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[[File:Tf mag 01 2007.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|''"GIVE ME YOUR POCKET MONEY."'']]

'''''Transformers''''' was an ongoing monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom by [[Titan Magazines|Titan Magazines (later Titan Comics)]], running from summer 2007 to winter 2014.

Initially tying into the [[live-action film series]], it featured a mix of original comic strips, reprinted [[IDW Publishing]] strips, and regular features and competitions, with over fifty pages a month. The title was rebranded as '''''Transformers Universe''''' from issues #22-25, during which time it also included original ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' strips, left over from the comic's short-lived [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|''Transformers Animated'' sister title]].

After issue #25, the comic was rebranded as '''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' and relaunched with a second volume to tie-in with the new movie. The subtitle was dropped with issue #8, which also saw the IDW reprints come to a conclusion, and the length of the magazine drop to 32 pages; not long after, with issue #10, the comic strip was reduced in length to only eight pages. The focus on the live-action movie continuity continued, however, with the second volume running to 21 issues before being relaunched for a third volume, renamed '''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'''''. This volume only ran four for issues, and was followed by a fourth volume, titled '''''Transformers: Prime'''''. After twenty issues, the series was rebranded one last time, for a fifth and final volume, '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''', which concluded after five issues. Despite its extremely chaotic nature, it was the longest running UK Transformers comic since [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s, with 75 issues over the span of seven years.

Content was not the only ever-changing aspect of the comic: The cover stock, the cover's ''size'', and the price all proved to be fluid, launching at £2.99, falling to £2.50 after the comic's size was reduced, occasionally rising to £2.70 or £2.75 when the magazine would feature larger-than-the-comic glossy card covers, before increasing to a ''shocking'' £3.99 from the last few months of 2010, concluding with a £4.99 final issue.

Titan has produced three digest-sized collections of the UK strips under the title ''[[Transformers Adventures]]''. IDW reprinted the first eight issues' worth of strips in the United States in late 2008 as a four-issue miniseries, under the title ''[[Transformers: Saga of the Allspark]]'', as a tie-in to ''The Reign of Starscream''.
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{{chapters|title=''Transformers'' issues:|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">v1:</div>
*[[Transformers Comic issue 1|#1]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2|#2]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 3|#3]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4|#4]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5|#5]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 6|#6]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 7|#7]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 8|#8]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 9|#9]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 10|#10]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 11|#11]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 12|#12]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 13|#13]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 14|#14]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 15|#15]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 16|#16]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 17|#17]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 18|#18]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 19|#19]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 20|#20]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 21|#21]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 22|#22]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 23|#23]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 24|#24]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 25|#25]]
<br/><div class="list-header">v2:</div>
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|#2]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.4|#4]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.5|#5]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.8|#8]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.9|#9]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.10|#10]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|#11]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.12|#12]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.13|#13]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.14|#14]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.15|#15]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.16|#16]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.17|#17]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.18|#18]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.19|#19]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.20|#20]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 2.21|#21]]
<br/><div class="list-header">v3:</div>
*[[Transformers Comic issue 3.1|#1]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 3.2|#2]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 3.3|#3]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 3.4|#4]]
<br/><div class="list-header">v4:</div>
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.1|#1]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.2|#2]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.3|#3]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.4|#4]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.5|#5]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.6|#6]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.7|#7]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.8|#8]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.9|#9]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.10|#10]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.11|#11]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.12|#12]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.13|#13]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.14|#14]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.15|#15]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.16|#16]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.17|#17]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.18|#18]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.19|#19]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 4.20|#20]]
<br/><div class="list-header">v5:</div>
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5.1|#1]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5.2|#2]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5.3|#3]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5.4|#4]]
*[[Transformers Comic issue 5.5|#5]]
}}

==Development==
Titan picked up the rights to a Transformers comic in 2005 after [[Panini]], publishers of [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|the short-lived UK ''Armada'' comic]], allowed it to lapse. Titan sat on it, reasoning "bugger ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', let's wait for the upcoming film and make £££££s!". Work began on it in October 2006, though all information on the film was top secret ''even for Titan'' until IDW's movie comics began.

According to Steve White, Transformers was seen as "the big one", the title that would get Titan Magazines the attention and kudos of the UK comic industry.<ref name="fractalmatter">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090215042925/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=671 Steve White interview] (archive copy)</ref> It seemed to succeed, selling enough to get ''original cover art'' after #6, quite a feat in the UK licensed comic market.

==Comic strip==
{{main|Titan Magazines movie timeline}}
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|"Har har! Looks like the Dreadwinds are gonna be DEAD tired, EH READERS?"]]

Opening each issue is an original comic strip: 10 pages before #13 (Vol.1), 11 pages before #10 (Vol.2), and eight pages from then on, with two 15 page special events. The bulk of these were written by [[Simon Furman]] (who departed in 2011) and [[Robin Etherington]] (joining in 2010), with four ''Primes'', by [[Chris Cooper]], and illustrated by a mix of artists. A number of artists had been seen on other Transformers comics—[[Geoff Senior]], [[Nick Roche]], [[Staz]] and [[Guido Guidi]].

The Titan strips were tied in to the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|IDW movie prequel]], which was being reprinted in #1-13, but apart from that they've ignored IDW's movieverse comics and vice versa. It's also notable that while IDW's artists will generally try to redesign characters to resemble the movie's designs, Titan's artists have generally drawn the toy characters looking like their toys. This means a number of characters, like [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], [[:File:Titan2 Ransacktransforms.jpg|can look]] completely [[:File:RansackROTFNefarious.jpg|different]] depending on which company's comic you're reading.

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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Prequels and sequels====

{{quote|I suppose you'll just have to read the comic, which you could consider a historical document.|Starscream, #21's Star Screams}}

[[File:Movie Devastator TitanIssue2.jpg|right|thumb|I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE AND I BRING YOU...]]

Issues #1–6 were set before ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and were based on specific characters, filling in details of the war and characters (like [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]]) who were not given much development in the film. The first two strips, starring [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], tied in to the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|IDW prequel comic]] in the same way [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]'s stories tied in to the Marvel U.S. series. At the end of #2, four of the characters had been scattered across the galaxy and #3–6 focused on their solo adventures on alien worlds. They also featured characters from the toyline, such as [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], in secondary-character roles.

Issues #7–8 were set immediately after the [[Mission City]] battle in the film, dealing with leftover plot elements like [[Scorponok (Movie)|the whereabouts of Scorponok]]. Time and later film drafts have not been kind to these two strips: Scorponok stubbornly deciding to not be dead in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and poor #7 had the Transformers' final battle being in [[Los Angeles]].

====Alternate universe====
[[File:TwilightsLastGleaming1.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Bloody foreigners, coming over here, taking our jobs...]]
For issues #9–13, the strip featured an alternate reality story, "Twilight's Last Gleaming", where the [[Decepticon]]s had captured the [[AllSpark]]. Rather than just being a 5-part divergence, this alternate reality rolled on into the second year of the title and lasted until #25, the end of the first series. This was intended to allow Titan to do pretty much whatever they wanted with the cast and universe without having to worry about the plot of the second film.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/script-wrap-%e2%80%94-uk/ SCRIPT (W)RAP — UK] on Simon Furman's blog</ref>

[[Titan Magazines movie timeline#Alternate timeline|The alternate reality]] boasted a sizeable cast, covering both characters from the film and ones who only had toy [[bio]]s like [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]. It opened with [[Sam Witwicky]] already dead, Optimus Prime missing in action (later found to be offline), Autobot reinforcements gathering on the moon, and the Decepticons [[Eco-structuring|cyberforming]] the Earth. The resolution had Megatron dead (with Starscream usurping command) and the AllSpark destroyed.

In this second year, the Autobots had to handle the ''aftermath'' of an Earth-shattering story, something that had not been done before. Story-lines included the Decepticons deliberately preventing America from rebuilding, Jazz being reborn as an amoral villain, a second group of Decepticons under [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], and [[Transformers Comic issue 18|then]] a [[Unicron|very big twist]]. The central plot-line first involved Earth's slow, destructive demise from the aborted cyberforming of Twilight's Last Gleaming, before being replaced with the formation of a [[Decepticon Heartland]] and Starscream's manipulation of [[Theodore Allen|the American government]].

The alternate universe ended with a three-part story called "Revolution" that pitted the Autobots and Stockade's Decepticons against an all-out conquest attempt by Starscream. It tied up ''most'' of the loose ends; the few left dangling may be because the story arc ended an issue earlier than planned.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/script-wrap-%e2%80%94-uk/ SCRIPT (W)RAP — UK]: "certainly we’ll be staying in the Twilight’s Last Gleaming continuity at least until issue #26, which as far as I’ve got stories mapped out."</ref> The last shot of the alternate universe was [[Mikaela Banes]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] driving off into the sunset, awwww!

A few nods have been made to it since. In 2014, [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] would have their exclusive [[Circuit (Movie)|Circuit toy]] come from this timeline and in 2015, [[Ask Vector Prime]] sketched out what [[the Fallen]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (and no-fiction almost-toys like [[Blue Maximus]]) did here. Furman advised [[Jim Sorenson]] on these entries.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/jim-sorenson/its-over-finished/10156510541980290 Ask Vector Prime 23rd Feb 2016 - "It's Over, FINISHED!"]: "With a little guidance from Simon Furman, we were able to detail the future of forgotten splinter timelines like Rhythms of Darkness and Twilight's Last Gleaming."</ref> Across 2015 and 2016, the Allspark website began uploading scans of this storyline under the TF Pulp header (see Links below).
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====Artist "consistency"====
[[File:Titan22 Arcee.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi, I'm Arcee!]]
Titan's first volume became infamous for inconsistency in the movie strip art. For reasons unknown, instead of using one or two artists it used ''hordes'' of them (plus a few inkers and colourists) in #1-25, none ever doing more than one issue in a row. Different artists had different styles and, not to put too fine a point on it, different ideas of how many of the Movie design's fiddly bits they want to draw.

Then there were other issues like:

*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] started out looking just like her toy, but by her second strip her head was being altered to resemble [[Elita One|Generation 1 Elita One]] (either to differentiate her from Arcee or as deliberate homage). How ''much'' her head resembles Elita One differs depending on artist... and in #14 and #16, she has the toy's head again!
[[File:Titan13 Arcee.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Hi, I'm Arcee!]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] constantly alternates between being drawn like her movie design or like her Scout-class toy (only not blue).
*Andrew Wildman drew Ratchet looking like the white, face-plated Cybertronian Ratchet in [[Movie Prequel issue 1|''Movie Prequel'' #1]], which was reprinted in Wildman's issue. Unfortunately, in the issue immediately before, Nick Roche had drawn Ratchet looking ''exactly like'' his movie self!
*Colouring is fluid for many characters and sometimes entirely wrong: [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] has been green and [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|white-and-blue]], Starscream has been both grey and bronze (and once had a huge fanged mouth), Thundercracker has been blue and black...
*Poor [[Theodore Allen]] changes hair, age, and build in seemingly every appearance.
*The Decepticon Heartland base changes from a squat bunker with guns to a tall phallic tower, then into a ''different'' bunker, then into a bunker/tower combo thingy.

This issue was solved in Vol.2, which used a single artist in [[Jon Davis-Hunt]].
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===''Animated''===
[[File:Lugnut robobutt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|(You ''need'' a caption for this?)]]
{{quote|...quite possibly the greatest animated TV series ever in the history of mechanoid lifeforms!|A very excited editor, [[Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's contents page]]}}
Issue #17 featured a 6 page ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' story written by Furman, written to promote the spin-off. Unsurprisingly, it featured [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]].

When [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|the spin-off]] buggered off into cancellation, ''Transformers'' began printing the leftover strips from #23 to #25. The first and third were done as "pull-out" comics. By the second, it had began to diverge from the Season 2 continuity... which will never be followed up. Doh!
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Prequels====
{{bigquote|We've got the lowdown on this dude they call the F—|The Twins|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune]]"}}
[[File:Titan2-1 Mudflap.jpg|thumb|"[[Don Murphy]]'s stating an opinion! LEG IT!"]]
With the reboot, the comic returned to prequel strips, this time for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Furman announced that the focus would be on [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and their interactions with the new movie cast.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/it-begins-again/ IT BEGINS AGAIN…] on Simon Furman's blog</ref> This lasted for the first eight issues, with the first six following a specific formula: The twins' plotline had them run into a number of newly introduced characters, with a specific goodie and baddie being crucial to this part of the plot. Unlike the first run of prequels, there was no IDW prequel being reprinted and thus no attempt to tie into it.

A Decepticon army was being gathered on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Starscream, albeit a Starscream secretly backed by [[the Fallen]]. Skids and Mudflap, accidentally discovering the Decepticon plans, fled to Earth to warn the other Autobots. The menacing [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] was dispatched to silence them, but failed. The twins waited to warn Optimus and tried to adjust to life on Earth with [[NEST]] (and NEST tried to adjust to life with ''them''!), while the Decepticons under [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] began searching on Earth for ''[[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|something]]'', simultaneously trying to ensure the twins never talked.

The Decepticons finally achieved this by framing the twins as traitors. At the same time, with the Fallen incapacitated, Soundwave and Starscream were doing their own thing more often, causing a clash with Ransack that they were determined to end ''permanently''. After the twins spent a few days as fugitives, Soundwave went to them and offered them a position in the Decepticons, their first mission being to bring Ransack in. The twins accepted...or so Skids wanted him to think, using that as a way to capture one of the Decepticons to show their credentials to the Autobots. That done, the twins took the fight to the enemy, bringing about the destruction of the Decepticons' Mars base and much of their [[purple generic drones|drones]].

Ransack fled to talk to the Fallen, with Soundwave desperately pursuing, while the twins were officially part of the Autobots' Earth team. After this, they decided not to bring up the Fallen again and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|just let what would happen, happen]].

====Sequels====
[[File:Titan rotf deadend.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Even the characters wish Transformers comics were still weekly!]]
From #9, the comic began doing post-movie strips. ''New'' young, untrained Autobots became the POV characters, starting with [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] and soon taking in new toys like [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]] who underwent training, with the remaining Decepticons believed to be a mop-up operation. This assumption went ''horribly wrong'' when [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] broke free of NEST's jail and took a bunch of other prisoners with him as his own splinter faction. This conflict would harm human-Autobot relations, forcing the creation of a covert strike team, before it finally came to a head when the Autobots were cornered in a fatal ambush...

...which ''sounds'' epic and exciting, but the six issues between Bludgeon's escape and the final clash would only focus directly ''on'' Bludgeon's machinations twice. [[Robin Etherington]], who'd previously written half of the ''Animated'' strips, returned in #10 and contributed a run of three scripts during the Bludgeon saga, only [[Transformers Comic issue 2.16|one of which]] dealt with that ongoing plot. (An upside is that he used [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] as characters, neither of whom had been touched by Furman) Furman's first post-Bludgeon script (#14) didn't feature the character, and #19 was a one-shot [[Christmas]] story that interrupted the forward progression of #18; insult to injury, Jolt and his mates ceased to appear after #14. Injury to further injury, the comic went bimonthly after the eighteenth issue and that left only two issues to wrap everything up, leaving lots ''un''wrapped (the human relations plot quietly died) and having Megatron turn up to beat up Bludgeon in the middle of a massive Decepticon ambush on the Autobots.

[[File:NightBee4Xmas bumblebee vs deadend.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0|You'll want a Dead End toy after Vol.2, is what we're saying.]]

It's not all doom-and-gloom though, as several characters like [[Blazemaster]] and [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] got meaty roles, the ROTF Bludgeon gets to be far more dangerous and effective as a villain than he managed in other mediums, and Jolt actually ''had stories and dialogue''.

Some of the issues may have run out of their originally intended order: we know for a fact that [[Transformers Comic issue 2.13|"Inside Out!"]] was meant to appear in #14 instead of #13,<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/updates/ Furman's blog]: "Just turned in issue #14′s script for Transformers UK, featuring ROTF Bludgeon (who’s also in the current issue [#9], now on sale), and set in South Africa at the time of the World Cup. Talk about synergy."</ref> and the story that did appear in #14 resembles one of the preceding Jolt-and-rookies stories. The Christmas issue has Dead End tracking Bumblebee, something that happened at the end of #21.

===''Dark of the Moon''===
The comic re-branded itself for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' on June 2011, and kicked things off with an eight page prequel strip, "[[Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole]]", by Etherington: Starscream going to excessively dangerous lengths to prevent the Autobots from finding the lost [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. While this initially seemed like this would be the only prequel before the film came out - there's even a caption saying the story continues in the film - the remaining three issues would all be prequel tales. "[[Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil]]" would stand out as it gave a reason for [[Robert Epps]] to depart NEST.

Unlike the previous volumes, Titan rebooted itself after a mere four issues.
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===''Transformers: Prime''===
[[File:Titan4.5 Silas kick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Oooch!--]]
From October 2011, the comic was reworked for the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' franchise]]. Etherington continued as the sole writer, with another round of musical chairs for the art. The stories took on a lighter tone in comparison to the TV series.

The first few issues were done-in-one eight page stories that stood apart from the strips; "[[Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!]]" in #5 changed things by explicitly mentioning the episode "[[Crisscross]]".

After the tenth issue, the magazine went quarter-yearly until #16 when it went back to bimonthly, though roughly as #17 was a month later, and #20 a month earlier.

The volume got axed at #20, making way for a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' rebrand.

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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AcceptNoSubstitute prime vs stinger.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|--NOT COOL, Titan.]]
The magazine went monthly again and, once again, the strip ran movie prequels. The first issue told a bridging story between ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Age of Extinction'', with [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] appearing in the immediate aftermath of Chicago, and then carried on with yet more prequels.

Strangely, prequels before the film that had been out for months ''didn't'' bounce sales much! The comic went the way of Dead End's lunches after #5.

==In fiction==
Titan Magazines were warned of reprisals if they continued to peddle Autobot propaganda {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|#7's Star Screams}}, but would not heed them... so, in 2008, Starscream seized control. Most of the staff were captured, starved, and forced at lash point to keeep working; the only relief were visits to conventions. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}} Soon they would be locked in cages. Months of this soon left Den Patrick and Steve White broken, mentally and physically. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|#19's Star Screams}} However, secret [[Maximal]] agent Fur-Man remained on the loose. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

After Starscream's nervous breakdown, before new occupier Barricade could consolidate his group, the Autobots launched a strike. While there's a power-sharing agreement over the letter page, the Autobots seem to run the rest of the comic and were responsible for hiring [[Jon Davis-Hunt]] for an extended run. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}} However, Ironhide threatened Furman to alter the ending of his alternate universe stories... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|#12's Law and Disorder}}

The comic was once again seized when [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] took aim at the staff and told them he was doing the letters now. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|#1's Lockdow's Letterbox}}

==Regular features==
*'''Autobot vs Decepticon Smackdown''' — last seen in #5 (as "Human VS Decepticon Smackdown"), this pitted two characters against each other and gave a list of their strengths and weaknesses. The outcome of the fight was left up to the reader to decide. This feature saw a return in #20 as '''Beast Wars Battlefield''', pitting [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] against a real Tyrannosaurus.
*'''Top Gear''' — this section provided competitions to win Transformers merchandise, as well as [[To sell toys|telling readers about awesome new stuff it'd be cool to have]].
*'''Character Profiles''' — an in-depth description of an individual character's personality, history, abilities and weaknesses. Originally these were taken from ''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]'', but from #8 (Bonecrusher) the movie-based ones have been new creations. As of issue 14, the profiles have included ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters, adapted from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''. When volume 2 started, it took the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe]]'' profiles as its base but expanded on them (unsurprising as Furman wrote both!).
[[File:Star Screams logo.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|You love it, you slags!]]
*'''Letters page''' — Letters and fan-art from readers, with a prize for the Star Letter. Originally called ''Mech Mail'', readers were invited to write in and say which Transformer they'd like to answer the mail (a [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|traditional]] gimmick)—[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] got the nod, and from #7 the column was called '''Star Screams'''. The tone was very over-the-top, with "Starscream" threatening death to readers who like the Autobots, slagging off the other characters, and so forth. Following the reboot, the strip was renamed '''Law and Disorder''', and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] got the gig. Barricade picks up where Starscream picked off, while Ironhide is a nicer letters host; they argue and insult each other, similar to [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Hi-Test]] in [[:File:185LETTERScomp.JPEG|''Dread Tidings'']]. This has been followed in every subsequent rebrand: in ''Dark of the Moon'' changeover, it was '''Mega-Mouth''' with letters being answered by an extremely bad-tempered [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]; in ''Prime'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] took over from his movie incarnation, while Sideswipe was replaced with [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]; and ''Age of Extinction'' has Lockdown and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. In practice, the last three columns have read pretty much the same.
*'''Artobots''' — a special section for readers' fan-art.
*'''[[Posters]]''' — a pull-out poster in the centre pages, sometimes double-sided. Generally it's a poster version of the front cover, though #7, #18 and #19 featured the art of what ''would'' have been a cover but were scrapped/altered at the last minute. Vol.2 has started to use covers from ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' as posters.
*'''How To Draw...''' — This feature instructs small children how to draw the incredibly fiddly and complicated movie-verse Transformers. "If you found this one a bit difficult to draw... well, it's all part of Megatron's evil plans!" It's also shown how to draw sequential art and cover images. It's noted to not ''actually'' work as a how-to-draw and is generally unworkable.
*'''Colouring pages''', usually under the name '''The Purple and the Red'''.
*'''Puzzles'''. In Volume 2, these got a consistent name of '''More Than Meets The Eye'''.
*'''Bumblebee's Way-Past-Cool Reviews''' — Video game reviews. Which aren't written in Bumblebee's "voice". And aren't way past cool. Or even cool.
*'''Why [x] Like Being A:''' — irregular feature explaining all the cool features of a Transformer's alternate mode.
*'''Arcee's Soulmates''' — Starting in #20 and ended in #25; a small personal's column in ''Star Screams'', with Transformers (all of which are specific characters but go unnamed) putting a lonely-hearts ad out. I am not joking about this.
*'''Starscream's Stars''' — Starting in Volume 2, Starscream writes a horrorscope! (Instead of Scorpio, there's Scorponok, ho ho ho.)
[[File:Sideswipe's Armoury logo.JPG|right|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe's Armoury''' — Starting in Volume 2; a text feature explaining about military weapons.
*'''Bumblebee's Guide: The Solar System''' — Starting in Volume 2; "Bumblebee" gives minor facts about the solar system and its bodies, some of which are Transformers related.
*'''Megatron's Mind Maulers''' — Starting in Volume 2; pitiful humans, ''dare'' you attempt to answer the mighty Megatron's questions and puzzles?!
*'''Starscream's Stumpers''' — [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took over the puzzle page as of Volume 3. Volume 4 kept the name and turned it over to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].
*'''Episode Guide''' — Volume 4 also brought with it a regular feature covering an episode of ''Prime'' per issue. Of course, with only 13 issues a year and 26 episodes to a season, catching up is going to take a while.

==Fantastic Free Gift!==
[[File:freegiftscover.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh yeah, and Starscream's in here too.]]
It's a battle-scarred and ancient tactic, known well to British and Irish comic fans: a cheap item stuck to the cover, that is hopefully desirable enough to convince a child to buy the comic. It's been around for decades, but traditionally was placed on the early issues and then on the occasional later ones to cause a short-term sales boost. These days, due to the fragile state of the UK industry and demands by retailers, ''every damn issue'' has to have them—and they're often bulky, which leads to badly-shelved and bent comics in the newsagents—and Transformers is no exception.

Free gifts have included a target-shooting game, Autobot/Decepticon dog tags, a notebook and pen, stickers, a pinball game, sweatbands, and ''many'' [[FREE! Blaster!|toy guns]].

They are always large enough to take up a significant amount of space on the cover they are stuck to, necessitating some pretty ugly graphic layouts that cover the illustrations with text in order to leave a large blank space for the gift to be attached to so it won't obscure anything important. This can often make the covers look ''really freaking bad'' when you take the gift off; a quick perusal of the cover images on their relevant articles will make immediately apparent the frequent emptiness of the bottom left-hand corner in particular.

Issues #23-25 had a splashy ''two'' free gifts, both of the extras being ''Animated'' themed. You might think that this was Titan getting rid of gifts they'd had made for the cancelled ''Animated'' comic... and you'd be right, since the promised gift for #25 is the sacred Pencil Pod promised to us in Animated #4 but that never arrived! Vol.2's comics, from #4 to #7, would also use two free gifts, the second being nummy candy from Haribo. In #19, the ''Animated'' Pencil Pod turned up again!

According to editor [[Steve White]], coming up with free gifts is "a nightmare for our marketing department, who have no real experience on a more male-orientated older title and have to come up with ideas that don't just rely on some piece of cheap plastic... However, they're constrained as much by money—yes, we'd love to have a [[Mini-Con|Minicon]] on the first issue, but we have to get real."<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_white.php Steve White interview] on TransFans</ref>

Instead, it was reality who got Mini-Conned when the first issue of the magazine's third volume ''did'' came with a cover mounted [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure]]! Titan said on the magazine's Facebook page that "there will be more action figures" and Vol.5 did see surplus ''Prime'' toys being given away.

==Reprints==
[[File:IDW Megatron Magmatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transformers Mag is educational. It teaches small children that BW Megatron is ''badass''.]]

To fill out the pages while keeping costs down, the magazine reprinted comics published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]. The reprints in Vol.1 were cut into 5–8 pages segments (though one was once ''12'' pages out of necessity), deliberately shorter than the UK strip so it was clear which is the primary story.

The reprints in Volume 1 included:

*''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'': #1–13
*''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'': #1–13
*''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'': #14–25
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'': #14–25

[[File:Titan AHM cutandpaste.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Combiner!]]
The Diamond solicit for Volume 2 #1 said that it would reprint "the official movie prequel", though [[Transformers: Alliance|which]] [[Transformers: Defiance|one]] was not specified. Oddly, this was then ''not'' included, and instead we got:

*''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'': #1-8

The first issue promised ''All Hail'' would last until #12. Savvy readers wondered ''how'' this could work, as the reprints were cut into bits (except #1 and #8). Then, in #8, it was announced that ''All Hail'' was ending... and the issue reprinted random fragments from ''All Hail'' #6, #7, and #9 (the last having [[:File:Titan AHM cutandpaste.jpg|one edited page made out of three normal pages]]), ending with telling us to buy IDW's trades to see the full story. Presumably, this wasn't the original plan at all.

From #4, Titan gave titles to the ''All Hail Megatron'' reprints instead of "Part X".

After ''All Hail'' finished its run, Titan dropped reprints entirely.
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==iPhone and PSP strips==
From February 2010, Titan started offering Transformers as a downloadable strip for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Sony PSP. It started off with a reprint of #1, Vol.1, which was absolutely free on iPhone! (On PSP, you have to pay for it)

You can only download the strips if you live in the UK or [[Ireland|Eire]]. Sorry, Americans!

Zinio offered a digital subscription to the comic and back issues dating back to mid-2011, however this was discontinued as of the end of 2012.

==Audience==
{{quote|Younger readers? Pah, all they do is write in to fawn over that brightly coloured dishwasher, Bumblebee, or whine how Jazz dying in the 2007 film is 'unfair'.|Barricade, Vol.2 #1}}
[[File:Ultra Magnus Koji and friends.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Starscream called us worthless!! Yayyyy!"]]
The primary audience of ''Transformers'' is, of course, young children—as well as the features and editorial sections being written in juvenile tones (and the presence of free gifts), the letters page is full of kids sending in their praises, photos of their collections, suggestions for stories, and drawings of their own characters. Steve White has openly admitted it's a "junior" title, though they attempt not to talk down to the audience, citing this as a flaw in the short-lived Panini Armada title.

The youngest reader record was four and a half!

[[File:Movie2007 Maggieandnerds.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"''That's'' not how that background character's feet looked in the last issue! ''To the wiki!''"]]
There is, however, a sizeable minority of older fans and this is openly recognized in both interviews and in the comic itself. This generally does not affect the content, with the exception of a few references to older fiction in features and the letters page (Starscream certainly enjoyed referring to Generation 1!); one big exception was the competition in #7 for the ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman|Best of Simon Furman]]'' trade, with the question being: [[Death's Head (G1)|what robot bounty hunter Furman had made]]. Older fans have brought up continuity quibbles in Vol.2's letters page, which got a favourable response in #1 and a ruder one in #5. Of course, the biggest acknowledgement of older fans was the time [[Transformers Comic issue 2.7#Starscream.27s stars|Starscream said only losers edit Transformers wiki pa]]— wait, hang on...

Letters and photos have also shown a sizeable number of female readers of varying ages, which Starscream openly approved of.
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==Multi-continuity==
While the focus of the comic at the end was the movies, the title had been multi-continuity from the start; in #22 to #25, the logo was even altered to say "Transformers Universe".
[[File:Tf mag 23 Animated Pullout.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|''"CELTIC!"''<br>''"RANGERS!"'']]

Substantial references are made to the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1 franchise]]. #1 had a feature on the [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie and its DVD]], trades of IDW's comics are promoted and offered as competition prizes, and gets repeated nods in the letter's pages. A poster on [[The Many Faces of Optimus Prime]], running in both #17 and #1 of the Animated title, listed all the versions of Optimus Prime as well as [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]], [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunbow]], [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] and [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]]. A follow-up, The Many Faces of Megatron, was run in #2 of Animated and #19 of this title.

As of #14, it began reprinting the Generation 1 prequel story ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', while informing the young'uns that Generation 1 is a [[Ruined FOREVER|wildly different variation]] of the mythos they know and love; this was followed with ''All Hail Megatron'', "an awesome reimagining of Transformer history" apparently.

IDW's [[Beast Wars (comic)#IDW Publishing|''Beast Wars'' comics]] were the main reprint in Vol.1, being chosen by Steve White for marketing reasons as the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' DVD box-sets were being released at the same time as the film.<ref name="fractalmatter" /> The [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] itself had been repeated in full on a loop on Channel five in recent years, making it familiar to the target audience. Young readers in the letter's page have written in mentioning it (and #7 had a fan-art of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]), Beast Wars character profiles began in #14, and Starscream has alluded that Simon Furman as a [[Maximal]] in the form of "a strategically-shaved ape", especially his head! There have also been two competitions to win the UK ''Beast Machines'' DVD box-sets.

The 2008-9 [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Transformers Animated'' cartoon]] received a series of minor features from #10-12 to hype up the show airing on UK satellite TV. #13 saw a 12-page "Pull Out Special" that contained information, plugged merchandise, and hyped the then-upcoming Animated comic; this was repeated with further hype and a six-page strip in #17. After the cancellation of the Animated comic, the three leftover strips and features ran in this comic.

Starting from October 2011, it switched from being film-centred to featuring strips and content about ''Transformers Prime''. It switched back to the film series in summer 2014 with ''Age of Extinction''.
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==Sales==
Thanks to circulation figures printed in the comic's indicia and online sources, we know the comic's sales in the UK and Eire from 2007 to the end of 2008, as reported to the UK industry group [http://www.abc.org.uk ABC].

[[File:Titan16 jazzlittleauction.JPG|upright=1.34|thumb|Titan's CEO appeases the shareholders.]]
The comic's average net circulation in 2007 was over 45,000 (reported from #10). This basically means it was selling more than the [http://tfarchive.com/comics/idw/sales.php average IDW issue] ever had.

[http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/08/comic-cuts-british-comics-circulations.html The January to June 2008 sales] showed Transformers' average sales [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XsVALQtGIZM/SKcer_CIbqI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/vVbg7JzAS4A/s1600-h/Circulation+Charts+2008-01.jpg had dropped to 38,733].

The June to December 2008 average sales, by comparison, are reported by ABC to have [http://abcpdfcerts.abc.org.uk/pdf/certificates/15744762.pdf dropped to 24,617]. (''Arrrrg!'') Issue 14 was above the average, #18 and #19 below it. A global recession ''and'' being tied into last year's big film make for wobbly sales.

From #4 (Vol.2), for reasons unknown, Transformers is no longer registered with ABC<ref>[http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=20281 Product page] on ABC</ref> and the sales stopped appearing in the indicia. Sales in 2009 are thus unknown. The expectation was that sales bounced up again after the second movie, though at the moment there's no way to know. Worryingly, Diamond UK stopped carrying the title after #4 due to low orders.<ref>[http://tmukhub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=idwtf&action=display&thread=2712&page=6#60934 Titan Transformers v2] thread on the [[Transmasters UK]] forum</ref> Newsagents (where most of Titan's business lies), however, continued to stock the title.

From #9 (Vol.2), the reprints were scrapped, making the comic shorter; from #10 (Vol.2), the strip length was reduced to 8 pages.

Finally, with #18 the comic became ''bimonthly'', usually a sign of [[Void|bad things]]. This was a pretty worrying sign, but luckily in late December Titan stated that when the third film came out, the comic "will return to monthly, so you won't have to wait so long between issues."<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/TransformersComic Transformers Comic] on Facebook</ref> It then returned to long gaps, a whopping ''twelve weeks'' between issues, after 4.11 and until returning to bimonthly from 4.16 on and then back to monthly with the ''Age of Extinction'' rebrand.

The sales for #1 of the ''Saga of the Allspark'' reprint series sold 11,417 in the North American direct market;<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/community/showpost.php?p=622675&postcount=432 Comic sales discussion] (August 19, 2008) on TFArchive</ref> this had dropped to 8,939 by #4.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/community/showpost.php?p=634907&postcount=467 Comic sales discussion] (November 19, 2008) on TFArchive</ref>

[[File:TFcomic endnotice small cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Goodnight, sweet prince.]]
Finally, Vol.5 saw the title face the dread law of diminishing returns and it died. But subscribers got their subscription moved to ''[[wikipedia:Adventure Time|Adventure Time]]'' so it wasn't ''all'' bad!
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://titanmagazines.com/t/transformers/ Titan's Transformers Comic webpage]
*[http://www.facebook.com/Transformers-Comic/ Transformers Comic Facebook page]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090215042925/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=671 Steve White interview with Fractal Matter] (archive copy)
*[http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_white.php Steve White interview with TransFans.co.uk]
*[http://titanmagazines.com/pages/digital/ Titan's digital strips]
*[http://www.allspark.com/tag/twilights-last-gleaming/ Allspark.com scans of Twilight's Last Gleaming]

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Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2015-03-17T15:12:43Z

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The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic is a web comic first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags; though presented in a proper linear story format and with more installments than any Kre-O story in the west.

[[Hayato Sakamoto]] wrote and drew the first 11 chapters (plus an extra chapter found only in a [[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Kre-O Catalog]]) before leaving and letting [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] take over. Makoto wrote a further 8 chapters before the comic was grounded to a halt on May 2014. It is unknown if it is a continuing hiatus or if the series has genuinely stopped (although it can still be found on the website).

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, multiple characters particularly [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat designs, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
** Though under [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s direction the Transformer characters (particularly those exclusive to the comic) started receiving made-up parts too.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2015-03-14T21:48:15Z

Go(toby070)Bots: spelling correction

{{Nav-kreo}}
The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic is a web comic first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags; though presented in a proper linear story format and with more installments than any Kre-O story in the west.

[[Hayato Sakamoto]] wrote and drew the first 10 chapters (plus an extra chapter found only in a [[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Kre-O Catalog]]) before leaving and letting [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] take over. Makoto wrote a further 8 chapters before the comic was grounded to a halt on May 2014. It is unknown if it is a continuing hiatus or if the series has genuinely stopped (although it can still be found on the website).

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, multiple characters particularly [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat designs, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
** Though under [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s direction the Transformer characters (particularly those exclusive to the comic) started receiving made-up parts too.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2015-03-14T21:47:42Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

{{Nav-kreo}}
The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic is a web comic first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags; though presented in a proper linear story format and with more installments than any Kre-O story in the west.

[[Hayato Sakamoto]] wrote and drew the first 10 chapters (plus an extra chapter found only in a [[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Kre-O Catelog]]) before leaving and letting [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] take over. Makoto wrote a further 8 chapters before the comic was grounded to a halt on May 2014. It is unknown if it is a continuing hiatus or if the series has genuinely stopped (although it can still be found on the website).

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, multiple characters particularly [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat designs, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
** Though under [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s direction the Transformer characters (particularly those exclusive to the comic) started receiving made-up parts too.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2015-03-13T18:30:22Z

Go(toby070)Bots: Page update

{{Nav-kreo}}
The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic is a web comic first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags; though presented in a proper linear story format and with more installments than any Kre-O story in the west.

[[Hayato Sakamoto]] wrote and drew the first 10 chapters (plus an extra chapter found only in a [[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Kre-O Catelogue]]) before leaving and letting [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] take over. Makoto wrote a further 8 chapters before the comic was grounded to a halt on May 2014. It is unknown if it is a continuing hiatus or if the series has genuinely stopped (although it can still be found on the website).

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, multiple characters particularly [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat designs, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
** Though under [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s direction the Transformer characters (particularly those exclusive to the comic) started receiving made-up parts too.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Racer-Bot Road Rally

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'''Revved Racer-Bots wreck a rally.'''

==Synopsis==
The Racer-Bot twins, [[Racer-Bot ALPHA]] and [[Racer-Bot BETA]] zoom through the streets of [[Botropolis]], scattering Go-Bots as they go. Racer-Bot ALPHA activates his [[Go-Brillium]] power so he can pass his brother and win the informal race they're having. ALPHA suggests that they try the [[Interstellar Challenge Course]], which finishes at the [[Grand Canyon]] on [[Earth]]. With a cry of "Go Go Go-Brillium!", they streak up the side of a tower and into space. The tower promptly collapses.

In the [[Go-Pod]], the Go-Bot Protectors (bar the absent [[Beast-Bot]] who is off on a secret mission) are receiving the highest honor possible from the [[Botropolis High Council]] — the [[Go-Shield]]. No sooner is this done than the Protectors are contacted by [[Silver-Bot]] who informs them of the development of Go-Brillium and the fact that the two test subjects are on their way to Earth. As [[Beast-Bot]] is on a secret assignment for the High Council for the next month, [[Hauler-Bot]] is being sent to assist. [[Aero-Bot]] and [[Speed-Bot]] rendezvous with the newbie in the amusement park above the Go-Pod, and he uses his Go-Brillium supercharger to infuse them with power.

Meanwhile the Racer-Bot twins streak through the desert. Nearby, the [[Go News Network]] reports on the beginning of the [[Rattlesnake 500 Desert Road Rally]]. The twins use their Go-Brillium to get through a narrow pass and inadvertently pass through the middle of the rally, causing chaos. Fortunately the Protectors arrive, much to the delight of the race spectators. Speed-Bot attempts to cut off the twins, but they jump over him. He uses his Go-Brillium and leads the human racers along a new track to avoid catastrophe.

[[Strong-Bot]] spots the twins on a collision course with the stands, and warns Hauler-Bot, who uses his... bird-thing to lift the stand out of the way. The Racer-Bot twins catch up with the pack again, knocking one of the cars over a cliff. Aero-Bot uses his fist-thrusters to catch it. He follows this up by saving another car that the twins knock flying. The twins are headed for the finish line, which is on the other side of the Grand Canyon. They attempt to jump the canyon, but realise halfway across that they've exhausted their supply of Go-Brillium. As they plummet to Certain Doom, Aero-Bot and Hauler-Bot save them, only to administer a stern talking to. The two Racer-Bots cheerfully head back to Botropolis for more training.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Go-Bot]] Protectors|c1=
* [[Aero-Bot]] (3)
* [[Strong-Bot]] (4)
* [[Speed-Bot]] (5)
* [[Buzzer-Bot]] (6)

|h2=Other Go-Bots|c2=
* [[Racer-Bot ALPHA]] (1)
* [[Racer-Bot BETA]] (2)
* [[Silver-Bot]] (7)
* [[Hauler-Bot]] (8)

|c3=
* Go News Network reporter (9)
* Helicopter pilot (10)
* Race fans (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Great gas-guzzlers, what are those things?! They look like... like alien monster cars!"
:—The '''Go News Network reporter''' is confused by the appearance of the Racer-Bot twins.

==Notes==
* Despite having a stern telling off at the end, there is a sense that the Racer-Bot twins need a little more than just that;
** At the beginning they knock over a tower at Botropolis; goodness knows if there were any casualties from that.
** With the wide nature of the Rattlesnake 500 Desert Road Rally's route, they could have passed by conveniently without needing to endanger the lives of the racers.
** And they nearly run into a racing stand full of people ''without any attempt to stop''. [[Martin and Roland|Karma Houdinis]] indeed!
* The Go-Shields introduced in this episode are a little bit of toyline synergy, as the G-shaped symbols were a later addition to the toys.
** The same can be said with the introduction of Hauler-Bot, the Go-Brillium (aka translucent versions of the toys) and Aero-Bot's flying fists.
* As with "[[Reptron's Rampage]]", [[Kid-Bot]] and [[Gas-Bot]] are conspicuously absent. Not that we're complaining.
* Also like "Reptron's Rampage", this episode was never released on tape, and aired on TV in March/April of 2005, but only in the New York and Chicago areas.
* Because of this really limited release, when it was used as the opening "experiment" for 2006's [[MSTF]] presentation, it was likely the first time anyone in the audience who wasn't part of the writing crew had ever seen it or knew it existed.
===Animation and technical errors===
* After the Go-Bots are shown the demonstration of Go-Brillium, Speed-Bot's jaw is grey instead of white.
* Speed-Bot has the same alternate face model he sported in "Reptron's Rampage". He's occasionally drawn with his other face, for instance when he steps into the Go-Chutes, and when he transforms just after launch.
* The Racer fans in the stands are rather simple colored blobs that are devoid of detail and any form of movement, giving them the appearance of mannequins filling in empty audience seats.
* In a extreme case of they-just-didn't-care, as the camera moves from the stands to the fans at the refreshment tent, not only is the previously mentioned error extremely obvious, but the perspective/scale is incredibly wrong which thus makes the audience in the stands look small or the fans at the refreshment tent are giants.
* As Strong-Bot contacts Hauler-Bot, the two Racer-Bots can be seen on his monitor, but ALPHA is orange instead of blue.

===Continuity errors===
* Shortly after Aero-Bot saves the orange car, the Racer-Bot twins crash through a bunch of racers, including the orange car and several others that they passed a short time earlier.
* When he hauls up at the finish line, Speed-Bot is in his sportscar mode instead of the formula-1 mode he was using a moment earlier.

===Continuity notes===
* Silver-Bot was previously seen in "[[Typhoon Twister]]".
* What is Beast-Bot's secret mission anyway?

==External links==
* [http://www.gobotsarepurelove.com/story/downloads.shtml Go-Bots are Pure Love Fansite's "Reptron's Rampage / Racer-Bot Road Rally" download]

[[Category:Go-Bots episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Titan Books

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{{disambig3|Titan}}

In 2001, '''Titan Books''' acquired the rights to reprints of [[Marvel Comics]]' U.S. ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' run, publishing the <strike>complete</strike> near-complete American series in several volumes of trade paperbacks and hardcovers. They have also released much of the Marvel UK material. As they went for the license ''before'' [[Dreamwave Productions]] had hit big, they were able to get global licensing rights and the option to use Marvel characters without spending much! <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyBtqe67uk Moonbase 2 AA2010 interview], 7:50 - 9:04</ref>

Their sister company, [[Titan Comics]], formally published [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|a ''Transformers'' title]] primarily centered around the [[Live-action film series]]; up to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' where it got cancelled due to declining sales. Titan Magazines also published [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|tie-ins to the ''Animated'' show]] (which was short-lived at only 4 issues), as well as [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|the ''Transformers: Prime'' show ]] (at a sizeable run of 20 issues). Over the course of time, the comic has become notorious for it's chaotic nature.

==Titan collections==
===U.S. collections===
'''''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|Transformers: Beginnings]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #1–6 (UK #1–8, 22–25)

'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #7–12 (UK #26–28, 33–40)

'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #13–18 (UK #51–58, 66–69)

'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #19–24 (UK #70–73, 89–92, 94, 95, 105, 106)

'''''[[Transformers: Breakdown]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #25–30 (UK #107–112, 121–124, 126, 127)

'''''[[Transformers: Treason]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #31–32, #35–37 (UK #128, 129, 139–144, 154, 155);<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel US #33–34 — Color reprint of Marvel UK's "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]", not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story isn't among the collected UK material either. Bizarre.''

'''''[[Transformers: Trial by Fire]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' #1–4, Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #38–39 (UK #130–145, 156–159)

'''''[[Transformers: Maximum Force]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #40–42, #44–45 (UK #162, 163, 174–179, 190, 191);<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel U.S. #43 — Adaptation of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story was omitted from the ''[[Space Pirates!]]'' collection too, despite that storyline being written around this issue. Bizarre.''

'''''[[Transformers: Dark Star]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #46–50 (UK #192–197, 206–210)

'''''[[Transformers: Last Stand]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #51–55 (UK #211–220, 232–239)

''The titles listed after this point, written by Titan affiliate [[Simon Furman]], were the first Transformers collections printed.''

'''''[[Transformers: Primal Scream]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #56–62 (UK #240–254, 259–264)

'''''[[Transformers: Matrix Quest]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #63–68 (UK #282–305)

'''''[[Transformers: All Fall Down]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #69–74 (UK #306–318)

'''''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #75–80 (UK #319–332)

'''''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #1–6 (UK #3–5)<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #0 — Promotional issue taking place prior to #1, "[[Ghosts]]" was not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story was also re-printed as a backup story in ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #2. It is not collected elsewhere.''

'''''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #7–12

===UK collections===
====Color====
These compilations are shown in chronological order (based on the first issue, note that many include stories published years after the title arc), the order in which Titan published these is as follows:
''Target: 2006'', ''Fallen Angel'', ''Legacy of Unicron'', ''Space Pirates'', ''Time Wars'', ''City of Fear'', ''Dinobot Hunt'', ''Prey'', ''Second Generation''.

[[Image:TitanDH.jpg|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock CRUSH puny wooden building]]
'''''[[Transformers: Dinobot Hunt]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #45–50, #74–77, 1986 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-789-9
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanSG.jpg|150px|thumb|Fear the puffy arm of Defensor]]
'''''[[Transformers: Second Generation]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #59–65, #93, #145, #198, 1989 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-935-2
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanTarget2006tpb.jpg|150px|thumb|Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane]]
'''''[[Transformers: Target: 2006]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Story arc from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #78–88<br>
ISBN 1-84023-510-1
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanPrey.jpg|150px|thumb|Jesus Christ, it's a Lion!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Prey]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #96–100, #103–104, #135, #136, 1987 Annual, 1989 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-831-3
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanFA.jpg|150px|thumb|Bounty Hunters? We don't need their scum.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Angel]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #101–102, #113–120, 1987 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-511-X
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanLoU.jpg|150px|thumb|Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Legacy of Unicron]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #133–134, #137, #138, #146–153<br>
ISBN 1-84023-578-0
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanCoF.jpg|150px|thumb|We don't say the Z word.]]
'''''[[Transformers: City of Fear]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #132, #164–171, #188, #213–214<br>
ISBN 1-84023-671-X
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanSP.jpg|150px|thumb|Judge not, lest ye also shalt be judged]]
'''''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #160–161, #172–173, #180–187, 1987 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-619-1
{{-}}

[[Image:TitanTW.jpg|150px|thumb|In my time of dying]]
'''''[[Transformers: Time Wars]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #130–131, #189, #199–205<br>
ISBN 1-84023-647-7
{{-}}

====Black & white====
These compilations are listed in chronological order based on the first issue included, however the stories are bound by subject matter as opposed to sequential order.
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Fallen Star.jpg|150px|thumb|I warned you Shockwave. Now give me the remote!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Star]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #215–218, #243–244, #248, #268, #270 and #284–286<br>
*''Note:'' The inidicia printed in this collection mistakenly lists issue number contents as those collected in ''Way of the Warrior''.
ISBN 1-84576-060-3
{{-}}
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Way of the Warrior.jpg|150px|thumb|Damn straight I'm with Guy Gardner!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Way of the Warrior]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #219–222, #229, #237–239, #272–274, #282–283 and #249–250<br>
ISBN 1-84576-059-X
{{-}}
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Aspects of Evil.jpg|150px|thumb|Killing you softly. With my hand.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Aspects of Evil]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #223–227, #235–236, #240, #245–247 and #251–254<br>
ISBN 1-84576-055-7
{{-}}
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|150px|thumb|Me Action Master Grimlock say you overruled!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #228, #234, #261–267, #269, #271 and #278–281<br>
ISBN 1-84576-061-1
{{-}}
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Perchance to Dream.jpg|150px|thumb|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Perchance to Dream]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #230–233, #241–242, #255–260 and #287–289<br>
ISBN 1-84576-062-X

{{Note|These were the last UK stories to be solicited as Titan reprints. It was claimed that if they were successful they would finance future colour releases. Obviously this did not pan out. What is frustrating is that some stories (notably [[The Big Shutdown!]] and the [[Survivors]] saga), included within these volumes in black and white, had previously been reprinted within the original UK comics in colour.}}
{{-}}

==Non-Marvel collections==
'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 1)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #1–6<br>
ISBN 1845768361<br>
ISBN 978-1845768362<br>

'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 2)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #7-13<br>
ISBN 184576837X<br>
ISBN 978-1845768379<br>

'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 3)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #14-20<br>
ISBN 1848561989<br>
ISBN 978-1848561984<br>

==Uncollected material==
* ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' #1–4 — Marvel U.S.'s 1986 crossover. ''This story did not take place in the UK continuity.''
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' #1–4 — Marvel's character profiles.
* ''Transformers Universe'' (various) — Character profiles printed as backups throughout the Marvel U.S. run.
* "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]", "[[The Enemy Within!]]", "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]", "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]", "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]"/"[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]", "[[Christmas Breaker!]]", "[[Crisis of Command!]]", "[[To a Power Unknown!]]" and "[[Ancient Relics!]]". These weren't reprinted until much later, as part of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers Classics UK]] series.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://titanbooks.com/brands/transformers/ Titan Books: Transformers]

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Titan| *]]

Titan Books

2015-03-06T08:11:15Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

{{disambig3|Titan}}

In 2001, '''Titan Books''' acquired the rights to reprints of [[Marvel Comics]]' U.S. ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' run, publishing the <strike>complete</strike> near-complete American series in several volumes of trade paperbacks and hardcovers. They have also released much of the Marvel UK material. As they went for the license ''before'' [[Dreamwave Productions]] had hit big, they were able to get global licensing rights and the option to use Marvel characters without spending much! <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyBtqe67uk Moonbase 2 AA2010 interview], 7:50 - 9:04</ref>

Their sister company, [[Titan Comics]], formally published [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|a ''Transformers'' title]] primarily centered around the [[Live-action film series]] up to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' where it got cancelled due to declining sales. Titan Magazines also published [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|tie-ins to the ''Animated'' show]] (which was short-lived at only 4 issues), as well as [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|the ''Transformers: Prime'' show ]] (at a sizeable run of 20 issues). Over the course of time, the comic has become notorious for it's chaotic nature.

==Titan collections==
===U.S. collections===
'''''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|Transformers: Beginnings]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #1–6 (UK #1–8, 22–25)

'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #7–12 (UK #26–28, 33–40)

'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #13–18 (UK #51–58, 66–69)

'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #19–24 (UK #70–73, 89–92, 94, 95, 105, 106)

'''''[[Transformers: Breakdown]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #25–30 (UK #107–112, 121–124, 126, 127)

'''''[[Transformers: Treason]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #31–32, #35–37 (UK #128, 129, 139–144, 154, 155);<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel US #33–34 — Color reprint of Marvel UK's "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]", not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story isn't among the collected UK material either. Bizarre.''

'''''[[Transformers: Trial by Fire]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' #1–4, Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #38–39 (UK #130–145, 156–159)

'''''[[Transformers: Maximum Force]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #40–42, #44–45 (UK #162, 163, 174–179, 190, 191);<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel U.S. #43 — Adaptation of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story was omitted from the ''[[Space Pirates!]]'' collection too, despite that storyline being written around this issue. Bizarre.''

'''''[[Transformers: Dark Star]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #46–50 (UK #192–197, 206–210)

'''''[[Transformers: Last Stand]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #51–55 (UK #211–220, 232–239)

''The titles listed after this point, written by Titan affiliate [[Simon Furman]], were the first Transformers collections printed.''

'''''[[Transformers: Primal Scream]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #56–62 (UK #240–254, 259–264)

'''''[[Transformers: Matrix Quest]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #63–68 (UK #282–305)

'''''[[Transformers: All Fall Down]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #69–74 (UK #306–318)

'''''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers'' U.S. #75–80 (UK #319–332)

'''''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #1–6 (UK #3–5)<br>
'''Omits:''' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #0 — Promotional issue taking place prior to #1, "[[Ghosts]]" was not part of the ongoing storyline. ''This story was also re-printed as a backup story in ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #2. It is not collected elsewhere.''

'''''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Marvel ''Transformers: Generation 2'' #7–12

===UK collections===
====Color====
These compilations are shown in chronological order (based on the first issue, note that many include stories published years after the title arc), the order in which Titan published these is as follows:
''Target: 2006'', ''Fallen Angel'', ''Legacy of Unicron'', ''Space Pirates'', ''Time Wars'', ''City of Fear'', ''Dinobot Hunt'', ''Prey'', ''Second Generation''.

[[Image:TitanDH.jpg|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock CRUSH puny wooden building]]
'''''[[Transformers: Dinobot Hunt]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #45–50, #74–77, 1986 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-789-9
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[[Image:TitanSG.jpg|150px|thumb|Fear the puffy arm of Defensor]]
'''''[[Transformers: Second Generation]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #59–65, #93, #145, #198, 1989 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-935-2
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[[Image:TitanTarget2006tpb.jpg|150px|thumb|Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane]]
'''''[[Transformers: Target: 2006]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Story arc from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #78–88<br>
ISBN 1-84023-510-1
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[[Image:TitanPrey.jpg|150px|thumb|Jesus Christ, it's a Lion!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Prey]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #96–100, #103–104, #135, #136, 1987 Annual, 1989 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-831-3
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[[Image:TitanFA.jpg|150px|thumb|Bounty Hunters? We don't need their scum.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Angel]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #101–102, #113–120, 1987 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-511-X
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[[Image:TitanLoU.jpg|150px|thumb|Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Legacy of Unicron]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #133–134, #137, #138, #146–153<br>
ISBN 1-84023-578-0
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[[Image:TitanCoF.jpg|150px|thumb|We don't say the Z word.]]
'''''[[Transformers: City of Fear]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #132, #164–171, #188, #213–214<br>
ISBN 1-84023-671-X
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[[Image:TitanSP.jpg|150px|thumb|Judge not, lest ye also shalt be judged]]
'''''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #160–161, #172–173, #180–187, 1987 Annual<br>
ISBN 1-84023-619-1
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[[Image:TitanTW.jpg|150px|thumb|In my time of dying]]
'''''[[Transformers: Time Wars]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #130–131, #189, #199–205<br>
ISBN 1-84023-647-7
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====Black & white====
These compilations are listed in chronological order based on the first issue included, however the stories are bound by subject matter as opposed to sequential order.
[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Fallen Star.jpg|150px|thumb|I warned you Shockwave. Now give me the remote!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Star]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #215–218, #243–244, #248, #268, #270 and #284–286<br>
*''Note:'' The inidicia printed in this collection mistakenly lists issue number contents as those collected in ''Way of the Warrior''.
ISBN 1-84576-060-3
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[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Way of the Warrior.jpg|150px|thumb|Damn straight I'm with Guy Gardner!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Way of the Warrior]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #219–222, #229, #237–239, #272–274, #282–283 and #249–250<br>
ISBN 1-84576-059-X
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[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Aspects of Evil.jpg|150px|thumb|Killing you softly. With my hand.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Aspects of Evil]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #223–227, #235–236, #240, #245–247 and #251–254<br>
ISBN 1-84576-055-7
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[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|150px|thumb|Me Action Master Grimlock say you overruled!]]
'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #228, #234, #261–267, #269, #271 and #278–281<br>
ISBN 1-84576-061-1
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[[Image:Titan B&W Compilation-Perchance to Dream.jpg|150px|thumb|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself.]]
'''''[[Transformers: Perchance to Dream]]'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Stories from Marvel ''Transformers'' UK #230–233, #241–242, #255–260 and #287–289<br>
ISBN 1-84576-062-X

{{Note|These were the last UK stories to be solicited as Titan reprints. It was claimed that if they were successful they would finance future colour releases. Obviously this did not pan out. What is frustrating is that some stories (notably [[The Big Shutdown!]] and the [[Survivors]] saga), included within these volumes in black and white, had previously been reprinted within the original UK comics in colour.}}
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==Non-Marvel collections==
'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 1)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #1–6<br>
ISBN 1845768361<br>
ISBN 978-1845768362<br>

'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 2)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #7-13<br>
ISBN 184576837X<br>
ISBN 978-1845768379<br>

'''''Transformers Adventures: (Vol. 3)'''''<br>
''Collects:'' Titan ''Transformers'' UK #14-20<br>
ISBN 1848561989<br>
ISBN 978-1848561984<br>

==Uncollected material==
* ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' #1–4 — Marvel U.S.'s 1986 crossover. ''This story did not take place in the UK continuity.''
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' #1–4 — Marvel's character profiles.
* ''Transformers Universe'' (various) — Character profiles printed as backups throughout the Marvel U.S. run.
* "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]", "[[The Enemy Within!]]", "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]", "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]", "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]"/"[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]", "[[Christmas Breaker!]]", "[[Crisis of Command!]]", "[[To a Power Unknown!]]" and "[[Ancient Relics!]]". These weren't reprinted until much later, as part of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers Classics UK]] series.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://titanbooks.com/brands/transformers/ Titan Books: Transformers]

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Titan| *]]

Beast Hunters (toyline)

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{{disambig2|the subline imprint to Transformers: Prime|the team of Autobots from the ''Prime'' cartoon|Team Prime}}
[[File:Beasthunters-logo1.png|center|upright=1.67|Beast Machines this ain't. Sorta.]]
'''Beast Hunters''' is the [[subline imprint]] for the second phase of the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] franchise, also extending into the [[Kre-O]] franchise.

The toys sold under this banner transform into dragons or other mythical creatures (for Predacons), spiky, over-weaponized vehicles reminiscent of ''{{w|Mad Max}}'' (for Autobots), or vehicles with beastly traits (for Decepticons).

The third season of the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|cartoon]] reflected upon the rebranding, in which the [[Autobot]]s contend not just [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, but also with the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] (actually just ''a'' [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]], but...).

A made-for-TV movie was released in 2013 under the name of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', which served as the conclusion to the cartoon (though it is more a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] rising than a Predacon one).

A video game trademark has been created by Hasbro on December 17th 2012, which caused some speculation of a possible Beast Hunters game.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-video-game-trademark-revealed-176549/ Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Video Game Trademark Revealed]</ref> Though no further news came beyond that, and especially with the rebranding to the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction franchise]], the video game appears to have been canned or shelved.

In Japan, the ''Prime'' broadcast concluded with "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]", while the ''Beast Hunters'' toyline was converted/folded into the ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Transformers Go!]]'' franchise, omitting the ''Beast Hunters'' episodes and the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film in the process.

==Series 2 (2013)==

For this Series, on-package [[bio]]s were reduced in length to just a sentence or two, and the [[Instructions|instruction sheets]] instead feature facts about one of the figure's main weapons, as well as a chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' prose story, each of which focuses on the appropriate character in addition to continuing an ongoing story.

===Deluxe Class===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Soundwave, a Wave 1 Deluxe Class figure. The bright colors distract his prey.]]

'''Wave 1'''
*001 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bumblebee]] with [[Eagleshot Bow|Firing Eagleshot Bow]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1|Chapter 1]] ([[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|''Prime: Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]])
*002 [[Soundwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Soundwave]] with [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], [[Talon Grapple Cannon]], and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2|Chapter 2]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Soundwave (WFC)#Deluxe|Soundwave]])
*003 [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] with [[Toxic Strike Blaster]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3|Chapter 3]]
*004 [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]] with [[Falcon Spear|Disc-Launching Falcon Spear]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]])

'''Wave 2'''
*005 [[Starscream (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Starscream]] with [[Thunder Talon|Clenching Thunder Talon]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7|Chapter 7]]
*006 [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] with [[Siphon Claw|Snapping Siphon Claw]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8|Chapter 8]]
*007 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Bulkhead]] with [[Dragon Grinder|Spinning Dragon Grinder]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 9|Chapter 9]]
*008 [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]] with [[Electronet Launcher]], Shadow Quill Armor, and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]

[[File:BHtoy Deluxe Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Autobot Ratchet, a Wave 3 Deluxe Class figure. You should have eaten your apples.]]
'''Wave 3'''
*009 [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] with [[Cryostrike Disc Launcher]]s and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 12|Chapter 12]]
*010 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Autobot Ratchet]] with [[Dragonshredder Drill|Spinning Dragonshredder Drill]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13|Chapter 13]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Autobot Ratchet]])
*011 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Dreadwing]] with [[Dread Assault Cannon]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14|Chapter 14]]

'''Wave 4'''
*012 [[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]] with [[Echohawk Bow]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19|Chapter 19]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]])
*013 [[Knock Out (Prime)#BHDeluxe|Knock Out]] with [[Crocto Claw]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20|Chapter 20]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Knock Out]])
*014 [[Vertebreak]] with [[Hyena Cannon]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 21|Chapter 21]] (redeco of Lazerback)

'''Wave 5'''
*015 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHNightShadow|Night Shadow Bumblebee]] with [[Eagleshot Bow|Firing Eaglefire Bow]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23|Chapter 23]] (redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' Bumblebee)
*016 [[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]] with [[Firelance Missile Launcher]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24|Chapter 24]] (retool/redeco of Smokescreen)

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===Voyager Class===
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shockwave, a Wave 2 Voyager Class figure. Online handle: "Scalewave".]]
''' Wave 1'''
*001 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]] with [[Ionic Pulse Launcher|Ionic Pulse Launchers/Eaglefire Missile Launcher]]s, [[Star Saber (Prima)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]], and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5|Chapter 5]]
*002 [[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]] with [[Hydrafire Blaster|Twin Hydrafire Blaster]]s and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6|Chapter 6]]

''' Wave 2'''
*003 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Shockwave]] with [[Hyperflux Cannon|Spinning Hyperflux Cannon]], Snap-on Beast Armor, and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11|Chapter 11]]

'''Wave 3'''
*004 [[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] with [[Blackbeak|Blackbeak Grapple Launcher]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 15|Chapter 15]]
*005 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]] with the [[Forge of Solus Prime#Beast Hunters|Forge of Solus Battle Hammer]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 16|Chapter 16]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]])

'''Wave 4'''
*006 [[Megatron (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Megatron/Sharkticon Megatron]] with [[Tartarex Warp Sword|Tartarex Warp Sword/Sharktooth Spear]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22|Chapter 22]] (retool/redeco of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' [[Megatron (WFC)#Voyager|Megatron]])

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===Battlemaster Class===
[[File:Beast-Hunters-Weaponizers-BeastTrackerOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime, a Battlemaster Class figure. That cleaver won't be clean for long...]]
The Battlemaster class consists of [[redeco]]s/[[retool]]s of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Weaponizers|Weaponizer Class]] toys from the previous series (especially in the common addition of new hand-held weapons).

*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]] (retool of ''Prime'' Weaponizer Optimus Prime)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Talking Bumblebee]] (retool of ''Prime'' Weaponizer Bumblebee)
{{Note|The European release of Talking Bumblebee replaced the voice clips with various sound effects and was accordingly renamed "SFX Bumblebee".}}

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===Ultimate Class===
[[File:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beast Fire Predaking, an Ultimate Class figure. Now where's that [[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]?]]
A new size class, Ultimate Class figures are larger than Leader Class toys of previous lines, but have simpler transformations like the Weaponizer Class toys. They feature light-up gimmicks and spring-loaded missile launchers in some form. They also ship in separate assortments due to their differently shaped boxes.

*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]] with [[Firebreath Cyclocannons]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17|Chapter 17]]
*[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] with [[Infernum Blade]] and [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|Chapter 18]]
{{Note|Beast Fire Predaking was available as general retail release in regular ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in various international markets such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia. In the United States, he was sold, without any changes to the toy itself, as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in ''[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]'' packaging instead.}}

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==Series 3 (2014)==
At this point, the ''Beast Hunters'' line was refreshed to align with Hasbro's new goal of making main line toys easier to transform for children in the target age group.

Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], the figures saw limited distribution, with the Deluxes thus far having only been released in Europe and Hong Kong.

===Deluxe Class===
[[File:Prime BH deluxe upscaled Windrazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windrazor, a Series 3 Deluxe Class figure. Who needs Abominus when you've got a sweet mace?]]
For the initial (and final) 2014 Deluxe Class offerings, this was accomplished by up-scaling the designs of several ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class figures, with the [[packaging]] even featuring bits of the instructions printed on the back. Though featuring new weapons, the toys in this size class were essentially direct translations of the smaller designs, thus retaining their primitive [[articulation]]. The two Predacons, in this instance, lost their ability to combine, lacking the appropriate pegs.

'''Wave 6'''
*001 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHDeluxe2014|Bumblebee]] (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]])
*002 [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Twinstrike]] with Piston Hammer (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]])
*003 [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe2014|Smokescreen]] (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]])
*004 [[Windrazor (Prime)#Deluxe|Windrazor]] with Dragontooth Mace (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]])

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===Voyager Class===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Series3VoyagerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Optimus Prime, a Series 3 Voyager Class figure. He's been eating his vegetables!]]
The Voyager Class figures followed a slightly-different path, with the figures featuring transformations based on their respective ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, but this time borrowing several design elements from their larger figures, as well as adding articulation appropriate for this size. With the lessened complexity, the toys in this size class ended up becoming ''HUGE'', being more on par with Ultra Class toys from previous toylines, such as [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]].

'''Wave 5'''
* 001 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager2014|Optimus Prime]] (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]])
* 002 [[Predaking (Prime)#2014Voyager|Predaking]] (upscaled ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class [[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]])

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==Cyberverse==
The ''Cyberverse'' figures for the third series adapted the Beast Hunters theme, in the retooling of old molds, as well as the introduction of new molds (particularly for the new characters/forms, the Predacons, and the molds originally intended for Series 2 before moving to Series 3).

{{main|Cyberverse#Series 3|l1=Cyberverse (Series 3)}}

==Kre-O==
{{main|Kre-O#Kre-O Beast Hunters|l1=Kre-O Beast Hunters}}

==Exclusives==
===Predacons Rising===
{{Main|Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising}}

===European Toys"R"Us exclusive===
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]] (minor redecos of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]] and [[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]])
{{Note|Thus far, this two-pack has been found at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and France; in Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Since the only known official [[stock photography|stock photos]] have shown this two-pack in [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] European packaging, it's very likely that this has always been intended as a European market exclusive; however, it has also been found at general retail in Brazil.}}

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Tomb

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:''Tomb is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Tomb 2012 TFU.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Given where he [[Transformers Universe|came from]], it is an ironically fitting name]]
'''Tomb''' wields a sword and healing beam. He is a hybrid class capable of healing his allies and dealing damage.

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tomb portrait 2012.jpeg|left|thumb]]
Tomb was among the Decepticons who took part in a series of conflicts soon after the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war reached [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Tomb only appeared in the 2012 closed beta, although he is present in the game files of the 2014 client.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Prowl (Kre-O)

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[Image:prowlkreo-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|300px|Brick prick?]]
'''Prowl''' just wishes all of his [[Autobot]] comrades would settle down, get serious, and stop having fun. He knows that the only way they'll win the war against the [[Decepticon]]s is with the proper application of logic, and the computational abilities of his graphing calculator. Calculations and formulas—that's the sort of thing that really gets Prowl excited! That and meeting his hero, [[Block Samson]].

==Fiction==
Prowl was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was in the audience of a dance competition too. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

==Games==
===Kre-O Transformers Konquest===
The Autobots' peaceful day in [[Kreopolis]] was shattered when the city was bombarded by the Decepticons, and a number of Autobots including Prowl were shattered into their component blocks. As Prowl's pieces rained from the sky, Optimus Prime's [[Kreon]] caught them and reassembled him. Prowl subsequently dropped Prime off back at the battlefield so he could catch other Autobots. {{storylink|Kre-O Transformers Konquest}}

===Prowl's Pursuit===
Prowl sometimes took time out to clear the roads of Decepticons by ramming them off the road. {{storylink|Prowl's Pursuit}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[Image:KreO toy Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
* '''Prowl''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30690'''
**''Pieces'': '''190 '''
**''Kreons'': Prowl, [[SWAT Commander]]

:''Kre-O'' Prowl can be rebuilt from a robot to [[Prowl (G1)|Generation 1 Prowl]]-inspired highway patrol police car that seats a [[Kreon]]. He comes with Kreons of Prowl and a human SWAT Commander.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OProwl/prowl.htm More information on Prowl at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)

: This version of Prowl, voted "Best Logic Processors" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.
{{comingsoontoy}}

=Notes=
*Prowl's title in the Class of 1984 set (Best Logic Processors) is most likely swapped with Shockwave's (Best Optics). This is supported by their G1 counterparts' bios- it is Prowl who can track and analyze the trajectory of 800 moving objects while Shockwave is the servant of logic.

==External links==
*[http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kre-O-Transformers-Prowl/16419652 Prowl's bio at Walmart.com]

[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]

Unicron/toys

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'''[[Unicron]]''' has managed to amass a [[star system]] of toys and merchandise, and then some.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy-UnicronprotoHasbro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Look out! The CBS logo is on a murderous rampage!]]
* '''Unicron''' (Hasbro)

:An unproduced toy for Unicron was to have been released in [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. It was a blue and yellow robot about one foot tall and was able to transform into a planet. It was to have come with a voice chip and a "planet microphone" to allow owners to speak through the toy. It also would have had a gun that became a stand for the planet mode and a blue "shield" that unfolded and covered the yellow part of his chest in planet mode. It bears an uncanny physical resemblance to [[Orson Welles]]. This figure had a public "debut" of sorts at [[BotCon 1996]], where it was mistransformed, but later convention appearances would feature it accurately transformed.

[[File:UnicronPatentShieldGun.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Peekaboo! I eat you!]]

: Though the [[prototype]] had the tallest robot mode at the time of its planned release, it was ultimately shorter than [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

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[[File:G1toy-UnicronprotoTakara.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's green with evil!]]
* '''Unicron''' (Takara)

: Takara was to release a toy similar to Hasbro's attempt, but it was green and yellow, possessing different [[paint operation]]s and molding. It also was to come with a base that set up a "planetary system" with Unicron and a moon culled from movie preproduction materials that did... something. So far, this version of the toy has been shown only through Takara print materials.

: The placement of yellow is identical to the early art of Unicron which labels him "[[:File:Model-TheEntity.jpg|The Entity]]". Additionally, he appears to sport a Decepticon [[rubsign]]. Assuming the rubsign is the same size as every other one, Takara's version of Unicron is considerably smaller than Hasbro's.

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[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Orange you glad it's 2010?]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2010)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:A [[retool]] of Supreme Class ''Armada'' Unicron toy (see below), this Unicron is given a new head and an [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated film]]-inspired deco. He retains all of his original [[gimmick]]s, including electronics. His [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Dead End (Armada)|Bug]], is still included.

: This set is only available in Japan as a [[Toy Hobby Market]] [[exclusive]], with orders being taken from [[June 1]]st through [[July 4]]th. The toy was released at the end of September 2010. Unicron is part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary celebration, and is packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]] toy released the same year. Unicron comes with two "[[Robot Point|points]]" redeemable towards a talking stand for ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Convoy]].

: This Unicron utilizes parts from both versions of ''Armada'' Unicron, having wings from the initial release, but hinged shoulder plates with holes on the backs for pegs from the slightly retooled version.

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===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWNeo-Unicron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A robot with a hemisphere on his back.]]
* '''Unicron'''

: Takara tried again to produce a Unicron toy during ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' (as the character figured prominently to the endings of both the cartoon and manga), only going as far as the resin prototype stage before canceling it. It was said to be around the size of [[Optimus Primal/toys#OptimalOptimus|"Optimal Optimus"]] and had several gimmicks, such as an opening robot mouth when the horns were squeezed, and a claw and a drill that were stored in the planet "shell" in robot mode. One hard copy was shown at the Tokyo Toy Fair. Fans attempted to lobby for an unassembled, unpainted, and likely one-color "garage kit" version of the toy, but this never came to be... probably because the cost per unit would have been several hundred dollars.

: Interestingly enough, neither the cartoon nor manga version of ''Neo'' Unicron looked like the toy.

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===Armada===
[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|And the fandom rejoiced (and complained).]]
*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme, 2003)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-00'''
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

: Unicron from the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]] is an orange and transparent purple Supreme-size toy that transforms into a planet. It features many Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plugs on the planet's rings, and "chomping" jaws activated by moving the mandibles. The packed-in Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] in moon-mode plugs into a specially shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, just above his gaping maw. Powerlinx plugs on his sides activate the triple spring-loaded missile launchers, which end up on his robot mode legs. In robot mode, he has hidden compartments for Mini-Cons in his robot-mode legs and abdomen. One Powerlinx plug on the back of the robot mode activates blinking eye lights and a cannon that bursts from the chest and shoots a missile. A button on the top of the head also activates the blinking eye lights. Pushing his right hand back slightly into the cuff causes it to light up.

:In total, the toy can hold up to 27 Mini-Cons in planet mode and 30 in robot mode—34 if you count the two conveniently shaped pegs on the back of his right hand and if a Mini-Con is stored in the compartment on each leg. 24 of the Powerlinx points are situated on his wings/planet ring.
:That's a lot of Mini-Cons!

: This toy is notable for being the first "modern" Transformers release in the main line at the $50-price point. Due to his success, other releases like ''Energon'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] came into being.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of Unicron uses a lighter orange, slightly more transparent plastic, and different paint applications than the [[Hasbro]] version.

: The toy had a minor running change where a slot and tab were added to the shoulder and wing column, respectively, to keep the rings more firmly in place in planet mode. Early publicity photos and some catalog shots also show that the two nubs on either outside edge of the shoulders were originally full-fledged spikes, dulled down for safety.

: This mold was used to make the [[Unicron of Light|Mini-Con doppelganger of Unicron]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Armada'' Unicron at TFU.info'']
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===Energon===
[[File:Energon Unicron toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This would be worth more to somebody outside of Japan if it was bought inside Japan.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

: Unicron's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed for the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]], sporting black and transparent orange, with "Energon damage" patterns, representing his shattered and damaged form. All of the gimmicks from the previous version are intact in this one. The color scheme itself is an homage to a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Displays/JapanMovieUnicronInflat1.html Japanese-only inflatable store display]. That's right, $50 to look like a 20-year-old balloon from the other side of the world.

: Early stock photography of the toy depicts Unicron with a different color scheme that features a gray face and a pink translucent chest instead of the silver face and a reddish-orange translucent chest of the actual toy.

: Early shipments of Unicron in ''Energon'' packaging shipped with either the orange ''Armada'' Unicron or the black ''Energon'' Unicron inside, in seemingly equal amounts for a short while. Eventually, the orange version was phased out and black was the only shipping version.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Energon'' Unicron at TFU.info'']

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[[File:Energontoy-McUnicron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Unicron will make an unhappy meal of you.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Fast Food Premium, 2004)

: Available in one of two different European-market McDonald's Happy Meal promotions, this Unicron toy is based on ''Energon'' Unicron, being primarily black. It is very small, and the transformation consists of simply opening the planet mode to reveal the robot.

: When his Energon cube is clicked into position, the cube's power switch set to "on", and the toy's button depressed, his body lights up.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Unicron/McUnicron/unicron.htm More information on McDonald's Unicron at TFU.info]''
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===Cybertron===
[[File:Cybertron Unicron toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|ZERG RUSH KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKE]]
*'''Unicron''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Missile, 4 spines (2 long, 2 short), Planet X Cyber Key

: Unicron in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]] is a Deluxe-class toy that transforms into a futuristic tank. In robot mode, he sports a battle-damaged appearance, with his head featuring a skull-like design mimicking the Unicron head that comes with Cybertron Primus. In both tank and robot modes, he features a main cannon with spring-loaded missile launcher, plus plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end opens up a port on his front (which bears a striking similarity to his planet maw) that reveals a (non-firing) triple-barreled cannon. His side-spikes in tank mode can be removed to become hand-weapons in robot mode. This is notably the only Unicron toy with the trademark dracula-style "collar" that he sported in Generation 1. It's also interesting to note that Unicron's face has been changed rather drastically, resemblling a mechanical skull that looks nothing like his previous incarnations.

: He includes a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]-style Cyber Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''dgt3'''" on the back. He is the first Unicron toy to be placed with the Decepticon faction for the purposes of marketing.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Cybertron'' Unicron at TFU.info'']
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[[File:Unicronhead.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That worked a lot better for Fort Max.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

: ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class [[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] comes with Unicron's head. The head is based on ''Armada'' Unicron's, with half of the face stripped away to reveal a robotic "skull". To provide the impression of locomotion, tentacles were added to the base of the head. His face bears a greater resemblance to his on-screen appearance in ''Armada'' than the ''Armada'' toy itself, with no facial hair, a more "wrinkled" look, and thinner, rounder eyes. Meanwhile, his color scheme matches the ''Cybertron'' toy, with dark gray horns and a purple crest on his brow.

: The packaging for this variation of Primus was specifically changed with a call-out for the Unicron head. This was originally supposed to be the first version of the Primus toy shipped, being part of the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys, but both versions ended up shipping simultaneously, leading to some hunting to get the packed-in "Uni-skull".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Primus/Primus/primus.htm More information on Unicron's head (with Primus) at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2008)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:For ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', ''Armada'' Unicron was [[rebranding|rebranded]] with no deco differences, even retaining the ''Armada'' release's product code. He was sold as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]. As with all Unicron products produced by Hasbro since ''Cybertron'' Unicron, he is placed in the Decepticon faction. Once again, the on-box [[bio]] profile describes Unicron's nature as a [[multiversal singularity]].

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:2010 Amazon Unicron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:Made in honor of the 25th anniversary of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline's Unicron deco is noticeably different than TakaraTomy's "Welcome to 2010" Unicron release (even though they are both coloured to represent the character from the movie). It is now cast in metallic gray and gold-ish orange, as well as a muted blue. The shade of blue ''may'' be seen as ''comic''-inspired, since the 80's Marvel comics sometimes had blue tones in the figure...but so did Unicron in some scenes of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', so make of it as you will. It comes with the Mini-Con [[Kranix]] and is exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] and also at [[Toys"R"Us]] in Canada, while being available at general retail in parts of Southeast Asia. He was also released in Chile as a Ripley exclusive during Christmas 2011.

:While the packaging is of the 2010 toyline, the [[Instructions|instruction manual]] uses the ''Dark of the Moon'' logos (but not the series' style of instruction graphics).

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Transformers (2010)'' Unicron at TFU.info'']
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===United===
[[File:United-ArkUnicron-toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Ark Unicron''' (Deluxe, February 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-29'''
**''Accessories'': Missile, 4 spines (2 long, 2 short), Planet X Cyber Key
: Ark Unicron is a straight redeco of the Deluxe-Class ''Cybertron'' Unicron toy and is, for some reason, packaged in a Voyager-Class box. He is redecoed in colors similar to the 2010 ''Transformers'' Unicron figure, replacing his orange plastic with a darker, metallic shade, his dark gray with a muted blue, and his tan with gray. The Cyber Key retains its Key Code.

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===Prime===
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|If you look closely, you can see [[Shokaract|the Hunter]].]]
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], and (so far) exclusive to said line, Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's robot mode into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "[[Gaia Armor]]" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blendtron]] stickers.

: Unicron's [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Bogu]], transforms from what appears to be a robot mole into a pointy claw to replace one of Unicron's spiked club arms. (The displaced club arm can snap onto the back of the other club arm.) Gaia Unicron and his micron feature ''numerous'' [[5mm post]]s and peg-holes.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins.

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*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Bogu comes pre-assembled and lacks stickers. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

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*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu M" Arms Micron

:A black, grey, and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. Notably, this is the first release of the mold to feature correctly-assembled knees.

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==Merchandise==
===Hard Hero===
[[File:HHUnicron statue.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Weighs almost as much as the real thing]]
* '''Unicron''' (BotCon 2002)

:This statue of Unicron is a huge-ass cold-cast porcelain statue based upon the cartoon design of Unicron. It was originally a [[BotCon 2002]] [[exclusive]] before being released to the general public.
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium RM Unicron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Screw transforming. Watch me convert this 7-10 split."]]
*'''Unicron''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Decepticon stand

: Part of the very first wave of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' "Robot Masters" figurines, Unicron is a 3-inch-tall figurine made partially of [[die-cast]] metal, with movable arms. One hand holds what seems to be a moon (or he's going bowling).

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Unicron/TitUnicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Titanium'' Unicron at TFU.info'']
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===Art Asylum===
[[File:AAUnicron statue.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh, I see how this works. You say, "Behind you!" and I turn around, and while I'm staring at nothing, you run away. Well, I'm not falling for it!]]
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

:This statue of Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and is limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie was released). It also features a smaller statue of Hot Rod standing upon the centerpiece holding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] aloft. Oddly enough, Hot Rod is in his toy colours.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Devourer of very small stones.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Unicron''' (2007)

: Based on a cartoon-ified version of his ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' model, Unicron's entry in the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] line comes packed with a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix]]-brandishing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. His articulation consists solely of his shoulder joints.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Unicron at TFU.info]''
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:Reformatted statue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
* '''Megatron Reformatted Bust''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2008)

:"Megatron Reformatted" is a bust exclusively availably through Action Figure Xpress, depicting the Decepticon leader in the beginning stages of his reformation into Galvatron as featured in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. This bust features a base in the shape of Unicron.

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===Art Storm===
*'''Unicron Head''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Whole eyes, shattered eyes, stand

:[[Art Storm]] produced a large, extensively detailed sculpt of Unicron's disembodied head as seen in the third season of the Generation 1 cartoon. He comes with alternate eye parts, allowing you to display him with either shattered or undamaged eyes.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/unicronhead.html More information on Unicron Head at Art Storm's official site]''

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*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/766/micron+legend/Green+Unicron+%28Lucky+Draw%29.html Photo gallery and review of Green Lucky Draw Unicron]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-gallery/merchandise/25/merchandise/Unicron+Japanese+Store+Display.html Inflatable Unicron store display gallery]

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Frostbite (Kre-O)

2014-10-13T09:33:15Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

{{disambig2|the [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]|the ''Universe'' Decepticon|Frostbite (Universe)}}
:''Frostbite is a [[Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Frostbite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|With as much personality as...well...this page.]]

'''Frostbite''' turns into some kind of arctic lizard.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Frostbite''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Spear

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Frostbite can be rebuilt from robot mode into a lizard. He sports the lizard head helmet.

[[Category: Kreons]]

Frostbite (Kre-O)

2014-10-12T15:18:39Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

{{disambig2|the [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]|the ''Universe'' Decepticon|Frostbite (Universe)}}
:''Frostbite is a [[Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Frostbite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|With as much personality as...well...this page.]]

'''Frostbite''' turns into some kind of lizard.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Frostbite''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Spear

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Frostbite can be rebuilt from robot mode into a lizard. He sports the lizard head helmet.

[[Category: Kreons]]

Frostbite (Kre-O)

2014-10-12T15:18:11Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

{{disambig2|the [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]|the ''Universe'' Decepticon|Frostbite (Universe)}}
:''Frostbite is a [[Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Frostbite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|With as much personality as... well...this page.]]

'''Frostbite''' turns into some kind of lizard.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Frostbite''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Spear

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Frostbite can be rebuilt from robot mode into a lizard. He sports the lizard head helmet.

[[Category: Kreons]]

User:Go(toby070)Bots

2014-09-09T16:25:21Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

[[File:Smolder_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|I'M AH GO AXE AXY BOOM BOOMERS! (don't worry, I'm more saner than that)]] Hi, I am '''Go(toby070)Bots''', better known as toby0-7-0 (http://toby0-7-0.deviantart.com/).

I am a fan of the Transformers, started with first being introduced to them by the RID Spychangers, and then gradually built it over the Armada and Energon toy-line, and then eventually not only buying some Cybertron toys, but also watched the entire TV show too (thus becoming the franchise nearest and dearest to me).

So thus here I am, not only having a neat collection of DVDs and toys (just don't ask how many though, or you'll be here all day), but also an user of the TF WIKI.

Now, I do admit that I am more in the lines of caption jokes, but I do know that a user has to do more than just that, and thus I also dedicated the time to make all the pages I can make with the knowledge I have available (sometimes, there are pages that are off my limits due to not having the resources available, and sometimes I can make plenty of mistakes while making the pages, but I have a personal sense that no link is going to be empty).

While making a new page, I usually prefer to have a bit of a logical informal sense, but have the the very first section of the page (and the top image caption) have a bit of humor to it, and if I find a page that lacks a humorous tone, then I prefer adding a caption to the image (if there is one) while also not disturbing the original article as much as possible, and sometimes I add extra information to the best I can on an existing page.

[[File:Carzap_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|"Be warned, even he has personal standards and codes"]]

However, even I have personal standards, as I usually aim the jokes towards the character's history in the transformers or what is seen purely on the image, plus I am fully conscious of the type of people that go to the wiki (from the Fans to the Sensitive) and thus be careful with the very words I use while editing, and also even I can be disgusted or disturbed by something on the Wiki (Such as [[Hiroshima Prime]] and [[Stronghorn]]) and thus I respectfully leave those alone, (I still feel unclean with [[Stronghorn]], has no-one in the design studio even checked what a stronghorn is (especially on the internet) before use?).

Also, if anyone edits the articles or modifications I have created, or even presented me a warning if I am over-doing something or not following the TF WIKI policies, then I will respect that fact and thus move on and try to be better next time, however, if anyone uses a swear word if they did a modification (especially seen to the right of the Page's editing longs or on the Recent Changes file), I will undo the modification regardless due to the feeling of disrespect and disgust (and perhaps also modify the page myself but to a different standard than what I have done before).

[[File:Armada_Laserbeak_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|"So sit back and relax pals...oh! I mean...SQUAWK!]]
Anyway, if you want to know what I have been up to, just pop on by here:http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/Go(toby070)Bots and see what new modifications, files and pages I have uploaded, and I hope that I give you my best services, and that you laughed well.

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Skalor

2014-09-08T15:11:43Z

Go(toby070)Bots:

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{{disambig2|the ''Generation 1'' Decepticon|the ''Kreon'' Decepticon|Skalor (Kre-O)}}
:''Skalor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Gulf cardart.jpg|300px|thumb|Steeljaw hates him.]]
'''Skalor''' ''stinks'', and that's not so much an insult as it is a declaration of fact. Skalor suffers from what [[Human|humans]] would call a "glandular problem": small amounts of odiferous lubricants and liquids seep out through his joints and pollute the environment with his putrid stench. While his fellow Decepticons have pleaded with him ''repeatedly'' to have his noxious ailment looked at by a professional, Skalor just shrugs their gasping cries off with a "Not my problem".

Skalor can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:Skalortentakilcoldwar.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Skalor's so small and cute... for a slob.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. ''The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. After the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s band of Decepticons, which Skalor and the other Seacons "greeted" as Piranacon, the two bands of Decepticons erupted into Civil War. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

[[File:Skalorjetfiredie.jpg|100px|thumb|Aw, Skalor gets his own death panel.]]
But after the Autobots also arrived, the two Decepticon groups united against them. Ultimately, once all sides realized they had been duped by Starscream, the Autobots and Decepticons were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around [[New York City|Manhattan]], but the other five were destroyed in a single energy discharge. Skalor was spared, but only momentarily. Starscream quickly destroyed him as well, while also ending the life of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Skalor and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Skalor and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. Overbite remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Skalor was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] where the ambient [[energon radiation]] required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} Skalor was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from [[stasis pod]]s. He and the others were blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. {{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}} Skalor and the others watched Megatron utilize the equipment in the cavern they'd found. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier, and merged into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] so they could fight off [[Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Skalor accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
Following his demise at Starscream's hands during the [[Underbase Saga]], Skalor was reanimated and lobotomised by Megatron to form part of his [[zombie]] army. Skalor's unit included [[Octane (G1)|Octane]], [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and they were ordered to hunt down and exterminate a convoy of escaping humans, including [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jessie]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

In [[2012]] after Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers''===
In the form of Piranacon, Skalor and the Seacons battled [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} They proceeded to capture a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and participate in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which they helped take out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was then defeated when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was thrown into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Like his fellow Seacons, Skalor was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Skalorg1toy.jpg|250px|thumb|From robot to fish to fishstick.]]
*'''Skalor''' (Seacon, 1988)
**''Team ID number'': '''SE4'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Dual Crustation Rifles", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

:Skalor transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Coelacanth|coelacanth]] with arms and legs. His two "[[dual crustation rifles]]" can be mounted on his fish-mode back on opposite sides of his dorsal fin. He also has a third "[[corrosive slime-shooter]]" [[Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> which can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Piranacon (although the toy's instructions had him as the right ''arm'').

:This toy was sold in Japan as [[Gulf]]. It was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Coelagon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skalor/skalor.htm More information on Skalor at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Giftset}}
*'''Piranacon''' (Gift set, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Dual Crustation Rifles", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

:Skalor was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]. [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] was not included. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.

===Beast Wars===
*'''God Neptune''' (Ultra, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-21'''

[[File:BW2Coelagon toy.jpg|180px|thumb|"The piranha have not yet arrived... But I assure you, the koi are ravenous."]]
{{note|Skalor was repurposed from [[Coelagon]].}}
:A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] Skalor, Coelagon transforms into a robotic four-legged fish monster, with many features suggestive of a [[wikipedia:coelacanth|coelacanth]]. However, he lacks the rifles and stand-pieces of the original version of the mold. He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates. Since he uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any combined orbot of similar construction, but his nominal place is as the left arm of God Neptune.

:For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.

:This mold was also used to make [[Gulf]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Coelagon/coelagon.htm More information on Coelagon at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[File:Skalortimelinestoy.jpg|200px|thumb|I was going to be a new guy, but now I'm old me!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Left & right blasters, long rifle, connector, weapon stand base

:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Skalor was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right leg of the combined super robot, but his Targetmaster weapon mode is now a [[slimespray rifle]]. Noteworthy is that Skalor features a black paint wash which may represent that he is a filthy, filthy man.

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking; Skalor was only ever identified with the tongue-in-cheek placeholder name [[Aaron Archer|"Archerbot"]] (as [[Hasbro]] had not yet secured the [[trademark]] for "Skalor" at the time of the presentation).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCSkalor/skalor.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Skalor at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
**''Accessories'':

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSSkalor/skalor.htm More information on 2010 Skalor at TFU.info]''

{{charstubtoys}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Écailleur''' (Canada)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Seacons]]
[[Category:Slobs]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Talk:Skalor

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Siph, Jawbreaker was the only Seacon who yanked Megs/Centurion from Richard Branson. He was assisted by the Coneheads and Blitzwing. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:23, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
:I knew Jaw was involved, I just couldn't remember if the others were and wasn't in a position to check. Well, one little addition to his page then... I'll probably fill out the toy sections once I get home and can check instructions and stuff. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

==Slobs==
Skalor, Snapdragon, Blot, Landfill, Horri-bull.

Whoever finds a fitting way to link all five pages together wins. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
: How's that? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
::Not exactly the wit we've all come to appreciate here. Also, I think he was refering to ''all'' of the pages being linked to the other. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
:::I've always been amused by how FIVE different characters came out around 87-88 whose personalities were all basically "is disgusting and filthy". It was such a strange trend, I'd love for it to be subtly documented via random in-context links. That's all. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 02:40, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
::::Why, at first, we thought of you as little more than entertaining nose-monsters, so dirty and foul. -[[User:LV|LV]] 03:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::Done and done. [[User:Nutjob RT|Nutjob RT]] 19:12, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

==He turns into a WHAT?!==

Hey, uh... Is it just a typo, on TFU.info, or did the packaging SERIOUSLY say he turned into a Slime Hooter? [[User:Nutjob RT|Nutjob RT]] 01:46, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Skalor

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:''Skalor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Gulf cardart.jpg|300px|thumb|Steeljaw hates him.]]
'''Skalor''' ''stinks'', and that's not so much an insult as it is a declaration of fact. Skalor suffers from what [[Human|humans]] would call a "glandular problem": small amounts of odiferous lubricants and liquids seep out through his joints and pollute the environment with his putrid stench. While his fellow Decepticons have pleaded with him ''repeatedly'' to have his noxious ailment looked at by a professional, Skalor just shrugs their gasping cries off with a "Not my problem".

Skalor can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Skalortentakilcoldwar.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Skalor's so small and cute... for a slob.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. ''The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. After the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s band of Decepticons, which Skalor and the other Seacons "greeted" as Piranacon, the two bands of Decepticons erupted into Civil War. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

[[File:Skalorjetfiredie.jpg|100px|thumb|Aw, Skalor gets his own death panel.]]
But after the Autobots also arrived, the two Decepticon groups united against them. Ultimately, once all sides realized they had been duped by Starscream, the Autobots and Decepticons were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around [[New York City|Manhattan]], but the other five were destroyed in a single energy discharge. Skalor was spared, but only momentarily. Starscream quickly destroyed him as well, while also ending the life of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Skalor and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Skalor and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. Overbite remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Skalor was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] where the ambient [[energon radiation]] required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} Skalor was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from [[stasis pod]]s. He and the others were blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. {{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}} Skalor and the others watched Megatron utilize the equipment in the cavern they'd found. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier, and merged into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] so they could fight off [[Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Skalor accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
Following his demise at Starscream's hands during the [[Underbase Saga]], Skalor was reanimated and lobotomised by Megatron to form part of his [[zombie]] army. Skalor's unit included [[Octane (G1)|Octane]], [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and they were ordered to hunt down and exterminate a convoy of escaping humans, including [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jessie]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

In [[2012]] after Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers''===
In the form of Piranacon, Skalor and the Seacons battled [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} They proceeded to capture a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and participate in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which they helped take out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was then defeated when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was thrown into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Like his fellow Seacons, Skalor was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Skalorg1toy.jpg|250px|thumb|From robot to fish to fishstick.]]
*'''Skalor''' (Seacon, 1988)
**''Team ID number'': '''SE4'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Dual Crustation Rifles", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

:Skalor transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Coelacanth|coelacanth]] with arms and legs. His two "[[dual crustation rifles]]" can be mounted on his fish-mode back on opposite sides of his dorsal fin. He also has a third "[[corrosive slime-shooter]]" [[Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> which can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Piranacon (although the toy's instructions had him as the right ''arm'').

:This toy was sold in Japan as [[Gulf]]. It was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Coelagon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skalor/skalor.htm More information on Skalor at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Giftset}}
*'''Piranacon''' (Gift set, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Dual Crustation Rifles", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

:Skalor was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]. [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] was not included. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.

===Beast Wars===
*'''God Neptune''' (Ultra, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-21'''

[[File:BW2Coelagon toy.jpg|180px|thumb|"The piranha have not yet arrived... But I assure you, the koi are ravenous."]]
{{note|Skalor was repurposed from [[Coelagon]].}}
:A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] Skalor, Coelagon transforms into a robotic four-legged fish monster, with many features suggestive of a [[wikipedia:coelacanth|coelacanth]]. However, he lacks the rifles and stand-pieces of the original version of the mold. He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates. Since he uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any combined orbot of similar construction, but his nominal place is as the left arm of God Neptune.

:For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.

:This mold was also used to make [[Gulf]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Coelagon/coelagon.htm More information on Coelagon at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[File:Skalortimelinestoy.jpg|200px|thumb|I was going to be a new guy, but now I'm old me!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Left & right blasters, long rifle, connector, weapon stand base

:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Skalor was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right leg of the combined super robot, but his Targetmaster weapon mode is now a [[slimespray rifle]]. Noteworthy is that Skalor features a black paint wash which may represent that he is a filthy, filthy man.

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking; Skalor was only ever identified with the tongue-in-cheek placeholder name [[Aaron Archer|"Archerbot"]] (as [[Hasbro]] had not yet secured the [[trademark]] for "Skalor" at the time of the presentation).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCSkalor/skalor.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Skalor at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
**''Accessories'':

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSSkalor/skalor.htm More information on 2010 Skalor at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Écailleur''' (Canada)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Seacons]]
[[Category:Slobs]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
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[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Skalor (Kre-O)

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{{disambig2|the ''Kreon'' Decepticon|the ''Generation 1'' Decepticon|Skalor (G1)}}
:''Skalor is a [[Decepticon]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Skalor.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"I brushed my teeth properly this time mum, can I go swimming now?"]]

'''Skalor''' turns into some kind of aquatic creature.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Skalor''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': ? (The Wave of Micro-Changers Doesn't have codes)
**''Accessories'': 2 scoped pistols

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Skalor can be rebuilt from robot mode into an aquatic creature. He sports [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound's]] helmet.

[[Category: Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category: Kreons]]

Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2014-09-07T00:44:32Z

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The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic was first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags (though having a more linear story than most other Kre-O stories in the west). The author/writer appears to be a rotating position, with [[Hayato Sakamoto]] making the initial chapters and the current creator being [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]. The series appears to be on hiatus as of May 2014, with no confirmation whether it would continue or not.

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat molds, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Kre-O Transformers (comic)

2014-09-07T00:43:16Z

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{{Nav-kreo}}
The '''Kre-O Transformers''' comic was first released on [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Kre-O]] website in August [[2013]].

The comics follow the adventures of the [[Kreon]]s as they journey to [[Earth]] and continue their tiny war on that planet. The whole thing is a silly, tongue-firmly-in-cheek affair focused on gags (though having a more linear story than most other Kre-O stories in the west). The author/writer appears to be a rotating position, with [[Hayato Sakamoto]] making the initial chapters and the current creator being [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]. The series appears to be on hiatus as of May 2014, with no confirmation weather it would continue or not.

{{chapters|style=3|title=''Kre-O Transformers'' chapters:|
|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">Hayato Sakamoto</div>
*[[Kreon Story]]
*[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]
*[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior|#2]]
*[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell|#3]]
*[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|#4]]
*[[Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!|#5]]
*[[A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!|#6]]
*[[New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!|#7]]
*[[Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit|#8]]
*[[Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|#9]]
*[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic|Micro-Changers Combiners comic]]<br>
<div class="list-header">Makoto Wakabayashi</div>
*[[Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?|#11]]
*[[Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!|#12]]
*[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|#13]]
*[[Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!|#14]]
*[[The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!|#15]]
*[[Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!|#16]]
*[[Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship|#17]]
*[[Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?|#18]]
}}

==Notes==
* Despite the first year of ''Kre-O'' sets not being sold in Japan (at least, not through TakaraTomy), a lot of the Kreons from that year make cameos.
* Similarly, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] all swap between their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''-styled Kreons, with the latter being used mainly (but not always) when the story features a larger brick-bot from the actual sold-in-Japan sets.
* Throughout the series, many, many [[Kreon]]s, all of them inspired by past ''Transformers'' characters from a broad mix of franchises, pop up who do not exist as toys. While the [[human]] Kreons would all require new hair/hat molds, nearly all of the Transformers stick with parts that actually exist, though many times extensively "painted" to further get the visual similarity across.
* These cameos also show artist/writer [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s penchant not just for [[Zetar (Kre-O)|the obscure]], but for stuff outside of [[TakaraTomy]]'s sphere of influence, including cameos from characters based on [[Whirl (Kre-O)|their IDW designs]] and [[Waspinator (Kre-O)#Kre-O online comic|Fun Publications toy releases]].

==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy-marketing.co.jp/products_kreo/comic.html Comic on TakaraTomy's Kre-O website]

[[Category:Kre-O issues| ]]

Leyland

2014-07-14T10:54:21Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Leyland is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OC-toy Leyland.jpg|thumb|400px|Caution: Happy Fun Leyland may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.]]

'''Leyland''' (リーランド ''Rīrando'') combines with his teammates to form the mighty [[Battle Gaia]], making up the brunt of the Decepticon forces commanded by [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]].

==Fiction==
===Operation Combination story pages===
Leyland is never shown as an individual robot, only as a leg of Battle Gaia. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Big Pinch, Autobots!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|The Decepticons' Attack on Earth!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Conclusion}}

==Toys==
===Operation Combination===
*'''Battle Gaia''' (Decepticon, 1992)
**''Accessories'': Cannon, pistol

: Available only as part of the Battle Gaia giftset, Leyland is a [[redeco]] of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], transforming into a XR311 Combat Support Vehicle. He can form an arm or leg to any [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, but his standard placement is as the right leg to Battle Gaia.

: The same mold is used by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Destron/Leland/leland.htm More information on Leyland at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Leyland was presumably named after the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Wikipedia:British_Leyland|motor company]] that manufactured trucks and buses as well as the Land-Rover and other military jeep-style vehicles.

==External links==
*[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2007/01/post_6532.html Battle Gaia (and Leyland) entry at a Japanese toy photoblog]

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Decepticons]]

Raid

2014-07-11T16:04:45Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Cloud|Transformers Cloud:<br/>Spacetime World: Guardians of Time]]'' ep 2
|prev=Uprising (Cloud)
|next=Fate
|title="Raid"
|japanese=決起
|romaji=Shūgeki
|translation=
|image=Transformers Cloud GOT ep 2.jpg
|caption=Hmmm...A big cake, I may need a big knife...
|publisher=[[e-HOBBY]], [[TakaraTomy Mall]]
|published in=
|date=[[December 4]], [[2013]]
|illustrated by=[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]
|continuity=
}}

'''The Autobots are caught unawares when Metropolis is attacked by the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rodimus]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Cloud)|Ratchet]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cloud)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] (6)

|c4=
*[[SARA]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*[[Jazz (Cloud)|Jazz]] is included in the illustration for this episode, but is not called out in the text.

==External links==
*[http://takaratomymall.jp/special/tfcloud/story01_02.html "Raid" at TakaraTomy Mall]

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Cloud episodes]]

Grimlock (Kre-O)

2014-07-11T15:57:01Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}

:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Grimlock.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]

'''Grimlock''' no bozo, him bricks!

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Grimlock had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[image:KreO-Toy AoE Dinobot Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock Street Attack''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''196'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Gold Knight|Gold Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicon]] x2.

:The Grimlock Street Attack set includes a buildable Dinobot beast Grimlock.

{{-}}{{anchor|GrimlockUnleashed}}
*'''Grimlock Unleashed''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8600'''
**''Pieces'': '''333'''
**''Kreons'': [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Grimlock Unleashed|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Grimlock Unleashed|Bumblebee]], [[Galvatron (Kre-O)#Grimlock Unleashed|Galvatron]], [[Lockdown (Kre-O)#Grimlock_Unleashed|Lockdown]]
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Available only in the "[[Grimlock Unleashed]]" set, both the buildable Grimlock and the Grimlock Kreon are based on the Generation One looks of the character, despite the other Kreons on the set being based on their Age of Exctinction versions. The Kreon comes with his Energo-Sword and two optional helmets, a Sideswipe-style one and a crown based on the time Grimlock led the Autobots. Unlike other Kreons, Grimlock has his faceplate painted on the figure face instead of added by the helmet.

: This set popped up at ToysЯUs a few short weeks after the initial product without any advance warning... and retailed for a mere $25, despite the size of the set.

* '''Grimlock''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
[[File:Custom Kreon Grimlock.jpg|thumb|"Me Grimlock do the opera".]]{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}
==Notes==
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in these comics, Grimlock is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses [[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]]'s helmet in black, seemingly with the "door-wing" backpack piece to replicate the [[Grimlock (G1)|original Grimlock's]] wings.

[[Category: Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]

Skywarp (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:53:41Z

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The name '''Skywarp''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Decepticon]] fighter jet from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For toys of this character, see [[Skywarp (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1997]]|[[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]], the [[Maximal]] eagle and [[Magnaboss II]] combiner from ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon jet and cousin to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon Harrier jet (and sniveling coward) from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Skywarp (SG)|Skywarp]], the heroic Decepticon jet from the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon F-22 from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Skywarp (Kre-O)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Skywarp (BS)|Skywarp]], the spring-loaded Decepticon from ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|The [[Skywarp drone]]s, the Decepticon clones from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Skywarp (Cloud)|Skywarp]], the Decepticon soldier from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

"Skywarp" should not be confused with...

* Spacewarp, the production name for the toy that would eventually become [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] from the Unicron Trilogy.
* Sky Wrap, which sounds delicious (or perhaps thin, transparent, and plastic-y), but does not exist.
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Sky|Too damn many characters whose names start with "Sky" to list]].

{{disambig}}

Skywarp (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:52:25Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Skywarp}}
:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Skywarp.jpg|thumb|300px|"Here's someone at the stairs..."]]

'''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'') is a [[Decepticon]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: ''Cloud'' Skywarp was repurposed from ''Generations'' Skywarp. Part of the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|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 [[5mm 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 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides. Additionally, his tail-fin is attached via a 5mm 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#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]].

[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Rodimus (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:43:07Z

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[[File:RG1 93 rodimii.jpg|thumb|400px|That guy in the middle is a real jerk-ass.]]
The name '''Rodimus''' has been used by more than one Transformers character

{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], aka "Hot Rod", aka "Rodimus Prime", aka "Rodimus Major", from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity.
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
**For this character in [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], see [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], the Cybertronian long-nosed truck cab from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], the villainous Autobot from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]], an Autobot leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], an Autobot from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Rodimus (DOTM)|Rodimus]], an Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)| Dark of the Moon]].''}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Rodimus (Kre-O)|Rodimus]], the Autobot [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Hot Rodimus]], the Autobot [[Triple Changer]] from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

"Black Rodimus" is also the Japanese name for ''[[Dark Hot Rod]]'', the evil clone of Hot Rod turned good in the Generation 1 continuity.

:''See also: [[Hot Rod (disambiguation)]]''

'''Rodimus''' should not be confused with...
*[[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Those]] [[:File:Hotshotpowerlinx.jpg|who]] [[:File:Redexillion.jpg|dre]][[Excellion (Cybertron)|ss]] [[:File:Mov2007-toy FAB FireBlastPrime.JPG|like]] him.

{{disambig}}

Thundercracker (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:37:27Z

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The name '''Thundercracker''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the [[Decepticon]] fighter jet from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. For toys of this character, see [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-22 from the [[Transformers (film)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-15 who is a good guy from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the powerful and far more superior Decepticon harrier jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon fighter jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Thundercracker (Kre-O)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Thundercracker (BS)|Thundercracker]], the spring-loaded Decepticon from the ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'' game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker drone]]s, the clone troops from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker (Construct-Bots)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from [[Construct-Bots]]}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Thundercracker (Cloud)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon soldier from [[Cloud]]}}

Thundercracker should not be confused with...

* ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s starship from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the female Decepticon boat from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]], the [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''Cybertron''.
* [[Thunderclash (disambiguation)|Thunderclash]]
* [[Thunderpunch]], the [[human]] [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] version of Generation 1.
* [[Thunderwing (disambiguation)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Firecracker]], the Autobot [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

{{disambig}}

Thundercracker (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:37:19Z

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The name '''Thundercracker''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the [[Decepticon]] fighter jet from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. For toys of this character, see [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-22 from the [[Transformers (film)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-15 who is a good guy from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the powerful and far more superior Decepticon harrier jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon fighter jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Thundercracker (Kre-O)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Thundercracker (BS)|Thundercracker]], the spring-loaded Decepticon from the ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'' game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker drone]]s, the clone troops from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker (Construct-Bots)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from [[Construct-Bots]]}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker (Cloud)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon soldier from [[Cloud]]}}

Thundercracker should not be confused with...

* ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s starship from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the female Decepticon boat from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]], the [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''Cybertron''.
* [[Thunderclash (disambiguation)|Thunderclash]]
* [[Thunderpunch]], the [[human]] [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] version of Generation 1.
* [[Thunderwing (disambiguation)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Firecracker]], the Autobot [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

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Thundercracker (Cloud)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'') is a [[Decepticon]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, [[March 29|03-29]]-[[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: ''Cloud'' Thundercracker was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Thundercracker, sold exclusively at select Edion, Yodobashi Camera, Yamada Denki and Best Denki stores. Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Generations: [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Starscream, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled 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 [[5mm 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. Thundercracker features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

:Thundercracker's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm 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 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 toy was also redecoed into TakaraTomy ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] as well as ''Thrilling 30'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Soundwave (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:34:35Z

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The name '''Soundwave''' has been applied to several Transformers.
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the [[Decepticon]] Communications Officer in the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]], who later took the name '''Soundblaster''' in Japan.
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Soundwaves]], the name of the letters page in the UK edition of the Generation 1 [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]] while Soundwave was in charge.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]], the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] crocodile/bat from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]-born stealth bomber from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon music box/Scion xB with a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|guitar]] and a [[Ratbat (Animated)|keytar]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
**[[Sound Wave]], the best selling toys that serve as drones for Soundwave.
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Sir Soundwave]], the heroic Decepticon van from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon satellite/spaceship from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and sports car from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon Cybertronic car/drone plane from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Soundwave (SG Animated)|Soundwave]], the heroic Decepticon from the ''Shattered Glass Animated'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]], the other Decepticon clone from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Soundwave (Cloud)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon Communications Officer from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

Fiction named after the Generation 1 Decepticon includes:
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|"[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]", the comic from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[The Hunt for Soundwave]]", another comic from IDW.}}

See also:
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Soundwave's workshop]], a location from ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''.}}

Soundwave should not be confused with...

*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]], the [[Cloning|clone]] of Soundwave from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation 1]]'' comics.
*[[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Soundblaster]], the ''other'' Planet X stealth bomber from the ''Cybertron'' series.
*Any of the [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwaves]].
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Either]] of the [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwaves]].
*Or anything called [[Tidal Wave (disambiguation)|Tidal Wave]].

{{disambig}}

Soundwave (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:34:17Z

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The name '''Soundwave''' has been applied to several Transformers.
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the [[Decepticon]] Communications Officer in the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]], who later took the name '''Soundblaster''' in Japan.
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Soundwaves]], the name of the letters page in the UK edition of the Generation 1 [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]] while Soundwave was in charge.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]], the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] crocodile/bat from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]-born stealth bomber from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon music box/Scion xB with a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|guitar]] and a [[Ratbat (Animated)|keytar]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
**[[Sound Wave]], the best selling toys that serve as drones for Soundwave.
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Sir Soundwave]], the heroic Decepticon van from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon satellite/spaceship from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and sports car from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon Cybertronic car/drone plane from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Soundwave (SG Animated)|Soundwave]], the heroic Decepticon from the ''Shattered Glass Animated'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]], the other Decepticon clone from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Soundwave (Cloud)|Soundwave]], the Decepticon Communications officer from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

Fiction named after the Generation 1 Decepticon includes:
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|"[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]", the comic from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[The Hunt for Soundwave]]", another comic from IDW.}}

See also:
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Soundwave's workshop]], a location from ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''.}}

Soundwave should not be confused with...

*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]], the [[Cloning|clone]] of Soundwave from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation 1]]'' comics.
*[[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Soundblaster]], the ''other'' Planet X stealth bomber from the ''Cybertron'' series.
*Any of the [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwaves]].
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Either]] of the [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwaves]].
*Or anything called [[Tidal Wave (disambiguation)|Tidal Wave]].

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Swindle (disambiguation)

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The name '''Swindle''' has been assigned to several different ''Transformers'' characters:

{{disamb|y=1986|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] jeep from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=2002|[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] the [[Mini-Con]] partner to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"Swindle", the Japanese name for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] combiner member [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]].}}
{{disamb|y=2005|[[Swindle (Universe)|Swindle]] the [[Micromaster]] train and member of the [[Railbot]]s from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2006|[[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] the [[Decepticon]] offroad buggy and savage twin brother of [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] the red [[Decepticon]] car from the [[Transformers (film)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] the Humvee-based Decepticon arms dealer from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] helicopter from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Swindle (SG Animated)|Swindle]] the heroic Decepticon from the ''Shattered Glass Animated'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|Fall of Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Swindle (Kre-O)|Swindle]] the Decepticon jeep from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Swindle (Kre-O Mini-Con)|Swindle]] the mini-Decepticon race car from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Swindle (Cloud)|Swindle]], the Decepticon from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}
Swindle should not be confused with...

* [[Swindler]] the [[Micromaster]] DeLorean from Generation 1.
* [[Swindle, Swindle & Swindle]] the store from [[Transtech]].

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Jazz (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:30:19Z

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The name '''Jazz''' refers to several characters:

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], the cool cat and [[Autobot]] [[Sub-Commander]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], for toys of this character see [[Jazz (G1)/toys|here]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], the Autobot hipster and First Lieutenant from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], the Autobot ninja-bot and [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], the evil Autobot from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" alternate universe.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Jazz (Kre-O)|Jazz]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Jazz (BS)|Jazz]], the spring-loaded Autobot from ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Jazz (Cloud)|Jazz]], the Autobot from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

Jazz should not be confused with
* [[Jayz]]
* [[Jack (disambiguation)|Jack]]

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Blaster (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:28:30Z

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The name '''Blaster''' has been applied to multiple ''Transformers'' characters and concepts.

{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the [[Autobot]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. Sometimes he is known as "Broadblast" or rebuilt into "Twincast", sometimes [[Twincast]] is a separate dude.
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Blaster (Animated)|Blaster]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Blaster City]], the city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], the Autobot from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]], the oddly-named [[Arms Micron]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Blaster (Kre-O)|Blaster]], the Autobot [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Blaster (Cloud)|Blaster]], the Autobot from ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

Fiction named after the Generation 1 Autobot includes:

{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Blaster Blues]]", the second-season episode of the [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|"[[Blaster Volume]]", the ''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|15 Go! Go!]]'' story page.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|"[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", the comic from [[IDW Publishing]].}}

Many many ''Transformers'' characters' weapons are some kind of "blaster".
{{collist|3|
*[[Astro blaster]]
*The other [[Astro Blaster]]
*[[Brawn blaster]]
*[[Challenge Blaster]]
*[[Energon Blaster]]
*[[Freeze beam blaster]]
*[[Hydrafire Blaster]]
*[[Ion blaster]]
*[[Ionic blaster]]
*[[Mega-Blaster]]
*[[My First Blaster]]
*[[Pathblaster]]
*[[Path Blaster]]
*[[Plasma blaster]]
*[[Plasma mine blaster]]
*[[Proton blaster]]
*[[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]
*The other [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Resonance Blaster]]
*[[Rotor blaster]]
*[[Samus-blaster]]
*[[Scatter blaster]]
*[[Solid sonic energy blaster]]
*[[Super Blaster]]
*[[Tele-Beam Blaster]]
*[[Throwback Blaster]]
*[[Titanium shott blaster]]
*[[Toxic Strike Blaster]]
*[[Tsunami Blaster]]
*[[Umbral Blaster]]
}}

Some are used to sell comics to [[human]]s:

*[[FREE! Blaster!]]

Blaster should not be confused with...

*[[Blastification]], the process by which a Transformer's name is blastified.
*[[Blast Master]], the Autobot [[Micromaster]] from Generation 1.
*[[Blast Off (disambiguation)|Blast Off]]
*The [[Blasty Zone]], whatever that is.
*[[Bluster]], Blaster's brother who is totally not Blaster from Generation 1.
*[[Claster Television|Claster]], an American syndicated television distribution company.
*"[[Master Blaster]]", the third-season episode of [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]]'s ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]].
*[[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundblaster]]

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Blaster (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:27:18Z

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:''Blaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|"You know I'm angry when I'm faceless".]]

'''Blaster''' is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG17'''
**''Accessories:'' Steeljaw/data disc, rifle

: ''Cloud'' Blaster was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Blaster. "Autobot Blaster" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]], with a new, grinning head, as well as a new chest, wheels, and weapon. He transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", and comes with a rifle which is based on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[electro-scrambler]]. The rifle can peg (via [[5mm post]]) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back, and the rifle itself features a peg-hole on each side.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class]] [[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]], who is a redeco/retool of [[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]], and utilizes Blaster's main [[gimmick]], which is that he is capable of storing and launching Steeljaw and other "[[data disc]]" minions. When a button to the left of his head is pressed, his spring-loaded chest compartment is opened, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. When the disc/s is/are stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, and pushing/sliding on this plunger in either mode launches the disc/s out of his chest compartment, wherein they will land on and depress the buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds [[Diaclone]] drivers. Additionally, Blaster's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
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Blaster (Cloud)

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{{disambig3|Blaster}}
:''Blaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

'''Blaster''' is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG17'''
**''Accessories:'' Steeljaw/data disc, rifle

: ''Cloud'' Blaster was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Blaster. "Autobot Blaster" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]], with a new, grinning head, as well as a new chest, wheels, and weapon. He transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", and comes with a rifle which is based on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[electro-scrambler]]. The rifle can peg (via [[5mm post]]) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back, and the rifle itself features a peg-hole on each side.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class]] [[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]], who is a redeco/retool of [[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]], and utilizes Blaster's main [[gimmick]], which is that he is capable of storing and launching Steeljaw and other "[[data disc]]" minions. When a button to the left of his head is pressed, his spring-loaded chest compartment is opened, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. When the disc/s is/are stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, and pushing/sliding on this plunger in either mode launches the disc/s out of his chest compartment, wherein they will land on and depress the buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds [[Diaclone]] drivers. Additionally, Blaster's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Swindle (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:25:45Z

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{{disambig3|Swindle}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Swindle.jpg|300px|thumb|]]

'''Swindle''' is a [[Decepticon]] who lives in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Swindle''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: ''Cloud'' Swindle was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Swindle. Swindle's [[alternate mode]] is an SUV-like [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] Assault Transport vehicle with large wheels. His "auto-neutron turret" weapon accessory can be attached to the roof using the same [[5mm post]] post also used as a handle for holding the weapon in robot mode.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Swindle can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the right leg. (He features hands attached to his legs via hinges which are not addressed by the instructions, but ''are'' required for his [[retool]] [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Toys|Roadbuster]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s right arm.) His "auto-neutron turret" weapon can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: Swindle suffers from a [[design flaw]]: The small tabs used to attach the robot mode's chest section to the legs in vehicle or gestalt limb mode (using different slots for the tabs) are prone to showing stress marks, and eventually breaking.<ref name="tabs">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88154 "Bruticus, PSA: Be the F Careful"] thread at The Allspark.</ref>

: A [[redeco]] of Swindle in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Amazon|Swindle]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Roadbuster, as mentioned above.

[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
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Jazz (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:25:23Z

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:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Jazz''' (ジャズ ''Jazu'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster pistol

:''Cloud'' Jazz was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations]]'' Jazz. "Autobot Jazz" transforms into a Cybertronian racer. His blaster pistol has a [[C joint|3mm hole]] running through it, and can mount via [[5mm post]] onto his roof, forearms/rear vehicle side, and hands.

:In robot mode, he features a case of [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joints]]) that are hidden in the rear section of his vehicle mode, while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on his forearms and on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels).

:This toy was was [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenJazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''

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Blaster (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:24:55Z

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Blaster}}
:''Blaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Blaster.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Blaster''' is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG17'''
**''Accessories:'' Steeljaw/data disc, rifle

: ''Cloud'' Blaster was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Blaster. "Autobot Blaster" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]], with a new, grinning head, as well as a new chest, wheels, and weapon. He transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", and comes with a rifle which is based on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[electro-scrambler]]. The rifle can peg (via [[5mm post]]) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back, and the rifle itself features a peg-hole on each side.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class]] [[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]], who is a redeco/retool of [[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]], and utilizes Blaster's main [[gimmick]], which is that he is capable of storing and launching Steeljaw and other "[[data disc]]" minions. When a button to the left of his head is pressed, his spring-loaded chest compartment is opened, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. When the disc/s is/are stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, and pushing/sliding on this plunger in either mode launches the disc/s out of his chest compartment, wherein they will land on and depress the buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds [[Diaclone]] drivers. Additionally, Blaster's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

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Soundwave (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:24:06Z

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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

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'''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu'') is a [[Decepticon]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]]. He has a [[Laserbeak (Cloud)|Laserbeak]].

==Fiction==
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==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: ''Cloud'' Soundwave was repurposed from the [[TakaraTomy]] release of Voyager ''[[Transformers: Generations]]'' [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg (via 5mm post) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class]] [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]], who utilizes Soundwave's main [[gimmick]], storing and launching Laserbeak and other "[[data disc]]" minions. A button to the left of his head can be pressed to open his spring-loaded chest compartment, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. With discs stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, which can be moved forward in either mode to launch minions out. Launched minions should land on buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds [[Diaclone]] drivers. Additionally, Soundwave's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

: For some reason, his [[stock photography]] and [[instructions]] depict him with the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] toy's [[Ion blaster]] accessory, which isn't included with the final product.

: Soundwave was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Blaster (FOC)|Autobot Blaster]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Fall of Cybertron'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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Ironhide (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:22:45Z

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

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'''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

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Bumblebee (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:22:16Z

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'''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

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Ratchet (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:21:09Z

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]] continuity.''

[[File:Cloud Ratchet.jpg|thumb|300px|Ratches displays [[Dull surprise|a great deal of emotion]] upon [[Brawn (Cloud)|Brawn's]] injury.]]

'''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
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==Toys==
===Henkei! Henkei!===
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*'''Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Converting Cannon

:''Cloud'' Ratchet was repurposed from ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet. A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide toy]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Ratchet transforms into an "emergency" SUV. He has a red Japanese-style emergency lightbar, is cast in bright white plastic and has a deco resembling Ratchet's appearance in the original cartoon series, down to his dark gray head crest. Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] plastic, specifically his headlights and taillights, as well as his "Converting Cannon" weapon. Unlike his ''Universe'' counterpart, the [[license plate]] is blank. The lightbar was also used for ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]].

[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
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Ratchet (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:12:51Z

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The name '''Ratchet''' has been applied to multiple Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the [[Autobot]] medic from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''
**[[2005]] – For this character in [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], see [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Ratchet (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=2002|Ratchet the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name for ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]].}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]], the Autobot "emergency" SUV from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from the [[live-action film series]]. For toys of this character, see [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], the evil deranged Autobot "medic" from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Ratchet (SG Animated)|Ratchet]], the demented genius from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Ratchet (BS)|Ratchet]], the spring-loaded Autobot from the ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'' game.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Ratchet (Cloud)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from the ''[[Cloud]]''.}}

Ratchet should not be confused with...
* [[Hatchet]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (DOTM)|Dread]] from the [[live-action film series]].
* A [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]] is also a type of joint used in the construction of ''Transformers'' toys.
* ''[[Transformers: Ratchet]]'', a comic about the films' character.

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Ratchet (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:11:43Z

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'''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

==Fiction==
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==Toys==
===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkeitoy-Ratchet.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Converting Cannon

:''Cloud'' Ratchet was repurposed from ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet. A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide toy]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Ratchet transforms into an "emergency" SUV. He has a red Japanese-style emergency lightbar, is cast in bright white plastic and has a deco resembling Ratchet's appearance in the original cartoon series, down to his dark gray head crest. Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] plastic, specifically his headlights and taillights, as well as his "Converting Cannon" weapon. Unlike his ''Universe'' counterpart, the [[license plate]] is blank. The lightbar was also used for ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]].

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Wheeljack (disambiguation)

2014-07-11T15:10:40Z

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The name Wheeljack has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], the [[Autobot]] Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racer from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For toys and merchandise of this character, see [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=1984|[[Wheeljack's workshop]], from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], the [[Decepticon]] (former Autobot) gull-winged sports car from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], (aka "Que") the [[Autobot]] engineer from the [[Live-action film series|''Transformers'' live-action movie]] continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]], the evil [[Autobot]] in the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the [[Autobot]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead's]] old friend from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' continuity family.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]], the [[Autobot]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Wheeljack (Construct-Bots)|Wheeljack]] the Autobot from "[[Construct-Bots]]".}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Wheeljack (Cloud)|Wheeljack]] the Autobot from "[[Cloud]]".}}

"Wheeljack" is also the Japanese name for the [[Unicron Trilogy]] character [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], whose design and paint scheme are based on Generation 1 Wheeljack's appearance.

Wheeljack should not be confused with...

*[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]
{{disamb|y=1990|[[Wheel Blaze]], the Autobot [[Metro Squad]] [[Micromaster]] Combiner cherry-picker cab from Generation 1}}
{{disamb|y=2002|"[[Marlboor Wheeljack]]", an unnamed [[Decepticon]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuity based on a 1983 pre-Transformer variant of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] [[Diaclone]] toy.}}

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Wheeljack (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:09:22Z

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'''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'') is an [[Autobot]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Metropolis]].

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Shockwave (Cloud)

2014-07-11T15:08:25Z

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'''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'') is a [[Decepticon]] who resides in [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]].

==Fiction==
===''Cloud''===
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==Toys==
===Cloud===
*'''Shockwave''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''TFC-D03'''
**''Accessories'': Null-Ray Module, Paralyzo box, Shell Cannon, Photon Beam Rifle

:Shockwave is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. He is a [[Triple Changer]], with a third Gerwalk-esque mode, and 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. Shockwave was sold exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]].

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