain it. Rather than risk more Decepticon lives, he captured [[Throttlebot|five Autobots]] and sent them to Earth. His mission for them: use vats of acid spray to destroy all infected Transformers on the planet, Autobot and Decepticon alike!

Charlie Fong pushed Goldbug through the desert to a service station, where the appalled attendants offered him a glass of water. Charlie was shocked when he spilled some on Goldbug to see the Scraplets die and fall off. Holy crap, pinball wizard and a miracle cure: ''water!!''

[[Image:Scraplets robot mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|left|250px|thumb|And you thought girls had cooties...]]
Before Charlie could grab a hose to "wash his car", the attendants restrained him, thinking he was delusional. Two of the Throttlebots arrived just then, regretfully attempting to destroy Goldbug; only Charlie's interence saved him, as he demonstrated the miracle cure. Satisfied, [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] stood by while Charlie hosed down Goldbug, curing him.

[[Image:Scraplets combined mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"NOBODY steps on a church in my town!!"]]
Goldbug and company returned to the crash site with two tankers of water to save Blaster, but couldn't do so without also curing the three Decepticons. Before they could take action, thousands of the Scraplets combined into a muscular muave giant, bashing the weaponless Throttlebots around. Goldbug cured the Decepticons, who used their firepower to bring down the giant, which Blaster then destroyed with one of the acid vats. The remaining water was used to remove the Scraplets which infected the Throttlebots during the battle, and the outbreak on Earth was at an end. {{storylink|The Cure!|The Cure!}}

When he returned four missing children to their parents on Earth, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] likened the humans' outraged reactions to what he'd expect if he had been infected with Scraplets. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!|Monstercon from Mars!}}

===Shattered Glass===
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

==Trivia==
* While using round dialogue bubbles for humans and square dialogue bubbles for robots, letterer [[Janice Chiang]] used various polygons for Scraplet-speak.

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Human

2009-03-29T22:52:01Z

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[[Image:Human.jpg|right|180px|thumb|A typical human.]]
'''Humans''' (also known as: fleshlings, meatbags, insects, squishies, noisy creatures, "puny flesh creatures", "dumb stubbies", ''Terrans'' or ''Homo sapiens'' as they prefer) are bipedal and usually tiny [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carbon_based_life organic] beings found on [[Earth]] and like planets. Though quite fragile, and technologically backwards, they have at times aided the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and thwarted the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] once the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' age-old war spilled onto the humans' primitive homeworld.

{{bigquote|They're such undependable creatures. Inferior lifeforms.|[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] on the humans, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]}}

==Overview==
===Physiology===
[[Image:Humansize.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Humans come in both Tall and Venti.]]
Humans are suspiciously familiar creatures. Though they are made of soft, organic materials, they share remarkable physical similarities with Transformers as a species. Most Transformers and humans walk upright on two long legs attached to a tall body, with two limbs attached at the shoulders. At the shoulders is the head, just like a Transformer's, which sports two eyes in the center at equal distance from the olfactory sensor array, above a mouth which opens for speaking and for ingesting energy. Aside from energy, they also ingest raw materials that they use in their self repair systems. This would seem to be a sensible system, as these materials can be stored anywhere in their bodies, to be used later when and if necessary. Like Transformers, they are social creatures, who trade and barter wares and develop emotional attachments to peers. Eerily enough, they possess an emotional spectrum nearly identical to that of Transformers as well, ranging from laughter, joy, and satisfaction to depression, anger, and cruelty. It is not uncommon to find Transformers who have even developed [[Robot-fleshling romance|strong spiritual bonds]] with individual creatures. This is disgusting.

Humans are physically composed of several specialized units or systems called organs. The major organs are internalized, but extremely frail. Damage is hard to repair, and as they have yet to develop a method of replicating these organs, replacement usually requires harvesting from compatible humans. Major systems include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/brain brain] (central processing unit), the heart (primary engine core), and the lungs (fuel tank). Over sixty percent of their makeup is water, though they are not aquatic in nature. Humans run on two types of fuel: gaseous oxygen, which is absorbed from their surroundings, and a liquid fuel they call [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blood blood], created from organic matter and internally refined. Blood and oxygen are required by every organ in their body and an elaborate transport system is required to transport them throughout. Though blood is in some sense self-replicating, a tremendous loss will result in permanent deactivation. Oxygen is equally required, and if deprived of oxygen for long enough, they run the risk of suffering major processor damage or permanent deactivation.

[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime learns of human reproduction.]]
A human's organic tissue will begin failing just one quarter into his or her lifespan, and will spend the next three quarters growing ever less efficient until the human's lifeforce can no longer sustain itself. As a result, humans are saddeningly short-lived creatures. (It is not known how they find the time to accomplish anything, though as a side effect it has made their wars mercifully short.) Interestingly, humans do not build new members of their race. To the contrary, humans are what they have deemed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sexual_dimorphism sexually dimorphic], categorized into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sex sexes], wherein members of one subvariant of their species, classified as male, implants structural data, which they call "DNA", in the other, classified as female. This process grows a new human (or occasionally more than one, although this is rare) inside the female like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gestation parasite] until it emerges roughly three quarters of an Earth year later. (If it exits the female too early, the new human risks death.) The new human is very fragile and stupid; it will take years to acclimate itself to their society. Even a young human who stayed inside its female for the appropriate length of time is not capable of operating self-sufficiently without extensive training. Despite this limited intelligence and understanding, younger humans are often among the first to form bonds with friendly Transformers.

Initiating the growth of a new human apparently involves much rubbing, and also [[Kiss|kissing]]. Though the required interactions have been hinted at in [[As the Kitchen Sinks|popular media]], humans are reticent to discussing the physical mechanism, and several attempts at accumulating further data were met with what they term as "awkward silence". This is quite confusing, as humans generally give the impression that they supremely enjoy it, and have refused all suggestions that they learn the technology to build their own from spare parts.

===Technology===
Although Earth is rich with natural resources, Human technology is surprisingly primitive. They had only begun to experiment with outer atmosphere travel at the time the [[Great War]] began on Earth, and they have limited communication methods. Although their locomotive devices, called "cars", are suitable for [[Transformation]], they are quite crude, potentially dangerous, and incredibly energy inefficient. Despite this, the type of car is often seen as a status symbol among humans; apparently the larger the car, the more status achieved. Some humans claim that those with large cars are "compensating" for some other sort of size deficiency—unsurprising, considering how tiny humans are compared to the average Transformer.

Human military technology is equally unimpressive. They have yet to develop any form of workable energy weapons, and no shield technology either. Their primary weapons are devices called "guns", which shoot small, metallic projectiles called "bullets" using a crude explosive called "[[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]". These are more than capable of killing other humans, but they are extremely inefficient when fending off any attacking Decepticons. Their warhead weapons are slightly more efficient, though extremely primitive when compared to Autobot [[Photon rifle|photon]] and [[Plasma cannon|plasma]] weapons.

In some universes humans have weaponry that is actually rather effective against a Transformer. In one universe the humans used explosive projectiles called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sabot "Sabots"] that employ an incredibly high heat to burn through Decepticon armour and then detonate in the more vulnerable innards. A sufficient volley of these in the right places can bring down a fairly large Decepticon almost as effectively as our own cannons. The humans combine these with one advantage of their small size: hiding, taking cover in buildings or behind other obstacles then popping up to fire a few rounds before hiding and relocating before firing again.

===Society===
[[Image:AngryArcher01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans require tokens representative of energy, and are not above humiliating themselves to retrieve them.]]
Like on Cybertron before the war, humans make up the fabric of their local (or global) economies. Some work as repairmen, some are drillers in search of [[Oil|un-processed lubricants]], others are retrievers of [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|rare mineral lattices and metals]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|a few]] accomplish all of these simultaneously. The humans strangely use the majority of the lubricant they extract as a highly inefficient source of energy, and adorn themselves with the harvested minerals and metals at exorbitant prices. Apparently the humans reason that because these objects are rare, they are incredibly beautiful, and therefore worth vastly more resources than were spent extracting and refining them. Instead of trading [[Energon (G1)|valuable energy]] directly for goods and services, a small piece of lumbered and processed planetgrowth is exchanged. This planetgrowth represents energy abstractly, and its worth is assumed on good faith, though it is usually backed up by various metals and crystals of economic value.

A number of unsavory humans subvert this established system to illegally or immorally obtain these planetgrowths. Many of these humans were involved in unusual accidents which empowered the individual specimen to levels above ordinary humans, while others are tempted by their relatively high intelligence levels or capacity for selfish acts. Encounters with these subversive humans happen at an alarming rate, whether they be [[Donny Finkleberg|failed entertainers who claim to own all Transformers]], [[Dr. Archeville|mad scientists]], or [[Angry Archer|gifted archers who dress in homage to Earth folklore]]. By sheer numbers, these humans must represent half of the known population.

Politically, humans are divided among various nation-states which seem to be divided primarily among ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. On occasion, these nation-states will engage in conflict over territory and resources, but as previously stated, their wars are usually quite short. Most humans seem to prefer some sort of [[democracy]] where they elect individuals to govern and legislate their nation-states, although a number of them choose their leaders due to genetic inheritance and familial succession; others still hold power through a Decepticon style dictatorship, though the mental stability of [[Abdul Fakkadi|a few]] have been questioned. At times, the Decepticons have taken advantage of Earth's factional tendencies to manipulate them to their advantage, but the Autobots have usually managed to expose the Decepticon influence before a full scale military conflict occurs.

Humans greatly enjoy sound patterns, termed "music". The Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have taken a particular interest in this music, though the chosen volume has overwhelmed most other Autobots, including the mighty [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from time to time. Humans have often shown an involuntary need to move about when music is broadcast, and even the aforementioned Autobots have also shown a desire to move about. Presumably, a fear of blowback prevented the Autobots from utilizing human music as a weapon against the Decepticons.

Humans are also athletic creatures, engaging in a variety of athletic events that are designed to test their strength, stamina, and speed. While none of them could hold their own against even the weakest Transformer, many human sports have been eagerly adopted by Transformers. The Autobot [[Eject]] is particularly fond of human athletics, and his vocabulary is littered with the human sports quotes.

===Religion===
[[Image:Humansmall.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The humans of Earth wear hardhats regardless of their profession.]]
Despite their lack of the multi-dimensional transwarp [[Spark]], a great number of humans believe in an analogous concept, the intangible soul. This has been confirmed to be the equivalent of a Transformer's personality program in an odd experiment, when the human [[Spike Witwicky]]'s personality was uploaded to an empty Transformer body cobbled together from spare parts. The human's consciousness was not suitable for digitization, and quickly deteriorated toward psychosis.

Many also believe in supernatural beings, either singular or plural, who have a direct but intangible stake in their lives. Once a week the more religious humans will gather together and sing songs at the ceiling, as the presumed direction of these beings is away from the gravity well of their planet. Unlike the historical [[Covenant of Primus|Covenant]] of [[Primus]], their holy books are not incorruptible encrypted public-key datatracks. Instead, they frequently re-encode the writings of multiple authors in an inefficient and apparently lossy process. Then they fight about which "translation" is correct instead of simply downloading the original encoding algorithm.

[[Image:DancitronGang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.]]
Despite having no concrete evidence these beings exist, and despite the records of the [[Beast Wars]] affirming their evolution from [[Protohuman|bipedal primates]], the humans continue to assume these premises are true. This seems like a waste of spent attention, especially with such short lifespans, as no credible sources have substantiated that their alleged creator has ever transformed out of their world into a giant humanoid and fought its eternal enemy before their eyes. While some humans accept that they evolved from bipedal primates, there are others who maintain the divine intervention theory with a zeal that leads one to wonder if they are malfunctioning. Though some have contended that the two theories are mutually exclusive, many seem to fall in a categorization that somehow accepts both. Many human traditions are puzzling.

===Breeding grounds===
The most familiar breed of humans are native to the planet Earth, though they can be found practically anywhere in the galaxy. For example, [[Nebulos]] is such a place, though some reports claim these humans are of green colour rather than various shades of beige. [[Femax]] is populated by humans of Transformer size. [[Pz-Zazz]] is also home to Transformer-sized humans, but it is not known whether they are indigenous to that world. It is possible that the tiny version of humans found on Earth is the exception, rather than the rule.

==Trivia==
* For reasons unknown, a substantial number of human Transformers [[Fandom|fans]] appear to have a very drastic, dismissive position when it comes to the inclusion of representatives of their species in Transformers fiction, some even going as far as demanding that Transformers fiction should be devoid of ''any'' flesh creatures whatsoever, unless being depicted as helpless victims/casualties of Decepticon attacks.

* Humans reproduce by shooting DNA into each other. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|I find that offensive!]]

* According to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a certain percentage of human physiology is composed of cowardice. This proportion increases directly according to the size of the individual. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}}

==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Humans like to write about themselves. This, too, erupts into war.]

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[[Category:Animals]]

Dinobots Strike Back

2009-03-29T22:37:23Z

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:''Dinobots Strike Back is a [[multipath adventure]] in [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''

==Vital Statistics==
[[Special:Booksources&isbn=0345341503|ISBN 0-345-34150-3]]<br />
'''Writer:''' [[Casey Todd]]<br />
'''Illustrator''' [[William Schmidt]] (interior pencils and cover painting)<br />
'''Pagecount:''' 73pp<br />
'''Featured Characters:'''
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

Originally published: by Ballantine Books under the [[Find Your Fate Junior]] imprint, 1985

==Synopsis==
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] attacks the Dinobots with his [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]], ordering them to go on a rampage. But Swoop escapes, bringing help from the [[Autobot|Autobots]].

Once rescued at [[Bandit's Bluff]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] remembers overhearing Bombshell's thoughts, which leads [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to investigate [[Dolphin Bay]], where Decepticon activity had been spotted recently. They uncover a hidden Decepticon base, and a sinister plan to convert the bay's [[black coral]] into superfuel for the Decepticons!

Can the Autobots destroy the power plant before it comes online and the Decepticons become unstoppable? The answer to that question... is up to '''you'''!

==Keywords==
[[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]],
[[Bandit's Bluff]],
[[Black coral]],
[[Dolphin Bay]],
[[Gravedigger]],
[[Hidden Valley]],
[[Star mini-submarine]]

==Trivia==
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] is repeatedly described as transforming into a destroyer. ''Oops.''
* Skids is described as a red compact throughout this book. (Which was in fact one of his [[Diaclone]] color schemes.) This makes it one of the few times his altmode has been properly characterized, as opposed to being a minivan. ''He is depicted with his correct, more human-like head.''
* A rare appearance by the [[Jumpstarter]] [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] among the assault force.
* The Dinobot story for which this book is named is little more than a prelude to the main plot. (Though some endings do never get beyond it.)
* After disabling [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] wants to leave his body at the entrance to the Decepticons' base as a warning to other Autobots. Even though it's a ''secret'' base.

==External links==
*[http://www.cybertronian-alliance.com/cyoa.php Dinobots Strike Back online at Cybertron Alliance]
*[http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1144 Dinobots Strike Back on Demian's Gamebook Web Page]

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Dinobots Strike Back

2009-03-29T22:31:13Z

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:''Dinobots Strike Back is a [[multipath adventure]] in [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''

==Vital Statistics==
[[Special:Booksources&isbn=0345341503|ISBN 0-345-34150-3]]<br />
'''Writer:''' [[Casey Todd]]<br />
'''Illustrator''' [[William Schmidt]] (interior pencils and cover painting)<br />
'''Pagecount:''' 73pp<br />
'''Featured Characters:'''
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

Originally published: by Ballantine Books under the [[Find Your Fate Junior]] imprint, 1985

==Synopsis==
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] attacks the Dinobots with his [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]], ordering them to go on a rampage. But Swoop escapes, bringing help from the [[Autobot|Autobots]].

Once rescued at [[Bandit's Bluff]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] remembers overhearing Bombshell's thoughts, which leads [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to investigate [[Dolphin Bay]], where Decepticon activity had been spotted recently. They uncover a hidden Decepticon base, and a sinister plan to convert the bay's [[black coral]] into superfuel for the Decepticons!

Can the Autobots destroy the power plant before it comes online and the Decepticons become unstoppable? The answer to that question... is up to '''you'''!

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==Keywords==
[[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]],
[[Bandit's Bluff]],
[[Black coral]],
[[Dolphin Bay]],
[[Gravedigger]],
[[Hidden Valley]],
[[Star mini-submarine]]

==Trivia==
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] is repeatedly described as transforming into a destroyer. ''Oops.''
* Skids is described as a red compact throughout this book. (Which was in fact one of his [[Diaclone]] color schemes.) This makes it one of the few times his altmode has been properly characterized, as opposed to being a minivan. ''He is depicted with his correct, more human-like head.''
* A rare appearance by the [[Jumpstarter]] [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] among the assault force.
* The Dinobot story for which this book is named is little more than a prelude to the main plot. (Though some endings do never get beyond it.)
* After disabling [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] wants to leave his body at the entrance to the Decepticons' base as a warning to other Autobots. Even though it's a ''secret'' base.

==External links==
*[http://www.cybertronian-alliance.com/cyoa.php Dinobots Strike Back online at Cybertron Alliance]
*[http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1144 Dinobots Strike Back on Demian's Gamebook Web Page]

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The Invisibility Factor

2009-03-29T22:23:42Z

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''The Invisibility Factor'' was a [[Multipath adventure]] in [[Generation 1]].

==Synopsis==
While driving through the desert outside Metroplex one night, Hot Rod and Kup come upon a battered ship that can become invisible.

==Trivia==
*Starscream is alive in this book.

[[Category:Multipath adventures]]

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Blot (G1)

2009-03-29T22:18:16Z

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:''Blot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Blot boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Alright, I get the hint. Stop leaving scented bath soaps in my locker.]]
There's only one thing Autobots and Decepticons both agree on with no war or argument, and it's this: '''Blot''' is the most vile and disgusting Transformer ever assembled. He oozes fluids of questionable nature from various joints on his frame, and has a rank odor that usually keeps foes and allies far away from him. Naturally, all this scorn and insult has given the less-than-smart Blot quite the inferiority complex. Stuck with a hygiene problem he can't control and a central processor a few bytes too small, Blot is both unable to solve the problems of his own stench and talk back to the insulting comments from his peers. Brutish and slow-witted, Blot is the classic dumb bully to those who don't give him respect...although he's not sharp enough to tell when said respect is faked. He's immensely loyal to those who at very least pretend he's worth something, and [[Hun-Gurrr]] in particular is a Decepticon to whom he shows unwavering support.

The other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], on the other hand, tolerate Blot enough, but are apprehensive about combining into [[Abominus]] with him, as it takes far too long to remove the stench he's passed on to them after they're finished.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Extermino'''
:''Italian name'': '''Spectrobot'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Butto''' (ブット, butto)<ref>While usually written "Butt", Blot's Japanese name is in fact rather difficult to transliterate into English, being essentially "foot" with a "b" sound instead of an "f". In katakana, "butt" is usually rendered バット, batto, while "boot" is ブート, buuto. It is equal parts possible that "butto" is a misspelling (intentional or otherwise), an alternate transliteration for "butt", or that it's "Bhutto", the name of a Sindhi tribe that resides in Pakistan.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[Image:Blotcomic.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Look! It's my magic nose goblin! He loves making humans go squish!]]
''In 2007, Blot was sent to the freelance peacekeeping agent known as [[Death's Head]] as an emissary for the Decepticon army. Death's Head had sought a bounty against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] months earlier, only to have the offeror, [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], interfere with the collection and rescind the offer. Blot proposed the mechanoid use Decepticon resources to enter Cybertron undetected and track Rodimus Prime's predicted movements to get his revenge. Death's Head was unconvinced by this appeal to his sense of pride, so then Blot appealed to his wallet and instantly the mech was interested in the deal. {{storylink|Headhunt|Headhunt}}''

''Frothing at the mouth (and the neck, and the ankle joints, and...), Blot enjoyed terrorizing the human population on 2009 while on his way to the latest [[Energon (G1)|energon]] extraction site the Decepticons had rigged up. Unfortunately for them, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the Terrorcons proved incapable of fending off an Autobot strike team, who quickly destroyed their laboriously assembled drill. Seeking revenge, Blot and the others chased their foes back to [[Autobot City]], only to end up passing through a [[Trans-Time Dimensional Portal|trans-time dimensional portal]] and getting caught up in fighting for the fate of the universe. It seems the former 21st century Decepticon leader Galvatron had been active in the 20th century for too long, causing a timestorm which threatened both ends of the timeline, at 1989 and 2009.''

''Soundwave ostensibly agreed to help their 20th century counterparts, but in reality kept Blot and the other Terrorcons in reserve, hoping the other various factions present would do the heavy lifting for them. In the end, Soundwave and the 2009 Terrorcons chose the better part of valor and fled back to their home time rather than face the fighting mad Galvatron. {{storylink|Time Wars|Time Wars}}''

===Cartoon continuity===
====American cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:MoneyIsEverything CutthroatBlot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Unused animation from Fantasia's Dance of the Hours.]]
Blot's first appearance was with his fellow Terrorcons inside Unicron's head. Galvatron used them to blast into Unicron so he could retrieve more anti-electrons for an attack against the Autobots. Blot and the others did a decent job in keeping the Autobots at bay, but were quickly forced into retreating when Grimlock finished building the Technobots and gave them the ability to merge into Computron. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Later, the Terrorcons were seen under the service of the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]]. [[Dirk Manus]] had sold the Quintessons a [[Recreator|Molecular Disassembler/Reassembler]]. Eager to test the device, they had Blot act as the volunteer. The test proved that the device not only disassembled and reassembled matter like the name implied, but also cured whatever it had been used on of all broken parts, maladies, and other flaws. Cured of his imperfections, Blot felt sick.

When Dirk and his Technobot escorts were on their way through space, Abominus swooped down and attacked, shooting them from the sky. The automatic timer in Abominus, placed within by the Quintessons, forced Abominus to separate into his Terrorcon components. The team was upset they couldn't finish the task of destroying the Autobots, though Blot and the team did get a second chance at going against Computron later. {{storylink|Money is Everything|Money is Everything}}

Blot, along with the rest of the Terrorcons, stole [[heat-resistant alloy]] from the [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]/[[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] lab. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese Headmasters cartoon====
===IDW comics continuity===
Blot was one of the earlier warriors seen in the bloodsport tournaments on [[Kaon]], part of Megatron's team as the future Decepticon leader rose in prominence. He remained part of the movement when the pit-fighting broke out into active terrorism, and was seen dismembering security officers with his extra arms just before [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned with his [[Apex Bomber|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

[[Image:SpotlightSixshot Blot.jpg|right|109px|thumb|Even his pictures look toxic.]]
In the present, he has joined with [[Hun-Gurrr]] and several others to form a squad called the Terrorcons, who are also major fanboys of [[Sixshot]]. They were deployed to [[Mumu-Obscura]], but were taken prisoner by the [[Reapers]] to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons, to which Blot offered no reaction whatsoever, nor did he react when Sixshot appeared to take the Reapers up on their offer. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

Blot's next goal in life is to get the courage to say something in Sixshot's presence.

Keep trying, Blot. Keep trying.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Blot''' (1987)
*''Team ID number:'' '''TR4'''
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-83'''
*''Accessories:'' "Slime Gun", "Laser Mount" backpack

[[Image:G1Blot toy.jpg|left|170px|thumb|It's a thingy!]]
:Blot transforms into a navy blue and lavender monster. What sort of monster is a hard factor to determine, as the details molded into him don't particularly point to any one creature. His shoulder span and long arms indicate something ape-like, while his pointed nose and sloped head give him an amphibian-like appearance. Pretty much, if you say Blot looks like something (say, a giant ambulatory nose), he has a decent chance of actually looking like it.

:Blot's monster mode is nicely poseable for the time, having hinge elbows and full swivel shoulders and hips. His head can also rise up a bit, but due to his unpainted eyes, the effect is negligible. In robot mode, his articulation is reduced to just a single joint per arm. His box art shows these to be his elbows, but from looking at just the toy, they could be his shoulders. Due to his broad monster mode width, Blot's small, square-peg head conspires against him and makes him look immensely out of proportion.

:He can form the leg or arm of any [[Scramble City]]-type combiner, though he is nominally Abominus's right leg. He can also attach to Metroplex's robot mode.

:There is a variant of Blot which does not have the [[rubsign]] indent.

*'''Abominus''' (1987)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-84'''

:Blot was also available in a gift set with the rest of the Terrorcons.

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Blot/blot.htm Blot at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blot Blot's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Ginrai (human)

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:''Ginrai is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ginrai comb1.gif|right|320px|thumb|"Hair this perfect doesn't just happen!"]]
Being a soldier is not the life for '''Ginrai''' (ジンライ ''Jinrai''). Command structures, fixed routines, forced formality, following orders, knowing your place and toeing the line are his complete antithesis—so it was really the worst luck in the world for him to be born [[Japan|Japanese]]. A Nagano native, Ginrai found the atmosphere of his home country unbearably stifling, and left for the [[United States]] at the young age of seventeen to "find himself." The very definition of a free spirit and a lone wolf, he took a job as a long-haul truck driver for [[Union Transportation]] which offered him the freedom and solitude of the open road. Despite his desire for isolation and self-exploration, however, he is hugely popular amongst his "brothers" in the trucker fraternity, as his easygoing personality allows him to get along with people like a house on fire.

Ginrai's life was turned upside down when he discovered that he was an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] and became bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Now wearing the visage of the legendary Autobot commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Ginrai has found his entire worldview changed by the evil of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], a force he painfully realizes is too great for him to overlook. It would not, Ginrai figures, be a good thing for the Decepticons to rule the world. After all, he lives there.

Ginrai's signature attack technique is the "Atomic Fire Guts", which sees him condense his [[Chōkon Power]] into his gun and release it as a blast of roiling flame. Ginrai can combine with his own trailer to become '''Super Ginrai''', upgrading his attack into the more-powerful "Special Fire Guts", and then again with the drone [[Godbomber]] to become '''God Ginrai'''. As God Ginrai, his Fire Guts attack is powered up once more, becoming the ultimate single-strike final attack known as the "God Fire Guts", which transforms Ginrai's entire body into a blazing fireball.

:''English/Malay dub name'': '''Optimus Prime'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)

The events that would bring Ginrai into contact with the Transformers began an indeterminate number of years ago, when the super-energy alien being and self-styled "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]] stole several [[Transtector|Transtectors]], including one intended to be used by the legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], from an area of space known as the [[G Nebula]]. Already filled with the [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon]] of the nebula, the Transtectors were then scattered across the Earth by Devil Z, that they might absorb the planet's [[Chōkon Power|Chichōkon]]. Devil Z planned to have human beings bond to the Transtectors, adding their inherent [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] to the equation, thereby creating a new super-robotic lifeform: [[Godmaster|Godmasters]]. {{storylink|You Too Use the Masterforce to Transform|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super Secrets}}

[[Image:Ginraiarmor.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It rides up the crotch.]]
Through undivulged circumstances, the Transtector intended for Prime assumed the form of a red tractor trailer cab and came to rest in a small garage in California. The unwitting [[Garage owner (Masterforce)|garage owner]] rented the cab to several truckers, but always found it returned early with complaints of unusual, even supernatural, incidents.

Two years after coming to America, Ginrai happened to be transporting an ill dolphin from [[Baney Aquarium]] to the Ocean Research Institute of California, which was run, unbeknownst to him, by the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]. Destiny stepped in when Ginrai's truck broke down on the way, and he pulled in at this very garage, where the owner rented him the Transtector to complete his delivery. In the glove box of the cab, he discovered a pair of [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] and slipped them on his wrists, only to discover that he was unable to remove them. When Diver laid eyes upon the bracelets, he recognized the basic design of them and insisted that Ginrai take him back to the garage where he had found the truck. On the way, however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmaster brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who forced the truck off a cliff. Accidentally touching the bracelets as he attempted to escape the crushed cab, Ginrai was infused with the Masterforce, and a suit of armor materialized around him, healing both himself and the Transtector as they combined and transformed. Now a Godmaster himself, Ginrai saw the shocked Decepticons off. {{storylink|A Hero is Chosen - His Name is Ginrai|A Hero is Chosen - His Name is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You think my front looks great, wait until you see my back!]]
Ginrai was at first unsure of what to make of his new powers and was not entirely keen on joining the Autobots, as the notion of operating as part of a command structure and being tied down to a specific place ran directly counter to his desire for freedom in his life. Although he promised to aid them when necessary "for the sake of the world"—a mantra for which he admitted he had a weakness—he soon bore witness to the true evil of the Decepticons when Hydra and Buster killed several of his fellow truckers while searching for him. In spite of this, Ginrai was still not entirely willing to join the Autobots, but fate would continue to pushing him into doing so. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

Ginrai soon suffered a prophetic dream, after which he discovered three more pairs of Master-Braces in his Transtector, indicating the presence of more Godmasters on Earth. When Ginrai brought the bracelets to Japan for study at the Autobot base, {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} events began to escalate as his Transtector activated on its own, transporting Ginrai to his birthplace of Nagano, or more specifically, a construction site at the base of Mount Yatsugatake there. Blasting for a tunnel through the mountain had been blocked by a mysterious object, which proved to be a trailer for Ginrai's truck, which burst from the tunnel during another battle with [[Buster]] and [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]]. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} Later still, the two brothers lured Ginrai into a public battle so that they might blame the conflict on him and turn public opinion against the Autobots. The plan failed, but a friend of Ginrai's offered the suggestion that his becoming a Godmaster was the will of God Himself. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Superginrai 1stapp.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Ginrai!]]
Not long thereafter, in a battle with [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai discovered that his cab and trailer were capable of performing a "Double On", merging together to create the super-robot "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} Additionally, after appearing on television in hopes of locating the remaining three Godmasters, to whom he would give the Master-Braces, Ginrai successfully located [[Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and [[Road King]] and recruited them to the Autobot side. {{storylink|At Full Strength! The Four Godmaster Gunmen|At Full Strength! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} During this time, Ginrai was also challenged to a duel by the wandering [[Six Changer]], [[Sixknight]], who had been manipulated into doing so by the Decepticons. Sixknight lost the fight and was shocked to discover that he had been bested by a human being, {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} but was affected so deeply by Ginrai's explanation for how this could be so that he wound up siding with the Autobots. After this string of successes the Autobot leader [[Metalhawk]] stepped down as commander and requested that Ginrai take his place. After some deliberation and much hassling from the other Autobot Pretenders, who wouldn't let him say no, Ginrai accepted. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Ginrai defeated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Though badly wounded, I must go home for the show!"]]
When [[Grand Maximus]] arrived on Earth to inform Ginrai's Autobots of the impending arrival of the Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], he provided them with the schematics necessary to create the drone [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? Lightfoot Must Choose|Life? Death? Lightfoot Must Choose}} Metalhawk and the Pretenders raced to finish the construction of Godbomber, but as the so-called "Bomber Project" neared completion, Ginrai was lured into the desert by a disguised Buster and Hydra (under the auspices of performing some stunt driving for a movie) and was attacked and beaten within an inch of his life by the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following a failed attack on the Bomber Project facility, {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} the barely healed Ginrai insisted upon taking the fight to the Decepticons, combining with the completed Godbomber to form "God Ginrai". {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} In his new form, Ginrai confronted Overlord and BlackZarak on the moon, where he fully embraced his role as protector of Earth and defeated the Decepticons with the aid of Grand Maximus. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ginrai, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!]]
Upon returning to Earth, Ginrai was lured into a trap in the Middle East by Overlord, during which Godbomber revealed a hidden power by transforming into a robot mode. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber's robot mode also helped save the day when Ginrai and Lightfoot were entombed in a cave when attempting to stop the eruption of an underwater volcano, {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} leading the Decepticons to target him for destruction. Luring Ginrai to the heartland of America, the villains ambushed and badly wounded the Autobot leader, leaving him unable to use his Chōkon Power to animate Godbomber. Luckily, the day was saved when the Headmaster Juniors discovered they were able to take control of Godbomber together. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When it seemed as though the Autobots had finally been joined by the final Godmaster, a young man named [[Clouder]], Ginrai welcomed him into their ranks with open arms. Metalhawk, however, proved to be less trusting, and soon exposed Clouder as a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the plan the Decepticons had put in motion; while Ginrai and the Godmasters were occupied battling Buster and Hydra in a nearby city, the Autobot base was crippled by Clouder's sabotage and attacked by the rest of the Decepticons en masse. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!| Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Ginrai was unable to prevent the destruction of the base, but was approached by Clouder in the aftermath. Clouder had been left to die in the base by the other Decepticons, and now wanted to work with the Autobots, which Ginrai permitted. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|right|180px|thumb|She can't take anymore, Cap'n!]]
After failing to contact Grand Maximus, Ginrai headed out into space to search for him and found him trapped inside a powerful [[black hole]]. Ginrai too fell victim to the singularity's pull, but he and Grand Maximus were able to combine their energies to destroy it from within and escape. The black hole had, in fact, been created by BlackZarak, who had been able to travel to Earth and join the Decepticons there during Ginrai's imprisonment. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With BlackZarak now bolstering their forces, the Decepticons' campaign grew ever more aggressive, with Ginrai only just managed to save the planet from the villains' unholy [[Death Para-Machine|Death-Para Machine]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of the Downfall of Humanity|Crisis! The Day of the Downfall of Humanity}}

[[Image:Godfireguts.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Itching, burning sensation?]]
When [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] was captured by the Decepticons, Ginrai was forced to come to the villains' base alone and unarmed in exchange for his safety. Things looked bad for the heroes until the self-doubting Decepticon [[Cancer]] finally switched sides and saved the day. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With Cancer's aid, Ginrai was able to lead the Autobots in an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, during which Devil Z fused with BlackZarak, creating an even more powerful composite foe. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Go go, Transformo Rangers!]]
After conclusive final battles with Hydra and Buster {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and Overlord {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}, Ginrai confronted the fused Devil Z/BlackZarak entity atop the Matterhorn. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As their battle raged down the mountain, Ginrai succeeded in decapitating the villain, but BlackZarak simply assumed a new, serpentine alternate mode and kept on fighting. The Headmaster Juniors boarded Ginrai's chest cockpit and joined their energies with him, allowing him to destroy BlackZarak's body with his God Fire Guts attack, exposing Devil Z. As the alien raged impotently, Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their Chōkon Powe into the almighty Final Fire Guts attack, which destroyed Devil Z once and for all.

With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between Transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's Transtector departed for space to pursue the surviving Decepticons and rejoin the greater war. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Godginrai vs deathsaurus.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Vultures wait until you're dead. Deathy, not so much.]]
The Ginrai Transtector—now having taken its human partner's name as its own, becoming known as Ginrai itself—joined with the Autobot forces in space, where he became good friends with [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and his adopted human son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]]. Before long, Star Saber was appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots, while Ginrai became commander of the Defense Force for Space Sector Two. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Operating out of a base in the G Nebula, Ginrai's time was occupied battling the Decepticon forces under Overlord's control, so much so that Star Saber occasionally had to respond to emergencies in Sector Two, such as a [[Breastforce]] attack on planet [[Micro]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

[[Image:Deadginrai.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not Optimus death No#435.]]
Feeling guilty over taking up Star Saber's time in such a manner, Ginrai was quick to come to his aid when Star Saber was lured into a trap on Earth by Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Deathsaurus]]. Confronting Deathsaurus in battle, Ginrai was struck by a blast from the villain's Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon and fatally damaged. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle|A Deadly Battle}} Despite the best medical efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Minerva]], Ginrai's body was left useless and immobile. Due to a slip by Perceptor, however, he learned of the existence of a reconstruction process conceived by Star Saber that would allow him to become a power-up for the Autobot leader. Star Saber refused to allow him to submit to the process, revolted at the notion of using his close friend's body in such a way, but Ginrai insisted. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor and Wheeljack brought his life functions to an end, then restored him to Star Saber's specifications as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo|Fight!! Victory Leo}}
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====''Kiss Players''====
Operating under the direction of the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] travelled forward in time from 2007 to an unidentified point in Ginrai's life, after he had joined the Autobots but before his Transtector came to life. She kissed him to obtain a fragment of what she believed was the "[[AllSpark]]" that had bonded to him (although in actuality, it was a fragmnt of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois|lifeforce]]). {{storylink|List of Kiss Players radio drama episodes|Kiss Players radio drama #43}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Ginrai manga.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Dude, get out of the way, that truck's coming right at you!]]
When Ginrai, the first Autobot Godmaster, was discovered in America by Diver, it was immediately arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet with the rest of the Autobots. As Metalhawk and the Headmaster Juniors awaited his arrival at [[Harumi Wharf]], however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Hydra and Buster. The Autobots were unable to match the Decepticons' power, but salvation soon came in the form of a red tractor trailer: Ginrai had arrived, and saw the villains off with a blast of Chōkon Power. In the aftermath of the battle, Metalhawk commented on Ginrai's similarity to Optimus Prime and wondered if he could be his reincarnation. Ginrai dismissed the notion, explaining that he had chosen to do this not because he was fated to, but specifically because he had only one life, and wanted to use it in service of the forces of good. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior is Ginrai!|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior is Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Superginrai manga.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If he gets a black repaint, I'm outta here.]]
As leader of the Autobots, Ginrai led the heroes in investigating a mysterious Decepticon plan, only for the team to come under attack from what appeared to be a large army of legendary Decepticons, led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Attacked by [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai was severely outmatched until the other Autobot Godmasters, Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King arrived with a trailer for his Transtector. Combining with the trailer, Ginrai became Super Ginrai and defeated King Poseidon, revealing that the legendary Decepticons were nothing more than holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

After traveling to planet [[Athenia]] and being appointed the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Ginrai received a power-up in the form of a transforming drone named Godbomber. When the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction Overlord then attacked Tokyo, the newly-formed "God Ginrai" attacked him and lured him into space, where the powerful Decepticon warrior BlackZarak was in process of battling other Autobots there. Ginrai was able to turn the two villains' powers against themselves, and they badly wounded each other and fled. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|An older man hugging several youngsters…uh huh.]]
After a mission to rescue Shūta and [[Cab]] from the Decepticons with the help of Grand Maximus {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}, a mission to [[Mount Everest]] saw Ginrai struck down by the newest Decepticon Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]. Left temporarily blind by the Decpticons' new [[A.O. Laser]], Ginrai was helpless, but luckily for him, an insulting remark from Cancer prompted the fickle Doubleclouder to switch sides to the Autobots and help him defeat the villains' plans. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

After several further battles, events culminated in Devil Z taking over BlackZarak's body and turning against the other Decepticons, attempting to drain Overlord and Ginrai's Jinchōkon Power to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Saved by the Autobot Pretenders, Ginrai and Overlord led their respective factions in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transformer Attack" and destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between Transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's Transtector informed Overlord that they would finish their fight out in space, and the Transformers departed the planet, leaving Ginrai and the other Autobot humans to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Superginrai toy generations.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Wait, the Japanese toys has shortened smoke stacks?!]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-307'''
*''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:A remolded version of the American Powermaster Optimus Prime figure, Ginrai is a red, blue and grey tractor trailer, only able to transform into robot mode when the small Ginrai human figure is put into engine mode and snapped into place in the truck's grill, unlocking the clasp that holds the legs in place. When the cab is in robot mode, the trailer can become a battle station. Either robot or station can be armed with any of the toy's weapons, including two black "Superconductor Rifles", and two grey double-barrelled "Particle Beam Cannons," (referred to as "Cannon Craft" in "[[The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops]]"), which can be piloted by any small Godmaster figures. Cab and trailer can be merged into "Super Ginrai", whose head is a separate piece, and can go on to combine with the separately sold Godbomber to become God Ginrai.

:Differences between Ginrai and Powermaster Optimus Prime include retractable super-robot fists, a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue plastic windows, shortened smokestacks, a more metallic grey plastic, chrome on the Godmaster Ginrai engine, and silver paint rather than stickers for the small robot's upper legs.

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*'''God Ginrai''' (1988, 2002)[[Image:GodGinrai toy.jpg|right|275px|thumb|You will bow to me!]]
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
*''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Super Ginrai was also sold in a gift set with Godbomber, who can interact with Ginrai in several ways. Trailer-mode Godbomber can hook up either directly to Ginrai's cab or to the back of Ginrai's own trailer and be towed along behind him, while any of Ginrai's weapons can plug into the holes in Godbomber's wings and chassis. Most prominently, of course, Godbomber diseassembles into various component parts that combine with Super Ginrai to form God Ginrai. Godbomber's legs become boots known as "God Legs", to which Ginrai's Particle Beam Cannons attach; his chest and wings form the "God Wing" backpack; his arms clip over the top of Ginrai's own as the "God Punch"; and his back becomes a chromed chestplate called the "God Breast", into the top of which the spring-loaded, missile-firing "God Cannon" plugs. The toy also features a secondary, lesser combination referred to as the "God Breaster," which involves attaching the God Breast to Super Ginrai, and plugging Godbomber's wings into his arms.

:The God Ginrai gift set was reissued in Japan in 2002 with the notable modification of blue eyes for the small Ginrai robot and a slightly different shade of red paint on the cab. However, it was notoriously over-produced, and online retailers were still selling it even years later, at greatly reduced prices.

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*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2002)

:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310E'''
*''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Released to coincide with the 2002 reissue of the God Ginrai giftset, this redeco casts the Autobot leader in reds and oranges, representing Ginrai using his "God Fire Guts" attack from the animated series. Fire Guts God Ginrai featured his own unique packaging, with recolored [[package art]], and was limited to 1600 pieces.

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===Transform Jr===
*'''Ginrai''' (1988)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 1'''
*''Accessories:'' Blue gun, robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine

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:Like the other figures in the ''[[Transform Gōkin|Transform Jr]]'' line, this version of the basic Ginrai cab robot is a simplified version of its larger counterpart. And when we say simplified, we ''mean'' simplified—the figure features no Godmaster engine gimmick, and its head is simply pulled off and set aside for transformation. The figure comes packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of Super Ginrai.

*'''Shirei Kichi''' (司令基地 "Command Base") (1988)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 2'''
*''Accessories:'' 2 red guns, Trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head

:This ''Transform Jr'' figure is a simplified version of Ginrai's trailer, which can transform to base mode, hitch up to the separately sold cab robot and combine with it to form Super Ginrai. The toy includes a cardboard mock-up of Ginrai in torso mode to complete the super robot's look in-package.

*'''God Ginrai''' (1988)
*''Accessories:'' Blue gun, small robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine, 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head, "God Breast" chestpiece, 2 "God Punch" arms

:This giftset includes both the ''Jr'' "Ginrai" and "Shirei Kichi" figures and all the accessories which came with them plus the attachments necessary to transform Super Ginrai into God Ginrai. Due to the nature of his construction, though, God Ginrai's fist-holes are blocked off, leaving him unable to hold the weapons which came with his components. Furthermore, as his attachments consist only of two arms and a chestpiece (no boots, no backpack), they cannot combine into Godbomber. The set also includes some sort of plastic "shield" with a cardboard insert depicting the Autobot [[insignia]], which appears to be a pocket or belt clip, or something. We really don't know.

==Merchandise==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Ginrai masterbrace toy.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Jinchōkon bling]]
*'''Godmaster-Braces—Ginrai''' (1988)

:Ginrai's Master-Braces came alive with this role-play set, including two golden-chromed bracelets with handcuff-style hinges, and a small clip-on "communicator" pin.

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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1990)

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:A small blue and white, non-transforming [[super-deformed]] model kit of Super Ginrai was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The seventh figure in the series, he came with a "[[Transformer PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Fight! Super Ginrai!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".

*'''God Ginrai''' (1990)

:A similar model kit of God Ginrai followed in the next wave of the "Parody Deformed" series, this time packaged with something accused of being "gum". As the thirteenth figure of the line, God Ginrai came with the "Transformer PD Type" comic, "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!".

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===Super Collection Figure===
*'''God Ginrai''' (2000)

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:This PVC figure was available in the first act of [[Takara]]'s "Super Collection Figure" series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions. In 2002, it was released as "Powermaster Optimus Prime in Apex Armor" in the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

*'''Super Ginrai''' (2000)

:The second "Super Collection Figure" of Ginrai was available in the second act of the series series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions.

*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (2001)

:The original God Ginrai PVC was re-released in solid metallic golden four the fourth act of the "Super Collection Figure" series, available only as a rare chase figure. The "Fire Guts" concept was apparently the inspiration for the "Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack" figure that was released in the second wave of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, although that figure was cast entirely in translucent yellow-orange plastic, rather than solid golden.

*'''Ginrai''' (2001)

:The fourth and final Ginrai PVC rendered the character in his basic robot form. The PVC, which was released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric act of the series, was available in both full-color and metallic silver "petwer" versions. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ginrai came packaged with the head and torso of the wave's BlackZarak "Build-A-Figure".

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==Trivia==
* The human Ginrai's appearance is designed after screen actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yujiro_Ishihara Yūjirō Ishihara].

* According to his [[tech specs]], there is a generator named '''[[Ultra Matrix]]''', which contains far more energy than the [[Sun]], mounted within Ginrai's Transtector. No actual fiction ever featured this device, though it was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.

* Ginrai's supplementary [[bio]] card states that he is 20 years old. It also implies that he is an American of Japanese descent instead of a native of Japan.

* According to the episode "[[The Earth Family of Good and Evil]]", Ginrai is good at surfing and skateboarding.

*The relationship between Ginrai and Optimus Prime is a bit... sketchy, to say the least. Precisely why Ginrai's Transtector looks so much like Optimus Prime is not detailed in the series itself, with the explanation only being delivered in the featurette added to the video release of "[[You Too Use the Masterforce to Transform]]". Here, it is stated that the Transtector was created for Optimus Prime, but stolen by Devil Z... only for this to be seemingly contradicted seconds later, when it is said that the Transtector's trailer was to be used by a hero from planet Master. One might presume that this just means the trailer alone wasn't intended for use by Prime, or perhaps that the plan was not to use the Transtector to ''resurrect'' Prime, but to create a ''new'' Optimus Prime. It's all terribly odd. Whatever the original ill-defined intention may have been, years later, the [[Kiss Players (fiction)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] clarified things by outright stating the Transtector was created as part of a plan to resurrect Prime after his [[A Dream is Born, Double Prime|most recent death]].

*The reissue God Ginrai giftset was the basis for the [[Commemorative Series]] "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor" release, which was notable for referring to the Powermaster figure as "Ginrai," rather than by the traditional name of Prime's Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]]. [[Dreamwave Productions]]' "[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]" profile series sidestepped any mind-bending continuity conundrums by just presenting Ginrai as a different name for Hi-Q.

* When Hasbro wanted to create an ''[[Alternators]]'' Dodge Ram toy, Takara reportedly demanded that it be made into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the figure sell, only for the ''Binaltech'' release of the toy to wind up being solicited not as Prime, but as Ginrai. Ultimately, ''[[Binaltech]]'' Ginrai was cancelled, and the figure was later released as Prime in the ''Alternators'' and ''Kiss Players'' lines, but not before [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] produced character and story information to go along with it. This storyline, made available in 2007's unofficial publication, ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', would have seen Ginrai travel back in time from the far future and possess a Binaltech body intended for [[Roller]] in order to repair the damage caused to the timeline by [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], thereby preserving his own future. Unlike the unreleased story for his fellow ''Binaltech'' cancellation victim, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], which can be fit into the published ''Binaltech'' continuity, Ginrai's intended story was modified into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]]'s fiction and therefore is not compatible with the official ''Binaltech'' continuity.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm Ginrai at TFU.info]

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Tentakil (disambiguation)

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The name '''Tentakil''' has been applied to several different Transformers characters.

*[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from [[Generation 1]].

*[[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]], the Decepticon [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] from [[Masterforce]].

*[[Tentakil (Energon)|Tentakil]], the Decepticon [[Piranhacon]] from [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]].

Tentakil should not be confused with:

*[[Scylla]], the [[Seacon (BWII)|Space Pirate Seacon]] from [[Beast Wars II]].

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Facsimile construct

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'''Facsimile Constructs''' are artificial copies of existing beings, such as humans or Transformers. Their specifications vary across different uses and continuities.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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In order to more easily blend in with humanity, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] designed and installed "Facsimile circuitry" in all the Autobots. Remarkably low-tech for Ol' Wheels, the technology consisted of little more than "dummy drivers" that popped out of the driver's seats in vehicle mode. The original versions seemed unable to move their lips while "talking" or turn their heads, and were installed with a decidedly unnatural swivel joint in the arm so that they could hand over their Blackrock credit cards to pay for gasoline. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Later versions of the technology were installed in the Autobot [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] when they arrived on Earth, but despite having a greater range of movement they still were largely incapable of fooling a human in close quarters. {{storylink|King 'Con!|King 'Con!}}

''In one rather humorous instance, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] activated his mannequin while [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug Witwicky]] was still sitting in the frontseat. OUCH. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!|Devastation Derby!}}''

''Another form of facsimile construct was frequently used on Cybertron and sometimes on Earth to mimic full-sized Transformers. They were mindless drones but could be programmed with basic responses. They are also used as decoys and in training exercises to represent enemies.''

''When planning [[Operation: Volcano|Operation: Volcano]], Facsimile Constructs were used by the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in training exercises to represent their Decepticon opponents. They were also used as bait for the Decepticons when they were used to stand in for the Autobot resistance chiefs being addressed by [[Emirate Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]]. {{storylink|Target 2006|Target 2006}}''

''Optimus Prime had a Facsimile Construct of himself created by Wheeljack as a way of faking his own death so that he could test the Autobots' ability to survive without him. In this case the level of detail attached to the construct was such that the Autobots ''including'' Wheeljack were deceived into believing that Prime ''had'' in fact been killed. {{storylink|Prey!|Prey!}}''

''Finally, a brainwashed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was pitted against a facsimile construct of his future self, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for training, as part of the then-current Decepticon leader [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s plan to remove Galvatron's considerable threat to his leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Dry Run!|Dry Run!}}''

===IDW comics continuity===
A considerably more advanced form of the technology, facsimile avatars, was employed by Decepticon [[Infiltration protocols|infiltration units]]. Described as "bio-technological organisms grown in fusion tubes", they were synthetic human mimics, created from cell samples culled from real humans that the Decepticons kidnapped to act as templates. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration issue 4}} Once activated, facsimiles could look, think and act entirely like the human they were spawned from. In fact, the Decepticons often planted long-term facsimiles back into civilization, and they lived normal lives until their dormant programming was activated or they are recalled. While totally obedient to their Decepticon masters, the facsimiles still possessed some form of innate creativity and even curiosity. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation issue 3}}

Additionally, all facsimiles grown in the same fusion tube "batch" apparently shared the same cellular template. As a result, the Autobots expressed an interest in capturing a Decepticon facsimile "alive", and using it as the key to access all other Earthbound facsimiles, and then either locate them all or shut them all down. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation issue 4}}

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