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Hatchling

2021-11-10T11:58:22Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{merge|protoform|are a kind of protoform}}

:''Hatchlings are a stage of Transformer life from the [[live-action film series|life-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF hatchling death.jpg|thumb|right|300px|How is decepticon babby formed?]]
'''Hatchlings''' are the first stage of life for [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s. [[programs|Unprogrammed]] [[protoform]]s held in small sacs, they require regular doses of [[Energon]] to survive. If their sac is breached before the end of the gestation process, they will die.

And they're so ''cute!''

{{bigquote|Hatchlings, careful, fragile!|Starscream and Megatron exhibit very different parenting skills|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===

====''Revenge of the Fallen''====
Despite the loss of both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]], [[The Fallen]] continued his plans to raise an army and ordered new [[Decepticon leader]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to oversee the spawning of this army. Without the AllSpark to provide energon, the plan was failing, and the hatchlings continued to die. Starscream's command came to an end when [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] resurrected Megatron (possibly without telling Starscream). Upon his return to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron chastised his lieutenant for leaving him to die on [[Earth]], but Starscream defended his actions by saying The Fallen had decreed the spawning of the new army, and in Megatron's absence, someone had to assume command. Furious at Starscream's presumption, Megatron slammed him into a wall containing protoform sacs, telling Starscream that there was no command but Megatron's. Despite warning Megatron of their fragile state, Starscream's presence on the wall caused one of the sacs to break open, causing the hatchling inside to fall out and die. Starscream later presented the body of the hatchling to The Fallen to further emphasize the need to find more Energon, as the other hatchlings would die without it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon''====
Megatron, after making an undisclosed journey and frightening the wildlife of the Savannah, returned to his temporary base of operations in Namibia, Africa, where he kept a number of hatchlings grouped together in rusty barrels. He fed them what little sustenance he had managed to acquire, musing for them not to be greedy, whilst simultaneously listening to Starscream's sycophantic pity. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|The hatchlings’ involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]," and the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]."}}

===IDW comics===
[[Image:Foundation 3 babysitter.jpg|300px|left|thumb|"Where do babies come from? You see, when a mommy bot and a daddy bot love each other very much they..."]]
Before the war, after the AllSpark was rediscovered and used to revitalize Cybertron, some newborn hatchlings were being tended to by [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Later, a [[Driller|monster]] attacked the hatchlings and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but they were rescued by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Many years after the war broke out, when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke into [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], he found Megatron surrounded by hatchlings. Megatron dared Optimus as to whether he would kill the defenseless young Transformers to get at him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Optimus refused to succumb to this temptation and let the hungry hatchlings swarm over Megatron: when the Decepticon cast them off, he discovered his nemesis was gone. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Millennia later on Earth, Megatron relocated the hatchlings to [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
After the defeat of The Fallen, Megatron returned to the ''Nemesis'', unleashing his dormant army of Decepticons. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - the Game===
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
The Hatchlings were relocated by the Decepticons to an abandoned Soviet facility in Siberia when the base was attacked by the Autobots who followed the [[MechTech]] signal from some of the captured equipment Starscream brought back to Megatron. During the attack on his base, Megatron retrieved some plutonium from an old human stockpile and used it to create energy which in turn he used to awaken the Hatchlings. Megatron would use this ability to awaken these Hatchlings to use them against various Autobots and obstacles until he managed to flee the facility. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

==Notes==
*In the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]], [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|video game]], following the end of the battle in Egypt, Megatron returns to the ''Nemesis'' to activate the protoforms and bring them forth. This was presumably supposed to be the "hook" ending shown after the credits (but the question remains as to ''how'' Megatron would have accomplished this, since he never ''got'' any more Energon!). While not included in the film itself, this idea was reflected in various pieces of subsequent media, including ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Unite for the Universe]]'', [[Titan Books|Titan]]'s [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|UK comic]], and eventually ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and its prequel ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'', by which time the hatchlings had been brought to Earth.
*In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Megatron brings the Hatchlings with him to Chicago. What happens to them in the movie is unknown...

===Foreign names===
*''Polish:'' '''Embricony'''

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

Rising Storm issue 3

2021-11-10T10:41:18Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{comicstory
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|image=RisingStorm3 coverA.jpg
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 13]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=
|writer=[[John Barber]]
|art=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors=[[Jesus Aburtov|Aburtov]] and [[Graphikslava]]
|letters=[[Shawn Lee]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|cover=[[Brian Rood]] Carlos Magno
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'''Shockwave's plan slowly reveals itself, as both the Autobots and Decepticons realize they have played right into his hands.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]], all is quiet. While [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] plays cards with the soldiers, [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] and [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] chat with [[Theodore Galloway]] about the [[Autobot]] refugees rescued from the [[Initiative]], but Galloway's inability to keep track of which Transformer is which gets on Jolt's nerves, and he goes to check on their [[Decepticon]] prisoner, [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]]. Tensions are running considerably higher, meanwhile, among the large Autobot strikeforce presently en route to [[Philadelphia]] to aid [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticons' massive attack. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] again advocates allowing the wounded [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to remain behind, but her spark-bonded sister [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] reinforces her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opens old wounds between her and Prime, recalling a time on Cybertron when Prime let such an emotion overcome him. Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him has only led to more fighting and killing, boils over, and she and her sisters angrily depart on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s base of operations in upstate [[New York (state)|New York]] and plant explosives.

In Philadelphia, newly-arrived Autobot advance reinforcements [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Dino|Mirage]] manage to give the Decepticons a tough time, with Wheeljack projecting a forcefield to protect Sam and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], and Mirage using his invisibility powers to vex [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], tricking him into destroying [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]. In the chaos, the object of the Decepticons' attack, [[Brains]], becomes separated from the others, and while attempting to escape the clutches of [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], he stumbles across [[Carly Spencer|Carly]]. Sam distracts Space Case to prevent him from taking out both Carly and Brains, giving Carly time to use the fallen Storm Surge's cannons to blast Space Case and send him packing.

Back in New York, Elita-One, Arcee and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] silently approach the objective, only to discover that it is ''not'' Starscream's base, but rather a construction site created by [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]]. Overhearing a communication between the Triple-Changer and his master [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and realizing that Astrotrain has built a cage to contain Shockwave's "pet", a monstrous creature he has brought with him from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the horrified sisters immediately try to radio Optimus Prime and inform him of the unexpected situation. Unfortunately for them, something is blocking all transmissions: [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who launches an attack on the sisters with his menagerie! The fractured, shared mind of Elita and her sisters is pulled in different directions as Arcee and Chromia's desire to warn Optimus is counteracted by Elita's bloodthirstiness, but the two sisters win out and convince Elita to deliver the message while they hold Soundwave's beasts off. Unfortunately, Astrotrain is hot on her tail!

Things come to a head in Philadelphia when Starscream corners Sam, Carly and Brains, demanding the brain unit be handed over. In the nick of time, though, Optimus Prime's Autobots arrive in force, and Starscream panics, contacting Shockwave to find out what became of his assurances that the Autobots would be too busy to interfere. It transpires that this is all part of Shockwave's plan: he played Starscream like a fiddle, using ''him'' as a distraction to draw the Autobots out and leave Diego Garcia undermanned. Shockwave shuts off the communication and descends from the skies over the island, killing Knock Out, smashing into the NEST base, and slaughtering his way through Jolt and Dune Runner as well. Shockwave demands the commanding officer identify themselves, and Galloway bravely steps forward... only to be reduced to a charred skeleton by a blast from Shockwave's cannon, along with all of the soldiers around him, save one! Shockwave aims his cannon at the surviving man, and rhetorically inquires: "Now who's in command?"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] (1)
*[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] (2)
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (4)
*[[Blazemaster]] (5)
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] (6)
*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (10)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (11)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (15)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (16)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (17)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (19)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (21)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (24)
*[[Dino|Mirage]] (25)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (32)

|c2=
*[[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]] (22)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (23)
*[[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] (26)
*[[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] (27)
*[[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] (28)
*[[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] (29)
*[[Blademaster]] (30)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (31)
*[[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] (33)
*[[Brains]] (34)
*[[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] (36)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (37)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (38)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (39)
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] (40)
*[[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]] (41)
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] (42)
*[[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] (43)

|c3=
*[[Theodore Galloway]] (3)
*[[Robert Epps]] (13)
*[[William Lennox]] (14)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (20)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (35)

}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry Storm Surge. I always knew you'd wind up being collateral damage."
:—'''Bludgeon''', taking the "friendly" out of "friendly fire".

==Errors==
* Blazemaster is only just about visible in the background of the second panel on the first page, colored entirely green.
* Repeating a recurring error from ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'', Dune Runner's design is based on [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]'s instead of his own toy.
* Also on the first page, Dune Runner suddenly goes from being on Jolt's right in panel 2 to on his left in panel 3.
* Last issue, Soundwave was seen in his new design for ''Dark of the Moon'', complete with his Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car kibble and even a blatant Mercedes star on his chest, yet in this issue, he's back to his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design.
* The "next issue" page shows Bludgeon in his second body (as he appears in the story, of course), but colored like his first, complete with purple blade.

==Notes==

* Galloway refers to Knock Out as "the new guy", but is corrected by Jolt, who points out that Knock Out has been around longer than he has. Galloway apologizes, explaining he finds it hard to keep track of all the motorcycle Transformers. This is author [[John Barber]] doing what he does best, correcting a continuity error from ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' [[Nefarious issue 2|#2]], in which Galloway called Knock Out a new recruit when the character had been on Earth even before the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' movie, as seen in ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat]]'' prequel novel.
** While there have been an inordinately large number of motorcycle Transformers released in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline]] and the movie-styled portions of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 gold-packagaing ''Transformers'' toyline]], there were only five Autobots among them, and three of them are the Arcee sisters. While Galloway has most certainly mellowed towards the Cybertronians since [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the movie proper]], well, maybe some jerky habits die hard.
* Galloway also accidentally refers to Knock Out as "[[Knockdown (disambiguation)|Knockdown]]".
* Elita-One and Optimus Prime again allude to the events of ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'', hinting at the outcome of the framing sequence seen throughout that comic, which had yet to be revealed at the time of this issue's release.
* This issue featured the debut of Space Case, in advance of his toy being revealed to even exist.
* The "pet" Shockwave mentioned in passing in the previous issue is revealed to the subterranean tentacle-beast previously seen in [[Foundation issue 2|''Foundation'' #2]]. At the time of these comics' publication, it had otherwise only been briefly glimpsed in an early trailer for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
* A NEST soldier accuses Knock Out of having "[[Robo-Vision]]".
* As Jolt guards Fearswoop, he entertains himself by reading the first issue of IDW's ''[[Godzilla]]'' comic, which was published just two weeks before this issue. The back cover of the comic features the cover to [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|issue #12]] of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' comic.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Art by [[Brian Rood]] of Starscream.
*'''Cover RI:''' Art by Carlos Magno, with colors by Aburtov and Graphikslava, of Arcee, Chromia and Elita-One.

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Sky Blast (G1)

2021-10-03T14:06:02Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{disambig3|Skyblast}}
:''Sky Blast is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Romtf2 skyblast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"No swindling or brawling, and don't even ''think'' about vortex-ing!"]]

'''Sky Blast''' is a hothead with an insatiable Energon lust. He's always got his guns ready to mow down any [[Decepticon]]. "''BLAST OFF!''"

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Receiving his name for his skill at annihilating people, Sky Blast was placed under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. He did not get along with his commanding officer.

In the mid-19th century, the trio encountered a group of [[Decepticon]]s in the [[Zugzwang Cluster]] and eliminated them. When Bumblebee and Magnus went to investigate, they found the wreckage of a [[Galactic Council]] ship. Accessing the navigational computer, they found the ship had been headed to [[Xetaxxis]]. After a week of searching, the three found the planet and Sky Blast stayed with the ship while the other two boarded ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' to stop [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:ShiningArmor2-InfectedSkyBlast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Boy, Morty, I really Cronenberged the world up, didn't I?"]]

From the ship, Sky Blast read that the station was only being held together by its forcefield and asked if everything was okay. Ignoring Magnus's confirmation that all was well, Sky Blast boarded the station and fired at [[Stardrive]] after she'd attacked Bumblebee, mistaking her for a Decepticon. He ignored the [[Dire Wraith|disgusting organics]], however, which proved his undoing—one was able to get close and merge with him. The resulting Wraith/Cybertronian abomination tore apart [[Doomwings (G1)|Doomwings]] before turning its attention to the [[Space Knight]]s. In an attempt to kill the beast and offer Sky Blast a last mercy, Magnus disabled ''Orchid Crossing''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forcefield, hoping that the station's unprotected reentry would burn up everything inside. From within [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], however, [[Vekktral]] observed that the hybrid had survived. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

It landed in a Xetaxxian village and began destroying everything around it as Starscream and Vekktral watched from a safe distance. Vekktral observed that the mutation was progressing and becoming even more unstable; soon, the instability reached critical levels, and the hybrid simply burned out. After poking the corpse, Starscream confirmed that the situation had resolved itself. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

In an attempt to convince Stardrive to join the Decepticons, Starscream claimed to need her knowledge of the Dire Wraiths to ensure that more Cybertronians didn't share the cruel fate of poor Blast Off. Or whatever his name was. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

While reporting on the situation to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], Bumblebee despaired that, despite the deaths of both Sky Blast and [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], the Decepticons had destroyed yet another civilization. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[File:Armada-toy SkyBlast.JPG|thumb|250px|Tentacles not included.]]
*'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-13'''
{{note|The ''Armada'' [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Armada|Sky Blast]] toy doubles as the IDW Generation 1 character Sky Blast.}}

: Sky Blast transforms into a multi-thruster rocket based on the Vostok Rocket. He is designed to be carried on his teammate [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]'s truck-mode. He also forms the main chamber of the combined [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] weapon. He was only available in the Space Team set with [[Astroscope]] and Payload.

: The Space Team was put in "clamshell" packaging with other Mini-Con teams as "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, including the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]], and [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]].

: This mold was used to make [[Backblast]]. It was slated for a few other [[redeco]]es that were ultimately not released.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/SkyBlast/skyblast.htm More information on Sky Blast at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Sky Blast is, of course, an import—and super-sizing—of [[Sky Blast (Armada)|the ''Armada'' character of the same name]]. He even has the same annoying catchphrase which is probably why he's erroneously listed as "Blast Off" on the "Roll Call" pages of issues 2 and 3.

[[Category:Dire Wraiths]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]

D-Void

2021-08-29T10:55:29Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

:''The D-Void is a cosmic force from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HoD2 Feed D-Void.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|When you proceed on your way to oblivion.]]

The '''D-Void''' is a mysterious dark entity that resides within the shadows of the [[Dead Universe]] and is the personification of it. A mass of eyes and black tentacles, this creature seeks to devour the life of entire worlds in order to satiate its hunger, but is unable to leave the Dead Universe without outside help. It is described as being an unbelievably powerful being with the capacity to return the [[spark]] to a deceased [[Transformer]], control the minds of robotic beings and drain energy from Cybertronians to feed on them.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The D-Void was responsible for creating a trans-dimensional portal from the Dead Universe into the main reality, which manifested initially as a lake on the world of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Once it formed, the D-Void used a lure that drew the cybernetic inhabitants of Gorlam Prime into the pool, where it devoured the entirety of the planetary robotic population's [[spark]]s of life in order to awaken it. Following that moment, the lake transformed into a sphere that served as a portal directly to the creature's realm as it began its plan to enter into the normal universe. [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], after being empowered by the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], journeyed through the portal, where his unique energy caused the D-Void to hunger for his spark. This caused a shaken Galvatron to flee back to the Gorlam Prime portal, where he decided to rally an army of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to fight the emerging threat of the D-Void, as it now intended to feast on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} Unknown to Galvatron, the Heart of Darkness and the D-Void were in fact one and the same with the entity using it as a means of getting purchase to the normal universe. Its intentions towards Cybertron was because the Transformer homeworld was dead and through the oblivious Galvatron it began to turn the whole planet into a giant portal between the Dead Universe and the normal one. From this planet-sized portal, the D-Void would enter into the universe where it would fuse with everything and kill all life. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:HoD4 D-Void takes over.jpg|thumb|left|upright|"I feel the warp overtaking me... It is a good pain!"]]
The D-Void later returned [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s spark to his body, remaking him with the intent of sending him back as his vessel to reclaim the Heart of Darkness from Galvatron. Nemesis was ejected from a portal on [[Dykayra]], where he took down Galvatron's makeshift army by draining their energy with a shockwave technique. Declaring that the universe would be his prey, he attacked Galvatron himself, but was driven back to the portal. Nemesis/D-Void believed that Galvatron intended to use the portal to empower himself, but Galvatron smugly revealed that he was only distracting Nemesis while his full army arrived with the strength to throw the D-Void back into the Dead Universe. After the portal was destroyed, Galvatron quieted [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]'s claims of victory by explaining that Nemesis was only the D-Void's harbinger. To prepare for the D-Void's return, Galvatron attempted to recruit [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to his side, but was rebuffed, and instead decided to make his first line of defense at Cybertron, where he knew the D-Void would strike first. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Deceptigod Chaos part3 Kings.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"Decepticons are ''obsessed'' with combining. Put two of 'em in a room and within seconds one will be standing on the other's shoulders. '''''Fact'''''".]]
Both [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] revealed the truth about the D-Void's intentions and that it planned to trick Galvatron into bringing the Heart of Darkness inside Cybertron. Galvatron was under the mistaken belief that the Heart of Darkness would help destroy Cybertron thus preventing the Expansion of the Dead Universe to the normal one. However, in actuality, the fact that Cybertron was a dead world would give it a true foothold in the "live" universe. Thus, he thought he was saving the universe when in fact he was aiding in its destruction. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} When the Autobots interfered, the D-Void reached out through the Heart of Darkness and took control of Galvatron's army along with the [[Decepticon]]s present, who were for some reason most susceptible to its mind control. It combined the soldiers into [[Deceptigod|a massive creature]] and attacked the Autobots, presumably to prevent them from stopping Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The Decepticons were combined in part due to their unity of purpose under Megatron's totalitarian control. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] resisted the D-Void's control and destroyed the Deceptigod, Galvatron felt its injury through the Heart of Darkness. Optimus Prime moved after Galvatron as he headed towards [[Vector Sigma]] with the aim in throwing the Heart of Darkness into the primal wellspring, but arrived too late to stop him from turning Vector Sigma into a portal through which the D-Void began to emerge. The D-Void was ultimately stopped when Optimus Prime dove into Vector Sigma and used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to defeat it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that the [[Dark Spark]] could have been a fragment of the D-Void, among other explanations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

==Notes==
*The D-Void is referred to as simply "D-Void" in ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', but "''the'' D-Void" in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]''.
*Since the Darkness is an aspect of the D-Void, the entity was likely also responsible for manipulating Nemesis Prime behind the scenes during the [[Expansion]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''D-Void''' (ディボイド ''Diboido'')

[[Category:Dead Universe]]
[[Category:Generation 1 gods]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) characters]]

Slapdash (G1)

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Genitus: Grammar and readability cleanup.

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{{disambig3|Slapdash}}
:''Slapdash is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Slapdash boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't worry, he forgot to load that gun.]]
'''Slapdash''' is a ditz. Being a ''likable'' ditz is the only thing that has kept his fellow Autobots from abandoning him on the battlefield during one of his mishaps. When charging into combat, he'll often forget to bring his gun, to fill up his tank, or even to notify his partner [[Lube]] that they're going on a mission, leaving himself unable even to transform. On the other hand, he often manages to bumble his way successfully through a battle, demonstrating the kind of sheer luck reserved only for the idiots.

In any case, he has excellent taste in [[Earth]] [[television]]. ''[[Miami Metal Clamp]]'' is his favorite show.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Powermasterspeoplepower.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Absent-minded Slapdash left his not-standing-in-[[character model]] stance at home.]]
While two Earth Autobots named [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] settled their differences in a crater on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Slapdash, [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] remained behind on the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' as a skeleton crew to guard the ship from attack. When the Decepticons ''did'' attack, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] commandeered the ''Steelhaven'' and its small crew to return to [[Nebulos]], in the hopes of rebuilding the legendary [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] as a true leader to oversee all Autobots. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

They ran into difficulties on Nebulos, however. The inhabitants were less than cooperative and had poisoned their fuel supplies since [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew had left in order to prevent further Transformers involvement on their world. What's worse, a pair of crooked Nebulans had made an alliance with two Decepticon bandits and made them uniquely immune to the poison fuel, putting Nebulos at their mercy. Slapdash and the others tried to fight back against the Decepticons, but were running dangerously low on fuel due to their long journey and proved no match for their [[Powermaster]] opponents. But after seeing the Autobots' determination to revive their leader Optimus Prime at any cost, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] and his research staff decided to help save the Autobots and underwent the Powermaster process themselves. Slapdash was binary-bonded to Lube, one of Hi-Q's top assistants. After successfully driving off the Decepticon Powermasters with their new strength, the Autobots and their binary-bonded partners all chose to leave Nebulos and return to Earth, with Optimus Prime once more functional. {{storylink|People Power!}}

[[File:Border Flats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
While traveling back to Earth aboard the ''Steelhaven'', Slapdash stood with the others as Optimus Prime displayed images of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and Earth for the benefit of their new Nebulon partners. This was interrupted by a transmission from the [[Cosmic Carnival]], which Slapdash and Joyride agreed looked fun. Upon seeing that [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was part of the show's line-up, Optimus and Goldbug investigated, though the rest of the crew did not, as the carnival had a steep entrance fee. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}} ''Finally, they reached Earth on [[Christmas]] Day. As Optimus Prime stood outside their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in the snow, Slapdash watched "[[Miami Metal Clamp]]" with some of their Nebulon partners. The broadcast was interrupted by an emergency news bulletin, which reported a Transformer-caused disturbance in town. Deciding to investigate quietly, Getaway took Slapdash, Joyride, and their partners the town of [[Border Flats]], where they fought these mysterious Transformer troublemakers, only to find out they were Autobots! The whole incident had been a misunderstanding, the confusion brought about when the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], attempted to join a Christmas celebration. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime returned from his moment alone to impart to Slapdash and the rest the importance of their responsibility to the planet.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

[[File:DreadwingDown SlapdashNiceTiming.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Esteemed master of the art of Klutz-Fu.]]
''Slapdash was part of a mission to retrieve a power cell which had accidentally been sent down to the ocean floor along with [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], and their Nebulan partners, during the latter's attempt to steal the device. He proved almost useful in underwater combat when he accidentally landed on [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] while falling into the drink, and backhanded [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] into unconsciousness without even realizing what was happening. With their Nebulan partners running low on air, the Autobots had them transform into their ambulatory modes while they carried on the fight, despite this putting them at an even greater disadvantage against their more maneuverable foes. When Lube and the others breached the [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]'s cockpit, putting the Decepticon Nebulans at risk of drowning as well, the Seacons retreated to see to their safety. With the power cell now safely in hand, the Autobots were able to resurface triumphant.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:PrimeBomb JoyrideSlapdashDreadwind.jpg|right|upright=0.7|thumb]]
''Out of nostalgia for a time when he had lived inside a computer game, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in a [[floppy disk]] at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the disc to malicious use. Slapdash, Joyride, and Getaway were tasked with guard duty at the game company, though upon arrival Slapdash realized he had forgotten something important: his Nebulan partner! Without [[Lube]], he was forced to remain in vehicle mode throughout the mission. This hindered him greatly when Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked. The Autobots were forced to scramble for cover, allowing Darkwing access to the building while Dreadwind remained on the offensive.''

''Realizing that they were failing at their task, the three Autobots made a mad dash for the building, in the hopes that at least one of them would make it inside before Dreadwind took them out with his [[thermal melter]]s. Slapdash wound up getting shot and was sent careening into a nearby field, but Getaway successfully outpaced the jet. Despite the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] joining the battle, the Decepticons ultimately managed to escape with the disc in-hand. Worse yet, Getaway had gotten himself stuck atop of the jets, and wound up getting taken to Scorponok's base as a prisoner! Thankfully, Getaway's escape artist skills served him well in getting away from his captors. He met with Slapdash and Joyride after his breakout, and learned that Optimus had rolled out alone to deal with a smart missile launched after him during Getaway's capture. The Powermasters headed after their leader to help, but found the situation already resolved upon their arrival. It turned out Getaway had managed to convince the [[ABC|Decepticon's computer]] to disarm the missile during his time aboard Scorponok's ship, and had launched a dud after the Autobot leader.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

[[File:Slapdashwallflower.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Appletini, please! Easy on the tini!]]
Slapdash was one of several Autobots who, under Optimus Prime's command, responded to the [[Micromaster]] [[Air Strike Patrol]]'s attack on [[MacDill Air Force Base]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} When Prime realized that this was a diversion orchestrated by an [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|unknown party]], he ordered Slapdash and the others back on board the [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] which brought them there. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

[[File:EndOfTheRoad SlapdashWreckage.jpg|right|upright=0.9|thumb|It's him. You recognize the six nipples.]]
''During one of the Ark's quieter moments, he was seen sipping a refreshing drink while hanging out with his comrades. At least, until [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] attacked the Ark, intent on getting revenge on [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]].'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Following Unicron's defeat, the Autobots trailed the Decepticons secretly to the planet [[Klo]]. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were aware of the Autobots' surprise attack, and all but five Autobots were destroyed. Slapdash was not one of these five, and his wrecked vehicle mode was seen among the bodies. He was likely resurrected by the [[Last Autobot]] in the end. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Slapdash was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]], though nearly gave away their disguises by shouting loudly at the Decepticons. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of Snaptrap that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} when the Autobots discussed why the Decepticons were winning, Slapdash (who was usually quiet at meetings) burst out with an impassioned speech, saying the Autobots were losing because each Autobot was trying to be, in their own way, the leader, instead of thinking about the team. He declared the Autobots need to form a centralised world government based around principles of justice and defence of the weak, and they should work to erect a world government on Earth as this was the best way of bringing about peace. The Autobots applauded this, and Optimus declared they needed to keep Earth's fuel from the Decepticons in order to see Slapdash's vision become reality.

As if to dramatically underscore this, the Autobots then had to go protect oil tankers from Decepticon attack. Slapdash helped drive off this attack, but was distraught when this turned out to be a diversion from blitz strikes across the North American continent. Under Prime's command, he went into action and helped drive the Decepticons back. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

In a battle to preserve US [[Nuclear bomb|nuclear missiles]] from falling into Decepticon hands, Slapdash challenged Darkwing and Dreadwind... who just flew away with the missiles. Whoops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}}

The characteristics of Slapdash and the other Powermaster Autobots were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}} }}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Slapdashdeadescalation.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Phew, the 1984 guys survived.]]
Slapdash battled the Cybertronian army on planet [[Ethos]] alongside [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. His flaming wreckage could be seen at the end of the battle, possibly meaning he died. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:Invasion SlapdashSandstormBroadsideInfected.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|BAD DAY BAD DAY BAD DAY BAD D- !!]]
Slapdash helped rebuild the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]]. When the evil Autobots attacked from the negative polarity universe, Slapdash was one of the first wave assimilated by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:NaturalSelectionPt2 SlapdashShot.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|''I'm okay.'']]
Slapdash was stationed at the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Civil Defense Hub]] when his fellow Autobots [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] showed up. Unbeknownst to Slapdash, they had been genetically altered by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] to be Decepticons of a sort. When Slapdash expressed surprise and shock at the trio's return from the dead, Highbrow remarked that it was Slapdash's turn to try, then shot him directly in the face. Assuming him dead, Highbrow then noted that it looked like Slapdash hadn't got the knack of resurrecting. The three then stepped over his still-smoking body and entered the building. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}}

Apparently recovered but under the influence of Scorponok's [[Gene Key]], Slapdash joined both converted Autobots and Decepticons in the search for [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] in [[surface stratum zero]] of Iacon. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Later, he was at the [[Sonic Canyons]] as Scorponok prepared to use the Gene Key to rewrite the whole of Cybertron, only being stopped at the last minute by the intervention of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}{{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TWW AgeofWrath3 Slapdash.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"Save me, [[Dreamwave Productions|imminent bankruptcy]]!!"]]
During the [[Age of Internment]], Slapdash participated in an attempt to capture one of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had cloned using [[Quintesson]] technology. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} Unfortunately, the drone was far more than they bargained for, reactivating suddenly and grabbing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Slapdash was the only 'bot with enough sense to demand reprisal immediately, but the hesitation by the other Autobots allowed the drone to defeat most of the team. Slapdash tried to crawl away from the battle, calling out to his friends, but the drone quickly caught up with him and prepared to execute the Autobot. Fortunately, Getaway attached the [[inhibitor claw]] onto the Aerospace drone, shutting it down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|''More than Meets the Eye'' #10]]}}

[[File:Second storytelling an intimate beheading.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Slapdash has enough misfortune without the Arrow of Damo-klutz hovering over him, Atomizer!]]

After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Slapdash joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] and watched a ship land on Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} He attended [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s second storytelling session over a bottle of [[Old Corroder]] in [[Swerve's]]. (It seems he once had an adventure with [[Xaaron]], [[Dipstick]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Atomizer]]). {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

When the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew returned to Cybertron during the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] event, Slapdash was in the big reunion. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He stayed on board as part of the crew as they relaunched the quest, and was among the Autobots racing for escape shuttles when the ''Lost Light'' started to disappear around them. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying KrokKillsSlapdash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.85|Yeah, he gets zombified and/or dies a lot.]]

Slapdash was relaxing at Swerve's as [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] conducted the recruitment drive for their mutiny. When asked about whether or not he would support a revolt against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Slapdash was swayed to the mutineers' side. After the mutiny, it transpired that Getaway's motives were not as noble as he had claimed, forcing the escapologist to employ [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]'s talents to rein in the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} After travelling through the [[Warren]], the ''Lost Light'' arrived on a planet that appeared to be [[Cyberutopia]], unaware that it was really an illusion created by [[Mederi]]. When the [[Adaptus|"Grand Architect"]] attacked their vessel, Geatway cut a deal with the mysterious being and surrendered his crew to [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], who used a bio-weapon to turn them into shambling, salivating [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. The Sparkeaters attacked Rodimus's crew when they arrived, but when Slapdash lumbered towards Rodimus, [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] fatally shot him and blew him to bits. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
Slapdash was a member of the Autobot resistance following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s takeover of the [[Senate]]. He and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] helped rescue [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] from [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] after the engineer returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|The only time his Western [[character model]] was animated.]]
Slapdash, [[Getaway]] and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] were shocked to discover that the Decepticons had developed [[Powermaster]] technology as well when they encountered [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] while out for a drive. The three Autobots used their Nebulan partners to transform to robot mode and fight back. They were soon joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his own partner, [[Hi-Q]] who provided additional firepower against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a battle eons ago, Getaway, Slapdash and Joyride were defeated and almost killed by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. They were only saved from certain doom when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and drove both of the Decepticons off. Many years later on [[Earth]], the three Autobots encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing again, and this time they weren't so lucky. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1 Slapdash toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He forgot to bring knees, again]]
*'''Slapdash''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Lube" Powermaster partner, laser gun, engine block, spoiler

:Slapdash transforms into a yellow Formula-1-style race car (of extremely generic design) with blue highlights. Like all Powermasters, Slapdash is "locked" in his vehicle form until his Powermaster engine Lube is inserted into the engine socket (or until you push down the relevant buttons in said socket) revealed by removing a large yellow engine block cover on the rear of his car mode.

:Unlike the other Autobot Powermaster cars, Lube plugs into what becomes Slapdash's [[robot mode]] chest, providing a very different look compared to the standard representation of the character, which features the yellow engine block in this position. The toy's instructions indicate you can "cheat" to achieve this look by not using his engine and that the cover and Lube are effectively interchangeable once Slapdash is transformed. Slapdash's spoiler plugs into his back and is designed to be able to hold whichever item is not attached to his chest at the time.

:This toy was sold in Japan as [[Road King]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Slapdash/slapdash.htm More information on Slapdash at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Slapdashmarvelhead.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|What a blockhead!]]
*The photo of Slapdash in the American 1988 Transformers toy catalog shows a version with yellow shoulders and blue forearms, which is opposite from the final production version. (Slapdash's first appearance in "People Power!" uses this color arrangement.) Also, he's absent-mindedly left his crotchplate flipped up, exposing his junk. Mistransformation or attention to character detail?
*Slapdash thinks [[Cosmic Carnival|carnivals]] are fun, likes to watch [[Miami Metal Clamp|cop shows]], and isn't very good at [[Cybertronian games#Fullstasis|board games]].
*Slapdash's Marvel Comics in-fiction appearances use a character model with a head that differs greatly from the toy's. While the toy has a rounded helmet with a pronounced v-shaped crest and a [[mouthplate]], Marvel usually (with the exception of [[Frank Springer]]'s art in "[[The Cosmic Carnival]]") gives him a very square head with a regular non-mouthplated face. It's unknown where the squared Marvel head comes from—even Slapdash's [[The Transformers Universe|''Transformers Universe'' profile]] character model art is based on the rounded toy head, albeit with a non-mouthplated face. His appearance in the commercial segment noted above uses the toy-head-with-mouth version as well.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Distrait''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Siető''' ("Slap")

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File:BountyHuntersSG.jpg

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Genitus: A rival gang of bounty hunters encountered by Blurr. Clockwise, from top right: Ultra Magnus, Roadbuster, Springer, Kup. {{art|lineart = Guido Guidi |color = [[...

A rival gang of bounty hunters encountered by [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]. Clockwise, from top right: [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Roadbuster (SG)|Roadbuster]], [[Springer (SG)|Springer]], [[Kup (SG)|Kup]].
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Bodyscrapper

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Genitus: Updated with consistent terminology.

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:''The bodyscrappers are an evil [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Bodyscrappers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]

The '''bodyscrappers''' are unscrupulous bounty hunters aligned with the [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobots]]. They usually target [[Decepticon#Shattered Glass|Decepticons]], but will not hesitate to turn on each other if it improves their payout.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
{{spoiler|Shattered Glass issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

At some point following the war, a team of bodyscrappers including [[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Higbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]] subdued [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]. They were soon joined by [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], a former scout.

In the present day, Blurr was hired to hunt down [[Sixshot (SG)|Sixshot]], a Decepticon straggler taking refuge in [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl's]] territory. He fought off a rival team of bounty hunters before executing the Decepticon. While he brought the dismembered remains to [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] in [[Gold City]], Hardhead and Chromedome took on [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug's]] contract to kill [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]. They managed to weaken the Decepticon lieutenant, and came close to capturing him, but were denied their bounty by Blurr's last-second intervention. Blurr's brief alliance with Starscream proved to be more than a match for the two, and they were left incapacitated.

In the [[Static Zone]], Blurr planned to gain Starscream's trust, before leading him to the volcano range of [[Chrome Ridge]], where his quarry would be vulnerable. However, Starscream struck first, and used Blurr's own hubris to kill the bodyscrapper. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}}
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==Notes==
*The featured bodyscrappers are recolored versions of figures released in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|''Retro Headmasters'']] subline. According to colorist [[John-Paul Bove]], most of the colors are original, and not meant to reference counterparts from the positive universe.<ref>[https://twitter.com/wordmongerer/status/1428618566442565634 John Paul Bove on Twitter, August 20th, 2021]: "I did colour this, but their colours are not based on any other character they are just schemes I liked."</ref>
*The squad of bounty hunters seen competing with Blurr on the Sixshot bounty, seen in silhouette, is ostensibly composed of [[Kup (SG)|Kup]], [[Springer (SG)|Springer]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Roadbuster (SG)|Roadbuster]]. Assuming these characters are also considered bodyscrappers, the group as a whole likely serves as this universe's counterpart to the [[Wreckers]].

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Brainstorm (SG)

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Genitus: Updated with consistent terminology.

{{factions|sgAutobot}}

{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm}}

:''Brainstorm is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BrainstormSG.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The smug smirk persists even into the mirrorverse.]]

'''Brainstorm''' is a [[bodyscrapper]], a ruthless bounty hunter who completes contracts for [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] warlords.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
{{spoiler|Shattered Glass issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

Brainstorm once posed with fellow bodyscrappers [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}}
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==Notes==
*Brainstorm's design in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shards]]'' is a "virtual redeco" of the original character's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' [[Brainstorm (G1)#Retro Headmasters|release]].

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User talk:Saix

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Genitus: /* Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" */

Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (Autobot)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

User:Genitus/Sandbox

2021-08-27T00:58:06Z

Genitus:

{{spoiler|everything ever created|September 3 2101}}

===DO SOON===
*Fix Excessivesarcasm template formatting (gif > png)
*Poor-quality DOTM Shockwave death scene
*Outdated Han Solo toy mistransformation information
*Bodyscrappers GoBox?
*Softhead/"slow but decent"

===Things to edit===
*Nautica
*Rung
*Springarm, Trailbreaker, Skids and closure
*Trailguy images
*Krok and Scavengers
*Fort Max and journey
*Skids delet
*Springer
*Ten (case)
*Bluestreak
*Sparkeaters
*RIPTIDE
*Froid
*Cy-Gar
*Functionist Primus
*Tor

===Copy-paste stuff and templates===
{{storylink|Story (Part X): Title|Title}}

====Ascension====
Millions of years later, the Functionist Council managed to retrofit [[Cybertron (planet)#The Functionist Universe|the entire planet]] to have a robot mode - an effigy of their god, [[Guiding Hand|Primus]]. Merging with Vector Sigma (and the other six remaining members of the Council), [NUMBER]-of-Twelve followed the rebel Megatron through a tear in space into the main universe. There, they destroyed [[Mederi]], as well as all of the planetary elements of [[Adaptus|Adaptus's]] [[God Gun]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} As the construct moved to start cleansing the universe of all organic life, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} [[Moonbase One#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Luna 1]] suddenly crashed into the back of its neck, forcing it to transform back to its default planet mode. The Council immediately started trying to shift back; in the meantime, Functionary armies were sent to the various [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] to prevent the [[Lost Light]] crew from overloading Vector Sigma with twelve Matrices. Against all odds, the Lost Lighters managed to complete their mission. The resulting energy surge vaporized the Council, and their dream died with them. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

===Linking to wiki images without slapping down the actual image===
*This body type's robot mode is designed to look as though it transforms into [[:File:Bumblebee-CyberToon.jpg| G1 Bumblebee's cybertronian alt mode]]. Despite this, it transforms into a totally different cybertronian car. This is [[Jackpot (Animated)| not the only ''Animated'' character]] to do this.

===Great articles===
[[FREE! Blaster!]]

User talk:Saix

2021-08-27T00:51:57Z

Genitus: /* Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" */ new section

Shattered Glass issue 1

2021-08-27T00:50:00Z

Genitus: Added error documentation. Also, Hardhead's colors are not at all similar to Quake; he's purple and tan, while Quake is maroon and indigo.

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'''On a shattered Cybertron where evil reigns supreme, the ruthless bounty hunter Blurr pursues a high-ranking Decepticon rebel.'''

==Synopsis==
For eons, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have battled for supremacy, a struggle that took them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] and back before the Autobots finally triumphed. In ''this'' universe, however, the Autobot are the villains: ruthless, freedom-hating autocrats, the tyrannical [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his minions have conquered Cybertron and nearly crushed the heroic [[Decepticon]] freedom fighters under their heel. Their takeover has not been smooth, however, as Prime's followers [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] and [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] have rebelled against their leader and seized territories and soldiers of their own. Amidst these three-way turf wars and border skirmishes, the task of mopping up the Decepticons falls to the [[bodyscrapper]]s: elite bounty hunters who track down, round up, and junk Decepticon fugitives. And among the bodyscrappers, there are few as efficient or cruel as [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]—an adrenaline junkie forever chasing his next high, he delights in going after dangerous Decepticons and other and high-risk targets, playing with his prey before finally going in for the kill. But as Blurr drives through the deadly [[Static Zone]], passing the volcanic [[Chrome Ridge]] with [[Sixshot (SG)|Sixshot]]'s dismembered corpse hitched to his bumper, Blurr muses that the trade's grown dull: the remaining Decepticons are too weak to put up an entertaining fight and their numbers are dwindling.

Blurr returns to [[Gold City]], pushes his way through the squalid slums, and triumphantly delivers his latest catch to [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]]. As part of his ongoing quest to engineer a better breed of 'bot, the mad doctor endlessly experiments on the poor and downtrodden inhabitants of Gold City using the spare parts Blurr brings in from his victims. As Ratchet's latest experiment writhes in pain, Blurr describes his latest adventure: though the trail took him all the way into Prowl's territory and into the path of a rival scrapper gang, Blurr easily escaped with his kill. It's not like he was in any ''real'' danger, he sighs; after all, he can outrun ''anyone''. Despite his ennui, Ratchet piques Blurr's interest with news of Goldbug's latest bounty. The ruler of Gold City has reached out to ''every'' scrapper under his command to bring in a certain high-value target alive; as Blurr snatches a homing beacon from Ratchet and races out the door, he has just barely enough time to learn ''who'' he's hunting: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s loyal lieutenant, [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]!

Elsewhere, [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]] and [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]] have already found Starscream and pinned him under a volley of fire. Blurr observes the fight from a safe distance; although Starscream puts up a good fight, it's still two against one. Unable to bear the idea of losing a bounty to his rivals, Blurr takes the only option he has left, shoots Chromedome's blaster from his hands, and dives into the fray to rescue his quarry! The unlikely allies work together to take out their mutual enemies, but this is no sudden show of altruism on Blurr's part. If he activates the beacon ''now'' and calls down Goldbug and Ratchet, Starscream will immediately realize the game and escape. The only way he can deliver Starscream to his employer is by convincing the Decepticon to walk right into Goldbug's arms... and if he can do ''that'', then he'll surely go down in history as the greatest bounty hunter on Cybertron.

Of course, Starscream's no fool, and immediately suspects treachery the moment he and Blurr are a safe distance away from Gold City. Blurr tries to get Starscream to see reason—after all, he's injured, Goldbug wants him dead, and the other two Autobot warlords won't treat him any better if he can even make the trip. There's nowhere on Cybertron he can run to; Blurr knows all the safe routes through the Static Zone, and the only way Starscream survives is if he accepts Blurr's assistance. When Starscream snaps that he's not going anywhere, Blurr goes for another angle: he's not ''really'' an Autobot anymore, he claims, he just can't afford to declare his neutrality. When the war began, he was just a scout; after [[Earth]] and the end of the war, however, the scouts were out of a job. Most survived by becoming couriers... but as the new regime took shape, packages became contracts, and couriers became scrappers. After still more back-and-forth, Blurr finally convinces Starscream that he just wants to help, and the pair set off towards the Chrome Ridge volcano range—a hazardous region at the best of times, it's currently a boiling hellscape of molten metal during the rainy season. Secretly, this turn of events delights Blurr: the volcanoes will keep Starscream trapped until Goldbug arrives. Blurr is so caught up in his egotistical imaginings that he doesn't realize he's been double-crossed, as Starscream blasts his vehicle mode and sends him tumbling out of control!

Starscream was ''never'' convinced by Blurr's affable façade and has been waiting for the right time to strike—and did so the second Blurr let his guard down. But despite his best efforts to hit the Autobot, Blurr easily runs rings around the Decepticon flier and blasts him again and again. Convinced that he's run Starscream ragged, Blurr zips in to deliver the final blow... only for Starscream to promptly sidestep his wild charge at the last second! With no way to stop, Blurr careens right into the nearest volcano slope and into a flow of red-hot liquid metal. As Blurr struggles to get free, Starscream explains that he could never ''outrun'' Blurr, but ''outthinking'' the reckless Autobot is another matter entirely. Trapped and helpless, Blurr screams that he'll kill Starscream even as the molten metal engulfs him...

Starscream stays with Blurr's corpse for the rest of the night to make sure that he's truly dead. As the sun rises, Starscream must continue his mission, but as he transforms and takes off, he takes a moment to thank Blurr, despite his selfish cruelty. After all, the bounty hunter has brought Starscream one step closer to his ultimate goal: finding Megatron!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 

{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
* [[Sixshot (SG)|Sixshot]] (1)
* [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (9)
* ''[[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]'' (18)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
{{collist|2|
* [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] (2)
* [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] (4)
* ''[[Kup (SG)|Kup]]'' (5)
* ''[[Springer (SG)|Springer]]'' (6)
* ''[[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'' (7)
* ''[[Roadbuster (SG)|Roadbuster]]'' (8)
* [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]] (10)
* [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]] (11)
* ''[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]'' (12)
* ''[[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]]'' (13)
* ''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
* ''[[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]]'' (15)
* ''[[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]]'' (16)
* ''[[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]]'' (17)
}}
}}

==Quotes==
"I try not to ask too much from a bunch of '''numb nodes''' not smart enough to avoid having a contract out on them. It's just that I remember that there '''used''' to be Decepticons who were a challenge."
:—'''Blurr'''

"I know we're supposed to take him in alive, Hardhead... but Goldbug didn't say anything about not leaving a few '''cracks''' in his casing." 
"One thing you should know about me... I'm '''incredibly''' vain. I don't take to denting and cracking very well."
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Starscream'''

"Don't let my devastatingly good looks fool you—I'm '''always''' twitchy around '''Autobots'''." 
"'''HA!''' Don't flatter yourself, Screamo—ain't nobody swooning over an outdated '''Seeker''' these days!" 
"Outdated? I'm a '''classic''', you overgrown junkheap!"
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Blurr'''

"Blurr, the fastest '''bodyscrapper''' of them all. Fastest being on '''Cybertron'''." 
"NONONONONONONO!" 
"But I didn't need to outrun you. I needed to '''outthink''' you." 
:—'''Starscream''' kills '''Blurr'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* ''Shattered Glass'' was originally created by [[Fun Publications]] in [[2008]] as the theme for that year's [[BotCon]] convention. Subsequent comics and prose stories fleshed out this universe, and it soon became one of, if not ''the'', most popular things Fun Publications ever contributed to the overarching ''Transformers'' brand. Likely in response to this popularity, ''Shattered Glass'' repeatedly crossed over with other Fun Publications universes and became a key setting within Fun Publications' complex [[multiverse]] meta-lore all the way up until the company lost the ''Transformers'' license in late [[2016]]. In comparison, IDW's take on ''Shattered Glass'' is a simpler, back-to-basics reboot unconnected to Fun Publications' stories—indeed, the comic does its own thing by eschewing the usual Autobot-Decepticon conflict in favor of a post-war setting not unlike IDW's own "[[2005 IDW continuity#James Roberts, John Barber, and "Phase Two"|Phase Two]]" era, and as is the way of ''Transformers'' reboots and re-imaginings, the comic picks and chooses characters and concepts at will. Details between these continuities differ: for instance, Starscream speaks about his "[[spark]]" when the original Fun Publications stories established that mirror-universe Cybertronians possessed negatively-charged "embers" instead.

===Transformers references===
* The Static Zone is occupied by a motionless [[Titan (group)|Titan]], partially sunken into the ground—an apparent riff on [[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW's ''Transformers'']] ongoing, which features a number of "[[immersant]]" Titans as a regular feature of Cybertron's geography. This particular Titan is colored to resemble the Decepticon [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]; given that this is ''Shattered Glass'', however, it's likely that this is (was?) actually an evil Metroplex.
* The silhouetted 'bots trying to gank Blurr's kill on page three appear to be mirror-universe version of the [[Wreckers]]. The largest 'bot is clearly Ultra Magnus, sporting his unmistakable head antennae and shoulder pads; to his left is a smaller Autobot with a two-ridged head—presumably Kup, who's been a Wrecker in multiple IDW continuities. The sword-wielding 'bot with a three-ridged head is likely Springer, and the bruiser to his right is probably Roadbuster, using a version of ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' body. If that's the case, then his shoulder weapons are on the wrong side... but then, this is a mirror universe!
* The lethal no-man's-land known as the "Static Zone" has some precedent in Fun Publication's ''Shattered Glass'' prose stories, where it was known as the "[[Rad Zone]]" (which was itself lifted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]]s), and encompassed a sizeable portion of the planet.
* Optimus Prime's city of "Pax" features a massive dome-structure, much like the [[Great Dome]] in the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. The comic doesn't explicitly lay this out, but given the setting and timeframe, it's likely that "Pax" ''is'' Iacon, having been conquered and renamed in honor of the evil Autobot leader's original identity.
* The bodyscrappers in Blurr's flashback are the four original Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s: Chromedome, Hardhead, Brainstorm, and Highbrow, plus an evil Fortress Maximus in the background. In a rather notable example of IDW's artists using a character's most recently released toy, this means that they're specifically based on their ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' action figures, and as a result Brainstorm and Hardhead both have mouths instead of [[mouthplate]]s. Their victim [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]], meanwhile, combines his ''[[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toy with his black, white, and yellow color scheme from the original ''Shattered Glass'' run.

===Real-world references===
* The idea of bounty hunters receiving unique fobs for each new contract they receive ''probably'' owes something to the first season of ''{{w|The Mandalorian}}'', which used a similar system as a plot point.

===Errors===
* On the sixth panel of page five, Blurr's "circle" should be "circles".
* Chromedome's chest is miscolored on page nine; his Autobot insignia is also red instead of purple.
* On the last panel of page 11, Blurr's "over soldered" should be hyphenated.
* Blurr's last monologue box on page 16 should likely be moved back to the penultimate panel.
* On the third panel of the last page, Starscream's "who" should be "whom".

===Other trivia===
* The original ''Shattered Glass'' stories featured a nerdy running gag where basically every minor character sported colors based on characters from the other faction—for instance, the [[Technobot (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Technobots]] wore the colors of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|original Terrorcon]]s and vice versa. In the reboot, things are a bit more nebulous: although at least [[Metroplex (SG)|one character]] intentionally uses the livery of another, colorist [[John-Paul Bove]] has gone on record to say that most of the minor characters in this issue—Chromedome, Sixshot, and Hardhead—weren't colored as homages.<ref>[https://twitter.com/wordmongerer/status/1428618566442565634 John Paul Bove on Twitter, August 20th, 2021]: "I did colour this, but their colours are not based on any other character they are just schemes I liked."</ref>

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A''': A sinister Blurr homages [[Derek Yaniger]]'s cover for [[War Without End!|''Transformers: Generation 2'' issue #1]], by [[Alex Milne]]
* '''Cover B''': Blurr on the run, by [[Dan Khanna]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Blurr, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
* '''Hasbro Pulse exclusive cover''': Gotta go fast, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]

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==References==
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==External links==
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File:Bodyscrappers.jpg

2021-08-27T00:13:03Z

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The [[bodyscrapper|bodyscrappers]], as recalled by [[Blurr (SG)| Blurr]]. From left to right: [[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Higbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]], and their victim, [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]].
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User:Genitus

2021-08-26T19:41:26Z

Genitus:

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Physicist

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2021-08-26T19:21:03Z

Genitus: Improved description.

[[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], evil [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] [[bodyscrapper]].
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Bodyscrapper

2021-08-26T19:12:56Z

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:''The bodyscrappers are an evil [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Bodyscrappers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]

The '''Bodyscrappers''' are unscrupulous bounty hunters aligned with the [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobots]]. They usually target [[Decepticon#Shattered Glass|Decepticons]], but will not hesitate to turn on each other if it improves their payout.

==Fiction==

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===

{{spoiler|Shards issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

At some point following the war, a team of bodyscrappers including [[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Higbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]] subdued [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]. They were soon joined by [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], a former scout.

In the present day, Blurr was hired to hunt down [[Sixshot (SG)|Sixshot]], a Decepticon straggler taking refuge in [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl's]] territory. He fought off a rival team of bounty hunters before executing the Decepticon. While he brought the dismembered remains to [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] in [[Gold City]], Hardhead and Chromedome took on [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug's]] contract to kill [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]. They managed to weaken the Decepticon lieutenant, and came close to capturing him, but were denied their bounty by Blurr's last-second intervention. Blurr's brief alliance with Starscream proved to be more than a match for the two, and they were left incapacitated.

In the [[Static Zone]], Blurr planned to gain Starscream's trust, before leading him to the volcano range of [[Chrome Ridge]], where his quarry would be vulnerable. However, Starscream struck first, and used Blurr's own hubris to kill the scrapper. {{storylink|Shards issue 1}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*The bodyscrappers in ''Shards'' are recolored versions of figures released in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|''Retro Headmasters'']] subline. According to colorist [[John-Paul Bove]], most of the colors are original, and not meant to reference counterparts from the positive universe. <ref>[https://twitter.com/wordmongerer/status/1428618566442565634 John Paul Bove on Twitter, August 20th, 2021]: "I did colour this, but their colours are not based on any other character they are just schemes I liked."</ref>
*The squad of bounty hunters seen competing with Blurr on the Sixshot bounty, seen in silhouette, is ostensibly composed of [[Kup (SG)|Kup]], [[Springer (SG)|Springer]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Roadbuster (SG)|Roadbuster]]. Assuming these characters are also considered bodyscrappers, the group as a whole likely serves as this universe's counterpart to the [[Wreckers]].

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File:Bodyscrappers.jpg

2021-08-26T18:23:06Z

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The [[bodyscrappers]], as recalled by [[Blurr (SG)| Blurr]]. From left to right: [[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Higbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]], and their victim, [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]].
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Brainstorm (SG)

2021-08-26T18:16:12Z

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:''Brainstorm is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BrainstormSG.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The smug smirk persists even into the mirrorverse.]]

'''Brainstorm''' is a [[bodyscrapper]], a ruthless bounty hunter who completes contracts for [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] warlords.

==Fiction==

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===

{{spoiler|Shards issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

In a flashback shown as part of [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr's]] internal monologue, Brainstorm is seen posing with fellow bodyscrappers [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Shards issue 1}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*Brainstorm's design in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shards]]'' is a "virtual redeco" of the original character's ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' [[Brainstorm_(G1)#Retro Headmasters|release]].

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Brainstorm (SG)

2021-08-26T17:59:29Z

Genitus: Added main image.

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{{disambig2|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Brainstorm (G1)}}

:''Brainstorm is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BrainstormSG.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The smug smirk persists even into the mirrorverse.]]

'''Brainstorm''' is a [[bodyscrapper]], a ruthless bounty hunter who completes contracts for [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] warlords.

==Fiction==

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===

{{spoiler|Shards issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

In a flashback shown as part of [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr's]] internal monologue, Brainstorm is seen posing with fellow bodyscrappers [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Shards issue 1}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*Brainstorm's design in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shards]]'' is a "virtual redeco" of the original character's ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' [[Brainstorm_(G1)#Retro Headmasters|release]].

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File:BrainstormSG.jpg

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Evil [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] [[Brainstorm]].
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File:Bodyscrappers.jpg

2021-08-26T17:45:54Z

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The [[bodyscrappers]], as recalled by [[Blurr (SG)| Blurr]].
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Brainstorm (SG)

2021-08-26T17:34:28Z

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:''Brainstorm is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Brainstorm''' is a [[bodyscrapper]], a ruthless bounty hunter who completes contracts for [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] warlords.

==Fiction==

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===

{{spoiler|Shards issue 1|September 25, 2021}}

In a flashback shown as part of [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr's]] internal monologue, Brainstorm is seen among the ranks of the bodyscrappers together with [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Shards issue 1}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*Brainstorm's design in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shards]]'' is a "virtual redeco" of the original character's ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' [[Brainstorm_(G1)#Retro Headmasters|release]].

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The Core

2021-08-19T17:37:36Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{disambig3|Core}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=28
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=49
|prev2=Cosmic Rust (episode)
|next2=Blaster Blues
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=7
|prev3=The Autobot Run
|next3=Dinobot Island, Part 1
|image=TheCore Devastator zapped.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Core"
|production code=#700-27
|airdate=[[October 29]], 1985
|written by=[[Dennis Marks]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron tries to drill his way to the center to the Earth, while the Autobots take control of Devastator with mind-controlling Dominator Disks.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Coredevastatorattacks.jpg|left|thumb|Bowling for Autobots]]
At an underground cavern near a waterfall, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] are digging with a massive drill. However, the rock they're drilling through breaks, and only some quick work on [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]'s part plugs it up. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] orders Mixmaster to look over [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]'s sensory equipment, while [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] does his daily whine-about-Megatron's-nefarious-plan bit. Megatron counters that if they manage to tap into the [[Earth's core|Earth's molten core]], it will give the [[Decepticon]]s geothermal energy, a limitless power source. Starscream counters that if they breach the core, the Earth runs the risk of exploding. However, Megatron doesn't care: he's placed a [[space bridge]] near the drilling site, which will take the Decepticons to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] if the Earth's stability should be threatened.

[[File:Coreautobotsinnet.jpg|thumb|This is the worst tent ever!]]
Meanwhile, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]], and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] are driving around in that general area, when Sunstreaker realizes that there should be a river where they're driving through. The Autobots head to investigate, and see Mixmaster and Scavenger. The Autobots [[Transformation|transform]] to attack, only to see that the Constructicons have disappeared, and to fail to notice [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] above them. Informed by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], Megatron orders the Constructicons to destroy the Autobots and form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Decepticon [[combiner]] knocks the Autobots off the cliff, but Mirage goes invisible on them. He remains undetected as Devastator attacks the others, and finds the drill. As Mirage rejoins the group, Jazz does a [[sound and light show]] which distracts Devastator while Mirage and Sunstreaker lasso his legs with a rope, allowing the Autobots to escape.

[[File:Coredevastator&prime.jpg|left|thumb|Devastator has no idea how to start transforming 20th Anniversary Prime.]]
At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots use [[Teletraan I]] to calculate what will happen if the drill hits the Earth's core. The result will be total annihilation, but the Autobots have little hope of defeating the Decepticons with Devastator. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Chip Chase]] present [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] with their new [[dominator disk]]s, which will be placed on the individual Constructicons and take control of them when they form Devastator. Convinced, Optimus Prime orders a commando team to plant the disks on the Constructicons. Heading for the drilling site, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] freezes the falls, causing the drill to heat up. [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] orders the Constructicons to the surface, during which the Autobots plant a disk on each Constructicon. As the commandos are pulled out, Starscream has them dead to rights, but Megatron orders him to let them go, saying that he knows of their plan to control Devastator. As Megatron positions the Decepticons, he orders the Decepticons to attack. The Decepticons fire on the still moving Autobots, who break formation, as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] transform to [[bring the rain]] on the Autobots. Megatron orders the Constructicons to form Devastator, who grabs Prime. Wheeljack activates the disks and Optimus orders Devastator to release him and attack the Decepticons. Devastator follows the Autobot leader's orders. Megatron orders the Decepticons to retreat to the cave and Devastator seals them in. Optimus orders the Autobots to break off, as they can now finish the Decepticons at their leisure.

[[File:Corediagramscene.jpg|thumb|The Earth consists of a crust, the mantle, the outer core, the inner core, the inner inner core, the inner inner inner core, the...]]
Within the caverns, Starscream whines about being trapped, not having enough water to keep drilling, and so on. However, Megatron reveals that this was all part of his plan: he has a device that will override the dominator disks and stored enough water to continue drilling for some time. He just didn't tell Starscream because he's a terrible actor. At the Autobot base, the Constructicons are helping with repairs, when an earthquake hits. Realizing that the Decepticons are still drilling, the Autobots head to put them out of commission. However, Megatron is aware of their coming, watching them through the Constructicons' eyes. The Autobots and Devastator head for the cave, and Devastator is set to destroy it, at which point Megatron uses his control switch to deactivate the disks. Devastator begins attacking the Autobots, so Wheeljack tries to boost power to the disks. Unfortunately, this fries Devastator's [[Circuit (circuit)|logic circuits]] and sends him into a killing frenzy, attacking both Autobot and Decepticon alike.

[[File:Coremegs&wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|Take off your clothes and come on in!]]
Finally, the drill hits the core and the cave—and the earth itself—begin to come apart. Unfortunately, Devastator's rampage has damaged the drill's controls. Megatron orders the Decepticons to the space bridge, but Devastator damages it too. Optimus convinces Megatron to give his control switch to Wheeljack, who uses it to deactivate the disks and bring Devastator back to normal. Devastator then heads to destroy the drill, while the Decepticons flee for their [[Spark|lives]]. Devastator succeeds, but is surprised by Megatron's absence. Chip tells Devastator that he ran, but Devastator believes that "Noble Megatron" merely left to plan their next attack and leaves (he really is as dumb as a post). Chip is somewhat saddened, as he was hoping that Devastator would join the Autobots. Optimus tells him that the future is built on dreams and not to let go of his.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (10)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (19)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (20)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (24)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (25)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (26)
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*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (1)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (14)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (16)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (21)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (22)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (23)
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*[[Chip Chase]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Autobots, move out!"
:—'''Sunstreaker''', thinking he outranks Jazz and Prowl.

"It's like shooting [[dynametal duck]]s in a beryllium barrel."
:—'''Starscream''' wonders if they store [[beryllium baloney]] in beryllium barrels.

"Traitor!"
:—'''Starscream''' to Megatron. No, you read that right.

"DEVASTATOR! DEVASTATOR! HEEEEELP!!!!"
:—'''Starscream''' running and waving his arms at Devastator like an idiot.

"I do this only for the benefit of my Decepticons. It grieves me that you may also profit."
:—'''Megatron''', agreeing to ally with the Autobots and lying through his teeth (he's doing it to save his own chassis).

"What's the matter, Chip?" 
"I guess I was hoping Devastator might join the Autobots for good, but that's probably just a dumb old dream." 
"Hang on to your dreams, Chip. The future is built on dreams. Hang on."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives '''Chip Chase''' valuable words to live by.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 21st December 1984
* Dialogue recording: 28th January 1985

===Continuity notes===
[[File:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:Sound and light show.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Megatron takes a jab at Starscream's acting abilities, which we witnessed just [[A Prime Problem|one episode ago]]. He's no [[Shia LaBeouf|Beef]], but hey, he's [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|just starting]] [[Starscream's Ghost|his career]] at this point.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Everyone's arms are completely hollow in this episode. One character after the next retracts their hands into their wrists:
***Starscream reveals an improbably large drill in place of his retracted hand.
***Mirage has a tow cable in his wrist.
***Ironhide retracts his hands to fire an improbably huge torrent of blue liquid that freezes the waterfall.
***Sunstreaker, Jazz, and Wheeljack all retract their hands and replace them with wrist-rockets. Wheeljack is ''supposed'' to be able to do this according to his tech spec; the ability appeared very briefly in "[[The Autobot Run]]", and he also flew ''without'' retracting his hands in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" and "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".)
***Jazz also has a grappling hook/tow line. Of all these gimmicks, this is the only one that's actually appeared before, way back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" and [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Part 3]].
**Jazz also uses his standard sound & light show. It's... not as impressive [[The Immobilizer|as it could be]].
**Hook uses his crane mode hook as a welding tip.
**Starscream has a hand-held rifle which he attempts to use on the retreating Autobots after they place Dominator Disks on Devastator.
*For the first and only time in the series, Chip appears but Spike doesn't.
*The Autobots would finally have a combiner team to call their own in [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]].

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**As often happens, Laserbeak gets the [[TIE Fighter]] engine sound just after he flies over the Autobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
This being one of the Season 2 AKOM episodes, many characters have unusual color schemes which persist through the entire episode. This includes:
[[File:TheCore Chip in Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:TheCore ConstructiconsMegatronPoint.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Find the artists responsible for this color change, and DESTROY THEM!]]
*Megatron's gun barrel is dark gray.
*Gears' truck mode is red with blue fenders instead of blue with a red camper top. His white robot bits are colored light gray.
*Prowl is a light gray instead of white.
*Optimus Prime's backpack is white instead of red.
*Chip has a blue jacket instead of brown. This is ''good'', though. It means that, unlike a lot of cartoon humans, he actually changes clothes.
*The circle on Bumblebee's back is dark gray instead of yellow.

Errors not attributable to model sheets include:
*It seems unlikely that the metal ring surrounding the drill would fracture in exactly the same way as the rock surrounding it.
*Hook's first transformation is bizarre. His crane mode cab just kind of disappears into his stomach... only to reappear as his foot a second later.
*Scavenger's voice gives the "emergency!" lines that follow, but Scrapper is shown. It's not clear from the animation who's actually speaking, though.
*[[Michael Bell]]'s performance of Scrapper is noticeably higher-pitched and more manic than usual in this episode. He's cranked Scrapper's usual vocal "scratchiness" up a bit too, at times adding a protracted rasp between sentences.
*When the Constructicons are all shown zapping the fissure shut, all the other cracks are gone.
*Subsequent shots of the drill show no trace of the Constructicons' ad hoc ground repairs. Did they pave them over??
*Missing Seeker insignia:
**When he's first seen sitting at the console, Starscream is missing the Decepticon emblems on his wings.
**Starscream has only one wing emblem as he watches Megatron walk through the holographic rock wall.
**The Seekers are all missing their wing emblems as the Decepticons launch their counterattack on the approaching Autobots in the canyon.
**Starscream's missing his wing emblems yet again as he turns and says "You thought of everything".
**Starscream's got only one emblem as he runs crying to Devastator for help. Seriously, how hard is it to keep track of two emblems?
*It's not indisputably an error, but Starscream's hand makes none of the typical whirring/sliding noises as he retracts it and replaces it with the drill (which, holy cow, where does he ''keep'' that thing?)
*The animation of the Autobots driving up the slope out of the riverbed is crude and mistimed—Mirage drives all the way into the slope before he tilts to start climbing it. The other Autobots all tilt up as a group, even though they're in a line.
*Laserbeak's missing his transformation sound as he returns to Soundwave's chest compartment after sighting the Autobots.
*As Laserbeak plays back the Autobots' words, a second voice seems to be echoing Jazz's "Constructicons!"
*As the Constructions all transform to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], both Hook and Mixmaster suffer from their feet failing to become the corresponding part of their vehicle modes. All of the Constructicons have completely changed positions from where they were standing in the preceding shot.
*The boulder that Devastator uses against the Autobots is never seen to hit bottom.
*As usual, Devastator's combination sequence is screwed up. In addition to lacking any transformation noise, Long Haul only forms about half of his actual contribution, with Hook getting the rest. At least they got the other four guys correct!
*Three of the Constructicons are shown monitoring the drill, while at the same time Devastator is outside fighting the rest of the Autobots. ([[:File:Megatronffod.jpg|More than six]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]? [[Personal canon|Madness!]]) In the same scene, Starscream's missing one of his wing emblems yet again.
*Both Mirage and Sunstreaker drive ''through'' the tow line as they wrap it around Devastator's feet. As Devastator falls from their snare, he has two eyes instead of his usual visor.
*Coloring errors:
**Wheeljack has some strange white areas on his head when he's first seen inside Autobot Headquarters.
**Wheeljack's roof is orange instead of white as Chip leans out his window.
**Skywarp and Starscream both have yellow nosecones as they transform back into [[robot mode]] en route to the space bridge.
**Once the Autobots subjugate Devastator, he's seen swatting Skywarp, but the next shot is of Thundercracker spinning out of control. Then Thundercracker immediately flies back in ''again'' and is swatted off, screaming in Starscream's voice. The shot following that has Skywarp standing with the other Decepticons.
**Megatron has a red Decepticon symbol when he orders the Constructicons to stop the drill.
*The center line on Scrapper's face mask disappears as he orders the Constructicons to the surface.
*The Constructicons' elevator isn't animated, making them appear to just levitate into the air in vehicle mode. A whirring effects noise, and a lack of glow effects, makes it seem that this was ''not'' supposed to be the levitation beam used earlier by Starscream and Megatron. A second later, however, they ''do'' drive off the levitation beam, complete with glow effect.
*There is ''no way'' Ironhide has room for that much of the water-freezing liquid inside him.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ironhide is shown retreating into the cage at the bottom of the cliff, even though he was never shown to have left the top of the cliff. He seems to have taken Sunstreaker's place. As the cage begins to rise, Sunstreaker reappears (with a strangely miscolored or off-model head), but Jazz is missing.
**The roster of Autobots on the return mission to the cave fluctuates all over the place. Prowl, Jazz, Ironhide and Sideswipe are shown leaving Autobot HQ (and Devastator apparently just sits there while the Autobots move out!) When they arrive at the cave, Hound and Wheeljack have replaced Prowl and Ironhide. After Chip is trapped in the cave, Ratchet shows up among Devastator's victims. After the commercial break, Ironhide is back with the group. As the earthquakes begin, Sunstreaker shows up out of nowhere to rescue Chip.
*Five Autobots fit inside Prime's pyramid cage, which then fits inside his trailer. Huge trailer, or tiny Autobots?
*As he ejects Ravage, the inside of Soundwave's chest compartment is bright yellow.
*Devastator's second combination sequence contains the same visual errors as the first one; plus, Hook's mass includes Bonecrusher's scoop.
*As Devastator blasts the Decepticons' cave shut, the frozen falls spontaneously unfreeze for no apparent reason.
*Bumblebee is with the cheering Autobots as Devastator flies out of the canyon, despite not being seen anywhere else in the episode.
*Again, the metal in Autobot Headquarters splits as though it were rock.
*After Hook repairs Jazz, he drives over to Devastator and transforms into ''nothing but his head''.
*When Devastator blasts the cave entrance open again, the falls are once again frozen!
*When the combined doohickeys zap Devastator back under control causing the Constructicons to disengage, the left arm transforms into Scrapper, while the right leg transforms into Bonecrusher.
*Third Devastator sequence: worst one yet! Scrapper's not really visible at all. ''Scavenger'' and Mixmaster form not only the legs but also half of Long Haul's bits (the same incomplete half that Long Haul himself formed the first time around!) Long Haul then ''splits in two'' to become the rest of Devastator's torso, including everything formed by Hook, ''and'' Bonecrusher and Scavenger's vehicle treads. Bonecrusher and ''Hook'' then form the arms. When he's finished forming, Devastator's torso plate is green instead of purple.
*Wheeljack's ears don't flash as he and Prime snicker at Chip's "Mr. Nobility" line.
*Though maintaining a consistent scale has [[Scale|never been a particularly important issue]] in Transformers fiction, this episode is a particularly notable offender, with Devastator's relative size fluctuating wildly: in some scenes Megatron appears to be almost half his height, whilst at other times the Autobots barely come up to the top of his ''foot''. In one scene, vehicle mode Bonecrusher seems to be almost as high as robot mode Megatron. Chip's scaling is also wildly variable: when Sunstreaker rescues him from the cave, he appears knee-high to the Autobots, but in the very next scene he has suddenly become as large as Wheeljack.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron's assertion that the [[Earth's core]] is the richest source of energy in [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] is not even remotely true, even within the bizarre realm of the cartoon's physics. Heck, just within our own little [[Solar System]], the [[Sun]] is immeasurably more potent.
*Why the heck is Sunstreaker giving orders to a group that includes Prowl and Jazz?
*What kind of tree branch (growing out of a cliff, no less) is strong enough to support a falling Transformer?
*Jazz and Sunstreaker both use wrist-rockets to lower themselves into the canyon. According to the tech specs, that's really supposed to be Wheeljack's schtick.
*How does freezing the waterfall stop the whole river? Wouldn't it make more sense to break the dam that's diverting the river upstream?
*How did the Constructions not notice the Autobots as they were placing the Dominator Disks on them?
*How ''did'' Megatron figure out the Autobots' strategy?
*Is Devastator ''really'' the only one who can stop the drill? Can't anybody just shoot the thing at its source?
*Why do the Constructicons all feel the need to simultaneously transform to robot mode (then have a little out-of-character heroic chat) when ordered to transform to Devastator? This is one of the episodes where they are assumed to need to be in vehicle mode—which they are already in—to combine.
*The whole countdown to the Earth's core, down to the ''second'', is patently ridiculous. The boundary of the Earth's core is not nearly so neatly defined. And penetrating it with such a comparatively tiny drill would be unlikely to shatter the planet.
*While counting down the time before the drill hits the Earth's core, Prime says 10 seconds, then Megatron says 1 second immediately thereafter. Somehow, 9 seconds disappear without any editing or time lapse. A lot more than 1 second elapses before Devastator destroys the drill.
*How did Devastator get all the way from near the earth's surface to near its core so quickly? How did he slow himself at the end to avoid crashing? And how did he withstand the heat down there, when his component parts [[Heavy Metal War|are not even very keen on ordinary lava]]?
**While we're at it, if everyone was so concerned that the drill was going to destroy Earth, then ''why'' would Devastator go ''underneath'' the drill to stop it? If they were cutting it so close, wasn't anybody in the ''least'' bit concerned that Devastator might break into the core on accident?
**Also, Devastator's strategy for stopping the drill shouldn't have worked. It should have impaled him. (Them? It? Ah, whatever.)
*Where did the fleeing Decepticons think they were ''going'', anyway?

===Trivia===
[[File:TheCore Jazz dominator disc.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Look close. He's totally got the same black-eyes-beneath-the-visor thing that he had in "[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!]]"]]
*Prime sure goes along with the notion of enslaving one of his enemies pretty readily, huh? What happened to his ol' "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" schtick?
*The Earth's core is believed to be around 3959 miles below the surface. So like, is the Decepticon's drill four thousand miles long? That means that before they started drilling, if the tip was touching the Earth's surface, the top would be ''in outer space''. How did no one ''notice'' that?
*After all the fuss the others go through while getting into the canyon (wrist rockets, grappling hook slides), Prowl just ''jumps'' down.
*Jazz skips his dominator disk onto Scavenger, like skipping a rock on water. Stylish!
*When Megatron orders a retreat, cat mode Ravage flies off into the air alongside his comrades.
*Megatron stops Starscream from sniping the Autobots as Optimus Prime reels them up the cliff, arguing that killing six Autobots would be pointless since he plans on having Devastator destroy all the Autobots at the right moment. When that moment comes, there are still only (give or take) six Autobots to be had. Should have gone with your gut, Starscream.
*This episode is one of a trio, including "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]" and "[[The Autobot Run]]", that was animated by the Korean studio [[AKOM]]. They are distinguished by simplistic art, prominent use of the Constructicons, surprisingly high frame rates, some Hanna-Barbara-style animation shortcuts, and various character model oddities, such as Optimus Prime's white backpack (which would show up again in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth]]") and Chip Chase's blue jacket... not to mention a ''crapload'' of animation errors. Sheesh, AKOM.
*Optimus Prime's last lines in this episode - "The future is built on dreams" - is notable as [[Peter Cullen]]'s words of encouragement to a young fan of Optimus Prime in real life, dying of a terminal illness. To this day, when interviewed about this line, Cullen will invariably be moved to tears by its memory, such was his love for the child. A true man amongst men, if there ever was one.<ref>[http://m.ign.com/articles/2011/09/30/transformers-peter-cullen-life-as-optimus-prime IGN interview with Peter Cullen]</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Núcleo'''" ("The Core")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le forage'''" ("The Drilling")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Erde in Gefahr'''" ("Earth in Danger")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 11]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Al centro della Terra'''" ("To the Center of Earth")
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il nucleo'''" ("The Core")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Devastor o Taose!'''" (デバスターを倒せ!, "Defeat Devastor!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 20]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Héxīn '''" (地球核心, "The Core of the Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Yadro'''" (Ядро, "The Core" )
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

=== Toys inspired by this episode ===
* '''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-52 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream Ver. 2.0]] (TakaraTomy, [[2021]])'''
:One of the accessories included with this version of Starscream is the drill arm he uses in this episode.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1995]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1999]] — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-27.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[http://librarycatalog.wgfoundation.org/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWRlYjgxZTctZGQ3OS00ZmM1LTg0ZjgtZjBmYjA5OTMwNzJm&rID=MzA1MTI=&qrs=RmFsc2U=&q=VHJhbnNmb3JtZXJz&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ== Episode script listing at Writer's Guild Foundation library]

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[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

The Toxic Transformer

2021-08-03T17:09:53Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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|caption= We're waiting on "Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxitron". Or a musical adaptation.
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|date=[[May 20]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Luke Thompson]]
|pencils=[[Dan Khanna]]
|colors by=[[Thomas Deer]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
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'''The Decepticons have created a monster who burns everything he touches: Toxitron! But as it turns out, this monster is unwilling to be a slave...'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Autobot/Decepticon war rages on, consuming everything in its path. A 500-strong Autobot platoon was sent to protect yet another city as part of yet another "holding action," and now, 17 days later, yet another Cybertronian city has been razed to the ground, with only a few dozen Autobots left. Autobot fuel-preparation specialist [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]], the last remaining officer of the platoon, looks over the damage caused by the battle, melancholic over their Pyrrhic victory. One of his soldiers, [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], tries to cheer him up, pointing out that without him, they wouldn't of had anyone else to lead them, but this only serves to upset Spin-Out more, as he only became leader because forty-eight other Autobots died. His frustration his interrupted when [[Powerflash]] calls him, informing the new "commander" that they've managed to capture a Decepticon. Heading on over, Spin-Out finds the remaining Autobots standing around the noxious-smelling prisoner, ready to use melee weapons at the first notice of trouble. Spin-Out interrogates the Decepticon, asking for his name; when he refuses to answer, Powerflash forces the prisoners head up, causing Spin-Out to realize that the Decepticon looks like a warped version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! He doesn't have much time to think about this, however, as Powerflash begins screaming, his hand melting away from the orange slime that the Decepticon produces. The Decepticon slowly and deliberately rises up, his restraints melting away, and grabs Powerflash's head, reducing it to ooze. As the other Autobots attack him, only for the wounds that they do manage to inflict spraying orange slime all over them, the Decepticon slowly pontificates, explaining that he is an experiment, and like any experiment, he has a name...[[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. Spin-Out, now the only survivor of his platoon, is paralyzed with fear, as Toxitron turns his attention to him. Finding Spin-Out's red armor "too bright," Toxitron moves to melt the Autobot...when a electrical pop sounds off, freezing the Decepticon and causing him to fall backwards. Spin-Out stands silently for several seconds, before his knees give out, joining Toxitron in unconsciousness.

Inside a top-secret facility, Decepticon scientists [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] have retrieved Toxitron from his latest mission, along with Spin-Out, who has unfortunately become one of Loudpedal's "patients." Looking over the latest data, the two call up [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] to inform them of their latest success (with Loudpedal hoping to impress Knock Out enough to enter his fellowship). The two tense up, however, when their call is picked up on the other line, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] has elected to accompany Knock Out on the call, and coldly demands for their latest report. Regaining composure, Loudpedal and Oil Slick go over Toxitron's origins; he was part of an attempt at making a new combiner, and while he does seem capable of forming a torso component, the experiment upon him having changed his biology, turning his internal fluids into a "molecular solvent," toxic sludge constantly leaking from his body that has also imbued him with rapid regeneration abilities. This sludge is highly adhesive, unable to be removed until its potency is expired, and which emits caustic fumes that causes further damage to those around it. Knock Out is fascinated, and inquires into the "cognizant stasis" they've used to control him in-between missions. Loudpedal is all too happy to explain the process to his idol: using a form of mental conditioning created by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], Toxitron is frozen, unable to move but fully aware of his surroundings, causing him to stew in his own negative emotions, building up until he is next unleashed upon the Autobots. Shockwave, apparently pleased, orders them to proceed to schedule, and ends the call.

Outside a top-secret Autobot facility, security director [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] keeps watch. Inside, engines are being built for the Autobot's last hope: the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' Project]], a spaceship that will allow them to search for energy elsewhere, as Cybertron's own energy grows dim. Lost in thought as he looks over the security log, his attention is brought to the sky when a shuttle comes flying overhead, following the complicated flight pattern Red Alert devised to identify those who are a friend and foe. Completing the maneuvers, the shuttle lands; [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] exits the craft with a box of new components, and the shuttle transforms into [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Red Alert elects to escort the two in, having received reports from the front gate that Optimus Prime appears to be coming. Inside the factory, Jetfire takes the components from Brawn, heading off towards his laboratory. Red Alert and Brawn head for the security area, where a group of Autobots are watching the security footage. One of the officers informs Red Alert that the signal is from an Autobot transponder, and that the cybermetrics match Optimus Prime. However, "Prime" is traveling alone, and although he's maintained radio silence, the video feeds are unable to actually capture an image of the incoming Transformer, due to some sort of feedback emitting from him. Red Alert activates the Emergency Autobot Alert System, informing everyone of the situation, as the Transformer rams through the gates. Red Alert orders everyone to their battle stations, as he and the rest of the security force gather around the front doors, which begin melting away. As Toxitron emerges through the whole, the Autobots open fire...but when the smoke clears, the damage inflicted on Toxitron heals over rapidly. Toxitron mockingly asks them why they would treat a fellow Autobot like that, as he opens his chest, revealing the source of the transponder signal: the decapitated head of Spin-Out! Infuriated, Brawn rushes towards Toxitron, but the Decepticon pulls out his rifle, spraying the small Autobot with his toxic ooze. Unsheathing his sword, Toxitron blasts and cuts his way through the security forces, with what little damage the Autobots do manage to inflict on him simply damaging their comrades. However, Toxitron is blindsided when Jetfire punches him to the ground, his heat shielding slowing down the effects of Toxitron's sludge. Jetfire warns Red Alert to stay back, allowing Toxitron enough time to heal, as blasts Jetfire back with a stream of sludge, quickly standing up and pressing his hands against Jetfire's battlemask, quickly burning through it. Red Alert jumps at Toxitron, knocking him off of Jetfire, but before he can get back up, the Decepticon slices him at the waist with his blade, the two halves falling to the floor. The other Autobots fall in pain, connected to Red Alert from the emergency alert system; his link to Spin-Out causes him pain as well, and Toxitron rips the dead Autobot's head out of his chest, tearing it apart. Jetfire, recovered from Toxitron's attack, blasts the Decepticon with his pulse rifle, but unfortunately, it sends him flying into the incomplete engines, ruining the ''Ark''. Jetfire orders everyone to escape the compromised facility, promising to buy them some time, as Toxitron melts his way out of the engines...

Later, Loudpedal and Oil Slick report once more to Shockwave and Knock Out. The two explain how they've given Toxitron weaponry using frequency-randomizing force fields, allowing him to hold them and channel his toxic sludge through it. Unfortunately, Oil Slick lets slip that they've been looking into the force field tech because they learned that his stasis-lock implant had been corroded away, which they found out after several missions, his mental conditioning apparently working irregardless. Loudpedal chimes in that they do have a back-up...but it takes a breem to charge. Realizing what Shockwave's getting at, Knock Out demands to know how often the two scientists are resupplied, and when they reveal that the ship comes every three months and is currently there, Knock Out chews them out for their incompetence, and signals for the supply ship to return. Shockwave coldly tells the two that if there's any survivors, he wishes for a report, and ends the transmission. Loudpedal and Oil Slick slowly realize that Toxitron has feigned his mental conditioning, and has been waiting for this moment...and as soon as this dawns on them, the base's klaxon begin to go off. Many years later, the frozen Toxitron reflects on his situation. He was able to get his revenge on his tormentors, but as he was headed for the hangars, the back-up stasis implant activated, freezing him. Now he spends his days counting the rivets in the doors...but on one day, he is given a brief respite, as the surface of the planet shakes, under the threat of some [[Thunder Mayhem|unstoppable force]], and lets the sounds of destruction carry him back to sleep.

Sometime later, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], and [[Fractyl]] return to the ruins of Cybertron, following a potential lead from records that speak of a secret base abandoned by the Decepticon, with an experiment still alive inside. Fractyl finds the hidden bunker, and Counterpunch, who doubts they'll find anything, nearly falls over when the hangar doors finally open, finding the frozen form of Toxitron within. The three explain to the frozen Decepticon what has happened: Cybertron was rendered lifeless by the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], who have virtually wiped out the entire Transformer race. Impactor orders Fractyl to disable the stasis lock device, promising to let Toxitron do whatever he wants when he's free; Counterpunch briefly protests, believing Toxitron will just kill him, but Impactor is fine with that, because then Toxitron will have at least made a choice for himself. Fractyl disables the device, and Toxitron moves for the first time in many stellar cycles. Slowly gaining control over himself, Toxitron decides to listen to whatever Impactor has to say, and so the Autobot offers him a choice: to join them in gaining revenge on the monsters who destroyed Cybertron, no matter what it takes. Toxitron mocks him, pointedly asking him whether or not that he would go to the Mayhem Attack Squad if he was the one responsible for the destruction of Cybertron. Impactor candidly confirms that he would, promising that he'll drag them all down with them if he has to, and Toxitron, genuinely impressed, asks what he'll get in return. Impactor figures that the chance to kill is the best reward Toxitron can have; Toxitron muses over this, reflecting on how he was molded to be little more than a monster. For the first time in his life, he has a choice to be part of a team...a team of killers that need him to be a monster. Toxitron is silent for a second, and begins laughing, unnerving Fractyl and Counterpunch. Taking Toxitron's howling as a yes, Impactor welcomes Toxitron into the [[Wrecker]]s, and heads off, promising him that, like every other Wrecker...

...he probably won't survive the experience.

==Featured characters==
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c1=
*[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]] (1)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (2)
*[[Powerflash]] (3)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (9)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (10)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (11)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (13)

|c2=
*[[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] (4)
*[[Loudpedal]] (see notes) (5)
*[[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] (6)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (7)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (8)
*[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] (12)
*[[Fractyl]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==

"You still stepped up when we needed it, and that’s what counts." 
"Is that... supposed to make me feel better? I stepped up because the forty-eight Autobots ahead of me were already dead!"
:—'''Outback''' isn't good at cheering up '''Spin-Out'''

"Your armor shines too bright."
:—'''Toxitron'''

"Knock Out isn’t going to award the fellowship based on looks. [pause] What am I saying? Of course he will. He keeps an autographed picture of the Stunticons in his glovebox!"
:—'''Oil Slick''' knows the score

"Then why would you want my help? Because I like to break things too? Do you think I’m different than them? How many more would I have killed, had I not been shut down and buried? Would you be approaching them to fight with you against me?" 
"I’m not delusional. We’re all broken. Our time in this universe is done, and none of us are going to win regardless of whether we survive. So yeah. I would team with them to fight you. I want to pitch one walking genocide against another and make sure I drag them all down with me when I go."
:—'''Toxitron''' and '''Impactor'''

"Tortured into existence, deprived of will, of simple connection to others. Molded to do nothing but kill... to be nothing but a monster. You give me a choice, offer me inclusion. I can belong—and there’s nothing left to belong ''to'' except a group of killers who need a better monster."
:—'''Toxitron''' tells a funny joke

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Hauler]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Primus]], and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].
* Characters who appear in the illustrations include: [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]].

===Continuity notes===
* Chronologically speaking, the majority of this story is the earliest point in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' timeline, set during the war on Cybertron; since the ''Ark'' is being built during this story, and ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' is mostly based upon the original Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic continuity, this places it slightly before four million years ago. The third to last section of the story take place during Thunder Mayhem's destructive rampage on Cybertron, while the final two sections take place after the last two prose stories ("[[The Truth We Make]]" and "[[Life Finds a Way]]"), in which Impactor was shown to be assembling a new team of Wreckers, including Counterpunch, Fractyl, and now Toxitron.

===Transformers references===
* The flag on the cover (see "real-world references" below for more information) has red and blue stripes, with a white square containing an image of Cybertron; evidently, this is the flag of Cybertron.
* According to the bombastic claims of the story's cover, Toxitron is the first Wrecker from the [[Rust Sea]], a location on Cybertron first mentioned in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic. See "real-world references" for more information below.
* The "film rating" on the cover illustration reads "Under 17 requires accompanying Autobot or Decepticon. (Under 3 requires kids' meal purchase.)" The latter half is a reference to "[[Under-3]]", the designation given to the [[Maximal]] toy for toddlers that was part of the 1996 ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' "Happy Meal" promotion from [[McDonald's]]. He's infamous for his rather strange, "clamshell"-style altenate mode: the head of a lion. See "real-world references" below for more information.
* Although not pictured, Spin-Out is recognizable from his description as a red Autobot with a "supercharged engine" on his back and vents on each side of his head as the red ''[[Diaclone]]'' Super Tuning Countach toy, which would become the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] toy. "Spin-Out" was, in turn, a pre-production name for Sunstreaker, hence its application here.
* Autobots in Spin-Out's unit include: Hauler (an Autobot crane seen very briefly in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the Sunbow ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, who would later receive a backstory when [[E-HOBBY|e-HOBBY]] released a toy of him in 2003), Outback (one of the 1986 Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s), and Powerflash (a European-exclusive [[Action Master]] from 1991).
* Powerflash insults Toxitron by calling him a [[scraplet]], a species of metal-eating parasites first seen in the original Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Toxitron melts through the [[stasis cuffs]] the Autobots put him in at the beginning of the story; stasis cuffs were restraining devices introduced in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon.
* Loudpedal is based on the Finnish-exclusive black variant of the ''Diaclone'' Corvette Stingray toy, for which the mold would later go on to be used for ''The Transformers'' [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. See "other trivia" below for more information.
* Oil Slick is broadly inspired by the Decepticon chemical weapons expert [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''. Visually, he's based on ''Generation 1'' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s character model, using the colors of "Ratchet Emergency Green", the ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' release of Ratchet's original toy recolored based on the [[Ratchet (Movie)|live-action movie version]] of the character, sold as a mail-away with the ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'' artbook. His head, meanwhile, is repurposed from ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)|Hunter Ratchet]]'s noggin, who was also colored in homage to the live-action movie Ratchet.
* Many of the characters in this story are colored based on their appearances in the Marvel ''The Transformers'', including: :
** Shockwave, who has blue shoulders, which he was depicted with for the first dozen or so issues of the comic, though they eventually were changed to be colored purple.
** Jetfire, who has red eyes, white feet with red detailing, and red details on his chest.
** Red Alert, who has dark blue hands, wheels, lower legs, and his head.
** Wheeljack, who is mostly white, with a blue head, shoulders, hands, and waist, and a red windshield.
** Perceptor, who has a blue head, a nearly all-blue torso, blue thighs, and blue forearms.
** Grapple, who has a blue helmet, hands, and knees.
* Knock Out is, in terms of personality, based on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Knock Out (Prime)|Decepticon medic]] of the same name. His visual appearance, meanwhile, is based on the original [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]], a Decepticon [[Micromaster Combiner]] from 1991 who was part of the [[Constructor Squad]]. However, his torso is now colored red instead of orange, and his original head, rather blocky in shape, has been redesigned to look more like ''Prime'' Knock Out's noggin.
* Oil Slick and Loudpedal have based their use of "cognizant stasis" on a mental conditioning program created by Straxus, a Decepticon dictator from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* When Red Alert activates the Emergency Autobot Alert System, his helmets little stubby "horns" glow blue, as they did several times in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Auto Berserk]]".
* Toxitron shoots Brawn in his shoulder, where the Autobot Mini Vehicle was fatally shot in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Jetfire uses a battlemask in his fight with Toxitron, based upon his original toy's head.
* Among Toxitron's victims is Mainframe (seen only in illustration), one of the 1990 Autobot Action Masters.
* Both breems and vorns are mentioned, units of time first mentioned in the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic, equivalent to 8.3 minutes and 83 years, respectively.

===Real world references===
* The story's title is a reference to the 1984 black comedy film, ''{{w|The Toxic Avenger (film)|The Toxic Avenger}}'', with the cover of the story recreating the film's theatrical poster (Toxitron holding his gun in front of a flag with Cybertron on it/the Toxic Avenger holding a mop in front of an American flag). All of the phrases on the poster are recreated ("He was 9.8 tons of solid scrap until he became..."/"He was 98 lb of solid nerd until he became..."; "The first Wrecker...from the Rust Sea!"/"The first Super-Hero...from [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]]!"; "A Fun Publications Production"/"A {{w|Lloyd Kaufman}}/{{w|Michael Herz (producer)|Michael Herz}} Production"). Also recreated are the film credits (replaced by the creative team of this story) and even the film rating (now "C" for Cybertron instead of "R", with the {{w|Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA}} logo replaced by the Autobot and Decepticon insignias, and an accompanying Autobot or Decepticon instead of a parent) and copyright symbol (right where the {{w|Troma Entertainment}} copyright indicator was on the original film poster).
* Toxitron's internal fluids are described by Oil Slick as a "universal molecular solvent"; this rather tautological description seems to be in reference to the {{w|Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Xenomorphs}} from the ''{{w|Alien (franchise)|Alien}}'' film franchise, the blood of which was a substance known as "molecular acid".

===Errors===
*The word "hangar" is consistently misspelled as "hanger".

===Other trivia===
* When this story was first released, the Decepticon based upon the Finnish "Black Tracks" was given the name of [[Vivisector]], a Decepticon scientist mentioned in the profile for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in the trade paperback collection of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' mini-series. However, less than a day later, [[TakaraTomy]] announced the released of Loudpedal, a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy that was ''also'' based on the Finnish black ''Diaclone'' Corvette Stingray. Hence, the story was re-released a few days later, with Vivisector now called Loudpedal. In homage to the original name, the revised version adds in a line from Knock Out, where the Decepticon expresses his appreciation for Loudpedal's new career as a "vivisectionist." In turn, the narration notes that Loudpedal was "pleased that the vocational change meant to further impress Knock Out had the desired effect."
* In addition to the aforementioned changes, the second release of the story made it more clear that Spin-Out was Loudpedal's patient ("The last patient was… juicy." vs. "The last patient, that red one, was... juicy.").

==External links==
* "[http://www.transformersclub.com/prose/the_toxic_transformer.pdf The Toxic Transformer]" at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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[[Category:Timelines text stories]]

Skywarp (WFC)

2021-05-05T10:08:26Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{faction|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Skywarp}}
:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"He ain't the sharpest knife in the... place where they keep the knives..."]]
One of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], '''Skywarp''' isn't exactly the most professional Decepticon around. He's immature, stubborn, and prone to insults, giving less-than-witty ones and receiving ones he doesn't even notice, sometimes from ''himself''. Thanks to these traits, and his tendency to muck around when unsupervised, he rarely puts his cloaking and teleportation abilities to good use on the battlefield.

However, thanks to a mandatory course of [[Circuit-Su]] training, he's become a bit more disciplined, giving him the focus needed to perform vicious sneak-attacks on unsuspecting [[Autobot]]s on flights of stairs. Surprisingly, Skywarp has never been interested in power or conquest, only the pursuit of knowledge. As such, he originally joined the Decepticons to produce powerful weapons and experimental systems for them to use in combat.

{{quote|Wait, are you calling us fools or the Autobots fools? Because I get the feeling you don't respect me!|Skywarp, airing workplace grievances|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
When [[Decepticon]]s bombed [[Altihex]] Casino, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] told [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] that Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], from where he was then moved to [[Moonbase One]] and imprisoned. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|He's not mentioned afterwards, but he could have been in every scene where the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are present. He was most likely at the battle with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] as only three of Starscream's Air Commanders survived.}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}}}

When the Decepticons confronted the Star Seekers in an asteroid belt, Skywarp was one of the ''regular'' Seekers who triggered the ''Star'' Seekers' trap. Shortly after, Skywarp used his teleportation ability on Soundwave's behalf to confirm sensor readings identifying the location of the Ark. Partially to annoy Starscream, Megatron made a point of congratulating Skywarp on his excellent scouting efforts. This praise would prove his undoing.

After both the Ark and Nemesis crews were roped into peace talks by the [[Quintesson]]s on [[Aquatron]], the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]] provided Starscream with encouragement to scheme for himself. Starscream in turn called up Skywarp to make use of his teleporting. Skywarp was provided with a bomb and told the coordinates necessary to teleport in and leave the bomb where it would eliminate the Curator and free the Decepticons to renew their attack on the Autobots. What Skywarp didn't know is the coordinates actually led to the peace talk summit room where both Megatron and Optimus were located. And Starscream's bomb had a 00:01 second fuse instead of a 00:10 second one.

Normally, Skywarp required five seconds to properly calculate the trajectory of his teleportation jumps, but here he had no time. In an effort to stay alive, Skywarp attempted a blind 'port and wound up underwater a severely damaged by the effort. He was in no condition to defend himself when [[Gnaw (Prime)|Commander Gnaw]] of the Sharkticons crunched him up. The Quintessons performed minimal brainwashing on what was left of Skywarp, keeping him alive long enough to provide false testimony at the Cybertronians' trial condemning his people. He was then swallowed up for good by Gnaw. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Prime'' toy bio===
Skywarp can fly and looks a lot like Starscream, but that's where their similarities end. Skywarp has no designs on Megatron's position, instead being content to use his teleportation powers, ninja-like stealth, and cunning to lurk in the shadows and prey on unsuspecting Autobots.

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Epcar]] (English)|[[Bernard Métraux]] (French), [[Carlos Salamanca]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Krzysztof Bochenek]] (Polish)}}
[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and Skywarp to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], allowing Megatron to create more of his [[Dark Energon]]. The Seekers went through Cybertron's underground, which Thundercracker commented he'd never done before, prompting mockery from Skywarp. They hijacked an Autobot ship, and when Skywarp took offense to Starscream's comment that the Autobots were "dumber than him!", he tried to make a comeback, but ended up only looking ''more'' foolish. When they flew through reservoirs of raw liquid energon, he played down Thundercracker's warning that the stuff was extremely volatile in that state. At another point, he took issue with Starscream's constant belittling, even though he wasn't sure it was him being belittled. (It was.) Despite Skywarp's constant bickering with his partners (in one instance, unintentionally calling himself ugly), they made it deep into Cybertron's underground, where they found the energon bridge's main controls. There, they attempted to reactivate it while simultaneously corrupting it with Dark Energon, only for its [[Energon Bridge Guardian|guardian machine]] to activate in response, attempting to cleanse the corruption. A tense battle against the relentless machine ensued, with the three of them dodging fireballs, evading energy beams, and taking potshots at the core when it overheated and needed to open up to cool off. Finally, the sentinel was destroyed, the corruption allowed to proceed apace, and the bridge activated. Skywarp was, for once, quicker on the uptake than Thundercracker, commenting on the sight only for Thundercracker to all but parrot his words a moment later. It might have been the crowning achievement of his life.

Later, the Seekers helped distract [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] in order to protect Megatron. Skywarp and the others watched as Megatron achieved his plan to infect Cybertron's core with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Epcar]] (English)}}
{{Note|Skywarp is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']]. He is unlocked by completing the mission "Reviving the Dark Energon Project". On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

[[File:WFCDS Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"''My reputation for misogyny is legendary!''"]]
Skywarp joined Megatron's Decepticon army at the same time as Starscream, though was much less vocal about it. After the Decepticons successfully tested the Dark Energon, Skywarp pointed out that they'd used almost the entirety of the stockpile on Trypticon station. He supervised Starscream as the other Decepticon deciphered ancient data files and reported back to Megatron that Starscream had discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge which would provide power to the station so they could make more Dark Energon. Though they reactivated the bridge, the Autobots encrypted the link to the core with the Omega Key.

Starscream decrypted more files, establishing where the key was being held, but Skywarp noted gloomily that it would likely be being guarded by Zeta Prime. They managed to track down Zeta Prime and take the Omega Key, only to discover that it was merely the key to activate Omega Supreme. As Omega Supreme attacked, Megatron yelled at the Decepticons to stand their ground, and Skywarp retorted that they'd just been knocked clear down the mountain by their foe. At Megatron's encouragement, the Decepticons pressed on, though Skywarp wondered aloud if Omega Supreme wasn't larger than he was a few moments ago. The Decepticons succeeded in defeating Omega Supreme and infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Skywarp does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron'', however his chassis is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Note|Skywarp was made a pre-order bonus at Gamestop included in the "Weathered Warrior Pack". He is now available as a DLC for use in Escalation. His default ability is the Ammo Supply Core.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

====3DS====
{{Note|Skywarp appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Cybertron Decepticons to produce more Energon from an Energon Mine with each turn.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[File:Prime-toy Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Like a ninja in the night, I'm... uh... a ninja... in the night.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, [[2012]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-06'''
**''Accessories'': "Balo" Arms Micron

: A [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]]ing of the [[Starscream (WFC)#Prime First Edition|"First Edition" Deluxe Starscream toy]], Skywarp is exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline. He transforms into a jet resembling a {{w|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon}}. He lacks Starscream's missile pods, instead featuring a pair of permanently-attached "bombs" on his wings. These bombs feature the hexagonal-shaped [[5 mm post]]-holes used in the line-wide "[[Arms Micron]]" play-pattern. He comes with his Arms Micron partner [[Balo#Toys|Balo]], designed to form a star/shield that can be attached to Skywarp's arms.

: Like the other toys in the line, a lot of his detailing is done with customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s, though he does feature a lot more paint than most of the other toys.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''Prime'' [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Prime|Thundercracker]] and differently retooled to make [[Slipstream (WFC)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Slipstream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Prime'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1471.html Skywarp at Alfes's blog]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-(JP)-TG-18-Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Skywarp''' ([[May 25]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''TG18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: Part of the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]], and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. His color layout is based on that seen in ''War for Cybertron'' promotional material, with purple wings, although much of the black is replaced with a dark metallic gray.

:Skywarp comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5 mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides. Additionally, his tail-fin is attached via a 5 mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

: This mold was later used for ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Thundercracker]].

{{-}}{{anchor|T30Deluxe}}
[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"That…Koil is dead meat!"]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #012'''
**''Accessories'': Two assault cannons, tail-fin
{{note|Despite using a sculpt matching Skywarp's appearance in ''War for Cybertron'', this toy ''technically'' represents [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|G1 Skywarp]], thanks to his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] pack-in fiction. Consequently, the toy is listed here as a [[repurposing]].}}

:Part of the eighth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Skywarp is another redeco of ''Generations: Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream, this time released in Hasbro's markets. His deco is noticeably different from TakaraTomy's version, hewing closer to that seen in-game with purple wings, and also sporting black parts over dark gray.

:Skywarp is minimally mis-transformed in-package: his jet mode nosecone is extended, rather than folded in as it should be in robot mode. He comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
*'''Skywarp''' (Warrior Class, 2017)
[[File:RID2015_Warrior_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He was locked up on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' for being a serial stair-pusher-downer.]]

:Continuing the tradition, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]] (and shockingly released BEFORE a Thundercracker redeco, no less), which transforms from robot to fighter jet. He comes with 2 rifles with 5mm posts which can be hand-held or mounted on his forearms (as small null-rays) or his wings. He was released as part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' subline imprint.

:His scannable Decepticon insignia is on his left shoulder. Scanning the badge temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, and can only be scanned once per day. While accessible in Robot Mode (and in-package), the badge cannot be scanned in vehicle mode.

:The [[quality control]] on Skywarp's joints is ''massively'' improved from Starscream.

{{-}}

==Notes==
* The ''Arms Micron'' release of Skywarp has an Intelligence stat of 10. (What the '''hell?''') This was later backed-up by the in-game bio in the 3DS version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', describing him as a knowledge-seeking scientist, which relates to [[Skywarp (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Skywarp]] (Ok, that makes more sense).
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'s role in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] was originally filled by Skywarp.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-robots-disguise-prime-discussion/1053596-aligned-continuity-panel-tf-con-charlotte-5.html#post13037062 Aligned Continuity panel at TF Con Charlotte notes]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Skywarp has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Attack Mode''' (アタックモード ''Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora

: Skywarp's "Arms Up" mode as shown on his box-back is simply dubbed "Attack Mode", with him using Balo in shield mode on one arm, and [[Gora]] in an opened-up cannon mode on his right wing's bomb-post.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Skywarp''' (''War for Cybertron'', Скайварп), '''Deformer''' (Деформер)

==References==
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[[Category:Aligned Seekers]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Tarantulas (BW)

2021-04-23T12:47:52Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{disambig3|Tarantulas}}
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{{suite}}
:''Tarantulas is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tarantulasbw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[BotCon 2000|"And fries! Lots of FRIES!"]]]]

'''Tarantulas''' (aka '''Tarantulus''' or '''Mesothulas''') is the scheming mad scientist of the Predacon crew. He's the type of mad scientist who experiments on living beings, cackling in his [[trademark]]ed laugh all the while, and then if things go wrong, happily eats what's left as his midday snack. The eating is what he was really looking forward to, anyway. It's this focused perversity that turns off even his fellow Predacons. Tarantulas's emotional detachment from their war also rubs his peers the wrong way. Fighting Maximals and following orders is just a required chore; his real passion is the unmentionable projects stashed in [[Tarantulas's lair|his "secret" lair]].

Nominally, Tarantulas was one of the Predacons to join [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] during his theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and the search for [[Earth]]. In addition to being an utterly psychotic, sadistic sociopath, he has a record for treachery rivaled by few other Transformers. He is actually an [[Predacon Secret Police|agent]] of the [[Tripredacus Council]], which is trying to coax the Beast Wars toward an unspecified goal, where neither Autobot or Decepticon won the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Who knows what other [[Unicron|dark]] [[Cybertronian (faction)|secrets]] lie in his past.

If anything upsets Tarantulas, other than losing a potential meal, it's those pompous aliens who call themselves the [[Vok]]. He harbors a hatred for them strong enough to make him work to eliminate them by any means.

{{bigquote|You're ''insane.''|[[Tigerhawk]]}}
{{bigquote|So they ''saa''-aay! Wbrrwbrrbbppth!|Tarantulas|"[[Other Victories]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
[[File:PrimalVSMegs-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why Megatron, I do believe you're trying to seduce m— oh, hey, [[Razorbeast]].]]
Tarantulas was a sneaky, mysterious ninja feared across the galaxy. A master of the martial arts, he was suspected in the disappearances of many [[Human|Earthlings]], and rumors swirled of giant cocoons where he stored his prey. {{storylink|#Toys|Tarantulas bio}}

Tarantulas was guarding the Predacons' jungle-based genetics lab along with Megatron and Waspinator. When the Maximals discovered them, he engaged [[Razorbeast]] in combat briefly before Megatron called retreat and destroyed the lab. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}}

After the [[quantum surge]], Tarantulas became a [[Transmetal]], with the accompanying vehicle mode to match. With his new set of wheels, Tarantulas didn't have to rely on stealth and deceit as much, instead speeding head-first into battle and using his new mechanical beast mode to overpower his enemies. {{storylink|#Transmetal|Transmetal Tarantulas bio}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alec Willows]] (English), [[Scott McNeil]] (English, portions of "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" only), [[Yūichi Nagashima]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, 1st dub), [[Hervé Jolly]] (French), [[Lutz Harder]] (German), [[Riccardo Peroni]] (Italian), [[Junseok Song]] (Korean), [[Humberto Vélez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Fábio Vilalonga]] (Portuguese)}}

Lieutenant Tarantulas of the [[Predacon Secret Police]] was one of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s original crew, a mole inside his organization feeding information back to the [[Tripredacus Council]] without his knowledge. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} More than that, he was a ''direct'' agent of the Council and shared their origins, with an overall agenda to alter the timeline by going back to prehistoric Earth and completely destroying the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' and the Transformers within]]. {{storylink|Other Victories}} The plan went tits up though, as Megatron's ''Darksyde'' warship ended up crashing on an unidentified planet and contact with Cybertron was lost.{{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Tarantulas carried on as normal despite this setback. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWeb Tarantulas beast mode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Not arachnophobic, eh? I can fix that.]]
As Megatron's technical leader, he manned the scanners to appropriate beast forms based on the most powerful local creatures, choosing the form of an over-sized spider for himself. He cheerfully took part in the first battle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], only to succumb to energon buildup while the Maximals were escaping. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} The Predacons uncovered a stash of energon crystals atop a mountain, but were forced to fight in their [[beast mode]]s. Tarantulas and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] fought in this manner until Megatron triggered a chain reaction which caused the energon to explode. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:ChainofCommand Tarantulas firing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Sure, he's fast on the draw, but he ALWAYS shoots himself in the foot.]]
It wasn't long before Tarantulas had set up his own [[Tarantulas's lair|underground lair]] to keep his experiments away from Megatron's prying eyes. After helping [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] recover a mega-cannon, Tarantulas managed to capture [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], trapping the young Maximal in a web in his lair with the intent of feeding later. Rattrap mounted a rescue, during which the cavern caved in on Tarantulas {{storylink|The Web}} Tarantulas was blasted by Rattrap during the battle at the [[Standing Stones]], and later accompanied Megatron and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to attack the ''Axalon'' after it appeared that [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] had perished. After the Maximals got the ship's shields back up, he suggested to Megatron that they return to the Standing Stones. Unfortunately once there, the Maximals managed to retrieve Primal from the [[Vok probe|alien probe]] at the site, and Tarantulas was one of the first victims of the restored Maximal commander. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

Terrorsaur, his power boosted, defeated Megatron in combat before leaving Tarantulas in charge of the other Predacons. Tarantulas promptly tailed Terrorsaur to find out what his new power source was, and discovered it was a [[flying mountain]] topped with a cache of super energon. Before he could do anything with the knowledge, he encountered Rattrap, who'd come to destroy the mountain. Their fight ended with Tarantulas falling from the side of the mountain. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} He subsequently took part in an attack on the Maximal base after a [[stasis pod]] crashed. While Megatron kept [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] distracted, Tarantulas and Scorponok ambushed the Maximal from behind. Unfortunately for them, Dinobot had time to activate the base defenses, and Tarantulas was blasted into the distance by the auto-guns. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

When the Predacons finally captured a stasis pod, Tarantulas made sure that the [[protoform]] was given a spider beast mode, creating [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Megatron suspected he had ulterior motives, but was nonetheless pleased by the new soldier. Tarantulas seemed happy to follow Terrorsaur when the Predacon mounted another takeover attempt with the aid of Rattrap, but spent most of his time skulking around the ''Darksyde'' in search of rats to eat. He spotted Rattrap sneaking around, but the Maximal blasted him before he could do anything. He subsequently limped back to the others to find that Megatron had reasserted his leadership. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} After one of Scorponok's viruses turned Primal into a berserker, the Maximal leader broke into the Predacon base and, completely ignoring Tarantulas's attempts to stop him, pinned the spider to a wall using Tarantulas's own weapon. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Tflocklens&tarantulas.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Behold my latest invention... THE DISCO BALL VERSION 2.0!"]]
One of Tarantulas's many inventions, the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]], was instrumental in preventing the Maximals from contacting a [[temporal probe]] doing a flyby of the planet. He used it to ensnare [[Tigatron]] and Cheetor, then wreaked havoc with the Maximals' attempts to build a communications array, before he was finally defeated by Primal. Although his new toy was destroyed by the recovered Cheetor and Tigatron, the damage was already done, and the probe flew by uncontacted. {{storylink|The Probe}} After the Predacons discovered a Maximal spy camera in their base, they faked a mutiny and hid in a crevice. Tarantulas spent his nights being hugged like a stuffed toy by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and his days eating stray rats. While the Maximals repaired the ''Axalon'', the Predacons were discovered by Dinobot, and gave chase. Though they attacked the Maximal ship in an attempt to capture it, the affair ended with the ''Axalon'' crashing back to the ground. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} After a Maximal victory, largely due to the efforts of Rhinox, Tarantulas captured the rhino in a web on Megatron's orders, so that he could be converted into a Predacon by the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]]. In return, the new Predacon poisoned him and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

[[File:Spider'sGame Taratulas hauling stasis pod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Ever the engineer, Tarantulas invents the low-tech equivalent of a tow truck.]]
Tarantulas detected another stasis pod landing in [[Grid Scavos]], but Megatron refused to let him go and assist in the recovery, much to his disgust. {{storylink|The Spark}} The next time a stasis pod crashed, Tarantulas was more prepared. From his lair, he used a [[magna pulse]] to disable both the ''Darksyde'' and ''Axalon'' to allow him to investigate without interference. Unfortunately for him, Blackarachnia had found his lair, and insisted on coming along to help. At the pod, Tarantulas reprogrammed the new arrival into a Predacon, but was disappointed that a beast mode had already been chosen, and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] would not be another spider. In the confusion that followed, he made off with the real prize—the stasis pod itself. Unfortunately for him, Tigatron destroyed the pod before he could get very far, and he was forced to retreat when Megatron arrived. Later, in his lair, he inadvertently told Blackarachnia that the planet was doomed, and she realized he was intending to build an escape ship, however he threw her out before she could work out any more of his plans. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

Tarantulas took part in a diversionary attack while Waspinator and Terrorsaur stole the Maximals' [[rectifier coil]]. After the Maximals went feral, the Predacons mounted a hunting expedition, though Tarantulas was stuck supporting the back end of Megatron's chair. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} On another occasion, Tarantulas detected what appeared to be walking energon. Megatron realized that an earlier battle had left four of the Maximals contaminated and blinded, and ordered Tarantulas to send Terrorsaur to investigate. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} After Waspinator was possessed by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Tarantulas took part in the attack on the ''Axalon'', and pointed out once they'd conquered it that their own base was now undefended. Megatron's answer was to leave Starscream in charge of the ''Axalon'', a decision which would come back to bite him later. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|"See? I told you I was taller than Tarantulas."]]
During an attack on the Maximal base, Tarantulas was able to infect Rhinox with an [[energon discharge virus]], though he himself was injured by Dinobot during the retreat. He was tracked by Dinobot and Rattrap, but eventually turned the tables by getting the drop on them, only to be flattened by a huge boulder. After recovering, he took advantage of their incessant arguing by trying to get the drop on them again, only to be knocked unconscious by a double punch. Finally, Dinobot attempted to use Tarantulas's body as a hostage, only for Megatron to blast it aside. Perhaps his only consolation was that he avoided the indignity of the fate that befell the rest of the Predacons. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

With the return of the [[Vok|aliens]] a certainty, Tarantulas stole a [[transwarp cell]] from the ''Darksyde'', slagging Waspinator in the process. Megatron detected the theft and used Blackarachnia as a distraction while he remotely inserted his own programming into the cell. The two spiders later took part in an attempt to prevent Tigatron from escaping the Predacon base, and were squished by a boulder Dinobot had set up. They were relatively uninjured and able to haul their damaged comrades back to the ship. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} The two spiders teamed up again, infiltrating the Maximal base and disabling Rhinox and Dinobot while the other Maximals were busy with the latest alien construct to appear. They became aware that the planet's second moon had just been revealed as an artificial, alien ''doomsday weapon'' in disguise, with Tarantulas remarking it was "the beginning of the end" for the planet. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} In the cargo hold, Tarantulas used the transwarp cell and a stasis pod to construct a ship, but was interrupted by Inferno, who torched the spider. Fortunately, Blackarachnia entered Tarantulas's mind to obtain the information to complete the escape ship, and he was able to set up a permanent neural link between the two Predacons. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:ComingFuzors1 Tarantulas lives.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|A new look, and he didn't even have to [[Spider-Man|sell out]] to [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] for it!]]
When the [[quantum surge]] caused by the "second moon's" destruction knocked out all of the Transformers on the planet, Tarantulas's body was upgraded to a [[Transmetal]] form, and he forced Blackarachnia to drag it from the Maximal base, even getting her to ignore Megatron's command to stay and fight the Maximals. {{storylink|Aftermath}} With Blackarachnia's hard work and some serious-looking electrical arc generators, Tarantulas was restored to life. Megatron soon called him to the battlefield, so he left Blackarachnia to root around in their leader's computer files: by this point, the loss of the "moon" and the damages to the planet had revealed it to be ''prehistoric Earth'' all along... {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

Using his new cycle mode, Tarantulas quickly reached the Maximals' position. During the fight, he kept in contact with her, until a shot by Dinobot put him temporarily out of commission. After he came around, Blackarachnia reported that she'd failed to get the data he needed. The Predacons were soon routed by the resurrection of Optimus Primal, and forced to return to base. There, Megatron and Tarantulas questioned Blackarachnia, only to be told the vital data had been lost. Neither of them believed her, but didn't call her out. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

With his old lair destroyed by the Planet Buster, Tarantulas was fortuitous in that Megatron assigned him with Blackarachnia and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] to check out a cave filled with energon. He quickly surmised that it would make an excellent new lair, and attempted to get his two comrades interested in going it alone. Blackarachnia was more interested in getting rid of the neural link the two of them shared, and cracked an energon crystal, sending feedback through the link, to force him to sever it. By a fortunate coincidence, the three Predacons were soon attacked by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and Rattrap, and during the battle Tarantulas was able to convincingly fake the destruction of the cave, allowing him to utilize it as his own lair. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} When Dinobot defected to the Predacon side, Tarantulas offered to verify his programming, but Megatron decided it wouldn't be a very good idea to let Tarantulas into Dinobot's processor. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:OtherVisits1 Tarantulas beast mode.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Downside: everything tastes like feet now.]]
Back in his lair, Tarantulas's instruments detected the aliens again, and he rushed off to the site. He arrived shortly after Tigatron and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] had been abducted, and zapped Cheetor, but was forced to retreat when more Maximals arrived. He visited Megatron, claiming to no longer be under the tyrant's command, but willing to help. The Predacons returned to the alien site to set up equipment, during which Blackarachnia revealed that she had learned through the broken neural link that Tarantulas hated the aliens. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} Megatron, Quickstrike, and Tarantulas recovered quickly from the energy wave put out by the new [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]], and after Tarantulas's [[refractive web]] was activated, the trio ventured inside. Once Megatron had control of the construct, he terminated his alliance with Tarantulas, dropping the Predacon from a great height. Infuriated, Tarantulas helped the Maximals attack the construct, infiltrating it along with Rattrap, and sabotaging the transwarp cells which Megatron installed, causing the ship to explode. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

Through a bug planted on Megatron's chair, Tarantulas learned that Blackarachnia had been sent to recover a new protoform, and took the opportunity to threaten her to try and extract the information he suspected she'd gained from Megatron's computers. Unfortunately for him, Silverbolt stepped in and defended Blackarachnia, shortly before an energon explosion separated everyone. Though Tarantulas found the stasis pod, [[Rampage (BW)|its contents]] found him, and his body parts were spread liberally over a wide area. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Dinobot later tracked down Tarantulas in an attempt to find out what Megatron's latest scheme was. Though Tarantulas didn't know, Dinobot forced him to act as transport, and they soon found Megatron preparing to torch a valley full of [[Protohuman]]s. Tarantulas took advantage of Dinobot's distraction to shoot the Maximal, only for Dinobot to drop a boulder on him. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

[[File:Agenda3 Tarantulas button push.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Tarantulas presses the History Eraser Button.]]
Alerted by the [[transwarp wavefront]], the Tripredacus Council sent covert agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to capture Megatron. The former Decepticon led the Maximals to apprehend Megatron, and Tarantulas assisted by taking down the ''Darksyde''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> defense system. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Megatron, much to his indignation, was later informed by Ravage that the spider was a lieutenant in the Predacon Secret Police; Tarantulas joined in the diss by laughing over a comm-screen at his former boss. Tarantulas was able to inform the Maximals of the location of a stash of energon crystals that Megatron had hidden. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} When Ravage was persuaded to change sides by the Predacon leader, Tarantulas appeared to come too, manning the [[transwarp cruiser]]'s weapons systems for an attack on the ''Axalon''. Alas, Rattrap chewed his way into the ship and tossed a couple of [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|bomb]]s at Tarantulas, which stuck to his hands before exploding. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

Tarantulas survived, though, and was quickly put back together by his [[arachnoid]]s. He was repaired in time to witness the destruction of the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}} He was soon seen back at the Predacon base, working under Megatron's command once again with no mention of his former secession. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}} However, around this time he was also working on another scheme: restoring the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the flagship of the [[Decepticon]] fleet! At some point, he'd found it lying at the bottom of the ocean, and was ensuring it would not only fly again but had a Predacon control console and a transwarp cell that could take it back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

He battled the Maximals alongside Megatron's [[cyber raptor]]s, taking the opportunity to try out his new Transmetal [[cyber venom]] to great success, though he was stomped on by a cyber raptor once the Maximals worked out how to destroy their controls. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}} He assisted in the construction of Megatron's [[disruptor cannon]], suggesting that they abduct an early human to complete the device when the other Predacons were unable to get too close to it due to the unstable power source. While the cannon was completed by [[Una]], she managed to use her knowledge of levers to tip a piece of heavy equipment on him. Though he survived, Una had taken the cannon's stablizer crystal, and it exploded in the Predacons' faces when they tried to use it. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

[[File:CrossingRubicon Tarantulas fires on Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Pew Pew!]]
When the Maximals attempted to remove Blackarachnia's shell program, he revealed to Megatron that he had included "certain safeguards" that guaranteed she would not survive, and joined the other Predacons in an attack on the Maximals that was meant to disrupt the attempted shell removal. He fired the missile which knocked the Maximals' power off-line at a crucial instant, seemingly bringing an end to his "treacherous creation". Enraged by the death of his beloved, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] attempted to kill the scientist, but was thwarted by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], who was later defeated by a revived—and [[Transmetal]]ized—Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}}

Tarantulas participated in the Predacons' next attempt to retake the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], utilising his latest invention to allow Quickstrike to take control of Optimus Primal... and ''that'' was when he made his move, at last. He manipulated [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] into throwing Megatron into the nearby lava while he himself set the Ark's engines to overload. Megatron survived his lava-dunking, gaining a new body in the process. However, he had lost his patience. While he'd tolerated Tarantulas' treachery, he could not tolerate incompetence. Tarantulas survived his punishment and fled back to his lair. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} This appears to have ''not'' been what Quickstrike thought he was going to do, and neither he nor Megatron had any idea why he'd planned to destroy the whole Ark.

[[File:TarantulasVok SignOfTheCross.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Save me, X-Men!"]]
Tarantulas was left ranting in his lair about how the Tripredacus Council's plans were wrecked, while his systems monitored the ''Nemesis'' (which was finished by this point). However, his rant and Nemesis plans were interrupted when the aliens—now revealed to be called the [[Vok]]—sent their emissary [[Tigerhawk]] to Earth. Tarantulas let him take out the Predacons, then used his arachnoids to disable and capture him. Tarantulas intended to force the all-powerful being into his servitude by drawing the Vok influences out of his body and reprogramming him, and then have him obliterate the Ark. He cheerfully told the emissary that as he nor the Council had Autobot or Decepticon origins, they'd survive the resulting timestorm, turn Cybertron into a universe-conquering force, and one day even conquer the Vok themselves!

The scheme backfired, however, as his energy beam device expelled two ''actual Vok'' out of Tigerhawk. The formless spectres attempted to take over Tarantulas' body. Panicking, he made a religious sign to ward them off and then opened fire on them—a futile gesture that merely served to spin the energy device around 'til its rays were blasting him and his lab equipment. Overloaded by the beams, Tarantulas exploded, leaving nothing behind but his boots. The remainder of his equipment detonated seconds later, blowing the lair to rubble. Cheetor managed to rescue the inert Tigerhawk, and Tarantulas was presumed destroyed. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Megatron knew that Tarantulas must have had some schemes on the go that the Predacons could pick up and use, and had his men search the ruins of the spider's lair. During this, he offhandedly referred to him as "[[Unicron's Spawn]]". He ended up discovering and using the working ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base=====
[[File:Yokohama Unicron Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|100px]]
As part of a plot to destroy the [[2014]] [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] and the Cybertronian artifacts within, Taratulas, working on [[Unicron]]'s behalf, secretly granted [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] a new body and intelligence regarding [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]]. True to plan, NAVI-ko was sent to activate the clone and guide him to the Transformers Expo. However, thanks to Nemesis Prime's inherent sense of justice, the plan failed. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
[[File:BWDiorama Motorarm Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|left|A ravenous, sinister fiend... and Tarantulas.]]
Sometime after Starscream's arrival to prehistoric Earth, Tarantulas was confronted in battle by a time-displaced [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]], who fended off the Predacon with his Beetle Claw attack. Tarantulas was not present when the Autobots from [[Movie (franchise)|another universe]] and Maximals combined all of their energies to attack a team of Predacons and Decepticons. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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====3H comics====
Tarantulas was the inventor of the [[mind-drill]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] "borrowed" it from him to get information out of [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]]. {{storylink|Herald}}

[[File:Primevaldawn2 tarantulas matrix.jpg|thumb|Further proving the maxim: "If you want to steal the Matrix, you basically can."]]
Following the Beast Wars, Tarantulas's body returned to life, reanimated by the Vok powers he'd previously absorbed. The undead Tarantulas, along with a rebuilt Ravage (as [[Ravage (G1)|Tripredacus Agent]]), nurtured new troops to life through enigmatic means, growing [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] in tubes. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

The remaining Vok anticipated Tarantulas's plan to destroy the rest of them, take their power, and fashion the timestream to his desires, and so they assembled an army of their own consisting of [[Primal Prime]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Tigatron]]. Tarantulas met this opposition in battle, overwhelmed them, and triumphantly ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from Primal Prime's chest. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

Wounded critically, the Maximals withdrew to the Ark, while Tarantulas and his Predacons returned to his lair, where he directed them in the construction of a transwarp portal. Upon completion, Tarantulas planned to bring his stolen prize to his master, Unicron. Since his troops were getting restless, he promised them they could assault the Ark once they finished construction. Tarantulas was true to his word, and as Ravage led the Predacons against the Maximals, Unicron's spawn tried to stabilize the portal and prepared the Matrix for transport. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to Optimus Prime's body at the end of this altercation, the Maximals were triumphant and used Tarantulas's portal to return home to Cybertron, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to Unicron.}}

After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Tarantulas. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Escape-Tarantulas.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Tarantulus {{sic}} basically just never dies.]]

A year after the [[Great Transformation]], the [[Unicron virus|influence]] of [[Unicron]] swayed an abducted [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to the side of darkness. As she was escorted by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and [[Reptilion]] into the heart of the Chaos Bringer, she was surprised to see Tarantulas (still in his undead body) greet her as she joined the ranks of the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]]. She hissed with disgust while Tarantulas noted that it was just like old times. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

Tarantulas had learned that [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] had been assembling the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] to counter Unicron's Minions, and so he sent Blackarachnia on a mission to [[Primax 797.18 Epsilon|her home Cybertron]] to sever the link between the Transformers and [[Primus]] by invading [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber and destroying Alpha Trion. He gave Blackarachnia a swarm of [[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacon]]s and directions to the chamber through a structural weak point near the [[Rust Sea]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
The [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]], now inside the mind of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] after the latter planted the former's spark inside his body, berated the Predacon leader's failures—in particular, being led astray time and again by such treacherous subordinates as Tarantulas. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
One account stated that when Tarantulas was born at the [[Pit (facility)|Pit]], a glitch in the process granted him insight into the fact that an alien force was manipulating the Predacons for its ends. Thus, Tarantulas became obsessed with whatever this force was. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus TarantulasPredacusCouncil.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.65|He's laughing at the chances of the [[fandom]] at large accepting this comic as the one true pre-Beast Wars canon.]]
Another account stated that Tarantulas was one of the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s covert agents, working for them since before the Great Wars began to be recorded. As a key member of the council's schemes, Tarantulas helped develop the combiner technology that led to [[Predacus]]. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Tarantulas bio}}

Before his travels off-world, Tarantulas worked in tandem with the Tripredacus Council, who sought to unite Cybertron under a single, "purer" race. As the Great War drew to a close, Tarantulas received field intelligence reporting startling news: both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had died in a terrible confrontation between their forces. Though his masters weren't particularly moved by this turn of events, [[Megatron (BW)|a renegade]] within their army's ranks was. It became clear to the council that this upstart would resume the offensive against the enemy forces despite being ordered not to, and so Tarantulas was sent back out into the field to try and prevent any further complications from arising out of the situation.

While Tarantulas was away, the Council's secret base was discovered, and due to an [[Axalon (BW)|exploration vessel]] accidentally getting in its path, the transmatter bomb the Council had attempted to launch, to reformat all of Cybertron at once, was deflected from its proper course. Ram Horn, Cicadacon, Sea Clamp, and Ravage all met up with Tarantuals in the field, and confronted the gestalt [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who was among the Decepticons causing dissension in their ranks. Tarantulas and his allies isolated him on the battlefield, and merged into their own gestalt form, [[Predacus]], to slay him.

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.1|Seriously, this might be a medical condition.]]
Tarantulas next met with the upstart now calling himself "Megatron", and told him that the transmatter raining down on the planet was the result of a doomsday weapon of Galvatron's going off, triggered by the mad tyrant's death. He next informed Megatron that Predaking has comitted suicide out of shame for his involvement in Galvatron's plans. The Tripredacus Council had hoped these lies would be enough to dissuade Megatron from continuing hostilities, but this was not the case, and so moved on to plan B: sniping Megatron with a stun beam, and surrendering to the Autobots themselves.

For the "great risks" Tarantulas took towards the pursuit of peace, he was granted amnesty after the signing of the Pax Cybertronia. He had a hearty laugh at the expense of the Autobots' gullibility over this. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

During his time on Earth, Tarantulas discovered the force he was obsessed with since birth was the [[Vok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} He also programmed the Predacons' mobile fortress, the [[Arachnid]], utilizing his own personality programs to give it some form of sentience, accompanied by Tarantulas's own tendency for cruelty. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

While [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timestream, he witnessed several key events during the Beast Wars. Among these was Tarantulas in his original "beast" body skulking in his lair. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====SD BotCon====
Tarantulas joined Ravage at a bar to [[Dawn of the Predacus|laugh maniacally over drinks]], only for the pair to be approached by [[Beetle]] after their fourth outburst; the pair were being kicked out since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Thankfully, Tarantulas knew of a place where they could laugh to their hearts' content... a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:TheftOfGoldenDisk-Tarantulas.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What y'wanna do? Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers? Wastin' time with all the chatroom yakkers? 9 to 5, chillin' at Hewlett Packard? WHAT?]]
Tarantulas decoded the information on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] which had been freshly stolen by Megatron. He thought this was quite hilarious, but then, he thinks that about everything. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

[[File:Tarantulasdawn.jpg|thumb|See? A Planet X key in the corner of the pic. He's working for Unicron! Get him!]]
As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and his rogue band of Predacons escaped [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in their stolen ship, the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Tarantulas was in charge of scanning the disk for a desired set of coordinates. While Megatron was not watching, he was in secret communication with [[Cicadacon|General Cicadacon]] of the [[Tripredacus Council]].

Using the decoded coordinates, the ''Darksyde'' opened a [[transwarp]] portal, which it and the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] passed through. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Tarantulas fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Tarantulasemerges-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| "Well, howdy! Just scratching the wall, don't mind me!"]]
One of four mysterious protoforms found by [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Wings Universe|Sky-Byte]] in the laboratory of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Wings Universe|Jhiaxus]] while trying to save his former collaborator's clones from the Autobots, {{storylink|A Common Foe}} Tarantulas and [[Tripredacus Council|the other three]] pledged allegiance to the Predacons in suspiciously quick time.<ref name="TFSS3bio">"Tarantulas is a being without a history. In his rush to remove Jhiaxus' clones from his laboratory before the Autobots discovered its location, Sky-Byte mistakenly extracted four stasis pods of unknown origin. The emergent robots immediately declared for the Predacon cause, some might say suspiciously quickly. Of the four robots, Tarantulas has since discovered an endless fascination with experimental science, especially seeking any opportunity for vivisection."</ref>

=====''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts''=====
The Tarantulas of [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]] was interviewed by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Shotimus Prime]], who seemed determined to prove that Tarantulas was also [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Annoyed by Shotimus's badgering, Tarantulas eventually resorted to pulling the Matrix out of Shotimus's chest, reverting him to Hot Shot, and then hitting him repeatedly with it. {{storylink|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts}}

====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], Tarantulas joined [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspscream]]'s successful coup against Megatron. Waspscream then convinced Tarantulas to decode Megatron's Golden Disk by promising to make Tarantulas his lieutenant upon returning to Cybertron and deposing the Tripredacus Council. Unfortunately en route, Megatron escaped, conquered Cybertron with a [[transformation virus]], and turned the bodies of Cybertron's populace into [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. Upon arrival, Waspscream's crewmembers who had [[transmetal]] forms managed to survive the virus and escape Megatron's clutches, eventually finding their way to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], who granted them [[technorganic]] forms. Waspscream's Predacons waged a valiant Spark War against the Vehicons, eventually achieving victory. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:TarantulasMangaMouth01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Tarantulas raises an army of mannequins to strike terror into his foes.]]

Following the [[Quantum surge]], Tarantulas was upgraded into a [[Transmetal]]. Scheming with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] within their floating island base, [[Hindenburg]], Tarantulas developed a plan to revive the deceased [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] as a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] slave. Recovering Primal's mindless, raging body, Tarantulas staged a strange voodoo ceremony (complete with boiling cauldron). As Megatron pricked his finger and prepared to use his mutated blood to turn Primal's rampaging body into his slave, the spark of Optimus Primal returned to it just in the nick of time. As Primal turned into a Transmetal, Tarantulas began to celebrate, convinced that his plan had worked out better than he had thought, unaware of what was really going on. In fact, he was ''so'' convinced that Primal was now a Predacon slave, that he ordered the monkey to give him a shoulder massage. Optimus Primal proceeded to knock Tarantulas's block off. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Tarantulas pulled himself together and confronted Tigatron, only to be promptly sliced in half. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Undeterred, he taped himself back together and planted an [[arachnoid]] in Tigatron which gave Tarantulas control of the Maximal samurai's mind and body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}} Airazor linked her mind to Tigatron's in an attempt to free her beloved and while her body fought Tigatron, Airazor's consciousness fought Tarantulas and his virtual minions. Ultimately, with Blackarachnia's help, Tigatron's mind was freed, though Airazor died in the process, killed by the mind-controlled Tigatron. Optimus Primal arrived and promptly stomped Tarantulas to death and blew his body to pieces. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

Shortly afterward, the energies from sparks freed from an obliterated [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] brought Tarantulas back to life as a mindless zombie. He fought Optimus Primal but was destroyed for good by Primal's rocket-fists. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

===Fire in the Dark===
====''Legends'' anthology====
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. The "spider-god" and the "[[Waspinator (BW)|wasp-god]]", under instruction from their [[Megatron (BW)|leader]], enslaved the humans for the purposes of excavating "[[Energon|glowing rose crystals]]". Eventually, a "[[Silverbolt (BW)|wolf-god]]" came, and had a fierce battle with the spider, allowing the captive humans to flee. The spider was defeated by the wolf, and then buried underground in a cave-in. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Dimensional observer [[Vector Prime]] explained that in [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]], Tarantulas had his own agenda on prehistoric Earth. He deployed his [[Arachnoid]]s across the globe to search for traces of [[Super Energon]], accumulating a large cache of the powerful substance. Optimus Primal sacrificed himself to hijack Tarantulas's makeshift craft and destroy it in orbit, causing a [[Quantum surge|Super Energon Transwarp Explosion]] which granted a [[Transmetal]] upgrade to many participants in the conflict as well as created the [[Fuzor]]s. Later, Megatron attempted to use Tarantulas's secret experiments in a last-ditch effort to turn the tide, but ultimately, the Maximals emerged victorious in the war for the [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Tarantulas sneakily browsed the toys for sale at [[Transformers Celebration 2014]]. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} The head of [[Tera-Kura Co.]]'s science department and an expert at building robots, he was responsible for production of their [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. One day he was approached by the [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] of [[G1 World|another universe]], who offered him use of their technology in exchange for his help in building them new [[transtector]]s. Realizing he could use this tech to conquer the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] for himself, Tarantulas accepted. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Once a partnership between the Decepticons and Tera-Kura had been formed, he used data stolen from the [[Autobot]] Headmasters to build a body for [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] as well as the drone [[Butla]]. Seeking to eliminate the Autobots, his rivals on the technology market, he and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] then sent out Skullcruncher to lure out and destroy them, but the Headmaster was defeated. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} Tarantulas's boss, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], chewed them out over their violent approach, leading to a disgruntled Tarantulas building a body for Megatron that would turn him into the destructive [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In the end, Megatron resisted the body and taught them a lesson, though Tarantulas pointed out that as he'd planned, Galvatron's destruction had increased Tera-Kura's sales. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}}

Not ones to give up, Tarantulas and Weirdwolf had [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] hypnotize Megatron back into Galvatron only for [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] to undo the spell. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}} He was present at the office when [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] attempted to take over Tera-Kura. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When a group of [[Nightbeat (G1)|mass-produced Headmasters]] from [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] started stealing Decepticon transtectors on the orders of [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], Tarantulas responded by activating the Galvatron body's mask, briefly brainwashing the unfortunate [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] into being evil. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} Since his Megatron plan wasn't working out, Tarantulas chose to enter the Galvatron body and pilot it himself, using it to defeat Megatron and use his head mode as a soccer ball. Though he was defeated by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Shūta Gō]], he was happy with the data he'd gathered about controlling a transtector. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} He then finished a new transtector for Weirdwolf, shocking its owner by making it sentient (and revealing that Skullcruncher's had been so all along). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 30|Bonus Edition Vol. 30}}

Tarantulas was initially gleeful when Tera-Kura purchased [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but quickly grew unsatisfied and wanted control of ''both'' Metroplex and Autobot Axalon's new base, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Maximus]]. He had Weirdwolf infiltrate Maximus and take it for Tera-Kura by using the [[Master Sword]], but the plan failed when Weirdwolf was unable to control the giant transtector's power. Using what he'd learned from piloting Galvatron, Tarantulas took things into his own hands by taking direct control of Metroplex and having him attack Maximus. The battle between Metroplex and Fortress Maximus ended with Fortress destroying Tarantulas's control device, and the scientist was arrested for his crimes. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} He eventually broke out of jail and encountered [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who agreed to hide him from the law in exchange for a transtector of his own. Tarantulas then found himself pressed to mass-produce these bodies for Astrotrain's master plan, and once he was done and expected to get along with his "fellow jailbird", Astrotrain promptly deemed him unnecessary and turned on him, sending him fleeing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} He next found refuge with Weirdwolf's faction of Decepticons, only to again be press-ganged into building bodies, this time for [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} As such he was present for the resurrection of Trypticon. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
To the best of [[Vector Prime]]'s knowledge, Tarantulas and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] did not think of themselves as relatives. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/15}}

[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed he showed up at the last second to help win [[#3H comics|the battle against Primal Prime]] but only referred to Ravage being there, not Tarantulas. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways#July 6, 2015|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/06}} He also claimed to know the secret origins of Tarantulas and the Tripredacus Council. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|''Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers'' #1]]

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Mesothulas.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"I'm not [[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]]! Okay, maybe I am... but basically, no, I'm not."]]

Mesothulas was a non-affiliated scientist, an avid student of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} who served as a consultant for [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] during the early stages of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Mesothulas saw their relationship as symbiotic—Prowl's imagination would feed into Mesothulas's desire to make the impossible real and vice versa. This collaboration yielded many of the weapons and technologies that the Autobots would use during the war, including [[stasis bullet]]s, [[Spark extractor|spark extraction]], [[Decepti-Bomb]]s, and [[positive reinforcement prison]]s; most notably, Mesothulas developed the guilt-detecting supercomputer known as [[Aequitas]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Mesothulas eventually came to believe that the war itself was a sort of macrocosmic "organism", and could be manipulated at will with the right tools. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} Mesothulas's mad science would eventually yield what he considered his greatest success, the artificial life-form known as "[[Springer (G1)|Ostaros]]". Prowl eventually began to doubt the ethics involved with Mesothulas's inventions, and events came to a head after the scientist unveiled his latest creation: a hellish prison dimension he called the "[[Noisemaze]]". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Realizing that Mesothulas's increasingly depraved experiments could not continue, Prowl cashed in a favor with [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], asking him to dispose of Mesothulas by pushing the scientist into his own Noisemaze, then destroying everything in his workshop. When faced with the innocent Ostaros, however, neither Prowl nor Impactor could bring themselves to kill the young "Transformer", and instead Prowl falsified a new identity for him as the Autobot [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}} Thanks to the [[Anti-rad armor|bulky, face-concealing armor]] Impactor wore, Mesothulas was left to believe that Prowl had personally disposed of him. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3 Ultra Energon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''But then one day he went to that science lab'' ''That mutated spider came down'']]

Though Mesothulas was prepared for such an occurance, having built a personal jumpgate built into his body, the disorienting effects of the Noisemaze meant that it took centuries before Mesothulas could put it to use. With his lab ransacked and his experiments left in shambles, Mesothulas turned his efforts outwards: he followed in the footsteps of his idol Shockwave—a trail that led him to [[Earth]]. There, he discovered and refined samples of Shockwave's [[Ore-13]] to create an artificially derived superfuel he called [[obtenteum]], which became the basis for all of his future inventions. Using obtenteum, he established a base within the Noisemaze he dubbed the [[Tor]]; inspired by the native wildlife, he turned the Tor into a laboratory for developing the perfect bio-disguise, a [[size changing|mass-shifting]] bodyform that formed the basis for the [[spark]]-shielding [[Chimeracon]] upgrade. Fascinated by Earth's spiders, he eventually modified his own body with Chimeracon technology to become a gigantic arachnid, renaming himself "Tarantulas". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

The Chimeracon process required further raw material, and so Tarantulas returned to Cybertron and began the incident that would later be immortalized as the "[[Roadbuster affair]]"—by shrinking down into a tiny size, Tarantulas was able to crawl into [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'s ear, whispering for him to torture his recruits. Roadbuster assumed that he was hearing the voice of [[Mortilus]] and cheerfully followed the orders of "Mortilus" to the letter, dumping the bodies of his dead recruits into a pit where Tarantulas could later recover them. The other Autobots soon found out what had happened, and intervened in time to save [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] from the fate that befell his friends. By that point Tarantulas had already fled the scene and everyone assumed that Roadbuster had suffered a debilitating mental breakdown. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Eventually, Tarantulas was able to turn Hubcap to his side and convince him to serve as a mole within the Autobot ranks, using his [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] powers to uncover Prowl's secrets, including the data containing Aequitas's proclamations. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Even though Tarantulas admitted having been the voice of "Mortilus" that drove Roadbuster mad, the terrified Hubcap went along with it, hoping to gain a stronger Chimeracon body for himself and seeing justice meted out against Roadbuster. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Tarantulasspider.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''Oh, and now Meso crawls over everyone's walls'' ''And he's swingin' all over town'']]

Following the end of the war—and a series of diplomatic incidents that saw Prowl reduced to a wanted fugitive—Tarantulas sought to rekindle the relationship that he and Prowl had one enjoyed, and sought to bring the disgraced strategist back into the fold. To do so, he became the patron of the post-war anarchist cell known as [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]]; clad in Chimeracon bio-disguises, they became his private enforcers, operating from the Noisemaze and carrying out his orders. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Tarantulas ordered Mayhem to abduct Prowl shortly after the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], and had him spirited away to the Tor. There, Tarantulas suspended Prowl in his webs {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} and presented the [[data slug]] that contained information on the Aequitas trial, stolen from [[Verity Carlo]], as collateral for an open conversation between the two. {{Storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

With the greatest of anticipation, Tarantulas unveiled his new form to Prowl, who was horrified at his old collaborator's metamorphosis. Prowl suspected Tarantulas intended to use the war crimes data from Aequitas to simply blackmail him, but Tarantulas revealed his ''true'' desire: he simply wished to work with his old compatriot once more, to recreate the symbiosis of their original possibly-more-than-professional relationship. When Prowl still refused, he was placed in the company of his would-be rescuers: Verity, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], their most shameful, damning thoughts opened bare to him thanks to Tarantulas's new invention, the guilt-extracting [[Impetus]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You or a loved one may be entitled to financial compensation.]]

Tarantulas explained to Verity that her current sickly condition was a result of exposure to the Aequitas supercomputer back on [[Garrus-9]]; when he attempted to force Prowl into Impetus, Prowl tried to talk him out of it, lying that he had killed Ostaros that day in the lab. Before a grief-stricken Tarantulas could torture Prowl any further, rescue arrived in the shape of Wrecker space station ''[[Debris]]'', its mass threatening to rip the Noisemaze apart. Tarantulas ordered the Chimeracons to counterattack and for Hubcap to transmit the Aequitas data across the galaxy, only for Hubcap to turn on his employer and free the Autobot prisoners instead. Roadbuster was briefly able to overpower him by using his vehicle mode to ram the gigantic spider out a window... but Tarantulas had survived the fall, shrinking himself and crawling into Roadbuster's head once more.

Tarantulas taunted his old victim one last time... then expanded back to his full size, blowing open Roadbuster's head from the inside out. As the surviving Wreckers regrouped at the Tor and prepared to take down the entire structure, Tarantulas revealed himself, smugly promising that he would soon do "something weird" to everyone. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:SinsOfTheWreckers5-springervstarantulas.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Quick! Someone get a giant slipper!"]]

Using his mass displacement technology to enlarge his spider mode to its maximum size, Tarantulas activated a final contingency plan: shrinking the Tor itself down to pocket size so that he could safely transport his lab out of the collapsing dimension, while revealing that he had healed Verity's illness for no other reason other than to one-up Prowl. As they battled, Tarantulas continued to grow, ranting madly about his need for revenge for Ostaros's murder, finally prompting Impactor to reveal that ''he'' had destroyed the lab on Prowl's orders. Tarantulas demanded to know what had become of Ostaros—and then made the connection between Springer's voice and the fate of his creation. Tarantulas scurried into the depths of his facility to reunite with his creation, even as Arcee sliced off his beast mode head and used it to trip the retinal scanner and halt the Tor's contraction.

Tarantulas managed to find Springer as the Autobot finished rigging the facility to blow, earning himself a punch in the face from the green Autobot. His words were garbled by the energies of the Noisemaze, preventing any kind of meaningful dialogue between creator and creation. The pair struggled with one another as Springer repeatedly stabbed Tarantulas, neither able to speak or hear each other. Escaping the Tor and reuniting with the other Autobots, Springer escaped as Impactor destroyed the Noisemaze, seemingly destroying Tarantulas with it. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:RequiemOfTheWreckers-hyehyehhyeh.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Only a student of Shockwave's would consider [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|becoming a furry while using time travel to tamper with history.]]]]

Unbeknownst to the Wreckers, however, Tarantulas had survived his encounter with the Wreckers, and escaped the destruction of the Noisemaze by shrinking to miniscule size and hitching a ride on Springer as he escaped. Tarantulas spent a year hiding out in the retrofitted barn that Springer and Verity called home, using their Cybertronian transmitter to communicate with the rest of the galaxy. He established a dialogue with the rogue Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who had been left rudderless following his botched battle with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on the [[Necroworld]], and Tarantulas hatched a new plan. The pair relocated to an extinct volcano; using his knowledge of biotechnology, Tarantulas upgraded Overlord with a Chimeracon body, using samples of Verity's DNA to create a human alter-ego for Overlord: firebrand politician "Megan Guiglione", a twisted experiment so that Tarantulas could watch what happened when he introduced an irrational aggressor into Earth's political ecosystems. Using this cover identity to amass money and resources, Tarantulas began developing what he considered to be his ultimate masterstroke: the [[Timemaze]], a functional time machine that would allow him to use [[time travel]] to his advantage by repeatedly splintering the timeline by sending Overlord back in time and creating infinite new realities for him to experiment with.

When Verity inadvertently learned of Overlord's human disguise, he brought her back to the volcano to dispose of; Tarantulas, on the other hand, wanted her kept alive, in the hopes that protecting her would win him the favor of his beloved Ostaros. In the meantime, Tarantulas showed her his newest invention in between bickering with Overlord. It soon became clear that Overlord's irrational hatred of Megatron—a "temporal cornerstone"—overrode his loyalty to Tarantulas, and as Tarantulas realized his erstwhile partner would use the Timemaze to travel back in time solely for the purpose of repeatedly killing Megatron, the pair fell to fighting. When Springer did arrive, Tarantulas immediately stood down, hoping that he could make amends with his creation. Before he could do so, however, Overlord shot him in the back of the head.

[[File:RequiemOfTheWreckers-TarantulasDies.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Tarantulas' encounter with Garfield ended in tragedy.]]

When Overlord was finally defeated, Springer knelt beside Tarantulas's mangled body. Though he had been fatally wounded, Tarantulas admitted that he was happy to be reunited with his greatest creation one last time; while they couldn't be together, he was glad that, after bringing so much chaos into the universe, Springer was proof that he could leave something good behind. Having made peace with his legacy, Tarantulas died. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:TriggerWarnings Tarantulas.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

'''Tarantulas of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]''' served as chief science officer at the [[Mandala]], the headquarters of the [[Predacon Secret Police]]. Loyal only to his own scientific... curiosity... Tarantulas also moonlighted with the Predacon anarchists known as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], providing tech support to them in exchange for hired goons when he needed them. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}} In his downtime, he visited the same software developers' chat room as [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

A PSP deep-cover agent in the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] caught a murder case in Iacon, the death of a Builder named [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]]. Tarantulas examined the data [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] provided his superiors and recognized Twirl was not a Micromaster but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], one who had somehow survived the [[Targetmaster Extirpation|Extirpation]] a generation ago. Finding the idea of his own weapon of mass destruction appealing, Tarantulas inserted himself into the case and pinged the Mayhemists to be on alert as well.

Wolfang tracked down the Mayhemists, believing them to be responsible for the murder. He encountered Tarantulas and arrested him for conspiracy and terrorism, but Tarantulas managed to talk his way out of imprisonment when he came before [[Onyx Primal]]. Instead, he joined the PSP as they intercepted Wolfang, who had found the true murderer, another secret Targetmaster named [[Overrun]]. Fearing the idea of Tarantulas or anyone getting ahold of the power of a Targetmaster, Wolfang and Overrun died keeping him out of PSP hands. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

Getting his mitts on the Robo-Smasher that Overrun had left behind, Tarantulas decided to play with it in Proximax, with his first target being the disgraced former Resistance member Grimlock. His scheme was noticed by the Ex-Bots, who thanks to some pre-cognitive warning from Overshoot's ghost were able to jam the Robo-Smasher, giving Grimlock the chance to obfuscate and sabotage the Predacon's scheme. Before they could do anything with him, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] broke out.

Tarantulas managed to disappear during the chaos, only reappearing once the Vehicons were done and dusted, at the side of Megatron, head of Darksyder, Inc., and one of the largest powers left on Cybertron. Tarantulas, for his part, was giddy at the thought of meeting Stiletto again. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Millennia later, historians would remember "Tarantulus", but somehow came to conflate him with Blackarachnia, and were even convinced he was Lio Convoy's head scientist. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game comic====
[[File:BWgameUK-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Some great dialog there, Tarry.]]
Upon arriving on prehistoric Earth, the dangers of Energon radiation forced the Maximals and Predacons to take on beast alternate forms. Tarantulas picked up a tarantula in his palm and scanned it. Soon, Tarantulas spotted [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] moving in on the Predacons' crash site. Swearing revenge, Tarantulas transformed and attacked, and threatened to skin the Maximal alive. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Tarantulasstats.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Sadly, there's no Eat Cheetor level.]]

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Tarantulas still preferred to operate out of a dark, underground lair. Tarantulas joined his fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
After [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] had expanded his own personal base too close to Tarantulas's own territory, creating an opening for the Predacon to infiltrate Rhinox's personal metropolis. Tarantulas overtook Rhinox's base and reprogrammed its defenses, prompting the Maximals to retake it. The Maximal's offensive push forced Tarantulas to retreat deeper and deeper into the annexed territory, until he finally returned to his own lair. While he was in control of Rhinox's forces, however, Tarantulas had gained access to sensitive information, prompting the Maximals to follow Tarantulas back to his hide-out, and eliminate him once and for all.

=====Predacon campaign=====
Rhinox's expansion into Tarantulas's territory allowed the Predacons to infiltrate the Maximal's "Urban Area" and eliminate Rhinox. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. The various feats Tarantulas can accomplish throughout gameplay in Predacon Mode as the story protagonist are described on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Arboreal Camouflage Tarantulas? Blue Crusader Tarantulas?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Alec Willows]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Tarantulas found a way to escape prehistoric Earth and return to Cybertron. The Beast Wars progressed in his absence for a time...

[[File:N64 Tarantulus.jpg|frame|left|Player 2 Has Entered His Stomach. Continue?]]
Then he came back, newly promoted and with an armada of Transwarp battleships under his command, out to end the Beast Wars and enforce the Tripredacus Council's will... {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Tarantulas's fate in those outcomes.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Alec Willows]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
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===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
[[File:DuelFight Tarantulas.gif|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Megatron was capable of summoning Tarantulas forth to the battlefield during his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsTarantulas.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Tarantulas participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in three different bodies:
*''Tarantulas''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 2" event, and could be recruited by by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Tarantulas''—This Epic Character was available in the August Daily Campaign and could be recruited by collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Tarantulas Transmetal''—This Super Rare character was available to 2500 players during the second event of the "Transmetals: Episode 3" mini events.
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==Toys==
{{main|Tarantulas (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:BWcommercial-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not terribly appealing.]]
*Tarantulas is referred to as simply "Tarantula" in the [[commercial]] advertising his toy. This commercial and also early promotional pictures showed the original Tarantulas toy as being transparent orange, but the final toy was a clear deep purple instead. Presumably, this was for a little visual variety in the early line, which already had a largely tan toy ([[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]) and a largely yellow toy ([[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]) in the Deluxe range, plus a Mega-sized Predacon arachnid then planned to be orange ([[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]), and [[Tigatron]], who was at one point slated to be a traditional orange tiger.
[[File:TarantulasArm.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He tastes everything he holds.]]
*In the original control art for Tarantulas, the claws are shown in the same configuration as used in the show. In other words, the claws were somehow swapped during the assembly process and have remained as such on every version of the mold thereafter.
*The original Tarantulas toy has ''nine'' eyes in [[beast mode]], as does the show model. This makes characters' references to him as "eight-eyes" rather... interesting.
*Tarantulas's toy bios paint him as a really dumb ninja-like stealth assassin. Both of his [[Tech Spec]]s give him an intelligence of 4, even the numbers that accompany his ''Transmetals'' bio which mentions the cartoon's [[quantum surge]].
*In the first season, Tarantulas is characterized more as a cannibalistic, psychotic gourmand who happens to be the Predacons' Science Officer than as the mad scientist and master plotter he becomes from "[[Spider's Game]]" onwards. This is to the extent that his official season one profile makes several mentions of his eating habits, describes his sole interest as being "food", and summarizes his relationship with the other Predacons as simple disdain, as he considers them to all be potential meals.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Tarantulas retained his trademark cackle, but it was a little ''different''. His voice was very high-pitched and he shrieked almost constantly. His trademark laugh more closely resembled a wicked witch of sorts.
[[File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Tarantulas is one of Reprolabels' best customers.]]
*From "[[Optimal Situation]]" onwards, the [[Arachnoid]]s sport a Tarantulas-themed insignia.
[[File:TMtigatronboxback2.jpg|thumb|Pew! Pew!]]
*Tarantulas's origins are a bit complicated. He declares in "[[Other Victories]]" that he and the [[Tripredacus Council]] have origins other than Autobot and Decepticon, such that they would not be affected by the destruction of the Ark. Megatron's line about "Unicron's spawn" was apparently not intended by [[Bob Forward]] to be taken literally but as a generic Transformer insult; [[Larry DiTillio]] has said Bob "regrets" the line and they never had ''any'' fixed idea of Tarantulas' origin. Larry also said that had the show continued, the characters "might" be descended from the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/f06828ec523295c1?dmode=source&output=gplain Larry DiTillio's take on Tarantulas origins! at alt.toys.transformers]</ref> A Unicronian origin also creates potential canonical issues, as Tarantulas says that "under our rule, Cybertron will conquer the universe" ("[[Other Victories]]"), whereas Unicron's goal would have been to eat Cybertron. But, much like [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]'s line about "[[Darksyde (BW)|the dark side]]", this line developed a life of its own. Eventually, this connection was reasserted in [[3H Productions]]' ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' storyline, initially written by... Bob Forward. On the other hand, [[Fun Publications]]' "[[A Common Foe]]" depicted a [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]/Cybertronian origin for Tarantulas and the Tripredacus Council but left the specifics a mystery.
*Tarantulas's body in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" is based on [[Ransack (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Ransack]]. His body in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", however, is a unique design not directly based on an existing toy, unlike the rest of the show characters in the story.
*Tarantulas is the only [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]] who avoided being labeled a [[Decepticon]].
*From what can be observed from the art on the back of Transmetal Tigatron's packaging, Tarantulas's vok-enhanced abilities include levitating and firing energy beams from his eye(s?) in [[robot mode]]. Neat!
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Tarantulas's Cybertronian body is a stylized version of his "Mesothulas" body from the [[2005 IDW continuity]] with a tweaked version of [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Brakedown]]'s vehicle mode.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tarans''' (タランス ''Taransu''), '''Tarantulas''' (タランチュラス ''Taranchurasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Metal Tarantulas''' (Transmetal toy)
*''Korean:'' '''Tarantulas''' (타란튤라스 ''Talantyullaseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chīh-chū''' (Taiwan, 蜘蛛, "Spider"), '''Hóng Chīh-chū''' (Taiwan second and third season, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider"), '''Láng Zhū''' (China, 狼蛛, "Tarantula")
*''Polish:'' '''Tarantulator'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Tarântulos''' (Brazil)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Universe Predacons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]

Megatron (WFC)/toys

2021-03-24T18:03:49Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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[[File:GenWFCinstructionslineart-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
'''Megatron''' conquers shop shelves!

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': clear purple missile, [[Fusion Cannon]]

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] toys, Cybertronian Megatron is a toy is based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank, or in a horizontal hover-tank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (WFC)#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.

: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|Megatron Cybertron Mode]], [[Darkside Megatron]], and [[Megatron (KOU)|''Knights of Unicron'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nobody makes fun of Megatron's lovely skirt. Not more than once, anyway.]]
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, missile

:A [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron with purple parts, a translucent purple cannon and purple and red paint details resembling the effects of [[Dark Energon]], available in a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] to the right has his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] mis-transformed. His treads are left almost untransformed as his arms, but with his hands folded inside the treads, and the top panel on his left shoulder hasn't been rotated and pegged between his shoulders/tank front. His [[robot mode]] is also mis-transformed, with his back panel not being pegged into his back and being left hanging behind his thighs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TRUROCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Rage Over Cybertron Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
====First Edition====
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[[File:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: Part of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'', this Deluxe Class version of Megatron transforms into his alien ship mode. He comes with his Fusion Cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head. It is also in this latter configuration for the cannon that the otherwise useless groove and tab on the cannon and its handle can be pegged onto the tab and otherwise useless socket on his right arm, giving him the classic, arm-mounted, yet ''strangely undocumented'' Fusion Cannon configuration shown in his [[stock photography]]. Funny enough, the blade from the Cyberverse Commander figure of the character can fit in the hole of the fusion cannon's mouth, which enables it to reenact fighting scenes with his sword.

: Speaking of undocumented features, his [[instructions]] show a noticeably different "completed" vehicle mode when compared to his stock photos. Specifically, the instructions completely neglect the extra steps to flip his wings out and form a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] vehicle mode, opting instead for a more slender, wingless vehicle mode. To achieve this undocumented form, his underside leg panels must be opened, flipped around and over to the top of the ship, be pegged onto a tab on the side of his intakes, and his pointy wingtips must be flipped out from underneath. He also has some clearance issues when transforming. His intakes and the panel that surrounds his head in vehicle mode tend to collide when the intakes are snugly angled into and out of the panel, often resulting in the intakes popping off the (detachable) plastic hinges that they're on. He also comes somewhat mis-transformed in the package, with the positions of the intakes and the panel on his back being switched around, with the panel being placed ''after'' the intakes, instead of ''before''. (Yeah, its nearly impossible to do that, but for the sake of show-accuracy...)

: He comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai#Prime|Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]], as well as a DVD of the "Series Premiere" episode "[[Masters & Students]]".

: The toy was later retooled and redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Rampage (BW)#Timelines|Rampage]] and [[Shokaract#Timelines|Pirate Hunter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeEPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFP-Japan-First-Edition-005-Megatron-packaging.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Before the gorilla gun.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: The Japanese release of Deluxe Class Megatron was packaged by itself on a card. The instructions show the proper vehicle mode, how to attach his fusion cannon to his arm, and the figure is transformed correctly in the box.

:The figure shares its ID number with the U.S. release of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Cliffjumper]], which was not released in Japan's ''First Edition'' line.

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====Cyberverse====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 004'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[March 31]], 2012'''
**''Japanese Number'': '''EZ-02'''
**''Accessories'': Cyber sword

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Megatron features translucent purple plastic on his entire torso (although with the chest panels covering a portion of it) so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with a translucent hard-plastic "cyber sword" weapon which features two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and a peg-hole in-between, allowing it to peg into either his hands, right wrist, left arm, Fusion Cannon, or back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card. Sadly, this toy boasts an incredibly accurate robot mode at the cost of a barely passable attempt at an alternate mode.

:In addition to the regular version, Megatron was also released in a special "advance release" assortment alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]], and [[Starscream (WFC)#Cyberverse|Starscream]], with each figure including a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.

:While the transformation-related post on his arm-mounted Fusion Cannon may seem 3mm-compatible, it is actually slightly too big, and mounting the sword onto it may cause the sword's peg-hole to crack. The Decepticon Set version of the weapon, on the other hand; doesn't seem to have this issue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Cyber sword

: This redeco of Megatron is cast in darker metallic-gray plastics (mostly based on his battle damaged body seen in [[Masters and Students]]), with the paint mask being identical to the original figure. He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

: Oddly, his sword is cast in a significantly more flexible plastic than the one that comes with his Hasbro counterpart. [[For safety reasons|Usually, it's the other way round.]] However, you can mount that sword onto the Fusion Cannon's post. But take note that it may warp over time if the cannon still has the sword repeatedly attached on. Speaking of warping, some units had their tip of the sword slightly dented due to the plastic ties.

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[[File:Cyberverse UnicronMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 010'''
**''Accessories'': [[Dark Energon]] sword

: Part of the final wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight [[redeco]] of Series 2 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of [[Unicron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BHUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
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====Robots in Disguise====
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[File:PrimeRIDtoy-MegatronPowerizer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And it's like the sky is new. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Primetoy-MegatronDarkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|All he needs now is a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|hooded cloak]]. (''Arms Micron version pictured'')]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 28]], 2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-15'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon & Combat Claw (Hasbro only), "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, this larger-scale Megatron also has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, allowing them to be illuminated by the various light-up Voyager Class weapons in this line. He comes with two weapons: an arm cannon that deploys and illuminates (via LED) an under-slung blade when a plunger is pushed, as well as a combat claw. Both weapons peg via [[5 mm post|5mm post]] onto his hands, wrists, forearms, robot back, and vehicle roof. The combat claw pegs into his wrist, allowing the handle to rest on his hands as if he were holding it. The claw can also mount onto a peg-hole on top of the cannon when not in use.

: The TakaraTomy release of Voyager Megatron sports many differences. '''Megatron Darkness''', part of the fifth wave of Japanese ''Prime'' product, is said to be Megatron's reborn form, having "come back from Hell" (aka the events of "[[Sick Mind]]" and "[[Out of His Head]]"). His base plastics are shades of cold-gray as opposed to the [[Hasbro]] warm-grays, and his chestplates, shoulderplates and head have been given a silver [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal]] finish. He comes with a silver-foil [[sticker]] sheet that adds a lot of purple filigree designs to him in a matter similar to the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]]. The Hasbro accessories have been replaced with a pair of [[Arms Micron]] kits; [[Gora#II|Gora II]], a gorilla that becomes Megatron's fusion cannon, and [[Hades]], a massive bat that becomes a winged backpack or a giant scythe weapon.

:People who purchased Megatron Darkness from Ion stores on his release date got a free [[Gul#Hellflame|Hellflame Gul]] Arms Micron (while supplies last). Those who preordered Megatron Darkness through Amazon Japan got a free [[B.2#Shining|Shining B.2 Arms Micron]] with their order.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1623.html Megatron Darkness at Alfes's Toy Blog]''

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[[File:Prime-toy MegatronTakTomDx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron tries to get the monkey off his back.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 31]], [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''AM-05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gora" Arms Micron

: As part of the first wave of the Japanese ''Prime'' line, this toy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the Deluxe-sized ''First Edition'' Megatron toy. He has had some of his [[paint operation]]s replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s (mostly the silver bits on his pelvis). His "backpack" has also been retooled to add 5mm posts and post-holes as part of the line-wide Arms Micron gimmick. Rather than coming with his original fusion cannon, he instead comes with [[Gora]], a gorilla-like robot who transforms into the fusion cannon, complete with flip-out blades.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1469.html Arms Micron Megatron at Alfes's blog]''

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[[File:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So, [[TakaraTomy|they]] think they can outdo [[Hasbro|us]] by giving their [[black repaint]] chrome, eh? We'll show them! Give him more translucent plastic!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Dark Energon Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Number'': '''001'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon & Combat Claw

: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Megatron is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of RID Megatron, being cast in opaque dark blue, lavender, light-gray, and black plastics, and having warmer translucent-purple plastic. The entirety of his forearms and shoulder-pads are now cast in translucent-purple plastic, and his purple paint operations have been replaced by pink.

:Though he was packaged on an individual box, he was initially sold as part of a set with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Dark Energon Optimus Prime]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and all of the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases. The Voyager Class toys, in particular, also saw mass-retail release in the Philippines.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Dark Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-FinalBattleMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because it would be <s>non-aerodynamic</s> silly to mount the saber onto the back of the vehicle mode like a giant tail-fin.]]
*'''Final Battle Megatron''' ([[February 25]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-33'''
**''Accessories'': Shadow Gabu, Shadow Baru, & Shadow Dai Arms Microns

: Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy ''Prime'' toys, Final Battle Megatron is the most [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] redeco of the original ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Voyager mold to date, with silver paint across much of the figure, and is specifically intended to represent his appearance in the episodes "[[Alpha/Omega]]" through "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]". As such, his right forearm is decoed (but sadly not remolded) to resemble [[Liege Maximo]]'s forearm that he substitutes for his own in those episodes. Also per the show, he comes with the "[[Dark Star Saber|Dark Energon Saber]]" in a place of a fusion cannon, which is represented by a smoky-translucent-black redeco of the [[Dark Matter Calibur]] [[Arms Micron#"Arms Up"|Super Combo Weapon]], composed of the Arms Microns [[Gabu#Shadow|Shadow Gabu]], [[Baru#Shadow|Shadow Baru]], and [[Dai#Shadow|Shadow Dai]].

:This figure was originally solicited as "Darkest Megatron".
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====Beast Hunters====
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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-SharkticonMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''I'M A SHAAAARK / I'M A SHAAAAARK / SUCK MY [[Fusion cannon|FUSION CANNON]] / I'M A SHAAAAAARK'']]
*'''Megatron'''/'''Sharkticon Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Tartarex Warp Sword/Sharktooth Spear

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron is an extensive [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]-[[Homage|homaging]] [[retool]] of his ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' toy. He transforms into a "beast jet", and he has a unique Decepticon insignia with beady eyes and a gaping maw of sharp teeth. He comes equipped with the [[Tartarex Warp Sword]], a fish-themed cannon that can convert into a sword-harpoon thing which can he can wield via its 5mm handle.

:He has a minor assembly error in that the two-pronged sections within his shoulder-pads are swapped, preventing the shoulder-pads from slotting in place properly in his "beast jet" mode. They can be reversed by popping the pads off their [[ball joint]]s, unscrewing the shoulder-pads, and swapping the parts. Good luck popping the shoulder-pads off their ball joints, though.

:His [[instructions]] refer to him as "Sharkticon Megatron" and his weapon the "Sharktooth Spear". There also exists a [[packaging]] [[variant]] for this toy: Early shipments simply called the toy "Megatron" and his weapon the "Tartarex Warp Sword", whereas a later running change version changed the packaging to reflect the names given in the instructions. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22|twenty-second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

:This figure was used to represent Megatron's [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership|Sharkticon Matrix]]-enhanced form in the novel ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/SharkticonMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Sharkticon Megatron at TFU.info]''
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====10 Year Anniversary====
[[File:TFP-10th-Hades-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Boom Badda-Boom! Boom, Boom!"]]
*'''Hades Megatron''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns

:Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Prime'', "Hades Megatron" is essentially a re-release of the TakaraTomy Voyager-sized [[#Robots in Disguise|Megatron Darkness]] figure, complete with Arms Microns.

:Hades Megatron was exclusively released by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S. and Canada.

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===Kre-O===
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[[File:KreOtoy-BattleforEnergon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''I wannna gwilled cheese''/not a BLT/''gwilled cheese''/awe you following me?/''Gwilled Cheese''/I love you more than any othew/''gwilled cheese''/I think I'll make another!]]
*'''Battle for Energon''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''98812'''
**''Pieces'': '''379'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Megatron, Security Officer, Tank Driver
**''Accessories'': Blade

: This set's Megatrons are based more on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)|incarnation]]... mostly. The larger Megatron is a smaller, simpler build than the first big kit, and makes use of ball-and-socket parts for increased articulation. It can be rebuilt into a tank (rather reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]), The Megatron Kreon's [[tampograph]]s are based directly on the ''Prime'' cartoon model, and his right hand has been replaced by a clear-purple curved blade. He also has a clear-purple extra "energon" torso piece.

: This set also comes with a [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] truck/robot build, a miniature bank playset with opening/breakaway vault to hold the set's "[[ultimate Dark Energon weapon]]" piece (though it also contains stickers that can make the bank into a museum), and Kreons of ''Prime''-styled Megatron, a human [[Security Officer]] and evil human [[Tank Driver]].

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[[File:KreO-toy MegatronKW Knight.jpg|rihgt|thumb|250px]]
*'''Knight Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, January 2015)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**Accessories: Sword, shield, display plate

:Part of the first series of [[Blindpacking|blindbagged]] Kreon Warriors, Megatron is a Kreon with tampographs that approximate [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s body armor with elements that resemble medieval armor. Amusingly, he wears his sword on his arm (as if it were a fusion cannon) rather than holding it in his hand. Most of his accessories and armor come from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series.

:Unfortunately, the Kreon Warriors all came in bags that ''completely'' lack any way to identify the contents, forcing buyers to use the "feel through the bag" method to determine what's inside.

:Like all Kreon Warriors, Megatron was never released in the United States.

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[[File:KreO-toy MegatronKW Ninja.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Ninja Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, January 2015)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**Accessories: Sickle, 2 pegged shuriken, display plate

:Part of the first series of Kreon Warriors, Ninja Megatron depicts the Decepticon leader done up in a ninja motif (because when you think "stealth", you think Megatron, right?). In lieu of a fusion cannon, he wears a scythe on his arm. He features a ninja star affixed to each leg.

:Like all Kreon Warriors, Megatron was never released in the United States.

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[[File:KreO-toy MegatronKW WildWest.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Wild West Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**Accessories: Dynamite, clip-on gatling gun, display plate

:Part of the second series of Kreon Warriors, Wild West Megatron is a steampunk-cowboy version of the Decepticon Leader. He features a purple scarf, wagon wheels on his legs, a small payload of dynamite, and wears a gatling gun on his arm where his fusion cannon would be.

:Like all Kreon Warriors, Megatron saw no United States release. ''Tarnation!''

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*'''Samurai Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**Accessories: 2 katana, display plate

:Part of the second series of Kreon Warriors, Samurai Megatron is, as his name implies, a samurai-themed version of Megatron with paint operations that approximate his robotic elements as samurai armor. He wears a mount on his back which can hold his two katana, and wears a wagon wheel on each leg.

:As with the rest of the Kreon Warriors, Samurai Megatron was never released in the United States.

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*'''Army Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, 2016?)
**''Collection'': '''3'''
**Accessories: gun, grenade, flame effect, gas mask, display plate

:Part of the canceled third series of Kreon Warriors, Army Megatron would have been a World War II-era themed Megatron. He includes a purple gas mask and a flame effect for his cannon weapon, as well as a small grenade.

:Although no Kreon Warriors were ever released in the United States, the third wave was never released ''anywhere'', however many finished and bagged samples made their way onto the secondary market.

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*'''Pirate Megatron''' (Kreon Warrior, 2016?)
**''Collection'': '''3'''
**Accessories: Sword, clip-on cannon, display plate

:Part of the canceled third series of Kreon Warriors, Pirate Megatron was to be a salty sea-dog version of Megatron complete with a Decepticon-Jolly Roger [[tampograph]]ed on his chest. He wears an iron cannon on his arm where his fusion cannon would usually be were he not a pirate.

:Although no Kreon Warriors were ever released in the United States, the third wave was never released ''anywhere'', however many finished and bagged samples made their way onto the secondary market.
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[[File:BattleChangerMegatron.jpeg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (Battle Changers, 2017?)
**''Set Number'': '''B5586/B0774'''
**''Pieces'': ''75''

:Popping out of nowhere without any announcement from Hasbro itself, this Battle Changer Megatron is ''vaguely'' based on his ''Prime'' counterpart, transforming into a Cybertronian jet-thing. Like his wavemate [[Ironhide (G1)#BattleChanger|Ironhide]], he was only available at Dollar General, Walgreens, and other discount chains.

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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Unicron Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage''' (Triple Team, 2014)
: Based on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by [[Unicron]], Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]] and [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]]. He is armed with a ''massive'' sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.

:Like pretty much every other [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Contruct-Bots'' Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Primetoy-MegatronHappyMeal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Features: pew pew gun. Does not feature: Robot mode]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''2'''
:Happy Meal Megatron is a nontransformable space jet! A spring-loaded paddle is launched when his robot mode head is pressed down, and when the fusion cannon on the back of the vehicle is pushed forward, a yellow LED shines out the front of it. An on/off switch on the jet's underside enables or disables the light feature.
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[[File:Primetoy-HappyMealMegatron2013.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Features: pew pew gun. Does not feature: jet mode]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
:The exact opposite of the first Happy meal Megatron, This Happy Meal Megatron is a non-transforming fairly accurate model of his robot mode. A spring loaded projectile is launched from his fusion cannon when the button on his arm is pressed down.
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Megatron mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.

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===Thrilling 30===
*'''Megatron''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #7'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Megatron was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Megatron figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Thrilling 30|Bulkhead]].
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===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Megatron has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Crusher Mode''' (クラッシャーモード ''Kurasshā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora
: Megatron's "Crusher Mode", as seen on his box-back photo, uses a combined-weapon made up of Gora in "extended-cannon" mode, with [[Balo]] in drill mode at the end, attached to Megatron's arm.

*'''Darkness Mode''' (ダークネスモード ''Dākunesu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo (x2), Gora II, Gul, Hades, Igu, Jida, Noji, Zori
: This is one heavy loadout! Megatron Darkness's Arms Up Mode has him wearing [[Hades]] as wings, with [[Noji]] and [[Igu]] in weapon modes in the inner part of each wing, and a pair of [[Balo]]s in shield/[[shuriken]] mode, one on each wingtip. (Presumably, Balo G will work as a substitute for one of them.) He carries [[Jida]] in scissors mode in his left hand, and wields the [[Planet Bowgun]] in his right.

*'''Decepticons Full Armor Mode''' (ディセプティコンズフルアーマーモード ''Diseptikonzu Furu Āmā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Balo G, Baru, Dai, Gabu, Gora, Gora II, Gra, Gul, Hades, Igu, Jida, Jida R, Noji, Zamu, Zori
: Featured in episode 17 of ''[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division]]'', this mode has Megatron Darkness combine with every Decepticon Arms Micron released at the point of his release. He wears Hades as wings, with Balo and Balo G attached to the wingtips, Jida and Jida R in the center, and Igu and Noji in the inner parts. Gora, [[Zamu]] and Zori form a cannon attached to his left arm, while Gora II and Gul form another one on his right. He wields [[Gra]] in his left hand and the [[Dark Matter Calibur]] in his right.

*'''Long Spear Mode''' (ロングスピアモード ''Rongu Supia Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora II, Gra, Hades, Ida, Igu, Noji, Zamu
: Featured in episode 28 of ''Transformers Division'', Megatron Darkness's "Long Spear Mode" has him wielding the [[Long Spear]] weapon formed by Gra and [[Ida]]. He also wears Gora II on the right arm and Zamu on his left, and like previous two forms, is equipped with Hades with Igu and Noji attached over his shoulders.

*'''Ultimate Mode''' (アルティメットモード ''Arutimetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora II E, Gul B, Ida B, Noji B, Shadow Baru, Shadow Dai, Shadow Gabu, Zori CS
: BIG SWORD. This version uses Final Battle Megatron for its base. The Dark Energon Saber is augmented by adding Gora II E and Gul B to the end, as Megatron wears Ida B as an arm-guard on the Prime arm, while Noji B and Zori CS make a back-mounted cannon. Hoo boy.

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Jon Bailey

2021-03-20T23:23:08Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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[[Image:Jon Bailey Actor Black&White.jpg|right200px|thumb|Bewbs!]]
'''Jon Bailey''' (born [[March 3]], [[1979]]) is an American voice actor. A long-time Transformers fan, his first Transformers voice acting gig was at [[BotCon 2015]], in the script reading of "[[The Return of Blurr]]". Prior to this, he had voiced Optimus Prime in various fan projects as well as a parody of the character in an episode of ''The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange''. In the time since, he has become a sort of go-to Optimus voice for [[Hasbro]] when [[Peter Cullen]] is unavailable due to scheduling or budget reasons.

Outside of ''Transformers'' work, Jon is best known as the Epic Voice of [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86F4D497FD3CACCE Honest Trailers] for ''Screen Junkies''. He has also provided voice work for the web series ''{{w|How It Should Have Ended}}'' and various video games, most notably the Council Spokesman in ''{{w|XCOM 2}}''... who he voices with the same Peter Cullen impression that he uses for Optimus.

{{bigquote|It certainly is, we're gonna rip apart its Dragon Balls.|Jon Bailey at his finest.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsilum1mB90 "NAPPA meets OPTIMUS PRIME: Honest Trailers (feat. TEAMFOURSTAR) Promo"]</ref>}}

==Starring...==

===''Transformers: Crossovers'' (toyline)===
*[[Darth Vader]] to [[Darth Vader#StarDestroyer|Star Destroyer]] (Anakin Skywalker voice)

===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Siren (Animated)#Animated cartoon|Siren]] (BotCon 2015)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (BotCon 2015)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (''burping,'' BotCon 2015)

===Ask Vector Prime===
* [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)#TransTech|Optimus Prime]]

===''Transformers: Combiner Wars''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons|Optimus Prime]]

===''Bumblebee''===
*[[Shockwave (Movie)#Bumblebee film|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Bumblebee film|Soundwave]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Bumblebee film|Optimus Prime]] (trailers only, see Notes)

==Notes==
*Bailey provided the temporary voice track for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', with the studio intending to replace his voice with that of Prime's regular actor, [[Peter Cullen]], once everything had been finalized. However, some of Bailey's temp tracks were accidentally left in the film's marketing material. The official trailer released in September 2018 features Cullen's voice, while an international trailer released at roughly the same time features Bailey, with a teaser released a few days earlier splitting the difference between the two. Bailey also auditioned for multiple characters, including [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], meaning he was originally meant to speak (whether Bailey was originally going to get the role or not is unknown).<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-jon-bailey-talks-about-his-experience/42553/ Seibertron article about Bailey's experience]</ref>

==Reference==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.jonbaileyvo.com/Pages/default.aspx Jon Bailey's official website]
*[https://twitter.com/EpicVoiceGuy Jon Bailey's Twitter]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/jon3pnt0 Jon Bailey's Youtube channel]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3929163/ Jon Bailey on IMDB]

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Soundwave (ROTF)

2021-03-20T23:20:42Z

Genitus: Minor wording change.

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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rotf soundwave satellite mode.jpg|thumb|375px|Earth beeelooowww us, drifting, falling...]]

'''Soundwave''', the Decepticon communications officer and one of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s staunchest supporters, doesn't just master the frequencies that carry information across our planet, he revels in them. Stationed high in the upper atmosphere and capable of processing millions of data streams at once, he is fully capable of taking over communications on a planetary scale. Whether he uses this to direct civilization or destroy it remains to be seen.

Soundwave has two extremely powerful weapons: his spread of [[sonic cannon]]s... and Megatron. If any Decepticon crosses him, he does not hesitate to send a full record of said Decepticon's failures to Megatron, almost certainly ensuring an untimely demise. His lofty position has made [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] suspicious, so Soundwave has his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] keep an eye on the [[Air Commander]] if he gets out of hand. Soundwave is also nearly defenseless in space, as his devastating sonic cannons only work within the atmosphere.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Soundwave Battle Bio]</ref>

Besides Ravage, Soundwave works well with [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]], [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]], [[Doombox]], and (possibly) [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]].

{{bigquote|Nothing moves on the orb below without '''my''' being aware of it. I see and hear everything, be it out in the open or behind closed doors. My reach is invisible, intangible. My grip...cast-iron.|Soundwave is watching you...|[[Nefarious issue 1|''Nefarious'' #1]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, European French, Castilian Spanish, Italian), [[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Leonardo García]] (American Spanish), [[Stéphane Rivard]] (Canadian French), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese), [[Faruk Akgören]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:ROTF-Soundwaveface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Next time, Gadget. Next time.]]
By the late 2000s, Soundwave received a transmission from [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], who was tailing [[Mikaela Banes]], and instructed him to obtain a surviving shard of the [[AllSpark]] in her possession. He found a satellite transmitting a conversation between [[NEST]] and the [[United States military]]. Tapping into it with his tentacles to listen, Soundwave overheard [[Theodore Galloway]] mention another shard of the AllSpark in storage at [[Diego Garcia]], and of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s burial in the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Formulating a plan, Soundwave waited until it would be nightfall on Diego Garcia, then ejected [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (who was equipped with [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] and the [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] that form [[Reedman]]) to Diego Garcia to steal the shard. Once they had stolen the shard, they reunited with some [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] and managed to resurrect their leader.

[[File:ROTF Soundwave ejects Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|M.A.D. Cat, eject!]]
Soundwave remained in space, tapping into the satellite he had found. When Megatron decided to reveal the [[Transformer]]s presence on [[Earth]] after killing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Soundwave issued the mobilization order to the waiting troops on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. As the Decepticons streaked toward Earth, Soundwave tracked down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in [[France|Paris]]. He called Judy on her cellphone, demanding to know where Sam was, which the human dismissed as a prank call by a pervert. This allowed the Decepticons to track them down and capture them to use as bait for Sam. When the CIA discovered that Sam was in [[Egypt]], Soundwave relayed the information to the Decepticons. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], Soundwave blocked the satellites covering the Egyptian area, making things appear normal. General [[Morshower]] was unconvinced though and got other local informants to know what was happening at the [[pyramid]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Soundwave’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," and "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]," the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]," and the storybooks "[[The Last Prime]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." In the comic, Megatron rendezvoused with Soundwave after killing Optimus, making the demand for Sam Witwicky himself, which Soundwave broadcast through the satellite he clutched.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Jirō Saitō]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Leonardo García]] (American Spanish), [[Jordi Royo]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Bombardieri]] (Italian), [[Bernard Métraux]] (European French), [[Stéphane Rivard]] (Canadian French), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese), [[Faruk Akgören]] (Turkish)}}
During the 1970s, Soundwave had tried to hide the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'s presence on the [[moon (moon)|moon]] by gaining human contacts in the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Soviet Union]], whose creative accounting would render further trips to the moon financially unfeasible. One of these was [[Dylan Gould]]'s father, while Dylan himself would later accept Soundwave as a ''client''.

[[File:DOTM-LaserbeakSoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Carly will wonder why her car has claw marks all over the door.]]
With the failure of the schemes of The Fallen and Megatron, the Decepticons now planned to alert [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to the ''Ark'''s existence so he could revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for them.

[[File:DOTM-Soundwavecar.jpg|thumb|225px|Unknown to Speed, Racer X is secretly his older brother, Soundwave, who ran away from home years ago!]]
Soundwave went undercover on Earth as a [[Mercedes-Benz]] SLS AMG. He and his winged minion [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] visited the incapicitated Megatron in [[Africa]], and informed the ex-tyrant that Optimus had discovered an Ark fuel cell at the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], and had recovered the body of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and five of his Space Bridge [[pillar]]s. Megatron decided it was time to eliminate loose ends in their plan, so Soundwave sent Laserbeak to further draw out the Autobots by killing many of their human contacts, including [[Jerry Wang]].

[[File:Soundwavecapturescarly.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Stupid dog! You made me look bad! ''*whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk*'' Oooga-booga-booga!]]
Meanwhile, the disguised Soundwave was "given" by their human ally Dylan, the one human they did not kill, as a gift to [[Sam Witwicky]]'s new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]]. He was used as a car to transport Carly to Dylan's party. During the party, Sam and Carly tried to leave, only for Soundwave and Laserbeak to reveal themselves, and the sonic warrior took Carly hostage. Gould explained his relationship with the two Decepticons while Soundwave used his tentacles to threaten Carly, and the pair forced Sam into finding out the Autobot's plan for a counter-attack.

[[File:DOTM-Soundwaveexecute.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, I'm kind of busy. Hey [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], want to do some of my lines for me?]]
During the Decepticon occupation of [[Chicago]], Soundwave took several Autobots prisoner until Gould stated that things had gotten personal and the Autobots needed a lesson of respect, and Soundwave happily concurred: "No prisoners, only trophies". He and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] began by executing [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]. He then selected [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] to be his victim and dragged him forward, pushing him onto the body of his fallen comrade. He then told the Autobot to turn around as was about to execute him, but he was distracted by [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]]'s sabotage of a Decepticon aircraft carrier, raining [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] onto the battlefield. The Autobot scout took advantage of this small slip of opportunity and punched Soundwave as they battled through the chaos, causing him to drop one of his guns. Evading Soundwave's [[sonic cannon]] blasts, Bumblebee eventually blasted part of Soundwave's leg, causing him to drop his remaining gun, and he lunged at the Autobot. Bumblebee then delivered the final blow by throwing an uppercut to Soundwave's torso and shooting upwards, disintegrating the Decepticon's head and killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Soundwave’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
When [[Viviane Wembly]] was abducted by [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], she remarked that her captor had better be a famous Transformer, like Shockwave or Soundwave, perhaps unaware that both Decepticons were deceased. Hot Rod retorted that he was more impressive than either of them. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] (English), [[Takaki Ōtomari]] (Japanese)|[[Diego Valenzuela]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
[[File:BumblebeeMovieSoundwave.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|"Operation: Fanwank."]]
After [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had disappeared, Soundwave and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] assumed command of the Decepticon army. Under their joint leadership, the Decepticons conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], forcing the Autobots to abandon the planet. When the Decepticons launched a final assault on the last Autobot city, Soundwave's arrival on the battlefield and subsequent order for the Decepticons to attack prompted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to call for his forces to retreat to the Autobots' launchpad. Despite the Seekers destroying the launchpad, all the Autobots but Prime managed to escape immediate danger. When Prime fell back to ground level, Soundwave unleashed [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to attack the Autobot leader and signaled the other Decepticons to surround him. Despite this, Prime managed to evade capture and eventually leave the planet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===IDW movie comics===
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave stood by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s side on Unification Day, when a new era of Cybertronian government was ushered in that saw the planet ruled by two bodies—Megatron's [[Defense Force]], of which Soundwave became a part, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'s [[Science Division]]. Megatron's lust for power soon led him to claim dominion over Optimus, however, and Soundwave was silently present when Megatron summoned Optimus and made this declaration. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance4Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|100px|No full body shot in the movie or comics.]]

Some time later, Megatron came under the influence of [[The Fallen]], who sought to be freed from the [[sarcophagus]] that was his trans-dimensional prison. To this end, Soundwave was assigned captaincy of the newly built spacecraft ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', which would take the sarcophagus across the galaxy to find the world on which The Fallen had built a [[Star Harvester]] millennia beforehand. Soundwave and his crew left Cybertron with The Fallen's sarcophagus just before the outbreak of war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}{{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

After thousands of years of searching the stars, Soundwave's ''Nemesis'' detected the faint energy signature of the [[AllSpark]], which had been jettisoned from Cybertron in their absence. Unfortunately for them, so did [[Ark (DOTM)|the Ark]], an Autobot spacecraft that had also left Cybertron after the ''Nemesis'' and which was teleporting around space and time via a [[space bridge]]. The Ark materialized partially within the ''Nemesis'', the intersection of their molecules crippled both ships. While the Ark teleported away, leaving a temporary space bridge portal lingering in its wake, the Decepticons managed to set the ''Nemesis'' down on a barren moon. For the first time, The Fallen, recognizing the space bridge as the technology of [[Dynasty of Primes|his people]], spoke directly into Soundwave's mind, directing him to take the Decepticons aboard the smaller ship ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' and follow the Ark through the portal. Complying, Soundwave's crew found themselves hurled into the future, appearing in the vicinity of Earth in the year [[1961]] alongside the Ark. The Autobot craft proceeded to crash on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], and Soundwave quickly determined to keep [[human]]kind from plundering the treasures it contained: mysterious [[pillar]]s that he had his crew set about removing from the ship and stockpiling. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

Unfortunately for Soundwave, humanity detected the crash of the Ark upon the Moon, and a "space race" began between the [[United States of America]] and the [[Soviet Union]] to be the first to reach the Moon. The Soviets were first to send probes that photographed the moon's surface: in [[1963]], their [[Luna 4]] captured an image of the pillars as they were being moved. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Realizing the necessity of infiltrating the ranks of humanity in order to control the flow of data, Soundwave had the [[Alice (ROTF)|Pretender]] kill and replace Spetsnaz agent [[Alisa Morozov]] in [[1964]]; then, in [[1965]], as the Soviets' [[Luna 6]] was in flight, he sent her to [[Soviet Research Station Oktober]] to massacre the scientists awaiting data the probe would send back. Convinced by the Pretender that Humanity could be subverted towards their ends, Soundwave struck a deal with the sole surviving scientist, [[Voskhod]], to curtail further Soviet moon missions. In the process, the Pretender also learned that both America and Russia allegedly had a Cybertronian in their individual custodies, but Soundwave dismissed them as rumors, preferring to focus on the trail of the AllSpark and the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}}

[[File:RisingStorm2 soundwave voskhod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soundwave is the master at the beautiful art of photo-bombing.]]

Realizing that a captive American secret agent, [[Bill Simmons]] had escaped from Research Station Oktober during the Pretender's attack, Soundwave spent two months scanning information lines in search of him, eventually discovering him when he returned to North America and made contact with his superiors. Although the Pretender failed to finish him off, Soundwave had at last learned of Simmons's well-hidden organization: [[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}} In [[1969]], he monitored the launch of their [[Ghost 1]] craft, believing it to be of greater importance than the [[Apollo 11]] moon mission, but his guess proved incorrect: Thanks to Soundwave's being distracted, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] were able to carry out the first brief excavation of the Ark. Incensed by his failure, Soundwave grew even more determined to find a mole within the American space program, and he set [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to find prospective candidates. He found a [[NASA]] accountant named Gould and tapped the stock market to provide enough financial persuasion for the human to manipulate the NASA budget to halt moon missions from [[1972]] onwards. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Soundwave spent the rest of the 1970s recruiting more human pawns to prevent the Ark from being rediscovered. Eventually, in [[1979]], deciding that everything was secure, he and his crew departed Earth on the ''Longshot'' to reconvene with The Fallen back aboard the ''Nemesis'', but with no space bridge portal to teleport them, the voyage took something in the vicinity of fourteen years. A brief talk with The Fallen yielded information: in Soundwave's absence, Megatron had visited the ''Nemesis'', on the trail of the AllSpark. Soundwave realized that his leader must have been one of the Cybertronians in captivity on Earth, and immediately departed to return to the planet, putting most of his crew in stasis. Before leaving, he presented The Fallen with one of the pillars from the Ark; after he left, The Fallen used it to finally free himself from his sarcophagus. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

[[File:SoundwaveAllianceIssue2.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alas, poor Dreadwing. I knew him, Ravage.]]

During Soundwave's return voyage to Earth, Decepticon forces under the command of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] had arrived on the planet and freed Megatron, only for both the Decepticon leader and the AllSpark to be destroyed in battle in [[Mission City]]. Soundwave returned one month after his leader's death, but detoured briefly to investigate a space-time anomaly on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. There, he discovered a jury-rigged space bridge created from one of the Ark's pillars (created by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]), the remains of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]'s, an imprint of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s body, {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} and a message from Starscream that informed him of the recent events on Earth. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Soundwave immediately made contact with Starscream, who had just finished battling [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], and ordered him back to the ''Longshot'' to awaken the rest of his crew from stasis. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}}{{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Dispatching what few crew members were currently active to begin searching the planet for the Star Harvester, Soundwave assumed the form of a satellite and took up orbit around Earth. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

As the search continued, Soundwave re-established contact with his many human pawns, including Gould's son [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]], who had inherited his father's role as Decepticon liaison. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Months after the battle in Egypt, Soundwave detected [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was alive and active, and was furious someone else was ordering his pet around. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} Monitoring Earth, he observed [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]'s attempt at flight and subsequent termination by [[NEST]]. [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], who he'd dispatched to [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] to investigate Ravage's status, reported back that there were non-NEST humans poking around there, so Soundwave sent in [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]], [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]] and [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] to attack. Surprisingly [[Initiative|the humans]] were a match for the Decepticons, and Soundwave moved in to take direct action, however at that point the Autobots arrived. Soundwave destroyed [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]], but when the human forces pulled out, so too did Soundwave. To his surprise, he found he wasn't able to track where the departing humans had gone. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

[[File:Nefarious3 Soundwave bondage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Ravage was reactivated by Buzzsaw, allowing Soundwave to access his memories. Acting on one memory, he sent Buzzsaw to help [[Strike Team Ursa]] while he rendezvoused with Ravage for an examination. When Strike Team Ursa triggered defenses, Soundwave warned them to withdraw. They did, but ran into [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], and Soundwave was forced to come to their aid. Unfortunately, Optimus Prime was also on the way, and Soundwave was no match for the Autobot leader. He tried to suggest it would be advantageous for them to let him go, but Optimus took him into custody. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Soundwave was secured and put on a plane bound for [[Odessa]], [[Texas]], however the plane was shot down by Buzzsaw, and then [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s team had [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] and Soundwave's minions to contend with as well. Soundwave tried to get Ravage to free him, but the cat's free will was overridden by an external force. In the end, Soundwave was too much trouble and Bumblebee let the Decepticons have him back. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

Soundwave tracked Ravage back to the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]]. After sending the other Decepticons in first to test the base's defenses, he moved in himself, only to find that the foe he faced had an army of brainwashed Transformers. He somehow escaped them and proceeded to the NEST base in Odessa. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} He led the Autobots to the base's location, though he "neglected" to tell them about the brainwashed Transformers, but the base was gone, leading to the conclusion it was somehow mobile. Tapping into traffic cameras, he traced the base to [[Oregon]]. When they got there and began the assault, Soundwave was snootily dismissive of the Autobots' combat banter. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} While the Initiative was distracted, Soundwave was able to reactivate Ravage and send [[Reedman]] to attack Initiative head [[Carter Newell]]. When Newell tried to flee with the AllSpark, Soundwave ordered Buzzsaw to assist Optimus Prime in pursuing him. It was only after everything was over that NEST discovered that the Initiative databanks had been mysteriously picked clean... {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Adopting a new body, Soundwave then took up residence at Megatron's base in [[Namibia]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} When [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] discovered [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s [[Driller]] in the [[Adirondack Mountains]], Soundwave was present to jam their communications and then send his minions to attack them. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} With Elita-One leaving to warn the Autobots about Shockwave in person, the other two were surrounded by Soundwave and his animals. They chose to sacrifice themselves using a powerful bomb, though Soundwave managed to escape the explosion and return to Namibia. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

===Titan movie comics===
Soundwave appeared unknown to the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} He commanded a small Decepticon cell, based out of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]' moon [[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]]. While nominally under the command of [[The Fallen]], The Fallen was merely in ''contact'' with the Decepticons and currently incapacitated. This left Soundwave free to do his ''own'' thing... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

[[File:Titan4 Soundwaveinterrogate.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only... Oops, wrong movie.]]

One of his goals was to find the location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. The aging [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] knew it but would only tell it to The Fallen. ''Strangely'' unwilling to put The Fallen and Ransack in touch and ''oddly'' preferring to personally know the location of [[Matrix of Leadership|the key to a monstrous superweapon]] himself {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}, Soundwave turned to the dormant Seekers instead. He directed [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] to [[Las Vegas]] to carve up one such Seeker for its "memory tree". He refused to explain the reason ''why'' to Grindor. When [[NEST]] showed up, Soundwave appeared contemptuous of them and their [[Human|whole species]], noting Transformers owned this world ''long'' before mankind. To Grindor, he simply said to get the memory tree to him and not get captured. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

Later, [[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|on The Fallen's orders]], he directed [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to find [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], find out what they knew about The Fallen's plans and who they'd told it to, and then terminate them. When Ravage had cornered Mudflap, Soundwave talked through him and attempted to interrogate the Autobot; this failed, with Mudflap not even being bothered about who Soundwave was. While the hit was a bust, Soundwave ensured the base was bugged. As a result, he discovered [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] distrusted the twins.

[[File:Titan6 SoundwaveIAm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"[[Sanctuary|There you go]], fellas!"]]

This was something Soundwave found interesting {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} and he hatched a plan to ensure the twins were believed to be traitors: which would ensure nobody would follow up on their intell! Somehow, he got [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] to [[Diego Garcia]] at the same time the twins were there. He then had [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] get captured, so that when he was taken to [[Diego Garcia]] Scorponok would free him. With the Decepticon attacking at the same time the twins were distracting Optimus and on top of previous acts, they seemed guilty and were taken into custody. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Soundwave sent [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to blow up the soldiers escorting the twins to orbitary exile, and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] parachuted in to convince them to defect. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] tracked down the twins—who had kidnapped [[Sam Witwicky]] in a failed attempt to convince him to speak to Optimus on their behalf - Soundwave finally landed on Earth and blasted the scout. Soundwave told the twins The Fallen would offer them sanctuary, something they seemed happy to accept... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

[[File:Titan7 Soundwave GO!.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Poor Soundwave soon had to put ''up'' with the twins, as they insisted on chatting through his briefings and dissing the other 'cons. He ''just'' about, through ominous glares, got them to pay attention to their mission: to capture Ransack and bring him in to be "re-educated". This, however, was all a big con on the twins: he just wanted them as expendable bait to draw out Ransack, so Grindor and Sideways could knock him out. Soundwave also spoke for the entire Decepticons when he said that if the twins survived any encounter, ''kill them anyway''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

[[File:Titan8 Soundwave FWATT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|KERPOW!]]

Once Ransack was in his hands, Soundwave beat the snot out of him and demanded the location to the Tomb of the Primes. The Seeker still refused to talk, and insulted Soundwave as being a mere cog who could barely understand the big picture. He almost killed Ransack for that, having to be held back by Starscream (don't want The Fallen ''knowing'' you've killed his Seeker!), but the elder continued to mock him for believing he had freedom of action just because The Fallen was absent.

When the twins, revealed to have been faking their defection, returned to beat the crap out of the Phobos base, an annoyed Soundwave ended their brief success with overwhelming violence. Unfortunately, before he could kill the Autobots, Ransack took the opportunity to leg it; desperate to stop The Fallen from being informed of what he'd been up to, Soundwave gave chase and the Phobos base was abandoned. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} As he's still around later, it seems Soundwave made ''sure'' Ransack never made it to The Fallen...

Post-Fallen and instructed by Megatron to "hound" humans and "get up close and personal" in his attacks, Soundwave cut a swathe of destruction across the North Atlantic, destroying ships as he headed on a course towards Florida. Identifying his pattern, [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] staged an ambush, laying out a cargo ship for Soundwave to attack and then blindsiding him with a volley from a hidden warship. Badly damaged in the surprise assault, Soundwave was forced to retreat, venturing into the confines of...the [[Bermuda Triangle]]! (Dun dun dunnnn!)

[[File:Titan15 Soundwaveghostship.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Bustin' makes ghosts feel good!]]

Amidst the storm clouds, Soundwave discovered another ship that he decided to attack out of spite, but faltered when his databanks identified it as a [[United States Navy]] vessel that had been lost in [[1918]]. Caught off-guard by a volley of primitive weaponsfire (even for humans!) and damaged even further, Soundwave tried to limp away, only to cross paths with ''another'' mystery ship, this one allegedly from [[1941]]! Pelted from both sides and unable to get a handle on his situation, Soundwave fled high into the air, out of the ships' range...and right in the path of a squadron of [[World War II]] bombers! Rattled by their machine gun fire and unable to overcome their superior flying skills, Soundwave decided to break upwards...''all'' the way upwards. Whatever strange chronal chaos he had encountered in the depths of the Bermuda Triangle, Soundwave concluded that the solar radiation, meteor showers and space debris he would face on the ''[[Moon (moon)|Moon]]'' would be ''much'' safer! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.15|Making Waves}}

[[File:Titan3-3 soundwaveyoutwo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look out! Soundwave is pretending to be the Fat Controller!]]

When the Autobots were about to discover an ''Ark'' fragment that could lead them to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], Soundwave and Starscream sprang into action. From his position in high orbit, Soundwave hacked and took over NEST's defensive guns and left the [[Fiesole Cathedral]] wide open for Starscream to infiltrate. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

Striking out on his own and using a brand new body, Soundwave scanned the Earth for a large seam of [[gold]] and, having discovered the legendary [[El Dorado]] in [[Colombia]], used the human [[Tanto Gang]] to help him dig it up. Once they found it, he began shooting at them: he wanted it for himself so he could flood the markets with gold and crash the economy! NEST attempted to stop him and he fought Optimus Prime directly, but in the end he was driven off when the Tanto Gang triggered a bomb for revenge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}}

Soundwave then absconded to the [[Spain|Sierra Nevada]] mountains and allowed NEST to find him, pretending to be injured from the battle... Only to open fire with full weaponry upon being tracked down, injuring [[Robert Epps]] and nearly killing Bumblebee. When Optimus arrived to back up his troops, Soundwave was able to force him to agree to a fight without weapons (Optimus's weapons anyway) and attempted to blast him off the mountaintop. Unfortunately for him, he got too into it and his sonic blasts began to cause avalanches, while Optimus was able to locate a fissure in the rock and sneak up behind him. Surprised, Soundwave was shoved into the avalanche he'd started and sent plummeting down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}
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====Letters pages====
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in talks with Soundwave to get him to join in the attack on Earth and be in [[Michael Bay]]'s next documentary. Soundwave is known for talking in several frequencies at once, apparently just to be annoying. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|#15's Star Screams}} Starscream doesn't trust Soundwave but notes his intelligence, and so views him as a worthy successor in the event of his death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] considers Soundwave to be an untrustworthy jerk who ''never'' pulls his weight in a fight. Megatron, however, loves the guy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Bruno Rocha]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:CyberMission1-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Through the dark, to the light, it's a super sonic flight!
Gotta keep it goin'!]]
{{quote|No! Too many sonic booms! I can't absorb—!}}
When Soundwave and [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] descended on [[Diego Garcia]], they interrupted an Autobot mission briefing. While Ironhide headed outside to face Bludgeon, Bumblebee remained inside to guard the Autobots' precious [[datatrax|data tracks]] from Soundwave. Bumblebee fired shot after shot, but Soundwave was able to simply use his sonic powers to repel the attacks back towards Bumblebee. However, Bumblebee gambled that Soundwave would be unable to repel a great number of attacks simultaneously, and the Decepticon was overwhelmed by Bumblebee's automatic weaponry. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} Bumblebee confined Soundwave inside a vacuum-sealed electromagnetic bubble, where his sonic weaponry would be useless. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} The Autobots then used a holographic projection of the imprisoned Soundwave to lure Megatron and the other Decepticons into a trap. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:Soundwavefires-SatelliteMeltdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
From Earth orbit, Soundwave witnessed Megatron being defeated by Optimus one too many times. Blaming the humans' involvement for the Decepticons' continued failures in defeating the Autobots, Soundwave decided to damage relations between the two species. Soundwave then dispatched [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] and [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], setting them loose upon a human city to wreck havoc. When human law enforcement contacted Optimus, Soundwave tampered with their communications in order to send the Autobots to another location, far away from his menagerie's own. Soundwave then broadcast a message to Earth's population, declaring that the Autobots had abandoned them. Soundwave's plan failed when Sam Witwicky managed to find Optimus and inform him of Soundwave's ruse. After taking care of Buzzsaw and Ratbat, Optimus met with the human military, and had them have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct. Soundwave was sent plummeting into outer-space, cursing the Autobots for foiling his plan. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
When Starscream upgraded himself into a more powerful form by recycling the remains of fallen Decepticons into himself, he lost his mental stability and began to run wild. Enraged that Starscream was sowing destruction without his authorization, Megatron decided to put an end to his rampage. Soundwave argued that perhaps they should allow Starscream his power play, as he was causing great damage to their human enemies, but Megatron wouldn't hear it. Acquiescing to Megatron's demands, Soundwave dispatched [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] to deal with the rogue Decepticon. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===''Prepare for Battle''===
When [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] came in contact with Earth, Soundwave intercepted his transmissions, reporting his findings to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Soundwave planted clues about the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s presence on Earth's moon for Sam Witwicky to find. Optimus Prime fell for the bait and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon, where Megatron captured him with the aid of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

===''Sector 7 Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Cobb]] (English)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome}}}}

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Jessop]] (English)}}
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC DLC Soundwave.jpg|thumb|Ah, those cough drops are finally working!]]
Soundwave coordinated the Decepticons' movement on Earth, but never stooped so low as to join field operations - not even taking part in their regular dissing contests - er, group discussions following missions. He often provided "mission control" to the Decepticons in the field. However, when he did step down from on high to mingle with the commoners, he could easily hold his own in battle. Among Soundwave's arsenal was a little friend in the form of a turret which could literally stomp the yard - er, oh hell. Just read the next paragraph in italics.

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Soundwave was made available as a playable character as optional downloadable content for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3 owners. However, instead of the silver colour scheme established on his regular release toys and movie appearance, the character model was coloured blue, like [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] Soundwave figure from the ''Gathering at Nemesis'' figure pack. His special attack in robot mode consisted of a deployable turret that generated earthquakes, a reference to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who was one of Generation 1 Soundwave's tape minions. While using his special in vehicle mode deployed a radar jammer pod in the sky that also fired a laser at nearby enemies, a likely reference to Laserbeak, another of Generation 1 Soundwave's tape minions.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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====Wii/PS2====
Soundwave - surprise - coordinated the Decepticon movement on Earth from space, often guiding Decepticons in the field. Soundwave dispatched Reedman and Ravage to retrieve a fragment of the AllSpark from NEST, and directed the Decepticons to find Megatron's body in a NEST base in the middle of the Atlantic.

Busy guy, ain't he? {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}

====PSP====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)}}

===Transformers Autobots/Decepticons===
Soundwave was the Decepticon movement's coordinator, loyally serving The Fallen and Megatron (the former likely because he was out to bring Megatron back), making no effort to hide his disdain for Starscream's gig as Decepticon leader. He regularly coordinated and provided intel for Decepticons in the field, and was more than happy to chew out the troops if they sucked at their job, and was pleased to have Megatron back.

However, this pleasure likely turned to boiling hatred when The Fallen promoted the new recruit to Decepticon leader and replaced Megatron, when the recruit killed Optimus Prime in Egypt at the Sun Harvester.
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Paul Borne]] (French)}}
====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
[[File:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|What? I'm not a Mercedes Benz! Where would you get a silly idea like that, heh...]]
During Megatron's exile after the Egypt skirmish, Soundwave remained in orbit, monitoring Autobot transmissions and messages to send to his leader for information. Soon, Soundwave was ordered to disconnect from the satellite as Bumblebee had implanted a virus into his network which allowed the Autobots to follow Decepticon operations.

After landing on the planet and taking the form of an SUV, he was ordered to destroy a base that formerly served as a [[Sector Seven]] facility. Megatron required Soundwave to do so because it contained information on their ally contained in Russia. Soundwave completed this with the utmost efficiency, destroying every Autobot encountered and displaying great courage as he blasted Autobot scouts from the inside of a laser cage. After exploring the corridors of the base and having Laserbeak incapacitate anyone standing in his way, Soundwave destroyed the base and escaped the erupting base unscathed, as did his condor companion.

He later helped escort Megatron to [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s location in a cryogenics facility in a Soviet country, and appeared in Africa with Megatron, Starscream and Shockwave as Megatron announced his plans were far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===Autobots/Decepticons===
[[File:DOTMDS Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] met with Soundwave to report that Megatron had ordered a two-pronged assault, with Starscream attacking a nearby [[NEST]] facility, and Soundwave was to create a diversion. Soundwave was skeptical that Megatron had actually ordered anything of the sort, and promised to double-check with his leader later. After causing a sizable diversion by knocking down a bunch of buildings, Soundwave went off and infiltrated another base. While hunting for the NEST computer, he was contacted by Starscream whose loud demands that Soundwave maintain stealth were more of a hindrance than anything. Soundwave managed to retrieve the data he was after, and while [[Crowbar]] kept the Autobots busy, he escaped. After he returned to the Decepticons' Siberian base, he received a message from Megatron—the Autobots had planted a number of radar emplacements around which were broadcasting a jamming signal, and Soundwave had to go around hacking them so Megatron's team could survey their immediate surroundings. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Human Alliance''===
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==Toys==
{{main|Soundwave (ROTF)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
===Identity and alternate modes===
[[File:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A Soundwave-headed Blackout from an animatic.]]
[[File:ROTFEarthSoundwaveConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Soundwave, before losing weight.]]
* Soundwave was originally supposed to feature in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']]; he fulfilled both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s roles, hacking into the CIA headquarters as a portable stereo, then [[size changing|morphed]] into a Humvee to track down [[Sam Witwicky]].<ref>Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> [[Michael Bay]]'s decision to minimalize the amount of morphing in the film resulted in a change to a helicopter who openly attacks the army. Soundwave and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] were changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] as the film's location was changed from a jungle to a desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci post at the official movie boards]
</ref> Soundwave's name remained attached to the separated portable stereo character for a while, but Hasbro felt the resulting character did not properly represent the original Soundwave. He was first renamed Soundbite,<ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76662065 Abandoned Soundbite trademark application]</ref> but eventually ended up with the name Frenzy.
*According to the trade paperback, Soundwave was a major character in the third draft of ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''.
* In early drafts of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Soundwave came to Earth and scanned a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck form. Artist [[Paul Ozzimo]] created a visualization of this idea, and Hasbro based the Cybertronian satellite form's robot mode on this abandoned concept, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso. They then combined Ozzimo's body design with an unused, heavily G1-esque head design that had been created by artist [[Josh Nizzi]].
* Early artwork for Soundwave for ''Dark of the Moon'' identified him as '''Breakdown''', but considering other names presented on other concept artwork, it was likely just a smokescreen to hide his true identity in case of a leak.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
[[File:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|SPOILER ALERT]]
* Before the release of ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to Carly by Dylan turning out to be Soundwave's new alternate mode. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it,<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref> the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode. Whether Mercedes approved of Soundwave's Earth mode or not remains to be seen.
*The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported a German/European Union [[license plate]], "'''M JS8509'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set for ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "JS" and "8509" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*Oddly, despite having a slightly smaller vehicle mode than Bumblebee, [[Size changing|he is much taller]], standing at 22 feet while Bumblebee is just 16 feet. He also towers over Ratchet by 2 feet (Ratchet is 20 feet) despite Ratchet being a Hummer which is clearly much larger than an SLS AMG.
*Soundwave's head design changes from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' to ''Dark of the Moon'', transitioning from a visored head to one with two separate optics.
*Soundwave's Cybertronian design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)|namesake]].

===Voice===
*Even though [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Soundwave for the movie, his voice was not vocoded, but rather synthesized in the same way all the other Transformer voices in the movie were. Because of this, the voice he uses is much closer to that of "The Cave of Wonders" from Walt Disney's ''Aladdin'' or Dr. Claw from ''Inspector Gadget'' (both voiced by Welker). However, in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game, Soundwave's voice ([[Peter Jessop]]) is vocoded in a manner similar to that of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s first voice, only with a more musical tone. When [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] took over the role for the ''Dark of the Moon'' video games, his voice was similarly not vocoded to reflect Welker's on-film voice.
*[[Frank Welker]] voiced Soundwave not only in the English version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but also in a large number of foreign dubs. Welker described the process as "very hard".<ref name="welkernewsarama">[http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090915-Animated-Shorts-Welker.html Newsarama interview with Frank Welker], September 2009.</ref> Although his performance was retained for the French, Spanish, and Italian dubs, in other versions his lines were redone by native-speaking actors before the film's release. Welker still retained credit in those foreign versions, leading to confusion:
**German dubbing insiders insist that the voice heard in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is that of [[Horst Lampe]].<ref name="germandub">[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/t511643f11775323-Transformers-Die-Rache-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-7.html German dubbing board thread about ROTF, with a discussion about Soundwave's voice]</ref> Lampe was properly credited as the voice of Soundwave in ''Dark of the Moon'', further leading viewers to accept that he also played Soundwave in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
**The credits for the American-Spanish dub do not specify Welker's role, but Soundwave's voice as heard in the film does not seem to be Welker's. Soundwave is credited in ''Dark of the Moon'' as being played by [[Leonardo García]], who is generally accepted as having played him in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*When [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is about to be executed, it is clearly Barricade forcing him to move, but an editing error has Barricade speaking in Soundwave's voice.
*In a Seibertron.com podcast featuring [[Jon Bailey]], Soundwave was supposed to say "Operation: Destruction" and/or "Operation: Annihilation" after ejecting [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] as a direct reference to the original cartoon.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/twincast-podcast-episode-214-bumblebee/42674/ Seibertron Twincast #214]</ref>

===Video games===
* Soundwave was included as a downloadable addition to the roster of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 video game, along with several [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] homages and fellow movie character [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Soundwave's special abilities deploy an aerial jammer pod that looks suspiciously like [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and an AOE pod that continuously smashes the ground with piledrivers; undoubtedly a nod to Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s minion [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. According to concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]], his appearance was based more closely on the Deluxe class toy than his movie design.
*In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|''Dark of the Moon'' video game]], Soundwave turns into an SUV similar to a Mercedes GLK 350, but in robot mode, his design is the same one used for the movie. In particular, the back of his legs still sports kibble reminiscent of a Mercedes SLS AMG trunk, complete with the letters "SLS" and "AMG" written on it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fülelő''' ("Listener")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēng-pō''' (Taiwan, 聲波, "Soundwave"), '''Shēngbō''' (China, 声波, "Soundwave")

==References==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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Blue Bacchus

2021-03-14T22:29:04Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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:''Blue Bacchus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Crossformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 BlueBacchus boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, not [[Chewbacca|the Wookiee]].]]
'''Blue Bacchus''' (ブルーバッカス ''Burū Bakkasu'') is [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]'s villainous partner in crime. Utterly cold-hearted and without mercy, he is an expert gunman with unerring aim and fantastic fast-draw abilities, but he still comes in a distinct second to Black Shadow in fighting ability. Blue Bacchus yearns to be as good as the other Crossformer, and follows him everywhere, hoping that he can learn from him and become just like him. Their partnership has made them infamous throughout space, and there is a massive bounty on their heads.

Blue Bacchus transforms into a helicopter, and can create an anti-gravitational phenomenon by spinning his rotors just so. This "Gravity Attack", as he calls it, can levitate any foes into his clutches.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Blue bacchus cartoon.jpg|left|thumb|225px|IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR!!]]
Blue Bacchus and Black Shadow were hired by [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] of the [[Breastforce]] to help him loot Planet [[Micro]] of all its energon. While the Crossformers caused massive panic and destruction, Hellbat got a clear run at the energy reserves. The incredible size and power of the Crossformers, especially on a world full of [[Micromaster]]s, made their mission relatively easy, until Governor [[Riker]] called in [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to help. When the Autobot commander arrived to stop the villains during their an attack on the [[plasma energy]] plant that provided Micro with a third of all its energy, Blue Bacchus spoke for the pair when he refused to take on Star Saber for the price they were currently being paid. After Hellbat grudgingly agreed to triple their fee, the two Crossformers were about to engage Star Saber when they themselves were attacked by Saber's ally, their former partner in crime, [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]], who had reformed and joined the Autobots. [[File:PlanetMicro menacing Crossformers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Blue Bacchus did not start the fight out well, as he transformed into helicopter mode only to be knocked from the air and pinned by Greatshot in his rhino mode. Black Shadow freed him from Greatshot's grip and the pair seemed to turn the fight around, until the six-changer used his "Disappearing Dust" technique to get the drop on them and destroy their guns. The pair proved to be no match for Greatshot with their bladed weapons, and he destroyed their outer shells, forcing them to retreat in their small [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, vowing revenge. Hellbat joined them in retreat, without any energy to show for his trouble, but the Crossformers insisted that he would still be paying them. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

The Breastforce weren't very happy that Hellbat hired them. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}
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====Train Wars====
Hired to work for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s faction of Decepticons by [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], Blue Bacchus and [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]] joined [[Darkwings]] in attacking the [[Second Army]] led by [[Goshooter]] so they could acquire the [[transtector]] factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. Thanks to Goshooter and [[Shūta Gō]], the Decepticons were repelled. {{storylink|Train Wars: Goshooter & Shūta Gō Chapter}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:DecepticonssavetheAutobots-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Blue Bacchus was captured by [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'s [[Elite Guard]] squad while cowering in an abandoned bar trying to raid the till. D'oh. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Millions of years later, Blue Bacchus was part of the Decepticon forces that helped repel back the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:MTMTE 54 Blue Bacchus.jpg|thumb|210px|Y'ever just attack unarmed Autobots just to flex on actually competent Decepticons?]]
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Permanent Revolution|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #39]]
Blue Bacchus was part of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} After being tipped off to his location, they attacked Megatron and his Autobot allies on the [[Necroworld]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As the Decepticons stood by at base, waiting to deliver the final bow, Blue Bacchus spotted [[Ten]] on a nearby cliff and opened fire on him. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} He then participated in the follow-up attack on the Autobots, during which he was seen advancing on [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
Blue Bacchus was a member of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. During a mission, he joined [[Blue Big Convoy|his leader]] in interrupting a battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}
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==Toys==
===''Victory''===
[[File:G1Blue Bacchus toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm sick of people calling me a Headmaster because of the size of my head..."]]
*'''Blue Bacchus''' (Crossformer, [[1989]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-310'''
**''Accessories'': Crossformer shell, cannon/tail rotor, 2 small lasers, wing assembly, left & right landing gear, 2 thruster pods
:Blue Bacchus is a [[redeco]] of the [[Mega Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)#Toys|Crossblades]], transforming into a Cybertronic "dragster". His outer Crossformer shell's chest/head and waist pieces are [[retool]]ed from Crossblades's to make it more robotic. The shell can still transform into a Cybertronic helicopter. Blue Bacchus can be stored inside his shell in either of his modes, and his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] can combine with the shell to form a helicopter with a Cybertronic "dragster" sticking out of its front.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/BlueBacchus/bluebacchus.htm More information on Blue Bacchus at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* In the cartoon, Blue Bacchus's inner robot (shown only in "dragster" and "dragster"-attached-to-copter modes) is colored as Crossblades. The shell's helicopter windows are colored orange to match, and its tail boom/gun is Crossblades' shell's green.
* The Crossformers' ID numbers are a huge jump backwards in the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese numbering system]]. The other ''Victory'' Decepticons' numbers start at D-322. However, Shadow and Bacchus's D-309 and D-310 put them right in the middle of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' Decepticons' numbers, between 1988's [[Browning]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], even though the Crossformers were released in 1989. What the hell?
* Blue Bacchus's ''Wings Universe'' body is a "virtual" redeco and retool of [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Tomahawk]]. Artist [[Josh Burcham]] posted a full-body view of the design to his DeviantArt.[http://dcjosh.deviantart.com/art/Timelines-9-Blue-Bacchus-487455343 ]

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Crossblades''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bacchus''' (巴克斯 ''Bākèsī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Britva''' (Бритва, "Razor")

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File:Armada Smokescreen Smoky.jpg

2021-01-27T15:38:50Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

Character image of Armada [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen/Smoky]] found on the Korean site SBS.co.kr. Art by [[Don Figueroa]] apparently.

[[Category:Armada stock character images]]

Chromedome (G1)

2020-12-21T22:46:11Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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:''Chromedome is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Chromedome manga.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You're such a coward, Wally!"]]
In most [[universal stream]]s, '''Chromedome''' (aka '''Tumbler'''<ref name="tumbler">"Tumbler" was revealed to have been Chromedome's original name in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. See [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Notes|here]] for more details.</ref>) is a comparatively quiet academic. Originally a number-cruncher at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Institute for Higher Programming]] working on ways to improve the processing power of the [[Transformer]]s' computerized minds, Chromedome found himself forcibly dragged into the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] when a [[Decepticon]] attack destroyed the facility. Chromedome put his work to use programming Autobots so they could outsmart their Decepticon foes, but alas, only wound up fostering an intellectual arms race of sorts, in which both sides competed to repurpose the newest advances in programming into military advantages. Ground down over the years by this inevitability, Chromedome has come to accept that war with the Decepticons cannot be prevented—but only won. Well-versed in the mechanisms of the Cybertronian mind, Chromedome has been known to specialize in [[mnemosurgery]], the science of manipulating the Transformer brain and the memories within.

In some universes, Chromedome is [[binary bonding|binary bonded]] to the egotistical [[Nebulan]] [[Stylor]], who is more concerned with the finer things in life than intellectual or military pursuits. As such, the two occasionally clash, with Chromedome trying to get Stylor to be a little less superficial, and Stylor trying to bring out Chromedome's more social side, but generally speaking, they get along quite well despite their differences.

As a quiet 'bot of the mind, Chromedome has a tendency to fade into the background, but there also exist universal streams in which he has foregone science and taken to the front lines of battle to become a much more prominent figure. The Chromedome of [[#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|these worlds]] is barely recognisable as the reserved scientist of those more well-known realities: instead, he is a hot-headed youth [[Burning justice|burning]] with an incredible passion for justice who even serves as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s trusted, if impulsive and occasionally-irrational, second-in-command. He also works with the [[Partner Drone]] [[Moguru]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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A long time ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Chromedome was part of an Autobot strike unit led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. This unit operated out of a cave dug into the [[Manganese Mountains]], and often worked to foil the schemes of their primary nemesis, [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} ''Chromedome was a computer programmer, but grew increasingly disillusioned with his work being channeled exclusively into military uses.'' {{storylink|Stylor's Story}} Chromedome's last major mission on Cybertron was to upset a slave march to the [[smelting pool]]s. After that, however, Fortress Maximus revealed to the Autobots that he had grown sick of warfare, and planned to escape the endless ring of hate by immigrating to a new world altogether: [[Nebulos]]. At first, Chromedome was shocked, but eventually he and many others chose to join Fortress Maximus on his quest for peace.

[[File:Brokenglass-autobotstorage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Nebulan floors apparently are built as an upward slope.]]
Upon arrival on Nebulos, Chromedome chided Brainstorm for analyzing their new home with his digital readouts rather than just looking around. Indeed, Chromedome found that Nebulos was "a paradise". But when their attempts to forge an alliance with the native [[Nebulan]]s failed (due to sabotage for political reasons), Chromedome suggested that they "talk some sense" into their new neighbors. Their unit was met with military force and Fortress Maximus ordered Chromedome and the others into the woods.

Despite these setbacks, Fortress Maximus was determined to wage peace, not war. He brought an envoy of Autobots, including Chromedome, to the Nebulan capitol of [[Koraja]] to once again plead for peace. When the Nebulans still were not totally swayed after he and his Autobots disarmed, Maximus removed his own head from his shoulders, leaving his body deactivated and inoperable in the Nebulans' care. Chromedome and three other Autobots joined their leader in his gesture. It was this gesture which finally ushered in a cease fire with the Nebulans. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrokenGlass-Chromedomeoof.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|As the saying goes, "Look before you boing your car into the air."]]
Chromedome and the four others who had removed their heads were kept confined within Koraja while the Council of Peers, collateral for a peaceful Autobot settlement within the forest. Soon, however, Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos and attacked Koraja. The peaceful Nebulan [[Galen]] refused to surrender the captive Autobots to the Decepticons, but the terms of the cease fire prohibited the Autobots' heads be returned to their bodies. Instead, a loophole was sought. At first Galen and a few like-minded Nebulans attempted to operate the Autobot bodies by remote control, but this was an awkward solution. The Nebulan scientist [[Arcana]] suggested something more elegant yet groundbreaking - the Nebulans should undergo the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster process]], surgically altering themselves to become the heads of the Autobots! [[Stylor]] volunteered to undergo the process to become Chromedome's head, and the procedure commenced. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} ''Stylor would later narrate how fantastic the process of bonding with Chromedome had been for him. ''{{storylink|Stylor's Story}}

The new Headmaster Autobots met the Decepticons in battle, and the Decepticons were amazed at how powerful and agile their foes had suddenly become. Chromedome was able to leap out of the way of Scorponok's deadly stinger attack ''in car mode'', to Scorponok's incredulity, though he did land up-side down. When the Decepticons realized how outclassed they were, they staged a panicked retreat, and the Autobots returned to the city streets victorious. Along with the others, Chromedome removed his head so that the Nebulans could see that the terms of the cease fire were not broken, and they were met as heroes. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

[[File:Loveandsteel-runfortmaxrun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Chromedome thinks Fort Max is being a little passive-aggressive about the whole [[Alternate mode|altmode]] thing.]]
Despite their newfound celebrity, the populace was still wary of Chromedome and the others, so the [[Council of Peers]] arranged an inspection. Chromedome's body stood by silently as the Council of Peers expressed concerns with the Autobots' Nebulan partners. They were interrupted by a distress call from Galen's political rival, Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], who had been kidnapped by the Decepticons. Fortress Maximus led Chromedome and the other Headmasters into battle, but the kidnapping was a ruse. Zarak and his political cronies had undergone the Headmaster process themselves, but with the Decepticons! Now evenly matched, the battle turned against the Autobots when they were forced to come to the aid of the Council of Peers, after which the Decepticons shot the Autobots in the back. Scorponok and the Decepticons claimed Chromedome, his partner, and the other Autobots as prisoners. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

Here they remained until Lord Zarak, with the last remaining bits of his dwindling sanity, realized the destruction he'd wrought upon his own homeworld. He set the Autobot Headmasters free, hoping to follow the Autobots to another world so they could leave Nebulos in peace. On their way out of Koraja, Chromedome and the other Headmasters battled the new Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. Once they escaped the Targetmasters, they returned to the Autobot camp in the forest, where the Headmasters learned of a distress signal from other Autobots on [[Earth]] and prepared to depart Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:WorldsApart-Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Every time Chromedome says this, Furman gets a dollar.]]
''Before they left, however, the Autobot Headmasters had another encounter with their Decepticon opposite numbers. After the Targetmasters were captured by the Decepticons for analysis and dissection, Chromedome and the Headmasters went out looking for them, only to run into the Decepticon Headmasters on the way. After Chromedome stared down [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], the Autobots regrouped to follow Mindwipe, the last of their attackers, who was apparently fleeing for safety. After entering the Decepticons' Fortress of Despair, however, Chromedome and the others realized they had been led into a trap, and were confronted by the might Scorponok and the Decepticon Targetmasters. In order to help even the odds, the Autobot Targetmasters were freed, but the Autobots weren't out of the woods yet. Chromedome singlehandedly fought Scorponok, lecturing his massive nemesis about how despite the differences between him and his partner Stylor, their shared purpose made them stronger than might alone. His speech helped renew Highbrow and Gort's bond, which had weakened throughout the fight due to their conflicting viewpoints. Once they were back in the fight, they helped Chromedome pummel down Scorponok, who was ultimately forced to withdraw.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

''Chromedome and Stylor witnessed a duel between Fortress Maximus and Scorponok, with overall victory between the two factions at stake. However, the clash turned out to be a distraction set-up by the Decepticons to steal a fuel convertor. With it in hand, the Decepticons blasted off towards Earth, forcing the Autobots to follow.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}

[[File:TrialbyFire-Chromedome.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Eek, don't tell Rewind he's still doing this.]]
During the long journey to Earth, the Autobot Headmasters had Fortress Maximus heavily upgraded into a larger, more powerful body. Once their construction was completed, Chromedome introduced Fortress Maximus's full arsenal of abilities to the others, including his battle station mode and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]. Upon arrival, Fortress Maximus, Chromedome and the other Headmasters took a shuttle down to Earth's surface, and located the caves in [[Mount St. Hilary]] where the distress call had first been broadcast. They also found the broadcaster himself, an Autobot named [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] whose [[brain module]] had been retrofitted into a tiny electronic toy car. [[Toy Soldiers!|Long story]]. Scorponok and the Decepticon Headmasters had also come to Earth after the distress call, however, and a battle broke out. The battle proved costly, as Galen died protecting an Earthling from Scorponok. He passed on his control helmet to this boy, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], leaving Fortress Maximus and the Autobots in his hands. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

Fortress Maximus's group of Autobots inevitably met up with the group of Earthbound Autobots led by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Unfortunately, Grimlock was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a battle for Autobot supremacy between Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Chromedome disembarked along with the rest of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When the [[Micromaster]] [[Air Strike Patrol]] raided [[MacDill Air Force Base]], returned Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led nearly all of the Autobots' forces to its rescue, including Chromedome. But when Optimus began to suspect fowl play from a third party, he ordered the Autobots to retreat back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] without him. At first they were hesitant to leave their leader behind, but Chromedome and the others eventually agreed. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

[[File:EyeoftheStorm-legquest.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|And so Prime sez back, "Maybe if you were [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] [[Yesterday's Heroes!|I would care]]."]]
Soon it was learned that the vengeful chaos god [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], their forgotten enemy, had learned the location of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and was headed there to destroy the Transformers' creator [[Primus]]. Since the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] was the only thing that could destroy him, Optimus Prime sent teams to find it. However, the new Decepticon leader [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned with it instead, and Chromedome and the other Autobots on board fought the Matrix-possessed [[Pretender]]. The corporeal form of the Matrix's increasing evil influences grabbed Chromedome and tried to throw him at [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], but missed. Good for Blurr, but not so great for Chromedome. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} After Thunderwing was defeated (and unfortunately the Matrix as well), Chromedome was sent to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] for repairs. He snarked to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] that he'd had enough of the [[Matrix Quest]], and was ready for a "leg quest." Chromedome was still being repaired when Optimus Prime announced over the Ark's communications system that he was surrendering the Autobots to Scorponok's Decepticons in the desperate hope that it would encourage an alliance between them against Unicron. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

Ultimately, the Transformers were transported to Cybertron to face Unicron. Like any very smart individual, Chromedome was last seen transforming into his car mode and driving away as fast as he absolutely could. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Chromedome stylor project lazarus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
Following the invasion of Cybertron by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s, Chromedome was last seen in car mode driving towards them very fast, alongside [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]]. That perhaps wasn't so smart. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} He managed to make it out all right, though, as after the battle it was reported that he had successfully been reunited with his original head on Nebulos, and Stylor's Headmaster process had been reverse-engineered so that he could reintegrate with Nebulan society. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

When Cybertron went to war with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Chromedome was part of the commando team of Autobots who made a beachhead on the Hub to coordinate a surgical strike on the network. When the strike failed, Chromedome and the others were hunted down by Jhiaxus's [[Primum Fugae]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} They were imprisoned at the [[Corral]] until Jhiaxus fell to outside forces. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Japanese)|[[Franz Rudnick]] (German, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "The Rebirth", Part 2 & 3), [[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}
[[File:Rebirth3 chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chromedome eagerly awaits the cue to speak his one line in the entire series.]]
Chromedome was stationed on Cybertron in [[2007]] when the combined forces of the Decepticons attacked the planet with the intention of opening the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Chromedome and his allies were able to steal back the key to the chamber, but not before a bolt of its energy was briefly released, hurling them and their shuttle across the galaxy. Eventually, the shuttle began to slow, as Chromedome noted its engines had finally burned out, but it still had enough momentum to lead it to crash on a nearby alien world. The Autobots survived the crash, but before long, they were captured by a cell of rebel natives, who mistook them for robotic agents of the planet's evil ruling council, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. Imprisoned and facing execution by magnetic bombs, Chromedome kept his cool, calmly inquiring as to the name of the planet, and was given his answer by [[Duros]]: [[Nebulos]]. Before the rebels could destroy the Autobots, a squad of Decepticons arrived to steal back the Plasma Energy Chamber key, and although Chromedome helped repel them by hurling the magnetic bombs, the villains managed to abduct several of the Autobots. Chromedome, [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] tried to give chase, but found their way barred by the Hive's machines. Returning to the rebels' base, they learned the story behind the Hive and their machines, and decided to employ a theory devised by Brainstorm that would see the Nebulans bond with the Autobots as "Headmasters" to help defeat by the Decepticons and the Hive. The enthusiastic Chromedome was the first to volunteer for the process, and was bonded to rebel strategist Stylor. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Rebirth2 chromedome and stylor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.15|You know what they say about people who dress like their cars...]]
Chromedome and his fellow new-born Headmasters proceeded to smash their way through the Hive's machines and rescue their friends from the Decepticons; during the battle, Chromedome personally shot down [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. This defeat prompted the Hive and the Decepticons to join forces to become Headmasters and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] themselves, and when they attacked once more, Chromedome and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] found themselves no match for the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

With the key back in their hands, the Decepticons departed Nebulos and returned to Cybertron, which [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] then moved into Earth orbit, planning to destroy both worlds by opening the Plasma Energy Chamber and using its energy to explode the [[Sun]]. Chromedome and the Autobots followed them, but when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] insisted that the Plasma Energy Chamber key ''not'' be destroyed (in accordance with the wishes of [[Vector Sigma]]), their Nebulan allies rebelled and ran off, leaving Chromedome and the other Headmasters stuck in vehicle form. Following their partners into the bowels of the Decepticon city-robot Scorponok, Chromedome and the Autobots were captured, but were thankfully saved by the arrival of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and his new creation, Fortress Maximus. Subsequently, the Plasma Energy Chamber was deactivated and the Decepticons were exiled to deep space, and with the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron restored, Chromedome returned to Nebulos with the Headmasters and Targetmasters to help to eradicate every last trace of the Hive's evil from the planet. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:FlashForward3-Headmasters.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|My head, uh, lost some weight.]]
Following [[Hi-Q]]'s kidnapping, Chromedome turned out with Highbrow, Crosshairs and Brainstorm to brief [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, Chromedome is a small robot who transforms into a head and controls a larger, lifeless [[Transtector]] body. The Headmasters toyline referred to the small robot as "Chrome", with "Chromedome" being the name of the combined small robot/Transtector form, but this distinction of nomenclature is made in fiction only very rarely, with the character usually being referred to as "Chromedome" regardless of what form he takes.}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hideyuki Hori]] (Japanese), [[Jack Murphy]] (English)}}
[[File:Hmep8 chromedome and abel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, where is your silicon, baby?]]
Four million years ago, Chromedome and his friends [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]] and [[Abel]] were among a group of [[Cyberdroid|diminutive Cybertronians]] who departed Cybertron under the leadership of Fortress, seeking to escape the eternal war that had consumed the planet. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Alas, engine trouble caused their craft to crash-land on the planet Master, an inhospitable world whose murderous environments and wildly changeable atmospheric conditions threatened the lives of the Cybertronians almost as soon as they stepped off their ship and were caught in a desert of sinking sands. The need for survival fostered several technological advances, and the Cybertronians fought against the odds to make a life for themselves on the planet. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} This relative peace was eventually disrupted, however, when a shadowy ninja able to transform into six different modes attacked an [[energon]] mining facility on the planet. Abel tried to drive him off, only for the ninja to brutally murder Abel and his militia group in front of Chromedome's eyes. As he cradled his friend's dead body, Chromedome felt hatred towards evil-doers for the first time in his life and vowed vengeance against the Decepticon. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:Headmasters tf stuck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A ''Body''master technology?..]]
When the scientists of Master made their next quantum leap of technology with the creation of larger, lifeless Transformer bodies called [[Transtector]]s, Chromedome and many of his comrades underwent rigorous physical and mental training to master the art of [[transformation]], learning to transform into heads that connected to the Transtectors, placing them under their control. While Jack unfortunately washed out of the program, {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} Chromedome was one of ten warriors who became one of these elite "Headmasters" (even if he ''did'' have a little trouble getting his Transtector to transform the first time out). Unfortunately, half their number soon rebelled against Fortress's leadership, siding against him with a traitor named [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who soon forged an alliance with the Decepticon leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hmep2 chromedome.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Perspective by [[Pat Lee]].]]
In the year 2011, when Galvatron launched his latest attack on Cybertron with the added power of his new Decepticon Headmasters, Chromedome and his fellow Autobot Headmasters traveled to the planet to help their comrades defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Making a dramatic entrance in the middle of the conflict, Chromedome grappled with [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and helped [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] thwart [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotism, before Fortress's Battleship Maximus forced the Decepticon off. The Autobot Headmasters then formally introduced themselves to Cybertron's Autobots, and Chromedome proposed that they accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to Earth to help him search for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], needed to stabilize the malfunctioning [[Vector Sigma]]. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] argued against the notion, and he and Chromedome immediately started fighting, so Hot Rod sidelined them for the moment and headed to Earth with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] instead. Blaster perished during the search, and the emotionally shaken Wheelie told Chromedome they were now counting on him and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Chromedome's team quickly joined Hot Rod on Earth and held off the Decepticon Headmasters while Hot Rod recovered the Matrix. Together, the group returned to Cybertron, where Hot Rod used the Matrix to become [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] once more, but he was unable to stabilize Vector Sigma in time, forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to sacrifice his life to do so. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When the Decepticons unveiled their newest invention, the [[Madmachine]], Chromedome's plan to attack [[Chaar]] directly was shot down. He and the Headmasters then acted like a bunch of insensitive pricks to the Autobot Cassettes, who were still mourning the loss of Blaster, but pulled their heads out of their butts when Blaster was resurrected as Twincast. They then helped the [[Throttlebot]]s defend Cybertron against the Madmachine, destroying the evil device. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} A little later, Chromedome and Hardhead hunted down a stowaway on Battleship Maximus, only for it to turn out to be [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and Wheelie. With the two youngsters at their side, Chromedome and the Headmasters then went on to help liberate the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] from Decepticon control. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Daniel was also instrumental in destroying the Decepticons' metal-warping meteor [[Metamorphose]], and Chromedome and the Headmasters helped hold the Decepticon forces off so the boy could complete his task. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:Hmep7 chromedome crossheadon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chromehead or Harddome?]]
Investigating word of a Decepticon attack on the planet [[Praum]], Chromedome and the Autobot Headmasters found themselves caught in a trap sprung by their old enemy Scorponok. Trapped in a subterranean chamber with the planet's endless desert sands pouring in on top of them, the Headmasters recalled their early days on Master, and decided to try their head-swapping "[[Head Formation|Cross-Head On]]" technique to boost their power and free themselves. Chromedome ''meant'' to switch heads with Highbrow, but accidentally wound up on top of Hardhead's Transtector instead. Nevertheless, the idea worked, and the freed Headmasters took the fight to the Decepticons, with Chromedome pummelling Galvatron himself. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

[[File:Hmep8 chromedome ninjastar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Chromedome wonders if ninja stars are edible.]]
After a sextet of mysterious blackmailers threatened six nations on Earth, the Headmasters staked out [[New York City]], where Chromedome took offense to his team-mates comparing the Statue of Liberty's looks to [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s. Hop-scotching around the globe trying and failing to keep up with the blackmailers, the Headmasters were at the end of their rope, and subsequently began fighting with the [[Trainbot]]s when they found out they taken Daniel and Wheelie shopping in Japan. Chromedome had the decency to feel like a jerk when Daniel got upset at the fight, and calmed down long enough to apologise. Looking at a ninja star Daniel had bought in Japan, Chromedome was suddenly reminded of the shadowy ninja's visit to Master years beforehand. Realizing that they were not dealing with six blackmailers, but with that selfsame six-changing ninja, Chromedome and the Headmasters made peace with the Trainbots and worked together to stop the mysterious mech and uncover his true identity: the Decepticon ninja commander, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]! Sixshot was able to escape justice, but the long-standing desire Chromedome had for revenge over Abel's murder had been reawakened in the Headmaster's heart. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:Hm10 chromedome telepathy.jpg|thumb|A little known fact is Chromedome's Autobot symbol on his chest is ALSO his weak point. How do you think he found out Scorponok's?]]
Chromedome and Hardhead were investigating the Decepticons' movements on Earth when the villains' assembled forces staged a massive attack on Cybertron in order to obtain the new alloy, [[cybertonuron]], that had been developed by Vector Sigma. The duo headed straight to Cybertron and regrouped with their allies, launching into battle with the Decepticon Headmasters. During the fight, however, their enemies mysteriously pulled out, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} so the Headmasters split up to hunt them down. After locating the Decepticons, Chromedome used his Headmaster powers to telepathically summon his allies to his side so they could keep Weirdwolf and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] busy while he chased Mindwipe through Cybertron's subterranean tunnels. Chromedome caught up to Mindwipe in Vector Sigma's chamber, where the Decepticon hypnotist revealed he was planting bombs that would destroy the planet. All attempts to remove the bombs failed, forcing Chromedome to return to the surface and sound the alarm. The Transformers all withdrew from Cybertron, which was then devastated when the bombs exploded. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:Hm11 chromedome arcee dance.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, Calculon!]]
Despite this sad turn of events, punctuated by the departure of Rodimus Prime and the appointment of Fotress as leader in his place, the Autobots pressed on, and even held a party to announce the successful completion of the [[Sol 1]] satellite, a joint venture between the Autobots and [[human]]ity, during which Chromedome danced with Arcee. It wasn't all good news, however: Chromedome and the Headmasters failed to prevent Sol 1 from falling into Decepticon hands, and were forced to destroy it rather than let their enemies keep it. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Chromedome's team was at least able to get one in the win column when they helped saved a South American village from a Decepticon-instigated volcanic eruption. Chromedome was given a necklace by village girl [[Alyssa]] as thanks. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} Later, Chromedome joined in the defence of [[San Francisco]] when the city was attacked by the Decepticons with [[Buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

When Spike, Daniel, Wheelie and the Trainbots uncovered a Decepticon plot to destroy [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Chromedome and the Headmasters headed straight to the red planet to aid them. After defeating [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and rescuing Daniel and Wheelie, however, the Headmasters were caught in a trap and used as bait to lure Battleship Maximus into position so it could be immobilized. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Chromedome's team fought on against the Decepticon Headmasters and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], but when Scorponok arrived with his new ultimate weapon—a gigantic Transtector of his own—the fight was lost. Although Chromedome and the Autobots were able to escape, Mars was destroyed by Scorponok's [[plasma energy]] bombs. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[File:Hmep16 chromedome wobbles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chromedome fails miserably at the Soulja Boy dance.]]
Furious after the destruction of Mars, Chromedome was determined to get revenge, despite Fortress's orders. He and Hardhead hid themselves in the Maximus's cargo hold in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and when the ship went on patrol on the fringes of Decepticon territory, the pair ejected and headed for Chaar on their own. Much to their irritation, however, Autobot deep-cover agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] had been given information on their movements, and fed it to Scorponok, who deployed the Decepticon Headmasters and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to intercept the pair and see them off. Subsequently, Chromedome joined in the Autobot attack on Scorponok's coronation on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Later, Chromedome helped deliver energy to the stricken world of [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] by abandoning his Transtector and leaving it to serve as a decoy while he and Hardhead took a small shuttlecraft to the planet. When the Decepticons attacked the planet, Chromedome and Hardhead, still in their small robot forms, used their diminutive size to win the battle by sneaking bombs onto Scorponok's Transtector. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hmep18 chromedome vs sixshot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wildcat Rescue Force!]]
Chromedome joined the Headmasters and Trainbots in serving as bodyguards for Spike when he met with Galvatron to discuss the unlikely possibility of the Autobots and Decepticons working on energy research together. When a report from Punch revealed that the "Galvatron" Spike was talking with was actually an impostor, Chromedome had the Trainbots stage a diversion so he could burst in on the negotiations and reveal the deception. The false Galvatron was revealed to be Sixshot in disguise, and a fierce battle erupted between Chromedome and the ninja that ran all down the shoreline. Seeing through Sixshot's tricks, Chromedome wounded him and forced him to retreat. It was discovered that the Decepticons had staged the phoney negotiations to cover for their departure on an interplanetary energy quest, and Chromedome joined the Autobots in pursuing them aboard Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:Hm19 chromedome makk energymoat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On the Decepticons' trail through space, the Autobots discovered a ruined ship from [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] floating in space, victims of a Decepticon attack. Chromedome investigated the wreck and discovered [[Makku's father|a survivor]], but the alien did not live long, clinging to life just enough to give Chromedome [[Medal of Valour|a medallion]] to pass down to his son. As they drew closer to Hive, Battleship Maximus came under fire from the suspicious natives, and while Fortress insisted on showing non-resistance, Chromedome's fiery temper flared, and he headed down to the planet's surface on his own to try and speak with Hive's [[Queen Bee]]. On Hive, he met the soldier's son, [[Makku]], who helped him gain an audience with the queen and convince her that the Autobots were on their side. Of course, the Decepticons chose that moment to strike, and Chromedome was blasted into the energy moat around the queen's castle by Galvatron and Sixshot. Luckily, with Makku's help, Chromedome was able to absorb energy from the moat and leap back into the middle of the battle, joining with the other Headmasters in using the Maximus's "Master Shot" cannon to force the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

Shadowing the Decepticons on their way to their next target, the worlds of [[Twin Star]], Chromedome suggested attacking the Decepticons in the void of space. Brainstorm chided him for not thinking his actions through, and the pair started arguing, until Brainstorm's brains helped win the fight on Twin Star. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} On their next stop, the planet [[Daros]], Chromedome's team used the Master Shot again to force the Decepticon off, but sadly not before the Decepticons killed a [[Beastformer]] named [[Tekna]]. In death, however, Tekna left them with a piece of microfilm supposedly containing coded information on Scorponok's weak spot. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:Hm22 chromedome repairs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Head On! Neck Wrung!]]
While conducting exterior repairs on Battleship Maximus on the way to the planet [[Paradise]], Chromedome goofed pretty badly when he punched the ship's hull in frustration, jostling loose a few important components and sending them floating off into space. Although he was able to fix his mistake, the delay necessitated that Highbrow go on ahead to Paradise, where he was captured by the Decepticons. Once they made it to Paradise, the worried Chromedome led the Headmasters to Highbrow's rescue, and they performed the [[Head Formation]] to power up their teammate. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} Soon after, Chromedome helped battle the Decepticons on [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

With the Decepticons' energy raids done, the Headmasters to Athenia. Sadly, Chromedome's team was unable to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s death at the hands of Sixshot on Earth, but they did arrive in time to deliver a ferocious Head Formation-powered beating to the six-changer. Chromedome's hatred of the ninja only grew. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Magnus's death only galvanized the Decepticons into more aggressive action, and the Autobots were spread thin fighting back. Chromedome and his team followed Galvatron to [[Alaska]], where they used information from Punch to pinpoint his weak spot—his head—and defeat him, entombing him in ice using the power of the Head Formation. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

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Galvatron's demise allowed Scorponok to take leadership of the Decepticons, and he initiated a plan to destroy the Earth by simultaneously erupting every volcano on the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. When Spike realized what they were planning, Chromedome escorted him to Earth to present his findings, only for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] to come under attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and Sixshot. Consumed with rage, Chromedome rushed to engage Sixshot, and the unprotected Spike was wounded by Trypticon. The Trainbots and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] forced the Decepticons off, but Chromedome was consumed with guilt and anger. He started blaming everyone else, including Fortress, claiming it never would have happened if he had allowed them to take out the Decepticons' Earth base, and in his frenzy, tried to leave for Earth to take care of it himself. Restrained by Hardhead, Chromedome was consigned to Athenia by Fortress, deemed incapable of leading due to his emotional statue. While the other Headmasters headed to Earth to engage the Decepticons on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Chromedome turned his attention to the coded information left to them by Tekna. With Daniel and Wheelie's help, Chromedome was finally able to decode the microfilm and identify Scorponok's weak spot, and raced to Earth to pass it on to Fortress. With Chromedome's information, Fortress was able to defeat Scorponok, and force him and the Decepticons off the Earth. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

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With the Decepticons gone from Earth, the Autobots set about removing all traces of their evil from the planet. Chromedome and Hardhead were charged with removing the plasma bombs planted along the Ring of Fire, and things were going well until a volcanic tremor caused Chromedome to drop one of the bombs, setting off its timer. Switching heads with Hardhead to boost their strength and courage, the pair ran through the waves of magma and collapsing rock walls, successfully getting the bombs to the surface so Battleship Maximus could take them into space. The intention was to let the bombs detonate harmlessly in the void, but on the way to jettison them, the Maximus encountered a ship from Master containing a group of refugees, pursued by a team of Decepticons. A newly arrived team of elite Autobots—[[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]—set out to rescue the Master refugees, when the bombs detonated, causing a plasma explosion that fused the refugees and the Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Chromedome took an immediate and strong dislike to Pointblank, who considered the Headmasters weak and undisciplined.

[[File:Hm28 chromedome shoots jack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So you see, we shouldn't be mad at Jack for leaving us. We should be mad at that [[Decepticon|fruity little club]] for [[Mindwipe (G1)|scrambling his brains]]!]]
Learning from the Master refugees that Scorponok's Decepticons had returned to Master and were causing chaos there, Chromedome returned to his adopted homeworld with the Autobots to help defend the natives. Soon after his arrival, he was reunited with his old friend Jack, who at first pretended like he did not know him: The sight of the successful Headmaster that Chromedome had become reminded him of how he had failed in the same pursuit. Chromedome wouldn't stand for his friend's guff, telling him that just because he was a Headmaster, it didn't mean he was better than Jack, whose incredible scientific mind had helped create Battleship Maximus and the [[Master Sword]]. Jack apologised and welcomed Chromedome properly, but after they parted ways, Sixshot struck, impersonating Chromedome and kidnapping Jack so that the Decepticons could torture information on the composition of the Master Sword out of him. Jack refused to give them any information, so instead, the villains planted a bomb in his body and Mindwipe hypnotised him to walk into Battleship Maximus. The horrified Chromedome was forced to shoot Jack to stop him, and the bomb detonated, taking his life. His hatred of Sixshot burning stronger than ever, Chromedome blasted off the ninja's arms, and was set to pursue him until Pointblank held him back. In the wake of the battle, Chromedome and Pointblank confronted each other, mutually concluding that they didn't ''like'' each other, but they respected one another, and would fight together in the future. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:Hm29 chromedome daniel rescue wheelie.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|...And then Chromedome locked that closet door, never to be opened again.]]
Having failed to pry information on the Master Sword from Jack, the Decepticons kidnapped Wheelie in order to ransom him for the data they needed to construct a weapon to counter it. Although Chromedome and Daniel snuck into Scorponok's Transtector and rescued Wheelie, the fight broke out over the data disk, and the Decepticons were able to make off with it. Chromedome, Wheelie and Daniel were charged with cleaning Battleship Maximus for their breach of the rules. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Using the stolen data, Scorponok created the [[Zarak Shield]], despite Chromedome and his allies' attempts to stop them. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

[[File:Hm31 pointblank decks chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LET ME SHOW YOU THE DANCE OF MY PEOPLE!]]
While discussing what the Autobots' next step should be, Chromedome opposed the Targetmasters' plan of luring the Decepticons into space, believing that they might lose them, and advocating a hard strike now before they left Master. The Targetmaters dismissed his plan out of hand, prompting an angry Chromedome to go off on his own an set up a meeting with the young warriors of Master, led by [[Kirk]]. He soon brought the other Headmasters in to join the effort, and together, they formulated a plan that involved luring the Decepticons into the confines of a nearby cloudy mountain range. The plan went wrong, however, when Scorponok emerged from beneath the planet's surface right in the middle of a city, and many of the young warriors died in the disorganized response. Chromedome was forced to call the warriors off, and to make matters worse, Fortress's Master Sword was bested by the Zarak Shield. The victorious Decepticons departed Master, heading back to Earth, while Pointblank punched some sense into Chromedome, blaming him for the entire debacle. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

[[File:Hm32 chromedome sixshot daniel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Stop, don't hurt Uncle Sixshot! He's so stylized and cool!"]]
The Autobots quickly gave chase, catching up to the Decepticons in space, but the battle that resulted led to Sixshot and Daniel being stranded on the barren planet [[Daira]]. The Autobots were able to track them down after a while, but Chromedome was unconvinced by Daniel's claims that Sixshot was a noble warrior who had protected him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} Soon after, when Scorponok had to set down in the asteroid belt for repairs, the Autobots caught up another battle broke out. Sixshot decided to settle their rivalry once and for all, and challenged Chromedome to a climactic one-on-one duel on the asteroid [[Juno]]. Chromedome accepted the challenge, refusing to listen to the protestations of Fortress or Daniel, and even punching Brainstorm when he offered to fight as his second, taking it as a slight to his abilities. Ironically, it was Pointblank who supported Chromedome's decision, understanding his feelings because he had been brash and impassioned in his own youth. The pair's fated duel began, but before long, Daniel got in the middle of the fight and tried to stop his two friends from killing each other. A definite outcome was denied Chromedome, however, when bombs Scorponok had planted on the asteroid in an effort to destroy Sixshot began to detonate, forcing the combatants to break off their battle. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

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Thanks to the delay caused by Chromedome's duel, the Decepticons beat the Autobots back to Earth, and began causing chaos, erecting energy-discharging "[[Death Tower]]s" composed from [[crysmagnetal]] around the planet. Upon landing, Chromedome and the Autobots had to rush off to rescue the human victims of a plane crash caused by the Decepticons, which included Daniel's parents. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} After trying and failing to stop the erection of another Death Tower in [[Egypt]], Chromedome and the assembled Autobot army followed the Decepticons to the North Pole for a final mighty battle. During the fight, Chromedome and Hardhead were hit by Mindwipe's hypnotism, but were saved by Twincast and his cassettes. With the Death Towers creating a field of energy that was threatening to tear the Earth apart, Chromedome and the Headmasters joined in Head Formation, hoping to channel their energy into Fortress Maximus and give him the strength to destroy Scorponok and the crysmagnetal. Their own energies were not enough, but at Daniel's suggestion, they expanded their formation to include the assembled Autobot forces. Thus combined in "Final Formation", they provided Fortress with the energy he needed, and the Earth was saved.

Following their defeat at the North Pole, the Decepticons were finally expelled from Earth, and the Autobots prepared to follow them. Chromedome assured Daniel that although the Autobots were leaving, the peace they had brought to the Earth was here to stay. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====''Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!''====
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Slumped miserably on the barren surface of Master in their smallest robot forms, Chromedome, Fortress and Highbrow's attention was caught when a [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|time-travelling spaceship]] materialized over their heads and crashed nearby. By studying and reverse-engineering the technology found in this spaceship, Fortress and the scientists of Master invented Transtectors and the Headmaster process. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #48}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}

====''The Great Transformer War''====
[[File:Hmmanga battered headmasters.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, why are you white? - It is the winter camouflage, dude!]]
In the closing days of 2010, while significant Transformer battles were being waged on Earth and across space, Chromedome and his fellow Autobot Headmasters were active on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], battling their Decepticon counterparts. It seemed that their foes were able to escape them by leaping into a crevasse, but moments later, they came bursting out of the ground beneath the Autobots' feet. Chromedome and company, however, were able to use this to their advantage by sneaking away under cover of the dust cloud the villains' emergence had created. When the cloud cleared, the Decepticons realized they had been beating up each other, and were then promptly flattened as Chromedome and the Autobots ran them over in vehicle mode. The tide of battle turned suddenly with the arrival of the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], who blasted Chromedome's team to cover the Decepticon Headmasters' escape. Informed by their leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] that the Decepticons were heading for Cybertron, Chromedome and the other Headmasters set out after them aboard Fortress's Battleship Maximus, with Chromedome particularly excited at the prospect of meeting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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====''The Headmasters'' manga====
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Shortly after Optimus Prime gave up his life to stabilize Vector Sigma, Chromedome and the Headmasters attended the unveiling of a [[Optimus Prime memorial|bronze statue]] dedicated to Prime's memory on Athenia. Chromedome spoke for the Headmasters, proclaiming Prime the greatest warrior that ever lived. The ceremony was then interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticons in Athenian space, and the Headmasters rocketed off in Battleship Maximus to intercept them. This, it turned out, was part of the Decepticons' plans, as they intended to hurl a bomb into the Maximus when the Headmasters exited it, but Chromedome moved too fast for the Decepticons, disconnecting from his Transtector and snatching the bomb out of Mindwipe's hands. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

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Responding to an SOS from their Beastformer comrades, Chromedome and the Autobot Headmasters headed to planet Beast and split up into two teams to search. Chromedome and Hardhead had the misfortune to stumble into the clutches of [[Reproganmar|some energy-draining vines]], but were cut free by [[Kane]], the Beastformers' human ally. Kane led them to the Decepticon camp, where Brainstorm and Highbrow had been taken prisoner, and proceeded to create a distraction that allowed the two captive Autobots to break free. Kane was then pursued by the Decepticon Headmasters, but Chromedome's team followed them, and took the villains out. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Investigating news of a Decepticon attack on an energy plant in Alaska, Chromedome and the Headmasters were caught by surprise by the Decepticon Headmasters, and prevented from combining with their Transtectors. At first they were forced to flee from the Decepticons' bestial Transtectors, but soon, they were able to execute a "Southern Cross Jump" that carried them over the Decepticons' heads and allowed them to reconnect with their bodies. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 2|The Headmasters #2}} Later, Chromedome's team went to Earth with the Trainbots to look into reports of the Decepticons stealing energy under the sea, and foiled their plan by destroying their robot squid through teamwork. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}} Unfortunately, they had less success when they tried to stop Sixshot from stealing a capsule of emergency food rations, as the Decepticon ninja disappeared in a flash of smoke. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 4|The Headmasters #4}}

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On an unknown alien world, Chromedome and Daniel discovered the legendary weapon known as the "[[Charge Arrow]]", and Chromedome felt that with its power in his hands, he could become the greatest warrior in the universe. [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] then attacked, and when Chromedome attempted to use the Charge Arrow on them, he discovered he was not worthy enough to control its fabled energies. Knocked unconscious by the Horrorcons' attack, Chromedome had a vision of his Transtector telling him that he was worthy, if only he believed it. Awakening to see the two Decepticons' advancing on Daniel, Chromedome sprang into action, and, fuelled by the need to save his friend, successfully fired the Charge Arrow, frying the Horrocons. When Daniel inquired if he regretted using up the one-shot weapon, Chromedome replied that a warrior is not defined by his weapon. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 5|The Headmasters #5}}

Chromedome and the Headmasters were handing out Christmas presents at a Japanese children's hospital when the Decepticon Headmasters attacked. Chromedome had the Trainbots get as many patients to safety as possible before he and the Headmasters unleashed their "Hell's Great Wheel" attack, sending their enemies whirling off into the sky. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}} Not long after, on New Year's Day, Chromedome, Daniel and the Autobots' two newest Targetmasters, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire]], responded to a raging fire in [[Shinjuku]]. They were suddenly attacked by the Decepticon Targetmasters, who had started the fire, and were unable to fight back because they were focused on saving lives. Once Fortress Maximus put out the fire by dumping water on it from above, however, Chromedome and his allies were freed up to turn all their firepower on the Decepticons, sending them packing. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

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Soon after the Decepticons' defeat at the North Pole, but before the Autobots' departed the planet, Chromedome gathered with Wheelie, Spike, Daniel and [[Carly]] to say goodbye. The tearful farewell was interrupted by the arrival of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]], who had been ordered to stay behind on the planet by Scorponok. Chromedome attempted to attack him, but Soundblaster deployed [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] to hold the Witwickys hostage and prevent Chromedome from making a move. It was Daniel who saved the day by leaping on Slugfest and covering his eyes, causing him to run into Overkill, and freeing up Chromedome to hurl Soundblaster over the horizon with his "Master Chrome Hurricane" technique. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Following the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth after the battle at the North Pole, the Transformers' war shifted into a series of space-based exchanges between the planet Athenia and Chaar known as the [[Master Wars]]. Chromedome and his fellow Headmasters had further training under the tutelage of Pointblank and the Targetmasters, and grew into mature warriors, who went on to help train the next generation of [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s.

With the space bridge destroyed, travel between Athenia and Earth became severely limited, and so, when news of a [[Devil Z|new Decepticon threat]] rising on Earth reached the Autobots in space from [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] on Earth, it proved difficult to spare any troops. This need fostered another scientific leap: the scientists of Master developed the [[Master-Brace|Masterforce system]], which would allow human beings to bond with Transtectors and defend Earth while the Autobots continued to fight in space. Chromedome participated in the project, and arranged for six Transtectors and six sets of [[Master-Brace]]s to be sent to Earth on a transport ship. Unfortunately, the ship was intercepted by the Decepticons in transit, and half its cargo was stolen, leading to the birth of [[Headmaster Junior]]s on both the Autobot and Decepticon side. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

{{note|Following the end of the ''Headmasters'' franchise, Japanese cartoon continuity branches off in two separate directions. One version of the story is told through the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon, the other is told through the ''Masterforce'' [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|manga]]. Chromedome plays much the same role in both, but gets up to a bit more in the manga.}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
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{{voiceactor|[[Hideyuki Hori]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

After giving the Transtectors to the three human children, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]], [[Cab (human)|Cab]], and [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]], transforming them into the Autobots' new Headmaster Junior warriors, Metalhawk informed them of Chromedome's role in their new powers. Shūta had heard his [[Haruma Gō|father]] speak of Chromedome before and expressed a desire to meet him, so Metalhawk played a recorded message that Chromedome had sent them. Evidently recorded in the middle of battle, the short but sweet missive had Chromedome inform them that fighting was only worsening out in space, and that he hoped they would all fight their hardest on Earth as well. The Headmasters Juniors all thought Chromedome was cool, and vowed not to let him down. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Chromedome and his comrades' involvement in Galvatron's defeat and icy entombment was recounted. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Years prior to his departure from Master, Chromedome helped uncover and put an end to Scorponok kidnapping and experimenting on his own people. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

In a dream, [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told the [[Legends World]]'s [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] the story about how he and his comrades, including Chrome, left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to escape the war and settled on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 9|Bonus Edition Vol. 9}} Brainstorm later told Rattrap that he'd gotten a new body since his previous adventures, angering the nearby Chromedome who found it unfair that only ''he'' got an upgrade and accused him of ruining the [[Head Formation|Cross-Head On]]. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] tried to calm him down by saying they needed all the power they could get since [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]] might get resurrected, but this didn't appease Chromedome who retorted that that just means they should ''all'' get upgrades. He was surprised when Brainstorm had lost his new body and watched him take it back from a thieving Rattrap, comparing the flip-down [[Tech Spec]] plate used to catch Rattrap to a mousetrap. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Brainstorm Chapter|Brainstorm Chapter}}

Scorponok indeed returned, and a battle with him in 2021 ended with Chromedome and his comrades being afflicted with "[[blackball]]s", tiny black holes that were causing their bodies to shrink until they would eventually collapse in on themselves. To save themselves, Chromedome and the other Headmasters had to disconnect from their transtectors and watch as they disappear into nothingness. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} In need of new bodies, the tiny Autobots traveled to the Legends World and formed a partnership with the [[Axalon Trading Company]] for their resources. Chromedome's didn't enjoy this one bit; first he had to settle into the boring life of an office worker, and he wasn't even the first one to get a new transtector out of it! When a meteor threatened the city, he instead had to ride into battle on Hardhead's new partner drone, [[Tankette]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}}

When a rampaging Skullcruncher revealed that the Decepticons had also come to the Legends World, Chromedome set out with Hardhead to stop him, only to be captured by Weirdwolf, stuck inside [[Butla]] and held hostage. Though the Decepticons were driven off, Chromedome was unable to get out and had to continue working at the office in the form of Butla's dinosaur mode. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} He was still in this form when Rattrap to him and Hardhead that the Axalon employees had gotten their own [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} Chromedome and Hardhead were out drinking after work when they encountered Weirdwolf, who was searching for his runaway transtector, and ended up fighting over his "lost dog" posters and sending them flying into a river. Weirdwolf's ensuing anger summoned [[Rarigo]], who punched Chromedome so hard he was separated from Butla. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 30|Bonus Edition Vol. 30}}

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When the encroaching rival Decepticon company took over [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] near the Autobot Axalon HQ, Chromedome demanded that Fortress destroy them, calling him a coward for preferring a peaceful solution. After suddenly collapsing, Fortress revealed to Chromedome that his reason for avoiding transforming into Fortress Maximus was that the process drained his life force, and despaired that he was indeed a coward who only thought of his own safety. Regretting what he'd said, Chromedome reassured Fortress that he was the greatest commander ever and that keeping this secret to keep his troops' morale up was proof of that. When the commander next transformed into Fortress Maximus, Chromedome offered to save him by taking his place, but was told he wasn't strong enough. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Encouraged by his new partner [[Moguru]], Chromedome learned to redirect his endless energy into his job and a new hobby—drawing [[w:Dōjin|dōjins]]—and eventually grew accustomed to a peaceful lifestyle. Even when he received his new transtector, he showed no interest in using it for fighting, but just wanted to use it to transport his ''[[Robopara]]'' drawings to an upcoming event. When Weirdwolf attacked the Autobot base, however, Chromedome's spirit of justice quickly resurfaced and he disregarded the event in favor of taking the Decepticon on, leaving Moguru to sell the dōjins in his place. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Disappointed in Highbrow for locking himself in his room and researching all the time, Chromedome tried to lure him out by stealing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] and summoning [[Papika]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} Alongside everyone else, he was then temporarily hypnotized into a mindless servant of Mindwipe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 34|Bonus Edition Vol. 34}} While partying at the [[Dancitron]], he was hypnotized ''again'' by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] into attacking Twincast. He was soon cured and turned on Soundblaster, only to have his transtector transformed into an immobile "base mode" by the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

When Brainstorm arrived in the Legends Universe, Chromedome was confused to learn that he and Rattrap were already friends. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}} He defended the Autobot base when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s [[Astroforce]] attacked, though they quickly fell to their own energy shortage. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} Chromedome, Hardhead and Brainstorm were doing maintenance on their transtectors when three Headmasters identical to them appeared and locked them in their own vehicles. The newcomers explained that they were [[Nebulan|Nebulons]] from another universe and needed bodies to battle their own version of Scorponok, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], so Chromedome and the others agreed to pilot the transtectors from their cockpits while these other Headmasters formed the heads. Their combined "Double-Headmaster" power was enough to defeat Zarak, after which Chromedome and friends said goodbye to their counterparts. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}} Chromedome later helped build a new [[Godbomber]], but was unable to prevent [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Trickdiamond]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] from stealing it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}}

When [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] and the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law and confiscated everyone's transtectors, Chromedome and the others resisted by converting [[Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drone|Black Convoy drones]] into Headmaster-compatible bodies and using them to fight back. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Black Convoy 2}} The Autobot Headmasters confronted their Decepticon counterparts after they'd rebuilt [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but were defeated by their creation. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} Chromedome was seen driving on the streets of Akihabara after the city was rebuilt in the wake of Trypticon's rampage. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} After quitting his job to become a full-time manga artist, Chromedome was approached by Daniel and Sixshot, come to the Legends World to hide [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] from his enemies. He was unhappy about having to harbor Sixshot and tried to throw him out, only relenting on the condition that the ninja assist him with his manga career, and ended up being embarrassed when Sixshot noted certain similarities between his original [[Dripara]] character and Arcee. When Ultra Magnus came to arrest Star Saber, Chromedome brought him to safety while Sixshot battled their assailant. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

Chromedome was knocked out cold when [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] exposed all Transformers in the Legends World to [[anti-electron]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} At another time, [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]] would recall his role in the defeat of Galvatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|Bonus Edition Vol. 61}} During [[Tigerburn]]'s flooding of the world, Chromedome wondered why he was talking to himself and was informed by [[White Lune]] that he was hearing the voice of [[Lione]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}} When the [[Jumpstarter]]s used the Zodiac to battle Windblade, he needed [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to explain how they could do that. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}} One day, Jack was resurrected by the repentant Sixshot, now going by Greatshot, and Chromedome was tearfully reunited with the friend he thought lost forever. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Greatshot}} He was then present when [[Devil Z]] and BlackZarak attacked the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

During the battle to defend the Legends World from Scorponok's [[Majin Zarak]], Chromedome was approached by the Autobot Targetmasters who revealed that they had traveled there as well. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} When Weirdwolf turned against Scorponok, Chromedome put his animosity aside and performed a Cross Head-On with the Decepticon, increasing their power so they could help push Majin Zarak through a warp gate. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} After the Legends World was destroyed due to Scorponok's machinations, Chromedome and the other Transformers from his time period returned to their own dimension, ending up on Beast where they aided the Beastformers in their war with the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} By [[2026]], he had forgiven Greatshot and joined a rescue team that located him after his disappearance in the [[Silvart War]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Greatshot}} Years later on Earth, Chromedome and Highbrow were shocked when Ultra Magnus came back to life, very unhappy with their decision to bury him on the ocean floor. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Cajoled by Shūta, Cab, and Minerva into allowing them to become Headmaster Juniors, Metalhawk explained to them the origins of the Transtectors and Master-Braces, and Chromedome's role in the process, before giving them to the kids. {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}}

[[File:Mfmanga raiden chromedome scramble7.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
The Headmaster Juniors later got a chance to meet Chromedome in person when they and Ginrai were brought by the Trainbots to Athenia, so that Ginrai could be appointed [[Supreme Commander]] of all Autobots. After the ceremony, Fortress headed back to Master, and Chromedome was left in charge of Athenia, only for the Decepticons to attack during the night. Chromedome was quick into battle, but he and [[Raiden]] were cut down by a blast from the Decepticon combiner [[Scramble 7]] even quicker. Ginrai was able to end the threat, but the battle only proved that the Decepticons on Earth had joined forces with the Decepticons in space, and so the Autobots elected to do the same to better combat their enemies. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} To this end, Chromedome went to [[Earth]] to assist with the [[Godbomber|Bomber Project]]. When [[Jin (Masterforce)|Jin]] and [[Mirai]] showed up and threatened to destroy the Autobots' work, Chromedome and [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] sped into battle with the two, but were outclassed when Jin and Mirai performed Get On with the suddenly-appearing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]]. Fortunately for the two, Chromedome's Autobot comrades arrived on the scene with the Godcannon, which they used to defeat their enemies. {{storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}}

Soon after, when the space-based Decepticon commander [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] began heading for Earth, Chromedome, his fellow Headmasters, Raiden, and [[Grand Maximus]] all gave chase. Chromedome was no match for the mighty Decepticon, however, and was beaten back, unable to stop his advance on the planet. As soon as BlackZarak reached Earth, however, Ginrai was able to trick both him and the Earth-based Decepticon leader [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] into injuring each other, and Chromedome and his allies cheered for Ginrai's success. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
[[File:HeadlessChromedomeandHardhead-ASO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
During a period when the Autobots on Nebulos were low on lubricant, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] dispatched [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Chromedome to search for a legendary lost lake of oil. They searched a possible valley with their Headmaster partners, but [[Stylor]] reported back with no luck. Looking for [[Duros]]'s return, Chromedome transformed into his headless [[robot mode]] to get a better view across the plains. When Duros returned with a clear signal on his geo-sensors, the Headmasters traced the spot. Hardhead used sonic shell as a non-inflammatory means of drilling down to the reservoir. Duros and Stylor entered the tunnel and found a vast source of oil for the Autobots to claim. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Chromedome joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===''United''===
Like the other Headmasters and Targetmasters, Chromedome was fine when a [[nano-virus]] struck the Autobots at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], incapacitating them. Because of their immunity, a team made up of him, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], [[Artfire]], and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] were sent to Nebulos to recover an antidote crafted by the Nebulan scientist [[Zella]].

As the team arrived on Nebulos, an army of Decepticons led by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] erupted from an inter-dimensional portal and attacked them, revealing that the nano-virus was part of a larger plot to draw out the Headmasters and Targetmasters and steal their Nebulan partners. By concentrating their fire on Straxus, Chromedome, Artfire, and Kup defeated him and drove the Decepticons away, allowing Autobots to gather the antidote and cure their comrades. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
{{main|Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Chromedome Kre-O Character Image.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|left|The [[Headmaster (technology)|Helmetmaster]]'s failure to do the [[Head Formation|Helmet Formation]] was all his fault.]]

Chromedome was sent flying to the air along with [[BuggyMan]] by the destructive [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] [[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Brawl]]'s destructive nature. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''TransTech''===
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma|one universe]], Chromedome was binary-bonded to the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] operative [[Mouse]], joining up with the [[Screaming Eagles]] against the forces of [[S.K.A.R.]] Ultimately, the Screaming Eagles emerged victorious in the globe-spanning confrontation, ushering in a new Golden Age for Earth. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Chromedome was seen defending Cybertron from Soundwave's all-out attack. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Commercial chromedome removes head.jpg|left|thumb]]
*Chromedome was among several Transformers who left the war on Cybertron behind, to blast their way to the distant planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]! After arriving on the alien world with the other Autobots and surrendering to the native Nebulons, he removed his head (see [[#Notes|notes]]) and allowed one to fuse with it. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Stylor boarded Chromedome, and along with the other Headmasters, they sped out of their hangar onto a roadway, where the Decepticon Headmasters were running straight for them. Chromedome transformed to [[robot mode]], and a fight broke out, during which Chromedome grappled with Weirdwolf. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
*A stone sculpture of Chromedome was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
[[File:HeadmastersGame-ChromedomeSprites.png|frame]]
When the Decepticons kidnapped his fellow Autobots, Chromedome was left alone to rescue his teammates and stand against the forces of evil. He fought his way through many foes on three separate planets, rescuing [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] before they all joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in the finale battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

{{Note|Chromedome is the only Autobot available for play from the beginning of the game. Other characters become available as the game progresses. His [[robot mode]] sprite not only uses the same pixel layout as the other playable characters except Fortress, but is identical in colour to Rodimus.}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Strings Kozisek]] (English)}}

====Autobot story====
{{Note|Chromedome was available as a playable character in the Autobot campaign during the second playthrough.}}

====Decepticon story====
As the Decepticons searched a recently unearthed dig site for the [[Jewel of Mystery]], they were confronted by Chromedome. Chromedome was soon defeated by the Decepticons, but taunted them with the knowledge that they couldn't proceed further without the proper key.

Later, at [[ELTA]], Chromedome and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] joined forces to battle the Decepticons again, to no avail. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Decepticons aimed to get hold of the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Chromedome and his fellow Headmasters made off with it but soon crashed on Earth. They were aided by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]], who patched them up and helped them fight off [[Apeface]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsChromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Despite wielding a gun, I'll attack with my sword!]]
Chromedome participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 275 units of Cybermetal, 85 units of Transmetal, 55 scout cores, and 5 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chromedome: Eternal Headmaster Soldier.]]
*'''Chromedome''' w/ '''Stylor''' (Headmaster, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-101'''
**''Accessories:'' "Stylor" Headmaster driver, 2 laser guns
:Chromedome transforms into a brown, cream, and red Cybertronic sports car. He is armed with two non-firing laser rifles which mount on his roof in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], although the rifles must be removed in order to open the figure's hinged cockpit, in which his Headmaster partner Stylor can sit.

:In [[robot mode]], like all Headmasters, Chromedome features a flip-down panel on his chest that covers a mini [[Tech Spec]] meter displaying ratings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers of this meter are activated when Stylor is transformed into head mode and inserted into Chromedome's neck socket. Chromedome's body can accommodate other Headmaster heads, and his meter will display different stats accordingly. As with [[Hardhead (G1)#Generation 1|Hardhead]], Chromedome is surprisingly tall in robot mode due to how he transforms, coming in roughly 5mm shorter than Hardhead and well over a full head taller than [[Highbrow (G1)#Generation 1|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)#Generation 1|Brainstorm]].

:A [[redeco]] of Chromedome as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#HeadmasterConcept|Arcee]] was proposed during Generation 1, but never produced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Chromedome/chromedome.htm More information on Chromedome at TFU.info]
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===''Transform Jr''===
[[File:Tfjr chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not to be confused with Chromedome Sr.]]
*'''Chromedome''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-101'''
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece "Chrome" Headmaster unit, laser gun
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Chromedome simplifies the original toy. The [[transformation]] scheme remains the same, but Chromedome's cockpit no longer opens, so his Headmaster unit has nowhere to store. Additionally, the Headmaster unit does not really ''transform'' into a head; you simply remove its legs and set them aside. Chromedome's [[Tech Spec]] meter lacks the functionality of the larger toy, featuring only a permanent, non-moving readout, and he also has only one gun instead of two. But on the very cool plus side, his hood is now made of [[die-cast]] metal!

::*''[http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/chromedomejr.php More information on Transform Jr Chromedome at Cliffbee.com]''
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*'''Cybertron Leader Set''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece Headmaster unit, laser gun
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Chromedome was also sold in a two-pack with a vinyl figurine of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]]. The set also included a small, die-cast metal figure of Metroplex.
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[[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''3 Hero Set''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece Headmaster unit, laser gun
:''Transform Jr'' Chromedome was also available in a "Hero Set" alongside the ''Jr'' versions of Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stylor heard that hanging out with ''Prime'' Wheeljack redecoes is the new trend.]]
*'''Chromedome w/ Stylor''' (TFSS 2.0, [[2014]])
**''TFSS2 number'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': 2 [[sword]]s, "Stylor" partner
:Part of the 2014 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Chromedome is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Prime|Wheeljack]], transforming into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He sports a new headsculpt designed by [[Nick Roche]], based on his design for Chromedome in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comics. He also comes with his smaller partner [[Stylor#Timelines|Stylor]], who transforms into a crossbow-weapon.

:The [[:File:TCCSS2-Chromedome.jpg|first digital mockup of the toy]] depicted Chromedome with a show/toy-accurate gray head with a blue visor, while his car mode had a third, very large Autobot symbol on his hood. In response to fan input, not only was the third symbol was removed, but the final production version revealed that the head's colors had been altered to look more like the IDW design as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Prime'' [[Dead End (WFC)#Toys|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Stunt Wildrider]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TFSSChromedome/chromedome.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Chromedome at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, Rewind, remember when way back before the war and my head turned into a guy?"]]
*'''Autobot Stylor & Chromedome''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, big gun, [[Stylor]] Titan Master
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Chromedome transforms from a robot (based on [[:File:MTMTE9 early Chromedome.jpg|his appearance]] in the IDW comic storyline "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay]]") to futuristic car and back. Chromedome's head can transform into the [[Titan Master]] [[Stylor#Generations|Stylor]], who can either drive Chromedome in vehicle mode or pilot Chromedome's larger weapon, which can also attach via tabs to the roof of the vehicle mode. The toy shares some engineering with [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Dead End]] while not actually sharing any parts. It ''does'' reuse several parts from ''Titans Return'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]], including the thighs and kneepads, smaller rifle, and the Titan Master's robot mode. It is worth noting Stylor's deco changed from the early renders—the final figure had his tiny head changed to solid, unpainted red with an undecorated dark brown chest.

:Chromedome was retooled with a new head into [[Getaway#Generations|''Titans Return'' Breakaway]]. Chromedome's packaging art and trading card show him with Breakaway's headsculpt, probably the result of the artist being sent incorrect reference material.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:In 2017, multiple specimens were found at US retail including the Japanese ''Legends'' counterpart's Titan Master figure complete with the different [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Chromedome face sculpt, additional paint operations for the Titan Master figure itself and a black screw otherwise unique to the TakaraTomy versions.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/03/titans-return-chromedome-variant-features-takara-titan-master-334923 "TFW2005 Titans Return Chromedome Variant Features Takara Titan Master"]</ref>

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRChromedome/chromedome.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Chromedome at TFU.info]''
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====''Retro Headmasters''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Retro-Headmasters-Chromedome.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now in '''b r o w n'''.]]
*'''Chromedome''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, big gun, [[Stylor]] Headmaster
:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' line, Chromedome is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class toy in G1 toy accurate colors and utilizes the ''Headmasters'' anime face included in the ''Legends'' figure.

:Along with the rest of the ''Retro Headmasters'' toys, Chromedome is a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the US.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG32-Chromedome.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Chromedome''' (Deluxe Class, [[November 26]], 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''LG32'''
**''Accessories'': Large gun, small gun, "Chrome" Headmaster, [[Moguru]] Partner Drone
: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Chromedome is a redeco and retool of the ''Titans Return'' mold, featuring a G1-accurate paintjob and a new headsculpt based on how the character looked in ''The Headmasters''. He also comes with the [[Partner Drone]] [[Moguru#Legends|Moguru]], a redeco of the Titan Master vehicle which originally came with [[Nightbeat (G1)#Titans Return|Nightbeat]].

:If one chooses, the [[Stylor#HeadmasterSet|other Chromedome head]] from the Headmaster Set can replace the figure's original Headmaster.

:Care must be taken with Moguru's gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of a metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force may cause the handle to pop out of the joint.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2722.html Legends Chromedome at Alfes's Blog Part 1]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2723.html Legends Chromedome at Alfes's Blog Part 2]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Chromedome''' (1987)
:A soft-rubber figurine of Chromedome was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of "[[candy toy]]s" in yellow, red, or blue. Like all the figures from the ''Headmasters'' assortment, the figure was permanently attached to a flat base that had a rubber stamp of Chromedome's face and name on its underside.
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===''Transformers Choco''===
[[File:Tfchoco chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Chromedome''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' Head, "Chrome" Headmaster figure, laser gun
:Released as part of the ''Headmasters'' assortment of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of small snap-together model kits, this solid-color Chromedome figure is a simplified version of the larger Chromedome toy, featuring only one laser gun, and lacking the Headmaster gimmick. His head does disconnect, but it doesn't transform; instead, he came with a small, non-poseable Chrome Headmaster figure. As with all the ''Transformers Choco'' figures, he was packaged with small candies similar to M&Ms called "Chocolate Dots".
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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Transformersgum chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Chromedome''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' "Chrome" Headmaster unit, 2 laser guns
:Chromedome also had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger model kits, ''[[Transformers Gum]]''. ''Gum'' Chromedome is virtually identical to the original toy in all but height and color, standing at about four inches tall and cast in cream, black, and red plastic. He retains all the features of the larger figure, including his transforming Headmaster unit, opening cockpit, and functioning Tech Spec meter. As a ''Transformers Gum'' kit, he featured no paint applications, but came with stickers for detail, and a piece of terrible gum.

::*''[http://bowbowdaijin.blog96.fc2.com/blog-entry-23.html More information on Transformer Gum Chromedome at a Japanese fansite]''
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===''TV Magazine'' coloring contest===
[[File:Chromedome trophy.jpg|thumb|"Puttin' the Chrome in Chromedome!"]]
*'''Chromedome trophy''' (1988)
:100 chromed silver Chromedome trophies, made out of Chromedome toys, were available as prizes in a coloring contest held by [[TV Magazine]] in their February 1988 issue. Entrants had to color in lineart of [[Pointblank]], but rather than operate on a simple first- and second-place system, the prizes were meted out using different criteria: entries displaying the "most skill" won a gold-chromed Optimus Prime trophy, while those entries showing off the "most imaginative" color schemes would win a Chromedome trophy.

::*''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/778/37/ More information on the Chromedome trophy at TFPulp]
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ironically, one wave too early to be done in the "metallic" pewter deco.]]
*'''Chromedome''' ([[2001]])
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Chromedome was available in the third ''Headmasters''-centric wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available in both standard full color figure and colorless clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Additionally, in two out of every ten cases, the colored version of Chromedome came packaged with the left arm of the wave's collectible [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure"; these parts could be either full-color or clear-plastic, at an equal ratio of 1:1.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/Chromedome/chromedome.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Chromedome at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearChromedome/chromedome.htm More information on clear Super Collection Figure Chromedome at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5Chromedome.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Chromedome, Computer Programmer''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T14/T46'''
**''Stars: ''8

:Chromedome, Computer Programmer is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Chromedome begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Chromedome is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Titans Return'' Chromedome toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art (minus the Autobot Stylor Titan Master).

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
[[File:G1ChromedomeOriginalHead.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cheer up, Emo-Head.]]
*In the television [[commercial]] for [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' limited series, the Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters are shown having different head designs than the ones their Nebulan partners would later turn into. These designs were seemingly never used in any other piece of ''Transformers'' media. The models for most of them, however, turned up in the excellent ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook.
*Like nearly any other cameo Kreons, there is the heavy urge to use existing Kre-O parts. In this case, Chromedome utilities the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]] helmet (though partly modified to match the original's head), and two red pistols.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chrome''' (クローム ''Kurōmu''), '''Chromedome''' (クロームドーム ''Kurōmudōmu''), '''Tumbler''' (タンブラー ''Tanburā'')
*''French:'' '''Chromedôme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Krómpáncél''' ("Chromearmor")
*''Italian:'' '''Duobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kuāngdǐng''' (Taiwan, 筐頂, "Basket Top"), '''Chrome''' (郭文, ''Guōwén'')
*''Russian:'' '''Chrom''' (Хром, "Chrome")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
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Optimus Primal (BW)/toys

2020-12-11T12:07:51Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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[[File:Optimus Primal toys.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey see, Monkey screw you up!]]
'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]''' has had a barrel full of toys. None of them [[Optimus Minor|monkeys]]!

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cheetor. ''Cheetor.'' I'm Batman.]]
* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic Class versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Optimus Primal was a Basic Class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. In the [[Hasbro]] line, he was packaged along with an [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|alligator version of Megatron]] and a [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|''Beast Wars'' mini-comic]]. The Japanese release of the two-pack, dubbed "Amazon Showdown: Convobat VS Megalligator" (アマゾンの対決, ''Amazon no taiketsu''), lacks the comic, but does come with individual character bio cards.

:Whether this toy can be considered the Optimus Primal character is a matter of debate. Released before the animated series began, which established Optimus Primal as a separate entity from Optimus Prime, the accompanying profiles and mini-comic seem to assume that the Beast Wars are a progression of the same characters from the Autobot/Decepticon war. Whether the animated series's [[retcon]] affected this set of toys is probably a matter of personal preference. It can be interpreted as representing one of the more interesting micro-continuities.

:The ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' has asserted that, in [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW's version of the ''Beast Wars'' continuity]], Primal's bat form was suggested by the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer as a potential alt mode, but he rejected it in favour of the more powerful gorilla without ever actually reformatting into it. Thus, this [[micro-continuity]] posits bat mode Primal as an essentially theoretical alt-form that never actually came to be.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AmazonConvobat|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]] (who may or may not be a separate character from either Prime or Primal), and [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (bat) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, missiles come out of his butt.]]
[[File:Prizeprimals.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brass monkeys.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped mace he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled missile launcher. On his back were two spring-loaded missile launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head.

:The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Black Jack" for the Italian market, whereas the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

:Takara released the toy under the name of "Convoy" as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the sculpt.

:This sculpt was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''Tele-V Magazine'', only ten awarded), red and gray (''Tele-V'' again, but only twenty pieces for lucky draw), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only thirty awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (gorilla) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convobat''' (Basic, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''C-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords

: "Convobat" was also available in Japan as a single boxed toy. This release is identical to the two-pack version.

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[[File:BW-toy VS01 Convoy Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron, master of manspreading.]]
*'''Strongest Beast Showdown: Convoy VS Megatron''' (VS pack, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

:In Japan, Ultra "Convoy" was available both individually and in a ''very large'' "Strongest Beast Showdown" (最強ビーストの対決, ''saikyō bīsuto no taiketsu'') two-pack with Ultra [[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWMicroversetoy-Primal.jpg|100px|thumb|Seamunky?]]
*'''Orcanoch''' (MicroVerse, 1997)

: Part of the short-lived ''[[MicroVerse]]'' toyline (from before [[Hasbro]]'s acquisition of rival Galoob and their micro-toy empire), [[Orcanoch]] transforms into a Maximal base. It came with tiny, non-transforming versions of Optimus Primal and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. These figures were designed to sit in the various mini-vehicles and control modules of the MicroVerse playsets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''MicroVerse'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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* '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In January of 1998, Takara released a redeco of the Ultra Optimus Primal toy as '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — リアルグレータイプ), changing the black to dark gray and the blue to metallic blue, although the packaging was the same as the original release save for a sticker on the front of the box. According to the sticker, this limited figure was meant to celebrate the "20,000,000 Unit Breakthrough Commemoration"—apparently commemorating ''20 million'' units of Beast Wars toys sold. Whether this was supposed to represent 20 million worldwide or just in Japan is unclear.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Special Convoy Real Gray Type at TFU.info (scroll down)]''

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* '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (1998?)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Ultra figure, '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — スケルトンタイプ) was colorless-clear and black with silver paint detailing. The packaging was the same as the general release except for a sticker on the front of the box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ClearConvoy/clearconvoy.htm More information on Special Convoy Skeleton Type at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalBurning.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Grape Ape's lesser-known cousin Cherry Ape. Currently an insurance broker in Oak Park, Illinois.]]
* '''Burning Convoy''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A Takara redeco of the Ultra Class Primal toy in almost entirely semitransparent red plastic with with metallic gold "flame" markings on his fists and gorilla-mode chest.

: He was released as a limited-edition figure to promote the [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|''Beast Wars Special'' movie]], alongside the [[Lio Convoy#Flash|Flash Lio Convoy]] toy. As with the above "Skeleton Type" toy, his packaging and paperwork is identical to the regular retail release; only a sticker on the box window was added to mark the special release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-PrimalTM.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Check out those abs!]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: [[Transmetal]] Optimus Primal is a mechanical gorilla that transforms into a partially organic robot. Like all Transmetals, it featured chromed plastic and a third vehicle-inspired mode. In Primal's case, his gorilla mode could transform into a gorilla on a [[hoverboard]]. Two maces were stored on his back and could double as missiles for his hip-holstered blaster.

:Continuing a trend from Generation 1 where Italian releases of toys representing the same characters as previous toys released under the same name were sometimes given names that didn't reflect the Italian market names of those previous releases, the European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Metal Gorilla" for the Italian market. Like with the Ultra figure, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

: Some units feature a chromed purple variant for the Beast Mode chest.

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the toy exchanged the brown plastic for translucent maroon; other changes included additional paint on the waist and a different eye color. The figure was also available in a set with Transmetal Megatron.

: This mold was used to make [[Apelinq (BM)#Toys|Apelinq]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Transmetal Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-OpOp.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|It's really about two modes, not four, if you're honest.]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (Super Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-47'''
**''Accessories:'' One gun, four missiles, six break-away armor plates

: Transmetal Optimal Optimus was the first toy in the Super size class, featuring electronics and four transformations: robot, ape, jet, and armored transport. When a back section of the cannon module was pulled, the eyes and shoulder-mounted missile launchers lit up and the launchers fired. It came with four missiles, two of which stored on its legs. Its forearms featured blast-away armor plates that could also be pegged to its upper arms. His cockpit perfectly fits a [[MicroVerse]] figure in the seat.

: Optimal Optimus's on-package [[bio]] states that he has Cybertronian "air guardian" technology and twin scramjet modules. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s function was Air Guardian, and his Tech Specs said he had these same scramjet modules.

: The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the most bizarre choice for the additional alternate name for the Italian market yet, naming ''this'' figure "Optimus Primal" (!). Once again, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimal Optimus" just like the United States version.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Optimal]]. This sculpt was also used to make [[Primal Prime]], with a redesign that had separate triggers for the missile-lighting and missile-launching so users would be less likely to shoot themselves in the eye. This body was also the template for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s (non-toy) "Optimal" body, seen in "[[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future]]".

: The Japanese version features a more yellow shade of orange, different painted details include removing of blue paint on the helmet of headsculpt in robot mode, adding yellow paint on the armour of knee and shoulder to show more cartoon accurate, different translucent missiles with slightly changed mold where also will be inherited by Primal Prime in Beast Machines product line, and notably black tires instead of purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimalOptimus/optimaloptimus.htm More information on Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fateful Showdown: Metals Convoy VS Metals Megatron''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: In Japan, Metals Convoy was available both individually and in a "Fateful Showdown" (宿命の対決 ''shukumei no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaTransmetal|Metals Megatron]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM-toy OpPrimalDx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am the exact opposite of show-accurate.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Deluxe Class, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Energy [[shuriken]]

: The first ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Optimus Primal is a dark bronze and translucent blue technorganic gorilla that transforms into a technorganic robot. Based on early concept art, he has a...loose relationship to show accuracy, with a skeletal beast mode face and entirely different arms. Thankfully his gimmicks ''are'' more or less accurate. His right robot mode arm is spring-loaded to throw the shuriken that stores in his left leg (the ape mode's left shoulder). Like all ''Beast Machines'' toys, he has a hidden "[[spark crystal]]" that displays his faction allegiance; Primal's is in his chest, revealed with the spring-loaded "flexing" motion that also moves his beast mode face up for snarling while posing. His robot mode head also features a changing expression via sliding brow/skullcap.

: Official [[Hasbro]] stock photography of this toy shows a differently-molded shuriken, lacking the "energy flame" effect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (Deluxe) at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey play in the Jungle'' ''Robot work in the Factory'' ''They will have a Giant Rumble''!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

: McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly simple toy that transforms from a technorganic robot to technorganic ape. Its sculpted detail is based directly that of the television show's model for Primal. It uses translucent plastic for the body, and, like the other McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' toys, there's a sculpted spark crystal on the toy's surface; on Optimus Primal, it is placed on the stomach. Additionally, there are two organic flaps on the toy's back, and in robot mode, nobody's entirely sure exactly what to do with them. Are they rotated all the way down to make his booster jets? Are they rotated out to the sides to make the backs of his shoulder pads? Are they rotated back to where they go in gorilla mode, once you get his heads swapped? We may never know.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMega.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey mates in the Jungle'' ''Robot replicated in Factory'' ''They both love their Mother'' ''Why must they hate each other''?]]
*'''Blast Punch Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''BR-01'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[November 18]], [[2004]]'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

:One of the last toys released in the ''Beast Machines'' line (under the "Battle for the Spark" rebranding), "Blast Punch" Optimus Primal transforms into a technorganic gorilla more like the show model, though with a considerably brighter color scheme. His main [[gimmick]] is his left arm, which contains a hidden missile launcher. Pushing down on his shoulder armor "winds" the mechanism in his gauntlet. Pushing the spark crystal on his bicep spins his gauntlet around, simultaneously triggering the spring-loaded missile launcher and activating his spring-loaded ramming "blast punch" action, extending his fist forward nearly a full inch. He also has hidden jet thrusters under a panel on his back. In beast mode, a small button on the top of his head pushes his upper face up in a "snarling" action.

:Due to the small size of the two gears used to rotate the forearm, manually transforming Optimus's left arm can damage the gimmick to the point of no longer working. The soft plastic used in the gears prevents them from crumbling apart and allowing them to be glued to the pin, but damage can be prevented by using the wind-up mechanism exclusively to transform the arm. If it must be moved by hand, turning the forearm in the same direction as the motor allow the larger gears to safely ratchet to minimize damage.

:Blast Punch Optimus Primal was released in Japan in 2004 as "Convoy" as part of the ''Beast Wars Returns'' line, exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. The only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Pen Keeper

: Optimus Primal was available as one of three figures in a Jollibee promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe toy.

===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Suprimal.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Monkey versus robot!]]
* '''Air Attack Optimus Primal''' (Supreme Class, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Disc

:Intended for release in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toyline, Air Attack Optimus Primal was eventually released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline. Positively oozing light-and-sound gimmicks in both modes, Optimus Primal does ''all'' sorts'a crazy crap, all of which is first activated by pressing his chest plate. Doing so "turns on" his electronics with a metallic shrieking noise, and the toy proceeds to hum constantly while the chest glows with a red LED. The electronics will eventually "turn off" if the toy is left idle, but you don't want to do that! You want to push his head (in either mode), which activates glowing lights in his eyes and actual speech samples of [[Garry Chalk]] from the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon (making Primal the first English-speaking ''Transformers'' toy to have speech clips performed by his actual cartoon voice actor). On top of that, the toy also features a pressure-launching disc-shooter in its robot mode stomach (accompanied by blasting sound effect), and a geared right arm with a spring-loaded punch action (and suitably pained electronic grunt). The ''big'' feature—the one that gives the toy its name—is his jetpack, which pops out (with translucent blue jet flames trailing behind) at the push of a button. This puts the toy into "flight mode", and it constantly produces the sound of whooshing jets, which then rises and falls depending on how the figure is held. Tilt him upwards, and the pitch rises as he ascends! Tilt him down, and ''zoom!''

:Also, he has a butt on his head.

:The sparkly brown plastic in this figure's chest and legs is prone to breaking.

:The toy's packaging features both an Autobot and Maximal insignia. The Maximal symbol used, however, is the one used during the "Beast Wars" rather than the one from "Beast Machines" this toy was meant to be part of.

: This toy was released in Japan on [[August 8]], 2002 as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Maximal/SupremeOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Air Attack Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kinda looks like Don Rickles, don't you think?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:A redeco of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal]] mold, with a color scheme that reflects the "infected" look several other toys were sporting in this line, reflecting the events taking place in-fiction. He retains all weapons and gimmicks of the previous releases of this mold, but with a reworked system for his arm mechanism, making his crazy arm swinging much more controlled.

:This deco was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Universe Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===Robotmasters===
[[File:RMtoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There he is, my littler guy.]]
*'''Beast Convoy''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Beast Convoy is a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] mold primarily based upon the original Ultra Class Optimus Primal figure, and using the original Ultra Class toy's color scheme. The mouthplate features an engraved mouth, although it is painted silver like the rest of the face, and lacks the Mutant Head from the original figure.

:Both forearms contain small, non-firing cannons in them (and thus a skull mace is not included), which can be revealed by flipping up the panels on his arms. Similarly, the missile launchers from the Ultra-class version of the toy have been replaced by non-firing cannons based more closely on the ones from the TV show.

:Beast Convoy features open-palmed hands, thus preventing him from holding both of his swords in the same hand, but a small connector-piece is included to connect the swords together, allowing Beast Convoy to hold the lower sword with the upper sword connected.

:Like [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|G1 Convoy]], Beast Convoy comes with a generic blue missile launcher which can fit in his palm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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* '''Burning Beast Convoy''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", missile launcher, missile
:A recolor of the above Beast Convoy mold, this toy uses the "Burning Convoy" color scheme from the ''Beast Wars II'' movie from where he partnered with Lio Convoy, turning them into Burning Convoy and Flash Lio Convoy respectively. This release did ''not'' include the tiny sword connector part.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Beast Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile, "Boost Hammer"

: Available only via mail order through ''Hobby Japan'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of Beast Convoy is just that: a straight [[black repaint]] of the Beast Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed, as well as a gold-chromed version of the "[[Boost Hammer]]" [[Solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Wrecker Hook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHBeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
[[File:Optimusprimalbwx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Surf monkey / That funky monkey'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key, ''Axalon'' figurine

[[File:PrimalXsword.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Opposable thumbs!]]
: ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Optimus Primal is based loosely on his original ultra ape action figure while pulling some elements from other figures, including a transformation very similar to the Playskool Go-Bot [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]], which itself was a nod to Optimus Primal's ''Beast Machines'' form. The sculpts for both BWX leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

:Similar to his Transmetal form, BWX Optimus Primal also comes with a hoverboard with two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s at the base, allowing him to ride it in his gorilla mode, or hold it in robot mode via the 5mm posts on his robot palms/gorilla feet. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted at the rear of the board, a spring-loaded extending "assault blade" (or "ass lt blade" as the instructions call it) deploys, and a trigger is revealed to allow one to use the spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Though it is not intended to be removed, the blade can be popped off and held in Primal's hand thanks to his poseable thumbs.

:He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Axalon (BW)#Toys|''Axalon'']] ship figurine, and a [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]-style Cyber Key.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]], [[BotCon 2014]] [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Primal Prime]], and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#United|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This Toys"R"Us-exclusive set is the Hasbro release of the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' set (see below), but in different packaging with a DVD of the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". As such, this version of Optimus Primal is identical.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TRUOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (Toys"R"Us Exclusive) at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Reborn===
[[File:BWReborntoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The eighth Optimus of the world... PRIMAL!]]
* '''Convoy vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:[[File:Optimusprimaltoybwrebornheads.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Staring contest—go!]]

: This release is a [[retool]] of the original 1996 Ultra toy, with new beast and robot heads, plus a new robot chest piece sculpted to match the television series's portrayal. The color scheme was also altered to be show-accurate, changing the black to dark gray, much of the light gray to medium gray with hints of bronze, primary red to crimson, and blue to a more dull steel blue. All of the toy's previous [[gimmick]]s are retained with the sole exception of the "mutant head."

:This figure came packaged with a similarly-remolded [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Reborn|Megatron]] and a [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] CD-ROM that contains control art for a number of ''Beast Wars'' toys.
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===Generation 2===
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Argh TFWiki headache.]]
* '''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, sword, 5 discs, 3 air power missiles, ripple rocket launcher, 10 rockets

{{repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

: In 1995, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]] was a new [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'']] mold that transformed into mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. On the sides of the trailer is a humourous sticker depicting Laser Optimus Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a forest, with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" over the image.

:In robot mode, like Hero Optimus Prime, the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy. His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[light-piping|lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Prime's hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several blue plastic discs adorned with the ''Generation 2'' Autobot sigil. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This mold was redecoed in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]], and slightly retooled as Scourge. After Scourge, the next use of this mold was planned to be ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]], which ended up being canceled. The slightly retooled version of this mold was released in 2006 in Japan as reissue Battle Convoy, which was the name of this toy during the Japanese ''Generation 2''. The reissue used the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] modified tooling, with a slightly modified deco using silver vacuum-metalized plastic on his chest and trailer sides along with additional paint applications and G2 symbols. The mold was also redecoed to create a ''Generation 2'' version of Ultra Magnus as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.

:Within the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story, the reissued Laser Prime toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a temporary form for Optimus Primal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-PrimalDoFP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk munky?]]
* '''Dawn of Future's Past''' ([[BotCon 2006]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Maximal [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] key

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' Optimus Primal" transforms into a three-wheeled Cybertronic race car with huge turbine thrusters. These thrusters each contain a spring-loaded missile launcher,and can be swung forward in both vehicle and robot mode by plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key-jack. This also activates electronic sound effects. He has a new head that replicates Optimus Primal's first [[character model]].

:Available only in a multi pack with the ''Axalon'' versions of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW)#Timelines|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rattrap]], as well as the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' version of [[Dinobot (BW)#Timelines|Dinobot]].

:Some consider this toy somewhat of an in-joke, because when fans initially saw pics of Crumplezone, they criticised it for looking like a monkey.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Axalon Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium Optimal Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready? And... Faceplant!]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (6" Transformable figure, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate

:''Titanium Series'' Optimal Optimus transforms from robot into an armored transport. For undetermined reasons, this incarnation of Optimal Optimus does not include the beast mode. This does have precedent in the fiction: When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] built a copy of that body for himself at the end of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', his version didn't have a beast mode either. Oddly enough, the two chest cannons can rotate back over his shoulder, while the original Beast Wars figure's cannons were in a fixed position. Amusingly, this toy is denoted as an [[Autobot]] both on his stand and on his shoulder, even though Optimal is a [[Maximal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimalOptimus/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''
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===Binaltech===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There! He's a trukk! Ya happy now?]]
* '''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

{{Repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colours are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders, and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of ''Car Robots'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction [[Repurposing|repurposes]] this figure as a new body for Optimus Primal, based on how Primal's disembodied spark had previously taken possession of Nemesis's body earlier in the ''[[Story of Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' story.
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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[File:BWTelemocha Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anyone else feel like we're going in circles?]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
:''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' Convoy is an extensive redeco of the ''Robotmasters'' Ultra-sized Beast Convoy figure in a similar style to the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool of the original Ultra Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on Telemocha Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWTelemochaDXPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, we're getting dizzy!]]
*'''DX Convoy''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-SP'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Optimus Primal mold ''without'' the recently remolded head and chestplate. Oh [[TakaraTomy]], you so crazy.

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===United===
[[File:Unitedtoy-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chicks dig hoverboards that turn into giant blasters - right?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' ([[February 25]], [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-30'''
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, Optimus Primal (using his Hasbro market name) is a [[repaint]] of the Deluxe-sized ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Optimus Primal toy, and is the first release of the mold in Japan. He features warmer, more yellowish paint for the gorilla chest and face, and relocates the [[Maximal]] [[insignia]] to the ''underside'' of his gorilla backside [[kibble]] panel. His hoverboard, meanwhile, uses a darker shade of blue paint for the Cyber Key jack, and the front of the hoverboard features both the "stripes" from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|the ''Cybertron'' redeco]] of this toy, and the fully-painted vents from the "10th Anniversary" version.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Optimus Primal's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment. Both his [[instructions]] and packaging brand him as an [[Autobot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/UnitedOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''United'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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===Legend Commander Collection===
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-02-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| The old man's back again.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' (2014)
**''ID number'': '''LC-02'''
**''Accessories'': Two swords
: Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Convoy (Beast Wars) is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy. The toy also features several deco differences: While the paint applications were similar to the first ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy toy, the mouth was painted blue like the ''Telemocha'' Convoy, the white paint uses on this toy are brighter white compared to the first toy, some of the Robot Mode's chest detailing features lavender white paint details, and the gunmetal paint were used for the Beast Mode face. Like G1 Convoy, Convoy (Beast Wars) doesn't come with the launcher accessory.

:Remaining stock of the toy was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

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===Legends===
[[File:TakaraLegends Lg02 Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No guys. Guys....guys. This is ''way'' better than a new ''Generations'' mold. No guys. Guys. Trust me.]]
* '''Convoy''' ('''Optimus Primal''')<ref>LG02 Convoy's packaging has "Optimus Primal" as the accompanying English subtitle to "コンボイ".</ref> ([[October 25]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG02'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Convoy" is a redeco of the [[#Beast Wars Reborn|''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool]] of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal toy]]. While he shares mostly the same paint mask to the ''Reborn'' figure, some of his parts featured different paint applications; His gunmetal gray chest, face, fingers & chest paint details are now replaced with dark grey. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 2|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Volume 2]] mini-comic.
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===Generations===
====Platinum Edition====
[[File:Transformers-Platinum-Edition-BM-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably not as fun as a barrel of munkies.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Year of the Monkey exclusive, 2016)
** ''Accessories'': Disc
:Sold at the rather expensive price of $140.00 (but often discounted), ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the [[Trukk not munky|Monkey]]" Optimus Primal is a redeco of [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Air Attack Optimus Primal]], with his coloration inspired by an amalgamation of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]] and/or [[Primal Prime]]. He retains all the electronic gimmicks from the previous toy, with an exception of the voice clips (unfortunately, only the lines "Optimus Primal" (said ''twice'') and "Transformers" are played) and sound effects/music, which was newly recorded. He also sometimes yells "transform!" when pushing his chest, and now growls if you shoot the disc in beast mode or push his monkey head. The chest no longer hums after turning it on.

:His stock photos were mistransformed: both his robot and beast mode's chests were inverted, and his beast mode's thumbs were not rotated.
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====Titans Return====
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Master, <s>2017</s>)
:For ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', Hasbro apparently intended to release a [[Titan Master]] version of Optimus Primal, which would have been a redeco of [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with alternate head<ref name="allsparkint">[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/impromptu-allspark-com-interview-with-john-warden-hasbro-brand-team-at-sdcc-2018/ Allspark interview at SDCC 2018]</ref> and would have been included in [[wave]] 5 alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#TitansReturn|Ramhorn]] and [[Toraizer#Generations|Toraizer]]. A listing was first found in [[Toys"R"Us]]'s systems.<ref name="trutr">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/titans-return-new-listings-legends-cosmos-seaspray-voyager-blitzwing-octane-324058 Toys"R"Us listings] for then upcoming ''Titans Return'' figures, including Titan Master "Optimus Prime".</ref> Almost a year later, a listing was also found on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]'s German website;<ref name="amazontr">[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06WP21QJG Amazon Germany listing] for ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal.</ref> but ultimately, Ramhorn was the only new Titan Master figure included in wave 5, and it's currently unclear how far the Toraizer and Optimus Primal even made it in the planning stage. A [[Walmart]] listing under the UPC barcode assigned to Optimus Primal now reads as "discontinued by vendor".<ref name="walmarttr">[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-by-Vendor/133608534 Walmart listing] for what would have been ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal, now "discontinued by vendor".</ref>
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====Power of the Primes====
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Optimal-Optimus.jpg|thumb|If you don't want ''Beast Wars'' to win, don't put it on the ballot!|400px]]
* '''Evolution Optimal Optimus''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-27'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields
:In accordance with his victory in a poll to choose the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus Primal received a toy in ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figures, Optimus is a small Deluxe-sized robot who combines with the armor to form a larger figure based on the "Optimal Optimus" toy from the original ''Beast Wars'' toyline. His smaller robot form transforms into a futuristic cargo ship; according to Hasbro at [[Toy Fair 2018]], the inner robot is meant to represent his Cybertronian form.

:He includes a Matrix of Leadership accessory with a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can store in the cockpit, in reference to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Optimal Situation]]", as well as two cannons which can be held as clubs or as guns in robot mode, and they can store in the legs of the Evolution Armor in ape mode. The Evolution Armor transforms into Optimal Optimus's gorilla mode, minus his backpack. The gorilla can ride Optimus Primal's ship mode as a surfboard, as a callback to Primal's [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal]] body and [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'']] Deluxe figure. Optimus Primal can transform into a backpack for the gorilla, or combine with the armor to form a jet. His two cannons can be placed on his chest after moving the cockpit down or next to his head. They can also be left off and combined into a larger rifle or stored on his legs. In combined robot or ape mode, the weapons (individually or as a rifle) can be pegged into a 5mm post hole on either thumb, through there is no real way to do this that isn't awkward due to the placement.

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[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Optimus Prime's belief that "[[Triple Takeover|thrones are for Decepticons]]" isn't shared by Optimus Primal.]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, Matrix of Leadership frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields, crown, [[Scepter of Sparks]], [[Throne of the Primes]], 4 Prime Master figures
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-43'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[January 26]], [[2019]]'''
:''Power of the Primes'' "Throne of the Primes" Optimal Optimus is a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018-exclusive redeco of Evolution Optimal Optimus. The biggest change in his deco is to the Evolution Armor itself, which features the same colors as the core figure. The waist and backpack of the core figure, along with the blast shields, are cast in same dark gray as his shoulders, chest, and calves. The outer shell of the Matrix core figure is recolored reddish-orange, and the cannons feature additional paint applications.

:The additional accessories tie in to Primal's winning of the [[Power of the Primes (franchise)#Notes|2017 fan vote for the next Prime]]. The Scepter of Sparks, modelled after the [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal figure]]'s club, which doubles as a mace, can hold up to four Prime Masters, such as the four included in this set. The crown is a new mold, featuring the Maximal logo on the front. Finally, the Throne of the Primes, while a cardboard insert, features artwork of the faces of the eight other competitors in the survey—[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Unknown Evil]]. The Prime Masters can also be stored in the [[Halo of Primus]], a circular rotating plastic tray included on the back of the throne.

:The four Primes he comes with are [[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous]], [[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus]], [[Prima#Generations|Prima]] and the [[Thirteenth Prime#Generations|Thirteenth]].

:For some odd reason, HasbroToyShop stock photography showed the figure with a [[Megatronus]] [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]] [[Prime Master/Combinations|card]], despite the figure coming with his own special card.

:Debuting at SDCC 2018, this set was later made available via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but sold out in about 20 minutes. The toy was later released at general retail in Taiwan and Japan.

====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-OptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|280px|New slogan of the year: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War For Cybertron: Kingdom|TRUKK]] '''AND''' MUNKY!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-K8'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''KD-01'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 27]], 2021'''
**''Accessories'': Double Cyber blade
:[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'']] Optimus Primal is a new voyager-sized mould that converts into a realistic gorilla. In robot mode, Primal's sculpt emphasises [[show-accuracy]] (despite much of his red colors having been recolored blue) and features fold-out shoulder cannons and dual Cyber Blades.

:Notably, Primal has pinned, opening hands, which is rather uncommon for mass-release figures. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|The]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|other]] concurrent figures with this feature had it in order to accommodate included [[Matrix of Leadership]] accessories, which is absent from Primal, suggesting that the latter's Cyber Blades may necessitate the added posability. Said hands are of course accessible in gorilla mode.

:Some stock photos, such as the one to the right, are slightly mistransformed, with the robot mode's shoulder cannons still extended on the gorilla's shoulders. Some pictures also pose his gorilla legs in a way that makes the flap of thigh-covering [[kibble]] appear like a loincloth, when they can be made to sit flush with the legs for a natural appearance.

:Like all ''Kingdom'' figures, Primal includes a Golden Disk card displaying the possible "Destiny" of another figure.
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===Masterpiece===
[[File:BW-Masterpiece-MP32-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best munky ever.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[October 29]], [[2016]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-32'''
**''Accessories'': Three ape faces, four robot faces, two Cyber Blades, skull flail (Asia exclusive)
:Released to celebrate ''Beast Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 20th anniversary, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Convoy is a faithful recreation of the character as he appeared in the Mainframe animated series.
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP32-Asia-exclusive-skull-flail.jpg|left|100px|thumb|It's a lost art of weaponry.]]
:Matching his original figure, Convoy has two "cyber blade" swords, which can now be stored on his back in robot mode. Each wrist has cartoon-accurate flip-out "plasma cannons", while his "mega blaster" shoulder cannons have also been recreated. In robot mode, a panel can rotate in his posterior to reveal his "convoy jet".

:Convoy has the new gimmick of light-up eyes. These are powered by two computer batteries stored in the beast mode head and activated by pressing down the robot mode head. They stay lit for about ten seconds. Convoy comes with three different gorilla faces: neutral; smiling and angry, and four different robot mode faces: open-mouthed; close-mouthed; smirking and original style mouthless faceplate.

:''Masterpiece'' Optimus Primal is an inch or two smaller than his original Ultra Class toy, comparable to Beast Wars Neo [[Big Convoy]]. Not shown in the instructions is a peghole in the waist, designed to allow Convoy to be mounted on a flying stand. Another undocumented feature is a peg on his back, that allows ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]] to ride on his back by plugging the aforementioned peg in the hole that is normally used for weapon storage in beast mode.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a die-cast skull flail based on the one that came with the original toy. It comes packaged in a cardboard box designed to look like a crate of [[banana]]s.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6541 More information on Optimus Primal (Masterpiece) at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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*'''Cheetus (Beast Wars)''' ([[February 25]], 2017)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-34'''

:Preorders of ''Masterpiece'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus]] supplied by Hasbro Asia come with a die-cast Optimus Primal minifigure, as opposed to the [[collector coin]] typically accompanying ''Masterpiece'' releases from Hasbro Asia.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-cheetor-color-images.1066483/page-168#post-15460586 TFW2005 Forums discussion, 2 February 2018]</ref>

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[[File:TF-BW-MP32-Optimus-Primal-Legendary-Commander-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best-er Munkey]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.''' ([[June 24]], [[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-38'''
**''Accessories'': Ape face, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades, Double Blade, weapon rack, hammer, Beast Mask, backpack, [[banana]]s (Asia exclusive)

:This Optimus Primal is a redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure above, with the deco greatly resembling his original toy colors and his appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]]'' "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]" He also comes with a combined sword (representing putting both swords in the hand of the original toy), a "weapon rack" to mount said combined sword, an additional skull flail (a new mold from the Asia exclusive accessory that came from the first release), a new mask which is based on his original toy's mutant head, and a new backpack piece that mounts on the back peg to mount the combined swords, the skull mace and the mutant head mask on Primal's back.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a bunch of bananas in a cardboard crate. Each banana is a separate piece that can be removed from the stalk piece.

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[[File:MPBurningConvoy.jpg|thumb|350px]]
*'''Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 25]], [[2020]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-38+'''
**''Accessories'': Ape faces, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades

:Released to accompany [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece|MP-48 Lio Convoy]], Burning Convoy is yet another redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, this time resembling his Burning Convoy appearance from "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!" He also has a reduced inventory, with only two of the gorilla and robot faces each.

:Due to shipment issues the Hasbro Pulse's release of Burning Convoy was delayed to April 2020.

:Burning Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada and Australia.
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===Encore===
[[File:Encore-Returns-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha, screw you [[scale]]!]]
*'''Returns Convoy''' ([[November 24]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Disc

:''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Returns Convoy is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Supreme Class [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], featuring a show-accurate deco on the majority of the figure. As a Japanese re-release, Returns Convoy's voice lines are provided by [[Takehito Koyasu]].
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==Merchandise==
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''' (1996)
:Released to advertise Beast War's airing in Japan, a small, hand-held slide-puzzle depicting Optimus Primal in robot mode, brandishing a sword, one arm cannon deployed, and looking very dynamic.
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[[File:Optimusprimalmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Optimus Primal was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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* '''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''' (1997)
: A pair of red, black and white sneakers, with the ''Beast Wars'' logo printed on the sole, a photo of Primal's beast mode head on the toe, and the name "OPTIMUS PRIMAL" repeated around the shoe's lateral.

===Beast Wars Choco===
[[File:BWchoco primal.jpg|thumb|Grape ape.]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine of Optimus Primal—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—came in a set with a similar figure of Megatron, along with a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or smoky grey rubber.

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===Beast Wars Gum===
[[File:Bwgum primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little Apetimus Prime]]
*'''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Mace, two swords
:A snap together model kit of Optimus Primal was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based on his original Ultra-class gorilla toy, the kit was sculpted from purple and black plastic with some sparse stickers for details, and could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.
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===Beast Wars Ramune===
* '''Convoy''' (1997)
: A nontransformable figurine of bat-body Primal, sculpted in a sword-wielding action pose across a blue base. Figure is painted.

* '''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Convoy figurine in his gorilla body and molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 1 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Cheetor, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

===Hyper Beast Wars Choco===
* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: Another small transformable figure was based on his first Transmetal body. It was multicolored and also came with gum.

===Metallic Beast Ramune===
* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: A second, but non-transformable figure of Transmetal Optimus Primal was made in clear plastic, blue, and gray. Gum!
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===Crystal Figure===
*'''Convoy & Arthur''' (Summer Toei Anime Fair present, 1999)

:Released along with Arthur from the [[Microman|''Chiisana Kyoujin Microman]] anime, this Optimus Primal Crystal Figure is a small transparent light blue figurine based on his Transmetal form. He and Arthur is available for the boy's section of the pre-screening purchase.

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===Metal Monument===
[[File:Metalmonumentconvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pelvic thrust: ON! Hungh!]]
* '''Metal Monument Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)

: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Optimus Primal. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].

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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Primal3inch.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built—it was ''poured!'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (3" Robot Master figurine, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This 3-inch die-cast and plastic figurine of Optimus Primal features him in his ''Beast Wars'' season 1 appearance, with swords drawn in an action pose. He came with an [[Autobot]] figure stand, weirdly enough.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2007)
[[File:3DBattleCard-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All your favorite 3D action!]]
: A 52-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Optimus Primal "transforms" into a black ape. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], although the figure's beast mode is assembled differently. Optimus Primal is nominally the leader of the Autobots in the set. The surface of the figure uses images of the original Ultra ape toy.

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===Robot Heroes===
====Beast Wars Series====
[[File:Robotheroestarantulasprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Primal mocks Tarantulas's inability to display jazz hands.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' / '''Predacon Tarantulas''' (2008)
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]], this PVC figurine of Optimus Primal's original gorilla body has articulation in the shoulders and neck. He was available only in a "Beast Wars Series" two-pack with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (amusingly enough, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] he also came with in the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch]] playset).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/RHOprimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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====Beast Machines Series====
[[File:Robot heroes primal jetstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The next Bio-Force Ape? Only time will tell.]]
*'''Optimus Primal vs. Jetstorm''' (2009)
:*''Series:'' Beast Machines Series

:Optimus Primal would have come with [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] in this set. Like the other later [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] waves, this toy was cancelled because retailers only wanted ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys. Some managed to trickle out into the wild - the picture seen here comes from an eBay auction. He looks... Unhinged, to say the least.
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===Flame Toys===
====Furai Action====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (April 2021)
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====Furai Model====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (20??)
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==Notes==
* The design of Optimus Primal's bat form is an [[homage]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].<ref>Page 78, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* According to Bob Forward at a BotCon panel, the "Flight Mode" Primal has in the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' animation is a vestigial reference to the bat-form, the concept being that Primal and Megatron would each have had 4(!) modes, able to transform freely between them. This was ultimately considered too difficult to animate, and the concept was dropped, Primal's "Prime Jets" being a way to prevent re-writing the flight-related parts of the scripts.
* Primal's gorilla mode, paired against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s ''T. rex'' mode, was inspired by the showdown in the film ''[[King Kong]]''.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
* According to the control art of Optimus Primal's toy, his chest originally seemed to be a kind of launcher instead of being an homage to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].<ref>Page 50, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>

==References==
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Dirt Boss (ROTF)

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{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Dirt Boss}}
:''Dirt Boss is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Nefarious2 Dirt Boss surrenders.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Look out, we got us a badass over here.]]

'''Dirt Boss''' has ''plans''. His small size has condemned him to the role of a lowly underling, but he's a master manipulator, and takes every opportunity to out-maneuver and undermine his rivals and superiors. He's a skilled and agile warrior as well, making it likely that he'll fulfill his ambitions—eventually.

{{quote|Y'know what? In a fair fight, I figure you've got the edge, but me...I fight '''dirty'''!|Dirt Boss, [[Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
As part of [[Strike Team Ursa]], Dirt Boss (alongside [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] and [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]) was dispatched to [[Wendover]], [[Utah]] by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to investigate the [[Initiative|mysterious organization]] that had resurrected [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. They discovered a hidden base beneath a garbage dump, but fled after they accidentally activated its self-destruct mechanism. While fleeing, they were intercepted by the [[Autobot]]s [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], who promptly destroyed both of Dirt Boss' teammates. Dirt Boss pretended to surrender, buying him a few moments until Soundwave and Ravage swooped in and attacked the Autobots. Although Soundwave was soon captured, Dirt Boss made a clean getaway. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

[[Image:Nefarious2 DirtBosstransforms.JPG|left|thumb|250px]]
He later joined [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]], [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] in attempting to rescue the captured Soundwave from a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]-led Autobot convoy in [[New Mexico]]. Dirt Boss battled [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] until Bumblebee, seeing his team being overwhelmed, fled, allowing the Decepticons to recover Soundwave. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Soundwave tracked Ravage to the [[Initiative]] base in eastern [[California]]. Dirt Boss was dismissive of their human opponents and, announcing he was going to show them who was boss, charged straight in. He was taken out by the base's outer perimeter defenses. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:ROTF-toy DirtBoss.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"[[wikia:marvel-movies:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|Wade, is that you?]]"]]
*'''Dirt Boss''' (Scout, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-08'''
[[Image:ROTF DirtBoss stockphotos.jpg|thumb|left|200px| He tried to kill me '''as''' a forklift ]]

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class toys, Dirt Boss transforms into a bright-green and grey forklift. The loading mast cannot raise or lower, but it can tilt at a hinge near the carriage. Inside the cab, there is a seat and a (non-functional) distinctive forklift steering wheel. In robot mode, Dirt Boss' vehicle forks are mounted on his arms as blades.

:Dirt Boss's Hasbro [[stock photography]] shows him sporting grey forearms and hands with green forks, but on the toy itself, these colors are reversed. The stock photos also sport more red on the chest.

:This mold was also used for "[[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]" [[Deadlift]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/DirtBoss/dirtboss.htm More information on Dirt Boss at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Dirt Boss is quite possibly the most contradictory character in recent years. He appears alongside [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s, and shares a name, color, and [[alternate mode]] with [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|a Constructicon]] appearing in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', but is ''not'' a Constructicon. His body design is nearly identical to [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]] from [[Transformers The Game (console)|the first movie's video game]], but, well, he's not that Scrapper. He also has absolutely nothing to do with dirt, bossing, or even ''em''bossing. Huh.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dirt Boss''' (ダートボス ''Dāto Bosu'')

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Rollbar (Armada)

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{{disambig3|Rollbar}}
:''Rollbar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[File:Linkage3 Rollbar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Hard to talk, ehhh]]
'''Rollbar''' never met a second opinion he didn't like; he double-checks his ideas against the nearest available expert whenever possible. Though a competent administrator, he's fairly useless at hands-on work.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and Rollbar were assigned the task of constructing a satellite dish that could help find [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. In response, Megatron sent the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to destroy the dish. The Decepticons arrived just as Rollbar was putting the finishingtouches on the dish, and destroyed it. Scavenger then intervened to help the Mini-Con, plowing Starscream into the sea and tying up the Destruction Team. Scavenger was saddened at the destruction of the dish, but Rollbar cheered him up by reminding him that they could build another one. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 2}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:Rollbar-cartoon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Rollbar was among the new Mini-Cons seen under Decepticon control after [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] first acquired the power of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Scavenger took Rollbar as his personal Mini-Con when he left to join the Autobots, and powerlinxed with Rollbar to use his Dozer Cannon against [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] in his first mission with the new team. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Rollbar was present at the team meeting when the Autobots decided what to do with the Mini-Cons who formed the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Runaway}}

When Scavenger needed to teach [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] a lesson about teamwork and leadership after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he powerlinxed with Rollbar and used their Dozer Cannon to drive home the point. {{storylink|Remorse}} As the Autobots prepared to launch into space for Cybertron aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', Rollbar was among the many Mini-Cons who boarded for the mission. {{storylink|Depart}}
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[[File:Rollbar-Linkage-Part3.jpg|thumb]]
====Linkage====
Rollbar arrived on Earth as a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] stored inside [[Redline]]'s chest. After being activated, he joined [[Stella Holley]] and the [[Super Stunt Team]] on a mission to the [[Deccan Plateau]] in [[India]], where they had tracked the landing of a [[Scavenger's ship|spaceship]]. While Rollbar and [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]] were checking out the ship, however, the Mini-Cons were attacked by Unicron's servants, the [[Speed Chaser Team]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} While Flat-Out joined the battle, Rollbar powerlinked with the owner of the spaceship, [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. Powering up his dozer cannon, Scavenger drove off the Chaser Team. By bonding with Scavenger, however, Rollbar had activated his servility program, and he left with the bulk instead of his friends. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}} {{storylink|Linkage Part 5}}

Later, Rollbar and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] met with [[Servo (MD)|Servo]] atop [[Mount Astrogate]] to discuss what the Super Stunt Team had discovered since Rollbar's departure. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Rollbar was the leader of [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village C52]], the last Mini-Con settlement the Decepticons attacked before moving on the Autobot Capital of [[Cyber City]].

Receiving advance warning of the Decepticon attack from [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], Rollbar put [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] in charge of hastily constructing an [[Filtrek|energon dome]] defense and assigned [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] to watch the Northern Quadrant for the expected Decepticon advance. Sparkplug was thrown from his position right into Rollbar, who, with the assistance of [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], activated the energon dome.

Rollbar was captured by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who bypassed the energon dome by burrowing under it. He, along with the rest of the residents of Mini-Con village C52 (except Sparkplug), was transported to the [[Decepticon Headquarters (Armada)|Decepticons' secret base]] for [[mecha-sectioning]]. They were subsequently freed by Sparkplug and the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] and escaped Cybertron. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}}

He later spent time aboard the bridge of the Mini-Con starship while it was floating in space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}}

On Earth Rollbar awoke with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] and [[Liftor]] and was for a time based out of a human junkyard while foraging for technology to repair their radio and contact their fellow Mini-Cons. Rollbar had a misadventure on one such foraging mission, falling asleep inside a car-crusher, not realizing its function.

Monitoring human television channels, Rollbar's group learned Megatron was in pursuit of Sparkplug and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. Rollbar morosely agreed to be persuaded by Jolt, unenthusiastically acknowledging they had to try to rescue them. Rollbar suggested powerlinking with the Autobots, and was subsequently partnered with [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

{{note|When Scavenger left to observe Decepticon activity in [[Death Valley]], Rollbar apparently went with him. [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]'s summoning signal was presumably unable to cut through the interference that plagued their observation post.}}

Rollbar was among the Mini-Cons gathered at the Black Mesa in Arizona before transporting to Cybertron to participate in [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]'s matrix-ceremony at [[Cyber City|the Halls of Justice]] to defeat Unicron. He held hands with [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] when the Mini-Cons united to unleash [[Mini-Con Matrix|Matrix]] energy against Unicron. {{storylink|The End}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
Rollbar was among the Mini-Cons on board the piece of the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con ship]] that crashed on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Millions of years later, he was reactivated by a probe sent by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], and soon afterwards met Scavenger and became his partner. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[File:Armada-toy Rollbar.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.1|A Rollbar toy that [[Rollbar (G1)|actually]] [[Rollbar (RID)|has]] rollbars!]]
*'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con, 2003)

: Rollbar came packed-in with his partner [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. He transforms into a beach buggy. In [[robot mode]], Rollbar can be placed in Scavenger's driver's cabin to activate sound features. His Mini-Con port is located on his... crotch.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Rollbar/rollbar.htm More information on Rollbar at TFU.info]''
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===Energon===
[[File:Energon Treadbolt toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Treadbolt''' (Mega, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Armada'' Rollbar and a minor [[retool]], coming packed with his new partner [[Treadbolt]]. He's now mostly in olive green with a white star on his hood.

: This deco of Rollbar was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Hound (Energon)|Hound]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Rollbar/rollbar.htm More information on ''Energon'' Rollbar at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dirt''' (ダート ''Dāto'')

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Black Lio Convoy

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Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{factions|maximal|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the evil clone|the episode in which he appeared|The Black Lio Convoy}}
:''Black Lio Convoy is an evil clone from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BlackLioConvoy01.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Black repaints have feelings, too.]]
'''Black Lio Convoy''' (ブラックライオコンボイ ''Burakku Raio Konboi''), or '''Copy Convoy''' (コピーコンボイ ''Kopī Konboi''), is a duplicate of [[Lio Convoy]] born of [[Copy Machine|ancient technology]] from a [[human|forgotten civilization]] on [[Gaia]]. Black Lio Convoy equally matches the original in everything, from attacks to knowledge to strength, except in one thing: humility. Instead of Lio Convoy's respect and honor, Black Lio Convoy simply has arrogance to the point where he insists ''he'' is the original and everybody else is just a faker. Paradoxically, Black Lio Convoy desires to replace the true Lio Convoy, and even the rest of the Maximals with copies under his control.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hozumi Gōda]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:BWIIep18 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|OMG he's so adorably evil!]]
Discovering that a [[Copy Machine|mysterious device]] uncovered by the [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s could be used to create twisted copies of objects or Transformers, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] planted the device to be discovered by [[Tasmania Kid]]. Hoping to boost the Maximal forces with copies, Kid thoughtlessly used it on Lio Convoy, creating a black duplicate of the Maximal leader.

Dubbed "Copy Convoy" by the original, the copy revealed himself to be an aggressive warrior who insisted he was the original and attacked the Maximals. Copy Convoy sent the Maximals packing with his intimate knowledge of the their abilities and then fled into the jungle. To keep track of his movements, [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] sent a tracking robot. In the meantime, the Predacons [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] spotted the copy and tried to convince him to join the Predacons. Spotting the tracking robot, Copy Convoy put on a show of rejecting the Predacons, to fool the Maximals into trusting him. Continuing the charade, the copy apologized to the Maximals for his earlier behavior, drawing the Maximals out of the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]''. Once they met, the Copy Convoy stepped aside to reveal the copy machine, which scanned the Maximals and created copies of [[Copy Bighorn|Bighorn]], [[Copy Tasmania Kid|Tasmania Kid]], [[Copy Apache|Apache]], and [[Copy Scuba|Scuba]], all with the express intention of fully replacing the Maximals.

[[File:BW_II_e18_Copy_Convoy_Dies.jpg‎|thumb|Acid punch technique go!]]
With the clones and the originals equally matched, the Maximals seemed to be stuck in a stalemate. Fortunately, though Copy Convoy possessed all of Lio Convoy's knowledge, he failed to consider what Lio Convoy didn't know. And that was [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]]'s actions, for the waterfall Copy Convoy had chosen as his site of ambush was, in fact, the [[Niagara Base]], Diver's concealed outpost. Triggering snares to hold the copies in place, Diver bombarded the other Maximal copies, causing them to fade out of existence. Copy Convoy tried to make one final run for the copy machine, but Tasmania Kid reached the machine first and threw it into the air, allowing Lio Convoy to destroy it. The machine's destruction caused the Copy Convoy to likewise fade away into nothingness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}
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===''Robotmasters''===
The [[Decepticon]]s developed a duplicating machine and used it on Lio Convoy, creating Black Lio Convoy.<ref>November 2005 issue of ''Dengeki Hobby Magazine''</ref>

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Black Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-16'''
**''Accessories:'' Six missiles, two launchers
:A [[redeco]] of [[Lio Convoy]], Black Lio Convoy sports the now-familiar black, silver and teal color scheme which was later used for ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and many, many other 'evil' Optimus Prime repaints. There is also a variant of this toy that comes with gold claws, which is harder to find than the normal version.

:Black Lio Convoy was a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] and came in a Lio Convoy box with a sticker indicating that it was "Black Lio Convoy". A [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] version was also released, which featured a number painted in white on his, uh, butt.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BlackLioConvoy/blacklioconvoy.htm More information on Black Lio Convoy at TFU.info]''

===Robotmasters===
[[File:RMLioConvoyBlack toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I could duplicate that. I just don't feel like it.]]
*'''Lio Convoy Limited Black Version''' (Deluxe, February 2006)
**''Accessories'': 2 large cannons, 2 small cannons, handgun

:A ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine mail-in exclusive, Lio Convoy was once again redecoed, this time as yet another [[black repaint]], replacing much of his color scheme with (you guessed it), black, silver, grey, and teal. He was packed in special black and white, windowless box emblazoned with a giant Decepticon sigil. A Decepticon logo can also be found under one of his mane flaps, though he still has the Maximal symbol on his chest plate.

:The toy didn't come with a story pamphlet like its fellow ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' black redecoes did, instead having its story told in the November issue of ''Dengeki Hobby Magazine''.
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==Notes==
*To this day, none of the toys released for this character are completely [[Show-accuracy|accurate]]. The character model for the show had a black mane with a gray body, whereas the toys have his colors reversed.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Galva Convoy]]

[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Decepticons]]

Insignia

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[[File:Insignia mainpic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|Some of the most prominent faction insignia that the [[Transformer]]s have fought under.]]
Throughout the [[Transformer]]s [[multiverse]], one constant across the myriad iterations of the [[Great War (G1)]] is the use of '''insignia''' to differentiate members of the respective armies — most prominently, the heroic [[Autobot]]s and evil [[Decepticon]]s.

==Conceptual history==
[[File:G1_toy_insignia.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.55|The toy packaging's faction insignia were stylized and metallic. Note the beveled detailing on the Decepticon symbol's crest, which was misinterpreted as a third spike for the cartoon.]]
Faction insignia were used to differentiate heroes and villains in several 1980s Hasbro toylines, including [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Visionaries]], but the ''Transformers'' toys were the first to make heavy use of the idea on the toys themselves. The original Autobot and Decepticon insignia were seemingly based on toys from the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]]; the Autobot symbol is a heavily stylized and simplified version of the face of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], while the Decepticon insignia is drawn from that of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].

For the toy packaging and the cartoon's [[scene transition]]s, the insignia were rendered in metallic colors with beveled edges. This resulted in an odd curiosity of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]]'s designs; as the designers were evidently working off these renderings rather than a flat image, the beveled detail at the top of the Decepticon symbol's crest was misinterpreted as a third spike on said crest, resulting in a disparity between the cartoon insignia and other appearances of the Decepticon badge. This version of the insignia remained otherwise unused for decades, but eventually saw a return as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toyline's move towards ever-more-painstaking animation accuracy, starting with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-29 Destron Laserwave]].

[[File:Live action movie insignia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In 2007, the Autobot and Decepticon insignia were redesigned to fit the tone of the new movie. In practice, this means Angry Eyes.]]
Though replacements for the Autobot and Decepticon insignia were introduced for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'', with the G2 Autobot symbol being based on the face of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], they failed to catch on. When the [[Transformers brand]] was reimagined in the mid-1990s as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', entirely new insignia were created for the new heroic and villainous factions, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], though these were not based on any specific toy or design; rather, they reflected the mammalian and insectoid memberships of these factions. Over the next decade or so, new symbols were designed for [[Blentron|various]] [[Vehicon (BM)|new]] [[Mini-Con|factions]] [[Wrecker|and subgroups]], with a wide variety of stylistic influences.

For the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live action ''Transformers'' movie]], the famous Autobot and Decepticon insignia were given a redesign, with the most obvious changes being the eyes — the tops of the Autobot symbol's eyes were slanted slightly down, and the Decepticon symbol's eyes were shrunk and changed from triangles to diamonds. The implementation of these redesigns is inconsistent, as while the redesigned insignia are typically used by movie tie-ins with everything else using the classic designs, "mix-ups" of the symbols frequently happen; infamously, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the breakout character of the movie franchise, wears the classic version of the Autobot insignia on his forehead crest.
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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"Welcome to the Autobots! Now you have to wear [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] face on your body."]]
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|left|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuit (circuit)|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|right|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally closely resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained a Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] gained Decepticon insignia through the [[Rite of the Deceptibrand]], which involved electrically branding the symbol onto their chests. The process also [[Homage|changed their colors]] to [[Constructicon (G1)|green and purple]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:YouAreHere-KnightsOfCybertron.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left]]
The first five Transformers, the [[Guiding Hand]], each had their own personal insignia. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} When the [[Knights of Cybertron]] left the planet, they marched beneath the banner of [[Adaptus]]. As a result of the [[information creep]] unleashed following the [[God War]], the symbols of the other four members would later be conflated as having belonged to other clans of the Knights. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

In the primitive age that followed the departure of Knights, the [[Thirteen]] came to power. One of their number, the bestial [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], marked the occasion by commissioning the "First Face" — supposedly based on [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s description of [[Primus]]'s likeness, but in reality, one of the many ontological paradoxes he had dedicated himself to invoking. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|right|...It's so good we'll put it right here on the fridge.]]

The First Face was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the [[High Priests of K'th Kinsere]], the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

The Decepticon insignia came about after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] hurled his datapad at a random screen and decided he liked the shatter pattern. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} The [[Rite of the Deceptibrand]] involved molding part of the Decepticon's spark casing into their new badge; those who had not yet undergone the Rite, referred to as "[[Genericon]]s", wore "learner plates" that could be distinguished by their color. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

[[File:DCFinale megatron the autobot.jpg|thumb|left|]]
Other insignia were recognized by Cybertronian society, such as the distinctive [[Facial hair|facial insignia]] worn by members of the [[House]] of Ambus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

When he renounced the Decepticons and declared himself an Autobot during his confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], Megatron punctuated the gesture by donning an Autobot symbol taken from the body of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Even as he took on the moniker of the "Grand Architect", Adaptus continued to utilize his insignia, having his troops branded with it. {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} In their quest for the Knights of Cybertron, the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew repeatedly encountered the emblem but failed to connect it to Adaptus until they confronted him. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}
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===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}} Meanwhile, the nascent Predacon faction took the face of an [[Insecatron]] as their insignia. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

When [[Galva Convoy]] made it clear he was no longer obeying the Builder Assembly, Knock Out noted he bore a different insignia from the Maximal one he'd had previously, one representing the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===War for Cybertron: Siege===
Each Transformer in the War for Cybertron has a unique military insignia made up of a combination of three parts that denotes their division, unit, and rank. The topmost part indicates a bot's division - ground, water, air or space. The middle indicates the unit - infantry, Intelligence, Medic, Engineer, Special Ops, Artillery, Recon, or Transport. The bottom denotes the bot's rank - Private, Sergeant, Captain, Major, or General.
==Gallery==
{{main|Insignia/Gallery}}

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Transformers Animated (franchise)

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'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a television-supported ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that began in December 2007. This iteration of the [[Transformers brand]] brings a highly dynamic and stylized look to the toys and fiction.

The franchise consists of the following components:

*[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (comic)|Three comic book series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers Animated (books)|Several books]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Game|A Nintendo DS game]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|A manga]]
*[[Transformers Animated (arcade)|Two arcade games]]

The cartoon began with a 3-episode mini-movie, first aired on [[Cartoon Network]] on December 26, 2007, and followed by a full 13-episode season, which started airing in January. The toyline, however, did not hit stores till the late spring of 2008, due to the ongoing popularity of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toys]].

The series adopted a new visual art style and form of storytelling which has not been used before in ''Transformers.'' The changes in design were created in an attempt to attract the modern youth viewer. The new art style incorporates a more "organic" feel to the Transformer characters. This style of art and character movement was introduced to emphasize dramatic movements and to allow the animator to express more emotion than in previous series.

==Reception==
On [[January 25]], [[2008]] the first regular episode of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon premiered as the #1 boys show in its time slot, ''significantly'' better ratings than previous [[Cartoon Network|CN]] programming.<ref><tt>"[...] the half-hour original series premiere of Transformers Animated (Saturday, Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.), charting impressive double-digit delivery and ratings gains among key kid demos and ranking #1 in its time period versus all broadcast and cable competition with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research."</tt>, ''TimeWarner press release about the premiere of the first regular episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"'' — "Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits" ([[January 8]], [[2008]].) TimeWarner newsroom - TimeWarner. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html]</ref>

On [[February 24]], [[2009]] the seventh wave of ''Animated'' Voyager-class toys was canceled for unknown reasons.<ref><tt>"TFormers sponsor [http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/ BigBadToyStore] has just informed us that Hasbro has cancelled [sic] their Transformers Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee figures."</tt> "Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee Cancelled!", [http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showuser=440 bwbm (TFormers staffer)] ([[February 24]], [[2009]].) TFormers.com. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://tformers.com/transformers-animated-wave-7-voyager-golfire-grimlock-and-hydro-bumblebee-cancelled/11061/news.html]</ref> All other size classes aside from Activators followed soon after, leaving a large number of figures unreleased.

==Homages==

[[File:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|Raise your hand if you are one! (Come on, don't try and lie, [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]].)]]

Even more so than ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', ''Animated'' is saturated with frequent and obvious references and [[homage]]s to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] and other lines, possibly intended as a celebration of the Transformers' 25th anniversary year. It would, in all seriousness, take less time to list the characters who are ''not'' homages to past series: [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]], and [[Lickety-Split]]. Out of ''that'' list, the last two (both girls) deliberately borrow their names from other, girlier Hasbro products, Dirt Boss is a visual homage to ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', Sentinel paid homage to ''The Tick'' ([[Townsend Coleman]] voiced the Tick previously), Lockdown's design [[Lockdown (Animated)#Notes|homages rubsigns]], Yoketron is named after [[Hideaki Yoke]], and Jetfire's transformation may be a homage to ''King of [[Brave (franchise)|Braves]] GaoGaiGar''!

The vast bulk of homages are to Generation 1, [[Hot Shot (Animated)|though]] [[Strika (Animated)|some]] [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|other]] [[Blackout (Animated)|franchises]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|are]] [[Slapper (Animated)|also]] represented. See individual character pages for specific details. Most of the humans are original, though the [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Witwicky]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|family]] [[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|are]] [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|exceptions]].

Of course, there's also the [[theme song]] and every given page of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark]] [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|Almanac]]''s, where some homages are turned into double-homages ([[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] homages [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Nintendo's ''Mario'', [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] homages [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] and [[Batman]]).

==Japanese release==
[[File:TransformersAnimatedJapLogo01.jpg|center|upright=1.67]]

In 2010, [[TakaraTomy]] released both the ''Transformers Animated'' (トランスフォーマーアニメイテッド) toyline and the ''Animated'' cartoon series in [[Japan]]. The series retains its English title and, as with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie franchise]], retains ''most'' of the Western names ("Optimus Prime" rather than "[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]", "Decepticon" rather than "Destron", etc.), though [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] has been renamed "Ironhide".

[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/285256-figure-king-issue-143-image-scans.html According to a preview article] in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/ and one in] ''[[TV Magazine]]'', ''Animated'' was to be heavily altered in order to make it take place within the continuity of the 2007 ''Transformers'' feature film. According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], it takes place chronologically before the movie. However, content within the actual dub of the show contradicts some of Yamazaki's statements (such as Bulkhead having his "world view" modified to be inline with Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s), so the extent of this alteration is contestable.

The cartoon's Japanese version is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who previously directed the Japanese versions of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.

The cartoon began [[April 3]] at 8am on the [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate, [[TV Aichi]], with a regular Saturday morning timeslot. [[TV Aichi]] have set up a [http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/TF-animated/ website] for the series with the not-at-all melodramatic tagline: "The world will change. A future will be born..."

Additionally, a [[manga]] series by [[Naoto Tsushima]], ''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'', was serialized in the pages of ''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' from May 2010 to May 2011.

==Notes==
* This is the second Transformers series (the first being ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'') wherein a strict separation is made in the type of weaponry used by either side. According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], "To me the Autobots were built as a labor force, and the Decepticons were created as the Military. This is one reason that the Decepticons use military weapons, while the Autobots use 'tools' to fight with." <ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comments section of "Back from BotCon" in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
* An early working title for this incarnation was ''Transformers: Heroes''. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=8312 Next TF Cartoon Series: "Transformers Heroes"?]</ref>
* An edited 10-minute preview of the first episode was shown at the NTFA Mini-Con fan convention held in Arlöv, Sweden, on November 3 and 4, 2007. The full episode had been promised and secured by Hasbro Nordic for the event, but Hasbro US overruled them at the last second, allowing only an abbreviated edit created specifically for the event to be shown.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/156331-new-transformers-animated-series-details-revealed-ntfa-mini-con.html</ref>
* In-universe, the Animated continuity is referred to as "[[Malgus]]" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designations.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]
* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/transformersa/index.html Cartoon Network Transformers Animated site]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/ Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage]
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/index2.html TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage (site is in Japanese)]

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Autolauncher

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:''Autolauncher is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Autolauncher-card.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got your "ultimate frisbee" right here, baby.]]

'''Autolauncher''' (オートランチャー ''Ōtoranchā'') exists in a state of perpetual eagerness. He's eager to fight, he's eager to retreat, he's eager to do menial labor, he's eager to nap. Autolauncher yearns to be the first at everything and will often rush ahead of his [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]] comrades so he can engage the enemy before anybody else. This frustrates his teammates to no end, particularly [[Autostinger]], but there's a silver lining. Autolauncher's hurry to run blindly into action with disks a-spinning makes him a wonderful distraction, permitting the other Autorollers to attack in a more discreet manner.

If Autolauncher is eager about ''anything'', however, it's his burning desire to go one-on-one with his [[Insectron]] rival: [[Mantis]]. Both he and Mantis are students of the art known as [[Discmaster]] and Autolauncher wants nothing more than to prove he's the best. Where Mantis controls his discs with telekinetic precision mid-flight, Autolauncher's technique is to launch as many disks as possible, as quickly as possible and hope for the best.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (up until ep. 10), [[Masami Iwasaki]] (Japanese)}}
Autolauncher and the other [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s were aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] came to the planet [[Gaia]]. They assumed vehicular modes based on scans from the super-computer found in the planet's ruins. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} They were sent to construct a Predacon base near an isolated lake, secretly a trap to capture any unwary Maximal. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

After the [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatron]]s failed to eliminate the [[Insectron]]s or get them to turn on the Maximals, Autostinger volunteered his team to take up the job. [[Megastorm]] accepted, and so the Autorollers rolled out. Autostinger and Autojetter went to [[Bigmos]] of the Insectrons to cash in on an old debt while Autolauncher and Autocrusher... went somewhere else? {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

After several failures that Autolauncher technically wasn't even a part of, Megastorm put the Autorollers back on fortress construction duty. Although [[Autocrusher]] appreciated the work, [[Autojetter]] felt slighted and wanted to show he was the most fearsome Predacon of all. Autostinger was moved by Autojetter's passion, and they came up with a plan to reroute the [[Angolmois Energy]] they were digging for to create an eruption that would destroy the Insectrons' lands in the name of the Predacons. A crazed Galvatron upset their plans, drilling into the Angolmois Energy pipelines to disturb the flow, and the Autorollers ended up joining forces with [[Scuba]] and the Maximals to bring down the rampaging Galvatron with an overdose of Angolmois Energy. After the battle, the Maximals and Autorollers parted peacefully. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

The Autorollers continued to work on Megastorm's behalf, devastating much of the South Continent in their efforts to build an Angolmois Energy-powered fortress. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

At one of their construction sites on the [[Eurasia|East Continent]], Autolauncher and the Autorollers were joined by Starscream and BB, who intended to capture the [[Jointron]]s for study. Most of the Autorollers got involved in the side mission, but Autolauncher it seemed wisely stayed out of the melee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} While excavating some ancient ruins back on the [[North America|North Continent]], Autolauncher and his team found an old [[Copy Machine]] which they brought back to Galvatron. Hijinks ensued. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] hosted a debate over who the strongest warriors were among the Transformers, Galvatron compared his troops, the Autorollers, to the Maximal allies, the Insectrons. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

The Autorollers continued gathering massive amount of Angolmois Energy through their drilling sites. When a squad of Maximals raided one of the Angolmois Energy facilities, Galvatron set a trap for them. He had the Autorollers lure the Maximals inside the base and then sealed it shut. He then called down a massive blast from Nemesis in space to annihilate his foes. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

When an alien device called the [[teleport gate]] crash-landed on Gaia, the Predacons quickly took control of it. Autolauncher and the other Autorollers were stationed on guard duty outside the ship, and were nearly crushed when the behemoth [[Majin Zarak]] arrived through the portal. He then joined Galvatron and the other Predacons on Majin Zarak's aircraft carrier mode, launching the [[Cyborg Beast]]s into battle. Autolauncher joined the battle shortly afterward, but was repelled by the Maximal forces. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As Nemesis approached the Earth, Autolauncher and the Autorollers continued building new fortresses to gather the planet's energy for the Predacons. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} After [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]] located the Maximals' missile base in the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]], Galvatron dispatched the Autorollers to help destroy the project. They were opposed by the [[Jointron]]s and [[Tripledacus]]. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Autolauncher and the Autorollers were manning the Predacon engineering fortresses on Gaia when the artificial planet Nemesis began actively siphoning the world's energy into itself. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Autolauncher returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Autolauncher was one of Galvatron's personal guards. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

===''Classics''===
[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] used [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] schematics to form Autolauncher's structural components, in an attempt to create a better breed of soldier. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|Scylla's profile in Club magazine #51}} Autolauncher's personality engrams were also modified by the Dinobot before his activation, to give him a strong sense of loyalty and attachment to his superiors. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 53|Autolauncher's profile in Club magazine #53}} Autolauncher was one of three Autobots stored in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. The stasis pods were lost overboard when the ship crashed over prehistoric [[Earth]] in an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]], and the trio were converted into Decepticons by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. They attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his team, however the arrival of [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]] turned the tide of the battle as he blasted the three new Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Within the cavern they'd located, Autolauncher and the others watched Megatron utilize the ancient equipment. They got the opportunity to fight the Autobots, now calling themselves Maximals, again and Autolauncher blasted Magnus and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while Autojetter secured the Maximals' energy purifier. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Autolauncher accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} They battled the Maximals once more, until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Autolauncher was leading a unit of [[Legion of the Inferno|Predacon forces]] in their assault on the [[Grand Mal]], trying to urge them onward. Just as he asked whether they wanted to live forever, he was blasted apart by a [[Tank Drone|tank drone]]. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWII-toy Autolauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autolauncher''' (Autoroller, [[April 30]] 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-20'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher rifle, 2 missiles, 4 "Disc Missiles"

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' toys, Autolauncher transforms into an armored personnel carrier. He has a disc-launcher (the "Dead Launcher") in his front end/robot chest that is activated by the front wheels, with a switch to allow him to roll without firing. He also has a small hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher that stores in his trunk; the missiles for this launcher store on his shoulder armor in both modes. The (non-firing) cannons on his central turret can raise and lower, making them usable in robot mode as shoulder-mounted weapons.

: Like [[Autojetter#Toys|Autojetter]], he has a three-setting switch that changes how the toy reacts to being rolled on a smooth surface. In the center setting, it rolls free in whichever mode it’s in. The other two activate the toy’s auto-transforming gimmick; with the switch to the left, the toy transforms from robot to APC when rolled forward (and back when rolled in reverse), while the right position transforms him from APC to robot when rolled forward (and back when in reverse).

:Autolauncher was reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' toyline, reassigned as an [[Autobot]] and renamed [[Scoutlauncher#Toys|Scoutlauncher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Autolauncher/autolauncher.htm More information on Autolauncher at TFU.info]''

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*'''Discus Showdown: Mantis VS Autolauncher''' (Multi-pack, [[May 25]] 1998)
**''ID number'': '''VS-20'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher rifle, 2 missiles, 4 "Disc Missiles"

: Autolauncher was also made available in a "Discus Showdown" (円盤の対決, ''enban no taiketsu'') two-pack with his rival [[Mantis#Toys|Mantis]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

==Notes==
[[File:G2Autolauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* Autolauncher's mold was originally created for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', but was one of several items that ended up canceled. This release would have been blue and white; although its intended name is unknown, it is noteworthy that the mold's head is almost identical to the comic model for [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], who is blue. Why would anyone make a new-mold Crankcase toy in 1995? Who knows.
* All of the ''Beast Wars II'' [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s have 2-D card art, rather than the CGI model art made for the entire rest of the line.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Autolauncher''' (오토레인쳐 ''Otoreinchyeo'')

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Teeth

2020-10-08T12:36:32Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

[[File:Teeth.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Green spittle not always included.]]
'''Teeth''' are a part of [[Transformer]] anatomy sometimes found inside the mouth, surrounding the [[tongue]]. Though Transformer teeth seem similar in structure and appearance to the teeth of [[human]]s, what function they serve on Transformers can be a subject of debate.

Humans use teeth primarily for breaking down the foods they consume into digestible portions, but Transformer fuel is mostly, if not entirely, [[Energon|liquid]]. Human teeth are also used to help form certain sounds in their language, in conjunction with the tongue. Transformers are capable of human speech, and sometimes are shown to have both teeth and a tongue, so it's possible their teeth may be used for communication. Two functions of teeth definitely shared between humans and Transformers are [[Galvatron II|using them as a weapon]] and baring them to indicate hostility.

Transformers who have animal-based [[alternate mode]]s tend to have [[Mecha molar|teeth]] in those adopted forms. Most of these alternate modes were acquired after contact with other planets such as [[Earth]], so the inclusion of teeth in Transformer anatomy is often irrelevant to understanding why some Transformers have them. However, eons of conflict have taught the Transformers to take advantage of whatever weapons one can find, and [[Dinobot (G1)|some]] have taken quite a liking to teeth.

{{quote|I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws'', tear out your circuits with my teeth and spit your diodes back at you!|[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] demonstrates one use of Transformer teeth|[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]}}

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{{note|The only medium which ultimately avoided Transformer teeth entirely was the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], in which the inside of the mouth was for the majority of the time depicted as a solid dark gray. Occasional shots from the series' [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 1|first season]] do show Transformers with gray teeth (matching the inside of their mouths), but these numerous instances are now regarded as [[Animation error|goofs]]. In all other media, teeth were either uniformly used (such as in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'') or their appearance varied by artist (such as in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]]).}}

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<gallery>
File:Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg|[[Don Perlin]] gave [[Marvel Comics continuity]] [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] teeth when he felt like it. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}
File:Noteethcartoon.jpg|Transformer mouths had no interior detail in the original cartoon. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM}}
File:HeavyMetalWar Ironhide teeth.jpg|Most of the time. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}
File:Galvatroniiteeth.jpg|"Using teeth as a weapon," check. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|Many animal-based alternate modes require teeth. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}
File:Megatronbwteeth.jpg|Teeth are helpful in creating a variety of facial expressions. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}
File:Opoptooth.jpg|One of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimal Optimus]]'s teeth was knocked out during a fight. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|Teeth are helpful in demonstrating a love of [[JaAm]]. {{storylink|Palace}}
File:Override-Teeth.jpg|A vanishingly-brief moment of somebody actually having a [[Dull surprise|facial expression]] in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
File:15arm.jpg|Double-check that "Using teeth as a weapon" bit, will ya? {{storylink|Galvatron Volume 2}}
File:LegionTongue.jpg|''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' found a way to make them MORE sinister. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1}}
File:Movie Megatron teeth.JPG|You don't even want to ''know'' why he has teeth. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
File:Barnacle bots.jpg|Specialized teeth, called fangs, are EXTREMELY useful in creating a more menacing appearance. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}
File:Starscreamteeth.jpg|So that's why they call him [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]... {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}
File:SG-Ricochet-bio.jpg|Teeth are instrumental in making terrifying evil grins of doom... {{storylink|Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass}}
File:Darknessrising3 Megatronglowy.jpg|...which can be made even ''more'' terrifying through [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}
File:DOTM-Shockwavecloseup.jpg|How does he even have a ''mouth''?? {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
File:LL24 Rodimus Opens Matrix.jpg|Teeth can be an unconventional way to open a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
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Thrust (Movie)

2020-10-08T12:25:24Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{disambig3|Thrust}}
:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Thrust rotf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
'''Thrust''', a "melee Decepticon lieutenant", is in charge of the lighter long-range Decepticons. Which works out great for him, because it means he can send ''them'' out on the dangerous missions. This way he doesn't have to get up close and personal with the [[Autobot]]s himself.

Thrust is a colossal coward; he's as "brave" as they come when it comes to terrorizing unarmed [[human]]s, but once even a decently-armed human force comes into play, let alone fully-armed Autobots, Thrust is off like a shot. He has no intention of hanging around and getting killed.<ref>''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class Thrust packaging bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Thrustandpalsnefarious5.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.65]]
Thrust was among the Transformers captured by the [[Initiative]] and mind-controlled into being one of their soldiers. When the Autobots and [[NEST]] assaulted the Initiative's mobile headquarters, Thrust was released in the Initiative's final battle. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

Thrust battled [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] until he was eventually subdued by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Thrust was one of [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons and took part in an ambush on Autobot/[[NEST]] forces in [[Russia]] alongside [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} After [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] took down Bludgeon, Thrust was either killed or captured by NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson}}

====Letters page====
Thrust and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] were old colleagues in the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seekers]]. Starscream wanted to reunite with him someday. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}}

===Toy packaging bios===
Knowing that an airborne attacker almost always had an advantage over ground targets, Thrust didn't hesitate to attack when he spotted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] traveling on his own, as destroying one of the Autobots' most famous warriors would have made for a great victory. Unfortunately for him, Bumblebee had years of experience fighting fliers and knew exactly how to bring them down.<ref name="Crash Landing Attack">'''Crash Landing Attack''' packaging</ref>

===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{note|As numerous green and grey [[conehead]]ed Seekers appear during the Cybertron scenes, it is uncertain to determine which (if any) of these robots is the ''actual'' Thrust.}}
[[File:BB Thrust and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px|He better not get himself stuck inside a seam.]]
Thrust(s) were among the Seeker hordes participating in the attack on the Autobots' launchpad to prevent them from evacuating Cybertron. One was blasted from afar by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], another was bowled over by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], another joined [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in an airstrike on the launchpad itself, and another joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in surrounding the Autobot leader. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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==Games==
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (PS2/Wii)====
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As [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] jumped out of a large cargo plane over [[Shanghai]], Thrust (or another lieutenant like him) fought Optimus, only to be blown to pieces. More of them later assaulted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game (Wii/PS2)}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF-toy Thrust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am adorable and I will kill you!]]
*'''Thrust''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)

:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxes, Thrust is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''Revenge'' [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] with a new head, transforming into an approximation of an {{w|F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter}}. His right arm features a rotary cannon with rotating barrel, activated by a gear-wheel embedded in his forearm. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick is located in his upper arms; turning his forearms makes the machinery inside his biceps turn in time. Thrust does have a waist joint, but turning it is impossible because the tail fin (attached to his waist) tabs into his back. Surprisingly, unlike most deluxe figures, he actually has rolling landing gear.

:Thrust was initially released with the standard Decepticon symbol tampographed on his wings and fuselage. A running change was made, correcting these with the movie style Decepticon symbol.

:This mold was redecoed and further retooled into ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Air Raid (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Thrust/thrust.htm More information on Thrust at TFU.info]''

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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TargetCrashLandingAttackBumblebeeThrust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am adorable and I will probably be killed!]]
*'''Crash Landing Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' multi-pack contains a low-visibility camouflage [[redeco]] of Thrust and an electric blue/bright yellow redeco of "Movie Preview" ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/TargetThrust/thrust.htm More information on Crash Landing Attack Thrust at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Thrust's appearance in ''Bumblebee'', in which he is a green and grey [[conehead]]ed [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]], appears to be influenced by his ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)|namesake]].

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Seekers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
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Cramp

2020-10-06T17:35:26Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=48
|prev=Portent
|next=Alliance
|title="Cramp"
|furigana=しんねん
|japanese=決死
|romaji=Shinnen
|translation=Prepared for Death: Conviction
|image=Starscreamheroicdeath.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-48
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|englishadaptation=[[Terry Klassen]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]], [[Mitsuru Kawasaki]] (asst. dir.)
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[September 29]], [[2003]] (English, United Kingdom) [[November 28|28 November]] 2003 (Japanese) [[December 8]], [[2003]] (English, United States)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Starscream prepares to do whatever it takes to convince Galvatron the threat of Unicron is real.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Starsmack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron blasts Starscream with his rarely seen armpit-laser.]]
[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] pleads to [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], hoping to convince his leader that the threat of [[Unicron]] is real (as Starscream has first hand experience in the beast's bowels) and that perhaps an alliance between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s is the safest course to ensure the survival of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Starscream refuses to stop pleading, Galvatron slaps his subordinate into a wall to silence him. The Decepticon leader is confident his military can overcome both the Autobots and Unicron. Starscream continues to stress the danger of Unicron, and Galvatron starts to swing his [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]].

[[File:Cramp-Starscreamdies.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Code of Hero|The rest is... silence]]. Well, [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|not really]], but don't you kinda wish it was?]]
The Autobots are still optimistic, believing there's a chance a diplomatic conference could lead to a truce between the two sides. Which means the Autobots can't take aggressive action against the Decepticons, only defensive. Galvatron, armed with the Star Saber and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], flies into battle, ready to negotiate with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] using firepower. Prime responds by combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and heading away from the thick of the battle.

By a [[Megatron statue|monolithic statue of Megatron]], Starscream wonders who is he is and what he needs to do. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]'s words of encouragement run through his head.

Away from the armies, Galvatron and Optimus Prime send their men away, leaving the two leaders to battle one on one. Through the battle, Galvatron admits that he still considers Unicron to be an Autobot hoax, and with the Star Saber, he has the upper hand against Prime. As soon as Megatron breaks Prime's metal, an explosion disturbs the showdown. Starscream walks from the smoke.

The rest of the Autobots are struggling to hold their ground, unable to cause any real damage to the Decepticons. Alexis has faith that things will be okay. Thousands of miles away, Unicron's lunar shell peels off and the behemoth attacks the assembled Mini-Con cluster.

[[File:Cramp-Swindleejects.jpg|left|thumb|I'm not crying! I just have something in my eyes.]]
Starscream quits the Decepticons and challenges Galvatron to one-on-one combat. The two clash, quickly cutting into each other. Starscream displays a show of skill beyond the last time he battled Megatron. Lightning from Unicron carves into the landscape, but the two warriors ignore the weather and continue their struggle. But in an instant, the Star Saber plunges into Starscream's torso, and the impaled Decepticon falls.

Lying with the blade sticking out of him, Starscream speaks earnestly to Galvatron, pointing out that it was Megatron's own arrogance that drove the situation to be what it is. Despite his injury, Starscream stands up and reiterates his wishes for a truce between the two Cybertronian factions against Unicron. His final wish said, Starscream joins with his [[Mini-Con]] to fire his [[Proton cannon]]s upwards at Unicron. Unicron fires back, disintegrating Starscream, much to both Galvatron and Optimus's shock.

[[File:Cramp-AlexismournsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|I never got to tell Starscream that I loved him!]]

Realizing that Starscream was right about the threat of Unicron, Galvatron remembers all the experiences he had with him, and finally decides to join forces with Optimus Prime. He starts off by offering the Star Saber to Optimus.... BUT from the crater Starscream died in, a dark cloud emerges and grabs the Star Saber! The cloud forms into [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], who escapes the two leaders and escapes through the underground portal, making sure to collapse them so he can't be followed. Upon witnessing Sideways's escape, Optimus and Galvatron fear for the worst to come.

Aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', Alexis's [[Good Luck Necklace|luck charm]] breaks, and she runs outside to look out the window just to see Starscream's laser blast fade away. Hearing news of Starscream's death over the video screen, the kids become sad, most notably Alexis, who begins crying. She runs out of the room and slams her fist on the window that displays Unicron, in grief. When [[Rad White|Rad]] appears behind her, she smacks his shoulders with her hands, asking why Starscream would do that. Rad does his best to try and console her.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (10)
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (15)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (16)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
*[[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (4)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (7)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (11)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (12)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (13)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (22)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (23)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (24)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (22)

|h5=Other|c5=
*[[Unicron]] (21)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Cramp-Galvatronregrets.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You'll miss me when I'm gone!]]
"How long have we been adversaries, Optimus? It seems like since the beginning of time. And I suppose I do have a certain respect for you but I digress, you might have fooled Starscream with your little Truce ploy, but I am nobody's fool. Now let's end this charade, shall we?"
:—'''Galvatron''' faces off against Optimus Prime in the 'negotiations'.

"May I suggest that you have lost your mind?!"
:—'''Galvatron''' to Starscream, who has just challenged him to a duel.

"I tried to gain favour from you. But nothing was ever good enough. No matter how many battles I fought, you always found fault. Then I saw how Optimus treated his men, and I realized he was a leader of integrity. Unlike you." 
"You were too weak to ever gain my respect." 
"None of that matters now. You must listen — do as Optimus says and join forces with the Autobots, or else every last one of us is doomed! Please sir... do it for me..."
:—'''Starscream''' pours his spark out to '''Galvatron''' after being impaled by the Star Saber
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
[[File:Cramp - no ML title card.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Foreshadowing? Why, no!]]
*In earlier episodes of ''Micron Legend'', the title card usually shows up with Optimus against a white background. There's no title card in this episode; instead, the title appears over Starscream.
*Just before Galvatron impales Starscream, the animation is tweaked to make it clear the latter "switched off" his sword, having no intention of blocking the fatal blow. The two of them don't exchange any jibes here, they just say each other's names, and Galvatron kneels, realizing what Starscream has done.
*Starscream's final moments are subtly different between the two versions:
**''Micron Legend'' has Starscream admire Galvatron as an ultimate warrior who he could never hope to beat. Galvatron acknowledges Starsceam's grown power while being visibly perplexed by his actions. After Starscream's demise, Galvatron has a montage of memories about Starscream's different moments of pleading and boasting throughout the series.
**In ''Armada'', Starscream talks about his desperation to gain Galvatron's favor, while comparing him to Optimus as an unintegral leader (a monologue played again during the montage). Galvatron is more verbally hostile towards Starscream, calling him being too weak to be worthy of respect.
*The scenes of the kids reacting to the news of Starscream's death are silent.

===Animation and technical errors===
* In the first scene of the episode, Demolishor has four fingers and one thumb on each hand.
* When Hoist warns Blurr not to fire upon the Decepticons except in self-defense, Blurr's entire gun is colored one solid shade of orange.
* Jetfire shoots Tidal Wave in the eye...with the back of his rifle?
* As Megatron slaps Starscream during their duel, his right hand is drawn as a normal hand instead of its regular claw-looking design.
* Wheeljack says, "What's happening?" in Demolishor's voice.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's death by crumbling into a pile of debris is very similar to the death scene of [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Many parts of Galvatron and Starscream's speeches are quotes from ''[[The Touch]]'', like 'I'm nobody's fool' (see above), or Starscream's 'after all is said and done'.

===Real-world references===
* Fred's "The horror!" line is from ''{{w|Heart of Darkness}}'', the novel adapted into the film ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
* Galvatron gives Starscream one last chance not to fight, and when Starscream declines, Galvatron's, "Is that your final answer?" line might be a reference to ''{{w|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?}}''.

===Trivia===
* The English-language version of "Cramp" first aired in the United Kingdom on the {{w|Sky One}} channel, at the time the network was running a round-the-clock promotion of American magician/"endurance artist" {{w||David Blaine}}'s controversial London stunt, complete with an obnoxious '''DAVID BLAINE''' on-screen overlay. It aired in the United States on [[December 8]], 2003.
* Optimus calls Starscream's Mini-Con Swindle instead of Zapmaster. So logically, this means that Swindle received a color-change like Starscream did (instead of Starscream exchanging his Mini-Con for a new one in different colors).
* This is the first time Optimus combines with Overload in Jet Optimus configuration with Jetfire, with bonus stock transformation footage. However, Optimus combines with Jetfire to begin with only to fly a relatively short distance, making the combination with Overload pretty much pointless other than [[To sell toys|just to show that they can.]]
* Starscream's photon cannon blasts don't even make it all the way up to Unicron. You can see them dissipate before Alexis's eyes before they reach him. Most heart-wrenching suicide ever?
*Starscream's sword is surprisingly powerful in this episode, being durable enough to clash with Star Saber itself without any kind of visible damage. Due to the upgrade he received after his skidplate was kicked by Nemesis Prime? Nah.
*Tidal Wave is also significantly smaller and weaker than previously depicted. Jetfire, shown not much smaller than Tidal Wave, in a single movement, shoulder-blocks and lifts off with him.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Friedensangebot'''" ("Peace-Offering")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 12|12 January]] [[2004]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Párbaj'''" ("Duel")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 12 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Rattletrap

2020-10-06T10:46:23Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{disambig3|Rattrap}}
:''Rattletrap is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rattletrap character model.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eh, boy. If it ain't [[Ratchet (Animated)|the old fogies]] crawling up yer tailpipe, it's the [[Carmine Fanzone|mucous spoutin' organics.]]]]

'''Rattletrap''' is that one 'bot who will tell you anything if you "persuade" him enough. He's kind of a [[Rattrap (BW)|dirty rat]] when you think about it. He is apparently in a relationship with [[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]].<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Chris Ho]] ([[BotCon 2011]]), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:ThisIsWhyIHateMachines-RattletrapFanzone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|Oh no, not an organic!]]

Rattletrap was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Rattletrap apparently gave info on [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]'s activation codes to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]. He was later interrogated by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], who threatened to slime him if he didn't give them access to a high-security infirmary on Cybertron. This threat proved effective, but the access key card Rattletrap provided turned out not to work. Ultimately it didn't matter, as [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] had been tailing them the whole time, and let them in. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

''Rattletrap swiped a replica of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s famous axe from the [[Team Stunticon|Stunt Convoy]], but his attempts to sell it off as the genuine article got him arrested by [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] and [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] for dealing in stolen goods. After being brought before Prime himself and forced to reveal the truth, he offered to trade information for his freedom by telling the cops about other illegal modifications he'd seen at the Stunt Convoy's place.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

{{-}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Rattletrap watched [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] hide from the law from a nearby sewer grate. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}}

==Notes==
*Rattletrap's name was not spoken in the episode in which he appeared. It was listed in the end credits.
*Rattletrap is a homage to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', specifically his "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" Cybertronian form. However, he's much more willing to work with the enemy than the original was... well, [[The Weak Component|most of the time.]]
*Rattletrap's name comes off as a {{w|portmanteau}} of Rattrap's American name and his Japanese name (Rattle), but "rattletrap" is actually a ''word'' (with an [[Wiktionary:rattletrap|amusingly appropriate meaning]]).
*Rattletrap's face was given to ''Transformers'' fan [http://twitter.com/Peaugh Peaugh] in the form of a Twitter avatar as a gift from [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]. [http://twitter.com/Peaugh/status/1747165958 Little did he know] it was a spoiler in disguise!
*Rattletrap's voice owes a little more to {{w|Lou Costello}} than Rattrap's did.
*Amongst the illegal services Rattletrap is known to provide are [[Shock Pop|shock pop]] [[datatrax]], [[prismaball]] tickets, and forged [[S.T.A.R.S.]] idento-cards.
*Seeing how he shares the [[body-type]] with [[Ransack (Animated)|Ransack]], it is safe to assume that he transforms into a Cybertronian bike.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rattletrap''' (ラトルトラップ ''Ratorutorappu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]

AK Cyrway

2020-10-06T10:44:33Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

'''AK Cyrway''', also known by the screenname '''artemis-prime''', is an American artist and ''Transformers'' fan. In the final year of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], Cyrway provided lineart for the final ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' illustrated text story.

==Published work==
===Fun Publications===
*"[[Lively Pursuit]]"

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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*''[[:Category:Images by AK Cyrway|Extended AK Cyrway gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[https://www.deviantart.com/artemis-prime AK Cyrway on DeviantArt]
*[https://www.facebook.com/spacetimecollapse Official Facebook page]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cyrway, Ak}}
[[Category:Illustrators]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]

The Burden Hardest to Bear

2020-09-30T18:36:07Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=93
|series2=2010
|ep2=28
|prev2=The Face of the Nijika
|next2=Daniel's Adventure
|image=Matrix burden 2.jpg
|caption=You found me beautiful, once.
|title="The Burden Hardest to Bear"
|production code=700-114
|airdate=[[November 19]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Overwhelmed by the burdens of leadership, Rodimus Prime doesn't care too much when the Decepticons steal the Matrix of Leadership away from him.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BurdenHardest Defensor Bruticus.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|So, uh... If what looks like is about to happen happens... does it count as an orgy?]]

At dawn, the people of [[Japan]] are awakening to do their daily tasks: fishing, going to shrines, and sword practice. Then, the [[Decepticon]]s show up to cause random trouble.

[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] begin harassing a few fishermen, but are chased off by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tries to ram a train head on (real smart) only to have the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] drive him away. [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] fight it out, when [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] arrive, but are driven off by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. However, instead of thanking the [[Autobot]]s for saving many lives, the government of Japan is very upset, saying that the Autobots frightened people and ruined business (thankless bipeds). When [[Marissa Faireborn]] arrives and brings more problems to Rodimus, the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] loses patience, [[Transformation|transforms]], and drives off. Kup explains that Rodimus is merely strained under the burden of command, much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was in his early days as leader, and Marissa decides to follow him, to let him have someone to talk to.

[[File:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron takes the brown acid.]]

Meeting up on the highway, however, the two are attacked by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], who knock Marissa's [[spinner]] into a lake and force Rodimus off a cliff. When they inspect Rodimus, they find the Matrix. Realizing that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] will be ''really'' happy, they steal it and return to [[Chaar]]. In his throne room, Galvatron inserts the Matrix into his cannon, but instead of making it even more powerful like he had hoped, visions of the [[Ancient Autobots]] (including Optimus Prime himself) seep out of the barrel and demand that Galvatron return the Matrix. Galvatron orders [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] to destroy the Matrix, believing it better to be destroyed if the Decepticons can't have it. Scourge, however, inserts the Matrix into himself, and becomes more powerful... but at a startling price.

[[File:BurdenHardest Hot Rod recover.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Augh... can't get the mental image of Bruticus/Defensor out!]]

Meanwhile, the Autobot leader wakes up, to learn that he's reverted to Hot Rod. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] argue that they should go after the Decepticons, but Hot Rod feels that the Matrix isn't worth it, and jets off. Real smart idea, Roddy. On Chaar, Scourge challenges Galvatron, defeating him and Cyclonus easily, before leading the Decepticons off to Earth. Galvatron and Cyclonus still function, and set off in pursuit in the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''.

[[File:BurdenHardest Hot Rod retrieves matrix.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Yoink!]]

On Earth, Hot Rod, while watching a martial arts class, gets some perspective and some wisdom from the kendo instructor, and realizes that he needs to get the Matrix back. Meanwhile, Scourge arrives in Japan with his forces, tossing around the Autobots. Broadside tosses him to the ground and he frightens an elderly woman. Ozu, one of the kendo students, comes to her aid, attacking Scourge with a sword and he begins to chase the pair. He corners them in a blind alley, only for Hot Rod to arrive. Shocked at the changes the Matrix has wrought in Scourge, Hot Rod defeats the Decepticon and reclaims the Matrix, becoming Rodimus Prime once more. Galvatron and Cyclonus find a less powerful, and very frightened, Scourge. And they are none too happy with him...

As the Decepticons retreat, Rodimus realizes that he must deal with his missing part, as have those who came before him. Kup reminds him that no matter who carries the Matrix, he will retain that part forever.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (1)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (8)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (9)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (10)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (11)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (12)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (13)
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (14)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (21)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (22)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (23)
*[[Ancient Autobots]] (35)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (36)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (37)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (38)

|c2=
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (2)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (3)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (4)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (5)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (6)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (7)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (18)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (19)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (20)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (24)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (25)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (26)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (27)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (28)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (31)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (32)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (33)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (34)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (39)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (40)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (41)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (42)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (43)

|c3=
*[[Ozu's sensei]] (16)
*[[Ozu (G1)|Ozu]] (17)
*Disgruntled businessmen (29)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (30)
*[[Old Japanese lady]] (44)
}}

==Quotes==
"Eh, you've had worse times." 
"Yeah, when do they get better? That's what ''I'' wanna know."
:—'''Kup''' and '''Rodimus'''

"{{w|Second City Television|He done blowed up real good}}."
:—'''Wildrider''', master of grammar

"You dropped it, didn't you? You broke the Matrix, didn't you?!"
:—'''Galvatron'''

"Aren't you getting a little carried away here? I'm still me, you're still you: Matrix, schmatrix."
:—'''Hot Rod''' is flippant after losing a hand-me-down.

"We're too late, Galvatron! Scourge has already launched his assault!" 
"He doesn't know the meaning of the word assault, but he's going to learn!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Galvatron'''

"Oh no, we're trapped! We'll be killed!" 
"Remarkable. The woman is clairvoyant!" 
:—'''Scourge''' mocks his intended victim.

"The Matrix did this to you? Then I have to take it back. I see now it is my obligation. I belong to it... as much as it belongs to me!"
:—'''Hot Rod'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s realization at last.

"Well, son of a gun. Found that missing part, huh?" 
"Not just the Matrix, Kup, a missing part of... myself."
:—'''Kup''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Burdenhardest marissa finds rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Spend $14.99 to get the same guy, just minus two lines on his face.]]
*Broadside appears in his more toy-based model, with a faceplate, smaller head and large separated optics. He's also shown to be ''huge'', in keeping with his aircraft carrier mode, something which other episodes often failed to convey.
*This episode is one of a handful that finds excuses to turn Rodimus back into Hot Rod, presumably since that toy needed to be plugged as well.
*The Matrix's adverse effects on Scourge could be explained as a result of him having been created by [[Unicron]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**Bruticus can somehow tilt his back cannons forward and fire them over his shoulders, something his ''Generations'' toys can do.
**It seems that ''someone'' remembered the Stunticons' "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|automatic forcefields]]", as Wildrider survives a head-on collision with Rodimus without a scratch, while Rodimus goes down in flames.
*When Galvatron inserts the Matrix into his cannon, he says "Now, [['Til all are one|all shall become one]], under Galvatron's rule!"
*After he rams Scourge, Hot Rod transforms in a manner similar to one of his transformations from the movie.
*This episode marks the last appearance of Springer, Broadside, Astrotrain, Devastator and Marissa Faireborn in US continuity.
*Astrotrain actually travels on the railroad his locomotive mode was designed for in this episode.
*The Ancient Autobot "ghosts" emerging from the Matrix include:
**A [[generic]] character design that was previously seen in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" and "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]". His colors have changed, though, and he dropped the antennas on the sides of his head he sported in "The Key to Vector Sigma".
**Optimus Prime (he'll be back next episode)
**A variety of other designs appear alongside him, none of which match either the leaders we saw back in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|Five Faces of Darkness]]" or will see in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]". At least one is based on [[Internuncio|these guys]].
***The yellow, the red and the orange-and-blue Matrix ghosts' character models were reused in the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] as various generic Autobots.
*While the episode order can vary, it's a little funny that the episode about Rodimus finally getting used to being leader of the Autobots was followed by the episode in which Optimus returns to replace him.

===Real-world references===
[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear MountFuji.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:BurdenHardestBear Sensei.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:BurdenHardestToBear Japanese PM.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[Netflix]] lied to us! This is nothing like ''Aggretsuko'' at all!]]
[[File:Burden-hardest-to-bear-imperial-palace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Set in Japan (see also: "[[Kremzeek!]]"), the episode is replete with references to Japanese culture. We see a fishing boat (all wood, with hand-cast nets), a high speed bullet train passing by Mt. Fuji, a kendo dojo, a woman about to offer prayer at a Shinto shrine garden, and a surprisingly accurate rendition of the {{w|Tokyo Imperial Palace}} and its Seimon Ishibashi bridge, where Rodimus meets with the Prime Minister. We also see Rodimus get chewed out by government guys who are stereotypically worked up about robot battles being "very bad for business." And of course there's that metaphorical rising sun in the opening shot.
*The train driver calls in the incident with Astrotrain to "JNR Central", referring to {{w|Japanese National Railways}} (which in the real world would be broken up and privatized only a year after this episode aired.) The specific line is called out as the {{w|Yamanote Line}}, which... is an urban transit line entirely within Tokyo, and certainly doesn't pass by Mt. Fuji, but hey, points for trying! The train itself appears to be very loosely based on the {{w|0 Series Shinkansen}} trainsets.
*The voice acting for several Japanese characters in this episode employs a very stereotypical Western view of Asian people and their pronunciation of English words.
*Though the concept and word are real, the Japanese word "{{w|Giri (Japanese)|Giri}}" (義理) does not actually carry the rather-negative connotations of "The burden hardest to bear" implied by Kup's mistranslation. Rather, "Giri" more accurately means "Responsibility/duty", which is a gladly accepted honor and virtue in Japanese culture rather than a painful annoyance. In the thematic/emotional context of this episode, "The ''duty'' hardest to bear" would have been a more fitting title. An even more appropriate word would have been ''Gimu'' (義務), meaning ''"obligation"'', as a ''gimu'' is something which '''must''' be done whether you wish to or not.
*The naming of Marissa's vehicle as a "spinner" presumably comes from the hovercar vehicles of the same name in ''Blade Runner''.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Scourge launches for Earth with the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Coloring errors:
**Devastator is colored olive green rather than light green in the opening battle.
**Behind him, Predaking is colored entirely orange.
**The first time we see Cyclonus, his nose cone is purple. In the next shot, part of it is grey.
**Onslaught - visible for only a split second as Bruticus separates - remains in the light gray color of Bruticus's torso, even though he should be dark blue. Swindle's weapons are also colored the same yellow as Swindle himself, instead of dark gray.
**Rodimus' spoiler should be orange in the middle, but many shots have it colored completely in yellow.
**Magnus's missiles are white instead of red as he turns to receive Kup's report on the missing Hot Rod. In the same shot, Springer's cheekguards are abnormally huge.
**In one shot of Optimus Prime's "ghost", he is colored completely blue.
**The orange shapes on Cyclonus' chest are colored red in several shots.
**In the pan across the fallen Cyclonus, Hook (standing between Predaking and Drag Strip) is colored like Dead End.
*Devastator splits apart into the Constructicons off-screen, with no transformation sound and no indication of ''why'' he separated.
[[File:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Hook has two optics instead of a visor as the Constructicons retreat.
*A shot of Astrotrain from the human train's perspective shows no tracks on the ground.
[[File:BurdenHardest superion in flight.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Superion's mouthplate doesn't move as he speaks; his voice continues giving the command to separate after his components have separated.
*The Aerialbots' lasers simply come from unmarked points on their wingtips.
*Rodimus' crest is missing the horizontal line during most shots in this episode.
*When Rodimus is called to the palace, he's missing his Autobot logo.
*As he says, "When do they get better, that's what I want to know," Rodimus' face becomes all glitched up, with a partially miscolored helmet and a huge shadow line where his eyes should be.
*For some reason, the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] [[insignia|logo]] on Marissa Faireborne's shoulder has been replaced with "AOC".
*When Rodimus drives away from Marissa, his smoke trail appears behind Kup instead of in front of him. Also, Sky Lynx is missing in the shot.
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Rodimus' display shows a rear angle shot of Dead End and Wildrider, but he's in'' front'' of them.
[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*When Wildrider holds the matrix, it looks like a big yellow blob. The next shot shows it in the usual colors and configuration.
*After Wildrider and Dead End drive off with the Matrix, Rodimus reverts to robot mode; the animation of him settling into place is played twice.
*While Rodimus is reverted to Hot Rod, he's still occasionally drawn using Rodimus Prime's [[character model]].
[[File:BurdenHardest Chaar and moons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"...A burnt-out hulk of a planet called Chaar, a world of... ash... and ruin? What?"]]
*Chaar is portrayed using Cybertron's post-Movie model, with two similarly designed moons.
*Attending Galvatron's throne room are several Decepticons of made-up design, colored as Constructicons (in the same olive-yellow seen previously.)
*Galvatron's throne changes color and design multiple times throughout one scene.
*The ghost image of Optimus has two fog lights instead of four.
*As Galvatron tosses the Matrix to Scourge:
**[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] have replaced the generic non-Constructicons that were there previously; they are also drawn as normal-scaled Decepticons.
**The Matrix is missing its handles.
*When Rodimus wakes and touches his forehead in the next scene, his face is partly purple.
*A few shots later (during the "Matrix, schmatrix..." lines), the depressions in Rodimus' shoulders are blue instead of white.
*Galvatron is missing the red squares on the tops of his shoulders in most shots.
*Wrong lasers:
**Cyclonus' gun fires a yellow laser. That's the Autobot color (it should be purple). It also uses a non-standard sound effect.
**Hot Rod carries a gray laser gun rather than the usual red rifle. It has a non-standard sound effect instead of Prime's rifle sound effect.
**In the battle scenes just before the Decepticons retreat, ''nobody'' has the standard Autobot or Decepticon laser sound effects.
[[File:Burden-hardest-to-bear-scourge-morphs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.2|It's an evolution revolution! or I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by!]]
*After he dispatches Galvatron and Cyclonus, Scourge transforms with one of the most cheatsy sequences in the whole series - he simply melts or morphs into his vehicle form.
*When Cyclonus helps Galvatron up from the cliffside, he speaks in mutated Scourge's voice.
*The sensei continues making aggressive fighting noises long after his student opponent has lost his weapon and retreated.
*Galvatron's ship is gray instead of purple.
*The first shot of Galvatron aboard his ship has the whole bottom half of his face in dark gray instead of just his chin
*Two of the hovercraft-mode Sweeps accompanying Scourge are drawn with the heads-sticking-up model.
*Confusing animation and editing makes it very unclear what's happening at the start of Scourge's assault. We're supposed to see a large outdoor video screen showing a character firing a laser gun; then a transport passing by on the street gets blown up by Scourge, making it seem like the movie character blew up the transport - but it all happens so fast there's no time to figure it out.
*Scourge's energy blasts are very poorly animated, often lacking their glow effect and sometimes failing to connect with their targets at all.
*Kup's cry of pain comes ''before'' Scourge actually blasts him.
*When Galvatron opens the airlock door, one shot has "AIR LO'''O'''K" written on it. Also, it's not actually an {{w|airlock}} - it's just a door directly into space, with no airlock chamber and no apparent mechanism to adjust either pressure or air.
*The Matrix is in Scourge's chest, but later Hot Rod pulls it out of his stomach.
*When Hot Rod fires his first shots at Scourge, the background behind him has turned from a dark, grubby alleyway brick wall into a lit-up building - the same building he pulls up in front of as Rodimus Prime once the Decepticons pull out.
*As Hot Rod holds the Matrix, one shot has his arm pipes clipping through it.
*Hot Rod sticks the Matrix into his chest without opening a compartment for it.
*As Galvatron and Cyclonus fly Scourge away from the city, Galvatron is mouthing something, but there's no dialogue.
*In the last shot of the episode, Ultra Magnus is missing his shoulder missiles and Kup is missing the white part of his chest.
*The version of this episode on the [[Shout! Factory]] DVDs features a glitch with an unstable horizontal line appearing at the top of the picture throughout the episode. The error appears to be on the episode's master copy, as the version included on the [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] DVDs has the picture slightly zoomed in order to avoid showing the offending line.

===Continuity errors===
*It's not clear what caused the Constructicons to separate and retreat; they seemed to be handling Broadside with ease up to that point.
*The humans who call out "Mayday! Mayday!" don't appear to have a radio on their ship.
*The wanton assault of the Aerialbots seems more likely to blow up the railroad tracks than actually blast Astrotrain off of them.
*Wildrider now has a very bad Southern accent, perhaps in response to his "dun blowed up real good" line.
*Galvatron says the Matrix eluded the Decepticons for year'''s''', but he had it for a while during the movie (which happened less than one year ago in the timeline).
*It's not really clear why Galvatron puts the Matrix in his cannon rather than his chest.
*Why didn't the ancient Autobots pop up when Galvatron had the Matrix during the movie? (one possible explanation: he never placed the Matrix inside himself in the movie, instead only wearing it on a chain.)
*Likewise, why does Scourge get all mutated when Galvatron didn't?
*We don't hear Optimus' voice during the "return the Matrix" chant.
*Galvatron comes to the rather odd conclusion that Dead End and Wildrider "dropped" and "broke" the galactically powerful, ancient-beyond-all-history, mystical Matrix, despite learning first-hand during the movie that he cannot use it, "not by a Decepticon."
*After Galvatron tells Scourge to get rid of the Matrix, the [[scene transition]] has two Decepticon logos, but the next scene is of the Autobots.
*Just before he quits the Autobots, Hot Rod states that "this war has been going on now for a few dozen millennia". Back in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", we learned that the Third Cybertronian War started nine million years ago, which is about ''750'' dozen millennia... assuming, of course, that we want to take Hot Rod's pointedly off-handed remark as being based on historical accuracy, which is kind of a stretch for a guy who's at the end of his rope and sarcastically railing about "the known universe and its outlying suburbs".
*The Decepticon army is inexplicably small in the second half of the episode, consisting of just Predaking, a couple of Sweeps, and some Constructicons who come and go.
*Ozu injures Scourge (a giant metal robot, juiced up on Matrix steroids) with his sword.
*Scourge is portrayed as ultra-powerful early on, but is defeated by a ramming and three shots from Hot Rod's gun at the episode's end. This downfall comes on the heels of him abandoning his "destroy everything!" mission in order to fixate on chasing an old lady around, making it a somewhat fitting defeat.

===Trivia===
[[File:Burden-hardest-to-bear-galvatron-cannon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|" 'Front Toward Enemy'? What does that mean?! ARE YOU THREATENING ME?!"]]
*This is one of the most well-illustrated episodes of season 3, with lots of deep, detailed shading and well-proportioned characters.
*The Japanese train drivers appear to be wearing... spacesuits?
*When Scourge starts mutating, at one point it looks like he's... [[Humanization|crying]]?
*Isn't it convenient that Scourge launches his attack on Earth in Japan, where the Autobots happen to be located?
*When Galvatron inserts the Matrix into his cannon and it fails to fire, he briefly looks directly ''into the barrel of his cannon'' before berating [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]].

*Those government spokesmen who complained about the fighting in the beginning must be ''pissed'' after all the destruction we see at the end!

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Last der Verantwortung'''" ("The Burden of Responsibility")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il fardello del comando'''" (First dub, "The Burden of Command"), "'''Il peso più difficile da portare'''" (Second dub, "The Hardest Weight to Carry On")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Omo Sugi ta Shimei'''" (重すぎた使命, "The Mission Too Heavy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 11]], [[1987]]
:*When they recover the Matrix of Leadership, [[Issei Masamune|the Narrator]] misidentifies [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] as [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. Which is very strange because the [[Battlecharger]]s weren't sold at Japanese retail, but the Stunticons were.
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. It focuses on the many battles between [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Decepticons.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jiān Fù Zhòngrèn'''" (肩负重任, "The Heavy Responsibility to shoulder")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Samaya tyajkaya nosha'''" (''Самая тяжкая ноша'', "The Heaviest Burden")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-114.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=13b6eCCSpSPkAYm5DeADnJIsoGE72PrZ9 Episode dialogue script]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Vector Prime: In the Beginning

2020-09-29T16:56:56Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''
|title="Vector Prime: In the Beginning"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #1]]
|plot=[[Forest Lee]] & [[Dan Khanna]]
|script=[[Forest Lee]]
|pencils=[[Dan Khanna]]
|editor=[[Marc Patten]]
|continuity=[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]]
}}

'''Vector Prime remembers his life...and prepares for a new threat, bigger than ever before.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: birthplace of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], and the body of Primus, the creator of all Transformers. The Thirteen are assigned individual duties, ensuring the [[multiverse]]'s ongoing survival. Millennia after their creation, many of the Thirteen have left Cybertron, some forgetting their names and histories. [[Vector Prime]], however, remains. Guardian of all space and time, he ensures the balance stays in check and records everything he observes, from Cybertronians, to ancient humans, to one of the greatest threats of casualty, and his creator's brother: [[Unicron]].

Unicron creates ripples in the ocean of time, destroying worlds in his endless hunger, an eternal darkness to balance against Primus' light. For a long time, the brothers remain dormant, and Vector leaves his home, watching, waiting, until he would be needed again. He witnesses great triumphs in the multiverse, such as when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] unleashes the [[Matrix of Leadership]]'s power against the [[Hate Plague]]. He witnesses their darkest hours, watching as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] taunts Optimus Prime's disembodied head. At times, he even intervenes, notably when [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s attempted assassination of Optimus threatens the timestream. But when a battle in the core of Cybertron accidentally reawakens Primus and Unicron, Vector rushes back to the fold in an attempt to save galaxies from Unicron's quantum energies, and mourns when he fails. Eventually, his descendants, the modern day Cybertronians, unite to fight back against Unicron, as Vector repairs the damage from behind the scenes. However, exhausted by his duties, he doesn't realize Unicron's destruction will have dire consequences in one universe until it is too late. Alerted by [[Vector Sigma]], he realizes the balance has been upset, and returns to his home for the first time in centuries, near which Unicron has collapsed into an ominous [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Vector Prime]] (1)
*[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (6)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (7)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (8)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (9)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (12)

|h3=[[Mini-Con]]s|c3=
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (17)

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (2)
*[[Unicron]] (3)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (10)
*[[Primus]] (16)

}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The concept of the Thirteen was originally introduced in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Hasbro]]'s intent to have Vector Prime as one of its members is established here.
*This comic makes explicit for the first time that there is one Unicron, one Primus, and one version of the Thirteen across the multiverse, after certain stories (such as [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'']] and the "[[Worlds Collide]]" arc of the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|''Armada'' comic]]) showed Unicron's trans-dimensional nature. While later retcons would slightly modify and eventually get rid of this concept, the idea would remain in place for 10 years.
*One of the silhouettes of the first 13 Transformers that stands behind Vector Prime in his first panel appears to be that of [[The Fallen]].
*Vector remembers events from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]", issue [[Prime Time!|#10]] and issue [[The Primal Scream|#61]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]], and the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]".

===Transformers references===
* In the scenes of early Cybertron, one of the generic Transformers seen is an unnamed Autobot seen in the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the Marvel series, given the nickname "[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]".
* Unicron is initially drawn with his original design as seen in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the final page, meanwhile, he is drawn with his Unicron Trilogy design seen in ''Armada'' and ''Energon''.

===Errors===
* Vector's face is miscolored as gold with blue eyes this issue, as opposed to the correct blue with red eyes. Safeguard, too, is miscolored, with a maroon red replacing his blue wing engines and faceplate.
* Jazz is depicted with his toy-based door wings, which his character model didn't have.

===Other notes===
* The retelling of ''Transformers'' issue #61 depicts Primus as a ball of energy with his face in it, rather than his face physically built into the wall.
* Despite the comic being in-continuity with the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, the scene of Vector Prime returning to normal space is different from his arrival in "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]". In this issue, Vector enters normal space in robot mode with Cybertron in the background, but in the cartoon, Vector is in vehicle mode when he enters normal space just above ground level on Cybertron.

===Reprints===
*2007 — ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act]]''

[[Category:Cybertron issues]]
[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]

Hound (Prime)

2020-09-29T08:41:57Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hound}}
[[File:FoC Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"After 20 years, I'm coming back with ''style''!"]]
:''Hound is a [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hound''' is an Autobot who was on sentry duty once. Yep, that's all we know about him.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Hound was on sentry duty before the Autobot exodus from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Shifter [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] jumped him, knocked him out and dragged him down a maintenance tunnel. Makeshift then proceeded to masquerade as the Autobot, and, upon being discovered, insisted that he did not kill the real Hound. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Over [[Aquatron]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reflected that [[Hubcap (Prime)|Hubcap]] was the best scout left to him with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] captured and Hound lost back on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Hound was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|While not seen in the game's story mode, Hound's components are available as part of the downloadable 'Massive Fury Pack', which unlocks them for use creating a custom character for multiplayer mode.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{Note|Hound does not appear in the campaign of ''Rise of the Dark Spark''. However, he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art hound.jpg|250px|thumb|right]]
{{Note|It's unknown where Hound would appear in Transformers Universe. Only his concept art was released in the Artwork fansite download on the official site, little else had been mentioned of Hound before the game shutdown.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Universe}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Russian (games only):'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter") - FOC & ROTDS only

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2020-09-29T08:36:19Z

Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{Disambig2|the home console/PC version|the Nintendo 3DS version|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)}}
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|continuity=[[Aligned continuity family]] [[Movie continuity]]
|chronology=Between ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Alternate version of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''
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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref> Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC,<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref> it incorporates elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story takes place before the ''Ark'' is launched in the Aligned continuity, and it also deals with a storyline revolving around one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s schemes in the ''Age of Extinction'' portion. It features over forty playable characters, slightly fewer than [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|the Nintendo 3DS version]].<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

On [[December 21]], [[2017]], ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' and its downloadable content were delisted from multiple digital storefronts due to the expiration of [[Activision]]'s licensing deal with [[Hasbro]].<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/22/16810202/platinum-games-transformers-devastation-legend-of-korra-steam-xbox-live-playstation-store</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
[[File:ROTDS1.jpg|thumb|right|Are you an Angel?]]
Above [[Earth]], a strange object flies through space, destroying a satellite in orbit. The mysterious item flies past a ship, piloted by none other than the legendary mercenary [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. One of [[Shadow Raider|his henchmen]] arrives in the cockpit and asks Lockdown what it was. He replies that it is "the past come calling." [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], the Decepticon-turned-Autobot, arrives in a burning city to investigate. He notices that something crash-landed nearby. He contacts [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots, and tells him about the strange object.
Prime instructs Drift to investigate the crash site, but while Drift is en route, Lockdown's goons attack the city. Recognizing that they are not [[Decepticon]]s, Drift reports to Optimus, who correctly guesses that they are mercenaries (much to Drift's disdain). Drift takes out all three mercenaries and, at Optimus's instruction, equips himself with blasters to better fight with, he continues to the site of the crash, taking out mercenaries as he goes. Drift meets up with Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the three arrive at the crash site. The Autobots discover an object that Drift does not recognize, but its appearance horrifies Optimus. To make things worse, Lockdown's henchman have arrived first. After another fight, the Autobots walk to the edge of the crater, and Optimus reveals to Drift that it is the Dark Spark. Before it can be retrieved, Lockdown arrives and steals the artifact for himself. The Dark Spark's power prevents him from intervening, and all he can do is furiously watch as Lockdown departs in his ship for parts unknown.

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''
As Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fly through an ancient, abandoned Cybertronian city, Starscream complains of Megatron sending him on a fool's errand to find a mystical relic that may or may not exist. As this sparks a discussion between Shockwave and Starscream, Soundwave chimes in over the com link, demanding "less talk". As the three 'cons make their way through the city and into an ancient vault, they are met with heavy resistance from feral cybernetic life forms Shockwave has dubbed "[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]".
Upon destroying the Insecticons attacking them, Shockwave splits off from the group, hoping to find out more about the vault they are in and what is hidden in it. He never gets the chance, however, as he is attacked by, to his surprise, [[Sharpshot|three]] [[Kickback (FOC)|sentient]] [[Hardshell|insecticons]]. Inadvertently insulting them, (kind of) and incurring their wrath they all attack him, and are all soundly defeated.
As Soundwave and Starscream come upon more Insecticons, they go about opening up the vault further so that they can keep moving. Upon defeating the attacking Insecticons, Starscream is alarmed at the appearance of Hardshell, and begins shooting at him, only to be stopped by Shockwave, who reveals Hardshell, along with Kickback and Sharpshot, to be "new recruits" to the Decepticon cause. Sharpshot points the Decepticons in the direction of the Dark Spark before departing with the other Insecticons.
The Decepticons continue their trek further into the vault, they are met with resistance in the form of auto turrets and [[Crystal Guardian]]s as they deactivate the chamber to the Dark Spark. While doing so, Soundwave begins to notice Autobot energy signatures on his scanners, but Shockwave passes them off as glitches. Soon, the Decepticons arrive, triumphant, at the entrance to the chamber holding the Dark Spark.

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''
Sideswipe and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] have been tailing the aforementioned Decepticon trio through their whole trip to find the Dark Spark, and have arrived at the Dark Spark before the Decepticons. Ironhide, wishing to be long gone before they are found, takes the Dark Spark. As the Autobots are leaving, marveling at their luck, the Decepticons enter the chamber, and, enraged that the Autobots beat them to the Dark Spark, open fire. Ironhide and Sideswipe barely escape from the chamber as security measures cause it to close itself up, trapping the Decepticons inside. Starscream is enraged, but Shockwave bids him to calm down, as Soundwave had released [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] before they entered the chamber, and the small bird-bot would ensure they are not trapped for long.
Meanwhile, Sideswipe and Ironhide are running into resistance from the Insecticons, and Sideswipe must juggle keeping the Insecticons away from Ironhide and the Dark Spark, along with using his grappling hook to ''pull Ironhide'' up through the tunnel to the exit. As Sideswipe and Ironhide keep moving, they get separated when Sideswipe accidentally closes a blast door between himself and Ironhide. As Sideswipe fights off swarming Insecticons, Ironhide opens up another path for him to travel through, allowing them to meet up again.
As they reach the scheduled rendezvous point (some abandoned subway tunnels), Ironhide reports to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Prime]] that they have the Dark Spark. They are greeted at the rendezvous point by Optimus himself and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. As Optimus and the others fight off the swarming Insecticons, Sideswipe is ordered to get to the control panel for the subway and call a train. Sideswipe is successful, but the train, being revealed to be on a timer, leaves as quickly as it came, with only Bumblebee on board. Optimus declares that they will have to hold the line against the Insecticons until the next train arrives.
As the Autobots fend off the Decepticons, Starscream, having been freed by Laserbeak, arrives, triumphantly demanding that the Autobots surrender or face his wrath. The Insecticons proceed to swarm him. As Starscream is distracted by the Insecticons, the next train arrives, and the Autobots board, departing for Iacon. As the train leaves, Shockwave and Soundwave arrive, just in time for Starscream to finish off the Insecticons and berate them for not coming sooner and letting the Autobots get away. Shockwave simply looks at Starscream, then presses a switch on his arm, causing the train, which had been wired, to explode.

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''
Shockwave, believing Optimus Prime has the Dark Spark, hides in the rubble of the smoldering train. Sharpshot appears and informs Shockwave of the Dark Spark's real location, with Ironhide, and the two set off to get it. After a short firefight, Shockwave seizes the Dark Spark from a heavily damaged Ironhide and begins to head for [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The bridge is destroyed while he is on it, but he manages to escape before he falls. Sharpshot transforms into insect mode and covers him as he advances along the walkway, eventually barred by an energy barrier. Sharpshot destroys the energy barrier, allowing Shockwave to progress, only to be met by another one. After destroying the second barrier, Shockwave is met by a duo of [[Titan (FOC)|Titans]], which cause him to jump off the walkway. He lands in an ancient research laboratory, and, after inserting some [[moleculon fuse]]s, some history of the Dark Spark is revealed. When Sharpshot journeys down into the catacombs to activate the final switch, he is attacked by Crystal Guardians. Sharpshot returns to Shockwave, and the two exit the facility. Outside, they are found by [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]], who alerts the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]]. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] arrive soon after. Onslaught orders a reluctant Swindle to escort Shockwave and Sharpshot to Kaon.

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''
While making their way towards Kaon, Swindle, Shockwave, and Sharpshot find themselves in a spacecraft boneyard. As Swindle activates some beacons in order to find a way through, the Decepticons are ambushed by a fleet of Autobot Flyers. Swindle manages to open up a hallway while an Autobot [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] sends in reinforcements. The Decepticons destroy the Dropship in order to make some makeshift stairs and enter the hallway. While making their way through, Sharpshot senses something and abandons the group (much to Swindle's relief). Shortly afterwards, Swindle & Shockwave are ambushed by a squadron of Autobots led by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. After defeating Cliffjumper and his forces, Swindle & Shockwave surround the Autobot before he activates his invisibility cloak and escapes. Swindle alerts Shockwave that they are nearly at the gates of Kaon and that the other Combaticons should meet up with them at the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, Cliffjumper reports to Optimus that he failed to stop the Decepticons, but Optimus reassures him that he bought them enough time to set their plan into motion.

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''
As the Combaticons meet up at the gates of Kaon, they find themselves under attack by the Autobots. [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] offers to deliver the Dark Spark via air, but Shockwave warns that should the Dark Spark fall from a great height, it would cause massive damage to the city. Onslaught orders Shockwave to stay behind while the Combaticons take care of the Autobots. Swindle is tasked with taking down the Enforcers so Blast Off can provide air support. After the Enforcers are destroyed, Shockwave requests some back-up from Swindle. After arguing with Swindle, Blast Off finally provides some air support after Shockwave angrily orders him to. Swindle & Shockwave soon find themselves blocked off by a barrier, and Swindle is forced to protect Shockwave while he hacks the force-field. Swindle meets up with Onslaught and helps him take down a Titan. Soon the rest of the Combaticons arrive and they combine into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus begins defeating wave after wave of Autobot soldiers. While Bruticus has his back turned, Cliffjumper tries to plant a bomb on his back. However, Bruticus finds out and smashes Cliffjumper against a wall. Holding Cliffjumper hostage, Shockwave orders the Autobots to ceasefire. [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and his troops comply, but the Decepticons take Cliffjumper with them into Kaon anyway. Jazz alerts Optimus to their situation, with Optimus assuring that they'll rescue Cliffjumper and secure the Dark Spark.

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
Optimus & Jazz begin their rescue mission by driving down a road towards [[Kolkular]], Megatron's fortress. Jazz asks Prime why they just can't leave the Dark Spark with Megatron, considering the Autobots are leaving Cybertron anyway. Optimus is worried however that Megatron may use the Dark Spark's power to destroy the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], which is still under construction. Optimus and Jazz manage to make their way into Kolkular by blowing out the vents. Jazz heads off to find a way through, leaving Optimus to fight off some Decepticon soldiers. Jazz finds himself trapped by some turrets, which Optimus manages to shut off. The two Autobots meet up and continue to fight their way through the Recycling Pits. After making their way through some defense grids, Jazz hacks into a terminal and finds out where Shockwave is keeping Cliffjumper. Jazz notices how easy their journey has been, and both he and Optimus agree that they're walking into a trap. On cue, Megatron treats the two with a warm Decepticon welcome, which naturally includes gunfire. Optimus and Jazz fight off Megatron's troops and find the prison cell that Cliffjumper is being held captive. Optimus provides cover for Jazz using a turret while he breaks Cliffjumper out. As Optimus and Jazz check up on Cliffjumper, walls begin to surround the cell, trapping all three Autobots. Optimus contacts [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and orders him to commence Operation Longshot.

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''
Perceptor relays the details of Operation Longshot to Jetfire, namely how Jetfire's mission is to infiltrate the smoldering remains of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Perceptor has reprogrammed a Decepticon maintenance probe to map out Trypticon's interior, which would have changed since Jetfire's last visit. Once inside, Jetfire finds that some of Typticon's systems are still online, but these are automatic functions and not a sign of Trypticon's consciousness. However, Jetfire notices some new gear inside Trypticon and he is attacked by some Decepticon soldiers. Jetfire discovers that Starscream is salvaging some Energon from Trypticon without Megatron's permission. Jetfire continues on his way towards the cargo bay, but he catches the attention of some turrets, alerting Starsceam to his presence. Jetfire soon arrives at the weapon chamber, and he is tasked with reactivating Trypticon's weapon system. Perceptor activates Trypticon's orbital strike, giving Jetfire barely enough time to escape. Starscream is enraged that all his Energon has gone to waste and vows revenge against Jetfire. The energy beam fired from Trypticon soon reaches its target: Kolkular. Things go according to plan, as Optimus, Jazz, and Cliffjumper are freed due to the damage to the fortress and the three begin their escape.

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
During the Autobot's prison break, Cliffjumper recalls Shockwave bringing up his experiments with the Dark Spark and how Cliffjumper "wouldn't have to be an Autobot much longer". Optimus orders Jazz to get Cliffjumper to safety, while he'll go after Megatron and the Dark Spark alone. Jazz & Cliffjumper are reluctant, but comply. Optimus is soon suppressed by turret fire, but he manages to destroy the turrets power source. Optimus accesses a computer terminal to discover where Megatron's location is, and also locks the doors behind him to prevent any counter-strike against him. After fighting through more Decepticon troops, Optimus enters a room that contains some fallen Autobot soldiers. Megatron and Shockwave observe from a distance and decide to use Optimus for an experiment. Using [[Dark Energon]], Shockwave [[Terrorcon (Prime)|resurrects]] the Autobots, now pledging their allegiance to Megatron. Megatron, now using the Dark Spark to increase his power, joins his new troops in their fight against Optimus. Whenever Megatron begins to recharge the Dark Spark, Optimus starts destroying the charging towers. In a last ditch effort, Optimus and Megatron begin to unleash the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and the Dark Spark, respectively. Eventually, the power of the Matrix overpowers the Dark Spark, causing it to eject itself out of Megatron and launch itself into space. Shockwave begins to drag Megatron away, having sustained serious injuries. Jazz contacts Optimus to ask him about his condition. Optimus informs him that the Dark Spark has been neutralized and the Autobots should now focus their attention on finishing the Ark. Optimus does express his concerns however, that the Dark Spark may eventually cause havoc [[Live-action film series|elsewhere]]...

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''
Across time and space, Lockdown is contemplating how fortunate it was for him to find the Dark Spark. Bumblebee and Drift have been busy tracking [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]] and report to Optimus that he may be heading towards an abandoned military base. Bumblebee asks (well, more like beeps) Optimus if their back-up is ready, but Optimus tells him to be patient. After ending their transmission, the two Autobots are attacked by snipers. The duo manage to flank the snipers, and Bumblebee provides cover for Drift as he makes his way down the cliffs. The two eventually make it to base, which is swarming with mercenaries. Drift attempts a stealth attack against Lockdown, but he is quickly spotted and taken down. Lockdown then orders his men to find Bumblebee, knowing that Autobots rarely travel alone.

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
Bumblebee continues to fight his way through Lockdown's men while looking for Drift. The mercenaries have jammed the Autobot's radio signals, leaving them unable to communicate with Optimus. Bumblebee eventually finds Drift being interrogated by Lockdown. Lockdown mocks Drift for his shift in allegiance and leaves him to get roughed up by the mercenaries. Bumblebee takes this opportunity to snipe one of the henchmen, allowing Drift to escape. While fighting wave after wave of Lockdown's henchmen, Drift overhears Lockdown assuring he'll keep the Autobots distracted. Lockdown unveils [[Combaticon Warrior|his new Titan mercenary]], which is impervious to the Autobot's weapons. This forces Drift and Bumblebee to flee.

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Drift and Bumblebee make their way outside while more mercenaries try to take them out. Just when it seems like there's no hope left for the two, Grimlock, one of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], comes to their rescue. After Grimlock easily dispatches the mercenaries, the Titan mercenary finally arrives. Grimlock smacktalks the Titan before rendering it "extinct". Lockdown takes this opportunity to escape, much to Grimlock's anger.

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Lockdown and his men enter their base located in the middle of a city. Upon hearing that the Autobots have entered the city, Lockdown orders the mercenaries to keep them occupied. Grimlock and Optimus make their way through a blockade on a bridge. Afterwards, Optimus heads off to meet up with Drift and Bumblebee, and Grimlock has to continue alone. As Grimlock rampages his way through, Optimus detects Energon surges coming from within the city. The Autobots reach the entrance to Lockdown's hide out and Grimlock is tasked with destroying the transmitters that allow Lockdown to communicate with his troops. Grimlock then meets up with the rest of the Autobots and provides cover for Optimus as he tries to get the entrance to open. Optimus succeeds, and he and Bumblebee enter Lockdown's lair.

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''
Optimus and Bumblebee make their way underground, while Drift and Grimlock guard the entrance. Optimus and Bumblebee fight Lockdown's mercenaries as they make their way through the base. Drift meets up with the two and assures them that Grimlock has everything under control. The three Autobots soon confront Lockdown and discover that he has built himself a time bridge. Since the Autobots failed to prevent him from recovering an amplifier that was located in the jungle, Lockdown is free to go back in time and save the Decepticons that were in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle for Chicago]]. After destroying the energy stabilizers for the time bridge, Lockdown begins to monologue about how well-paid he was during the war and that after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] death, things haven't been the same. Lockdown intends to bring the Decepticons into the present and continue the war anew. Lockdown intends his first job to deliver Optimus to Megatron. Optimus is disgusted by Lockdown's plan and tries to fight the bounty hunter. Lockdown is impervious to Optimus' weapons thanks to the Dark Spark and Optimus has to resort to melee attacks in order to damage him. Eventually, the two begin to grapple with each other and Optimus tosses Lockdown towards Drift, who cuts the Dark Spark out of Lockdown's chest. Optimus then uses the Matrix to toss the Dark Spark into the time bridge. The time bridge becomes too unstable, and the Autobots make their escape. His plans ruined, Lockdown flees from the Autobots in his ship.

Meanwhile, the Dark Spark finally lands in the middle of a desert. Watching over this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a familiar face]] expresses horror that the day has finally come...

==Featured characters==
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|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Mercenaries
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order/DLC)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
'''Non-Player'''
'''Mercenaries'''
*[[Shadow Raider|Mercenaries]]
*[[Combaticon Warrior|Behemoth]]
'''Autobots'''
*[[Heavy Soldier]]
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Leaper]]
*Insecticon Swarmers
*Insecticon Bruisers
*Insecticon Spitters
'''Other'''
*Soldiers
*Rocket Soldiers
*Shotgunners
*Flyers
*Sharpshooters
*[[Marauder (FOC)|Marauder]]
*[[Wall Crawler]]
*[[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream:''' "Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "Was it intentional? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "You know, Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE."
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

'''Starscream:''' "A pity, then, that ''we'' are only ''three''." 
'''Soundwave:''' "LASERBEAK: EJECT." 
'''Starscream:''' "My mistake. ''Three and a half''."
:-'''Starscream''' does not think much of '''Soundwave's''' minions.

''[A failed headshot prompts the [[Combaticon Warrior|Mercenary Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

''' Jetfire:''' "I used to be ''stationed'' on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], remember? I can find my way." 
''' Perceptor:''' "Your knowledge is based on the ''erroneous'' notion that Trypticon's layout was not altered during his conversion from space station to ''smoldering wreck''." 
'''Jetfire:''' "Point taken... Well, lead the way, little buddy."
:-'''Jetfire''' and '''Perceptor'''

"The only future to master is one's own. The [[fandom|humans]] understand this. Yet they also understand that [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]] is the genesis of all things, and must be [[GEEWUN|afforded proper deference]]."
:-'''Movie Optimus Prime''' is willing to segue into a Generation One epilogue...but he's going to be meta about it.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there are two notable inconsistencies – see 'Errors' below.
*The ''Age of Extinction'' story, meanwhile, is utterly irreconcilable with the events of the film – the Autobots have an existing alliance with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and Optimus Prime and Bumblebee sport the new bodies they acquire during the film, yet Lockdown is perfectly alive and Prime is active on Earth. Stinger's brief cameo as a mercenary is similarly impossible to reconcile (although KSI could have plagarized Stinger's model.)
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner]]s and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the [[Dark Spark]] took place during the Age of Origins in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.
*Starscream sarcastically makes note of how Soundwave is becoming a "conversationalist", likely alluding to the vow of silence he takes and employs during the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon.
*Like his [[Drift (G1)|namesake]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] was once a Decepticon before switching allegiance to join the Autobots, as noted by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] when the former was held captive. Whether this background also applies to the film is unknown, given the above differences in the continuity.

===Transformers references===
*In the first level of the game, there's a billboard that reads "Vote Berger for Mayor", an obvious reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] character [[Shawn Berger]], who expressed such mayoral desires in the two-part episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]".
*Shockwave quotes his motto from his toy's [[bio]], "Clarity of thought before rashness of action".
*Ironhide and Sideswipe both paraphrase Ironhide's motto from his original bio, "High-tech circuitry is no replacement for guts".
*Blast Off quotes his motto from his original bio, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command".
*Swindle mentions Starscream freeing the Combaticons from the Decepticon brig, a reference to the origin of the Combaticons in the G1 cartoon episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
*Ironhide and Sideswipe encounter an Insecticon Bruiser despite Shockwave creating them in FOC.
*The live-action film universe Matrix of Leadership uses the model from the Aligned games, rather than the very different Matrix design first seen in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*Lockdown's model has a Decepticon insignia and is undersized.
*Although he can fly, Shockwave remains on the ground when delivering the Dark Spark to Megatron. It is revealed two chapters later that "if the Dark Spark were to be dropped from height it would cause massive damage to Kaon." This is an error because in chapter 4 he ''jumps off a ledge and into a gorge'', appearing to be hurt when he lands, with no consequences at all.

===Trivia===
*''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>
*The game reuses a large portion of existing game assets from ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', such as character models, environmental textures, animation cycles, control sequences and weapons. In contrast, the majority of assets freshly created to represent the AOE scenarios do not match the quality of the re-used assets, and even go as far as to reskin a number of them.
**The Crystal Guardians the Decepticons face in chapter 2 are all [[generic]]s with the [[body-type]] of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]].
**Grimlock's AOE iteration in the game is a complete reskin of his depiction from ''Fall of Cybertron'', meaning he retains all his animations and attacks from that game, despite using a mace rather than a sword. This does not stop him from somehow stabbing enemies with the aforementioned mace, and also results in an unusual transformation, with Grimlock's parts flipping around randomly before suddenly swapping models from T-Rex to Robot mode.
*The game notably features the return of the use of "[[Slag (slang)|slag]]" as a common expletive, having been replaced with "[[scrap]]" for the majority of the Aligned continuity thus far.
*During Escalation, Earth characters are noticeably bigger than Cybertron characters with Earth Optimus hilariously towering over Warpath.
*This game marks the first time Shockwave and Sharpshot are playable in a Story mode, as well as the first instance of Hardshell speaking.
*While not quite an error, it is worth noting that the relationship between Bumblebee and Drift is much more friendly than in the movie. Lockdown also is very different. In the game, greed and personal power seems to be his primary motivation, while in the movie Lockdown simply wanted fair payment for his services as he talks about how inferior humans are and how he thinks extremely highly of his creators.
*[[Steve Blum]] really gets his work cut out for him, since he gets more than an entire level dedicated to his three characters, Swindle, Sharpshot, and Shockwave. [[Scott McNeil]] would be proud!

===Foreign names===
*''Europe:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''
*''Russia:'' '''Трансформеры: Битва за Тёмную Искру''' (''Transformers: Battle for the Dark Spark'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

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|title="Intersectionality"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[August 25]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Jim Sorenson]] & [[David Bishop]]
|art by=[[Josh Burcham]] & [[Tomoya Hosono]]
|additional colors=[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Christopher Colgin|Christopher "IKY" Colgin]]
|edits by=Jesse Wittenrich
|contributing editors=[[Louis Sun]]
|pagecount=81pp
|chronology=circa [[2384]]
|continuity=''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''
}}

'''As the crewmembers of the starship ''Dinosaur'' attempt to apprehend two fugitives, they encounter dangers both shipboard and planetside.'''

==Synopsis==
===Prologue===
On the borders of the [[Allowed Zone]], the [[Human Confederacy]] ship ''[[Spooky Action at a Distance]]'' is on patrol and all crew is being summoned. Crewmen [[Chak]] and [[Una]] take informal bets on exactly why. Captain [[Blix]], a resurrected Pleistocene caveman and psychic, tells them and ship AI [[Screwball]] that, in fact, Cybertron's probability of war just jumped from 7% to 96% after [[Broken Windshields|a rebel call-to-arms at a gladiator match]]. Now the ''Spooky Action'' will have a much harder job of monitoring Cybertronian space and they may need to sterilize their last colony, [[Elba]], as a warning. They've also picked up what appears to be a dimensional breach at Cybertron, fifteen [[Sun|Sol]] days ago. Screwball estimates that the only allowed Cybertronian warship in the area, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', will learn of the incident in thirteen hours...

===Part 1===
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On board the ''Dinosaur'', on an indefinite mission, a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] crew kills time playing cards; their officers are all [[Maximal]]s, a [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] trick to keep both groups divided and unable to challenge the captain. The only time anything of note happened was when [[Killer Punch]], the intelligence specialist, got paranoid about a 'stowaway' and searched the whole ship in a mad panic. Afterwards, he had to have his systems gone over by [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and people are still worried about his mental state.

[[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] crows about his winning hand but then accidentally collides with [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead-End]]. She chews him out, a series of insults in a long line—he worries she must be lonely. (So who is it she's talking to inside the airlock?). He gets chewed out again at the bridge by [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]], the Maximal first officer, as he's a whole ''cycle'' late. A transmission was picked up a breem ago from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], Cybertronian in origin, and Longrack wants analysis. [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], political officer and one of two [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] on board, ''also'' wants this looked into, the Builders wanting an excuse to check out LGC-8803 for years, and 'politely asks' that Chief Engineer [[Magmatron]] is sure everything's in ''proper shape'' for a look. The implications irritate Magmatron, who holds his tongue.

The transmission turns out to be from the Maximal felon [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]] and [[Killer Punch]] finds that one of her fellow prisoners, [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], has a recapture-at-all-costs order on his head. Hydra and Killer Punch try to convince Longrack that it all seems weird, but their reclusive Captain orders them on to the planet and orders Longrack to take an away team there. The first officer, excited to be commanding an away team, is aghast to find Synapse ''removing'' said team from his command and giving it to third-in-command Apelinq. When Longrack protests, he's told ''the Captain'' wants him to stay behind and he's too busy to ask for clarification...

On the bridge, Hydra has picked up another odd Cybertronian signal and Killer Punch fibs that it might be Terran so Longrack will let his buddy look into it. In private, Hydra tells him that the specifics of the signal make him think it might be the [[Resistance]]! Meanwhile, when sneaking off to talk to the Captain, Longrack instead finds Synapse and, looking for a reason why he was there, blabs about the signal. That's bad news for Hydra, who has cleaned up [[Lio Convoy]]'s call to arms and is engrossed in it, unsure how to think about the message, when the political officer comes to call. The comms 'bot is still thinking Synapse can help him understand what to think when Synapse shoots him in the head.

The away team's space shuttle descends onto LGC-8803 when they notice an [[Intruder]] ship heading right for the ''Dinosaur''! The remaining crew return fire but with the enemy not registering on sensors, they're forced to rely on nigh-impossible manual targeting. Longrack orders the shuttle to protect them but a tractor beam from the planet surface snags the craft, right before Intruder seismic-shock missiles come right at them!

===Part 2===
The ''Dinosaur'' loses its repulsor shield and the Intruder corvette starts poking holes in their hull. Ignoring Longrack's orders, [[Guiledart]] and Killer Punch are able to finally shoot down the enemy but not before it fires two more missiles and knocks the bulk of the ''Dinosaur''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power out!

Apelinq gets a panicked [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] to cease trying to fight the tractor beam and try to fly down with it, landing them suspiciously close to the source of the transmission. The team find stone ziggurats with vast dragon statues, many broken; [[Saberback]] has a sense of déjà vu and is unnerved to find the stone feels warm in a way his sensors can't detect. As Apeling gives commands for searches, Sabreback asks if he can swap places with Bazooka and stay at the ziggurat site.

On the ''Dinosaur'', they've learned that the Intruders are going to crash near the away team but they have no way to ''contact'' the team thanks to odd interference from the planet's core. Synapse arrives and subtly steers Longrack into contacting the engineering team (pissing off Magmatron by distracting him from desperate work) rather than talk about finding Hydra, and suggests that Killer Punch, who is worried and wants to find his missing friend, is ''too vital'' to leave the bridge right now. Longrack is convinced that Killer Punch can be spared though and, to everyone's surprise, including his own and Synapse's, he snaps at the political officer when he tries to overrule him again.

In engineering, Dead-End is working down in Core 3's coolant in alternate mode and Magmatron hears ''something'' over the comms, she lies that it's just some debris being cleared...

Down on LGC-8803, [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]] leads his three-bot to the transmission source, uneasy with being in charge and unable to shake the feeling that they're being watched. They find the source is yet another stone structure and Hard Head feels uneasy about this weird, out-of-place metal sphere that [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]]'s poking. He's right to as [[Bruton|it suddenly transforms]] and goes on the attack, with a [[Psychokhan|centaur buddy]] from inside the structure! The Predacons fight hard against the strangers and force them back, but centaur is about to dispatch Crazybolt when two stranger Cybertronians show up, one of them successfully taking down the threat! She introduces herself as Trans-Mutate.

In his search of ''Dinosaur'', Killer Punch finds only walls where Apelinq's lab door should be, and only white noise on the comms, and the wall ''moving'' as something ''breathes''. He tries to run for it, flicking between sensor frequencies to track which bulkheads are moving, and dives into the ducts, opened up by a gear-shredder missile. Here, he's able to regroup and think: if the ''Dinosaur'' can transform its insides, why didn't he know before and why is it using this against him? As he heads to engineering, he's unaware that the missile just transformed into a person...

The Predacons are led to Trans-Mutate's makeshift shelter and use her cobbled-together repair rig to start fixing up Bazooka. The whole situation leaves them awkward, more so when the intimidating and quick-to-anger X turns up. Things calm down when they realise that the Builders have committed acts of cruelty on the two, something that leaves Hard Head disgusted. Nobody's gonna be renditioning ''these'' two now the truth is out. The fugitives fill them in on [[Alone Together|what's up]] with the [[Destructon]]s.

Every time Apelinq scans the ziggurats, he gets a different result but in a fifth one, he finds Saberback is ''inside'' it. The Predacon is in a trance and has picked up an obsidian relic and when Apeling startles him, he drops it... and the room is bathed in painful green light before both 'bots vanish!

Magmatron is unable to get the repulsors back online but has bigger worries when Killer Punch emerges from the ducts, claiming the ''Dinosaur'' is a Transformer. While he tries to shrug it off, Killer Punch—realizing the ship is trying to hide that Hydra is dead and not from combat—has the hard recorded data to prove the ship layout is shifting. Magmatron decides to cut all power for a [[Units of time|breem]]. This causes a ''lot'' of swearing on the bridge—and causes Synapse to head off to Apelinq's now-visible lab, beating Killer Punch to it. To the officer's horror, he finds the [[Micromaster]] gleefully telling him how Hydra died, and that the Captain had wanted to just scare off Killer Punch from finding the body; but he wouldn't stop, so now he has to die, just as Synapse had advocated all along. There's a rebellion going on back home and it wouldn't do for it to spread on this ship, now would it? Killer Punch has just enough time to try and fight before he hears a command for [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to kill him, and it all goes black...

===Part 3===
Dead-End is fed up, tired, and looking for downtime when she emerges from the coolant, but what she finds is a very paranoid Magmatron. Killer Punch had been able to transmit part of his encounter with Synapse and the engineer knows exactly how screwed they are. To his surprise, and to his relief, Dead-End boils it all down for him: they need to kill the Builders and take the ship fast. Magmatron accesses the computer core to put engineering's surveillance footage on a loop and, while Dead-End stays behind to monitor comms and stop the ''Dinosaur'' from interfering, he's off to the bridge to recruit the others. With cameras watching his path to the bridge, he can only hope brazening it out will work. Once he's at the bridge, he reports the situation and both Guiledart and Longrack agree that, if Synapse has killed two of their own, they can't side with the Builders (even if Longrack's nervous about mutiny). That's when autocannons drop out of the roof; both are blown to scrap by Guiledart, provoking a ''roar'' from the ship. Magmatron declares that Longrack will guard the bridge and monitor ops while he and Guildedart find and disconnect the Captain, still believing that he's merely ''connected'' to the ship.

Down on the planet, the Predacons have learned about the Destructons and that the Intruder ship had been theirs. They also recall an Intruder ship that the [[human]]s had driven off recently, which had been trying to head to Cybertron. Hard Head realizes that the Destructons are here trying to capture the Transformer's ship so they can sneak past the humans and in through Cybertron's back door! With the threat known and Apelinq not picking the comms up, the Predacons know they have to get back to the shuttle and try, at least, to fight off the Destructons. They get back in time to find [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] tinkering with their shuttle and all five Transformers charge into battle under Hard Head's command.

''Somewhere'', Apelinq awakens to find himself bodiless on a vast glowing plain. Panicking, he thinks he's gone to the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], but Saberback's disembodied voice reminds him that if he is capable of processing, he must still exist. The Predacon calls him over to a new environment, revealing also that they can visualize themselves as having bodies to make this realm easier to grasp. Apelinq has just enough time to marvel at how quickly Saberback grasped this world's rules before a tentacled sphere attacks them! The Maximal is able to save Saberback from this polterglitch and as the two fight, he realizes that if this realm is in their minds, he can give himself ''a lot of big guns''. In another burst of sourceless knowledge, Saberback realizes the wounded polterglitch is about to explode and imagines a great forcefield around them. They survive but the explosion has left a jagged hole in reality itself; knowing this is the way out, Saberback knocks his boss unconscious and makes for it.

The ''Dinosaur'' keeps trying to kill Magmatron and Guiledart, at one point ''laughing'' as it tries to crush them with sliding walls. As they fight through, Synapse has headed straight for the engine room and swifly takes down Dead-End; of all the crew, he tells her, he hates her ''the most''. Suddenly a new mech, and so she quickly falls back to being unpleasant. Medusa claims she's here to liberate Transformers "from the yoke of design" and that attacking the ''Dinosaur'' was about sacrificing a few Transformers for the great good, a line that tells Dead-End to open fire. Unfortunately she's completely outgunned. The Destructon doesn't even kill her, just destroys the main turbine: now they're in an unstable orbit over a gravity well, with no way of fixing things!

At the battle below, the Destructons turn out to be more powerful than expected but eventually, after Hard Head is able to direct X, Bruton is killed—but Crazybolt, Trans-Mutate, and Bazooka are down. After Imperious shoves his fist into X's monstrously powerful cannon, X goes down too and Hard Head is left alone with the horror. He starts to back away to the shuttle, talking to cover his acts, as Imperious advances. Bazooka reactivates just in time to help distract the enemy before Hard Head makes his play: initiating an emergency lockdown of the shuttle, rendering it unusable. The last thing he sees before Bazooka's body is thrown at him is Imperious roaring in frustration.

===Part 4===

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As the turbine goes down on the ''Dinosaur'', Magmatron and Guiledart are stuck in a contracting-wall deathtrap. Magmatron fakes a tantrum that leaves all sensors and cameras destroyed, then uses the cover to dig into the ship's circuits and fake that the walls have joined. The Predacons are free and 12 frames from the Captain. Dead-End, meanwhile, is panicking as the whole engine room begins to fall to bit. On the bridge, Longrack is panicking at the loss of orbit, the quiet, and the lack of crew that, he believes, could have solved the problem. When Synapse strides into the room, Longrack expresses his frustration: he's sick of these Predacons pushing him around, man! Synapse is happy that at least ''one'' bot is on the 'right side' and declares death to all enemies.

Apelinq comes online to find a bizarre, life-filled realm where whales soar through a sky and each one has an ecosystem on it. Here, Saberback says, he's been unable to manifest anything. To proceed, the Predacon says they need to head for a pyramid with an eye carved into its center Annoyingly, it turns out that however far they go they still never get any closer to it, as they turn out to be spinning around it without realizing; Apelinq identifies this and they get out of the perspective trap.

On the planet, Imperious is twenty cycles in to trying to gain access to the shuttle systems. Bazooka is in great pain but functional; Protoform X tried to attack when ''he'' came round but was taken down; and when Imperious gets tired, Hard Head is dragged off into the ziggurat, a sight that causes Bazooka to pass out in shock. A deal is made to a bound Hard Head, that he can either give up the shuttle codes and be allowed to live (until the ''Dinosaur'' crashes onto the planet) or he can be mutilated to death. Hard Head spits in the man's face. In response to that, Imperious Delirious rants that the Transformers are nothing but abnormal parasites, a 'spark' that disgustingly inhabits a machine's body... and he plans to extinguish the Predacon's spark and let Bruton use his body, just as he plans to snuff out every 'parasite' spark on Cybertron!

Magmatron finally reaches the Captain's room and, to his surprise, the door opens itself. The Captain, an ex-Decepticon called [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] who is wired into his environment, wishes to talk, and warmly says he's glad to have met them. To their surprise, the Captain has already ''been'' disconnected from the ship. He'd objected to Synapse killing Hydra and Trypticon, long resentful of his crew who get to actually ''walk'', had decided to side with the political officer and against the 'bot who used to be his friend. The Captain only lives as he's Trypticon's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], having undergone [[Powermaster]] conversion during the war to keep the monster alive. At the very ''mention'' of Trypticon's name, the Predacons are disgusted and outraged: no wonder the Terrans never let them near their space, the ship is a notorious war criminal! Magmatron decides he's going to reconnect the Captain to slow down the ship and give him a chance to ''lobotomize'' their foe. He heads back to engineering and puts Dead-End on lobotomy duty—she makes a detour to the airlock and 'her little pet', hoping for an edge.

Guiledart is guarding Full-Tilt (whose personality has forced him to not see the Builders as a monolithic force) when Medusa comes in, hoping to kill the Captain and finish the ship off.

In the digital realm, Apelinq and Saberback reached the vast, ''vast'' mountain and begin to climb the stairs that lead to the distant iris. While the Maximal would rather not use faith and instinct, he follows Saberback's advice that this is a pilgrimage and they must climb rather than fly. It takes them twenty-five thousand steps (Apelinq knows that if this realm is real-time, the others will have stopped looking for them) and at the iris of the eye, Saberback asks the eye for guidance. It seems to not work, not until Apelinq says this isn't working, at which point it turns out ''something'' has taken control of Saberback.

Crazybolt is woken by the dying screams of Hard Head and is disgusted by Protoform X's warped litany in celebration of it. Still, he puts it aside in order for them to escape. Trans-Mutate is able to dislocate her neck enough that he can use her helmet's spire as a lock-pick. Crazybolt escapes, then realizes the others, but it's too late by then. Hard Head is dead, his body hollowed out for Bruton's mind. Enraged, the Predacons and fugitives launch an attack. Once again, Bruton is taken down, this time quicker (though Protoform X is blasted down), but all that means is Imperious himself, transforming into a vast dragon, will kill them himself!

===Part 5===

Nothing the Predacons have works against Imperious and only Trans-Mutate can harm him. While they're routed, Bruton uses Hard Head's corpse to vocally override the shuttle's lockdown. His reward is to be left behind to stop Crazybolt from interfering with the shuttle launch. Protoform X, however, has recovered enough from his wounds and at Crazybolt's request, he jumps onto the shuttle as it launches. While he doesn't give a fig about Cybertron, he sure wants to hurt Imperious!

After a long search, Dead-End locates the very heart of the ''Dinosaur'' and thus Trypticon's metaprocessor. But at the Captain's room, Guildedart is forced to fire every weapon he has to stop the powerful Medusa and the explosion caused severs Full-Tilt's primary life support trunk! At the last second, Trypticon is no longer restrained and is able to sic a [[Brunt (G1)|tank drone]] on Dead-End. And in engineering, Magmatron has almost fixed it so the ship can have a steady orbit and that's when Synapse and Longrack come in.

In the unknown realm, the gestalt entity in Saberback's body praises the Predacon for his faith and devotion, and informs Apelinq that he gets five boons. In answer to his first, a question, it explains that it and the place are both [[Metascan Omega]], a beacon created by the lost [[Logicon]] race to pass on their knowledge once they'd left the universe. Lord Imperious, they say during the second question, has hijacked some of their equipment after once having tried to find them. When Apelinq asks if his friends are okay, he is informed of the fate of Hard Head and the decaying shuttle orbit, the latter of which risks damaging Metascan Omega when it crashes. His fourth boon: help him save his friends.

Protoform X makes it to the shuttle's front and after four heavy blows, he breaks through the windscreen and engages with Imperious. The foes throw down on the surface of the shuttle, which begins to dip with no one to control it. Imperious manages to win, or so it seems, pinning X to the roof. That's when the Transformer activates his Galva-conductors, sending electricity through both of them, and with Imperious paralysed, X ''rips his head off''. Deciding, in the end, he quite likes the name 'Rampage' that Imperious kept trying to stick him with, he pushes the shuttle on a collision course with the ground and roars with delight at the thought that this might finish him off.

On the falling ship, Synapse tells Magmatron to carry on fixing the engines: once Trypticon tells him it's all good, ''then'' he may or may not kill the engineer. Magmatron can't passively resist as if he doesn't fix the ship, all his friends will definitely die. When the ship briefly drops, however, he hits on a plan, all based around the fact it shouldn't drop for another 60 nanokliks. Magmatron asks Synapse to promise that Guiledart and Dead-End won't die and when Synapse lies that they won't—Magmatron is contemptuous of the fact Longrack is ''relieved'' when Synapse lies, actually believing him—he asks for it in writing. Synapse laughs this up, confirming that he was lying and saying that the others will die—he should have stayed loyal like Longrack. ''That'' causes Longrack to physically assault Synapse, battering the Micromaster unconscious for threatening his crew. When the ship lurches again, Magmatron doesn't need to make a move after all and goes back to his repairs, amused that Longrack's still bringing up rank.

Dead-End, meanwhile, has remembered that Trypticon was supposed to have been easily provoked. And Dead-End is one rude woman! She insults him until his drone is firing at the inner airlock door and blasting it open, letting all the coolant out... and the stowaway, her pet [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]], [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], a Builder-sized beast that chomps through the drone. The way clear, she gets into the metaprocessor and disables it, but the lengthy work leaves her emotionally exhausted as she hears Trypticon plead for life. And in the Captain's quarters, a panicked Guiledart realizes the only way to save the dying Full-Tilt is to plug the life support into his ''own'' fuel pump. The Captain comes back to life just in time to fire the engines, except the time is not enough...

And on the ground, Trans-Mutate watches the falling ship, the falling shuttle (and her friend's joy at his impending doom), the glowing ziggurat, the Predacons restraining Bruton, and accepts the incoming death. She asks the Predacons to join her in being thankful for the time they've had and such a spectacular end, and they decide what the hell.

And at the interface realm of Metascan Omega, Saberback senses that the intelligence will answer "no" to Apelinq's fourth boon. He pleads with it to intervene, whatever its ancient codes of conduct, knowing that by actively struggling with the Omega he risks dissolving his own mind. And hey, they want balance, right? Well, if Imperious had used ''their'' [[tractor beam]] to interfere, then using it themselves would surely balance things out?

The ziggurat shoots out two tractor beams, one slowing the shuttle (Rampage is ''not'' happy) and one for the ''Dinosaur''. This extra push won't stop them crashing but, Magmatron realizes, will slow them enough that they can use the retro thrusters and land the ship. It hits hard and skids its way towards the away team, but the final crash is stopped when the mighty spaceship transforms into Trypticon's theropod form and plants its feet down. Once stopped, it transforms into its city form, right next to an amazed Crazybolt.

After a few orbital cycles of hard work, Magmatron and his crew of workers manage to the new Dinosaur City more or less functional. With Metascan Omega granting their last boon, permission to stay, they could turn this war machine into an interstellar trading hub. (Their crew even now includes Bruton, eager to be part of the crew and, with every worker needed, he is accepted... with weapons disabled) Now it is time for Magmatron to leave. Half the crew are staying behind—a bitter Synapse in the brig until the war is over and he can face trial—and Longrack proclaiming himself mayor of Dinosaur City. Bazooka and Crazybolt (on the verge of a [[Conjunx Endura]]), Guiledart, and Rampage are all coming with Magmatron to join the [[Grand Uprising]] on Cybertron.

On the watching ''Spooky Action'', Una merrily points out to Chak that a bunch of Cybertronians ''have'' stopped feuding.

===Epilogue===
Deep within the shuttle's computer core, unnoticed by its crew, a massive semi-sentient kernel continues to unpack itself. Lord Imperious Delirious will live again...

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in video footage.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
* ''[[Lio Convoy]]'' (6)
* [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]] (11)
* [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]] (17)
* [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] (19)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
* [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] (7)
* [[Guiledart]] (8)
* [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]] (9)
* [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead-End]] (10)
* [[Saberback]] (12)
* [[Killer Punch]] (13)
* [[Magmatron]] (14)
* [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]] (16)
* [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] (20)

|h3=[[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s
|c3=
'''Autobots'''
* [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]] (15)
'''Decepticons'''
* [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] (18)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (23)
* [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]] (27)
'''Others'''
* ''[[Supersonic]]'' (5)

|h4=[[Destructon]]s
|c4=
* [[Psychokhan]] (21)
* [[Bruton]] (23)
* [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] (24)
* [[Medusa]] (25)

|h5=Others
|c5=
* [[Chak]] (1)
* [[Una]] (2)
* [[Blix]] (3)
* [[Screwball]] (4)
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (22)
* [[Metascan Omega]] (26)
* [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Fine. Whatever. I choose to believe you, all the while knowing that your inevitable betrayal shall only make me more certain of life's pointlessness and cruelty."
:—'''Protoform X'''

"We Destructons are Second-Born Intellects, mechanical life built by organic life. You… I don't know what you are. Energy beings animating mechanical sock puppets. It's disgusting."
:—'''Lord Imperious'''

"Forgive my friend. He, and I, do not process the world the way most do. But we mean no offense." 
"Sometimes I mean offense." 
"We usually mean no offense."
:—'''Trans-Mutate''' trying to apologize for '''Rampage''', who isn't helping.

"You're right, Synapse. I am loyal. Loyal to the Maximals, and to the crew under my command!"
:—'''Longrack'''

==Notes==
*{{w|Intersectionality}} is a social theory focusing on the ''intersecting'' nature of all social categorizations such as race, class, and gender.
*Characters in this story who are mentioned but do not appear include: the [[Intruder]]s, "[[Blackarachnia (BW)|some dim-skipping cowboy]]", Professor [[Ōgaki]], [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], [[Desecrus]], the [[Builder Assembly|Assembly]], [[Primus]], the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Chaos Bringer]], [[Gaea|Gaia]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], and the [[Quintesson]]s.
* As in previous stories, most of the characters have bodies which are "virtual" redecoes of existing toys. Apelinq takes the design of [[Hulk#Crossovers|''Crossovers'' Hulk tank mold]], Magmatron is the revived ''[[Diaclone]]'' line's [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/pictorial-review-of-diaclone-reboot-diabattles-v2/35531/ Dia-Battles V2] toy (which appropriately has three combining components), Hydra is [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Terrorsaur]], Hard Head is [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|''Cybertron'' Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], Dead-End is [[Undertow (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|''Power Core Combiners'' Undertow]], Saberback is [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|''Beast Hunters'' Bumblebee]], Crazybolt is [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar]], Bazooka is [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Warpath]], and Guiledart and Killer Punch are [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Roadbuster]]. Longrack, similarly to his IDW ''Beast Wars'' counterpart, repurposes the design of his [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' counterpart]].
* Following the trend in previous stories, the names of characters in this story which are shared with other characters in the continuity have alternate spellings. (e.g. ''Beast Wars Neo'' Hardhead is spelled "Hard Head" to distinguish him from [[Hardhead (G1)|Generation 1 Hardhead]]).
* Similarly to [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]] in "Micro-Aggressions", the ''Uprising'' incarnation of Dead-End debuts as a [[female Transformer]] when her previous incarnations have been male.
* Per Sorenson on The Allspark Forums, this story came about because he didn't like the idea of leaving Trans-Mutate and Rampage out in space while the action focused on Cybertron, and he wanted to tie-in ''Alone, Together'' to the main story thread. The use of the ''Beast Wars: Neo'' cast came about during a brainstorming session.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360052 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2016/09/15]</ref>
*That the Destructons retain their original design was a deliberate choice, since Sorenson didn't want to lose their original aesthetic.
*This story was the second ''Uprising'' story began, but for various reasons (like length) it was pushed back. The five-act structure is taken from ''Five Faces of Darkness'', and various 5-part ''G.I. Joe'' season openers. An early idea was that it would be separated into five whole parts, the "covers" being a leftover of that discarded idea.

===Errors===
*On the cover, Hydra is miscolored as the nigh-identical [[Lazorbeak]]—having a red-orange face instead of Hydra's silver.

===Continuity notes===
*The dimension breach the crew of ''Spooky Action at a Distance'' detect is Blackarachnia returning to her home reality, followed by Lio Convoy initiating the Grand Uprising, as seen in "[[Broken Windshields]]", the broadcast of the latter is seen by the characters of this story.
*[[Ask Vector Prime/Facebook src#May 23, 2015|An entry]] of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] mentioned the existence of Terran "[[Second-born intellect]]s" who did not consider themselves strictly male or female.
*Trans-Mutate, Rampage, and the Destructons reappear following the events of ''[[Alone Together]]''. The Destructons can now transform, having acquired the technology from the computer they found at the end of that story.
*In ''Alone Together'', Trans-Mutate and Rampage were to be shipped to the prison facility [[Garrus-16]]. This story reveals that said facility is located on [[Elba]], which is home to the more famous [[Garrus-9]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*The Destructons' personal transport is a probably-stolen warship constructed by the [[Intruder]]s, the race which built Medusa.
*Trypticon was previously mentioned by [[Cerebros (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Cerebros]] in "[[Head Games]]", which established the sheer destructive power possessed by [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s in ''Uprising''.
*The [[Great Push]] was previously mentioned in the cybertronix in "[[Micro-Aggressions]]", though not by name, as the final, failed military campaign led by [[Galvatron (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Galvatron]] against the humans.

===Transformers references===
* Demonstrating how advanced the humans of ''Uprising'' are, Una mentions that the humans [[quantum lock]]ed Earth some time ago. The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] previously mentioned this as an ability of the [[multiversal singularity]] incarnation of [[Vector Prime]], which he used to protect the hiding place of the [[Origin Matrix]].
* The ''[[Gung Ho]]'', the Maximal ship from ''Beast Wars: Neo'' is mentioned by Captain Blix, and later by Crazybolt.
* Blix name-drops Cybertronian scientists [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] and [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] as scientists who'd work out Doctor Okagi's work on superstring resonance flatlines. Both characters have associations with [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] tech.
* Crazybolt appears to share some of the coloration used by [[Crazybolt (RID)|his ''Robots in Disguise'' namesake]].
* [[Seismic-shock warhead|Seismic-shock missile]]s debuted in the [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic]].
* A similar fate befell a [[Trypticon (WFC)|different Trypticon]].
* This is not the first time the Destructons' plans were messed with by the [[Logicon]]s.
* In [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|another continuity]], another Magmatron met a different fate on [[Arkus]].
* The eye-pyramid that Apelinq and Saberback encounter seems to be based on the [[Brigadoon]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* The trailer that Apelinq creates while in the mind-realm references his transformation into the cab for [[Sentinel Maximus]] in [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers'']].
* Hardhead was a dim but enthusiastic guy in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' but the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' had him as a NCO who could competently lead troops. Once Bruton takes over his body, the latter characterisation ''becomes'' the former.

====Swindle, Swindle and Swindle====
* At the end of the story is an ad from [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]]. In true [[Jim Sorenson]] fashion, it's chock-full of references, including:
** The [[Triptych Mask]] is a double reference: not only is it based on the supernatural tripartite mask worn by [[Onyx Prime]], but the three mask pieces here are shaped like an elephant, a bird of prey, and a lion, referencing [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and the [[beast mode]]s of his components.
** The [[Inspiration Counter|inspiration counter]], [[Buddy Bracelet]]s, [[Phase Bit]]s, [[Deep Earth Scout]]s, the [[anti-gravity patch]], the [[Invisible telephone|invisible phone]], and the [[space-time continuum rupturing toaster]] are all inventions from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' cartoon.
** The [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]]s debuted in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
** [[Plasma dynamic thruster]]s are from the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' franchise. The advertising blurb mentions its capability to warp Transformers around the galaxy, and encounter "[[Rock Lord|rock monster]]s"; both of which happened in "[[TransWarped]]".
** The [[Omega Key]]s are from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, but the accompanying blurb describes their propensity to "throw entire dimensions out of kilter"—a reference to "[[Echoes and Fragments]]", where [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] used [[Omega Lock]]s to do just that.
** [[Mindwipe (Animated)|''Animated'' Mindwipe]] appears in an ad promoting a hypnosis course.
** The [[power booster rod]] appeared in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1 comic]].
** "Papa Galvatron's Patented [[Time-jump mechanism|Time-Jump Mechanism]]" also put in an appearance in the Marvel comic, the method by which [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] travelled back in time in "[[Target: 2006]]". The ad copy notes that it's a good way to escape "[[Death's Head (G1)|freelance peacekeeping agents]]".
** [[Stasis cuffs]] have appeared in multiple continuities, but the ones here are clearly based on their ''Animated'' incarnation.
** The [[O-Part]]s were introduced in [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Car Robots''/''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] as a key MacGuffin, linked to [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] (or as in ''Car Robots'' and in the catalog, Brave Maximus).
** The ad for an "exploding [[cy-gar]]" depicts [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW incarnation]], the first character to take up the habit.

===Real world references===
*Fittingly for a story set in the late 24th century, the human uniforms in this story bear a resemblance to the [[memoryalpha:Starfleet uniform (2350s-2370s)|Starfleet uniforms]] of ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Captain Blix even wears a [[memoryalpha:Baldric#Klingon baldric|baldric]] similar to that of [[Michael Dorn|Worf]]!
*"[[Ny Norge]]" is Norwegian for "New Norway".
*Chak is an alumnus of an institution named after {{w|Ayn Rand|Saint Rand}}.
*Fittingly for a biologically-enhanced human, Una swears by {{w|Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid|Francis Crick}}, and later, {{w|Gregor Mendel|Mendel}}.
*As a genderfluid being, Screwball uses {{w|Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns|gender-neutral pronouns}}.
*{{w|PBS}} produced a biopic about Professor Ōgaki.
*The "cover" for part one is a homage to ''{{w|New Mutants}}'' vol. 1 issue #39, by [[Arthur Adams]] and [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
*The Desecrus Formulation is based after {{w|René Descartes}}'s famous philosophical proposition "Cogito ergo sum."
*Trypticon's "death" draws inspiration from HAL 9000's defeat in ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''. Cementing the homage, Trypticon pleads that he can "feel [his] mind going", before finally admitting that he is afraid—dialogue lifted almost verbatim from the film.
*Rampage's kamikaze plunge aboard the shuttle is lifted from ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb}}''. This is not the [[The Agenda (Part III)|first]] [[:File:InternationalIncident4 Cosmos on nuke.jpg|time]] it has been homaged in ''Transformers'' media.
*The ad copy for the Triptych Mask in the "Swindle, Swindle, and Swindle" advertisement says it grants "sight beyond sight", a reference to one of the trademark abilities of the Sword of Omens from ''{{w|ThunderCats}}''.
*According to Sorenson, Longrack's behavior is partially derived from {{W|Arnold Rimmer}}, the fundamentally unlikable chicken soup-machine repairman / smeghead of British science-comedy series ''{{w|Red Dwarf}}''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://transformersclub.com/prose/Beast-Wars-Uprising-Intersectionality-V1.2.pdf "Intersectionality"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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Whirl (G1)

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Genitus: Minor grammar fix.

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{{disambig3|Whirl}}
:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Whirl boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whirl enjoys making hand puppets in his own image.]]
[[Units of time|Vorns]] before [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] coined the phrase "Sometimes crazy works", '''Whirl''' was living it in action. Whirl believes that, logically speaking, insanity makes an extremely effective weapon. Enemies flee in terror before the absolutely insane maneuvers he pulls on the battlefield. His extreme maneuverability in helicopter mode lets him spin, bob, weave, dive, and bank like someone totally out of control. Or totally out of his mind.

Needless to say, Whirl is a rather reckless fighter and can take damage because of it. He's okay with that, because he absolutely LOVES his job... perhaps a little ''too'' much. Many of Whirl's comrades remain unsure if his wild behavior is truly an affectation, or if his increasingly-fleeting displays of rationality are actually the facade hiding a troubled psyche.

Whirl is (or was) a member of the elite [[Wrecker]]s unit.

Sometimes he is known as '''Jetstream'''.

{{bigquote|You wanna know a '''secret''', [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|hornhead]]? Life's messed up. '''I'm''' messed up. I've done bad things and I '''continue''' to do bad things, because the voice telling me '''not to'''...? He's not said much for a while. And y'know what keeps me going? <big>'''ANGER.'''</big> Anger's an '''insulator'''. Stops life getting '''too close'''. If I got myself "fixed," maybe the anger would leave me—and then I really '''would''' be screwed.|Whirl|"[[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Whirl}}
Whirl was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Whirl copter Target 2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|This is one choppah you cannot get to.]]
Later, the Wreckers continued preparing for [[Operation: Volcano]], an attempt to eliminate some of the [[Decepticon]]s' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]. During the simulation, Whirl demonstrated his trademark aerial combat style to draw fire away from his teammates. As the simulation concluded, Impactor decided that without Ultra Magnus' support, the operation would basically become a suicide mission for the Wreckers. Whirl and the others agreed with him and Impactor left to tell Xaaron that the Wreckers were bowing out of Volcano. Taking some downtime, Whirl, Roadbuster, and [[Twin Twist]] went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] to unwind. While Roadbuster and Twin Twist were having uneasy feelings about the decision to ditch Volcano, Whirl seemed fine with it, pointing out that it was only logical and no one would say that they were in the wrong. Their discussion was interrupted when they noticed [[Fang]], a Decepticon who began bullying a [[Tusks|smaller Transformer]] in the place. Twin Twist violently intervened, realizing that as Autobots, it was their duty to always do their best to stop the Decepticons. His sudden revelation seemed to energize Whirl and Roadbuster, and after Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with Operation: Volcano, the rest of the Wreckers eagerly volunteered.

[[File:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|My face is down here, Roadbuster...I think.]]
Unfortunately, Operation: Volcano failed when most of the targeted Decepticons were unknowingly ordered clear of the ambush by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Only [[Macabre]] went ahead and attempted to assassinate Xaaron, shooting and mortally-wounding Impactor instead. Whirl and the rest of the Wreckers immediately gunned Macabre down in retaliation. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Later, Whirl was seen alongside Ultra Magnus and his fellow Wreckers on a hunt for a Decepticon spy posing as Optimus Prime. This was revealed, thanks to the efforts of [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to be a product of Decepticon misinformation and Prime was welcomed back into the fold. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Whirl Triton Peace.jpg|left|upright=0.6|thumb|Hands, glorious hands!]]
In an alternate version of [[2510]], Whirl and the Wreckers led the final Autobot offensive against Decepticon held territory, bringing the war to a close. At the ceremony where he officially announced the end of the war, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] chose to make [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], leader of the Wreckers, his successor as Autobot leader and carrier of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. One Autobot named [[Triton]] objected to the idea, though: he said Springer was a fighter, not a tactician, and Ultra Magnus would be a better leader for a world at peace. Whirl took offense to Triton putting down his commanding officer, and shoved the little guy in the back, asking where was his "precious Ultra Magnus" when the Wreckers were winning the war? Triton struck back, and the situation turned from bad to worse as the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] sided with Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. Shots were fired, battle lines were drawn, and a new war picked up where the old one left off. Tragically, it seems no one took the time to examine Triton's fallen body, and the hidden Decepticon insignia on his chest. The last act of the last Decepticon was to see that there would never truly be peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Whirl LooseEnds2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Seen and done some crazy things? Pffft. Call us when you're responsible for [[Chaos Theory Part 1|sparking the Autobot/ Decepticon civil war.]]]]
Along with the other [[Wrecker]]s Whirl voted to follow [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]'s plan to leave Cybertron to visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and so they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to Earth. Whirl looked on in horror as their surveillance drones showed a devastated planet, and worse still—Megatron! Before any of the Wreckers could react, the Decepticon promptly launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, apparently destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

The Wreckers managed to make it to Earth's surface in escape pods, and Whirl was sent to survey the ruined planet. He spied an incoming horde of [[Zombie|reanimated Decepticons]] sent by Megatron and reported back to the others. The Wreckers' priority then became to get a message back to Cybertron about the situation on Earth. They eventually found the [[Deep Space Network]] located in [[Goldstone]], and put a plan into action to utilize its radio transmitter to send a distress call. Whirl joined Kup and Springer in making a break for the facility while the other Wreckers distracted Megatron's forces. They succeeded in sending their message to Cybertron, but Kup was captured in the process. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

The Wreckers soon encountered [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]—formerly Spike Witwicky, one of the last vestiges of resistance on Megatron's conquered Earth. Despite some initial hostility on his part, the Wreckers were soon invited to [[Argus Base]], the human resistance's headquarters. On the way there, Whirl asked Spike how things had gotten so bad on Earth. Spike filled them in on the tale of Megatron's rise and humanity's fall. After arriving at Argus Base and convening with the leader of the resistance, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Wreckers agreed to aid them in destroying Megatron's chief power base—the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

Whirl embarked on a rescue mission with Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] to retrieve Kup and also to divert Megatron's forces from the assault on the Ark. While Sandstorm considered the plan to be "reckless suicide", Whirl cheerfully voiced his approval of it. They soon encountered Megatron's air defenders, and experienced trouble fighting them, as the undead Decepticons apparently no longer felt any pain. While Whirl managed to fly circles around [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] for a bit, he was eventually shot down. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

[[File:Topspin whirl destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95]]
After returning to Cybertron, Whirl was present with the other Wreckers as they attempted to defuse a tense situation between civilians on a main highway road. They failed and it erupted into a brawl. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} He later participated in an attack on [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s cell of Decepticon insurgents, but was flung through the air when the whole place exploded. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

Whirl was with the Wreckers when the entire Autobot fleet attacked the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} While the rest of the fleet was shot down or captured, the Wreckers covertly infiltrated the Hub's [[slam rail]] tube system and began wreaking havoc from within. The Wreckers traveled from point to point, seeking to destabilize the Hub by severing its planetary links with targeted nuclear explosions. Whirl and the others engaged the troops of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in a crowded slam tube and managed to blow them out into space. Eventually, the surviving Autobots managed to escape as the Hub suffered catastrophic damage. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} What became of Whirl after this point is unknown, but if he managed to return to Cybertron and survive the battle with the [[Dark Matrix]] creature, he likely [[Death|died]] of old age after [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] severed their reality's link to the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Whirl was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, Jetfire sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"RAGH, WHIRL NOT IN [[The Transformers (cartoon)|CARTOON]]! MENASOR REMOVE FROM STORY!"]]
When the Autobots split into multiple factions after the disappearance of their leaders, Whirl joined Springer's group, known as the Wreckers. During one of the group's missions, he participated in an attack against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who sought to claim the [[Tagan Heights]] for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] joined in to battle the Decepticon combiner, but the resulting clash was so brutal that Whirl and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Much later, during [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Whirl continued with the Wreckers, now a small unit of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were crushed before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] brought down the Stunticons' combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Stet WhirlPreEmpurataFlashback.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|left|Well, I'm different now. I feel I've been given a chance to start over. A new life, new identity. New purpose.]]
{{quote|Twice voted "Autobot most likely to defect".|{{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''Meet The Crew''}}}}

[[File:Interiors WhirlPreEmpurataFlashback.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|HAPPY DAYS]]In the pre-war era, under the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], '''Whirl of [[Polyhex]]''' {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} was a member of the [[Aerial Corps]]. Dissatisfied with his lot, Whirl managed to accomplish what was thought impossible, defying the function he was created with and actually changing professions to become a watchmaker. And Whirl was ''good'' at what he did—so good that the [[Functionist Council]], angry that a moderate functionary had given him permission to switch jobs, decided to teach him a lesson. They had the local criminal elements demand a cut of his profits so that when he refused, the [[Heavies]] would be sent to destroy his business and leave the Council's hands 'clean'. Whirl was left destitute and roamed the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], where he hung out with a bad crowd and started getting into fights. His combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]]'s agents, who press-ganged a reluctant Whirl into their service. Whirl was made to do despicable things in the Senate's employ. When he tried to resist, he was put through the barbaric [[empurata]] ritual, costing him his original hands and effectively neutering his watchmaking skills. The Senate had, in fact, been ''arranged'' to hire him for all this by the vindictive Functionist Council. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[File:Ongoing22 WhirlbeatsMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''I'M THE HERO I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!'']]
Whirl was eventually granted a position in the [[Rodion]] police force. When a rabble-rousing miner named [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was brought in for brawling with other law enforcement officers, the Senate ordered Whirl to kill him, presumably to silence his increasingly loud voice of dissension. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} {{storylink|Interiors}} Failing to finish the job, Whirl was arrested by his captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], so the Senate sent more men to free him, fearing his actions would be exposed. Their men attacked the Rodion police station and freed Whirl, but Orion Pax wouldn't stand for it and defeated them, shooting Whirl's leg off in the process. Whirl warned his captain that the Senate would not be happy if any further harm came to him, but Orion merely picked him up, went to the [[Grand Imperium]] in person and confronted the entire Senate with his actions. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

[[File:Whirl Impactor Patternism.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Due to Orion Pax's public display of Whirl's crime, the Senate had no choice but to send him to [[Garrus-1]]. After Whirl's mistreatment of Megatron in Rodion was exposed, he found himself suffering constant attacks and beatings in prison by Decepticon sympathizers. Whirl saved his one [[communicube]] call for an appropriate occasion, and found it when his former handler [[Kroma]] briefly became his cellmate. Whirl was told of an impending Senate plot involving assassination and a city-destroying bomb. He consequently used his one call to bring Orion Pax to Garrus-1, where he informed his former captain of all he had heard. While Orion initially assumed Whirl was acting out of compassion, Whirl immediately corrected him, explaining that he just wanted revenge against the Senate for mutilating, using, and abandoning him. After Orion left, Whirl was introduced to his new cellmate—[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who promptly beat him into critical condition. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Whirl eventually wound up in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Service, where he witnessed the full extent of what his actions had wrought, as Megatron, now convinced that violence was the only way forward, assaulted the city and slew [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—personally invited Whirl to join the Autobots before the Decepticons reached him: "forgiveness as a weapon of war", as Whirl put it. After "bouncing around a bit", he changed his name to "Jetstream" and became a flight instructor at the [[Iaconian Aerial Academy]]. {{storylink|Interiors}}

One of his most promising cadets at the academy was [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], but he insisted on berating him in private, his verbal abuse eventually evolving into regular unprovoked beatings. After one particularly savage beating, "Jetstream" shoved Rotorstorm into the academy's newly installed [[CR chamber]], and by the time Rotorstorm recovered, his instructor had moved to a training facility in another province. Whirl later returned to using his original name, and attended the ceremony when Rotorstorm received the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]], applauding and cheering from the front row. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Category: Things That Do Not Exist.]]
Whirl eventually joined the Autobot special operations taskforce, the Wreckers. He was present with the entire team to greet [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] on the rookie's first day. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} Whirl was with the team when they triumphed in final battle over their longtime rivals [[Squadron X]] on the planet [[Pova]], only to discover they had no jurisdiction on the planet and would be required to let the Squadron go. Refusing to accept this, Wrecker leader Impactor murdered the entire squadron while Whirl looked away in apparent shame, but took no action. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} The incident was covered up by [[Autobot High Command]], and to avoid being implicated in the crime alongside their leader, Whirl and the other Wreckers lied and told Springer that they had no idea what Impactor was planning on doing. Springer believed them and defended their inaction at Impactor's trial, also agreeing to become the new leader of the Wreckers at Whirl and the others' request. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:Spotlight Trailcutter Killmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=2|left]]

At some point during the war, Whirl established a rivalry with the wand-wielding Decepticon known as [[Killmaster]]. Both of them called each other "nemesis". Whirl never, ''ever'' beat him in a fight and always, ''always'' lied about to other Autobots. When Killmaster was MIA and presumed dead, Whirl told people he'd killed him after breaking into a medical center where Killmaster was recharging, crushing the Decepticon's brain as he slept, and shoving his wand up his—''AHEM!'' {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}{{storylink|Dissolution_Part_3:_A_World_Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:Whirl copter Stormbringer4.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Is [[Obsidian (BM)|"Obsidianesque"]] a word?]]
Years later, Whirl was deployed with the other Wreckers to [[Varas Centralus]] to help [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s counter-insurgency team deal with the Decepticon [[infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] there, which had just activated Siege Mode. Partway into the battle, they were forced to pull out and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when news came through of the possible resurgence of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Arriving at their homeworld, the team saved the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a patrol of [[Centurion droid]]s, then joined Optimus Prime in attacking [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s secret base. Whirl and Roadbuster helped Jetfire from his imprisonment, but they were too late: Bludgeon had indeed recalled Thunderwing home. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Whirl joined Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in attacking the mindless [[Pretender]], but their weapons were disabled when he ionized the air around them, forcing them to back off. Fortunately, a team of Decepticons led by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] arrived to supplement the Autobot forces and the day was soon won. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

The Wreckers got a rematch with Thunderwing some time later when the denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] took control of him and stationed him on [[Corata-Vaz]] to guard one of the [[Nega-Core]]s required for their [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Whirl fought hard alongside his teammates {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and eventually the Wreckers were able to disable the Nega-Core when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] lost control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the Decepticons launched a devastating simultaneous attack against the Autobots across the galaxy—Whirl and several other Wreckers were captured by Decepticons under the command of [[Turmoil]]. [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] led an extraction team to rescue the Autobots from a Decepticon cruiser, and they were ultimately saved thanks to the efforts the former Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:Whirl Sparkeaterweapon Interiors.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left|"What, ''this''? It's uhm...just his new [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] armor! Yeah, that's it."]]
Around three years later, when putting together a squad to liberate [[Garrus-9]] from the clutches of the deranged Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Springer ruled Whirl out of the mission on account of his recently becoming something of a liability. {{storylink|Bullets}} The mission to Garrus-9 left Springer in a comatose state, and Whirl and Roadbuster were assigned the task of watching over him and tending to his needs until he awoke. Convinced that this was never going to happen, Whirl attempted to euthanize his leader with Roadbuster's [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater weapon]], but was caught in the act by Roadbuster and ejected from the Wreckers by the power of "the veto"—the ability of a Wrecker to have another member of the unit removed at any time. {{storylink|Interiors}} He wound up in prison for his actions, but was released and given a "final warning" by Ultra Magnus to stay out of trouble. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

After the war was ended and Cybertron was returned to a primordial state, Whirl and [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] were tasked with policing a mob of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] that had recently returned to Cybertron. They came upon Optimus Prime being harassed by [[Tappet|one of the mob]], and promptly began bullying the smaller neutral. Optimus Prime had to pointedly lower Whirl's gun and asked to be filled in on current events. Later, the mob revolted and dragged Whirl to the ground during the ensuing riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Whirl Sweeps Liars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Dear God...they're no longer mint in box!]]
Frustrated with the NAILs and having been kicked out of the Wreckers, Whirl acquired a disturbing method of stress relief: gathering up several leftover [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] carcasses, pinning them to a wall inside a shabby structure out in Cybertron's wastelands, and apparently mutilating them. Eventually deciding that he'd had his fun, Whirl doused the ruins with fuel and bid a very creepy thank you and farewell to the remains, planning to burn it all—quite possibly, himself included. Interrupted by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], who had misidentified the Sweeps' energy readings as those of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Whirl immediately attacked him and set the place ablaze to cover his tracks. Their battle carried them to the [[Mitteous Plateau]], where they were discovered by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], prompting Whirl to try and pin all the blame on Cyclonus before killing him so he couldn't contradict his story. Before he could, however, a huge subterranean explosion triggered by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] erupted beneath Whirl, heavily damaging him and knocking him offline. Figuring that Whirl was too dangerous to leave lying around, Ratchet had him brought along with Tailgate aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as it left Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:HangersOn Whirl Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left|110px|Expressions, glorious expressions!]]
Whirl awoke in the medibay of the ''Lost Light'', his first instinct being to reach out and throttle the nearest person to him, which turned out to be [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Brought to his senses with the warning that he'd go back to prison if he didn't behave, Whirl left to skulk around the hallways, where he was found by Ultra Magnus and brought him into a meeting between [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and Cyclonus. Advised to make his peace with Cyclonus, Whirl continued to dodge all responsibility for starting the fight but nonetheless offered him a hand of "forgiveness", only to have Cyclonus respond by drawing him into a ''hug''... followed by a whispered threat that he would kill him at some point and the Autobot would never see it coming.

Later, Rodimus addressed the crew to update them on the situation. When he asked if there were any important questions, Whirl made a point to speak up and state that he was embarrassed to be among this group and that they at least needed a decent name. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was reported to be loose on board the ''Lost Light'', the crew were ordered to pair off and lock themselves into habitation suites until the creature was dealt with. Being a jerk, Whirl locked himself in without waiting for his temporary roommate [[Animus]] and ignored the other Autobot's pleas to enter, resulting in his being killed by the Sparkeater. Whirl attacked the creature, but his missiles were intercepted by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]] to prevent the catastrophic detonation of the sparks the monster was digesting inside it. Whirl was nonplussed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

During a therapy session with Rung, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s extra-sensitive ears overheard Whirl having a "blazing row" with...himself. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Whirl later attempted to cheer up and advise a despondent Trailbreaker on changing his image. His advice consisted of telling Trailbreaker to change his name, always talk big of himself, and then suggested he get [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] to build him a new weapon. After one of Brainstorm's inventions malfunctioned the entire crew of the ''Lost Light'', save the newly rechristened Trail''cutter'', were temporarily frozen in place when a [[Titan Hunter|group of Decepticons]] inconveniently boarded the ship. Whirl was in the middle of watching a furious Rodimus chew Rewind out on the bridge when he was frozen, and Trailcutter was forced to use his inert body as a shield against gunfire, stealing the guns mounted on Whirl's chest to return fire. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:Whirl Interiors yes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Whirl: '''1'''. {{-}} Hostage situation: '''-2'''.]]
Not long thereafter, Whirl was having a session with Rung when recent crew addition [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had an acute psychotic episode and went on a rampage through the ship, holing up in Rung's office and immobilizing Whirl by stabbing him to the floor with a pipe. Unfazed, Whirl taunted Maximus, trying to bait him into killing him, but Maximus only grew more curious about Whirl's mental state and reputation, and threatened Rung in order to force Whirl into telling his life story. The story provided Rewind and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] enough time to position themselves outside Rung's office and distract Maximus with a projection of his tormentor, Overlord. Whirl used the distraction to tear the pipe out of his gut, unpinning himself from the floor. When a shot intended to take Maximus out went wild and hit Rung in the head instead, Whirl took the opportunity to stab the distraught Max with the pipe, ending the hostage situation after three-plus hours. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:Whirl graffiti MTMTEAnnual2012.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|left|"Yeah well, I'll gonna go build my own spaceship! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the spaceship!"]]
Whirl joined Rodimus, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in being shrunk down and sent to deal with a swarm of [[Nanocon]]s that had been revived within Ultra Magnus's body, where he showed some difficulty with his "no guns" orders. After Magnus smiled them to death, Whirl managed to leave some graffiti inside Ultra Magnus, a fact that he would proudly inform First Aid of during Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony.

Later, Whirl was among the Autobots that were teleported to the surface of [[Theophany]] by representatives of the [[Galactic Council]]. After the group found [[Crystal City]] in ruins, Whirl openly mocked Drift's despair at seeing the desolation and was decked by the former Decepticon for his irreverence. The group ventured into the ruins and soon discovered an inert [[Titan (group)|Titan]], which had once been used to power the city. An abortive attempt by Chromedome to hack into the giant's [[brain module]] accidentally woke the Titan, causing it to fire an eye-blast that hit the Council's ship, ''[[The Benign Intervention]]''. Whirl was ordered to take a team to hold off the troops sent to take revenge on the Cybertronians, with Rodimus stressing to the trigger-happy bot that there should be ''no fatalities''. Whirl and the others successfully fended off their attackers until the Autobots were all teleported back to the ''Lost Light'' by the freed Titan, before the ship quantum-jumped to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:Mtmte-before-and-after-whirl-weaponup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|right]]
Whirl declined to attend Rewind's movie night when he learned the [[Proteus|subject matter]] of the film. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} He did, however, agree to aid in Rewind's attempt to expedite Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Rewind brought together a group who each took turns telling their parts in a story of past events from before the war. When Whirl's turn began, he became quite agitated when Ratchet brought up the tender subject of Whirl's encounter with Megatron in Rodion. He settled down and told the others of Orion Pax's visit to Garrus-1 and what they had discussed. When Whirl mentioned that Impactor was his cellmate for a while, Rewind became excited and posited that Impactor had earmarked Whirl then and there for the Wreckers. Whirl shot down that suggestion and admitted that he just got badly beaten-up and he and Impactor met again years later under different circumstances. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Everyone took a break from storytelling, giving Swerve an opportunity to leave and bring back some booze. Whirl wouldn't let him back into the room without uttering the password—''"Whirl is a million billion times tougher than Cyclonus"''. He later had fun positioning Rung's eyebrows to make the still-unresponsive psychiatrist look cross. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

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When Rodimus led a mission to [[Temptoria]] to fight Decepticons, Whirl was only too happy to volunteer. Aboard the ''[[Leading Light]]'', he had Rewind record him limbering up, and joined in with some impromptu battle chants with the other Autobots. As they fought Decepticons, his attempt to bond with Cyclonus was rebuffed rather bluntly. He subsequently faked a door malfunction, trapping Cyclonus and Rewind with an exploding bomb. He apparently at least had the courtesy to take Rewind back to the ''Leading Light'', and when it turned out he had a compatible [[spark]], allowed First Aid to use him to jumpstart Rewind, earning him Chromedome's gratitude. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Whirl tagged along with Swerve's group when the crew of the ''Lost Light'' was granted leave on the planet [[Hedonia]]. He was granted a new human-based [[holomatter]] avatar, which he seemed to approve of based solely on the fact that it carried weapons. When the group found a Transformer-friendly bar, Whirl got Ultra Magnus black-out drunk after slipping him a drink containing weapons-grade [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], much to everyone's chagrin. While waiting for Magnus to regain consciousness, the group played "the nemesis game", each sharing their own personal arch-enemies. Whirl named Killmaster as his, and proceeded to describe the graphic nature of how he ended their rivalry before being cut off by Rung. When Magnus began to stir, the group left Swerve to deal with him and took a trip to a nearby gift shop. Whirl opted to remain outside and continually bang his head against a display case—something he felt relieved pressure on his brain. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}{{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

[[File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|right|thumb|Because {{w|Carl Grimes|one trigger-happy kid with a missing eye}} wasn't bad enough.]]
Sometime later, the group encountered a group of [[Ammonite]]s—a mechanical race similar to Transformers who were entangled in a long and bitter war with their hated foes, the [[Terradore]]s. Whirl and Skids engaged in a bit of a "my war is bigger than yours" contest with them, with the Ammonites outclassing them in most categories. When [[Imperius Drax]], the leader of the Terradores unexpectedly entered the same bar as them, Whirl took it upon himself to show the Ammonites a thing or two about war. He walked up to chat with Drax, things escalated, and then Whirl simply killed the guy, which resulted in the war escalating again. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Ultra Magnus was still out cold when they returned to check on him, so Whirl hatched a plan to get him back in time for pick-up. He ferried the others to the shuttle, then they projected their holomatter avatars back to the bar to drive Magnus's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] through an organics-only section. While forcing Magnus into vehicle mode proved difficult, they eventually managed it and drove him home. Whirl admitted to the others that, difficulties aside, he had a fun time. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Whirl was among those interviewed for Rewind's documentary, "Little Victories". A "Person You'd Like To Punch" theme night at [[Swerve's]] had an overwhelming majority of people who attended pick Whirl. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] allowed Whirl to vent some frustration and blow up a few asteroids in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path. They were interrupted by [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], who wanted to record a message to send back to Cybertron whenever Blaster managed to repair the subspace communications channel. Whirl and Blaster would be the last Autobots to see Pipes alive, as the hapless [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] was murdered by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] minutes later. Having escaped from his cell underneath the ''Lost Light'', Overlord was quickly discovered and dozens of Autobots threw themselves into battle with him. For Whirl's part, he only managed to be used as a club and smashed into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] during the fight. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} In the aftermath, Whirl attended the funeral of those who lost their lives fighting Overlord and engaged in some speculation with Swerve and Skids over what was in Brainstorm's ever-present briefcase. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Whirl Cyclonus HouseOfAmbus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
When a search for the abducted Ultra Magnus led the ''Lost Light'' to discover the long-missing [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus asked Whirl to be part of an advance landing party. Finding the "miracle moon" to be a hot spot seething with newborn [[spark]]s, Tailgate asked the others to define for him the difference between being "forged" and being "constructed cold". When Chromedome identified himself as someone who had been constructed cold, Whirl couldn't help but point out that he himself had been forged and "perfected" in a hot spot just like the one they were standing in. Shortly thereafter, the group was attacked by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, forcing Whirl and the others to flee from superior numbers. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Retreating didn't sit well with Whirl, and he invited Cyclonus to join him in a counterattack on their pursuers. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Their attack was successful only in that they didn't get captured along with the others. Whirl couldn't help himself in claiming that he had killed more Decepticons than Cyclonus during the battle. On smelling the enriched Nucleon of a nearby armory close to a jail suspended over a [[smelting pool]], Whirl was eager to organise a jailbreak to free Rodimus and the others.

In company with a far more cautious Cyclonus, Whirl found that he couldn't open the armory door due to his unwieldy claws and needed Cyclonus to help him. Occupied with the door mechanism, Cyclonus inquired of Whirl why he never had his empurata features "fixed". Whirl replied that he was messed up, that he had done and would continue to do bad things. While he remained angry about his mutilations, he was insulated against the voice of his conscience. If fixed he "really would be screwed". In the spirit of ''quid pro quo'' Whirl tried to ask Cyclonus about the gashes on his face, but the reply was lost when a stealthy [[Legislator]] stabbed Cyclonus through the midriff with his sword.

[[File:Whirl Cyclonus TheDividedSelf.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"You know what I keep thinking about, Cyclonus? You know the end of Butch Cassidy? Redford and Newman are almost out of ammunition, and the whole Bolivian army is out in front of this little hut?"{{-}} "Whirl, I'm going to make you pay for this."]]

Fortunately (or unfortunately) for Whirl, he fought Cyclonus's attacker off so that Cyclonus could remove the blade without too much injury. The pair then teamed up with other rescued prisoners, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the remaining survivors of the ill-fated [[Circle of Light]], just as an army of Legislators attacked en masse. Whirl asked Cyclonus to call off his previous death threats if they made it out of the fight alive as they rushed into battle wielding [[Great Sword]]s procured from the armory. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

In the middle of the battle Whirl noticed something very unusual about Cyclonus's Great Sword, it was, in Whirl's words, "frikkin nuclear-powered", glowing with light and cutting a swathe through the attacking Legislator army. Cyclonus had a surprisingly deep connection with his sword for a novice, as only Dai Atlas could manage a similar feat with his own sword. Dai Atlas suggested to Whirl that "your friend is clearly ''devout''". Whirl was more surprised by the use of the word "friend" than the rest of Atlas's explanation.

However much headway they were making, it wasn't fast enough for Cyclonus. Cyclonus's rather obtuse comment of being "needed elsewhere" made Whirl respond cattily that he was dragging their battle out for fun, that he would just finish up himself. Dai Atlas asked Cyclonus if Whirl was being sarcastic, and Cyclonus replied that he didn't believe that even Whirl knew. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Whirl and the surviving members of the Circle of Light continued to fight the Legislators, but they were eventually overwhelmed. Moments from being killed, Whirl was saved when Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] called all remaining Legislators to his position. In the battle's aftermath, Whirl and Cyclonus conferred on the edge of the smelting pool. A heavily damaged and unable-to-fly Whirl asked Cyclonus if he was still willing to let bygones be bygones in regards to their mutual death threats against one another. Despite briefly entertaining a fantasy of shoving Whirl into the smelting pool, a preoccupied Cyclonus agreed and departed.

Later aboard the ''Lost Light'', Whirl would reveal that Dai Atlas had commented on the unnatural strength of Cyclonus's spark—demonstrated while Cyclonus was wielding a Great Sword. Atlas had wondered if Cyclonus had the spark of a newborn with the intense energy he was producing. Relaying this information to Cyclonus, Whirl indirectly helped save Tailgate's life, as Cyclonus consequently used his excess spark energy to revitalize his dying roommate. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

[[File:Whirl fightfightfight BlackMetal.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
The ''Lost Light'' received a distress call from Orion Pax and headed to [[Gorlam Prime]]. They rescued the ''[[Skyroller]]'' from the collapsing planet's gravity well and welcomed Orion and his crew aboard. Whirl derived amusement from [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]'s outright hostility toward Cyclonus. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Later, when Orion and Rodimus were looking for volunteers to journey into the [[Dead Universe]], Hardhead took another verbal potshot at Cyclonus. Whirl was gleeful at first, but then disappointed when they didn't come to blows. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was by guided by to an unknown planet, the Autobots found themselves underwater and attacked by thousands of Ammonites. Whirl was among those who boarded the [[Rodpod]] to launch a counterattack. Eventually, the Autobots found the inert [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] hiding on the ocean floor. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

The Rodpod entered Metroplex's empty eye socket and made its way to the [[Brain module|brain]], where the group discovered it missing. The Autobots disembarked and after journeying around in Metroplex's head for a brief time, they ended up right back where they started at the Rodpod. Whirl took his frustration out on the garish vehicle, but it was soon discovered to be booby-trapped by an Ammonite. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} The Rodpod exploded, but the Autobots were shielded from the blast by a wall that had suddenly sprung up within the chamber. Ratchet worryingly noticed that Whirl had gone missing in the chaos. Whirl quickly returned, however, having captured the Ammonite that blew up the Rodpod. After some strong-arming, the Ammonite revealed that they had been ordered by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to sabotage the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s efforts to return to Cybertron. Before the Autobots could discuss these revelations further, they were confronted by [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:FinisTemporis DeaderThanADuobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Whirl, paragon of sensitivity.]]
After a brief introduction, the two [[Female Transformer|female]] Autobots offered to lead the others to Metroplex's brain. Another horde of Ammonites appeared, and Ultra Magnus ordered the others to follow Nautica and Chromia. Whirl opted to stay behind and fight the Ammonites with a few others, noting that he was in his element in battle. Eventually, the Autobots were able to connect Metroplex to the ''Lost Light'', which he used as a makeshift life support system. He quantum-jumped back to Cybertron, bringing the ''Lost Light'' with him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Unfortunately, this didn't solve the problem of the Ammonite infestation, and Whirl's group was still fighting for their lives within Metroplex as the giant Autobot squared off with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. The Ammonites kept combining into larger and larger forms, prompting Whirl to admit that even he was tired of fighting with them. Thankfully, through the efforts of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and Megatron, Metroplex was given a sudden boost of power, which reactivated his internal defenses. This immediately eliminated any Ammonite invaders, with Whirl charmingly referring to them as being "deader than a [[Duobot]]". {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:Whirl Arcee DCFinale.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Arcee knows that when things aren't [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] fault, they're almost certainly Whirl's.]]
After the Necrotitan was felled, Whirl, putting aside past enmities he may have for the Decepticons, sang along to a tune alongside several of them in Swerve's bar, including [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The moment of levity was cut short, however, by the arrival of a 70 ''billion''-strong Ammonite army. Whirl was once again thrust into Ammonite-murdering duty. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Whirl joked around with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] about accidentally causing the re-escalation amongst the Ammonites' war, and made a little remark about his role in the start of their own war. When the Ammonites all spontaneously exploded, Whirl called foul on the whole thing for ruining his fun. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Whirl Megatron MTMTE28.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|''HUEVOS RANCHEROS!!!'']]
Whirl attended Megatron's trial, standing next to Arcee. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

Six months after that, Whirl was still on board the ''Lost Light'', only this time due to a series of events, the captain (or rather, co-captain) of the ship was, in fact, Megatron. Whirl began collaborating with [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] to bait Megatron into attacking an Autobot so that they would have an excuse to have him re-imprisoned. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Whirl first messed up Megatron's door with graffiti, and then attacked him with a crossbow before making a physical assaulted. Whirl claimed that he was tired of waiting for Megatron to make his first move, and had instead taken the initiative. However, the fight offered a shocking revelation from Megatron: the only reason Whirl had survived for so long was because Megatron had ensured it by giving an order for the Decepticons never to kill Whirl as a kind of 'gratitude' for teaching him that words were not enough—informing the ex-Wrecker that he was not as good a fighter as he, or other Autobots, believed. The enraged Whirl attempted to punch a hole in Megatron's torso, only to lose his arm through a wormhole within the ex-Decepticon. Megatron then used his revelation as leverage to get the humiliated Whirl to clean up the graffiti and left him in the engine rooms. Whirl later reported to his co-conspirators with a communicator that his attempt to bait Megatron into attacking him had failed. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Whirl and his co-conspirators began planning to manipulate an Autobot into being assaulted or killed by the ex-con; once that happened, Autobot security would either arrest or kill Megatron. Getaway decided Tailgate would be the perfect patsy. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

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Later on, suspected to be behind the theft of Ultra Magnus's desk tidy (which was more likely caused by the ship disappearing piece by piece), Whirl was confined to his quarters. As 'protest' for this, Whirl watched off-world cinema at Swerve's using his holomatter avatar. While braiding his hair, Whirl revealed that he was a fan of Jean-Luc Godard's works. During the subsequent alarm as portions of the ''Lost Light'' began to disappear, Whirl's holomatter disappeared. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Whether he made it to a lifepod or not, Whirl presumably disappeared along with the rest of the original crew of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Eventually, the remaining crew found the ruins of a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', which had been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The on-course ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Whirl had his arms torn off before having his head blown off by [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

Whirl was part of Rodimus' intrepid band of heroes chosen to chase down the rogue Brainstorm and gleefully raided Brainstorm's experimental weaponry. When asked by Magnus on why Rodimus would bring Whirl on such a high risk mission, Rodimus answered it was because Whirl would be eager to take a bullet for Orion Pax. The group travelled back to the [[Alyon]] [[hot spot]] where Whirl bluffed to the past Orion Pax that he was on day release from prison. When the larger group regrouped to compare notes, they realized that Sentinel wasn't trying to snuff out the Sparks but was experimenting on them with Whirl putting forth the idea that the [[Elite Guard]] had assumed Orion's group was trying to steal the Sparks. After the Sparks had been shielded by Trailbreaker's forcefield, Whirl joined Cyclonus in attacking the hovering weapons platform. When that mess was sorted, the group continued to follow Brainstorm but Whirl (unlike everyone else) expressed no grief that they had not prevented Trailbreaker's death. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

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Travelling further back to [[Rodion]], Whirl exchanged (rather terrible) banter with Rodimus as they overlooked the police station. After Brainstorm had escaped Cyclonus, the group followed him back a year and split up. Whirl went with Chromedome and Rewind back to the police station and interrupted their tense, romantic conversation to show off his past self's arrest of [[Crossbar]] giddily realizing this was the day Megatron would be arrested. His good mood was ruined when the [[Heavies]] arrived. Utterly trashing them, Whirl was only stopped by Chromedome as the Heavies had to live to ensure future (past?) events happened as they had. Hammer had heard everything about the future and proceeded to taunt Whirl that they had mutilated him at the order of the [[Functionist Council]]. In rage, Whirl turned the [[Sparkeater Gun]] on the third chap who'd come with them declaring him guilty by association. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[File:PredestinationAnExpertsGuide WhirlSavesMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The group then arrived at [[Con Facility 113]] and though Rodimus and Rung had talked down Brainstorm, Rewind killed the unborn Megatron convinced the galaxy would be a better place without him as the myriad of aliens would survive despite the Functionists remaining in power. Whirl respectfully disagreed as he felt countless aliens (they were organics anyway) dying was a price worth paying if it meant Megatron would kill the Functionists and thus inserted a [[Point One Percenter]] Spark that Brainstorm had swiped from [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] into Megatron's body, securing the timeline. Upon returning to the ''Lost Light'', Whirl joined the crew in movie night for ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'' but found it inferior to {{w|Alphaville (film)|''Alphaville''}}. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

At some point, he scrawled "WHIRL WUZ HERE" on a chair in Swerve's. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He was present at Rodimus's first real announcement of progress. He went to Thunderclash's pre-wake, did some crazy dancing, and returned to the ''Lost Light'' with most of the crew. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle WhirlOffersAdvice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|"Today on Doctor Whirl, I listen to a stupid idiot with dumb problems. Love should be tough, and I'm the toughest there is."]]
Later on, Cyclonus went to Whirl's room to ask for advice on Tailgate and Getaway. Whirl was astonished and amused that Cyclonus would ever ask him for advice on such a personal matter, and pointed out that saving Tailgate's life and caring about him did not make him Cyclonus' property. He also pointed out that Cyclonus hadn't really shown Tailgate he cared, while Getaway did so. Just as Cyclonus was about to leave, Whirl asked why he came to him. Cyclonus replied that he believed Whirl would tell him the truth, because Whirl didn't care about what he (or anybody) thought. Troubled, Whirl summoned Getaway and [[Atomizer]], with whom he was working to bring belated justice to Megatron. Whirl was having second thoughts about their plan to bring about Megatron's downfall if it resulted in Tailgate's murder. Getaway shot him in the head with a nudge gun, wiping Whirl's memories of the plan. Just before he passed out, Whirl projected his avatar outside Cyclonus' staring-window. Cyclonus rushed to Whirl's room to find out what was going on, only to find Whirl possessed no memory of their earlier conversation, and all of his digital clocks had been set to 1:13 - Megatron's room number. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

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Later, Brainstorm's contrivance engine was due to be activated, and despite only having 15 minutes to get to their B.E.D.s, Whirl, Swerve, and Nautica loitered to get drunk off sub-space filtered engex. They then heard a knock at the bar door. Whirl answered and found a new [[protoform]] in an engex box. Since they couldn't afford to risk the extra spark being detected by Maulers, the group decided to send it back to Luna 1. After various escapades, Whirl was left 'holding the baby'. Worse, when he decided the only remaining option to protect the crew was to flush it out the airlock, he discovered it had imprinted on him, adopting claws and a singular optic. Whirl gave in to his remaining threads of compassion and soft-terminated his own spark to hide the protoform with him in his B.E.D. He later woke up in the med-bay, with Velocity telling him he was lucky to be alive. Oh, and that it wasn't a protoform he was incubating—it was an infestation of [[Scraplet]]s, manipulating him so that they could survive to kill again. But Whirl wasn't upset... he was ''proud'' of the little pests. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Whirl invited Megatron to the regular Movie Night. Don't worry, he hadn't mellowed out, he was being a dick: the film was a war documentary and watching it would make Megatron unhappy. When Megatron was late, they passed the time by starting without him. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Soon after, Whirl was part of a group that observed the second launch of the ''Lost Light'' via a magic window unaware that he and the others were being observed by a repentant [[Getaway]] from further in the future. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

As revenge for turning his back on the mutiny, Whirl was tricked into boarding the [[Rodpod]] to be turned over to the [[Galactic Council]] on [[Necroworld]]. When the group arrived they were attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and barricaded themselves in the [[Mortilus|Necrobot's]] "fortress" with Whirl glaring at Getaway when they made contact with him. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds WhirlNoFuneral.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

No sooner had Whirl voiced his protest at simply sitting inside and dying did the attackers back off, promising to return at sunset. When the group split to explore the fortress, Nightbeat had come through by discovering a teleport chamber. Nautica, Velocity and Swerve however had discovered a chamber full of stasis pods containing organic lifeforms, lifeforms Whirl was eager to abandon. But after Megatron had made a rousing speech about understanding and companionship, Whirl decided to stay behind. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Thinking death was imminent, Rewind recorded final messages from each of the group to be broadcast into space, although they weren't received by anyone until three weeks later. For his part, Whirl wanted no funeral. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

As sunset approached and a forcefield had been set up, Whirl and Cyclonus finished the turrets and discussed relationships. But when Whirl tried to fire on the baddies however, it turned out the forcefield worked in both directions preventing the turrets from being used. When nightfall arrived, Whirl joined everyone for a group hug. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} The single most important group hug ever as Tailgate's strong grip had given Velocity the idea to temporarily boost everyone to [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] levels via traumatizing someone. That someone was Skids and after his Spark unleashed a burst of energy, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} the new superpowered Autobots charged out to meet their fates. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

But when Skids died, the upgrade went with him and the group was surrounded to be saved by Megatron now having donned a [[fusion cannon]] and irritably told the crew to fall back while he confronted [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} Whirl went off to explore the fortress and found his severed arm that had been lost to Megatron's internal space bridge portal months ago, which Ravage recognized as an indicator that Megatron had figured out how to safely mine [[antimatter]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

After Megatron defeated the Decepticon Justice Division, Brainstorm rebuilt the teleport chamber and Rodimus took a group to go back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Rodimus placed Cyclonus in charge of those left behind on Necroworld, and when Whirl asked why he wasn't chosen, Rodimus responded that he wouldn't trust Whirl to be "in charge of his own feet." Whirl took this jab in stride, admitting that he respected people who mouthed off to him. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

[[File:AWorldMisplaced WhirlVKillmaster.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Called down to find a closed, ''massive'', stasis pod and utterly bored, Whirl released the 'bot inside and found it was Killmaster, his old nemesis. The Decepticon immediately went on a rampage ("what a pro") and the two rivals once again engaged in combat... combat that Whirl admitted he needed help with, telling Swerve he'd never won before and screaming for him to get Tailgate. Help arrived in the form of a badly wounded Cyclonus, much to Whirl's dismay. Ten and Swerve got zapped by Killmaster's teleporting wand {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} before Cyclonus was able to lop his arm off and Whirl used the wand on ''Killmaster''. Before they went to Brainstorm to get Swerve and Ten teleported back, Whirl probed Cyclonus's cover story about his wounds and learned Tailgate had been fitting in his sleep. Cyclonus refused Whirl's advice about telling Tailgate the truth before it killed him, so Whirl—refusing Cyclonus' advice to drop it—crept into Tailgate's room to tell him "a story". {{storylink|Dissolution_Part_4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} After telling Tailgate the truth behind Cyclonus' wounds, he accompanied the minibot back to the main room and discussed Killmaster's inventions, with Whirl commenting that the only thing Killmaster loved more than teleportation weaponry was being a master of killing. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} He was present to greet the returning crew when [[Necroworld]] returned to its own universe. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} At some point, Whirl and Ultra Magnus watched Springer's final message before the Wreckers' leader entered the [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} When Rodimus revealed his [[Skip|back-up plan to return to Cybertron]], Whirl asked if they could leave Swerve behind. Once the team was ready to take off, Whirl stopped Cyclonus from mutilating himself, following his and Tailgate's "breakup", and sat next to him for support. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

[[File:Sardines WhirlcomfortsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Aboard Skip, Whirl kept to himself, lying down while taking up as much space as possible. When an outraged howl of despair sounded from the captain's quarters, Whirl recognized it as Cyclonus and deduced the cause. After Cyclonus had accidentally raked Rewind with his sword, Chromedome socked Cyclonus in the jaw before Whirl broke up the fighting. When Whirl asked Cyclonus about Tailgate, Cyclonus promptly broke down in the ex-Wrecker's arms. Soon enough, the mass displacement began wearing off only for [[Ten]] to speak up and tell everyone to listen to him.{{storylink|Sardines}} What no one knew was that Ten had been possessed by the [[Omega Guardian]]s and who guided the group to the original [[Mederi]] in the year [[2018]] via the [[Warren]]. When the group arrived, they were forced to bail out, supercompressed space ravaging their bodies. Crash landing on Mederi, the moon fixed them up and presented itself as the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] based on Cyclonus' desire to reunite with Tailgate. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

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Ever the grump, Whirl found little to love about heaven, only socking Ratchet for bringing them here due to his condition. With Rodimus moping about, Whirl rallied him into action by asking "What Would Megatron Do?", which rallied their leader enough for him to demand an audience with "[[Primus]]" giving Whirl the joy of watching Rodimus be struck by a bolt of divine lightning. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} As more and more "ghosts" began to appear, Whirl was approached by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] who claimed to have solved the mystery of Rung's alternate mode. Before Nightbeat could utter this revelation, he "ascended", the method of the act rousing Whirl's suspicions. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} With everyone else lined up to "ascend", Whirl called Ultra Magnus to inform him of his trepidations. Magnus's group soon discovered where they were causing the Afterspark to glitch and fade away leaving Whirl with the task of telling Cyclonus that Tailgate was but a facsimile. As the two lovers said they goodbyes however, it turned out Tailgate really was himself. The happy moment was then ruined by Team Rodimus reuniting with the mutineers, now mutated into ravenous [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:Lustrare WhirlRedScraplets.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Daddy's little monsters.]]
Once reinforcements had arrived, Whirl was part of the group that boarded the ''Lost Light'', being quickly caught in a red [[scraplet]] trap. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Though [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] managed to initially deter the predators, they soon regrouped and lunged at Whirl... for his Luna 1 scraplets had been thrown into the mix. With his tamed beasts, Whirl went to back up Rodimus, having his boys devour [[Getaway]]. The moment was again ruined when a massive tear in the [[Warren]] appeared above the moon. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

While Whirl quarantined the scarplets in the medbay, everyone else boarded the ''Lost Light'' as they prepared to escape. When the ship launched however, it proved unable to match the rift's gravity being dragged through to the [[Benzene Cluster]], now populated by five multi-coloured copies of ancient Cybertron. As they touched down on one, the group came under attack from the [[Black Block Consortia]], now reduced to a puppet state controlled by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. The being invited them all aboard his [[Worldsweeper]] where the group bore witness to the five Cybertrons being used to drill a hole between universes. From the other universe came a fleet, with a duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' flying point, who's captain called and revealed himself to be [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Following Megatron through was the [[Functionist Universe]]'s version of Cybertron, now transformed into a robot mode cast in the likeness of Primus. Though Megatron tried to free the group, the Architect sealed the hull breach before everyone could escape. Part of the group left behind, Whirl confronted the Architect, who was dressed like [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and claimed to be Adaptus. Though everyone doubted this claim, the Architect verified it by revealing the other members of the [[Guiding Hand]] namely that the Necrobot had been [[Mortilus]], Tyrest was [[Solomus]], and that the Magnificence was [[Epistemus]]. Though Whirl presumed Functionist Cybertron to be Primus, Adaptus laughed off the notion... because Rung was Primus! {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:LL 24 Even Team Whirl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.60|"This is the bravest soldier I've seen since my mirror got grease on it. I hereby order that in Whirl's honour, he be melted down and made into a statue of himself."]]

Despite Whirl's open disbelief of such a claim, Rung soon proved it to be the truth, demonstrating his self-healing abilities and revealing the truth of the [[God War]]. As the group conversed however, they failed to notice that Solomus had also regained his ancient memories which drove him to attack Adaptus. Though Adaptus proved a better fighter, Solomus was able to fell his brother, causing both to explode into inert sentio metallico (which Whirl decided was ''exactly'' how he wanted to go out). With no resistance, Rodimus teleported to the ''Lost Light'' and freed everyone, bringing them all aboard for a brainstorming session. Though Whirl was eager for Rung to unleash his divine might on the false Primus, Rung had no divine might to unleash. Soon enough however, the group came to the conclusion of having Rung create twelve duplicates of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use their power to overload [[Vector Sigma]] via the [[hot spot]]s, thereby erasing the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Sent to [[Mesmerica]] with Ultra Magnus, Whirl functioned as his bodyguard until Magnus was caught unawares by a [[Functionary]] and knocked out his armor and into stasis. When Whirl landed to seize the Matrix, he was struck by an RPG blast and grievously wounded but, thanks to Rodimus's inspirational speech, found enough strength to open the Matrix. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

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New Cybertron, as it came to be known, was soon visited by Prowl who decided to decommission the ''Lost Light'' so its quantum engines could be used to double the planet's energon reserves but allowed the crew the luxury of a victory lap, which Whirl found boring. Before jumping back home, however, the crew decided to recreate the quantum explosion that marked the beginning of their voyage in the hopes that they could once again duplicate themselves, so that their adventures would never end. Although the crew of the ''Lost Light'' would never truly know if their experiment worked, the ''Lost Light'' crew ''did'' successfully pull the stunt off; their duplicates ''did'' materialize in an alternate universe, eager to continue their adventures.

In the primary universe, Whirl proved unable to adapt to peacetime life, and served eighty-four sentences at a dozen prisons, including [[Garrus-10]]. When Ratchet passed away, Whirl was serving another prison sentence at G-10 but, on account of being low-risk, received permission to attend the funeral and left a vial of [[innermost energon]] for his old friend. As part of Ratchet's will, Whirl was gifted the late medic's hands. As he was leaving, Cyclonus approached Whirl and offered him the opporutnity to live with him and Tailgate in [[Tetrahex]] once he'd been released. Whirl responded to this act of kindness with a great big hug and had Ratchet's hands returned to Drift. Though touched by the gesture, Whirl had finally come to understand that he wasn't broken and didn't need fixing. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Whirl.jpg|100px|thumb|left]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who wasn't letting ''anyone'' in the base, not even Megatron. In thanks, Megatron hosted a party in the base, which Whirl attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|right|"Daddy needs to express some rage"]]

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}}}}

===''Legends'' comic===
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Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were built in the [[Legends World]] by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], inspired by designs from a {{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|certain '80s giant robot anime}}, to aid him in his plans to return the world to how it was in the '80s. In spite of Tankor's design intentions, however, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] recognized them as Autobots from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], an origin story that confused the pair. Setting out to take humans hostage to further their cause, Whirl then encountered an [[Whirl's friend|innocent little girl]] and had a change of heart about his role in life. Placing the girl in his chest canopy, he decided to fight for her sake as a hero of justice and turned on Roadbuster, only to later get admonished by the girl for being too violent. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} [[File:LG05 comic Whirl.jpg|thumb|left]] Entrusted with Tankor's '80s Transformation Beam, Roadbuster then started turning everyone present into various '80s forms, though the weapon didn't affect Whirl since he was already from the 80s. When Tankor's resolve was broken by a speech from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Whirl took the chance to air-drop the rat onto the villains like a bomb, defeating Roadbuster. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Waspinator later taught [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about Whirl and Roadbuster during his ''Transformers'' lesson, again explaining that they first appeared in a British comic. The concept of British Transformers had Megatron thinking of the pair as English stereotypes, imagining Whirl as a gentleman in a top hat and monocle, and he confused himself thinking about how Whirl could enjoy a cup of tea without a mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} On [[Christmas]], Whirl and his little girl friend watched charitable Roadbuster and Tankor give away 80s toys. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

Running into Roadbuster again while spending time with the girl, Whirl took his new friend hostage to prevent Roadbuster from attacking, shocking his former partner with the decidedly un-heroic act. The girl was upset and took control of Whirl from the inside, forcing him to heroically pick up garbage instead. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#Whirl Versus Roadbuster!|Whirl Versus Roadbuster!}} For some undisclosed reason, Whirl eventually returned to Tankor and Roadbuster's side and the three went back to terrorizing the population, but it all came to an end when a dimensionally-displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] defeated Tankor for good. Whirl and Roadbuster were left lost and confused about what to without their leader, so Jetfire invited them back to his [[G1 World|home dimension]], reasoning they would fit in better there. The pair accepted his offer and traveled through a [[solitarium]] portal to the year [[2004]] of his universe, where they joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

Upon meeting the [[Jumpstarter]]s, Whirl and Roadbuster introduced themselves as "Wreckers", something Waspinator had identified them as. Overhearing this, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought it was a great team name and founded the Wreckers as a new Autobot unit, recruiting the duo into it. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] then charged the team with cleaning up around [[Mount St. Hilary]], something Whirl took well to since he had previous experience. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} At one point he and Roadbuster explained their origins to the Jumpstarters, who would later create Legends World to begin with in order to ensure their comrades would be born. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} In the year [[2021]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] recalled Whirl and Roadbuster's origins when he and his soldiers were reduced to heads and needed new bodies built. Using residual radiation acquired from the two Wreckers, Fortress located the Legends World and traveled there in search of the expertise used to build them. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As Wreckers, Whirl and Roadbuster fought under Springer for many years. In the late [[2030]]s, they noticed their leader was starting to get fat, and Whirl accidentally hurt him by bluntly commenting that his neglect for his appearance was the reason his relationship with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] had failed. Springer then sought to become his old macho self again, so Whirl and Roadbuster suggested he go to the Legends Universe and have their creator, Tankor (now [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), build him a cool new body. They two came with him for a chance to revisit their old home, where Whirl was reunited with his friend and let her sit inside him again. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} They then returned to the G1 World where they pushed Springer into asking Arcee out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Legends World was under attack by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Whirl and Roadbuster volunteered to return and defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} On arrival, they were pinned down by Windblade's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], leaving [[Twin Twist]] to take her on. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Whirl was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Whirl was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Whirl was involved in a chaotic kerfuffle. What outcome the battle yielded is unclear. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWhirl.jpg|thumb|right|400px| Adorably crazy.]]
Whirl participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores.
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==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1Whirl toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Shockwave's younger brother? Only in the wild world of [[Fan fiction|fanfic]]s.]]
*'''Whirl''' (Deluxe Vehicle, [[1985]])
**''Accessories'': "Null-Ray Module", "[[Paralyzo box]]", "Photon Beam Rifle", "Shell Cannon"

:Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell {{w|AH-1 Cobra}}. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like "Shell Cannon" and a four-tube "Photon Beam Rifle". Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line. Whirl was originally the "Oberon Gazette" from the ''Armored Trooper Dorvack'' toyline, although the toy's dark and light blues were inverted for the ''Transformers'' release.

:In [[robot mode]], Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A "[[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Module" cannon can be fitted over either pincer, while his "Paralyzo-Box" weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg.

:There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage" outlines on the edges.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-deluxe-vehicles-whirl/602/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Whirl at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm More information on Whirl at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:ClassicsWhirl toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eye tellin' you?]]
*'''Autobot Whirl''' (Legends Class, [[2007]])
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Whirl transforms into a blue Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. A ''heavily'' simplified version of the [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Voyager Class Evac toy]], his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher which is carried onto his robot mode, and he is also armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but does not spin freely.

:In terms of articulation, he has ball-jointed hips and knees and can rotate his arms, although the arms can otherwise barely move beyond pointing straight down due to his ball-jointed shoulders being blocked by plastic.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsWhirl/whirl.htm More information on ''Classics'' Whirl at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Whirl generations voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not as super-unvincible as people were hoping.]]
*'''Autobot Whirl''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Null-Ray Module, Paralyzo box, Shell Cannon, Photon Beam Rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Whirl is heavily styled after his Generation 1 toy, but sports a more curved head and reverse knee "chicken legs" which evoke (but do not match) his appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He also has a third, Gerwalk-esque mode known as a "Heloped". Just as with his original toy, he has a pair of mechanical pincers which a weapon similar to his "Null-Ray Module" cannon can be fitted over. All four of his weapons can attach via c-clips to various sculpted rods.

:Unmentioned in the instruction sheet is that his shoulder-struts can collapse into his torso for a more pleasing robot mode. Also, in robot mode, you can rotate the shoulder-struts so that the thin tabs on top face down to allow for greater shoulder poseability. When his antenna is angled 90 degrees, his monocular light piping gimmick is activated. It's also likely that the knee transformations are swapped between robot and heloped mode in the instructions, so that the robot mode has the digitigrade legs and the heloped mode has the "gerwalk"-style backwards knees, and this hypothesis is supported by the [[:File:RID26 subcvr.jpg|packaging art]]. A smaller detail of note is that Whirl's neck is on an extra hinged panel that allows the head to be raised up a few millimeters from where it normally sits.

:Some copies have been known to come with bent rotor blades, as well as to suffer from extremely tight upper knee joints, in extreme cases causing the whole knee to snap in half rather than move.

:Whirl comes with a sticker sheet, with one sticker referencing [[Wild Bill|CW-4 William S. Hardy]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Cloud|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenWhirl/whirl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Whirl at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/whirl/ Additional information at YoJoe.com]''

===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Whirl''' ([[November 29]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LG05'''
**''Accessories'': Null-Ray Module, Paralyzo box, Shell Cannon, Photon Beam Rifle

:''Legends'' Whirl is a redeco of ''Generations'' Voyager Class Whirl featuring a lighter blue closer to his original toy and additional paint detail on his canopy and shoulders but dropping the black off his nape and the red stripe pattern on his rotor blades. Some of his black plastic (on his toes and head) is replaced with blue. The antenna mounted on his head when angled 45 degrees lower towards the front deactivates his monocular light piping feature. He does not have a sticker sheet, though two of his Autobot symbols and a single canopy detailing are now tampographed. He now comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 5]] mini-comic.
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==Merchandise==
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DBattleCard Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soi soi soi soi]]
*'''Whirl''' (2007)

:A 30-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Whirl "transforms" into a blue helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Vortex]].
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5AutobotWhirl.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Whirl//Aerial Assault''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
*Poor Whirl never got a printed ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' bio. One was written though, and finally revealed to the fans on [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2011.
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Whirl is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet (in order to better emulate his appearance in the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets the Eye'' comics]]) and the Vortex rotor/harness assembly... and a yellow brick on the front of the harness, likely a sloped 1x1 brick to be the "cockpit".
*Inexplicably, the ''Cloud'' [[#Cloud|incarnation of Whirl]] is a minor "virtual redeco" of [[Whirl (FOC)#Toys|''Fall of Cybertron'' Whirl]] despite the ''Cloud'' comics directly repurposing other ''Fall of Cybertron'' designs with no color changes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Whirl''' (ホワール ''Howāru'')
*''French:'' '''Tourbillon''' (Canada, "Whirlwind")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuàn Rèn''' (China, 旋刃, "Turning Blades")

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